@@RngmonsterX Nice. if you extend the width by 120mm you will be able to fit one under the I/O shield/PCIE slots (I can fir a 240 in the space there, you can see the cut out in the last few shots). not sure where you would fit the other one. would be very interested when you get it finished. Can you send me some pics? Good luck
It's great to see a Tech channel with DIY projects that a regular joe can REALLY do by himself using tools that are easily available at most households. No CNC machines, no 3D printers, no laser cutters. I could easily replicate this in my third world country, no problems. Thanks for sharing.
Truly, this is the best DIY test bench I have ever seen. Even now three years later I can't find anything on RUclips that's even remotely as nice as this one.
Thanks a lot for your comment, but I beg to differ as I‘ve seen far too much videos, where people build their mainboard and hardware components on the Packaging carton of the manufacturer or even just on their table. Maybe it is because they don‘t know something like PC testbenches exist, maybe because they are stingy and miserly???
That’s a damn fine homemade test bench!! I was looking at some online with a view to maybe getting hold of one. The Praxis Wetbench caught my eye, but the price made those same eyes water!!! Yours looks at lot like it at a fraction of the cost (providing you have an old case and the know how!). Thanks to this video, I now have the know how, will be keeping an eye out for a cheap old case!! Can’t wait to see your next project, that mobo looks VERY nice!!!
i know its 2 years ago but looks good that rubber you put on the back i would put it on the front bit it look good then i might copy that as it is nicely done thanks
Thanks for the comment, the rubber that you saw was actually the rigid plastic border of the window in the panel at the back, but you are right, some rubber tubing around the front would be a nice touch
I will be following your very well made guide and build my own. The only negative part is leaving the rather sharp edges at the front and top. With a bit af plastic tubing cut down the length and fitted over the sharp edges would have sorted them out and in black would have looked quite nice as well. But i did enjoy the vid. Well done.
HI Jeremy, thanks for the comment. you're right, plastic tubes would cover the edges, i did look at that, but didn't like the look of it, so i sanded the edges down so they were smooth. please upload some pics when you make yours, would love to see it.
Hey NordicBrit, thanks for the comment, I'm still new to this RUclips, but please feel free to pass a link around to anyone you think might like me content.
Oi! I've an original NES-001 that someone's given me. They want the original case for an art project and the unit itself supposedly is inoperative. I've been looking for good resources to A) make a custom box, not unlike your test bench and B) clean and check the board and fix the component parts to have it working in its custom case. No small order, but something with kind of a heavy duty test appearance would be perfect.
@@KNTech RIGHT@! I actually haven't checked Ebay! Was actually planning on going to the local thrift store, someone told me they usually have a couple giant CRT monitors for sale and putting micro-ATX builds or old hardware in and replacing the tube with a little flat screen can work great. I've got my girl checking the local "buy nothing" groups on FB too! Thanks!
I've always used an empty pizza box for a test bench.Takes me zero seconds to make and zero dollars to buy. For an open air case, I'll do this same thing to a midtower but take off the top panel and the front panel and discard, take out and discard the drive bays, and leave the back panel to hold the cards and power supply, and leave the bottom to hold the whole thing up on a desk and rest freeballing drives and cable on. So the whol thing looks like an L from the side with the motherboard facing you on the desk. The main downside for of an open case design is fan noise, but you're going to have that no matter what so I've gotten use to it. It's just more pronounced to me because I have the northbridge and cpu fans pointed right at me where I'm sitting in this orientation. If you don't want to go through all that, just take any midtower and stirp off allt he facia and plastic parts and the side panel and discard them, and remove any floppy bays. You can go further and remove the 5.25 or other drive bays but I usually keep them as I mount my All in one CPU radiator in the 5.25 drive bay area blasting out the front and it fits almost perfect. Just looking at yoru design, I would say most of the 486's and old Pentium desktop box computers fromthe 80's are already there... (i.e. not veritcal midtower cases). I'm talking the real old cases that came after the PC XT and AT. Windows 3.1 era. 386's and 486 desktop comptuers with the motherboard flat ont he table. I've got oceans of those. They often get thrown away.
Looks awesome. What did you use to cut the sheet metal? Looks too neat to be done with a hacksaw. Too bad you didn't give a list of tools and supplies you used. Chhers
Hi Ken, thanks for the comment. I only used a jigsaw, and a steady hand. Tools and supplies were very straightforward. An old tower PC case, jigsaw, rotary tool (Dremel like), a couple of files to smooth the rough edges, pop rivet gun and rivets, and some primer and top coat paint.
not watched it all yet but i will, i just have to say that listening to that horrendously horrible "music" is driving me batshit crazy. I would much rather you just had silence. Very VERY few youtubers get background music right... stop doing it, it detracts from the presentation,
Or, perhaps, just MUTE the dang video. Turn captions to ON, so you can read when he speaks and, therefore, when you need to unmute the video to listen to instructions. Easier and better than complaining about what you think others should be doing "better"
That moment when you read a video title with "best" in it and it's NOT clickbait. I love it! Well done mate
Hey Darth Nihilus, Thanks for the complement, appreciate it.
@@KNTech You're welcome. I gotta do my own bench with yours as a template but with multiple 360mm radiator support.
@@RngmonsterX Nice. if you extend the width by 120mm you will be able to fit one under the I/O shield/PCIE slots (I can fir a 240 in the space there, you can see the cut out in the last few shots). not sure where you would fit the other one. would be very interested when you get it finished. Can you send me some pics? Good luck
@@RngmonsterX replied under the wrong account, but you get. the idea
2 years since you've posted this, and I still cannot find a comparable high quality DIY build. Thanks for sharing your build process!
Thanks matey, hope to be active again soon
It's great to see a Tech channel with DIY projects that a regular joe can REALLY do by himself using tools that are easily available at most households. No CNC machines, no 3D printers, no laser cutters. I could easily replicate this in my third world country, no problems. Thanks for sharing.
Truly, this is the best DIY test bench I have ever seen. Even now three years later I can't find anything on RUclips that's even remotely as nice as this one.
Thanks, appreciate it
Lots of clean, useful tips in this video, sir. Thanks
cheers matey
Nice to see someone making smart idea’s!! Great job
Thanks buddy
I LOVED it, this is one of the best test bench I have ever seen
Glad you liked it, i was going for something that looked smart and was functional
Looks good, might loosely follow this as a guide to make my own
Awesome! the best one yet
This should have so many more veiws. I guess not many people test stuff anymore. I got some great ideas from you that's friend!
Hey Roe, thanks for the comment, Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might enjoy it.
Thanks a lot for your comment, but I beg to differ as I‘ve seen far too much videos, where people build their mainboard and hardware components on the Packaging carton of the manufacturer or even just on their table. Maybe it is because they don‘t know something like PC testbenches exist, maybe because they are stingy and miserly???
Looks awesome buddy! Proper top job. I look forward to seeing the project that it is going to be used for!
nice work
Very nice! Thanks for sharing this!
That’s a damn fine homemade test bench!! I was looking at some online with a view to maybe getting hold of one. The Praxis Wetbench caught my eye, but the price made those same eyes water!!! Yours looks at lot like it at a fraction of the cost (providing you have an old case and the know how!). Thanks to this video, I now have the know how, will be keeping an eye out for a cheap old case!! Can’t wait to see your next project, that mobo looks VERY nice!!!
super job !
thanks buddy
Very nice.
thanks
I made an open air test bench out of an old aluminum Lian Li case. It makes yours look like something Fred Flintstone would own.
Nice, lets see it then?
Great idea, this makes me want to try and make one from one of my old pcs laying around 😀
Glad it has inspired you to give it a go. Send me some pictures or a video of it when you do, I would be interested to see how it turns out.
i know its 2 years ago but looks good that rubber you put on the back i would put it on the front bit it look good then i might copy that as it is nicely done thanks
Thanks for the comment, the rubber that you saw was actually the rigid plastic border of the window in the panel at the back, but you are right, some rubber tubing around the front would be a nice touch
Great job Sir. :)
I will be following your very well made guide and build my own. The only negative part is leaving the rather sharp edges at the front and top. With a bit af plastic tubing cut down the length and fitted over the sharp edges would have sorted them out and in black would have looked quite nice as well. But i did enjoy the vid. Well done.
HI Jeremy, thanks for the comment. you're right, plastic tubes would cover the edges, i did look at that, but didn't like the look of it, so i sanded the edges down so they were smooth. please upload some pics when you make yours, would love to see it.
Exellent
Thanks man
Very well done I have a full tower I'm getting ready to take apart and make me a test bench, Grate guild.
Hey there, awesome, glad you liked it. Would love to see how your build goes, send me a pic when you have got it done
Excelente vídeo.. Computers is one of my hobbies and I have also used an old pc case to make my teste bench..
Hi Jamie, thanks for the comment, you are right, mine too. congrats on the test bench, so much cheaper than buying one
awesome job
Cool man i like this video
I'm glad you like it
Nice,,
This is so awesome
Thanks mate
80 subs.. what is wrong with the world man. Love this.
Hey NordicBrit, thanks for the comment, I'm still new to this RUclips, but please feel free to pass a link around to anyone you think might like me content.
@@KNTech Sure dude. Love it. I post infrequently. But you get into your flow. Looks like you enjoy it.
Excelent job
Oi! I've an original NES-001 that someone's given me. They want the original case for an art project and the unit itself supposedly is inoperative. I've been looking for good resources to A) make a custom box, not unlike your test bench and B) clean and check the board and fix the component parts to have it working in its custom case. No small order, but something with kind of a heavy duty test appearance would be perfect.
Sounds interesting. i look for old cases on local market places, like ebay and facebook
@@KNTech RIGHT@! I actually haven't checked Ebay! Was actually planning on going to the local thrift store, someone told me they usually have a couple giant CRT monitors for sale and putting micro-ATX builds or old hardware in and replacing the tube with a little flat screen can work great.
I've got my girl checking the local "buy nothing" groups on FB too! Thanks!
@@Matrxmonky sounds like an interesting project, you must let me know how you get on
I've always used an empty pizza box for a test bench.Takes me zero seconds to make and zero dollars to buy.
For an open air case, I'll do this same thing to a midtower but take off the top panel and the front panel and discard, take out and discard the drive bays, and leave the back panel to hold the cards and power supply, and leave the bottom to hold the whole thing up on a desk and rest freeballing drives and cable on. So the whol thing looks like an L from the side with the motherboard facing you on the desk.
The main downside for of an open case design is fan noise, but you're going to have that no matter what so I've gotten use to it. It's just more pronounced to me because I have the northbridge and cpu fans pointed right at me where I'm sitting in this orientation.
If you don't want to go through all that, just take any midtower and stirp off allt he facia and plastic parts and the side panel and discard them, and remove any floppy bays. You can go further and remove the 5.25 or other drive bays but I usually keep them as I mount my All in one CPU radiator in the 5.25 drive bay area blasting out the front and it fits almost perfect.
Just looking at yoru design, I would say most of the 486's and old Pentium desktop box computers fromthe 80's are already there... (i.e. not veritcal midtower cases). I'm talking the real old cases that came after the PC XT and AT. Windows 3.1 era. 386's and 486 desktop comptuers with the motherboard flat ont he table. I've got oceans of those. They often get thrown away.
whatever works for you
Looks awesome. What did you use to cut the sheet metal? Looks too neat to be done with a hacksaw. Too bad you didn't give a list of tools and supplies you used. Chhers
Hi Ken, thanks for the comment. I only used a jigsaw, and a steady hand. Tools and supplies were very straightforward. An old tower PC case, jigsaw, rotary tool (Dremel like), a couple of files to smooth the rough edges, pop rivet gun and rivets, and some primer and top coat paint.
that was too nice to cut up next time throw it my way
Sorry matey, it was ideal for what i needed it for, was quite old and i had no use for it. At least it gets to live another life
Riveting video!
Nice! lol
Lol
KN-Tech quick question do you sell these I like to have one made
Excellent Job!! Could be a business in this. (I'm stealing your idea is what I'm saying...)
Hey Dan, thanks for the comment. Feel free to use my design, I'm sure we can come to some arrangement over the design fees per unit! lol
it's a shame that you destroyed a good case when you could've had the same end result with a lesser case.
I hear you, but i had that one lying around and didn't have a use for it as it was a bit on the large side
No valdría la pena era un buen gabinete
not watched it all yet but i will, i just have to say that listening to that horrendously horrible "music" is driving me batshit crazy. I would much rather you just had silence. Very VERY few youtubers get background music right... stop doing it, it detracts from the presentation,
thanks for the comment, I will bear it in mind for future videos
Or, perhaps, just MUTE the dang video. Turn captions to ON, so you can read when he speaks and, therefore, when you need to unmute the video to listen to instructions.
Easier and better than complaining about what you think others should be doing "better"