Project: Beige Box

[Technochicken]

I got this old Pentium I system for free, and I am doctoring it up.

The original system:

New HDD bracket and cable management holes:
I actually have a few more cut, but do not have pics at the moment

Side Panel:

Fan Grill:

Suggestions and constructive criticism would be great! Hope you like my progress so far.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Oh, wow, this is very nice so far. I love the plant motif; considered something like it once, but never got as far as pulling it off... and I see you're constructing some real hard-drive bays in the good ol' poorly-designed Dell/Micron chassis, too.

Hm, I have a couple of those cases around. Maybe I should try my luck with one of 'em.

[chaksq]

Nice dude, this is the same chassis as my project XPS. Although it looks like it had a different front panel to start with.

[billygoat333]

lol that thing is awesome!

[Technochicken]

Here's a pic to give an idea of the cable management. It's not perfect, because the case was not designed for the motherboard in it, but it is still pretty good. Also, the HDD's in there are IDE, so I did not attach that, but the HDD's do have power cables attached to them.

[x88x]

Hmm, interesting. Are you gonna be upgrading the hardware at all or is it just a pure modding exercise? Maybe something 'green' to go with the plant theme?

[Technochicken]

Yeah, I've thought about that. It would be great to stick an ION board in there, but I will be transferring my current hardware into the case once I finish. By the time I finish I'm pretty sure I won't be using this POS 8500 gt anymore though.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Are you sticking with the rear 80mm/front 120mm, or are you adding a top fan as well?

[Technochicken]

The exhaust is a 92mm, but yes, for now I am just using those two. Plus the 120 mm on my PSU, which acts as an exhaust. I am trying to keep this case very quiet.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

The exhaust is a 92mm

Correct, I am a forgetful idiot. I hung an 80mm there after losing the original fan.

You should be okay for something that's not a huge gaming rig.