| This is the system I built this
week for my beautiful wife. Yes it really is a stuffed animal case. I
found the Nemo stuffed fish at Toy R Us and thought it was workable
with the ultra small components I ordered for her. Specifications: Case:
Stuffed Nemo fish from Toy R Us, gutted like a brook
trout, stuffing removed and reserved. I simply split the fish's belly
open at it's stomach seam to preserve some of the fabric strength as I
knew I would be testing it's limits.
Support Frame: Inside the fish is a hand made aluminum fish shaped frame, lined with 26 guage sheet metal for smoothness. The sheet metal "skin" is riveted to the aluminun frame. I'll post bare frame pictures the next time I take it apart for upgrades/repairs/maintenance. DVD RW/CDRW: The DVD/CD is actually the "stand" for the computer system. That's right, it's a load bearing DVD :-) In pic 1321 the dvd opens right under the lower fin. The fabric is velcroed shut to cover the device most of the time. To use it you just open the velcro and fold the top flap under the frame to have 100% free access to the drive. Processor: AMD 64 bit 3200+ with "Cool and Quiet" technology. Motherboard: ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2 micro ATX form factor to keep the rig small. RAM: Corsair TWINX1024 DDR2 PC3200 512MB x 2 = 1 GB total memory utilizing Dual Channel Memory Video Card: GeForce MX 4000 PCI Power Supply: JustPC FP350UM 350 watt Micro ATX Hard Drive: Western Digital SATA 80GB. I did utilize the SATA functionality of this drive. Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 Monitor: Acer AL1716 - 17 inch LCD monitor Total
Fabrication Time: 10 hours
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| PICT1317.jpg The whole shebang as she uses it. |
PICT1318.jpg The small mouth wire is the on/off switch. I don't know where I want to mount it yet. |
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| PICT1321.jpg | PICT1322.jpg The left eye contains the hard drive access LED and the right eye has the power on LED. Too much flash to see them though. |
PICT1323.jpg The gills? Well close enough. I thought about mounting a bracket here but that would make removing the shell much moe difficult in the future. |
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| PICT1326.jpg Bottom view of some of the frame work. I'm still concerned about airflow and cpu temp. After I monitor it for a few days I may have to mount a case fan if it over heats. So far so good though. |
PICT1327.jpg | PICT1328.jpg Some of the frame's sheet metal "skin". It looks rough but it's filed pretty smooth. In fact I have 0 nicks on my hands and fingers from this project. I knew all that time working with sheet metal during the summer would pay off. |
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