aries-mu wrote on 2025-03-06, 20:38:

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-03-06, 20:24:

Hey do you know if you can put a CRT monitor on top and it would handle the weight? I got a 17 inch Compaq monitor that I could use for this but no one online is confirming if you can put a CRT on top.

There is a metal bar in the center of the case, under the panel, but who knows... I think the only ones who can answer this question are the people at SilverStone.

Would love it if someone in this thread could also confirm this though

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-03-06, 20:49:

aries-mu wrote on 2025-03-06, 20:38:

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-03-06, 20:24:

Hey do you know if you can put a CRT monitor on top and it would handle the weight? I got a 17 inch Compaq monitor that I could use for this but no one online is confirming if you can put a CRT on top.

There is a metal bar in the center of the case, under the panel, but who knows... I think the only ones who can answer this question are the people at SilverStone.

Would love it if someone in this thread could also confirm this though

I guess it would take time. You want to know if it can handle the weight in the long term, not just for a few days. I hope the engineers at SilverStone can know that!

The case was a joke that garnered enough interest to be marketed toward sleeper builds - SilverStone have almost certainly never tested putting a CRT on it because it was never intended to be used unironically.

Big Pink wrote on 2025-03-07, 00:12:

The case was a joke that garnered enough interest to be marketed toward sleeper builds - SilverStone have almost certainly never tested putting a CRT on it because it was never intended to be used unironically.

Should I then just spraypaint the Silverstone GD08 black in that case?

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-03-07, 00:33:

Big Pink wrote on 2025-03-07, 00:12:

The case was a joke that garnered enough interest to be marketed toward sleeper builds - SilverStone have almost certainly never tested putting a CRT on it because it was never intended to be used unironically.

Should I then just spraypaint the Silverstone GD08 black in that case?

Whoops I meant, should I just spray paint the GD08 beige then?

If so do I have to sand things down or can I just spraypaint it and add a sealing agent?

Asking since I don't want to create black paint particles to inhale in my garage 🤣

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-03-07, 00:34:

Whoops I meant, should I just spray paint the GD08 beige then?
If so do I have to sand things down or can I just spraypaint it and add a sealing agent?
Asking since I don't want to create black paint particles to inhale in my garage 🤣

I wouldn't like the GD08 case, even beige. It looks modern. The FLP01, on the contrary, with that front bezel is perfect!

Yeah you make a very good point about the particles. These jobs should always be done with an appropriate special mask. Ideally, also in front of an air purifier, so that the fan will suck the air and filter it. But I digress...
I only painted a PC once, a long time ago, circa 2008-2010. It was the opposite actually! We had a dual CPU (Athlon XP) workstation at a recording studio, it was still kicking well! Lots of RAM and stuff... at that time, we also had modern PCs, PowerMac G5 and Mac Pros, but that old workstation was still useful and doing lots of things.
It was in a beige case!!!
Our boss 'decided' that it was 'ugly' and 'ordered' us to dispose of the PC! Just like that! I was very sad.
So, a coworker and I decided to spray paint it black. He happened to have a black spray paint bottle! (he was an ex street graffiti and break dance dude).

So, we get outdoor, there was a ramp. Oddly, the ramp had no asphalt pavement, it had like concrete and it was colored!!! Like, darkish red / light bordeaux, something like that... actually, lemme check on Google Maps... a moment...
There I found it:

It got very dirty now, the pinkish color is barely visible.

Anyway... we take some newspaper sheets, open them wide, cover the ground (downhill, where it gets flat), disassemble the PC, take tha case and start spraying it black, both the metal sides and the plastic front bezel.
We put it in a corner to dry, remove the newspaper sheets and... SURPRISE!!!

The black paint was so thin and aerosolized that it went broader than we could imagine or perceive... by removing the newspaper sheets, we saw the sharp blackish lines of paint along the edges of the sheets, which then blurred away from that sharp line! Imagine selecting something on a picture in photoshop, spraying with the large fuzzy brush, set very large, outside of the selection, and then removing the selection. Something like this:

We screwed up, and we were renting.

My friend said: there's no way we can erase this paint from this concrete floor. We're screwed.

I thought for a moment, and remembered that, long before, I noticed a reddish 1L bottle of 95% Sulfuric acid on the janitor shelf in the cleaning supplies room.
I told him: wait me here.
Grabbed the bottle, got out. He saw me with this thing.
Opened the bottle and started pouring the acid along those sharp black paint edges... VERY DANGEROUS! And we were bare feet, not even socks (it's a sea city).
Instantaneously, the black paint started to melt away, together with the acid expanding on the ground...

In the end, just a very light blackish halo remained, barely visible. Problem solved.
But now there was another problem: that powerful acid pooling all over.

So, I went to grab 2 boxes of sodium bicarbonate (500 g), dissolved it in warm water, hyperconcentrated, and poured it slowly all over using a jug and a plastic disposable water bottle. The reaction started immediately and violently... I threw the plastic jug on the floor and run away...
Imagine a gigantic beer foam growing all over the floor...
when the reaction ended... the plastic water bottle got all deformed, I guess by the heat of the reaction.

Anyway... the PC remained black and the paint didn't fall off for years. Then I moved... I don't know how long it lasted.

Bottomline: it should be fine. Just make sure not to pour concentrated sulfuric acid on it.

I bought an FLP01 when they were available in Germany at Caseking for 119,90€. It's not much case for the money, but I had to have one. It's pretty cheaply made and doesn't have many noteworthy features going. I love the overall look and I think my system came out pretty great. So I am happy with it.

I had to drill a hole for the CD-ROM drive, since it only has holes for mounting the drive behind the hatch. If you want to mount it flush, there's no way to attach it. I also made brackets to mount a second HDD under the stock position, because my system uses two striped disks on the on-board RAID controller. I added a few thumbscrews on the back.

Specs:
Abit BX133 with modded Tualatin 1400
Leadtek GF 4 Ti 4200
2x Skywell Magic 3D II Voodoo 2 12MB
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Windows 98SE

I always wanted to put this system in a desktop case, so the FLP01 fit the bill. Here are some pics:

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 17:30:

I bought an FLP01 when they were available in Germany...

Very cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing and great job!
Enjoy it and its retro spirit.

aries-mu wrote on 2025-05-05, 18:27:

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 17:30:

I bought an FLP01 when they were available in Germany...

Very cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing and great job!
Enjoy it and its retro spirit.

Wait, no photos of scantily-clad anime girls anywhere? I'm disappointed. 🙂

I can also answer the question of whether the FLP01 can hold a monitor or not. It's sturdy enough.

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 19:58:

I can also answer the question of whether the FLP01 can hold a monitor or not. It's sturdy enough.

Gotta say, that looks WAY better than I would have expected with other retro peripherals.

Very cool!

Still wish they'd done some things differently, but hey, I'll give them credit for taking a gamble on such a niche product and getting it into the hands of people who will put them to use. 😀

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 19:58:

I can also answer the question of whether the FLP01 can hold a monitor or not. It's sturdy enough.

Thank you for this! I asked their support and they said the one support metal bar in the middle should support the weight of a CRT so at least this confirms it.

I am planning to make a weird retro all in one super PC where it's specc'd out to be able to emulate anything within the PCEm or 86Box.

Do you happen to know how much weight the CRT monitor plus filled case is?

Asking so I can determine if I need a bigger desk that can support it

ShortstopGFX wrote on 2025-05-05, 21:02:

Do you happen to know how much weight the CRT monitor plus filled case is?

About 25kg would be my guess.

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 17:30:

I love the overall look and I think my system came out pretty great. So I am happy with it.

Awesome, awesome build! Great job!

That does look excellent I must admit - great to see some newly made beige plastic for a change. I'm tired of black.

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-05, 19:58:

I can also answer the question of whether the FLP01 can hold a monitor or not. It's sturdy enough.

WONDERFUL!!!!!! (y) (y) (y)

badmojo wrote on 2025-05-06, 03:06:

That does look excellent I must admit - great to see some newly made beige plastic for a change. I'm tired of black.

TOTALLY!!!!! AMEN!

Now you've inspired me.. does anyone know if this case is available via a USA vendor?

mrzmaster wrote on 2025-05-06, 16:01:

Now you've inspired me.. does anyone know if this case is available via a USA vendor?

Hello, yesh, it looks like some are available in these stores:

https://www.centralcomputer.com/silverstone-s … pc-chassis.html

hope this helps

I just have to post this picture. The system now moved back to my basement, where this Eizo waited for a suitable partner for a while. I think I found it.

chrismes wrote on 2025-05-07, 07:50:

I just have to post this picture. The system now moved back to my basement, where this Eizo waited for a suitable partner for a while. I think I found it.

They're PERFECT!
The way those horizontal fins on both the monitor and the case combine together is like a marriage!