Blacktree wrote:Hey Slipperyskip, that's pretty cool. Can you show us a photo of the backside?

Yes.....you could also see how I built it on my website. ; )

Chris Chan wrote:Another diet soda, huh? And you're famous for getting written up in French. What's with the "SlipperYskip" thing though?

Slipperyskip is the name of the road I live on.

I'm famous for other things too. lol

http://slipperyskip.com/page15.html

People have been stuffing mini-ITX boards into almost anything for years. You should check out the projects at mini-ITX.com for some inspiration. There I think you will find all kinds of different ways to mount boards and peripherals into almost any enclosure. The Skyscraper Photo PC made Gizmodo an...

protellect wrote:Where did you get the metal piece you attached the motherboard too? Something you buy?

lol I made it out of wood and painted it with an industrial aluminum paint.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Thanks jaganath! I respect your opinion. No old desks will harmed by my obsessions. That's where I draw the line. I love it. I'm thinking of doing something similar to the guts of a 12" iBook. Only thing is, why use a can of *caffeine free* Diet Coke as a size comparator? I need my caffeine! Caffein...

slipperyskip......I know it's too late now, but here's what I would have done with that fan. Some airflow through the case is probably necessary, but not much. I would have eliminated the rear fan, and placed a quiet 60/80 mm fan under the heatsink area blowing upward. I would have routed out that ...

tehfire wrote:

slipperyskip wrote:Time is a non-issue. Fact is...I'm sad it is finished.

You could always build me one

Sure! 100 hours times $100/hour equals........

Bluefront wrote:Nice computer however.....at great cost of time.

Thanks! It is my hobby. Time is a non-issue. Fact is...I'm sad it is finished.

There are many ways to do it faster and all of them involve a considerable amount of waste. I prefer to work "green" and enjoy the ride.

Cheers

You're an artist with a real eye for detail (that light pine/beach veneer trim sets it off perfectly :)) Are the chrome 'switches' operational? (if not, have you seen these qprx touch sensor ics? http://www.qprox.com/products/qtouch.php ) Thanks Bill! I decided early in the project that front-mount...

That is awesome! Its like piece of decoration. You can easily place that for aesthic pleasing and most won't even know its a computer. You could however try see if you can fit 60 mm -> 80 mm adapter and hook Nexus 80mm. It would be much quieter than Vantec Stealth. Thanks for your feedback. The Van...

Here's my latest silent PC creation. It is a hybrid PC/digi-frame that I designed to sit on a mantle or similar "silence-required" area. It can also sit on desk and act as a basic e-mailer/web surfer. http://slipperyskip.com/hammond/062.jpg http://slipperyskip.com/hammond/061.jpg It has a fanless VI...

lmao

Honestly, it is probably one of the reasons the contest was closed to individuals. No way a company would risk insulting the great Intel.

They were genuinely surprised that I complained.

I would guess about 10-15% higher than a comparable HTPC made of plastic.

I designed it to be easily mass produced starting with the Silverstone aluminum chassis.

Parts, materials and software cost between $1,600-1,700 if you wanted to build your own.

Yeah I almost blew a gasket over that one.

Worst was when people started leaving comments that I should have done a better with the sticker. "Looks like it was slapped on" was common.

At first they put stickers on top also:

Thank you. It is a shame the Decomatic will never be built. I have tried giving the design away just so that it wouldn't slip into oblivion. I thought that if it did well in the contest..... I built it because I'm a hobbyist. It is what I do. The challenge of designing a commercial product was fun a...

I agree. The ultimate solution is a rack mount computer in an air conditioned equipment closet. Probably streaming wireless.

Not much fun in that. Almost like cheating.

I have to disagree about the functionality. The Decomatic is the only entry with a video card (nVIDIA 7600GS). The others all use onboard graphics. Not your fault. Odd that people automatically assume that the wooden computer is also the slowest. (Low-tech case=Low-tech computer???) Intel never publ...

Kinda late but Intel just released some professional photos taken of all the entries in the contest. It is the first time I have seen a few of them.

One is made out of cardboard! Yikes!

Linky

Congratulations to mCubed and BICOM!

Which way to the pub?

Cool. Have a cigar.

They announced that they are doing the contest again next year.

I'm plotting pwnage.

Congratulations to the TriGem Lluon for winning the judged competition. Someone send me a photo.

Congrats to the Asono also.

People's Choice is still on...

spookmineer wrote:For some reason, the Decomatic makes me associate it with flying for some reason.

There is a reason. I call it "The Flying O".



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Picture time. This shows how the Decomatic cracks apart. This was actually the hardest part of the design. The knob is taped up to protect it during the case's assembly.



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3rd place so far sound really promising! Even if it doesn't go to 1st, it's still a sign that people are really interested in this kind of product and that there is a market for it. Four days into the contest Intel started to display the vote count. I had a pretty good lead. Within hours I was far ...

I like it a lot. You got my vote. 1110 and counting :D Thanks! I appreciate it. I like the HFX a lot. You guys here at SPCR are very familiar with it. My point is that home theater PC's noise should be judged (measured) from ten feet away. If a computer is dead silent from ten feet away with a fan ...

Hi, First of all, Beautiful case, really great design! I was wondering where you managed to find that Gigabyte SPDIF IN/OUT adapter? Did it actually come with your MB? As it doesn't come stock with most gigabyte boards. Thanks! I got the S/PDIF bracket directly from Gigabyte-USA. They gave me the m...

This is my blog entry (with picture!) at the Intel PC Design Contest web site.

http://www.intelchallenge.com/archives/89/89/

I'm currently in third place but then again, I haven't really turned up the pimp machine yet.

Please post your thoughts here. I would like to know your ideas on all this.

Thanks guys! The knob is a modified Griffin Technology Powermate. The two buttons are machined aluminum round stock with the ends formed into hemispheres. The holes for the buttons were drilled by hand. Meaning that I twirled a brad point drill bit between my thumb and forefinger to form the holes. ...

May be just remove SilverStone LC02 create your own customized metal case?? Chinna Thanks for that. Building my own chassis would cause the costs to go through the roof. There is nothing wrong with using a fine company like SilverStone to produce the chassis. They do it for many other companies. In...