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Leave pc in case or take it out?
ChadTower:
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.
draginit:
not to mention money saved on a useless case. i build all my creations (jukeboxs/MAMEs) without case and just order CPU parts. -and gives you more freedom to design your overall layout. ....and to impress your friends with the "techie" look too of course :P
Jack Burton:
I put mine in as a skeleton without with a side door or front panel for the case. Keeps it in the open air and well ventilated bu still easy to take out.
whammoed:
--- 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.
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One bad thing about no case is that any cards (video, sound, usb etc) are kinda floppy/unsupported unless you build a bracket for them to screw down to. It's less trouble to use a case especially if you already have the computer in there than it is to mount everything yourself.
I am using a case for the jukebox I am building to take advantage of the EMI/RFI shielding that the metal case provides.
I agree that it does look more impressive bare mounted when you let someone peak in there though. Makes it harder for the average person to grasp that it's a PC in there running all the games.
BORIStheBLADE:
I have it in a case already. I was thinking the same as most of you and just leave it in there for simplisity. I just have seen alot of pictures of bare PC hardware in a cabinet.