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airspirit · 08-09-2002, 03:04 PM

I think my next case will either be custom formed carbon fiber or plexiglass/lexan type material. I want the thing to have space galore, and the ATX form factor is a bit limiting at times to what you can put together. Plus, if I rack mount (ala wannabe erector set) and surround it in lexan, it'll make modifications a lot easier. Do you know how much of a PITA it is to mount a VCore regulator knob to your case when it is soldered to the damn motherboard? Every time you pull your motherboard you end up risking deadly injury to it. I'd rather just keep the sucker open.

There was a case I once loved. It was 8ft high, 3ft wide and 3ft deep. It had 1.5" supports and clear walls. It contained 4x200Mhz Pentiums and 20GB of storage space. It also contained the nexus for a network and connection for a T1 line. In 1996 that computer cost over $60K when the software firm I worked at bought it from Compaq. I would love to have a case that size that I could mod the sh!t out of. It would also make a nice conversation piece and keep my plants warm in the winter.

08-09-2002, 03:04 PM	#23
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	I think my next case will either be custom formed carbon fiber or plexiglass/lexan type material. I want the thing to have space galore, and the ATX form factor is a bit limiting at times to what you can put together. Plus, if I rack mount (ala wannabe erector set) and surround it in lexan, it'll make modifications a lot easier. Do you know how much of a PITA it is to mount a VCore regulator knob to your case when it is soldered to the damn motherboard? Every time you pull your motherboard you end up risking deadly injury to it. I'd rather just keep the sucker open. There was a case I once loved. It was 8ft high, 3ft wide and 3ft deep. It had 1.5" supports and clear walls. It contained 4x200Mhz Pentiums and 20GB of storage space. It also contained the nexus for a network and connection for a T1 line. In 1996 that computer cost over $60K when the software firm I worked at bought it from Compaq. I would love to have a case that size that I could mod the sh!t out of. It would also make a nice conversation piece and keep my plants warm in the winter.