Post your "Ghetto Mod" pics

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maybe... i just let it run a few hours and the only warm spot is under the cpu but it has a thick plastic backplate so its not that warm. Thats also why i cut the vent in front of the psu so it cycles fresh air right through the psu. I would never let this run though without me being in the room.
 
I made a ghetto rack for computers,

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The basic frame

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The "rails" installed

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Detail shot of the boards that keep the trays from sliding out the back.

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The trays cut to size, and the saw I used. Fun fact: The sawdust is in the case cover of the 486 I got my forum name from.

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all assembled
 
Nice wood rack. Ive been wanting to do something like that, but smaller for my external hard drives.. but, i dont have the tools here... Looks great!
 
I only used a handsaw, a hammer, and nails, a rock can be substituted for the hammer, and teeth make a great saw. :p:

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put kvm, switch, and a couple computers in
 
I love how you have an entire shelf for 1 dvd drive. Limited Tools + Manlyhood = Ghetto Mods
 
Actually that is a slot load 12x cd drive. Also, I have all the fancy tools, I just needed the exercize of the manual saw.

Soon that shelf will house my new S/939 system, as soon as the mobo comes in the mail....
 
best [486];1032940932 said:
Actually that is a slot load 12x cd drive. Also, I have all the fancy tools, I just needed the exercize of the manual saw.

Soon that shelf will house my new S/939 system, as soon as the mobo comes in the mail....
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Lucky, I live in an apartment so any good tool is a loud messy tool so I have none.
 
i know i just posted.. but i love that rack.. its just what i want for my external drives... wanna make me one and send it to Korea? haha
 
game14 said:
is that one of those EVGA S939 matx SLI boards on ur wall ???
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Yeah, It was DOA, and I didn't know about RMA until 2-3 years later, my warranty was up, and I tried, because it died well before my warranty even started. :(


Illuminate: Just go to the hardware store and get some 1" by 2" lumber [ or whatever metric designation that is ] some nails, a hammer, and a handsaw, the bottom panels to hold the stuff can be substituted with cardboard. Costs like $30 for materials and tools...
 
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Mini rack!
for internal hard drives [outside the case]
Also I won't stain it, it's very crappily finished, and I'd have to sand it, and sanding is boring. It will be replaced hopefully this weekend.
 
SolidHeat said:
lol 30-40oC hdd i can see flames, very prettyyy flames :D:D
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65C is the official maximum temperature for most disks. Above 50C the lifetime of disk is heavily reduced - to half of 30 years = 15 years. Now tell me who of you really use 15 years harddrives and relly on them ? :)
 
faugusztin said:
65C is the official maximum temperature for most disks. Above 50C the lifetime of disk is heavily reduced - to half of 30 years = 15 years. Now tell me who of you really use 15 years harddrives and relly on them ? :)
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haha, they are almost extinct in like.. 10 years.. 10 years ago.. didnt most PC's come with.. like.. 5gigs..?
 
here is my ghetto (althought the black paint does make it look less ghetto) custom F-16 MFD controller made out of a cake pan and P990 game pad..

The Cake Pan MFD Controller

it would be more ghetto if i would have left the cake in it..
 
yea, its a Saitek P990 .. you can see it Here

nice job on the NES controller.. mine was sort of a first attempt to see if i could do it (it was a great exercise to learn how to solder)
 
You used a usb game controller for your's, did you drill holes through the circuit board to connect the wires, or just scrape off some of the varnish? When I learned to solder it was just connecting 2 or 3 wires together, I probably would have given up if I did that first, nice project!
 
it worked out perfect, there were already holes with mount point on the board for each button/direction pad.. they were even nicely labeled.. (1,2,3.. up, down, left..)

with the exception of the top 4 shoulder buttons, but those had a nice surface mount point that i connected to..
 
Surface mount are hard, you need 3 hands, one to hold the wire one to hold the solder and one for the iron!
 
well it probably doesn't count as ghetto anymore..

here is version 2 Wiring

although pretty close, instead of bakeware its made out of a document stand (for typing)..
 
best [486];1033006283 said:
Surface mount are hard, you need 3 hands, one to hold the wire one to hold the solder and one for the iron!
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Hold the wire and the solder in the same hand :). 1337 solder-ers can do that.
 
i live in Korea. and, i had my SFF plugged into a transformer, running 110. But i had just gotten a korean plug thing, so i was changing it to 220. I switched the switch in the back, and i think that i popped out one of the plugs or w/e, so, it no longer is working -_-.

all that said, i needed it to work again... lol. So, i 'modded' a full size PSU into a SFF case.

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I also mooded a PCI slow fan into the top to exhaust the hot air.

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You need more fans, I ran a a-64 3200 with only 2 80mm high performance panaflos, it idled at 60C.

H-street, The "RUN" buttons are cool!
 
Then there's something wrong with your A64 >_>. They're not supposed to idle at 60C.
 
The AMD 2800+ in it now is idling at 29C.. lol. I think its good. But, i plan on adding another fan just to help keep it cooler!
 
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