cspizz Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 I built a rig for my 3 1/2 year-old son. It's a clear, all acrylic case from Sunbeam. It looks good, but it's assembled with screws only. I need to be able to get into it regularly. I'd like to put a hinge on the back of the left side panel and some sort of lock on the front of the panel, so I can keep him out of the case but get into it easily when I need to. Any suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanatic Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 http://www.directron.com/1320380.html ? http://www.tryten.com/products/pccaselock.php ? http://www.wesecure.com/Merchant2/merchant...ategory_Code=CL ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 A computer for a 3.5 year old kid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 A computer for a 3.5 year old kid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspizz Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 (edited) A computer for a 3.5 year old kid? Sure, why not? I figured I'd get him started learning early, and he loves it. He's already more adept than most of the baby boomers I work with. Plus, it gave me an excuse to put together this kick . case! I just built my own rig (see sig) and was using my old HP as a file server. My son always sees me in my office and wants to work on the computer like I do. So I started letting him use the old HP, and he took right to it--it's also become a useful "negotiating" tool ("If you don't pick up your toys, you're not going to get any computer time."). I found some cool kid mouses and keyboards to swap for the old crap I was using. I was already planning on putting the internals in a new case, because the old mini tower was cooking everything (regularly measuring 50-60 Edited June 15, 2008 by cspizz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Dang man, thats a lucky kid...I wish my current pc was as nice looking as his rofl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStoba Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Imageshack.us Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspizz Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Front Left Side Panel Left Side Panel, Front Left Side Panel, Rear I forgot to mention, and this should make most of you laugh, the current power supply (the one I pulled from my old HP) is 200w... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Uuh...so? I run a full rig off a 380 watt psu and it still has plenty of room for more. Specs are p35-ds3l E2160 @ 2.8 2900 ICE 320 gig hard drive 1 dvd burner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspizz Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 I dunno. It runs, but I don't see 200w PSUs anywhere. Most places I've looked seem to consider 400w the best choice for a basic build, but I haven't really looked many places or know a lot about the issue. I was surprised at the low wattage when I pulled it out. The biggest issue with it is the short connections--I can't reach one of the HDDs or the optical drive. I also can't power the two fans on the left side panel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 I have used power supplies lower than 250 watts to power a brand new build. You will be surprised with the actual wattage requirements for running a pc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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