Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
[Project] SFF
Comments
-
-
Its blue until i break the LEDs off it
Just ordered \o/
The Sapphire 4870 was out of stock so I settled for the Club3D version, The Thermalright Ultra Extreme was out of stock too so I got the IFX-14, its a great cooler and beats the TRUE in a lot of cases but it was almost 10 euro more expensive.. There is a 38mm gap between both towers so I got a 1200rpm 120X38mm Scythe S-Flex to go in there
Here it is mounted on the IP35 Pro
I have very little room to play with in that corner of the board so if it doesn't fit I will mount it this way:
Got a 122 million and one in one card reader also and i will try integrate that into the build somewhere, I want to try and leave the front panel untouched so I will have to mount it on the back or in the roof maybe
Also Im not using an Optical drive, I rarely use an optical drive so I will just run a SATA and a SATA power to the rear of the case so I can use a burner when needed, I might even be able to use eSATA?
I bought a 4gig OCZ atv USB stick (38MB/s read) also
A. Because I need a new USB stick and
B. to Install Vista very quickly and without the need for an Optical drive
I am delighted with how little it cost! The HWV order came to 490 euro, I got the Q6600 off ebay for 120 euro, the ram was on offer for around 70 euro and I got the board for "free" off Komplett as a replacement for my discontinued AB9 Pro....
/me waits impatiently for boxes to arrive 0 -
-
It will be made from one piece
I have a feeling the polished stainless steel will be crazy money but the standard stuff should be reasonable enough, anywhere between 30-80 euro i'm guessing because there isn't much work to be done, a handful of easy cuts and 4 easy folds. When I get a quotation I will let you know
The case looks really big in the drawings buts its actually going to be tiny! Definitely qualifies as Small Form Factor! Here it is beside the stock PC7 PLus which is a pretty small case anyway0 -
Just dropped the plans and the skeleton into the fabricator, He said it will be finished by this evening, He had no mirror finish stainless steel so I went with a textured / brushed finish that looks very like anodized aluminium
Will post pics tonight 0 -
Advertisement
-
-
Collected the shell this morning and I just lined it up with the skeleton, fits perfectly
Small preview:
I have to get aluminium angle bar to strengthen the skeleton and build PSU / HDD mounts and a fan mount, and I need to get perforated sheeting for the front and get it folded..
I bought some awesome Bulgin Stainless Steel push buttons for Power on and Reset
Only 7.50 each delivered from ebay which is great as these can cost as much as 20 euro from electronics shops like Radionics because they are "vandal proof"
Anywhoo time to start riveting the motherboard tray back in but I can't so much more until I get some angle bar0 -
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
What if I put the card reader at the very top? That way it will be hidden by the hood unless you're looking directly at or up at the front panel
Or maybe I should hide it altogether....
I could make an external box that houses an Optical drive and a card reader that connects with a single multicore cable, That would be pretty cool
Or make guides for the perforated sheet slide so that it can slide down 3 inches to reveal the card reader? So many ideas so little time :P
*edit* Front panel with sliding front0 -
-
-
-
I was going to use an original panel from the PC7 Plus as the front panel and I foolishly assumed it would "just fit" seen as i have not changed the width of the original case... But, The panel is the same size as the shell so it will not fit inside it
So i just wasted an hour or so cutting and folding it...
And after all that it doesn't fit and I cut my finger!
So I have two options now, Get an original side panel from the PC7 Plus professionally folded, Or just get the fabricator to fold a new piece of Aluminium or Stainless steel, I suppose it doesn't really matter as the front panel will be painted black...0 -
Ok I decided to go back to the fabricator and get him to make me a piece for the front panel, Its going to be made from thick aluminium plate i think, It will be mounted to an internal frame i'm making from aluminium angle bar
Should look something like this when its done
If the finish isn't great or if it just doesn't look cool I might still paint it black
And here is the layout incase anyone was confused
The 120mm fan on the HX620 will face forwards and exhaust / intake air through the perforated sheet0 -
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
Hi Everyone so its been almost 3 years since I updated this.. wow The project just got abandoned but after seeing the guts of the project in the shed a few weeks ago I decided get stuck in again.
So, I wanted to build a Small Form Factor Machine, that could take a Full ATX case, a couple of HDDs and a decent GPU and I wanted it to be light and portable. Its made out of aluminium and stainless steel.
I think back in 08 the specs were Q6600 / 4870, its now a Core i5 2500k / GTX 560
Its almost finished now, still have to decide on a few things but Im posting from it as we speak
I think its quite neat and tidy considering its size, it currently has a 80GB Intel X25-M SSD and a 1.5TB WD HDD and there is room for another HDD and I could fit more if I made additional brackets etc..
The GTX 560 is a smallish card (9") but has rear power ports, I could fit an 11" card if it had side mount power ports. And I could fit any size card or even two cards if I moved the PSU up higher which isnt a major job but would make cable management a nightmare!
I had a limited budget and the GTX 560 is the best card I could afford but its a great card for the money.
Some other things that still need to be done:
Handle,
Proper power switch,
Front USB
Anyway here are the pictures:
Heres the lower portion of the case, you can see my Velcro mounted SSD!
The budget-tastic CoolerMaster TX3
Here is the Stainless Steel shell
And with the Stainless Steel Grill
And here is the rear, I think this really shows how small it is, My engineering is a little rough around the edges, I tend to rush things That lead is a temporary power switch.
And with the front plate that i may or may not use, opinions?
Seen as the PSU's "kettle lead" is not accesible, I put a femal socket on the back of the case and this feeds the PSU, the connections are soldered, its sleeved and earthed to the case.
Incase you were wondering how the HDD is mounted... Its mounted using 4 long screws, you can see a rubber O-ring on the outside and there are rubber "pillars" inside the case to absorb vibrations and give it some room to breath
more pics:
And here is a link to a Picasa Album, there are some additional images there.
I know I could have done more extravagant things but I was on a limited budget and wanted it up and running finally!
Im quite happy with the size, its 29.4 litres and the average mid-tower case is about 44 litres so its only 2/3 the size. You could make a much smaller case but I think this is a small as you can make it while keeping things relatively simple!
Thanks for looking!0 -
-
-
Pretty amazing price tbh 
Advertisement