Day 1 has approached and it will be a busy one, we need to cut out slots and pretty much make the whole pc today so that on day two we can do the tubing and filling.
First thing i had to think of was what could i build that is simple to create yet eye catching. A wall mounted PC of course.
Next i wanted to layout all of my parts to figure out a nice layout and to get the size of the pc.
So now we start building. Firstly we took some spare MDF wood and cut a back piece to size, I cut a frame and glued/screwed that onto the MDF so that the sheet metal would be elevated to create a hollow middle section for great cable management.
I then cut out a slot for the radiator air to pass through which will get a fan grill placed over the top of it. Lastly i drilled the wholes for the VESA mount on the back of the MDF panel.
The second step was to grab a piece of sheet metal and cut it to the size of our back piece. Next i cut out and drilled all of the grommet holes and mounting holes.
Before i filed the holes back i wanted to lay out my components and mount them inplace to see how much material needed to be filed away.
Next it was time to figure out how to mount the power supply. I found some 90 degree brackets which did the job just fine.
I also knew that because of our 2 day deadline, PAX wouldnt have had a spare wall to mount my PC on so i had to improvise with using a spare monitor stand that i have.
Now that all of the cut outs were complete, it was time to add the grommets, glue some support blocks down and carbon fibre vinyl wrap the whole build because painting was not an option with a two day deadline.
Check out the Video Progress for more in depth progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDLNHe1Jd_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QjIkKec1Sw