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What are the suggested ways of mounting PC components into cabinet?
Havok:
I took the metal base plate from my case and mounted that to the side of my cab - clean install, and great cooling. I also only run the cpu fan, and it still is super cool. Plus, that looks more like a real arcade pcb, so it "feels" right to me to do it that way...
protokatie:
BradC, Dunno if you have a back panel or not, but from the looks of it you might want to cut a few notches in the "shelf" that the monitor sits on to give space for the cords. If someone were to bump into your cab too hard (thus forcing it to be flush with the wall) some of your cords may get squished. Squished cords equal bad cords, and a possible fire hazard... I had thought about how to route the wires in my cab, and will prolly do the "2 or 3 three inch diameter holes drilled into the screen shelf" thingy...
As per how to I will be "mounting" the motherboard in the cab, I have an oldish PC in its case with both side panels removed. I figure that should work well enough for my purposes.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 28, 2008, 12:55:29 pm ---FWIW, I mount everything on a wood panel so I can pull the entire unit, almost as if it were a PCB boardset.
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I did something like this, I can unplug everything from the PC board relatively easily and pull the whole board out. There are a few reasons I did this:
1) PC cases generally look horrible. OK you can't see it, but a board looks nicer when you open the cabinet IMO.
2) If you have the front of the PC case at the front of the cabinet, it is a PITA to get to the sockets on the rear (+ vice versa).
3) This is BYOAC, going the obvious route is not an option ;)
FWIW cooling is no problem (for me). I have a 'silent' PSU (fan only comes on if neccessary), 1 'chassis' fan and a CPU fan which I can adjust the speed of. I agree that the fact that everything is not in a small (hot) enclosed space negates the point that PC fans are usually intended for use in enclosed spaces.
TheShanMan:
I made a shelf in the back of my cab, and mounted my case to the shelf with bolts through the foot holes in the case (took the feet off). Works well for me and allows for moving of the cab without worrying about it falling over or something.