Retro HTPC

Very cool.

-- JoeyG ~~~ http://www.facebook.com/JHGWoodWorks

That is clever

jamie

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That’s the coolest thing I’ve seen all day! Thanks for posting!

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Nice work, Makes me want to go build one too

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your comments :)
It was quite fun to do.

-- Mos - Twin Cities, MN -- Stanley #45 Evangelist - www.youtube.com/MosquitoMods

very nice. thanks for sharing

Very creative! I like the concept!

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Very cool and creative. Thanks for sharing.

-- Brock, Illinois

thanks oaskarman, Steve, and Brock, much appreciated :-)

-- Mos - Twin Cities, MN -- Stanley #45 Evangelist - www.youtube.com/MosquitoMods

I had worked on a client’s computer that he had built in a similar fashion. His problem turned out to be that he didn’t have enough ventilation in the case, so the CPU was overheating. (He was a better woodworker than computer engineer.) I mounted a couple of 120mm fans almost exactly as you have yours in the front of the case, and his problems all went away. Great build, and great design. I’m sure it looks a lot better than a typical “clone” case in your entertainment system.

-- Thinking you know something is the most perfect barrier to learning.

I have all lower power consumption hardware in it, so as to help avoid that problem, in addition to the fans. I’ve built probably 10-12 computers for myself and/or friends and family in the past 5 years, so I’ve seen my share of issues, and know the importance of good airflow…

This HTPC replaced the first one that I had built in 2008. It fit with the rest of my audio equipment style-wise, but it just wasn’t as much fun ….

-- Mos - Twin Cities, MN -- Stanley #45 Evangelist - www.youtube.com/MosquitoMods

Really Cool Idea! I may do something similar for my HTPC. Thanks

-- Chris K

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

-- Shameless - Winner of two Stumpy Nubs Awards

Nice build.. Did you suspend the optical and disk drives?

-- Dan, Rochester, NY

Very well done. I like the retro look. Do you have good airflow for cooling?

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