The Epic Build
Up on the bench today we have a special DIY workshop tutorial in building your own LAN party case on a budget. We take an ordinary cheap flight case and mount a full PC inside so you can truck it to and from the party with ease.
First things first, a list of ingredients and tools you'll be needing.
The PC
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8200 2.66GHz
RAM: Kingston 1066MHz PC8500 4x1GB modules
Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-NX96T512 NVIDIA 9600GT 512MB GDDR3
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA-II
DVD Drive: ASUS DVD-ROM SATA
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 QFan 400W
The Bits
Fans: 2x120mm Blue LED
Fan grills: Standard plastic with dust filter
Motherboard tray: IKEA Kitchen Cutting Board
Stickies: 1m of Industrial strength Velcro
Nuts/bolts/washers: Assorted
Edging: Plastic file edge document clip
The Tools
Tightners: Assorted Philips and flat head screwdrivers
Driller/slicer: Dremel style Multi tool + heavy duty cutting discs
Grippers: Needle nose pliers
Smoothers: Assorted files
Quencher: Tea with milk; no sugar, I'm sweet enough ;)
