This is the "Sputnik 0667". A kind of desk bureau housing a, well hidden, top modern computer hook up. The shell is made of walnut combined with MDF and has a sort of 50's sci-fi look to it I guess, although I´ve mixed with influences from the entire 20th century. Its a retro mess with a sort of Cold War look to it. The color concept is a combination of walnut, brass and matte black. This is my private computer, and I use it at home everday. The measurements are 90x55x60cm, so it´s quite a mouthfull. But it´s the size that matters, right?? It works a nice airflow using a big cpu cooler and two 12mm quiet Scythe fans for in and out - side to side flow.
The computer specs are:
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX
Intel Core i3 550 3.2GHz
Corsair 8GB
500GB Western Digital
Corsair CX 430W
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460
Samsung SH-S223C
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
2x Scythe 120mm Gentle Typhoon
monitor: AOC e2043Fs
sound: TASCAM us-122l and old speakers
Hope you´ll like it!
The computer specs are:
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX
Intel Core i3 550 3.2GHz
Corsair 8GB
500GB Western Digital
Corsair CX 430W
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460
Samsung SH-S223C
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
2x Scythe 120mm Gentle Typhoon
monitor: AOC e2043Fs
sound: TASCAM us-122l and old speakers
Hope you´ll like it!
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Here are the inluences I used for the first sketches. The basic idea was to have a kind of an office hidden inside a furniture.
I added the trapezoid lines and angles from the old Commodore PET and decided to work with walnut as material. The vision took shape in Rhinoceros where I could suit the artifact to the measurements from the newly arrived components. I chose to work with a mini-ITX due to the narrow depth of a regular desktop. A lot of hardware was going in there, and I started to understand the importance of good ventilation. It was a wooden box and I had to push the heat away somehow. Getting the CPU cooler in place was like surgery to me, so a water cooling system was out of the question. Instead I chose to work with a simple in-and-out system with two 120mm fans on the sides, and just hoped for the best I guess. When the 3-D modeling in Rhino was finished, I started with the basic woodworking.
I added the trapezoid lines and angles from the old Commodore PET and decided to work with walnut as material. The vision took shape in Rhinoceros where I could suit the artifact to the measurements from the newly arrived components. I chose to work with a mini-ITX due to the narrow depth of a regular desktop. A lot of hardware was going in there, and I started to understand the importance of good ventilation. It was a wooden box and I had to push the heat away somehow. Getting the CPU cooler in place was like surgery to me, so a water cooling system was out of the question. Instead I chose to work with a simple in-and-out system with two 120mm fans on the sides, and just hoped for the best I guess. When the 3-D modeling in Rhino was finished, I started with the basic woodworking.
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It would take some very fine carpentry to out-do this project.
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/c64/
I was also waiting to see the final pic of the guts. I'm far from a computer-builder, but I was mostly following what you were up to in there.
It would be awesome if you could add in some extra details/labels to give us our best shot at making something this beautiful. A couple questions:
1) What's up with the telephone cord on the side? Doesn't look like a carrying handle; I thought maybe it was wireless earbuds or something? Is that even possible?
2) I'd like to see a bit more on your mouse drawer. I could do some research into what you wrote, too.
3) How does it pack up for transport? How heavy is the whole unit?
I could go on, but you've really got me thinking here. Thanks for sharing this awesome build. Rock on!
To answer your questions:
1. The small coiled cable on the side is for switching between internal / external speaker system.
2. I dont have any more pictures of the sliding door right now, but I´ll ook into it.
3. I don´t know the total weight, but it´s quiet heavy. For longer transports I think I´d have to build a special box for it, due to the trapezoid angels.
EVERYTHING!!!!
What a great retro design you have come up with! Good looks and brains too!
Once again, nice job.
That advertisement at the end just puts this project over the top. I mean, it was already over the top but the ad puts it... further over the top. Amazing!
How does it go with:
Ergonomics, comfort?
Ease of use?
Portability?
Looks awesome :D