well , the mame cab is back working again after a bad spell of luck
now, i dont mind hardware going faulty , as its usually an easy fix , but because the dell was a completely different animal to stock pc parts,
i had to re-arrange the whole internal layout of the cab. which put me back numerous hours / days and added alot of hassle to a newly built cab
which shouldnt have broken down. F
you dell .
regardless, the bad bits have been stripped out and new goodies put back in
parts list :
the case was free , as i re-claimed it from the city council recycling plant : FREE
600w coolermaster psu , modular : 56 pounds sterling
( great price )
Gigabyte G41M-ES2H, Intel G41, 775 socket : 43 pounds sterling (
amazing price for what you get )
180mm Silverstone FN181-BL Blue LED fans : 9 pounds sterling each x2
( i like these , i should have bought 4 of them )
Akasa AK-966 Blue Aurora CPU Cooler socket 775 : 13 pounds sterling
( cant tell if its any good , found out the 930d chip im using has no temp sensors )
below you can see the new shell , psu , mobo and cpu cooler.
internals re-arranged , subwoofer now on left side and all electrics on right side.
vertical view of finished internal re-layout
180mm silverstone fan with leds , they are nice fans , quiet and move alot of air.
final cab layout and internal re-shuffle finished.
i can finally play some blooming games now. after all the hassle and cost of re-doing the hardware and more woodwork, it kinda spoilt the project and left a bad
taste in my mouth , but .... i can honestly say its the best thing ive ever, ever made and im happy i did it . all the pain , cut fingers and cost was worth it
project 2010 .... finished .
thanks to all who viewed my vids and commented on this thread. your feedback was amazing and spurred me on to finish the project asap . thanks guys