Harlam's Folding/Gaming Room! (56k warning - pics)

[harlam357]

Harlam's Folding/Gaming Room Project

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09




First, the short side and center of the custom rig bench - naked. ;) Complete w/formica top & front trim stained in cherry.


ORIGINAL PHOTO
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Then... down the long end of the bench to the closet.


ORIGINAL PHOTO
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Oh yeah... RIGS!!!! Short end of bench and central workstation, my station.

Notice the lack of wires on the floor. We'll cover that in a minute.


11/05/09
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Long end of the bench with the last two stations... and the white fur ball named Max. ;)

Where are all the wires?


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Then into the closet where I stash all the goods. ;)


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And over to the test bench... still rockin' the AMD 939 Dual Core Opteron on the DFI LanParty Ultra-D! :D


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Other/Old Pics


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[harlam357]

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09


Every Folding room needs a good exhaust fan! :D


ORIGINAL PHOTO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/DSCN3263.jpg



Network box with my Thermometer, Cable Modem, and D-Link Gigabit Router & Switch... I mostly do 1000Mbps around here. :)


11/05/09
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Relationship to bench. Look at that chunk of cat5! ...with some cat6 now mixed in there too. ;)


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Directly below... the custom cut cat5 moves around the bench on a series of hangers.


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...and continues down to the far end of the bench.


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KVM & 8-port 10/100 switch mounted under the far end of the bench.


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Other/Old Pics


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[harlam357]

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09

Rig Details (moving from Left to Right)



Test, Gaming, and Virtual Server Box. This machine runs Windows Server 2003 R2 in VMWare for CruiseControl.NET (continuous integration server for HFM.NET).

CPU: Q6600 G0 (400x8) 3.2GHz
HSF: Thermalright Ultra-120
MOBO: Gigabyte EP35-DS4 v2.1
RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
GPU: 2xEVGA GTX260-216
HDD: WD 160GB (WD1600YS)
CASE: Antec Three Hundred (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
PSU: Corsair 750TX
POWER: APC BR-800
OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
DISPLAY: KDS X-FLAT 20" CRT
AVG. PPD: 2xGPU2 + VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): 20k~22k


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Main Workstation - Browsing, Development, Music, Video Encoding, Posting on OCF. :)

CPU: Q9550 C1 (450x8) 3.6GHz
HSF: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P v1.0
RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
GPU: EVGA GTX275
HDD: 74GB Raptor (WD740GD) & WD 320GB (WD3200AAKS)
CASE: Antec P180 (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
PSU: Corsair 650TX
POWER: APC BR-1500
OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
DISPLAY: Samsung 24" LCD
AVG. PPD: GPU2 + 2xVMWare/Linux/SMP (2 Core): ~14k


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Media Server - Video/Music Streaming & Storage, Data Backup, Secondary Development Machine.

CPU: Q6600 G0 (425x8) 3.4GHz
HSF: Thermalright Ultima-90
MOBO: Gigabyte EP35-DS3P v2.1
RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
GPU: Sapphire HD3650
HDD: WD 160GB (WD1600YS - OS) & 4xWD 640GB (WD6400AAKS - RAID5)
CASE: Antec SOHO 1080AMG (w/Panaflo and Delta Fans)
PSU: PCP&C TurboCool 510-SLI
POWER: APC BR-1500
OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
DISPLAY: Dell 20" LCD
AVG. PPD: VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): ~5.9k


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Other/Old Pics


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[harlam357]

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09

Rig Details (continued)



Test, Gaming, and Windows 7 Box.

CPU: Q6600 G0 (333x9) 3.0GHz
HSF: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
MOBO: EVGA 750i SLI FTW
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2GB PC2-8500
GPU: 2xEVGA GTX285
HDD: WD 320GB (WD3200AAKS)
CASE: Antec Nine Hundred (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
PSU: Corsair 850TX
POWER: APC BR-1300LCD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
DISPLAY: Gateway 20" CRT
AVG. PPD: 2xGPU2 + VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): 20k~22k


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I also play the skins a little... ;)


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Lastly, and also totally non-computer related, here's a shot of my father's car. Most of the older crowd will know what it is. :D


11/11/06
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Other/Old Pics


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[Oric]

Very nice room there H.

Wana come to NV and do mine?(Had to ask) :cool:

[WarriorII]

Wow !

that turned out very nice.

I wanted to do the same, (2 walls)
but the "CEO" decided on "other" desks. :(

That is sweet !

:attn:


EDIT: I give... so what's up with the paint scheme?

[Oric]

GO STEELERS!

The temptation was too much H, sorry. :D

[harlam357]

Tks 'O! :beer: ...only if I don't have to go to Vegas. I lost too much money last time and need it for rigs! :D

edit: @ Warrior... Orange & Blue...

the AUBURN TIGERS! WAAAARRRR EAGLE... HEY!

[Oric]

I wouldn't wish Vegas on my worst enemy.

I'm up north where it's cold.

The thermometer said screw this and came inside about 2 hours ago cause it was too cold. :p

I was thinking Denver Donkeys. :cool:

[harlam357]

No Denver... AU all the way! :beer: It's all about college football here in the South- where it's warm. :D I could really care less about the pros. Especially since Indy lost. :cry:

[dwschoon]

No Denver... AU all the way! :beer: It's all about college football here in the South- where it's warm. :D I could really care less about the pros. Especially since Indy lost. :cry:

haha, it is the same here in oklahoma. some follow the dallas cowboys, but for the most part it is all about the oklahoma sooners! Nice room! I dont think the "boss" would approve of one for me. She still doesnt understand why I need more than one computer in the house anyway. lol. :bang head

[Joe Camel]

WOW harlam357, thats an incredibly SWEET looking room !!!!
(give or take the colors :p j/k!)


BIG :thup:

and i mean BIG!!

go.... Browns :rolleyes:

[WarriorII]

I still ROOT for the Browns. :)

better than the AZ Cardinals :rolleyes:

[harlam357]

BIG THANKS Joe! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/woot.gif

The room will continue to evolve as time progresses... but this is the first step. I hope to have things tidy'd up by the weekend. I neglected to take a pic of the naked wall on the other side of the room opposite the bench/window. The crystal ball says, "I see a 37" LCD HDTV in your future..." :D Ohhh, I ain't done yet! ;)

I'm an Ohio native, so I'll get my $.02 in... Go State!

[ThePCGuy]

Ahh, so is this what I've been battling all this time? Hmm. I should post pictures of my rack ::chuckle::, but unfortunately most machines on it are not on 24/7 because their ppd would be too low to justify the electricity. Eitherway, nice work on the room. Is this a bedroom also? More pictures please. Well take care!

- Jim

Keep on your toes...

[ihrsetrdr]

sweet & clean! nice job!!! ;)


:thup: :thup: :thup:

[the garynator]

that's hawt! good job man :thup:

[harlam357]

@ Jim - Yep! That's it! ...doesn't seem like much does it? :rolleyes: It used to be a bedroom... although it's now missing the bed. :D I've had these rigs piled up in MY bedroom, different room, for quite some time now and after I built my 170 it just got too crowded. I had no room to DO anything really. So this is really a process of getting my rigs setup in a folding/gaming environment and recapturing my living space at the same time. Will take further pics after I get it cleaned up a bit... maybe show off the guts of my rigs a little bit. :D And believe me, my toes are steppin' as quickly as they can. :D Thanks for the kind words Jim! I'm enjoying our little race!

@ ihrsetrdr/garynator - Thank you both! I'm so excited it's hard to sit @ work... my mind tells me I should be @ home cutting cat5. :beer:

[AlabamaCajun]

WTG Bud, It's looks awesome and tell Pops the tables look great. Don't point out the cables, cable mass happens :D Just last week I untangled a pile of cat5 cables that had collected into a boil.
Roll Tide! :D j/k

[pscout]

Excellent! :thup: I am envious! :drool:

If it were mine, i would have to make sure I got the pics early before i filled it with so much stuff you wouldn't be able to see the nice work! :o

[Shelnutt2]

edit: @ Warrior... Orange & Blue...

the AUBURN TIGERS! WAAAARRRR EAGLE... HEY!

Ok, I thought that was for Florida Gator colors :rolleyes: .

[TIS]

i want one - too bad ill have to add on to the house to get it (or move into the shed...) :rolleyes:

[Misfit138]

:drool: :drool: Insane, Harr, Insane. Very nice work!

[TollhouseFrank]

. ...I learned that one from THF!


what was it you learned from me? I didnt' see something in the pics to indicate it.... (unless i'm making a mistake here?)

[nahmus]

Nice ROOM!!!!!! now if i only had the motivation to do my basement :D

[godofgorks]

New meaning for "Game Room"

Looks freaking sweet. It's an instant lan, and it's not even BYOC.... :D

[ghettocomp]

I like the whole thing.. It just screams "Lan party at harlams!!" :D

[Oric]

That sounds good to me Getto.
What do ya think 7:00 Friday night?
Better dust the grill off there H. :cool:

[harlam357]

Thanks AC, pete, Shelnutt, TIS, 'fit, THF, nahmus, gog, ghetto, & 'O! :D

@ AC- all wiring, when finished, will be up off the floor as much as possible. I want to keep as clean a look as possible.

@ 'fit- do you remember me hinting at this project a few months ago? :D A little 2k4 is in order this weekend!

@ THF- I learned the suspensful....
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@ gog, ghetto, 'O- grill is ready! ...and I'm a pretty damn good grill master if I do say so myself. :D

[Oric]

Right on!!

Hey I'm gonna need a ride from the airport dude. :p

[harlam357]

Yeah, better make that flight into Atlanta... it's only 2 1/2 hours away. ;)

[infinitevalence]

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Not as good but were getting there, the rack is being ordered tomarrow and once we get all the systems up off the floor, and my roommates into rackmount cases its going to be nuts :)

Then we are building a wall desk/counter like what you did :)

[portorock]

Good to see some familiar colors running true to the heart. War Eagle. At first I thought of Auburn and the Gators, but I kept leaning more toward my Alum. Great job btw.

[LandShark]

NICE room (folding/gaming/whatever)!!!! :thup: :thup:

nothing beat a custom made wall long bench table!!! tell your dad he really did a GREAT job!!! :beer:

[harlam357]

@ infinitevalence- NICE! You've got some major horses! FOLD ON Brother! :beer: You're gonna love the bench! Sooooo much room to spread out and work *OR* play! :D

@ portorock- Right on! WAR EAGLE! :beer: ALUM of '02 here, B.S. in Computer Science- what else? :rolleyes: Good to see another AU faithful on OCF... still live right down the road from AU.

@ Gary- Damn skippy! Thanks Gary! I couldn't ask for a better carpenter either. I had pops read your post and some others praising his excellent work... he's really getting a kick out of what you guys are saying! I tell him I love it over and over... and will continue to do so, but he thinks it's cool that there's this group of people on the Internet who think it's cool too. :D

More pics after the weekend everybody!

[harlam357]

I'm Back!!! I know everyone missed me... :rolleyes:

OK, so it's Wednesday... :shrug: spent the weekend cutting custom cat5, rewiring the network.. then the past few evenings I've been adding cable hangers and tidying up (at least under the bench- the rest of the room is a wreck). I think I've gone through at least 100 zip ties. :D

As shown in the update, new APC BR1500 arrived today! Woot! (ouch!) :bang head (that's my wallet getting beat up :eh?: )

Looking for a new LCD monitor... maybe you guys can help me out. The Dell 2005FPW is catching my eye at the moment.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=20053YR&cs=19&c=us&l=en

New Pics in Posts #2 & #3

[electrorcamd]

Awesome room Harlam. Nice job with it, both you and your dad. :thup:

[LandShark]

nice wiring job!!! wanna come do mine?? :D

[AlabamaCajun]

Fantasic Job, now what was wrong with the ceiling fan, have something against crew cuts. You could have ghettoed it with some strobe LEDs, lasers and other bling :D

[LandShark]

Fantasic Job, now what was wrong with the ceiling fan, have something against crew cuts. You could have ghettoed it with some strobe LEDs, lasers and other bling :D
or a mirror disco ball!! :D

[the garynator]

nice wiring job!!! wanna come do mine?? :D

My thoughts exactly lol... the rooms commin' along great man, keep up the good work.

And remember:

Fold On! :attn:

[Darien]

Whoa! serious for real Harlam...

you did it UP!

I thought the color scheme was after OCforums... blue and orange... that the default color my browser set it too...

anyway... that's 1st class, just like your Rigs... tight and clean... hell you should see my place... your game room is bigger than my living room and I'm kramed into one little corner... That nice big formica counter top is AWESOME for all the crazy mods we do... I'm jealous...

[Oric]

Lookin good there H. :thup:

I've seen Implementation Engineers not do as clean a job. :cool:

One suggestion though mod the exhaust fan!!! :p

[harlam357]

Thanks electrorcamd, Gary, AC, garynator, Darien, & Oric! :thup: :cool:

#1- no mirror disco ball, strobe, or laser lights. :p :D

#2- plugged in the new BR1500 today... now everything in the room is on battery. :D

#3- I got my buddy Darien into a Folding thread... :p

#4- Oric... much appreciate the kind words! :thup:

#5- not modding the exhaust fan... yet. :rolleyes:

[AlabamaCajun]

Next you need to get Big D to mod the AC by giving your room some extra tonnage!

[harlam357]

You know... an entire inside & outside A/C units have been on the chopping block for some time now. They're hanging on... and I only give them a few more years as a high estimate. Hey, maybe I should show the guys what pops has been working on too? He and I like both like to stay wide open or nada... not much in between.

Can anyone say Cobra? :D

[WarriorII]

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[harlam357]

Well... probably should have posted some up and cleaned this up by now, but RL just gets in the way IYKWIM. :D I also don't have access to the digital I used to use. The old man keeps his around here somewhere... I'll have to ask him if I can borrow it.

Some things have changed... my old D-Link router bit the big one week before last. So I now have a 4-port Gigabit D-Link as well as an 8-port 10/100 switch in place. Anyway, I'll have to see if I can dig up some pics. I missed getting pics of my first "home hosted" LAN... but I continue to have more, so I'll try to get some this weekend.

Thanks for asking Warrior! :thup:

[LiveSideways]

I wish we could afford space like this in socal. I'm trying to set something similar to yours up in the garage right now but the dust and security issues aren't to pleasing.

Your setup looks really nice and clean :)

[Shelnutt2]

Oh! I have that same KVM switch Harlam. How do you like it? I think its the best one I've ever used (also the only one I've ever used).

['Cuda340]

Awesome setup harlam !!

Wish i had a similar setup here.

[harlam357]

Thanks LiveSideways, Shelnutt, cuda! :D Makes me wanna get the camera out and take more pics! :D

You guys would laugh at my "old school" 6-cassette changer I've got up here right now... I try to keep it as retro as possible for my age. :D

@Shelnett- Yes! I love the KVM! The only one I've ever owned and it's been great... no issues what-so-ever.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/foldon.gif

[WarriorII]

Bump.

:D


Where's the camera H????

[harlam357]

It's @ work. :D ...as mentioned in my spotlight, I just moved jobs and no longer have access to that nice digital anymore. Just haven't purchased my own yet. Plus, I recently got some new RAM (in sig) and an iAudio X5L (http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/) (30GB). So I'm holding off on the camera for now... can't get everything at once. Then it's no fun. :D

I have some new pics... let me see if I can dig them up. Things have changed a bit, I can say that. :D

[WarriorII]

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[LandShark]

what kinda kvm did you get? does it support usb keyboard/(wireless)mouse?

[harlam357]

@LS- Nope... no USB, PS/2 only. It's a TrendNet 4-port. Although this version looks a little newer... here's the same model over @ the Egg. Had the darn thing for almost 2-years now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817107244

[harlam357]

Updates to Posts #1, 2, 3, & 4.

Will try to snag a digital from someone this weekend to show further current photos. :D

[WarriorII]

I want a room JUST like that.

Wow!!!

:)

[Speedmonkay]

hmmmm I am closing on my house on Monday .... I have an extra room in it
My fiance did say it could be my computer room .... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[harlam357]

Hope my efforts inspire you Speedmonkay. :D Just tell your wife it's all for science. :thup: Also, watch out for the formica... it's not cheap.

[leelegend]

where is the corner you hide in like a big girl, when you see me in your rear view mirror :)

lee

[harlam357]

Thanks for the bump lee! :thup: I need to post up some new pics. :D

[leelegend]

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[stratcatprowlin]

Man I wish I was your neighbor! Awsome stuff there harlam357 :thup:

[CJ-5]

Updated pictures would be good!:)

[harlam357]

Ask and you shall receive. :thup:

Updates to Posts #1, 2, 3, & 4.

[ihrsetrdr]

Veeery nice setup Harlem! :drool:

[stratcatprowlin]

Dude,your dad's Cobra is killer!

[harlam357]

LOL... ahh ha. We have ourselves a car guy (avatar would suggest so). :D

It is a kit... not original. But that just means he did all the work building it (except the block sanding and paint). I build rigs... Dad, he builds just about everything but rigs. :D I ain't gonna lie... he built the bench for my Folding room. I'm just not that skilled with the power tools. :)

[Oric]

The room and machines are lookin good H, still need to mod that exhaust fan though.:p

Tell your dad nice Cobra and more pics of that bad boy.:thup:

[Sleepy_Steve]

More pics of cobra!!!!!!!, its been months since ive heard one of the old shelby replicas fire up.... omg car-gasim... seriously mad props to him if he rebuilt the motor as well. Although i wouldnt hold anything against him if he took the block to a shop. :clap:

Its a nice room set up, the long bench is pretty neat.... but come on... you posted pics of a classic cobra... how can you expect me to even remember there was a room?? Why must you torture me with only one pic of the cobra?? :cry:

[harlam357]

That's the on-par reaction he and I get from most people... only the extreme enthusiasts find the room more interesting than the car. ;) My room is just that, a room... whereas the car is a piece of American history. :thup:

The motor is a crate Cobra motor. So no, he didn't rebuild it. Actually, the only thing "used" in the car is the rear end (not sure what it came out of). However, he did narrow the axles a couple inches on each side to get the wheels to tuck inside the wheel wells. So it is modded. ;)

[Sleepy_Steve]

I think my problem is that i like both PC's and cars, you posted the equivalent of a nice garage, and then posted a legend :D
How i wish my grand dad never sold his fully restored 1973 MGB roadster.


hahaha, yeah i had to frankenstien the drivetrain on my 240sx to get it to the stock specs i wanted.

Thankyou Nissan for giving me interchangable parts that no one else wants. J30 rear end w/ axles, intake cam shaft form an altima $20!, the rest came out of S14s getting SR swaps :D /hug all you ricer drifting fools.

['Cuda340]

harlam,

Which crate motor did your dad decide to go with ?

Carb or injected ?

[harlam357]

Is got a Holley Carb.... the car, not the garage folks. ;) Although I have looked into it for the garage... :D

[LandShark]

NICE!!! how many rigs is in the room now??

[harlam357]

Thanks LS! :thup: Humm, seems to vary day to day. :D

Six ATM (3 DC A64, 2 SC A64, 1 XP Mobile)... but I just upgraded pops to my 2.2GHz TBred-B. So it's still Folding, just in another room.

Need to get my TBird back up and Folding as well. I know it's old... but its still got life.

That'll make seven again. :thup: ...and hey, the power bill was only $130 last month. Amazing seeing as we saw $400 this summer.

[LandShark]

That'll make seven again. :thup: ...and hey, the power bill was only $130 last month. Amazing seeing as we saw $400 this summer.
oh yeah!! gotta love fall weather!! :D

[nvidiaOCmaster]

DEFENATLY a nice car. Im more into imports, but I still like good classic american cars.



Awesome room too!

[Rev]

Nicely organized, I love the wiring jobs.

[gigabit]

sweet I love the room but that car.Whats under the hood? Please say a 427 Highriser

[OldSkool]

The room and setup are very nice, but admittedly, I'd opt for the 427 Shelby Cobra even though I believe it to be a "kit" car :D

[Ben333]

Nice room Harlam! WAY too clean :beer:

[HDCHOPPER]

now thats a hellofa car ! errr eye mean folding bench :beer:

[harlam357]

The room and setup are very nice, but admittedly, I'd opt for the 427 Shelby Cobra even though I believe it to be a "kit" car :D

No lies... and not trying to pass it off otherwise. I'm really proud of the "old man". He does good work... he did everything except the paint. Also, there are no donor parts except the rear end, everything else is new. :)

Thanks gents... I'm glad this thread got bumped. With my recent work, to my Folding room (not the car), I'm getting ready to show you guys what's changed in the last year and a half. :beer:

No more pictures of Socket A rigs... I promise! :beer:

[Th3 F4ll3n P1mp]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/infinitevalence/Left.png
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/infinitevalence/Center.png
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/infinitevalence/Right.png

Not as good but were getting there, the rack is being ordered tomarrow and once we get all the systems up off the floor, and my roommates into rackmount cases its going to be nuts :)

Then we are building a wall desk/counter like what you did :)

Damn man...I bet that room is nice and warm in the winter lol.

[Jolly-Swagman]

Awesome stuff there harlam357 , and your dads Cobra looks a treat too.

[ratbuddy]

That a Factory Five?

[harlam357]

Yep ;)

[ratbuddy]

Yep ;)

Very nice.. I would opt for the passenger side bars though.. Safer and noone's gonna think it's a real one anyway :p

[dark bishop]

update?

[harlam357]

I'll try to take some new pics soon... don't hold me to a date though. I'll at least have to wait until my new 24" Samsung monitor comes in this next week. :D

[Porvalsh]

Heh, you're Dad drives a shelby cobra gt and you're giving him a TBred computer? I would think he'd want the fastest thing on the planet! :)

Nice setup OP.

[harlam357]

Hehe... yeah, all that is pretty old... well, he still has the car. ;)

The old man is running an Opteron 144 atm. He's happy with it... it plays solitaire very nicely. :)

See, I said not to hold me to a date to take new pics... as I think most of those are two years old... or older. But I'm still occupying that space. Primary setup is still the same... just the rigs also occupying the space are just much newer.

I'll get around to taking new pics and posting them one of these days... now see, that's the kind of commitment I can keep. :D

[harlam357]

I'll try to take some new pics soon... don't hold me to a date though. I'll at least have to wait until my new 24" Samsung monitor comes in this next week. :D

See, I said not to hold me to a date to take new pics... as I think most of those are two years old... or older. But I'm still occupying that space. Primary setup is still the same... just the rigs also occupying the space are just much newer.

I'll get around to taking new pics and posting them one of these days... now see, that's the kind of commitment I can keep. :D

...and with that all said. Here's the news...

Updated with new pics and rig specs!!! Check it out!!! (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=438627)

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=438627

[GIXXERGUY6]

Call me a nerd but the pictures of your room makes me happy in the pants :D

[harlam357]

Lol... not the reaction I was going for, but - having such a great place to work on rigs, fold, and generally just nerd out makes me happy. :D

[GIXXERGUY6]

Lol... not the reaction I was going for, but - having such a great place to work on rigs, fold, and generally just nerd out makes me happy. :D

I'm sorry was a I too forward? Should we start with names first? :D

[Norcalsteve]

i once had a room like that, then i got married, and now every time i get "my room" i turns into "my kids" room! lol! one day!!! i hope my next duty station, when i become an officer, i will then have MY ROOM!

[dylskee]

i once had a room like that, then i got married, and now every time i get "my room" i turns into "my kids" room! lol! one day!!! i hope my next duty station, when i become an officer, i will then have MY ROOM!

Same thing happened to me but now I have a finished room in the basement that I'm keeping for me and the computers now!!!! (I hope) No more kids for me though, 3 is enough!

That's an awesome setup Harlam, I love the bench and that's exactly what I want to build in my space.

[harlam357]

See, that's where I have the advantage... harlam contains no extra sugar, preservatives, wife or children, I'm 100% pure H. :D

[Methal]

Harlam's Folding/Gaming Room Project

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09




First, the short side and center of the custom rig bench - naked. ;) Complete w/formica top & front trim stained in cherry.


ORIGINAL PHOTO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/DSCN3255.jpg



Then... down the long end of the bench to the closet.


ORIGINAL PHOTO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/DSCN3258.jpg



Oh yeah... RIGS!!!! Short end of bench and central workstation, my station.

Notice the lack of wires on the floor. We'll cover that in a minute.


11/05/09
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM1900_1.jpg



Long end of the bench with the last two stations... and the white fur ball named Max. ;)

Where are all the wires?


11/05/09
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM1902_1.jpg



Then into the closet where I stash all the goods. ;)


11/05/09
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM1905_1.jpg



And over to the test bench... still rockin' the AMD 939 Dual Core Opteron on the DFI LanParty Ultra-D! :D


11/05/09
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM1906_1.jpg



Other/Old Pics


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/DSCN3259.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM0117.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM0119.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM0121.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM1302.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/P4020053.jpg

Good to see that I'm not the only OCD person here =D

[Ben333]

Thread grave robber... hehe. I LIKE to be that organized, but it rarely happens. Well... To be honest, its a 50/50 for me. Total mess, or totally clean.

[harlam357]

LOL... yeah, it's not always that organized. Definitely wouldn't call myself OCD either... but that may be the denial talking. :D

[tuigi69]

Thread grave robber... hehe. I LIKE to be that organized, but it rarely happens. Well... To be honest, its a 50/50 for me. Total mess, or totally clean.

So would that mean you're a schizoid OCD.

[95blackz26]

LOL... yeah, it's not always that organized. Definitely wouldn't call myself OCD either... but that may be the denial talking. :D

same here mine stays organized for awhile then it all goes to hell then i bring it back.