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| WaRpEd:
If you choose to uncase the PC defenititly mount on a seperate board for ease of removal this will make mounting fans, hard drive etc. easier and quicker. I've run 1 without the case and 4 with. As long as you have good air flow you shouldn't have problems. Cheers |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 20, 2007, 04:02:57 pm ---Not sure why you'd leave it in the case. Authentic older cabs are mostly all bare PCBs in the cab. It's perfectly safe to screw them to the wood with some proper standoffs. --- End quote --- Heres some reasons: * It's easier to install * It's safer and protected in the event you drop a screw, tool or etc. Nothing will land on the mobo and cause damage * It's easier to remove when you need to troubleshootI always keep it in the case as long as I have the room. I've mounted plenty of computers without cases when space was limited (bartops/cocktails). If we were going for authenticity - we wouldn't even be talking about PC's. Lots of the cabinets I've seen had their PCB's mounted in a cage of some sort - so it's not unusual to have them in some sort of case. |
| Paul Olson:
I just mounted mine to a piece of plywood that I hang on the inside wall of the cab. The power supply is mounted in the back of the cab where the original was. I set my drives on the floor of the cab so all I have to do to remove the whole setup is unplug some cords, pick up the drives and grab the piece of plywood off of the wall. I used to have a case in there, but it was a pain to try to get out of the cab; this has worked much better for me. |
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