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gcse tech by saralk on 05-30-2004 at 01:31 PM
Hi, in tech for my GCSE courswork im gona make a pc case, except its gona be a windows media center style pc, i.e. designed for under ur TV, does anyone have any ideas about wot features they would like to see from the case?
please dont say things about computer spec as im designing the case only.
RE: gcse tech by lizard.boy on 05-30-2004 at 07:40 PM
stealthed drives 
make the button to eject the drive illumate with cd activity.
an ir remote connection..
a second montor that is a touch screen(or just media buttons 
)
illuminated power switch and the reset switch to be illumenated with drive activity
send me a check so i can do something cool 
RE: gcse tech by saralk on 05-31-2004 at 02:16 PM
ok, this is all helpfull, any more ideas?
I was planning on using light almost as a material, so u can expect a lot of light on the unit
RE: gcse tech by reisyboy on 06-01-2004 at 06:45 PM
When one person last year made theirs they did somethin similar. However, they got the school to also submit them for GCSE elctronics as well as resistant materials and made the case then also an alarm for it and got two GCSES lol 
RE: gcse tech by .blade// on 06-01-2004 at 06:49 PM
give it some flashy neon lights with LED fans and so on.
Don't forget to give it at least 3 LED fans
RE: gcse tech by MC Inferno on 06-01-2004 at 07:44 PM
Use Pro Desktop to design it 
That'll get you some marks 
RE: gcse tech by saralk on 06-01-2004 at 07:51 PM
yeah thats wot i am doing, ive spent ages learning pro dekstop and im not gona put that to waste, but i wana know wot things you would want on the case.
3 fans would be too loud!
RE: gcse tech by Anubis on 06-01-2004 at 07:51 PM
Try a few good old light sensitive multicoloured LED circuits on the case...if you're doing electronics as well, how cool's a PC that lights up in the dark...
RE: gcse tech by .blade// on 06-01-2004 at 07:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by saralk
yeah thats wot i am doing, ive spent ages learning pro dekstop and im not gona put that to waste, but i wana know wot things you would want on the case.
3 fans would be too loud!
Where the fuck have you been buying your fans? You can get completely silent LED fans for like $9 each
RE: gcse tech by saralk on 06-01-2004 at 07:58 PM
i know which fans u r talking about, and they are really quiet, but when some people watch a film, they get really anoyed by the slightest noise
RE: gcse tech by .blade// on 06-01-2004 at 08:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by saralk
i know which fans u r talking about, and they are really quiet, but when some people watch a film, they get really anoyed by the slightest noise
No I mean COMPLETLY silent, NO NOISE WHATSOEVER!
My firend has a medai center PC and what bothers me is his video card bcz it's an ATI with a noisy fan on it
RE: gcse tech by Anubis on 06-01-2004 at 08:19 PM
quote:I can't say I've ever come across a fan I would say was completely silent
Originally posted by gigablade77
No I mean COMPLETLY silent, NO NOISE WHATSOEVER!
quote:Yup, I do...mainly in scenes where people talk to the side or a conversation that is quiet...Lord of the Rings has several of those...
Originally posted by saralk
when some people watch a film, they get really annoyed by the slightest noise