Hi from NYC

Currently located in NYC, moved here from Seattle area (hoping to go back sometime later this year or next year depending on work/life stuff).

Been building computers for a long time but only started in the realm of SFF stuff in 2021 with a AMD 5950x + AMD 6900xt in a Sliger S620 case.

The Noctua D15s with 2 slim fans and a couple slim case fans made everything work well in the already great case. My problem is I get bored and don't care about using PCs.

I prefer planning and building them, so middle of 2022I sold it and wanted to work on something even smaller - the x300w platform; also working on a pi4 project now too.

It's addictive to try and cram as much power into as small / portable of a space as possible and seeing what else you can add along the way.

 

[rfarmer]

Welcome to the forum. I have a X300W I use for a HTPC/Plex server and it is a capable little computer. Have you seen the Lander cases designed for the DeskMini? They are pretty cool.

 

[ctr1]

Welcome to the forum. I have a X300W I use for a HTPC/Plex server and it is a capable little computer. Have you seen the Lander cases designed for the DeskMini? They are pretty cool.

Thanks and I've been lurking here for a couple years now. Referenced some threads for my previous build and learning more about the x300w before I bought it and such. What inspired me was the Lander / Nano cases that msystem had made. I saw them on reddit and reached out and was directed here for more details. I figured at this point then I should make an account.

My idea is similar to what msystem did and to create a 'base docking station' but with a gpu/psu for the x300w. Currently waiting for the HDplex GaN psu to arrive sometime this month. Planning to make some kind of handheld/emulator for the Rpi4.

 

[ignsvn]

Hello @ctr1 , welcome to the forum.

..My problem is I get bored and don't care about using PCs ... I prefer planning and building them

Indeed, this is one of the reasons people build more than one PC

It's addictive to try and cram as much power into as small / portable of a space as possible and seeing what else you can add along the way.

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