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I designed 3D printed components to mount my ITX + 3080 + SFX to an IKEA Skadis pegboard, so it can be wall-mounted behind my TV.

3D printing details here: https://www.printables.com/model/571343-pc-mounting-kit-for-ikea-skadis-with-t-nuts

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's cool, but I can already imagine all the dust it's going to accumulate.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking just put a roof over it like a bus stop but I remembered that dust works differently than rain.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

my tarp-wrapped tower has never once gotten water damage, strangely enough i keep having the replace the cpu tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re right on the line between this being a joke and someone actually being serious.

Good job, I’m confused and scared.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I'm going to try for a distilled water submerged build. DI is not conductive, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For the sake of the joke, yes. As long as the water remains pure. But once some of the material starts to dissolve into the water, then it's no longer safe.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Depends in how clean your room is. I have a case without dust filters and it's been running for over a year without any visible dust accumulating.

Also it's mounted up high, the further you can get from your floor the cleaner it'll be.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We sweep our floors every day and vacuum twice a week and I need to clean my tower dust covers every two months.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, we only vacuum once a week, that's it. Maybe its because my tower is on my desk? Or our air is just really clean for some reason...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It really depends where you live. Some places are very dusty, especially if it's generally dry and/or windy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Getting it off the floor helps a lot. I used to work in an office with carpet, and when we got new PCs I sat the keyboard box on the floor and put the PC on top of that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Might not be that bad. My computer picks up way less dust sitting on my desk surface than it did when I had it on the floor, and I imagine OP's TV is mounted at least as high as that.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

I'm personally worried about the GPU's heat harming the wires over time. I would've mounted it vertically, but I've never seen custom extensions that do that.