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Owner:	W1zzard Send email Send private message
Posted:	Aug 28, 2005
Last Update:	Aug 16, 2010 13:46
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Rating:	Outstanding (6.9) 7 votes total
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System Specs:

» P3 Celeron Tualatin 1200 » AOpen MX3S-T mobo » 512 MB SDRAM » Samsung Spinpoint 160 GB » RADEON 9600 Pro

Performed Mods:

Picked up this old amplifier case from the electronics dump, removed everything, put a plexi sheet with mobo mounting standoffs on the bottom. The PSU is a standard ATX PSU which was selected for its small PCB size. The RADEON is mounted with a 90° AGP riser card (ebay, a long time ago, ~$35).

Silence was the most important criteria when building this case. All fans are quiet Panaflos or similar and run at 5V/7V. The video card's fan power is disconnected. The Samsung HDD (very quiet already) rests on foam to reduce seek noise

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by wtf8269 (August 28th - 12:25 PM) - Reply

I love it! It's so clean on the outside. You'd never guess it's a PC unless you were told so.

by djbbenn (August 28th - 1:22 PM) - Reply

Thats cool. :D

-Dan

by Unregistered (September 8th - 12:09 PM) - Reply | Edit

wow... amazing, 2 thumbs up . btw why dont you change the frequency (am/fm) meter with tempreture monitor? i bet it more useful and doesnt change the look too much.

by intel igent (September 8th - 7:45 PM) - Reply

very nice mod w1zzard. 10/10

by thedivinehairband (September 12th - 5:17 AM) - Reply

I like it. simple and elegant.

by Unregistered (December 6th - 12:26 AM) - Reply | Edit

by: Unregistered
wow... amazing, 2 thumbs up . btw why dont you change the frequency (am/fm) meter with tempreture monitor? i bet it more useful and doesnt change the look too much.

Actually rather than Change the AM/FM you could try to rig it so that it would accurate reflect the temperature(I'm sure it would take a little work but what fun), then you get the best of both worlds. It would still be 100% authentic looking, but you could see how hot it was by seeing where the needle on the AM/FM was stationed at.

by Solaris17 (December 6th - 6:21 AM) - Reply

wow thats clean!

by ex_reven (May 13th - 3:55 AM) - Reply

beautiful work wiz...8

silence is golden :), I love how it fits in well with the other home appliances.

by zekrahminator (May 13th - 7:46 AM) - Reply

Ex_reven, you must have been really bored to go digging through the case gallery to bump a thread that's existed before I was a TPU member :P.

by ex_reven (May 13th - 7:50 AM) - Reply

I wasnt bored. Theres alot of links on this site that take you to interesting places :)

I use the Right Click+Open Link In New Window feature alot...

by partystar (May 16th - 6:56 AM) - Reply

That's a great stuff wizzard. You did a great job. I think that the rate should be much high but what can I say....this is it. Great job thought.

by aximbigfan (May 16th - 7:38 AM) - Reply

nice look!, the specs arent so good, but it is very very clean...

chris

by error_f0rce (June 22nd - 4:42 PM) - Reply

Yes W1zz, great job! I don't know how you managed to pack all that in there, but that's awesome and so inconspicuous!! It would make a terrific media server and could sit right in the stereo cabinet, on top of the big-screen, wherever and blend nicely. GJ!!

(before you ask, I was checking out another case in /gallery/ and wondered what the first entry was, typed it in, and here I am)

by jtleon (April 11th - 2:23 PM) - Reply

Have you upgraded this system yet?

Very Inspirational!

Regards,
jtleon

by markman007 (September 7th - 12:24 AM) - Reply

I know this is an old thread but I felt compelled to inquire as well as snicker just a tad. there is an unregistered commentor that left three maybe more comments going on and on about converting the am/fm gauge/indicator to a temperature meter. I would be so interested to have him explain just how he'd plan on accomplishing such a task. And I'm not even implying anything technical at all nor electronic. First of all it would be fascinating to just have him point out where this am/fm whatever he said is exactly. Maybe he is a wizard from narnia or a cousin to harry potter. Reguardless it'd be a neat trick since this JVC cabinet has never been a Radio. Its just some kind of modulating amplifier with a big volume knob a few push buttons and rt and lt. LED power level lights. "gee golly gee it'd be some work but whoopee what fun..." sorry I cvouldnt resist. so mod delete away if necessary

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