• Most interesting thing to use as a computer case
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[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26900848]But they won't unlock its full potential until they put an LGA 1156 socket and ribbon-cable attached PCIe x16 slot :saddowns: I mean what's the worst that could happen? :v:[/QUOTE] I was looking around for the cheapest VIA P820, but I found a daughterboard with and AGP and PCIe x1 expansion and pins for something else. [editline]23rd December 2010[/editline] Not going to buy it though, because the whole site was in russian :v:
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[QUOTE=EEvilMuffin;26879718]The amp I have doesn't have a little cutout, it's just one big mesh grate, good cooling I guess.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's cheap. The mesh is a plastic material, not metal, so it's stretched over a piece of plywood.
[QUOTE=EEvilMuffin;26906600]I was looking around for the cheapest VIA P820, but I found a daughterboard with and AGP and PCIe x1 expansion and pins for something else. [editline]23rd December 2010[/editline] Not going to buy it though, because the whole site was in russian :v:[/QUOTE] Link please, I want to see that.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26917135]Link please, I want to see that.[/QUOTE] Lemme go history browsing :pseudo: [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] Well can't find the russian one, but did find this: [url]http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Via-EpiaP830/[/url] [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] [quote]Optionally, Via provides a second carrier board that snaps onto the side of the Epia-P820, taking advantage of the device's available PCI Express expansion (2 x 1-lane). At the cost of increasing overall footprint by an unspecified amount, this add-on (below) delivers two Mini PCI Express expansion slots, "for a wealth of 3G and wireless connectivity options.) [/quote] [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] Oh. Bad reading. It's P830 not P820 :saddowns:
[QUOTE=EEvilMuffin;26917274]Lemme go history browsing :pseudo: [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] Well can't find the russian one, but did find this: [url]http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Via-EpiaP830/[/url] [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] Oh. Bad reading. It's P830 not P820 :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Damn that's awesome. I think Zotac makes an ION card for mini pci-e. And a 3g card too. Shame I was early by a couple months. Also VX900 chipset :h: If you are going to get a pico-ITX, [B]WAIT FOR THIS ONE[/B] [editline]23rd December 2010[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164[/url] nevermind, PCIe x1, not mini :saddowns:
I think I said something about mounting it inside of a wall before.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26920444]Damn that's awesome. I think Zotac makes an ION card for mini pci-e. And a 3g card too. Shame I was early by a couple months. Also VX900 chipset :h: If you are going to get a pico-ITX, [B]WAIT FOR THIS ONE[/B] [editline]23rd December 2010[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164[/url] nevermind, PCIe x1, not mini :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Well sadly the estimated price is higher, and honestly, I'm not really going to be doing any hardware-demanding processes on my Pico, so I'm just going to get a p820.
Microwave oven [img]http://www.geekologie.com/2008/06/04/microwave-pc.jpg[/img]
Awesome points if it still works as a Microwave.
[QUOTE=Dr Nick;26924810]Awesome points if it still works as a Microwave.[/QUOTE] I guess if you put the hardware in the side or back, and put the screen in between the oven and the real door, you [i]might[/i] get something useful out of it :v:
On the wall? [img]http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/wall-mounted-neon-computer.jpg[/img] Or in a fish tank? [img]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2008/10/340x_aquarium-pc.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=tommyc225;26931657] Or in a fish tank? [img_thumb]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2008/10/340x_aquarium-pc.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Cooling system, to the extreme!
[QUOTE=tommyc225;26931657]On the wall? [img_thumb]http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/wall-mounted-neon-computer.jpg[/img_thumb] Or in a fish tank? [img_thumb]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2008/10/340x_aquarium-pc.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Until you sneeze and ruin it. [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26920444]Damn that's awesome. I think Zotac makes an ION card for mini pci-e. And a 3g card too. Shame I was early by a couple months. Also VX900 chipset :h: If you are going to get a pico-ITX, [B]WAIT FOR THIS ONE[/B] [editline]23rd December 2010[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164[/url] nevermind, PCIe x1, not mini :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Review of the Ion PCI-E 1x. [quote] Pros: My Dell has had no issues or hiccups with this RAM. Same speed as OE RAM I displaced with this. Cons: None Other Thoughts: At first my PC went through the POST very very slowly for some reason with this RAM. However, I flashed to the latest BIOS rev for my Dell and now it blazes through POST super quick! Thanks Newegg![/quote]
I saw an opened PSU the other day that someone had throw out, and I thought "my god, this would make a fairly interesting PC case, Mini-ITX or Pico-ITX, that is the question". Also serves as a good way to start a Xzibit joke. (You're going to need a PSU inside the PSU case after all :v:)
[QUOTE=hexpunK;26932007]I saw an opened PSU the other day that someone had throw out, and I thought "my god, this would make a fairly interesting PC case, Mini-ITX or Pico-ITX, that is the question". Also serves as a good way to start a Xzibit joke. (You're going to need a PSU inside the PSU case after all :v:)[/QUOTE] Pico-ITX, I think mini-ITX is bigger than the PSU itself. And if you use Pico, then you get an external power brick.
[QUOTE=EEvilMuffin;26917274]Well can't find the russian one, but did find this: [url]http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Via-EpiaP830/[/url][/QUOTE] [QUOTE] Regarding the CPU side of things, the board gets the 1.2GHz U3300 member of the Nano E-series processor family Via announced earlier this year. [I]Said to have idle power consumption of just 100mW[/I], [B]this 64-bit CPU provides virtualization capabilities and support for Intel's SSE4 instruction set extensions[/B], according to Via. [/QUOTE] :haw::fh: If they weren't so damn expensive, they could be used in a ultra flexible computer cluster.
I've always wanted to build a computer in the desk.
[img]http://nutritionwonderland.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/can-of-coke.jpg[/img] :smug: Might try it myself
Good luck with that
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uW3cHj0fF2w/TOp9zFjqK0I/AAAAAAAAAnk/uoesX9M70u4/s1600/casemods16.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=gaboer;26944616][img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uW3cHj0fF2w/TOp9zFjqK0I/AAAAAAAAAnk/uoesX9M70u4/s1600/casemods16.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Now if the eyes doubled as a screen, THEN I'd give it a winner.
I'm actually interested in doing something with a MATX tower made of aluminum (for weight) and mounting a new very thin LED monitor on the side. I know these basically already exist as business PCs, but more like a LAN build. [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=CaptainQuirk;26941184]I've always wanted to build a computer in the desk.[/QUOTE] Here's a build I've been following for a while. [url]http://www.maxishine.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14073[/url]
[QUOTE=Falubii;26945250]I'm actually interested in doing something with a MATX tower made of aluminum (for weight) and mounting a new very thin LED monitor on the side. I know these basically already exist as business PCs, but more like a LAN build.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I think they're called iMacs. Or any other all in one. [editline]24th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Van-man;26938834]:haw::fh: If they weren't so damn expensive, they could be used in a ultra flexible computer cluster.[/QUOTE] I have one of those, you would need a pretty big cluster.
[QUOTE=Nsybouts;26943000][img_thumb]http://nutritionwonderland.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/can-of-coke.jpg[/img_thumb] :smug: Might try it myself[/QUOTE] Pico-ITX MoBo 16GB flash drive (for the hard drive) No Optical drive Typical laptop power cord
[QUOTE=Nsybouts;26948908]Pico-ITX MoBo 16GB flash drive (for the hard drive) No Optical drive Typical laptop power cord[/QUOTE] Won't work. Need mobile-ITX, and I don't think that's available yet. You simply can't fit a pico-ITX board in there with all the cording you need for a true computer. I don't think the EPIA BIOS will let you USB boot, either, so you would need one of these since a Compact Flash module won't fit: [url]http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/flash_storage/sata_flash_modules[/url] [img]http://www.logicsupply.com/images/photos/flashdrives/sfm20i.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26896205]A bra :smug:[/QUOTE] A pair of panties to hold a dedicated graphics card would be a even better addenum to it. Oh god that's [i]hot[/i]
[QUOTE=tommyc225;26931657] Or in a fish tank? [img_thumb]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2008/10/340x_aquarium-pc.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] My brother did that as a senior project for high school. It was really cool, but it made a huge mess, mineral oil is a bitch.
Fishtank full of mineral oil with HDD [or not if you have an SSD] andOptical drive mounted outside, wont do anything to the components because it is non-conductive.
Use a old 3.5" HDD as the case for a Pico-itx system. You'd probably need to CNC out any unnecessary crap from the inside of the gutted HDD though.
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