Four screws later, one is ready to mount the motherboard and PCIe stand-offs. Till now the Open Bench table supports all of the motherboard formats ranging from mITX to EATX. Kind of cool for an 8mm thick aluminum piece measuring just 36 by 27cm. The total weight of all the components is below 2.5Kgs. Not bad if you take into account the rigidness of this build.

There have been several discussions about the material choice; to go more lightweight one has to opt for more exotic and expensive materials like carbon fiber or even titanium. The ability to withstand huge fluctuations in temperature is a must for an enthusiast bencher. I'm proposing to make a prototype out of POM, a material we are seeing regularly being used with Liquid Nitrogen cooling gear made by Der8auer. This would make the bench table even lighter, as temperature resistant, only drawback could be one needs to use inserts all round for the different stand-offs and the casual scratches maybe.

The motherboard stand-offs can be gently screwed in without any force, again a proof of the quality of machining by Streacom. To secure the motherboard one has to use these plastic screws. At first glance they feel fragile, but we have used several motherboards on the table and no failure yet. Nevertheless again another point in the project that is under debate. The GPU support is made out of three of the stand-offs shown in the picture on the right. The GPU itself is secured to the stand-off by a big screw. My sample only had stand-offs for 3 cards, but normally the Bench table supports out of the box up to 4 video cards.

The power supply is secured to one of the legs of the table by three big screws. One can mount the PSU in two different ways, either facing with the fan upwards or downwards. I think only the first option is viable to assure good airflow for the unit as it will be level with the surface you put the bench table on. To test the rigidness I've transported the bench table a few times throughout my house and the power supply, nor the table legs moved a mm. This Bench Table seems to be build to last.

Storage capacity is always handy, overclocking in general has evolved and running three to four different Operating Systems per setup is daily business. Some benchmarks favor OS A, while another one might prefer OS B. The Open Bench table has till now support for up to two SSDs or 2.5inch drives. The two milled grooves allow for easy access to the storage devices mounting holes. Again the same plastic screws as for the motherboard are used to secure the SSDs. No HDD tray or other, just quick access from the sides and if needed pretty quick removal too.