Damn boi that’s sexy af…
Congratulations!
I might’ve overlooked some posts but here’s a question: how about peripherals?
Will the mouse and keyboard stay on top of the acrylic? Wireless or wired?
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Will be wired.
4 USB 3.0 Ports go in the front panel (I hope to get that done this evening) and 2 more go in the acrylic.
And you missed the front panel right at the start 
I saw it, but still was curious about other things, like when you said about LAN parties, that you’ll carry this baby around.
Will you put the keyboard and mouse on the acrylic top? Or will you alwas need table space?
Oh, that is what you meant. For transport I will put them on the acryl, for use, depends.
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Update
Did not have time to update this, so you now get 3 days worth of effort in one final build log part of this thread.
I will report in on Sunday directly from field testing.
The 58 parts (I think) of the front panel:
Partially assembled:
All connectors, covers and the button in place:
Cable mess before:
The somewhat organzied chaos now:
And the complete thing:
I like my lock screen:
Features
- 6.3mm front audio jack (that is it)
- User replaceable fuse
- Supports up to 24 inch monitors
- User serviceable parts inside and out
- To remove the monitor non-destructively, you need to remove 17 screws
- The front panel consists of 58 parts, 41 of wich are screws or nuts
- 4 Front panel USB 3.1 Gen1 (aka USB 3.0) connections
- To remove the mainboard, you need to remove all lower panels (28 screws)
- No RGB
- To remove the PSU, you need to remove the lid partially and the rear panel
- Can store Keyboard, Mouse and Mousepad in it
- Will probably break your fingers should the lid fall shut
- adjustable feet to prevent wobble
- Only 24.6 kg
- To take out the SSD, you need to remove the GPU
- 45 dBc idle (5 less than my main battle station…)
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Project ryzen in a fox.
Sorry.
XD infinity glue
This is fuckin dank dude
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Reporting in from LAN.
Everything is working, the clothes chest sized computer gets a lot of looks, questions and compliments.
No problems with stability (BIOS > Zen Options > Global C-States = OFF), temps are as expected:
Idle: 35°C CPU / 46°C GPU
Load (GRIP: Combat Racing and SC2): 50°C CPU / 60°C GPU)
Can’t really comment on noise as there are noisy PCs, Servers and Switches arround me. All I can say is: I can not hear my machine XD
The one thing I overlooked: Untreated aluminium is a finger print magnet. So I might degrease and clear coat the thing or wire brush (I’d rather not).
Also: The fact it is a somewhat closed setup with input filtering before PSUs and the internal audio cable beeing good quality running inside the alu extrusions means I have 0 audible noise on the headphones.
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Notes
- The system worked as intended, job done.
- I did a few measurements, and at where I was sitting in front of it on the LAN, 45dBc (wich is 5dBc quieter than my main rig).
- Having 8GB RAM and 8GB VRAM makes it really long lasting, not bad for 600€ worth of PC.
- The front panel is absolutely perfect
- The rear panel could use 2 more screws
Part and Price List
Total: ~1360€
PC: ~675€
| Name | Count | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 5 2600 | 1 | 153€ |
| ASRock B450M Pro4 | 1 | 74€ |
| Noctua NH-L12S | 1 | 50€ |
| GSkill TridentZ 2800 CL15 2x4GB | 1 | 62€ |
| Sapphire RX580 8GB | 1 | 200€ |
| SeaSonic M12II 520 Evo | 1 | 60€ |
| WD Blue SataM.2 500GB | 1 | 74€ |
Case ~370€
| Name | Quantity | ∑ Price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20x20 Typ6 Alu Extrusion | 10 Meters | 47€ | |
| Angles | 44 | 93,20€ | |
| Handle | 2 | 6,40€ | |
| Feet | 4 | 10,40€ | |
| Hinge | 2 | 30,80€ | |
| Profile Nuts | 24 | 8,40€ | |
| Laser Cut Acryl | 1 | 37€ | |
| Neutrik Locking TRS Jack | 1 | 6€ | |
| 3.5mm TRS silicone cable | 1 | 2,70€ | |
| M3 5mm Standoff | 9 | 1€ | |
| Neutrik D-Form Cover | 6 | 8€ | |
| HDMI cable 1m | 1 | 1€ | |
| HDMI cable 1m 90° | 1 | 4€ | |
| USB3.0 A-A | 4 | 12€ | |
| Cliff RJ45 Throughpanel | 1 | 7,15€ | |
| C14 Connector with noise filter and fuse holder | 1 | 12€ | |
| CAT 7 1m | 1 | 2€ | |
| SchuKo to C13 Cable 5m | 1 | 5€ | |
| Cliff HDMI throughpanel | 1 | 6,30€ | |
| DeLock USB3.0 | 1 | 6€ | |
| Cliff USB3.0 A-A | 4 | 31€ | Throughpanel USB3.0 |
| Ergotron NeoStar ULD | 1 | 16€ | Monitor mount |
| Distribution Box | 1 | 3€ | |
| Wago Screwless terminals | 1pack | 10€ |
Misc: ~323€
| Name | Quantity | ∑ Price |
|---|---|---|
| USB 2.0 Extension | 1 | 2,80€ |
| bequiet PureWings2 PWM 1500RPM | 4 | 31€ |
| Cooltek Fangrill | 4 | 6,52€ |
| DeLock USB 2.0 headers | 1 | 4,90€ |
| Dimas Tech MicroATX Tray | 1 | 23,60€ |
| Nanoxia PCIe Riser 20cm | 1 | 35€ |
| Noctua 2x Y-Cable 4pin | 1 | 6€ |
| Phobya Switch | 1 | 10€ |
| Phobya Cable | 1 | 3€ |
| Startech Screw kit | 1 | 24€ |
| Samsung LS24F350HUXEN | 1 | 125€ |
| 5A Fuse | 1 | 0,18€ |
| Cherry KC4000 | 1 | 25€ |
| M4 Screws | A lot | ~20€ |
| M5 Screws | 2 | 0,10€ |
| M6 Screws | Forgot | 2€ |
Closing Thoughts
I am making a note here, huge success.
Would I do it again? For myself, I can just swap hardware.
For others? Only in exchange for money.
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This is fucking neato
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