How To Build a Hardware Testing Case - easy installation

GRH · 27th April 2012, 10:11 AM

hi all,
as you can see on my post number, i am a newbie around here

i do a bit of parts trading and pc building. we all know how annoying it is to install a motherboard for quick testing with all the screws and tight space all that...
one beer loving day i came up with this idea and turned a cheap case into my testing case..
required are
1: rotary tool or any other tool you can cut the case cleanly,
2: good old duct tape
3:cable ties
4: beer

since the operation is quite simple i wont go into the how to, just the picture will show how its done.
its very practical, space saving, easy to put on and off any hardware.

wanted to share.. hoping it could ease the life for some
Cheers

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Madengineer · 27th April 2012, 10:28 AM

Not bad. Makes more sense just to use the motherboard tray though.

zero_velocity · 27th April 2012, 11:17 AM

Use jsut the mobo tray you lose the PSU mount....

Nice job bro thats pretty awesome

Edit: Would be a good idea to mod it to have the back cable tray in there still (with the side panel effectively the base) to allow the PSU cables to be routed underneath to the relevant places and can jsut poke out of the holes right next to the gear its plugged in to

Asteroid · 27th April 2012, 12:17 PM

Real enthusiasts just slap the motherboard on the cardboard box it came in and leave the bottom edge of the cards hanging over the back

dmandn · 27th April 2012, 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asteroid

Real enthusiasts just slap the motherboard on the cardboard box it came in and leave the bottom edge of the cards hanging over the back

Oh so true.

GRH · 27th April 2012, 2:04 PM

thanks guys

the reason i leave the back and sides, is not only safety (as things can fall here and there and you can see how messy i work) secondly, i need the back to mount graphics cards and other stuff to test as well.

other than that, its a good idea to have the mobo actually mount into the chassis for electrical safety and ESD reasons

GRH · 27th April 2012, 2:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zero_velocity

Use jsut the mobo tray you lose the PSU mount....

Nice job bro thats pretty awesome

Edit: Would be a good idea to mod it to have the back cable tray in there still (with the side panel effectively the base) to allow the PSU cables to be routed underneath to the relevant places and can jsut poke out of the holes right next to the gear its plugged in to

thank you !
its not a bad idea though, that would make it harder to move the case, when i dont work i just chuck it under the table.
also sometimes i need to test other PSUs as well

GRH · 27th April 2012, 2:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asteroid

Real enthusiasts just slap the motherboard on the cardboard box it came in and leave the bottom edge of the cards hanging over the back

and they have a tomb box with an ilbuillt altar for Gaming and OC Gods

Davo1111 · 27th April 2012, 8:36 PM

i like it. If i was going to use it often i'd respray it to cover up the rust.

~~What did you use to protect yourself from the sharp edges?~~

gaffa tape

[RMS] ST1NG3R · 27th April 2012, 10:29 PM

wow, next time hard rubbish rolls around i know what im doing hahha

27th April 2012, 10:11 AM	#1
GRH Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 193	How To Build a Hardware Testing Case - easy installation hi all, as you can see on my post number, i am a newbie around here i do a bit of parts trading and pc building. we all know how annoying it is to install a motherboard for quick testing with all the screws and tight space all that... one beer loving day i came up with this idea and turned a cheap case into my testing case.. required are 1: rotary tool or any other tool you can cut the case cleanly, 2: good old duct tape 3:cable ties 4: beer since the operation is quite simple i wont go into the how to, just the picture will show how its done. its very practical, space saving, easy to put on and off any hardware. wanted to share.. hoping it could ease the life for some Cheers Uploaded with ImageShack.us

27th April 2012, 12:17 PM	#4
Asteroid Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lapping Freo Posts: 2,233	Real enthusiasts just slap the motherboard on the cardboard box it came in and leave the bottom edge of the cards hanging over the back __________________ The boxen: A8-3870/ F1A75-V Pro/ 8GB \| A64 3000+/ K8V-X/ 1,25GB \| X230 ThinkPad Shtbox rally 2013 - The Mining Magnets!

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27th April 2012, 2:04 PM	#6
GRH Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 193	thanks guys the reason i leave the back and sides, is not only safety (as things can fall here and there and you can see how messy i work) secondly, i need the back to mount graphics cards and other stuff to test as well. other than that, its a good idea to have the mobo actually mount into the chassis for electrical safety and ESD reasons

27th April 2012, 8:36 PM	#9
Davo1111 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Syd Posts: 2,604	i like it. If i was going to use it often i'd respray it to cover up the rust. ~~What did you use to protect yourself from the sharp edges?~~ gaffa tape