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No nuttin flex atx case
The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my
excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? |
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No nuttin flex atx case
"Cindy daria" wrote in message ... The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? Hi Cindy. Go to www.google.com and type in `flex atx case` you`ll get plenty of hits. |
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No nuttin flex atx case
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:36:19 GMT
"beenthere" wrote: "Cindy daria" wrote in message ... The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? Hi Cindy. Go to www.google.com and type in `flex atx case` you`ll get plenty of hits. Yes, but I couldn't find any without drive bays. |
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"Cindy daria" wrote in message
... The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? Hi Cindy. Go to www.google.com and type in `flex atx case` you`ll get plenty of hits. Yes, but I couldn't find any without drive bays. Have you considered building one yourself? You could strip power and reset buttons off of your old case. (LEDs, also). Or, just use any momentary contact switches you can find. If you build yourself, the possibilities are endless. A buddy of mine built a mini-itx system in a small metal briefcase, about the size of a squashed kleenex box. It's cute, and works fine. Even has active cooling. I've seriously thought of building a bleeding-edge VERY HIGH END system in a small, beat-up garbage can. If someone asks what it is, I can reply, "Just a pile of junk". (that'll do 15,000 on 3dMark05, Ha Ha) Call it the ultimate sleeper system. -Dave |
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"Cindy daria" wrote in message ... On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:36:19 GMT "beenthere" wrote: "Cindy daria" wrote in message ... The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? Hi Cindy. Go to www.google.com and type in `flex atx case` you`ll get plenty of hits. Yes, but I couldn't find any without drive bays. But, if you can get the little case you want, you don`t have to put drives in it g. |
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"Mike T." wrote in message reenews.net... "Cindy daria" wrote in message ... The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a case? Hi Cindy. Go to www.google.com and type in `flex atx case` you`ll get plenty of hits. Yes, but I couldn't find any without drive bays. Have you considered building one yourself? You could strip power and reset buttons off of your old case. (LEDs, also). Or, just use any momentary contact switches you can find. If you build yourself, the possibilities are endless. A buddy of mine built a mini-itx system in a small metal briefcase, about the size of a squashed kleenex box. It's cute, and works fine. Even has active cooling. I've seriously thought of building a bleeding-edge VERY HIGH END system in a small, beat-up garbage can. If someone asks what it is, I can reply, "Just a pile of junk". (that'll do 15,000 on 3dMark05, Ha Ha) Call it the ultimate sleeper system. -Dave Hey Dave, my garbage can sits in the corner `humming`, without being plugged in G. |
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No nuttin flex atx case
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:14:49 -0400
Have you considered building one yourself? You could strip power and reset buttons off of your old case. (LEDs, also). Or, just use any momentary contact switches you can find. If you build yourself, the possibilities are endless. A buddy of mine built a mini-itx system in a small metal briefcase, about the size of a squashed kleenex box. It's cute, and works fine. Even has active cooling. I've seriously thought of building a bleeding-edge VERY HIGH END system in a small, beat-up garbage can. If someone asks what it is, I can reply, "Just a pile of junk". (that'll do 15,000 on 3dMark05, Ha Ha) Call it the ultimate sleeper system. -Dave Wow, I don't know if I'm capable of something like that. I think I would want something that is somewhat professional looking. Is there some place that sells an assortment of prefinished generic metal boxes? I know radio shack has little project boxes but this will have to be larger. Hmm, now you got me thinking... what about getting one of the newegg cases and somehow cutting off the front part, cutting off the part with drives, then somehow putting the front part back on? I guess I would need welding or at least riveting. Or maybe mounting the power and motherboard in a plexiglass box... or even a wooden box. Though cool, this sounds like a lot of work for a dinky old pc, why doesn't someone just make a flex atx box without drive bays? Is it so weird? |
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No nuttin flex atx case
But, if you can get the little case you want, you don`t have to put
drives in it g. Ha ha, that's like if I wanted to buy a 2 room condo and the real estate agent telling me to get a 2 story house and ignore the second floor ;-) |
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No nuttin flex atx case
On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 07:42:18 -0400, Cindy daria
wrote: why doesn't someone just make a flex atx box without drive bays? Is it so weird? My guess is that there just isn't enough volume there to warrant the effort from case manufactureres. Diskless workstations have pretty much fallen out of favor. (Does anybody else remember the days when Sun was going to take over the world with diskless workstations?) Also, I'm not sure how much smaller a flex case without drive base would be. You still have to have enough height (or width, depending on how you think of the case) for the CPU heatsink and fan, and for the power supply. Terry |
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