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Building a Bartop

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    #32
    Myrddin
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    So which one are you going for Steve, the unpainted one or the white finished one? Are there extra parts needed for these like the cp, marquuee fitting, perspex, screws/nuts & bolts etc...are tare they an whole complete kit?

    Do they support 19" screens? Will they house a full sized atx board & psu? So many questions :D


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    #33
    The Last Bandit
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    White will look like poo.. You defo need to paint it or apply vinyls to it.


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    #34
    MrVestek
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    A full sized PSU will fit in them no problem, have one in mine.


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    #35
    Myrddin
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    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    White will look like poo.. You defo need to paint it or apply vinyls to it.

    Ya think? I think they look pretty nice actually, the vid they have of the assembly {the one in German} it shows one at the end all finished up with black sticks & buttons...I thought it looked pretty well
    Achilles wrote: »
    A full sized PSU will fit in them no problem, have one in mine.

    Cheers, I'll be looking to transplant the guts of my current mamecab into a bartop, & its all full sized stuff.


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    #36
    MrVestek
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    Myrddin wrote: »
    Ya think? I think they look pretty nice actually, the vid they have of the assembly {the one in German} it shows one at the end all finished up with black sticks & buttons...I thought it looked pretty well



    Cheers, I'll be looking to transplant the guts of my current mamecab into a bartop, & its all full sized stuff.

    You might need to source a small enough motherboard though. Small form factor board with one PCI-E slot should do the trick, especially if you want to upgrade the graphics.


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    #37
    Steve X2
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    Here's a diagram of the base bartop kit. I was thinking of going for the white board at first but it looks too much like the wood in cheap bedroom furniture i think.
    You just get the wood primed and cut from arcadeforge unless you go for extras. I'm not going with a full size atx system board myself and hoping to avoid using a standard psu as well. Although if i go with an Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe and an intel i7 I think a pico psu isnt going to cut it.

    4u2p.jpg

    Google Drive link to the docs from arcadeforge:
    https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B69DctF0Bt9BaVVtZUJOZEZQNFE&usp


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    #38
    MrVestek
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    Looks like my build alright.


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    #39
    Steve X2
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    Anyone know the strength difference between mdf and coated chipboard?
    After a second look at the white coated option it's given me some ideas, but it's coated chipboard and I don't know if thats a lot weaker than mdf.


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    #40
    Myrddin
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    I'll bow out of your order at this stage Steve, gonna look at another option but thanks anyway :)


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    #41
    MrVestek
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    They'd both be roughly around the same I'd say, I currently have a 42" TV currently mounted to a large sheet of chipboard as part of a TV unit.

    Personally I'd prefer working with MDF but that might just be me.


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    #42
    Steve X2
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    Myrddin wrote: »
    I'll bow out of your order at this stage Steve, gonna look at another option but thanks anyway :)

    No probs dude. Will see how my one goes.
    I've decided to risk it all and go for the white one :eek:
    I can always get vinyl skins for it if it turns out looking really bad.


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    #43
    Star Lord
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    For someone like me that'd make a balls of even cutting the wood for these myself, one of those might be a good option. Sadly, funds are a little more limited at the minute. I haven't even got my ipac/joysticks/buttons for the standalone cp yet! :(


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