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Title: Good Case
Post by: TheQuirk on 24 June 2002, 10:04

I'm planning to build a new computer. I want a nice case. Any suggestions?

Not Lian-Lis or any case that copies them!

I searched the web and found a few once.. Thought maybe someone here knows a killer case.

Title: Good Case
Post by: voidmain on 24 June 2002, 10:10

I made one out of plywood once. You can paint it any color you want. Or you can go exotic and stain it.

Title: Good Case
Post by: Calum on 24 June 2002, 13:32

Apple's first machine was retailed with no case, so  it was actually the norm for people to make their own case out of wood! very cool.

Title: Good Case
Post by: ravuya on 25 June 2002, 04:16

I like the Lian-Li cases a lot, but if you don't want to go for them, you can try building your own case, or you can try one of these fun hacks... (http://www.applefritter.com/hacks/index.html)

Title: Good Case
Post by: sporkme on 25 June 2002, 04:47

make it out of legos

edit: or smashed flat beer cans

[ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: sporkme / bob ]

Title: Good Case
Post by: voidmain on 25 June 2002, 07:16

Better yet. Make it out of full beer cans.  Then you always know where you can get beer in an emergency.

Title: Good Case
Post by: TheQuirk on 25 June 2002, 21:06

lian li's are.. boring. at first I Was planing to go for one, but they're just too plain.

I guess ViodMan's idea is pretty good though :-p

Title: Good Case
Post by: choasforages on 25 June 2002, 21:17

wood???, i built one cardboard. amazing how useful an empty printer papaer box can be

Title: Good Case
Post by: Master of Reality on 25 June 2002, 21:25

How do you mount a motherboard to cardboard... or wood... or lego. Is the motherboard just siting there??

Title: Good Case
Post by: choasforages on 25 June 2002, 21:44

hmmm, if you can't duck it fuck it, thats how i did it. and it was a 386 so i didn't care if i killid or gooed it up.

Title: Good Case
Post by: Master of Reality on 25 June 2002, 21:50

by 'fuck it' i believe something like this would suffice:
(http://www.egao.com/entertainment/bobhub/green-Ba-KClO3-flame.jpg)

Title: Good Case
Post by: sporkme on 25 June 2002, 12:53

really the legos would work pretty well.  just epoxy a hacksawed hunk of your old case as the ground and mount block inside.  superglue the legos.  i think i may try that.

Title: Good Case
Post by: Master of Reality on 26 June 2002, 06:15

its been done.... I gotta figure out some other cool way... hmmmmm..... hamsters?

Title: Good Case
Post by: Master of Reality on 26 June 2002, 06:15

I GOT IT!!!!! I'm gonna make a case outta Jones Soda Bottles... I already have about 16 around my room.