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ChadTower:


If heat is an issue, use a Laptop without a screen.  Or put a small fan on the laptop.  A fan is only a couple of bucks and a hell of a lot cheaper than a new PC.

mvolke1:


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Mine is actually a VERY tight fit with a micro-atx all-in-one motherboard. Of course, I also have a sub-woofer in there. Any extra space that you think is in there is actually open area for the coin chutes. That's where the coin box would sit (if I got around to adding one). Any space between the sub and the motherboard is where all connections are located so that space is taken, too.

You can click on the the image below to see other images of the inside of the machine.



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I don't think it's a good idea to put a subwoofer close to a hard drive (vibration).  Expect sooner bad sectors and hdd fail.

Dell Optiplex should do fine (the desktop version, not the tower).  All you would have to do is install OS.  Here is one example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Optiplex-GX150-SFF-1GHz-20G-128MB-CD-PC_W0QQitemZ330054285137QQihZ014QQcategoryZ140070QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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I bought the PC you linked me to. I think it will work fine. I checked the measurements and it all fits. I will have space to put a PC fan to be an exhaust, too. I wish I thought of this earlier.

I have a Windows 98 dics I can use, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

Thanks for all your posts here. They've been really helpful.

Wish me luck.

ChadTower:


If the subwoofer isn't shielded, the drive will die from magnetic interference way before the vibrations kill it.

AlanS17:


--- Quote from: torez on November 28, 2006, 12:54:38 am ---I don't think it's a good idea to put a subwoofer close to a hard drive (vibration).  Expect sooner bad sectors and hdd fail.

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That baby runs off of a solid-state compact flash card.  ;)

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