Today, on 'a spur of the moment whim', like a women who see's the latest handbag or pair of shoes, i saw a Mobo and CPU on the shelf of my local retailer, and decided, "Ive just gotta have em!". The Mobo is a full size Asus A7v333. My dilemma would be that I currently have only an ATX Mid tower case that is too small to house such a board. But even so, I went ahead and bought the components, plus some DDR333 & 300w PSU, and decided that i would pull my old machine apart and build a new one. At the time, what i bought, completely gobbled up my available budget, and i overlooked the factor of saving back enough money for a new larger case . Dumb i know, but at the time i just thought "Hey, you dont necessarily need a case around this setup to have it working". I am now sitting here with £250's worth of kit that is great!, but i now have no house to protect it, and also no cash left for a larger case . So i was getting to thinking, that surely there is some sort of improvised case that i could make out of some everyday objects? haha, i know this sounds pathetic and im probably opening myself up to a barrage of silly and sarcastic suggestions here. But, surely, one of you guys (or gals) here must have made yourself, or heard of a sensible method of improvising some sort of case? Is there a way?
My only alternative to knocking something together, would be to buy a case. I have only £20's left, and dont need a PSU with the case, so i was also wondering if any of you know of an online shop or something (UK) where i can buy a very cheap bare shell case? It doesnt matter if it looks cr@p, anything would do just until i can get more cash together. (Btw, im a student with no form of income and so this is reason why i cannot stretch much cash for this)
All suggestions will be greatly appreciated, and sarcasm taken with a tub of salt Thanks for readin folks, hope you can help...
My only alternative to knocking something together, would be to buy a case. I have only £20's left, and dont need a PSU with the case, so i was also wondering if any of you know of an online shop or something (UK) where i can buy a very cheap bare shell case? It doesnt matter if it looks cr@p, anything would do just until i can get more cash together. (Btw, im a student with no form of income and so this is reason why i cannot stretch much cash for this)
All suggestions will be greatly appreciated, and sarcasm taken with a tub of salt Thanks for readin folks, hope you can help...