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airspirit · 10-29-2002, 04:18 PM

Rawk ... thanks for the input.

I was thinking of using 4U cases in an open rack ... I'm starting to rethink that. Rather than spend $70 per cheeeep 4U case and hundreds on the open frame (I can't believe how expensive they are for a do-it-yourself erector set), I'm thinking of building the base in the form of a nightstand like table with a large vent in the front and back. Half would contain the radiator assembly(s) and the other half would be the res and pump. Instead of 4Us, I'm thinking of buying a bunch of Enlight 7200 cases for $40 each (shipped) and just stacking them with stick-on rubber feet mounted on the bottom corners for spacing. If I need extra stability, I'll just make a support frame out of wood or something (but classy). I figure with a nice walnut stained base and a bunch of black painted desktop cases like that, it'd serve the purpose of centralizing the room and looking good without the huge costs. I figure, pump aside (which I'll probably spend over $200 on), I can build the whole thing modularly for about $200 (5ft of 2" PVC, 4xquick disconnect pairs, 30ft 3/8" Tygon, extra WB, heatercore, decent quality wood, stain, bugscreen [for the vents to prevent my box from making weasel paste]) and make it schweet. The idea of a massively tall 6ft tower of 2" clear PVC containing glowy neon green coolant (super efficient air trap and conversation piece) is turning this whole thing into an obsession. What more, I even have my wife interested in it for once.

Going off the original topic, what kind of pain would you recommend for computer cases? I've seen some horrible results on some, and awesome results on others. Any type recommended (and I know to rough the surfaces first!)?

10-29-2002, 04:18 PM	#16
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	Rawk ... thanks for the input. I was thinking of using 4U cases in an open rack ... I'm starting to rethink that. Rather than spend $70 per cheeeep 4U case and hundreds on the open frame (I can't believe how expensive they are for a do-it-yourself erector set), I'm thinking of building the base in the form of a nightstand like table with a large vent in the front and back. Half would contain the radiator assembly(s) and the other half would be the res and pump. Instead of 4Us, I'm thinking of buying a bunch of Enlight 7200 cases for $40 each (shipped) and just stacking them with stick-on rubber feet mounted on the bottom corners for spacing. If I need extra stability, I'll just make a support frame out of wood or something (but classy). I figure with a nice walnut stained base and a bunch of black painted desktop cases like that, it'd serve the purpose of centralizing the room and looking good without the huge costs. I figure, pump aside (which I'll probably spend over $200 on), I can build the whole thing modularly for about $200 (5ft of 2" PVC, 4xquick disconnect pairs, 30ft 3/8" Tygon, extra WB, heatercore, decent quality wood, stain, bugscreen [for the vents to prevent my box from making weasel paste]) and make it schweet. The idea of a massively tall 6ft tower of 2" clear PVC containing glowy neon green coolant (super efficient air trap and conversation piece) is turning this whole thing into an obsession. What more, I even have my wife interested in it for once. Going off the original topic, what kind of pain would you recommend for computer cases? I've seen some horrible results on some, and awesome results on others. Any type recommended (and I know to rough the surfaces first!)? __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied