Last updated 06 March 2008
A new case (12/05/2004)
Having all but destroyed the original case while ‘improving’ the air flow through it, I decided to make a wooden sleeve case to take the chassis. The case is made from a few off-cuts of birch ply that I had in the workshop, hence the size and weight! A couple of pieces of 30mm for the sides and three pieces of 25mm for the top, front and bottom. The power and reset switches are made from a dome screw head and a couple of M3 spacers.
A couple of wheels from an old scooter and a pair of casters make moving the heavy PC easier. Zinc plated perforated sheet wrapped over the top and forming a vent at the bottom of the case finish the job nicely.
05/03/2008 - Conclusions:
The new P4 has improved the performance immensely. It was never going to be the gaming machine my nephew demanded, but it is more than capable of day to day office tasks and can even fly a sail-plane as nature intended... In silence.
Having all but destroyed the original case while ‘improving’ the air flow through it, I decided to make a wooden sleeve case to take the chassis. The case is made from a few off-
A couple of wheels from an old scooter and a pair of casters make moving the heavy PC easier. Zinc plated perforated sheet wrapped over the top and forming a vent at the bottom of the case finish the job nicely.
05/03/2008 -
The new P4 has improved the performance immensely. It was never going to be the gaming machine my nephew demanded, but it is more than capable of day to day office tasks and can even fly a sail-
