[Case Gallery] My something different HTPC

[Morai]

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Specs:
Case: Fully Selfmade Maße: H 39cm x B 24cm x T 35cm
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
CPU: AMD 4000+ X2 EE
Ram: 2GB 667 Made in China ;-)
Graphic Card: 690/x1250 onboard, later 8800GT Silent
TV-Card: 2x Hauppauge HVR-1300
HDD: Maxtor 160GB
DVD- Burner: LG H66N later Bluray
Remote: Funk Remote X10
Wlan/Lan: C54Ri / 100Mbit
OS: MCE 2005
NT: Xilence 420W

Hello,
the goal was it to build a HTPC, which can be set up independently and under the television is not pushed or in the HiFi rack disappears. Further should not it too strongly after " PC" look. Since I already possess enough housings in the HiFi format (home cinema) and I did not find suitable, I decided the housing complete to building. The DVD Burner is Stealth in the front of the Base.
The Case has no Buttons, the Operation is completely Remote controlled.

Morai

 

[erocker]

Make them in black and white and sell them to the masses! Awesome and brilliant design.

10/10

 

[steelkane]

Looks nice,, I would like it better with perforated holes in the lighted plexiglass, but that could always be done, nice mod

 

[NeoCrisis]

wow very nice
I demand a work log!!!

 

[ShadowFold]

10/10 awesome!

 

[jinu]

wow self made. osm htpc box

 

[zithe]

Dude, get patents on it and present it to a big case company! I'd sure as hell buy that.

 

[Charper2013]

This thing is sexy.
10/10

 

[johnnyfiive]

that is badass!

 

[prodigy223]

10/10

So simple and sleek and contemporary, looks amazing! reminds me of that companion cube mod for some reason lol i dont know why

 

[farlex85]

Crazy good. Who are you guys w/ these awesome case designs and where else can I find your work? 10/10

 

[King Wookie]

Really awesome!

Just wondering if there is sufficient ventilation, as I don't see an airflow path.

10/10

 

[freaksavior]

I give you props man looks nice, but i like this better

 

[to6ko91]

10/10 SO so great !!!
For the muppets complaining about cooling ....

 

[tzitzibp]

this is surely a unique build..... just for the idea 9/10 and the effort put into this 8/10
you would get my 10 if the case cover would include a some sort of side panel for ease of access...

as for the temps I would like to see a screeny with cpu, gpu, NB, SB, mobo and HDD temps while on full load...and real operating conditions i.e. movie playback and maybe a game....


anyway well worth the 8/10...well done

 

[shoktongxxx]

nice build..10/10 vote.

For the muppets complaining about cooling ....

lolz..hahahaha

may i suggest could you change your ccfl to green..^^
it will look nicer..^^
nice build anyway 10/10 vote..^^

 

[polo360x]

7/10

One problem tho!!! I am not trying to be smart, but it does make a difference, trust me !!

do you know that Hot AIR RISE ?

1st - the cool air that you are getting into your computer at the top is actually warm air that is exhausted from the bottom of your computer.

2nd- that warm air getting into your case from the top gets hotter then it accumulates at the top inside your case, you may be getting about 50% of the hot air out using that one fan at the bottom.

I suggest you add two intake 80mm fans on the side ! then have the top and bottom fans blow out the hot air created by your CPU.

Good luck, I hope that helps.. if you are overclocking or running Quad you should see 5C-10 difference ..

 

[to6ko91]

7/10

One problem tho!!! I am not trying to be smart, but it does make a difference, trust me !!

do you know that Hot AIR RISE ?

1st - the cool air that you are getting into your computer at the top is actually warm air that is exhausted from the bottom of your computer.

2nd- that warm air getting into your case from the top gets hotter then it accumulates at the top inside your case, you may be getting about 50% of the hot air out using that one fan at the bottom.

I suggest you add two intake 80mm fans on the side ! then have the top and bottom fans blow out the hot air created by your CPU.

Good luck, I hope that helps.. if you are overclocking or running Quad you should see 5C-10 difference ..

I think (99.9%) this is a htpc thous it is not intended for gaming and extreme CPU usage and it is probably using some AMD that doesnt produce a hole lot of heat so he might not need a HAF

Edit: maxx temp of the cpu is 65°C AMD reference

Edit2 : "the goal was it to build a HTPC, which can be set up independently and under the television" Morai (the creator)

 

[steelkane]

As I said before, perforated holes in the plexi glass like in mesh, & making the rear fan exhaust, would help the temps greatly. Also if done right, it would add to the overall appearance.

 

[crtecha]

definate 10\10 original and looks like a great build. Do you have a work log?

 

[j_d3]

This is an AMAZING mod. Good job and keep em coming. Hope you don't mind if I take idea from this spectacular mod.

 

[lkiller123]

I voted 1/10 because:

...

 

[Castiel]

Because it is just a freakin awesome case/mod!!!!!!!! 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10

 

[crtecha]

This case is sick plain and simple 10/10 for creativity alone

 

[Megalex]

I am sorry, but it reminds me the project of 2007 from Russia under name SLI-CUBE!
http://www.diresnake.com/15-case/11.JPG
http://www.topmods.net/articles/?id=112
http://www.xard.ru/post/13135/default.asp?print=true