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    Default how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    I am doing a car theme for my first case mod and would like to know how and would it be possible to install a tacho or even a boost gauge into my case and actually make them work reading things like fan speed cpu temps etc.. any help is appreciated

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    Default Re: how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    Might be easier to buy the Coolermaster Musketeer:

    http://www.coolermaster.com/index.ph...-U01+Musketeer

    Which has gauges and stuff already. I think they are pretty easy to take apart (i.e. out of the drive bay shell), but I'm not sure if the gauges come apart.
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    Default Re: how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    There was a pretty cool PC Tachometer around for a bit, but its been discontinued. maybe you can find one used.
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    Default Re: how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    Or you could also rig actual guages to create something similar to the PC Tachometer? I know I've seen different systems rigged up to do things by software... Like light guages that gradually light up one at a time to display the CPU's temp... Software could detect the temp of your CPU or fan speed and display it on the guage(s) you put there. The only thing is that this would require experience in programming this kind of thing and advanced knolege of how the guages work. This would be quite advanced stuff though and I personally have no idea how it is done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crimson Sky View Post
    There was a pretty cool PC Tachometer around for a bit, but its been discontinued. maybe you can find one used.
    Very nice this is exactly what i want thanks great site good people thankyou again post pics one day

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    Default Re: how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    I would look on eBay for that if its discontinued.

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    Default Re: how to install a needle tacho/boost gauge in a pc?

    I know the guy who made Heavymetal used an analog gauge, here are a couple of links that discuss it. I didn't have time to read thouroughly so maybe there is something useful, maybe not. But it moght give you a place to start searching for the method.
    http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=115549

    http://www.badgerpackaging.com/heavymetal/
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