Custom built case

Dave35k · 29-12-2004, 01:18 PM

Hi im building a micro atx pc and have decided to make it totally custom and buil the case as well now an idea i had was to use a briefcase or something similar i have a mobo which as everything onboad so if only as to be high enough for ventalation and the cpu fan. i just wondered what the people on the formum would think that would make a good pc case custom built post any idea at all im open to all suggestion. thanks for all ya help Dave

Addis · 29-12-2004, 12:32 PM

I used to read the PC Extreme mag and in there was a whole section deicated to case mods every issue. One dude built a modded one into a briefcase, another into a teddy bear, a phonebox, a case with a turbocharger from a car, little servant robot, monitor etc.
Doing a briefcase one wouldn't be exactly cheap if you put a small LCD screen into the cover, but it should be ok if you just want to use it as a case.

Dave35k · 29-12-2004, 12:35 PM

i thurt about putting a small screen in the lid put id have to price some up 1st i might mod a ps1 screen to work lol

Big B · 29-12-2004, 01:31 PM

You really ought to check out the case modding section over @ [H]ard|OCP's forums, as there's been mods just like you're looking at. You also might look at Bit-Tech. They've got some really nice mods, and they're a UK-based website (well we are too), but they've got more folks writing that live in the UK, so they might be able to help pricing and finding stuff a little better.

Waffle · 29-12-2004, 02:17 PM

best mod i've ever seen was a scale model of a Subaru Impreza and it had its trunk/boot turned into the case. Plus the car still worked, so you had a lil ol portable computer.

Stylish

Dave35k · 29-12-2004, 11:35 PM

Thanks alot everyone for all your replies so far! keep the rolling in thanks in advance Dave

Matt555 · 26-05-2005, 02:01 PM

I seen one once in a magasine that had this guy build a computer and mount it, then cover the whole thing in that expanding foam stuf so it was like a giant blob, awesome!

Exfoliate · 26-05-2005, 07:54 PM

Yeah I saw the same thing! That was a pretty cool idea but it's an aquired taste, I like your idea Dave

. I always thought it would be kind of cool to make a case out of a really big toaster (with slot loading drives or couse), or a small microwave.

Matt555 · 26-05-2005, 08:24 PM

That would be cool, i seen another one where a guy incorporated a coffe warmer into it so he had a double sized case, peobably as tall as a server case but just as slim as the usual atx cases, and he fabricated mounts an everything, and after a lot of work there it was, a case with heat pads on it for coffee!!

zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG · 26-05-2005, 11:25 PM

yea i might start building custom case, computer power user had a mod devoted one, and i think it does in every issue check it out, pretty good

29-12-2004, 01:18 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Custom built case Hi im building a micro atx pc and have decided to make it totally custom and buil the case as well now an idea i had was to use a briefcase or something similar i have a mobo which as everything onboad so if only as to be high enough for ventalation and the cpu fan. i just wondered what the people on the formum would think that would make a good pc case custom built post any idea at all im open to all suggestion. thanks for all ya help Dave

29-12-2004, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	I used to read the PC Extreme mag and in there was a whole section deicated to case mods every issue. One dude built a modded one into a briefcase, another into a teddy bear, a phonebox, a case with a turbocharger from a car, little servant robot, monitor etc. Doing a briefcase one wouldn't be exactly cheap if you put a small LCD screen into the cover, but it should be ok if you just want to use it as a case. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	You really ought to check out the case modding section over @ [H]ard\|OCP's forums, as there's been mods just like you're looking at. You also might look at Bit-Tech. They've got some really nice mods, and they're a UK-based website (well we are too), but they've got more folks writing that live in the UK, so they might be able to help pricing and finding stuff a little better. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

26-05-2005, 07:54 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah I saw the same thing! That was a pretty cool idea but it's an aquired taste, I like your idea Dave. I always thought it would be kind of cool to make a case out of a really big toaster (with slot loading drives or couse), or a small microwave. __________________

26-05-2005, 08:24 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	That would be cool, i seen another one where a guy incorporated a coffe warmer into it so he had a double sized case, peobably as tall as a server case but just as slim as the usual atx cases, and he fabricated mounts an everything, and after a lot of work there it was, a case with heat pads on it for coffee!! __________________

29-12-2004, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	i thurt about putting a small screen in the lid put id have to price some up 1st i might mod a ps1 screen to work lol

29-12-2004, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	best mod i've ever seen was a scale model of a Subaru Impreza and it had its trunk/boot turned into the case. Plus the car still worked, so you had a lil ol portable computer. Stylish

29-12-2004, 11:35 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks alot everyone for all your replies so far! keep the rolling in thanks in advance Dave

26-05-2005, 02:01 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	I seen one once in a magasine that had this guy build a computer and mount it, then cover the whole thing in that expanding foam stuf so it was like a giant blob, awesome!

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zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,487 Times Helpful: 101 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline My Computer	yea i might start building custom case, computer power user had a mod devoted one, and i think it does in every issue check it out, pretty good __________________

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