Finray's Awesome Custom Bedside Table Computer Mod

2010-02-21 09:08:12

#1

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

The plan:

What I'm planning on doing is turning this bedside table into a Media PC/Server.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/33829/_IGP4307.JPG

The list:

Monitor - My Dell 17" 1280x1024.
Case - The table itself. Plexi glass on the front and back, with cut outs for DVD drive, I/O, PSU etc.
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L from my current rig.
CPU - E5200, in my current rig, perhaps underclocked to keep temps down to allow passive cooling.
Heatsync - Freezer7Pro from my current rig, with the fan disabled.
Graphics - nVidia 8400 with the fan disabled if possible, from spare parts bin.
RAM - 4GB DDR2 Crucial Ballistix from current rig.
HDDs - 250GB SATA, 200GB IDE, 2x80GB IDE from current rig.
PSU - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/185183
Keyboard/Mouse - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158316
Speakers - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118487 (Could use some input on this actually)

Budget: As far under £100 as I can get.
Timescale: Depends on when I get parts for my new PC. No more than 3 months hopefully.

Awesome or awesome? I'll keep this thread updated with pics of progress.

2010-02-21 09:11:25

#2

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6850

see you in three months

2010-02-21 14:16:33

#3

alexb: <3; +590|6157|Kentucky, USA

Gooners wrote:
see you in three months

2010-02-21 14:23:52

#4

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6837|Mhz

I see two problems with your plan, one is the fact you seem to be wearing a skirt in that photo, the other is you photographed said photo and posted it on here

More to the point of the topic were you planning on just screwing the windows to the wood or are you going to cut a groove around the inside for the window to fit into?

2010-02-21 14:24:37

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6415|Winland

I GWALS'd.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-02-21 15:15:32

#6

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
I see two problems with your plan, one is the fact you seem to be wearing a skirt in that photo, the other is you photographed said photo and posted it on here

More to the point of the topic were you planning on just screwing the windows to the wood or are you going to cut a groove around the inside for the window to fit into?

I've already posted it before, and I donno, probably just screw it over the whole thing.

Freezer7Pro wrote:
I GWALS'd.

wat

2010-02-21 15:15:56

#7

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6959|FUCK UBISOFT

Finray wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
I see two problems with your plan, one is the fact you seem to be wearing a skirt in that photo, the other is you photographed said photo and posted it on here

More to the point of the topic were you planning on just screwing the windows to the wood or are you going to cut a groove around the inside for the window to fit into?
I've already posted it before, and I donno, probably just screw it over the whole thing.
Freezer7Pro wrote:
I GWALS'd.
wat

giggle with a little smile

2010-02-21 15:24:56

#8

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

Freezer what can you recommend from your extensive arguing with .Sup to use as speakers? Very cheap, 2.0 is all I need really.

2010-02-21 15:27:08

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6415|Winland

Finray wrote:
Freezer what can you recommend from your extensive arguing with .Sup to use as speakers? Very cheap, 2.0 is all I need really.

For £15, it doesn't really matter what you choose. All you'll get is plastic anyhow. Those Logitechs are probably about as good as it gets in that segment.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-02-21 15:29:04

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:
Freezer what can you recommend from your extensive arguing with .Sup to use as speakers? Very cheap, 2.0 is all I need really.
For £15, it doesn't really matter what you choose. All you'll get is plastic anyhow. Those Logitechs are probably about as good as it gets in that segment.

Sweet.

2010-02-21 15:32:01

#11

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6845|UK

Requirements for media PC: Widescreen, decent speakers

ITT: Lack of the above

2010-02-21 15:35:47

#12

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

liquidat0r wrote:
Requirements for media PC: Widescreen, decent speakers

ITT: Lack of the above

It's only for watching Mythbusters in bed. I don't need anything else, as what I have just now: 5:4, crap speakers

But it's on my desk, not on my bedside table.

2010-02-21 16:05:49

#13

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6818|132 and Bush

but where would you put your fanta?

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2010-02-21 16:26:44

#14

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6740|...

Scottish

2010-02-21 16:49:50

#15

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6973|Scotland

jsnipy wrote:
Scottish

Absolute. Fucking. Win.

2010-02-21 18:37:26

#16

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6715

Zimmer wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
Scottish
Absolute. Fucking. Win.

and cheap too!

2010-02-21 19:29:25

#17

Brasso: member; +1,549|6848

Finray wrote:
liquidat0r wrote:
Requirements for media PC: Widescreen, decent speakers

ITT: Lack of the above
It's only for watching Mythbusters in bed. I don't need anything else, as what I have just now: 5:4, crap speakers

But it's on my desk, not on my bedside table.

mythbusters is a terrible show and i realize that now

cool idea, shit purpose

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2010-02-22 00:49:43

#18

JahManRed: wank; +646|6845|IRELAND

Im planning something similar in my TV cab drawer. All from bits I have laying about. Good luck dude. Pics when finished.

2010-02-22 01:23:04

#19

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7027|Nårvei

Hm ... by looking at the pic in the OP you will be using Fanta for liquid cooling??

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2010-02-22 01:39:27

#20

Chou: Member; +737|7008

what the hell is all that garbage doing in a bedside table?

2010-02-22 01:52:06

#21

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6849|Finland

Chou wrote:
what the hell is all that garbage doing in a bedside table?

It seems that he has deliberately placed things on and around the bedside table in order to mislead us from the truth. That he has cleaned the area of used tissue.

On topic: Sounds like a cool project. It'll be interesting to see how you pull it off.

I need around tree fiddy.

2010-02-22 02:38:09

#22

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6950|St. Andrews / Oslo

Finray wrote:
liquidat0r wrote:
Requirements for media PC: Widescreen, decent speakers

ITT: Lack of the above
It's only for watching Mythbusters in bed.

ahh, so that's what you call it now.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/flickricon.png

2010-02-22 03:29:50

#23

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

https://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4585/nicethread.jpg

Why did you say you're turning it into a server?

2010-02-22 03:50:05

#24

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6657|Brisbane, Australia

I dont see how modding a computer into a table is more useful than modding it into a small form case and just sitting it in there.

But sure, go for it.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png

2010-02-22 04:08:01

#25

Benzin: Member; +576|6216

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
I dont see how modding a computer into a table is more useful than modding it into a small form case and just sitting it in there.

But sure, go for it.

Would probably be the better idea. Then you can always get a different able if you ever want/need to.

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