Pandora's Box

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January 31st 2015
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Fair (3.7)
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Key Features:
AMD CPU NVIDIA Graphics Scratch Build Small Form Factor
System Specs:
  • ASRock AM1B-ITX
  • AM1 5350 Kabini
  • 4GB DDR3
  • Palit GTX580 1.5GB
  • Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Modular
  • 64GB SSD
Performed Mods:
Completely made of slim floor wood Everything holds with screws and corners 2x 92mm fans at the bottom for intake 1x 120mm fan at the top for exhaust A small magnet behind the door knob keeps the lid closed Dimensions: 8"x8"x16" Managed to fit a 3.5 HDD too! (not in the pics) Top fan could have been inside, but I felt that the hot air was better pulled out from the outside..
I must say this case was inspired by the Silverstone FT03 Mini. I wanted to do something smaller by myself and to try a build where heat convection (vertical air movement) would be used. The goal was to cram a 10 inch gpu with a full sized psu in a small vertical case, in other words the smallest decent gaming build. I consider this construction to be a prototype. The final one is yet to come, even smaller with a plexiglass enclosure. At full load, the max temps would be around 80~85C, which is pretty good considering the power-hungry GTX580. Could have made vent holes for the gpu and mesh surface for the top ..but didn't bother since temps were pretty good. Maybe someday I'll bother.
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3 Comments on Pandora's Box

#1
Albulane
I voted 9/10 because:

хорощо
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#2
studmark
I voted 9/10 because:

inovative
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#3
Kira
Original but interior and finish review
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