BeerNulle's Beer Server, updated 16-03-2004

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  1. BeerNulle

    BeerNulle What's a Dremel?

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    The time has come. The King is almost dead, long live the up and coming Beer Server(tm).

    My beloved server has to die. It is buttugly, and problems are arising.

    After adding yet another HDD, temps are so high I'm concerned for my hardware. The SMART feature of my HDD's are reporting temps around 50-55 degrees Celsius and my passively cooled P3-450 is ~60 degrees :rolleyes:

    So, the King has to die:
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    The original colormod of this one was made in 1997 :D

    The inside of the King:
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    As you can see, there is no room for fans or anything. And the case is so crowded, that I don't even want to think about modding it :sigh:

    What are my plans then?
    Move the MB, PSU & HDD's to a new custombuild case.

    Rip anything unnecesarry out of there.
    - No cd-writer (and therefore no Adaptec 2940 taking up a PCI-slot)
    - No floppy
    - No soundcard
    - No permanent DVD-drive (if I need one, I will open the case and attach it. But almost anything will get there over LAN)

    I want to make it out of wood, as I have (some) of the tools needed. And wood is relatively cheap. As this is going to be my first custombuild case, I don't plan on bying any special kind of wood, just something cheap. I'm going to paint it anyway :D

    Plans for the layout:
    - MB in one part, and PSU & HDD in another part of the case, separatet by a "wall" to make cooling most efficient.
    - 2x120 mm fan, one to cool each part of the case.
    - "Invinsible cables"
    - Windows
    - Nice colors

    Let the modding begin :thumb:
     
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    BeerNulle, 13 Mar 2004
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  2. toand

    toand What's a Dremel?

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    Hey neighbour! :D
    Good luck with the project, seems promising. :thumb:
     
    toand, 13 Mar 2004
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  3. Sol Badguy

    Sol Badguy What's a Dremel?

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    iam wondering if all that is necessary? cant just add some blowholes, rounded cables, and sleeving. there seems more than enough room to me.
     
    Sol Badguy, 13 Mar 2004
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  4. ajack

    ajack rox

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    90% of modding isnt necessary - its for experience and fun


    Heh you werent joking! That colour is enough to blind a man
     
    ajack, 13 Mar 2004
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  5. BeerNulle

    BeerNulle What's a Dremel?

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    This is not only a question of necessity. I don't like the case anymore, so I want a new one anyway. If I build it myself, I can get it juuust the way I want it :D
     
    BeerNulle, 13 Mar 2004
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  6. coorz

    coorz Miffed

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    Aah good old days, quality AOpen case that one, very nice for it's time.
     
    coorz, 13 Mar 2004
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  7. Atomsk

    Atomsk What's a Dremel?

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    What do you mean by invinsible cables?
     
    Atomsk, 14 Mar 2004
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  8. SJH

    SJH Minimodder

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    I think he means that he will hide them from view as best he can - routing them behind the motherboard is one way of doing this.
     
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  9. BeerNulle

    BeerNulle What's a Dremel?

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    Yes :D

    Close, but no cigar. I have other ideas... In my plans they are almost invinsible, but lets see if my skills are as good as my ideas :worried:
     
    BeerNulle, 14 Mar 2004
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  10. Cereal

    Cereal What's a Dremel?

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    okey dokey...i need to build myself a server, but i have 2 or 3 other projects out ahead of it....
     
    Cereal, 15 Mar 2004
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  11. Gedron

    Gedron What's a Dremel?

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    Gedron, 15 Mar 2004
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  12. Go4t

    Go4t i

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    Pimpmobile
     
    Go4t, 15 Mar 2004
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  13. Cereal

    Cereal What's a Dremel?

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    wow, that beer pc is awsome... i was just over there at mini-itx.com looking at those projects...and i guess i missed that one. but that thng is great!
     
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  14. BeerNulle

    BeerNulle What's a Dremel?

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    Sorry :D

    No, I haven't been thinking in that direction, as I want to reuse my old equipment. Nice one, though.
     
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  15. BeerNulle

    BeerNulle What's a Dremel?

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    Update time !!! :rock:

    Yesterday I went to the local DIY centre to get some wood. I ended up with this nice sheet of (Danish word: Spånplade):
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    Its about 125x150 cm.

    After a lot of sawing, I ended up with these nice components:
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    And now, for the very first time... A look at the design of the Beer Server(tm):
    [​IMG]

    On the left I plan to install the MB and on the right I want to install the HDD's and the PSU

    The measurements of the case are:
    Widht: 54 x 37 cm
    Height : 22 cm

    So, what am I going to do next? Sanding, sanding, sanding. When everything is nice and smooth, I will begin measuring the exact location of the MB and to locate where to place openings in the back plate...
     
    BeerNulle, 16 Mar 2004
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  16. Gedron

    Gedron What's a Dremel?

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    Whew, particle board. That sucker is gonna be HEAVY. What are you thinkng about for the finish? Did I hear painting? Thats gonna take alot of work to make it look right. Grab a small sample peice and play with it.... probably going to need alot of some kind of filler to make it smoot and ready to take a good coat of paint. You might consider a veneer of some kind. It's not too expensive and it can give you a realy nice looking end product.
     
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  17. 1st time modder

    1st time modder What's a Dremel?

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    whatever you do, dont water cool it. if any water leaks, your particle board will turn into mush. :blush:
     
    1st time modder, 16 Mar 2004
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  18. 0013

    0013 What's a Dremel?

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    if any water leaks, his mobo will probably be toast anyway, doesnt look like a real problem that way to me :)
     
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  19. JavaDog

    JavaDog What's a Dremel?

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    Ok, so - I have to ask. Why is it called you BEER server??? :D

    Looks cool so far, are you going to paint/seal both the Inside and Outside of that board?
     
    JavaDog, 16 Mar 2004
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  20. pranks7er

    pranks7er mange tout

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    will the beer server contain beeeerrrrr droool lol :worried: cough cough :hehe:
     
    pranks7er, 16 Mar 2004
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