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Hopefully a fun read: my ordeal setting up my MAME pc
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johnperkins21:
Why do you need a case anyway? Can't you just mount the mobo to a piece of plywood and be done with it?  ???
SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: johnperkins21 on May 30, 2007, 02:02:24 am ---Why do you need a case anyway? Can't you just mount the mobo to a piece of plywood and be done with it?  ???

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Technically speaking, you could and people do. I owned a lot of PC's exposed on frames or just sitting around over the years. At one point, I even had a PC mounted in a desk drawer because I didn't have the space for a proper case.

It's preferred to mount a PC properly in a steel case though.
Anubis_au:

--- Quote from: johnperkins21 on May 30, 2007, 02:02:24 am ---Why do you need a case anyway? Can't you just mount the mobo to a piece of plywood and be done with it?  ???

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I just wanted things mounted, screwed down and securely installed.

My case is small enoughto fit inside a small lowboy cabinet, and everything is safely and securely locked down.

I just don't like video cards not being screwed down, personally. Something about the only thing holding it down is a tenuous hold on the PCI slot...
Zebidee:
You can still bolt everything down without a case.  Here is how I did it for this cab.  Everything is actually mounted into a drawer that rolls in and out easily, greatly assisting maintenance.

Note that there is a black metal "lid" (side panel of a PC case) on top of the PC to minimise dust falling on MB, and there is a fan (at top in closeup) in this to keep air circulating.  There is also an external cab fan. 

MB is mounted ontop of plastic pegs to allow for expansion/contraction & vibration.

Video card and power supply are secured by custom built metal brackets, all of which I made from recycled PC card slot covers with a drill and a pair of pliers.  The metal cage at front holding two hard drives and sound amp is also recycled from another dead PC.    ;D
Anubis_au:
Nice work there Zeb... but my carpentry skills are (thus far) rudimentary at best, so custom mountings are not my thing. Besides, I started my project with the pc setup, so I don't have a cab to place it in. Thus, case.

BTW, the pics you placed are from a yellow cab. The big 4-player beast is light blue... so, exactly how many cabs do you have?! :P
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