[Case Gallery] Praetor, the lanbox.

wolf · Apr 14, 2008

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Specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.6ghz ~1.45v load
4x1024mb DDR2-800
Gigabyte G33M-DS2R
Nvidia Geforce 9800GTX (820/2052/2502) 100% fan

Mods:
built the black sections myself, and incorporated an antec big boy (200mm fan), its the only system fan. The cpu is clocked at 3.6ghz 24/7 stable and has a thermaltake big tpy 120 vx on it to stay cool. the psu is mounted externally as the stock psu sucks and there isnt enough room for an atx psu inside.

on 24/7 settings shes good for over 17,000! - 06'3dmarks, and with the big cpu cooler, and antec bog boy, all round temps are very manageable, even in the hot aussie summer

all in all, its a helluva sweet gaming box, and its super tiny, i love it. and custom is totally the way.

jbunch07 · Apr 14, 2008

very nice...
ive always wanted to build a lanbox but i dont really have the need because i have never been to any lan parties...not very popular in east Tennessee

Mussels · Apr 14, 2008

need interior pics

It could use some tidying on the outside (cover the PSU cables, solid black appearance) but thats about it - hardware is fast, and in a small case. Only having two fans (200mm and psu) would help lower noise too... you should find a passive heatsink that fits that GTX (like the accelero S1 for the 8800GT, in my mini rig) - the less fans the better, imo

asb2106 · Apr 14, 2008

Nice Specs to stuff in such a small box!

Id say build some sort of enclusure for the PSU. It would clean up the look alot!

Mussels · Apr 14, 2008

speaking of the PSU, thought about modding it? you could almost tear it apart and make a new case for it, so that the 200mm case fan exhausts out the PSU - the PSU would no longer need its own fan then, cutting down the noise some more.

jbunch07 · Apr 14, 2008

Mussels said:
speaking of the PSU, thought about modding it? you could almost tear it apart and make a new case for it, so that the 200mm case fan exhausts out the PSU - the PSU would no longer need its own fan then, cutting down the noise some more.

good idea!

InnocentCriminal · Apr 14, 2008

:lol:

Interesting take, fair play!

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Apr 14, 2008

Superb man! (8/10) Very falloutish..

a few quirks though..

- Id scrape off those yellow squid like stickers on the front
- Id put a sleeve (preferably black) on the PSU wirez
- Id paint the PSU a flat black.

Aside from those, awesome job! ^^

aspire · Apr 14, 2008

I voted 2/10 because:

Im honestly sorry but that is just straight up, hit every branch on ugly tree on the way down ugly.

Mussels · Apr 15, 2008

sure its ugly... thats why the rest of us are offering advice on how to make it less fugly.

PrudentPrincess · Apr 15, 2008

Okay, I gave you a four/ten not just because of the shabby cable management and the poor looks but the Guitar Hero III stickers all over the front? Man, you can do better than that.

MKmods · Apr 15, 2008

Excellent use of materials/parts laying around. its easy to spend a ton of money buying fancy parts and cases but for the other 99% of the world (including myself) it takes a lot of ingenuity to build something with what you have laying about.

Not only that, but at Lan parties comps are always getting banged about, this case says "what a bunch of pansies the rest of you comps are"

Mussels · Apr 15, 2008

MKmods said:
Excellent use of materials/parts laying around. its easy to spend a ton of money buying fancy parts and cases but for the other 99% of the world (including myself) it takes a lot of ingenuity to build something with what you have laying about.

Not only that, but at Lan parties comps are always getting banged about, this case says "what a bunch of pansies the rest of you comps are"

heh the case on my lan rig is so beaten up already, its got huge scratch marks along the top of the case where something hit it in the car.

All he needs to do is square off the back, add a big handle and remove those stickers

Thermopylae_480 · Apr 15, 2008

Place an object of familiar size near it so people can see the scale.

jbunch07 · Apr 15, 2008

Thermopylae_480 said:
Place an object of familiar size near it so people can see the scale.

haha good point that last pic makes it kinda monumental in size

PrudentPrincess · Apr 15, 2008

jbunch07 said:
haha good point that last pic makes it kinda monumental in size

Why can't you just look at the size of the PSU (its standard) and the size of the 5.25" bay?

Thermopylae_480 · Apr 15, 2008

I can. Objects that are even more familiar to every day life provide a better sense of scale though. Not everyone judges size by comparing things to 5.25 drives and ATX power supplies; slightly unusual things to judge size by.

Skrabrug · Apr 17, 2008

5/5

nice specs and cool concept but could do with a slight clean up.. also would like to see pic of the inside

and i noticed you have made the outer shell out of wood and have missed a spot with the paint xD

good attempt and concept though.

wolf · Apr 18, 2008

thanks everyone!

i do know atm it is quite ugly, but the concept is great and its a POWERFULL computer for the size, ill be redoing the front panel (the most ugly part imo) and getting some cable management out the back of the psu too. and interior pics to follow, the 9800GTX fits with only 1.25 inces to spare

thanks sooo much to everyone that commented, i really love any input! and hopefully when i pretty her up, her rating will go up

thanks again TPU-ers

JUDAS3 · Apr 19, 2008

can u show a screen shot of your 3dmark06 score please.

ty

wolf · Apr 23, 2008

jbunch07 · Apr 23, 2008

wow thats a awesome score coming from such a small box!
nice!

JUDAS3 · Apr 23, 2008

gr8 - well done

KURTLEYBA · Apr 28, 2008

your mod

it really needs some work. the box needs finishing. or is it a work in progress? at the seams/corners you could fill them in w/ car bondo. and then sand it down in order to give it the "one piece" feel. the top vent should be painted a seperate color.

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