Hey guys, I've built a few mini ITX gaming rigs, however I'm tired of the old "cool-factor" in gaming cases and I've been looking for something more on the beautiful side. The only cases that had the mojo didn't have the specs (no ATX PSU, no space for GFXCard). . .anyways after looking and looking I decided to make my own. . .
I'm starting from scratch so bare with me. . .I would really like some input on the design and I had a few questions about features I'd like to add:
1. Design input, can you guys criticize my design so far? It's still early and I've changed a few small things, but the outside has remained the same. Note: cable comes out from the bottom, raised 3" which should suffice most DVI/VGA cables I've seen so far.
2. I am planning on adding a docking station underneath the base (Behind the front I/O). I already designed the board for the I/O which is fairly simple, however I am not sure about how a front-panel docking station (SATA) is wired. is it just connected to the standard SATA ports in the motherboard or is there a special connector? what about power? should I just connect it directly to the PSU or does it need some circuitry in-between?
I'm starting from scratch so bare with me. . .I would really like some input on the design and I had a few questions about features I'd like to add:
1. Design input, can you guys criticize my design so far? It's still early and I've changed a few small things, but the outside has remained the same. Note: cable comes out from the bottom, raised 3" which should suffice most DVI/VGA cables I've seen so far.
2. I am planning on adding a docking station underneath the base (Behind the front I/O). I already designed the board for the I/O which is fairly simple, however I am not sure about how a front-panel docking station (SATA) is wired. is it just connected to the standard SATA ports in the motherboard or is there a special connector? what about power? should I just connect it directly to the PSU or does it need some circuitry in-between?