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Posted by freeflytim on Oct-15-2003 04:19:

Record Crate Mod info.

New post with a pic of the inside....

This is what it looks like on the inside-
http://www.freeflytim.com/inside.jpg

and the outside-
http://www.freeflytim.com/outside.jpg

I wanted to build a new PC for Final Scratch and when I saw a record crate sitting in the corner I had an epiphany� Stick a PC in a crate!

This is my first homebuilt PC and I went all out- I didn�t want any bottlenecks� Each component is currently the sheeznit�..

Abit IC7-MAX3 motherboard
1 Gig OCZ DDR PC-4000 Dual Channel Gold memory
P2.8 800fsb w/hyperThreading
2 Maxtor 80g drives to be upgraded to S-ATA drives
TDK CD/DVD burner
ATI 9600 128 pro on the way
Antec 480w power supply
XP Pro
Pieced together and ordered from Newegg.com

All this is mounted on a removable motherboard tray from a $16 computer case and mounted in an Odyssey record crate. The case sits closed on its side and the CD/DVD burner is accessible by opening the cover. I was worried about cutting the crate to get it all to fit in� but I have an aircraft A&P mechanic that works for me who took care of that.

I thought that it would need an additional intake fan for cooling, but, luckily, the internal temps are within reason.

The next mod is getting the Final Scratch hub mounted on the inside.

-TIM

Posted by Vert on Oct-15-2003 04:33:

Why did you post another thread?

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Posted by freeflytim on Oct-15-2003 04:37:

Because I had PMs for more info.

-TIM

quote:
Originally posted by Vert
Why did you post another thread?

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Posted by Vert on Oct-15-2003 04:55:

You should have replied to your old thread...

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Posted by specialK on Oct-15-2003 05:06:

thats fcking baller man, a really good idea . . . what do you use for a monitor?

also, how much did it cost you?

Posted by freeflytim on Oct-15-2003 05:40:

Oh jeez, this is the first time I�ve added it up�
But, then again, it is all top rated components�
Give or take-

Abit IC7-MAX3 Motherboard $215
P4 2.8HT 800fsb Processor $260
Gig OCZ pc4000 Gold Memory $400
Odyssey Record Crate $80
Case (for removable tray) $16
Power supply $80
XP Pro $150
Already had Maxtor hard drives $200
Already had Samsung 19� LCD $800
Already had TDK CD/DVD burner $250

plus
$500 Final Scratch.
$1000 pair of MK3D Technics
$100 cartridges
$900 Pioneer DJM600
$500 Crown Amp
$1000 Mackie Speakers
$1000 JBL Eon SUbs

quote:
Originally posted by specialK
thats fcking baller man, a really good idea . . . what do you use for a monitor?

also, how much did it cost you?

Posted by JohnSmith on Oct-15-2003 15:22:

dude, that's fuckin awesome, i want one.

you should go into business making them, i would buy one.

Posted by `pr0digy on Oct-15-2003 19:08:

Quality

Posted by Vero on Oct-15-2003 22:28:

very very cool. only thing are the hard drives, ive had really bad experience with maxtor. seagates are the way to go, do you have that running RAID, or just 2 seperate hard drives?

Posted by Vert on Oct-16-2003 00:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Vero
very very cool. only thing are the hard drives, ive had really bad experience with maxtor. seagates are the way to go, do you have that running RAID, or just 2 seperate hard drives?

Everybody has different opinions about hard drives, some people have tons of WD, Maxtor, Ibm (definitely) and seagate die. There is no one "top/best" harddrive manufacturer.

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Posted by euphoric dream on Oct-16-2003 00:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Vert
Why did you post another thread?

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he also posted it in every forum on the final scratch board....
it's nothing special it looks like it will fall apart any second. your attention to detail could use a lil work.

Posted by auujay on Oct-16-2003 02:41:

quote:
Originally posted by euphoric dream
he also posted it in every forum on the final scratch board....
it's nothing special it looks like it will fall apart any second. your attention to detail could use a lil work.

Um... WTF are you talking about? He posted it in one forum, General, where it belongs. Not all FS users are also TAs so I think it makes sense to post it both here and there. Altough he really should have just edited or at least posted to his original one on here instead of making a new topic.

Posted by Doublethink on Oct-16-2003 20:31:

Very sweet.. but those top of the lines generate a whole hell of a lot of heat and your case looks cramped with poor cooling.. are you having lock ups yet? Looks like a slow heat death waiting to happen... damn cool though.. I'd get out the dremel and cut a few more holes and mount some glowing LED/Cold Cathode fans in there

Posted by nrjizer on Oct-18-2003 07:03:

FFS.... Why do you get a p4 2.8 and a radeon 9600 pro for a Final Scratch box? Thats a high end gaming machine, you could have saved a lot if you were going to just use it for final scratch (which I hear requires its own mobo and bios to operate)

Posted by Rocco on Oct-29-2003 00:49:

i just hope that thing doesn't overheat.

Posted by auujay on Oct-29-2003 01:38:

quote:
Originally posted by nrjizer
FFS.... Why do you get a p4 2.8 and a radeon 9600 pro for a Final Scratch box? Thats a high end gaming machine, you could have saved a lot if you were going to just use it for final scratch (which I hear requires its own mobo and bios to operate)

1. Yes it is over kill for FS. But if you look down at my second comment you will see one can use the computer for other things besides FS (just not at the same time without some trickery).

2. FS does not "requires its own mobo and bios to operate" it simply runs on its own OS. This means most people have there system duel boot. So when you turn it on and choose windows (or it times out and boots windows) or you select FS and it boots a striped down Linux distro designed for FS.