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Leave pc in case or take it out?
BORIStheBLADE:
So do you guts take the pc components out and mount them in the cab or do you guys just throw the pc case in the cab and call it good?
I'm either going to mount all the pc components on a piece of wood or just leave everything in the case. I'm trying to figure out whats the best option for this.
Thanks
Optics:
Er I'm not sure why exactly you'd even want to take out your motherboard and mount it to a piece of wood? Towers are designed for the specific purpose of holding and maintaing your computer, so I strongly do not advise you start duck taping them to wood. (I was of course making a joke with the duck tape.) Aside from that it's probably not a good idea, it offers no real advantages. In fact, I can think of a major disadvantage to doing that - it becomes that much harder to maintain - with a case you can simply pull it out. So why create more difficulty for yourself for no reward? I recommend you just cut a little hole for ventilation in the back of your cabinet, stick the CPU in on a shelf in front of that hole, and you're set. The point of the arcade machine after all is the outside, not the inside.
Daniel B.:
I plan to leave mine in the case for ease of removal should the worse occur, but I think some guys take them out to make it look like a real machine.
whammoed:
If you have the room, leave it in the case. If you don't have room, like in a cocktail for instance, mounting it without a case is fine.
kelemvor:
If you're using a PC that's already built and in the case, leave it in the case. Just strap it down so it doesn't move around if you move the cab. However if you are buying parts from scratch, you could save the money and just mount things to the wall.
I'm just putting the case in since then if I ever need to move it for any reason, I just take it out and go.
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