MIG-31

I take my hat of to you,I have seen the progress you made earlier with the external design of the DVD and power point part of the mod...

I like the after effect... I think the Black surround works very well.

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ultimatedesk

lol, grand master. Yes - I am ultra eager to get it completed. There are so many small, custom parts that take time to either ship or make, it becomes quite trying on patience!

Ha, awe....some! Cables have been cleaned up in this update! lol hijacking it would be quite the venture!

Thanks BulletTheory!!

Thanks MIG-31 - the new surround is much better than the old one, but to be honest, I am a bit iffy on it. It just doesn't feel as though it meshes with the rest of the project that well. We will have to wait and see. It is not currently fastened, so no big deal to remove and replace, fortunately.

So, now that the hardware has been installed, I can proceed to managing those cables a little. I first cut a quick piece out of 1/4" hardboard with a few strategic holes



Already much more to my liking. Time to place the new fans with their new mounting system



Ok - with both "plates" in place, I can cut the appropriate holes in the door and go ahead and install!





Woohoo, that blue furnace filter sure looks out of place eh? Everything fits, it's nice, snug, and square, so I went ahead and added a bunch of closed cell foam



Another view of the almost finished right-hand cabinet old i5 system





*Testing*

I've been using this cabinet setup for a little while now, and I'm happy to report that the temperatures are really quite nice. Because I've "sealed" the air intake portion, all of the intake air is coming through the blue furnace filter. You can literally feel suction if you place your hand in front of the filter. There is a massive amount of air coming out of the CPU hole, as well as the open PCI slots, power supply exhaust, and the half inch of space between the door and the "non-intake-area". (You can see in the previous photos, I did not put foam around the entire door perimeter).

So far it has been idling at ambient (23-25) and at maximum, just under 50 degrees Celcius.

I can hear the fans running - they are louder than all of the hard drives spinning up. I am going to get a small fan controller and get them down to the minimum speed while maintaining these current temperatures (There is a very large amount of air running through the case).

*To Do*

I have clearly got to find something to either replace the blue furnace filter, or cover it up with something a little more visually appealing.

Also, I need something to cover the CPU exhaust area. It will need to match whatever I do for the furnace filter area.

'Til next time!

mcdragon2

Maybe some speaker grill cloth. it would atleast make it black but it will also act as a filter so it will become dusty

sahara_mafia

grill would nice on the air vents

and where u can slide a filter on it which collects dust

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gaetan

I'm just speechless, this is just... I don't know any word that can describe the awesomeness of this project!

You seem to have good temperatures, although keep in mind I have no real idea what a 'good temperature' really is

The ideas proposed for the side I've read so far look interesting, so in the end I think it's up to you to see what you deem the best.

Next time? It's still continuing? That's awesome!
I wish you could do these continuously, I'd tune in every time

Can't wait for next time

Takaharu

+1 for the speaker dust covers. If you find a set of tower speakers that match (or are close to) the colour of the desk, all the better.

It's looking really good. I'm a little surprised that you went for an 1156 series though. What made you go down that route? Also, what OS are you using on that system?

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ultimatedesk

That's a good idea - I am currently keeping my eyes open for a better grill / filter material

A slide-on option would certainly be nice!

Heh, thanks Gaetan - yes - there is plenty more to come... and I think there will certainly need to do more projects after this as well!

Thanks Takaharu - as for the 1156 - don't you worry... that's my "server" system, after all, which is still way overkill for what it's original intended purpose was!! I'm using Windows 7 currently.


On the other end of the desk, things have been progressing along nicely as well - had this beauty cut for me



Placing it in the hole, it sits just a little bit too large. The original square I cut out was about a millimetre smaller on one end than the other



So I took out the trusty chisel and did a bit of shaving!





There we go!





Mm, starting to look so awesome!





The foam fan-holder will have to say bye-bye on this side, just like the one in the right-hand cabinet. Doesn't quite look right.

Takaharu

Looking really swish there. I'm looking forward to seeing the cable tidying.

There's still no visible air intake!

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sahara_mafia

nice i am very waiting for the complete thing

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gaetan

: drool:



Awesomeness is awesome *PERIOD*

isaak

Woah, where have I been? Hardware updates without me knowing!?

Brilliant job is all I can say, reminds me of school projects (I always just want to cut corners to get it done as fast as possible) but as we can all see here you're taking the time and doing it properly, and it is DEFINITELY paying off!

Hope to see an update soon

sahara_mafia

what happened next

any update??

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sahara_mafia

oi we r waiting for an update

where ru any one home

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gaetan

You actually gave me hope for one when I received an email notifying me of a new post... then I realized it was you

sahara_mafia

i was looking forward to him posting after my prants house is done

i wanted to do some thing like this so i wanted to ask him


and gaetan sorry for disappointment

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gaetan

Interesting, don't forget to post pics when you'll be working on it
And don't worry about it, I've had worse lol

sahara_mafia

did u try this and burnt down the table

but i am working on a water cooling and all the things of the case i have picked it from the scrap yard

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Lord Xeb

wait wait wait wait wait. This is over on OCN.... ;_; Why can't this be an OCN only thing... D: