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Design-Your-Own Computer Case Kits

Posted by timothy on from the modular-squadular dept.

lord black writes "I was walking the aisles of the local Fry's and discovered a nifty computer-case-erector-set-thingy. Made by Aero Cool, the Lubic kit is basically a bunch of aluminum rails, acrylic panels (for mounting hardware to), and misc. screws to connect it all, for constructing a unique computer case. They have a gallery of example cases. BTW, Aero Cool also makes neat CPU coolers."

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  1. Down already? by Blaine+Hilton · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Didn't take long to bring this site down. I saw some of the images and this looks like a great setup. What I don't like about cases is everything is closed up and changing things are made harder. Making art out of it, and keeping it open looks cool. Only thing is I would be worried about heat and dust buildup being in the open.

    So where can I buy a kit?

  2. Interesting concept, but... by andyring · · Score: 5, Interesting
    As is fairly common knowledge, one of the chief functions of a computer case is to restrict stray electromagnetic fields to inside the box. If it's all made out of plexiglas (or other compounds other than metal, as are many typical case mods), wouldn't this end up doing something like, say, causing all your sperm to mutate?

    Oh, wait, this is Slashdot. Like those spermies are ever going to end up anywhere but a tissue anyway.....

    1. Re:Interesting concept, but... by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Some people have managed to meaasure the EM radiation from an open computer and measured practically nothing on the scale. The thing is that the computer is also succeptible to accepting interference from other sources.

      I doubt that an open computer would irradiate anything any more than cell phones, radio waves, TV broadcasts, TVs, etc.

  3. quick observation. by mauthbaux · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I rrecently upgraded my case from the POS that I had before. While shopping for the new case, I ran across these kits. While they sound interesting, (and I'd give them props for the concept if it weren't for the legos and erector sets that had it long before them) The finished products from their gallery are rather dissapointing visually.

    I am an art major, so that might have something to do with my bias, but as far as I can tell, you'd get much better results visually with a couple sheets of plexi, your saw of choice, a dremel and some acrylic joining compound, (I use IPS Weld-on 3... got it from http://www.tapplastics.com ) In my mind, the latter setup will give you alot more flexibility in your case than a pre-made kit.

    of course, i could just have looked at the gallery and gotten dissapointed too quickly to really make a fair critique of the product. *shrug*

    --
    "Operating systems suck: you're better off using only the BIOS" --trainsaw.com
  4. Looks like extruded aluminum by cosyne · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you wanted more flexibility than you get from a kit, you could try 80/20 aluminum extrusion. They have various hardware, plastic panels, etc.