So I was real bored...

[TheGreatSatan]

I just happen to have a whole bunch of old 386 and 486 type boards lying around, none of which work. I was planning on painting the wall in my workspace green and mount the motherboards to make it look like a big mobo.


http://img62.exs.cx/img62/227/mobo1.jpg

Anyway, I just so happen to have an extra soyo dragon mobo with a 2200+ XP, and a stick of kingston hyper X 333, along with a PSU and a CD drive. Looking at my mobo mess I thought why not make a computer with all these parts? :unsure: A computer made from scratch out of mobo's! Yeah, like my briefcase project it's been done, but I haven't.


http://img62.exs.cx/img62/3001/mobo2.jpg
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/9328/mobo3.jpg
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/1576/mobo4.jpg

So I present to you, project Mother-bored.

First I got out some hinges and screwed the mobo's together. I decided to go with plexi glass for the bottom and top of the system.

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/2950/mobo5.jpg


I mounted the soyo to the plexi and used two sets of hinges for the sides.

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/8423/mobo6.jpg

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/3755/mobo7.jpg


Next I took a pic of what the case may look like with the plexi top.

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/2002/mobo8.jpg


And looking through the glass...

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/2734/mobo9.jpg


I then cut out the I/O port. I'll have to cut out the CD drive later being careful so I can stealth it later.

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/5585/mobo9-1.jpg


Then I thought, WTF am I missing? VENTILATION!

http://img65.exs.cx/img65/3483/mobo9-2.jpg
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/7498/mobo9-3.jpg


And that's all I have for now. This project was thought of and brought to the above point in 2 1/2 hours. I used all parts I had on hand. Obviously, I'm not done. I'll go out and buy some more hinges tommorrow. And, I have no HD. Well, I do have a 4.3GB drive with XP, but it's nearing it's demise. When I finish this up I'll post more pics. SOme with the lights off too. After all, I do have extra cathodes lying around too.

[cools]

That's gonna be painful if a molex gets stuck and you have to do the flying hand backwards trick :D

[mnpctech]

I think we've got a true mod fanatic in our midst.

Cool idea Satan.. Very BORG-like.

[Starbuck3733T]

Took the words right out of my mouth man!

[TheGreatSatan]

I added some lights and a PSU to it to test it out.

http://img20.exs.cx/img20/7899/cube3.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/7899/cube3.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/2775/cube4.jpg


Then I hinged the plexi to the top.

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9598/cube5.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/4558/cube6.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/948/cube7.jpg


When I was done, I had to start thinking about where to mount the PSU, so I added long screws to act as shelves. I will cut some more plexi and add it here to set the PSU and CD drive onto.

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/8650/standoff.jpg

I'm gonna work on it more tommorrow, maybe I'll finish it then too.

[TheGreatSatan]

So, I cut out some more plexi for the shelf.

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/1489/plexi.jpg

Then dropped it in place

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/2959/shelf1.jpg



Then I set in the CD drive and the PSU. Ooops! The PSU ATX mobo connector is short. I'll have to go out and get an extension.

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/1262/cube_done1.jpg

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/3505/cube_done2.jpg

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/4058/cube_done3.jpg


Finally to complete the look I stealthed the CD drive. When I get that extender tomorrow I'll take pics with the CD tray open and the computer on.

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/7989/stealthed_drive.jpg


And...

I have no intension of keeping this Mod. Once I get all the pics I need, I'm just gonna disassemble it and use the primary components elsewhere.

[Starbuck3733T]

Aww, forshame. if its standard ATX you should at least try to sell it as a computer and or modern art on ebay.

[TheGreatSatan]

I thought about that. As long as I sell it barebones it'll be O.K. I just don't want to lose the main parts.

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

That looks like a painfull case to work on. :lol:

[TheGreatSatan]

Hell yes. You should stick your hand in and find out!

[mnpctech]

I've got this huge desire to build a cube case.... I wonder why? ;)

[TheGreatSatan]

You've got the tools, why not?

Also, I've considered making a full tower case out of motherboards.

[TheGreatSatan]

The motherboard cube is done. I bought the ATX power extension and connected it all up. It took me a total of 8 1/2 hours. Here's the final pics.

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/2789/finished1.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/787/finished2.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/5556/finished3.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/1316/finished4.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/9828/finished5.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/7923/finished6.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/1161/finished7.jpg

So now that it's done, and I don't actually want to keep it, I stripped it all down. I wonder what I can do with it??


http://img75.exs.cx/img75/820/Sell.jpg

[Starbuck3733T]

ebay! ebay!

[TheGreatSatan]

Actually I was thinking of having a contest for it...

I've already done this one:

http://www.voidedwarranty.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1265

[jedimas729]

Resistance is Futile!!!!

I would love that case! It just looks so cool!:D

[TheGreatSatan]

I put the motherboard cube case up for auction!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6711699166

[Kickass]

I win.. this will be mine :D

- I just thought how much will this cost to post as if its too much u will have to cancel my bids... Like 15 dollars maybe?

[Sinner]

I've seen this done before...i think it was shown at last years computer mod show or w/e. but i've def seen it done before. either that or you did the other one I saw also.

[TheGreatSatan]

That's what I was telling people. This is not an original thought. I know that I've seen it before, except theirs was completely motherboards and no plexi.