Got an OLD OLD 10 or 12 bay server case.. Need ideas!

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

So I got a super old terian series 3000 VIP server tower for free. In great condition. Nothing inside except old floppy cables ( remember 5.25" floppy drive connectors???)

I'd like to rename this the monster, and rename my current server tower as monster jr.

But I need some ideas !! Only thing I can think of is cut a design into the side, paint, and use the holes as a fan grille. This tower is huge, so water cooling is in the works.

Most interesting? It has a TURBO button! What can I do with THAT?!

Here are some pics

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/ozziesironman/3F98B92C-56BF-40BF-8064-DD53047A5D16-485-000000686FFEE675.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/ozziesironman/59DA3627-F677-46C3-9CF6-C7D3DD7CF02F-485-0000006868EAC2CF.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/ozziesironman/E3565116-0414-4DFA-AE1D-5A74564088B0-485-0000006860B3D9EC.jpg

So as you can see, I have lots of room to play with. Guitar shown to show monstrous size.

Any thoughts?

[nevermind1534]

I'm not quite sure, but...awesome case!

It looks like the case will require some amount of modification to fit an ATX motherboard into it.

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

Motherboard tray holes look about right... I hope I don't have to modify them. Haha

[xr4man]

i don't have any specific ideas, but as big as it is, it needs lots of external leds and some sort of future-retro paint job.

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

While on the toilet, (isn't it amazing how many good ideas u get there??) I figured I could wire in the turbo button to boost up fan speed or wire it to some strobe lights or something.

[d_stilgar]

You should wire up the turbo button to toggle a stable overclock. That would be awesome!

I'm also thinking that someone needs to bring back the look Defyant defined in his mods.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15578&page=4

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=550

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

Turbo button on an overclock... That would be DOPE!!! ....but how would I go about wiring that??

[d_stilgar]

Well, there are a few ways I think it could be done. You could either get an MSI board with an overclocking button on it already. There are quite a few on the market now with current hardware.

You could also get a programmable USB button and program that to overclock the PC, and then modify the button to be the turbo button on the case.

[nevermind1534]

Motherboard tray holes look about right... I hope I don't have to modify them. Haha

Most of the mounting points should be good, but you'll have to cut a hole in the back to mount the I/O shield.

[AmEv]

Most of the mounting points should be good, but you'll have to cut a hole in the back to mount the I/O shield.

I was gonna say that, too. It looks like it was originally designed for a huge AT motherboard.

Also, I'm pretty sure that turbo switch is a toggle switch.

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

Tore into it and sure enough the mobo lines up but need 2 more standoffs with a small thread I haven't seen before... Time for frys or dig into the old IBM 1987 server I have in my shed..

The backplate is removable, so i can cut easily or just hack in a back plate from another computer.

Maybe I should just trade for a power Mac g5 case and mod that. Hahah

[AmEv]

Personal opinion: While a G5 tower is fun to do, it's been done a lot. This is a unique server tower.

[d_stilgar]

Personal opinion: While a G5 tower is fun to do, it's been done a lot. This is a unique server tower.

Agreed. This case is much cooler.

[Ozziesironmanoffroad]

Yeah... I have a dry sense of humor.