How would you "mod" a 4 foot tall tower?

[diluzio91]

you could put a mini (micro?) fridge inside, then use the mini fridge for some phase change cooling, keep the parts outside the fridge, and run the radiators inside and keep the res inside....

[x88x]

lol, nice! I like it.

[RogueOpportunist]

Well as far as what I could do to it my options are somewhat limited in that the insides are going to be full of systems, battery backups, KVM's, etc, etc, etc and the systems in question will be designed for low power consumption which means low heat which makes water cooling a wasted effort so most if not all modifications would likely be cosmetic.

Part of me wants to do something to make it look less "server-ish" but the other part of me wants to make it look like some supercomputer out of a cheesy 80's sci-fi movie... Or find a dummy to stuff into the back section where there is some extra space and make it a "cage for cousin bilo"... Hmmmm...

[AmEv]

Get about 50 mITX MoBos, build a parallel processing dedicated folding station.


Hook the host as a file server at the same time.

[Munty]

you should totally stealth the build into the back of the case and then sit a 4 foot person in there for when you show friends Maybe give them an old-school operators connection board to give it a very Terry Pratchett feel of living technology lmao

[blueonblack]

I'm going to vote for 50's-era Doomsday Machine, something very dieselpunk and over the top. Switches, dials, gauges, lights, sinister-looking tubing and coils, the works. You've surely got the room and an excellent base for the work there.

[xr4man]

ooh, that sounds like an awesome idea. you don't see much dieselpunk stuff, but a lot of steampunk.

[blueonblack]

you don't see much dieselpunk stuff, but a lot of steampunk.

I know. Dieselpunk is *much* cooler in my opinion, and a hell of a lot harder to pull off well.

[The_Crippler]

Funny that I never really thought about it as "Dieselpunk," but I have a 4' tower I've been thinking of going the art deco and chrome route with.


Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.

[blueonblack]

Funny that I never really thought about it as "Dieselpunk," but I have a 4' tower I've been thinking of going the art deco and chrome route with.

Art Deco plays a huge part in dieselpunk I think, but the best work I've seen in that style has always been dark. No chrome and very little color. Having said that, I suppose it could be done with shiny bits, but it would make it a lot harder. I think the lower-key and industrial aspects are one of the defining characteristics of the style.