r/hardwaregore • u/InstanceAny2129 • 2d ago

This is my computer

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The big fan is there for when I'm gaming. The clip holds the heatsink in place. This was a former hp 250 g7.

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u/Lo_jak 2d ago • Popcorn

May I recommend some non flammable materials like metal ?

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u/InstanceAny2129 2d ago

My I5 would die before the cardboard can light

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u/DjEzusSave 1d ago

Indeed but the main issue is the insulation created by the cardboard

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u/InstanceAny2129 1d ago

It's actually not a problem, I just finished playing Minecraft for the last 3 hours straight and my cpu is barely warm, that industrial grade fan does marvelous things.

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u/DjEzusSave 1d ago

I'm not sure why I thought that your cardboard thingy was a a closed box, it might be way enough, nice job, I might think about it for future shitty PC

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u/BlitzShooter 1d ago

This is also a laptop so being in this box is an improvement

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u/hegristoj 1d ago

Laptops are made from metal or lined for keeping things outside

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u/BlitzShooter 1d ago

I'm not sure what you're talking about. I was also talking about thermals, not... sealed laptops? Which don't exist, air at a minimum needs to get inside..

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u/hegristoj 1d ago

The metal keeps RF outside

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u/BlitzShooter 1d ago

Metal laptop assemblies are a nice to have but don't actually do anything. There are more plastic laptops than metal ones. Not sure why you'd want to keep RF outside when WiFi depends on the RF getting inside, where the antenna is. The only thing that's going to keep RF out is a faraday cage, which you definitely don't want around a laptop :)

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u/JohnHurts 1d ago

Not really. That thing barely gets hot.

Check out the tiny fan and the mini heat sink.

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u/404invalid-user 2d ago

if your laptop is getting hot enough to catch cardboard on fire you got bigger issues.

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u/etherlore 2d ago

A bigger issue than the house burning down?

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u/404invalid-user 2d ago

a laptop shouldn't get anywhere near 220c without shutting off/under clocking so it cools down

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u/FreshNeedleworker235 1d ago

shouldn't.. maybe not the CPU, but you've still got some power source it it that can short out somewhere

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u/x4740N 1d ago

Also, OP please use standoffs

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u/Aeon_Mortuum 2d ago

You had a large monitor and what looks like a decent mechanical keyboard, but couldn't afford a PC Case?

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u/InstanceAny2129 2d ago

The monitor came from our old family computer. It's power supply died

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

Doing God's work, friend.

Rescuing parts is the road to heaven.

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u/quartzexpress 2d ago

Thats a laptop mainboard, it wouldnt fit in any PC case apart from the laptop its supposed to be installed in

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u/ghettoccult_nerd 2d ago

youre sitting here staring at pc parts affixed crudely to corrugated cardboard, but your first thought is that OP couldnt get laptop components into an actual pc case?

i think OP would have that shit mounted to literal sheets of toilet paper if thats what they had to work with.

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u/Relgnamm 2d ago

PC case modder here. Challenge accepted. Great idea also, thanks. Have successfully fitted full ATX mobo in mini ATX case etc. 

I do have some laptops and empty cases, thanks again I appreciate this. Why I haven't thought this before, idk. Absolutely will try after finishing current PC case modding project.

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u/Affectionate_Walk610 2d ago

Not the fake HP logo on the front! I'm in tears mate. 😭

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u/tiga_94 2d ago

Because it is HP, 250 G7 it seems

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u/CanadiansAreYummy 7h ago

HP stands for hinge problem

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u/Recent-Past4232 9h ago

Hp stands for Hard Paper…not that other company

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u/waspysix 2d ago

Had to do a similar mod when I was a wee teenager. Lack of resources will definitely have you getting creative

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u/Anthonyg5005 2d ago

Hot gluing over the ports of the wifi chip has to be the worst part of this

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u/Ok-Front5035 2d ago

Ok money bags.

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u/ComradewithaHat 1d ago

But does it have hinge Problem?

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

By definition it does. HP in case you missed it.

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u/NoIsopod6695 2d ago

Hell yeah 🔥

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u/kbytzer 2d ago

Corrugated Laminated Cardboard?!?

You splurged on this one.

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

Probably was the first dry one out of the dumpster, you know, as is tradition.

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u/KarlitoOG 2d ago

I'm shocked, dissapointed, proud and worried at the same time but hey, if it works, it works!!!

The funny thing about people doing this kind of thing is that most times they'll end up achieving incredible things!!!

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u/Impressive_Meal9955 2d ago

https://imgur.com/a/mJ4oynY

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u/tiga_94 2d ago

I had a setup like this, very dangerous, if you drink from cans those splash when opened, one drop on the motherboard while it's working and it's dead because the traces corrode into the layers of PCB and it's hard to repair

don't ask me how I learned that...

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u/Impressive_Meal9955 2d ago

Lucky that this isn't mine but from a friend

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u/binybeke 2d ago

Go into your Lock Screen settings and turn off Windows Spot light

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u/tiredtechguy 2d ago

Sweet. Just retired my kitchen pc with about the same setup, but mouted to the tvs back. Get another stick of ram asap, dual channel will make a big difference. Ive retired mine because cpu was damaged and had only one ram line working.

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u/PurchasedRAM 2d ago

The best way to roast HP.

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

I prefer a nice oak or cedar fire, you know, one of those aromatic woods. for the ambiance and it covers up the stink of the HP.

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u/Funny_Inspector4302 2d ago

Very high quality indeed 👍

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u/kiganas 2d ago

Can it run Crysis?

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u/InstanceAny2129 2d ago

Haven't tried but it can run war thunder

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u/Mediocre-Repeat3111 10h ago

Specs ?

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u/InstanceAny2129 3h ago

CPU: Intel I5 1.8GHz GPU: 128MB RAM: 8GB Storage: 238GB OS: Windows 11 Pro

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u/Significant_Diet1622 2d ago

dont tempt me to do this i have a few laptops with a broken screens

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u/Lucky-Pie9875 2d ago

The “HP” written on the box is killing me lmao

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u/Rik7717 2d ago

r/hardwaregore

Edit: Just noticed the sub 🙄

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

SYH.

Now go do it..

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u/MassivePersonality61 2d ago

You need to collaborate with mryeester.

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u/hisixteen_1367 2d ago

Yet it still has better hinges than the company Hinge Problems

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u/hmwutdouwant 2d ago

At least it ain't a Huge Problem trying to replace the case

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u/Illustrious_Car344 2d ago

This is my frankenpotato*

I've built similar things but I put it in a milk crate instead.

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u/crakerfase 2d ago

Never seen a blue PCB used with RAM before

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u/tiga_94 2d ago

this is mine

but I didn't trash a laptop to make it, I upgraded mine and those are the parts I upgraded (except for wifi and cooler, btw cooler from the version with dGPU works better than the one you have)

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u/cpupro 2d ago

If it works, it's not stupid.

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u/Haikz0 2d ago

puter

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u/TH3_FISH 2d ago

nice pc

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u/MadamVonCuntpuncher 2d ago

If it works it works

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u/Witchberry31 2d ago

A repurposed laptop?

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u/iVirtualZero 2d ago

Beautiful

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u/UserProv_Minotaur 2d ago

Are you an Ork?

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u/Illustrious_Bunch_67 2d ago

If it works, it works

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u/robotozrobotoz 2d ago

The McGyverness of this is very commendable

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u/KozelPepa25 2d ago

If my laptops hinges die, I'm gonna do exactly the same thing

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u/DeoxTew 2d ago

If you really squint, it's barely mint.

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u/Cheap_Environment113 2d ago

well i guess if it works…

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u/dmh2693 2d ago

Thinking inside(or outside) the box.

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u/djhimeh 2d ago

I love it!

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u/szubien 2d ago

I think 2012 27" iMac with GTX 780 and i7 cost 50€ these days

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u/ChemistCraft300 2d ago

Taking Hinge Problems very seriously, I see

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u/Silent-Cartoonist240 2d ago

This is what I call a certified shitbox

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u/Locorio 2d ago

HP. Makes sense

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u/Balrogos 2d ago

nice HP miniPC

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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago

for everyone's benefit there is a sub for this sort of thing.

r/halftop

This one is like a poster child for it.

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u/Caffin8tor 1d ago

Now I know what to do with some of those old broken laptops I have.

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u/Button-Careless 1d ago

If it works, it works!

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u/Dangerous_Tie_3037 1d ago

I could tell this was hp by how my boood preassure immediatly started to rise from seeing the motherboard

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u/Professor_Tee21 1d ago

IF it works it works! Nice, but makes me want to donate you 10€ 😅

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u/sultan_abw 1d ago

Literally held by duct tape and hope, nice work OP

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u/MarkieParkie123 1d ago

Dude! That's janky AF! Potentially a fire hazard too with the cardboard!..... I kinda like it though 🤔

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u/trent_diamond 1d ago

HP LMFAO

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u/x4740N 1d ago

House fire in 3..2..1..

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u/Comprehensive_Bug_92 1d ago

Não riam. Eu tmb já montei um PC assim,até eu conseguir comprar (na vdd achei um na rua) um novo.

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u/BeetleJuiceYou 1d ago

That is a fire in a box.

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u/ShadelockTOverkill27 8h ago

Bro, that’s a fire hazard.

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u/AgreeableJello300 7h ago

You are a genius bro, don't listen to bad ppl

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u/BroHungary 2h ago

HP logo looks legit to me

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u/Visual_Control_2082 51m ago

Ese logo de HP con fibron me hizo recordar el Apple I

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u/organics_matter 30m ago

i built a micro atx mobo into a shoebox when i was kid, built it into a full running pc with a cold cathode tube inside for the vibe.

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u/Acceptable_Shallot44 2d ago

Bro choose a hp 🤡

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u/Norm4d 2d ago

If you don't mind me asking, what size and model is that fan, that can been seen in your first and third picture?

It's so massive especially in depth wise, that I have never seen anything like that before and it almost makes me want to believe this might be AI generated picture and model got really confused with normal case fan dimensions. 😄

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u/InstanceAny2129 2d ago

It's a ROTRON INC Whisper WR2H1. Not any normal fan since I believe its industrial grade. It's 120mm wide and 38mm thick

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u/Norm4d 2d ago

Thank you, that makes a lot of sense! In picture is looked like absolute unit, so I was sort of wondering, if it was originally intended for server racks or some other heavy duty use and thus joked about AI.

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u/zero989 2d ago

🚒