Completed Case build

[saxxon]

This case was built to model the cocpit gauges of the game WWII Online.

Everything but AC and a gaming port is internally wired or wireless. The keyboard slides in on dual drawer slides.

There is a hinged protective cover over the LCD screen so it does not get damaged in transport.

The edges of the plexi are cut to 45 degrees so there is only one visible seam.

To keep the LCD and PC hardware from sharing heat, it utilizes several parts of wind tunnel technology. Here is a pic of the intake wide angle diffuser and settling chamber.

The wide angle diffuser is a replica of this NASA Ames research diffuser with vanes.

These are the only connections to the outside world. 1 3 pin AC input and the 5 pin gaming joystick out port.

I wrote to OC3D to see if they would do a review of the airflow straighteners from saxonpc.com, there are 4 used on this case. One in the settling chamber, on the CPU fan , under the HDD to draw in air without moving parts. And the PSU has an Airflow straightener replacing the input 120mm fan.

 

[PV5150]

Very nicely done mate...such a slick looking rig :worship: Thank you for sharing

 

[Rastalovich]

That`s outstanding.

I`ve always wanted a case/install similar to that, just to put an old K7 in or something and merely install MAME on it.

Be amazing imo.

 

[ken_shiro]

Very nice! What you got inside the box?

 

[Joe]

Nice rig (i feel apple comming to kick up a fuss)

what internals does it have

 

[saxxon]

hardware

Nice rig (i feel apple comming to kick up a fuss)

what internals does it have

ahh yes, the goodies inside are:

Saxon Computers Hemmed LCD Case with Keyboard Slide

4 Honeycomb Flow Straighteners from Saxonpc.com

GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 LGA Q965 Express Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked PCI Express Video Card

Western Digital Raptor X WD150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

HIPER HPU-4B580 12V v2.2 580W Power Supply

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (loaner chip employee benefit)

ViewSonic's 20.1" VX2025wm widescreen LCD

HIPER HCK-1S18- Silver Slim Clavier Keyboard

Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVDSATA Model AWG170S-B2

AeroCool TURBINE 1000 120mm Fan

LINKSYS WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router

HAWKING HWUG1 USB 2.0 Wireless-G Adapter with Removable Antenna

ALTEC LANSING Speakers

Logitech 931379-0403 Cordless Notebook Mouse

Fieon Digital HYN104-BLU 4-Port Hub

And here is a pic of the inside as the screensaver:

 

[Rastalovich]

lol I missed the keyboard - draw runners !!

 

[glocktodahead]

that's a really sweet looking rig!

 

[jabski]

thats real quality saxxon. Nice work

 

[saxxon]

Thanks

I appreciate the comments folks. It does have a resemblance to Apple, yet the idea was spawned by looking at cases on Newegg, I saw a pic like this and thought it had an LCD inside.

Looking at the larger photo I realized it was just LED lighting and I figured I want a 20.1 inch widescreen inside my PC. Less trips packing stuff to the car with hardware for moblie gaming.

Here is a photo of the concept.

I could not just modify an exsisting case because it had to have a 8-10 degree slope for the LCD or it would glare. So I made an aluminum frame to keep this angle and LCD table height. Pic of the frame only:

There are more photos and my worklogs at http://www.saxxon.net/

 

[saxxon]

lol I missed the keyboard - draw runners !!

The keyboard is less than 1 inch thick, it is easy to miss. Here is a closer pic of the mounts and dual drawer slides the keybord runs on.

And a lock to keep it from sliding out when not wanted or in transport.

And a closeup of the front bezel with the controls: