MINIz guy
06-14-2008, 03:12 PM
My project for this summer is a custom made benching station. It will be an on/off project as I will be gone for a few weeks, then have camp and other activites.
The computer won't be extreme to you guys, but is extreme enough for my uses. Pictures won't be the best, but I hope you guys like it.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation001.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation002.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation003.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation004.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation005.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation006.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation009.jpg
This will be the motherboard and GFX combo. Not the newest by any means, but I will make the best of it.
On a side note, here is the room I'm working in. The room which houses my old hobby.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation007.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation008.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation010.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation012.jpg
These are pretty much the tools I have to use. I borrowed a decent chop saw from the guys putting in our new windows and was able to cut the aluminum you will see later.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation014.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation016.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation017.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation013.jpg
This is my motherboard template. I will transfer this onto my cutting boards later on.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation011.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation018.jpg
Just some of the parts I will be using. A used 3/8" NPT MCR220 and a Thermaltake AT3 GPU block. Other parts are a DDC1-9W with an Alphacool top, Micro Res, and the rest of my Thermaltake Bigwater SE kit.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation015.jpg
I got a cool LED light with my order from Jab-Tech. These little gifts from orders are starting to get popular!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation019.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation020.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation021.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation022.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation023.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation024.jpg
All of the watercooling blocks are mounted. The kit came with a backplate which doesn't work though :rofl:
And finally, here is a semi-completed case!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation025.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation026.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation027.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation029.jpg
I will mount the boards better when the time comes. That is just a temporary shot of how it will look like.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation030.jpg
Those will be my switches and LEDs. I had the LEDs lying around from my old hobby, and I went to Radio Shack for those switches. I got the connectors for the switches at a computer store, and I got the motherboard speaker there too. The LEDs have no connecter, I just plan to heat shrink them on later.
The computer won't be extreme to you guys, but is extreme enough for my uses. Pictures won't be the best, but I hope you guys like it.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation001.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation002.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation003.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation004.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation005.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation006.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation009.jpg
This will be the motherboard and GFX combo. Not the newest by any means, but I will make the best of it.
On a side note, here is the room I'm working in. The room which houses my old hobby.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation007.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation008.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation010.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation012.jpg
These are pretty much the tools I have to use. I borrowed a decent chop saw from the guys putting in our new windows and was able to cut the aluminum you will see later.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation014.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation016.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation017.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation013.jpg
This is my motherboard template. I will transfer this onto my cutting boards later on.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation011.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation018.jpg
Just some of the parts I will be using. A used 3/8" NPT MCR220 and a Thermaltake AT3 GPU block. Other parts are a DDC1-9W with an Alphacool top, Micro Res, and the rest of my Thermaltake Bigwater SE kit.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation015.jpg
I got a cool LED light with my order from Jab-Tech. These little gifts from orders are starting to get popular!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation019.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation020.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation021.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation022.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation023.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation024.jpg
All of the watercooling blocks are mounted. The kit came with a backplate which doesn't work though :rofl:
And finally, here is a semi-completed case!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation025.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation026.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation027.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation029.jpg
I will mount the boards better when the time comes. That is just a temporary shot of how it will look like.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/MINIzguy/Worklog%201/BenchingStation030.jpg
Those will be my switches and LEDs. I had the LEDs lying around from my old hobby, and I went to Radio Shack for those switches. I got the connectors for the switches at a computer store, and I got the motherboard speaker there too. The LEDs have no connecter, I just plan to heat shrink them on later.