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I have been looking for a different way to work on my board but most cases dont suit my plans.
So i think a trolley with a bench table is more fitting.
Can you folks suggest some models please.
I have already looked at the DD Torture Rack, Coolermaster and Dimastech models but i would like to find some others to compare to them.
Suggestions are appreciated.
you could make your own. I use the mobo box for my benching.
there's also the tecnofront one, imho very nice and spacey, or the banchetto 101
Yes! long term, building a custom one would be ideal, i think i would need to own a few over the next few years before i would really fully know what i would want to build before investing all the time and materials.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim0ne
A box is what i have used in the past before assembling the parts for final build but i have three loops now and its getting unweildly so something more substantial is needed i fear.
That banchetto101 is real nice, good find and the tecnofront has a lot going for it too.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by djmattm
Pity they dont do an all steel/alu model ive never been a huge admirer of acrylic.
Seems the dimastech is the front runner atm.
Or, as already said, build your own; i'm making it myself and it's quite easy and affordable, as i finish it i think i'm gonna post some photos; but the banchetto 101 is really a beauty, but not so affordable...
3 loops... i say definitely invest and build a custom bench table.
I got the Banchetto. I like it, it does it job well and looks great. I don't move it except to roll my PC table to the kitchen to tear it down etc.
The thing is, a tech station ain't ment to be pretty. It's the step between pretty and easy to work on. Banchetto is the only one with some class, but you gotta pay for it. It's not perfect but it holds my sig rig just fine.
My last tech station was layed out on a BIG piece of butcher block, over 27" long, 18" wide.
Now
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...hettofront.jpg
Before, much lesser stuff in the rig too.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Topresized.jpg
When I was just air.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...kidPCfront.jpg
Right yes,
That Banchetto has a lot to commend it.
My plan was to get a widebody AV trolley for widescreen CRT TVs, with three trays. Top tray would hold bench table, middle could hold extra fan controllers and cables, with the lower holding all the rads, pumps etc.
It would be ideal to mount my rads all vertically as my top rad is a curse to bleed.
Thanks for the ideas fellas, appreciated.:D
Conundrum, do you happen to have a shot of the back of your banchetto, on the rad side please?
Sure do, here is my build pics from OC Forums.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=604016
Pumps fit real nice in the bottom behind the rad, I could of done better on hosing for sure.
That looks like you could fit 3x120.4s vertically on that. Awesome.
Thanks.
Sry to necro this thread again but I am nearing the point of being able to pull what i need together for my next build and wondered if Conundrum could tell me a couple of things more about the banchetto?
Your vertical radiators, could a third fit in between the other two do you think?
Also, do you think one of these would be too heavy for the bracket on top?
Thanks again. :)
Nope, not enough room for 3 rads on the back. You could if you made a custom backplate if you have access to a sheetmetal shop. It's just a piece of aluminum bent with 4 screws holding it to the top and bottom acrylic layers. The rads like that would be wider than the back though. And It would be tip heavy to the back. I can really feel the front being a LOT lighter.
And yes, the screws in the top to hold the fan bracket would prolly crack the acrylic if that rad was put on. It's pretty fragile. Again, making a new bracket with some new screw holes would work.
You need something bigger and better methinks for your setup.
Ah ok,Quote:
Originally Posted by Conumdrum
Thanks, look like it'll be a rethink then. Thanks for checking.:)
My Le Chuck test bench is great with a few modifications. How ever it has extensivly changed this these pictures, running a crystalfontz display with sensors, and the pumps are powerd an external bench PSU so they get exactly 12v all the time.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ron/2newtb.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ingForTops.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ron/TBnew9.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ron/TBnew8.jpg
Yes that LeChuck one looks solid.
Where can i find more info on these please?
I have need of something quite big that can support 3x120.4 + a 240mm / 3x5.25" controllers and 4xD5s + 1xDDC
It'll be mounted on a trolley of some kind to move it all around.
Is 12v a problem to maintain without a second PSU then?
Thanks.
When using the main PSU, you can't garentee about voltage drop. And when you are testing you need to keep the variables to a minimum.
Another picture if you are maybe still searching....
http://www.abload.de/img/cimg38080v3k.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/cimg3809kmjj.jpg
Regards
LeChuck
Hello,
Lechuck your bench table is simply awesome
I send you a PM right away
Antho
I really like my tecnofront.
http://www.infodupat.com/tecnofront/Tecnofront_001.JPG
http://www.infodupat.com/tecnofront/Tecnofront_002.JPG
Here are a couple of test benches that I threw together. The first one is a dual setup, water on bottom and air on top. Nothing fancy, just functional.
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1...56largetn8.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1...58largejg4.jpg
The next two are single watercooled setups.
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8...g1503large.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7...g1505large.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...t/IMG_2548.jpg
tecnofront ftw.
Hey lowfat, you buyd one :) Gratzy !
Hi LeChuck,Quote:
Originally Posted by LeChuck
My plans changed recently and i needed a bench that would support four radiators and five pumps so I decided to get one designed for me, it is under way now.
Those current ones you have made still look excellent.:)
bench table Dimastech Easy 2.5 with full watercool Ybris/mips/2x rads 360
http://www.mice86.fr/Dimastech%20full/IMG_3321.JPG
http://www.mice86.fr/Dimastech%20full/IMG_3324.JPG
http://www.mice86.fr/Dimastech%20full/IMG_3325.JPG
http://www.mice86.fr/Dimastech%20full/IMG_3323.JPG
http://www.mice86.fr/Dimastech%20full/IMG_3322.JPG
:)
I am partial to the Banchetto. This is an early mockup while I was still in the process of going water cooled. I'll have to snap some new pics so you can see the finalized product.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DSC_0711.jpg
Ordered a black one last night. :D It's too bad they don't have the fan bracket to go with it as well. Gonna have to ghetto something up to mount the MCR220 stacker I got with it until they have the Lian-Li one I guess.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by quattro_
OK, so my PC-T60 showed up yesterday annnnd. . .let's just say I'm not a happy camper. :mad:
So, fresh out of the shipping box and I'm giddy as a Japanese girl at the airport waiting for Johnny Depp (don't ask where that came from because, IDK :shrug:)
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6...lipct60400.jpg
Open the box up to see the goodness
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/446...lipct60401.jpg
Unpack and unwrap all the parts (it's at this point I should have noticed something wrong, I also should have use my camcorder to video unpacking:rolleyes:)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7...lipct60402.jpg
Get to the step where I'm supposed to put the sides on and find this :eh:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/268/lianlipct60403.jpg
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7...lipct60404.jpg
WTF?, They gave me 2 left side panels. :shakes:
Amazingly enough, I can still sort of use it until the problem gets sorted out as I can get one hole to line up for a screw to hold the MoBo tray in place with a gentle tug/twist. I can't quite use the top cross brace just yet. ;)
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/9...lipct60405.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/5...lipct60406.jpg
I have one Lian Li case already and am more than please with the quality of it and I'm sure I'll eventually like the T60 as well, it's just that things like this shouldn't happen. I'll be emailing P-PC's Monday to see what can be done about fixing this situation because I'm just too upset/disappointed to think clearly ATM.
Ok, so I know you are pissed, but what about water cooling? Does it support it like the others?
With the optional T60-1 dual 120/140mm fan bracket, it can hold a rad and with a little creativity (think UN ;)) you can mount the rest of what you need. :up:
Thanks.
hahaha Waterlogged... dude that packed your box had two left feet...
how stable is it? is the base wide enough when loaded so it does not tip over to back?
Haven't had a lot of time to really play with it but I did note that there are 4 screw holes on each side of the MoBo tray (you can see them in the last pic) that allow you to shift the weight from front to back. Say you put stacked MCR's, pump and rad on the front, it'll be way to heavy in the front of the bench the way it looks in my pics, but with the extra sets of holes, you can shift the tray back to balance things out again, very slick. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by kinghong1970
Waterlogged, do those only hold Mini boards, or will they hold a normal ATX board such as common X58 boards?
I wasn't sure due to the Mini name, I was looking at those at PPCs last week and couldn't tell
The T60 will hold anything from a mini-ITX to a standard Full ATX. The T7 only holds Mini-ITX.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/prod...5&ss_index=134
Ahh cool, thanks for the info!
I might grab one and paint it, are they painted or powder coated?
Brushed and Anodized aluminum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap
Banchetto for classy Tech stands.
Thanks, I should have known that being Lian LiQuote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Love that, looks really sweet for a benchQuote:
Originally Posted by Mice86
I know Flint can get to you, but you need to stop being convinced by him to watch Pirates of the Carribean 5 times a week :yepp:. Johnny Depp can have a rather strange effect on some men, especially in large doses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
*sigh* Miyuki.
I miss this style... . never took finished pictures but you get the rough idea.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...i/IMG_1339.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...i/IMG_1340.jpg
The layout was suposed to be symetrical.... and yes those are 480's hanging on the side.
Its a dual loop config:
Here are the pumps together.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...i/IMG_1334.jpg
lol nice NaeKuh. I guess you can do more with test benches then I thought.
What about the EVGA 3 sli classified? That's E-Atx is it not.. I want this bench but sadly don't think my board will fit :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
If this is the board you have, it is a EATX but it's a bit on the small side for the actual spec from what I was able to find out. The test bench should physically fit any board up to 321mm x approx 290mm (depending on how big the T60-1 fan mount is). The only question is, how far is the row of screw holes on the ATX 24pin side of the board from the other (I/O side), if it's approx 239mm, your good to go. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by foR
EATX is the same width as normal ATX boards so an EATX should fit as the screw layout is the same, the board will just be closer to the front of the T60. It would be nice if someone with the T60 could make sure than a Rampage III ect would fit tho :)
So I need to measure the width of the mounting holes on the classified
board?
You mean same length, right? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Warranty_Void
RIII? This one? It's a standard ATX so it'll fit easily.
I found some info on EVGA's forum* that it's the same as a standard ATX board so you don't need to measure. ;):up:Quote:
Originally Posted by foR
*Link may take a while to load
@ olly k
i wanted to know what hard drive enclosure are you using...and is it one of these....also where did you get it....????
Thanks
ash
http://www.lindy.co.uk/sas-sata-back...ves/21980.html
Yes, thats the one, but mine was called "Jou-Jye". I got it from scan, I can see they have a newer version of it here:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Jou-J...o-channel-2%29
For anybody in the US wanting a Lian Li PC-T60, Newegg just got them in and are selling the silver and black for $100 and the red for $130.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...93&srchInDesc=
also wanted to know what hard drive's you running....do you think you can run a raptor in there....or would the temp be to high...???Quote:
Originally Posted by Olly_K
Thanks
Awesome!Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
I emailed the company in AUS pccasegear and they were convinced it would fit so I might go ahead and order it.
Sick of having a case all cramped up with no room..
Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Standard ATX 12 in (305 mm) x 9.6 in (244 mm)
Rampage III 12 in (305 mm) x 10.6 (269 mm)
Extended ATX 12 in (305 mm) x 13 in (330 mm)
Its pretty close to ATX but slightly longer, But all 3 should fit correctly :)
OK, so you have a grasp on MoBo standards, which leads me to ask, Why did you say "It would be nice if someone with the T60 could make sure than a Rampage III ect would fit"? The RIII is obviously a standard ATX and I had just gotten done saying that a small sized EATX would fit. :shrug: In fact, if you forgo the fan bracket (or ghetto your own in somewhere), you can even fit a true size EATX on this bench.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Warranty_Void
Here's another pic (this time with a smallish ATX on it for reference). I don't have the dual fan bracket yet but I'm working on getting one.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4641/t60atxsmall.jpg
Thanks dude, they are on pre-order where I am so wont arrive till the end of the month! :(