Oldie but Goodie

[CyberDruid]

I was going through literally thousands of pics today and stumbled on this mod I did a few years ago with Pentium D805s when they were "the thing"

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8572/pict4453qo8.jpg
Stay with me here...I'm putting 4 mATX in a 12" cube.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7307/pict4465pt2.jpg
4 Identical mobos to mount in an aluminum chassis

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8645/pict4468ow4.jpg
Only 4 screws per mobo so easy to access...

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3976/pict4471hu5.jpg
70CFM Dayton 110VAC Fans

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3414/pict4475zk8.jpg
This package inserts into a wood cabinet I built from teak, wenge, ipe and core composite panels of vaccum bagged 3mm okume ply and hexcell core material bonded everything is bonded with epoxy. No fasteners in the cabinet.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6962/pict5224np0.jpg
This rig lived on the porch Folding 24/7 Summer Fall Winter...

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2618/pict5401fr3.jpg
The aluminum chassis lifts out for easy maintenance.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1286/teakcaseby1.jpg
This is made from leftovers from a job....freebie.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5576/teakcase3if4.jpg
The light colored material is the 5/8 hexcell material

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/998/teakcase2gu8.jpg
It's light, weatherproof and (IMO) attractive.

[commandercup]

my god... that is beautiful!

how are the temps? is the bottom an exhaust because doesnt wood absorb heat?

otherwise... holy jesus, nice setup lol, 4 mATX boards in a single cube...

[paybackdaman]

The true definition of a "LAN box".;)

[CyberDruid]

Well Pentium D805 Overclolcked to 3.6 is damn hot. In the house I would park it on top of an AC vent in the floor :D Outside I had to let it do what it could do...I monitored the rigs with RealVNC from inside and of course in the Winter they were running in the mid 20s...I even had a few teens days :) But in the Summer they ran in the 60C range. The air exhausts through the top. It may not be clear in the pics but the top stands off from the box 2"

[CrackerJack]

where's the hard drives going, above the fans?

Looks awesome

Ha Ha nevermind i found it, right in front of me

[commandercup]

ahh I see, nice idea, the top is raised hehe

and good point lol, during the winter seasons... jeeze crazy temperatures hehe

[PartyLikeARockStar]

Awesome! Love the craftsmanship. Bump.

[intel igent]

you shure do leave a lot of gear outside of your house! where do you live? :p

nice mod Cyber :rockout:

[CyberDruid]

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6426/mostbiggerkb0ki9.th.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mostbiggerkb0ki9.jpg)
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/875/l91ddf4f34ab09a63d3f969ks5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2262/duke20nukem20foreverrx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8812/hairyguydk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Azazel]

man that is sweet :)

[Exavier]

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so you're like...all of those rolled into one, with tech know-how? ;]

[Azazel]

ahh hairy man

[CyberDruid]

lol...actually I was Random Much for no apparent reason...

I have rebuilt the unit twice since then> Once with a pair of boards so I could fit GFX cards and third time as a WaterCooled Quad :D

The last iteration was the coolest by far...I'll dig out the pics from my musty archives. Mounted 4 Raptors in a custom cage and ran them on a PCIe controller ^^

[CyberDruid]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3816/sigmi3kq7.png
Prepare yourself for some pimpin

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1138/crunch001cl8.jpg
Raptor Rackage...not quite as sexzy as Ho rackage..but still.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6244/crunch002jm7.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5996/crunch004qp2.jpg
560 Zeus PSU

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1644/crunch005rw0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8407/crunch006fx5.jpg
Raptors make me HAWT

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5833/crunch007bg4.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7755/crunch008ly1.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7849/crunch009kb1.jpg
PA160 in place with shroud and Panaflo

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4111/crunch010nq6.jpg
Blood Iron mounted

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/253/crunch016oi5.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5871/crunch003gf8.jpg
Cable Manglement accomplished :D

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6254/crunch005re7.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/982/crunch006jo0.jpg
Upside down lol

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4663/crunch007eg3.jpg
The rad intake is going right over a floor vent (AC yay).

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8736/crunch008lg5.jpg

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7574/crunch010er9.jpg

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9852/allkodak138pd7.jpg
Passing the QC checkpoint

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/5659/allkodak141bx3.jpg
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/4120/allkodak142bu5.jpg
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/6928/allkodak146fj9.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9616/allkodak148as1.jpg

[Squirrely]

Sweet. Quite cool for being so cooped up, lol. Well, being on water helps.