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> Someday I'd like to do a "desktop literally built into the desk top" For 7 years my desktop has been literally just a motherboard sitting on a cut-up yoga ma

> Someday I'd like to do a "desktop literally built into the desk top" For 7 years my desktop has been literally just a motherboard sitting on a cut-up yoga mat on my bookshelf. [1] The SSDs are piled next to it. My work PC is zip-tied to a milk crate. Don't let people fool you, you can be pretty creative with your definition of "case". [1] https://i.imgur.com/NkEmS4N.png https://i.imgur.com/NkEmS4N.png

gpanders 6y ago
That’s awesome. Are yoga mats dissipative? Is this like a poor man’s ESD mat (figuratively speaking, not trying to imply that you’re poor)?
- tylermenezes 6y ago
  No idea, at the very least it didn't seem to build up a static charge, and it's worked fine for me for a long time. I imagine it probably depends on the specific yoga mat. I used to just have it directly on the wood, which was fine too, but then I put it on top of an upside-down, powder-coated-metal IKEA drawer thing (so I could put the power supply underneath for more shelf space). My fiancee was worried it might get scratched and conduct at some point, so we added the yoga mat.
- goodpoint 6y ago
  > Are yoga mats dissipative? Not at all, it's plastic!
wlesieutre 6y ago
But my case (with mesh intakes) serves the important function of keeping cat hair out of the heatsinks
- tylermenezes 6y ago
  I actually have a medium-hair cat and it's been fine. But it's pretty far off the floor.
  - wlesieutre 6y ago
    Yeah now that you mention it, mine has needed this a lot less since I hung it under the desk earlier this year. It used to be on the floor.
netizen-9748 6y ago
The party hats are a nice touch
- tylermenezes 6y ago
  Thanks! I made them for a video Github put out last year, [1] and decided to keep 'em around. https://youtu.be/w5HykygC43Y?t=7 https://youtu.be/w5HykygC43Y?t=7
checkyoursudo 6y ago
My old i5-2500K based build was like that for many, many years. It sat on my desk on top of an anti-static bag (that the motherboard came in). The new graphics card I had, which was a gtx 480 maybe, wouldn't fit in the old case I had. It took me at least 5 years to get a new case, much to my wife's annoyance. It was fine. Swapping SSDs was easy. >.<

gpanders 6y ago

That’s awesome. Are yoga mats dissipative? Is this like a poor man’s ESD mat (figuratively speaking, not trying to imply that you’re poor)?

tylermenezes 6y ago
No idea, at the very least it didn't seem to build up a static charge, and it's worked fine for me for a long time. I imagine it probably depends on the specific yoga mat. I used to just have it directly on the wood, which was fine too, but then I put it on top of an upside-down, powder-coated-metal IKEA drawer thing (so I could put the power supply underneath for more shelf space). My fiancee was worried it might get scratched and conduct at some point, so we added the yoga mat.
goodpoint 6y ago
> Are yoga mats dissipative? Not at all, it's plastic!

wlesieutre 6y ago

But my case (with mesh intakes) serves the important function of keeping cat hair out of the heatsinks

tylermenezes 6y ago
I actually have a medium-hair cat and it's been fine. But it's pretty far off the floor.
- wlesieutre 6y ago
  Yeah now that you mention it, mine has needed this a lot less since I hung it under the desk earlier this year. It used to be on the floor.

netizen-9748 6y ago

The party hats are a nice touch

tylermenezes 6y ago
Thanks! I made them for a video Github put out last year, [1] and decided to keep 'em around. https://youtu.be/w5HykygC43Y?t=7 https://youtu.be/w5HykygC43Y?t=7

checkyoursudo 6y ago

My old i5-2500K based build was like that for many, many years. It sat on my desk on top of an anti-static bag (that the motherboard came in). The new graphics card I had, which was a gtx 480 maybe, wouldn't fit in the old case I had. It took me at least 5 years to get a new case, much to my wife's annoyance. It was fine. Swapping SSDs was easy. >.<