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Owner:	W1zzard Send email Send private message
Posted:	August 28th 2005
Updated:	August 16th 2010 - 2:46 PM
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Rating:	Superb (7.5) 10 votes total
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Key Features:
This user's other mods:	Test Station for hardware reviews
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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16 Comments

wtf8269

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

djbbenn

Thats cool. :D

-Dan

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.

intel igent

Banned

very nice mod w1zzard. 10/10

thedivinehairband

I like it. simple and elegant.

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.

Solaris17

Creator Solaris Utility DVD

wow thats clean!

ex_reven

beautiful work wiz...8

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

zekrahminator

McLovin

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.

#10

ex_reven

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...

#11

partystar

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.

#12

aximbigfan

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

chris

#13

error_f0rce

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)

#14

jtleon

Have you upgraded this system yet?

Very Inspirational!

Regards,
jtleon

#15

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

#16

djcjn16

I voted 10/10 because:

love the whole thing.

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