An eGPU dock that's actually SFF (name TBD)

[Runamok81]

Any way that a vent pattern can double as potential mounting points for fans?

 

[jeshikat]

Sure, we could do a more traditional vent pattern that could be used for mounting fans.

Though where would you put them? On the side there isn't room unless you do a single-slot card or a particularly short card, and on the top it'd be 60mm fans at most.

 

[Runamok81]

Honestly I hadn't put much thought into where or even IF fans would fit, so I'll differ. However, if form is up for discussion... then I'll toss in function as the first option.

 

[jeshikat]

Absolutely, I think it'd be neat if the vents had an interesting pattern. But they have to provide good cooling first and foremost.

Also, I should be streaming Saturday at 3:00pm Central.

And I'll be sure to upload the last stream to YouTube tomorrow. I'm forgetful about that so feel free to remind me if any of you missed the stream and is impatient to watch it

 

[iFreilicht]

Though where would you put them? On the side there isn't room unless you do a single-slot card or a particularly short card, and on the top it'd be 60mm fans at most.

I think if you could replace stock fans with 140mm ones, that could be pretty neat, though I'm not sure how much it would change actual performance.

 

[robbee]

Quick and messy sketch in illustrator, but you get the idea

 

[Phuncz]

I wonder if using different hole drills and just round perforations, one might even mimick the look of the shading on the cubes.

 

[robbee]

I wonder if using different hole drills and just round perforations, one might even mimick the look of the shading on the cubes.

More or less:

 

[iFreilicht]

The problem is that these holes are now elliptical, so they couldn't be drilled or stamped.

But it does look extremely cool, I'll give you that.

 

[robbee]

The problem is that these holes are now elliptical, so they couldn't be drilled or stamped.

But it does look extremely cool, I'll give you that.

Revision 3:

 

[Phuncz]

Well done ! I tried to mimick it on a metal-color sidepanel to get a better grasp of how it looks:

 

[robbee]

Well done ! I tried to mimick it on a metal-color sidepanel to get a better grasp of how it looks:

Looks even better that way

 

[iFreilicht]

Now that is indeed mind-bending, looks awesome!

 

[Phuncz]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Q*bert yet:

By the way, I got the idea from a bathroom tile I found compelling, because it features seemingly identical trapezoids which I didn't realize can form a 3D cube:

 

[jeshikat]

Archive for eGPU ep3 here:


And I plan to do a live stream tomorrow, starting at 3:00pm Central (click here to see in your local time zone).

 

[jeshikat]

stream starts in 30 minutes

 

[Runamok81]

link? Nevermind, it's on the first page.

 

[jeshikat]

So here's what we came up with for the vents as of today's stream.

One suggestion form @Runamok81 that I've yet to implement is fan holes for 120mm fans. With the intent of being able to mount dust filters to them, but on inspection it looks like there's possibly room to mount a 120mm rad for water cooling the video card when an external AC-DC brick is used.

The problem is that offsetting the fan holes far enough forward to make that possible means they're not really positioned correctly to use them as dust filters.

Thoughts?

 

[cmyk78]

Is this going to be made out of steel or aluminum? If it was steel you could just use magnetic dust filters.

 

[jeshikat]

It'll be aluminum to save weight.