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dagintm:

you could try this:

http://www.happcontrols.com/powersupplies/49045100.htm

I used it in my cocktail cabinet and thank goodness I did because I had to replace it.  Would have taken for ever to unscrew.. Plus there wasn't much space to work with.

Necro:

One thing to make sure you do is measure the holes in your MB BEFORE you go to the store :).

Get screws that are appropriate.

:)


SithMaster:

yes i know i should measure first and that one from happs would be nice but i was thinking the diy way and using a cut piece of wood that i can mount to the cab then mount the mobo to it though it would be nice to have an adjustable one.

krick:

I keep going back and forth on the whole case/no-case issue.

I'm currently in the process of building a new computer for my MAME cabinet.

I have a few options...

1) re-use the case I'm currently using

2) mount it to a piece of wood

3) mount it to an old motherboard tray I have laying around


The obvious benefit of having it in a case is that if I need to work on the computer, it's easy to just grab the whole thing out of my cabinet and throw it on my workbench.  It's also convenient in that you have places to mount everything.  If you mount the motherboard to a piece of wood, then you have to figure out how to mount the hard drive, power supply, and possibly CD-ROM and floppy if you are using them.  CPUs in cases usually run cooler due to the power supply sucking air through the case.

Mounting it all to a piece of wood is more "arcade-like".  Almost like having a JAMMA board in the cabinet.  You score a few points when you show off the inside of your cab to your buddies.  The biggest problem I see is securing the AGP and PCI cards.  You'd have to build some sort of bracket to screw them to.  Hot air stagnating around the hot bits of the motherboard might also be a problem.

Using a motherboard tray as a base is sort of a compromise between the other two options.  You get a nice secure platform to screw the motherboard to and it supports and secures your AGP and PCI cards.  The potential cooling problems still exist, however.

ArcadEd:

Some nylon spacers and screws, good to go.  You don't really need the white nylon stand offs, you can just put in a few more nylon spacers with the screws.

The fiber washers are not completely needed either, I just use them to be safe.



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