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DIY server hidden in you living room

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My idea was, "Why not get a few drawer and bolt a few server parts to them and make a server that actually decorates your living room?" 

Although poor ventalaition will make you think about frying your eggs on it, it is a good solution for who wants their house to look normal, not cluttered with motherboards and wires.

https://www.wayfair.com/South-Shore-Gramercy-5-Drawer-Chest-104-L13-K~TH4767.html?refid=GX188148480454-TH4767_22031826&device=c&ptid=327364526100&network=s&targetid=pla-327364526100&channel=GooglePLA&PiID[]=22031826&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzIzWBRDnARIsAAkc8hHeSaAOvuqh2szNwB6kWRMHKi5ivDFUA18k_TqvURkA2dT8Jlp8iKEaAnEBEALw_wcB

Thats the drawer. You can choose another one. You will need power tools (they cost a lot but you must be rich to try to make an actual server, or try renting them). On back of each drawer, make holes for I/O, GPU, and PSU. This would also be a good time to glue anything to the back sides of the main body such as power strips to make sure many wire come out and jump onto a visible power strip. To connect the parts in place, get a few nails from the hardware store. For the motherboard, once done installing and fitting it into the I/O sheild, take nails and bolt them with a hammer through the screw holes. For the PSU, find the holes on the back side that are used for mounting into regular cases and bolt them in too. For the GPU, bolt nails through the holes that would have been on one side of the expansion slot the other way around. Hard drives/SSDs don't need much mounting but if there are holes on the top, nails through them. If not, maybe try using bays from old case or buying on amazon, and bolt where ever possible or just on the bottom. Wrap it up, plug wires into a power brick, plug it in too, and you are done.

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Why not closet?

Also I have a server on a shelf in my bedroom. It's named shelf. Would I name this drawer?

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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1 minute ago, Syntaxvgm said:

Why not closet?

Well closets can have more useful purposes and drawers also decorate your room. They are relatively cheap compared to buying a closet (more construction too)

2 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

It's named shelf. Would I name this drawer?

Well whatever.

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4 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

Would I name this drawer?

I think 'draw' would be better.

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34 minutes ago, elfishz said:

Well closets can have more useful purposes and drawers also decorate your room. They are relatively cheap compared to buying a closet (more construction too)

Well whatever.

i mean you can put it literally anywhere in your house, even in a closet where you keep your mops and shit, or even under you bed, why a dresser? I guess I don't get it.

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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What is the server doing? I.E storage or power requirements? It seems like an awful waste of space using a giant set of drawers for this...

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