Hi all,
I'm building a new PC case and thought I'd just put it on here should anyone have any ideas for improvement that I might have missed. I'm finding venting pattern quite difficult to match the look. It will be made in mild steel and welded together from the inside so minimal welds once closed.
I had seen a production laptop case on aliexpress/taobao or something similar so I have tried to match the dimensions. The one I saw wasn't clear about what it could fit but it looked like it was only single slot gpu.
Total dimensions of mine is: 410.2mm x 312mm x 88.15mm high. (11.281 Litres)
Compatible with:
Mini Itx motherboards
CPU clearance: Approx 50mm
GPU max dimensions: 49.6mm high (or 67mm with the keyboard shelf either fully or just the left half of it removed) x 146mm (even with the 60x25mm case fans in place) x 276mm. It would be a struggle to get a 276mm card in place due to the pcie bracket, so it would probably be more around 270mm long. The GPU picture in the case is a 2080 FE.
All of the panels above the motherboard, psu, gpu etc can just lift out but are secure by an inner frame which they slot into when in place, and they are secured when carrying it/moving it by the side profiles of the lid when closed.
Storage - at present just M.2 on the MB.
Case fans: Eight 60mm x 25mm fans. One 140/120mm fan slim (only fits if the gpu height is under 49.6mm). Then I would have the CPU cooler as close to the vents to draw in more fresh air. The GPU takes fresh air in from underneath. The PSU gets fresh air from underneath. The motherboard will have some vents underneath to allow air to be pulled in/pushed out by negative/positive pressure to allow cooling to any M.2 storage on the back of the board.
Screen: Can fit most 15.6" screens upto dimensions of 393mm x 248.5mm x 12.5mm thick. Note though that it would need to be a usb c charged cable and the connector (90 degree) would take up some of the width/length. I am looking to put vesa mount holes on the lid for the monitor, but there aren't many that have these, so I may have to add some other was to hold it in place. The cables connecting to the GPU are recessed so they can be routed at 90 degrees straight into the case with no need for external cable/power.
Small Keyboard size: 317.8mm x 106.5mm x 14.5mm - I have even found a small bluetooth keyboard with a track pad that would fit, but I am likely to use a mouse most of the time so I might not need the track pad.
PSU - Flex ATX with power connector extension to mount on the rear panel (need to add this still). I had a 500w flex atx unit which I sold and the most powerful I have seen so far is a 600w. The fans can be noisy, however I have left space around the PSU and I will be putting in 1-2mm thick sound insulation, which will also stop vibration. This will make it slightly hotter however the 60mm fans will add to the cooling so I'm not concerned. If more power is needed it probably would fit a Pico psu as well, and probably an internal power brick if some fans were removed and as long as you are around 120mm height for the gpu. The pico psu could then serve the motherboard whilst Flex just does the GPU - a ATX connector/adapter would be needed to allow both PSU's to start up at the same time.
I still need to add a power button and complete the vents underneath.
When in use it just needs the one power/kettle lead, no external brick.
Any thoughts welcome
I'm building a new PC case and thought I'd just put it on here should anyone have any ideas for improvement that I might have missed. I'm finding venting pattern quite difficult to match the look. It will be made in mild steel and welded together from the inside so minimal welds once closed.
I had seen a production laptop case on aliexpress/taobao or something similar so I have tried to match the dimensions. The one I saw wasn't clear about what it could fit but it looked like it was only single slot gpu.
Total dimensions of mine is: 410.2mm x 312mm x 88.15mm high. (11.281 Litres)
Compatible with:
Mini Itx motherboards
CPU clearance: Approx 50mm
GPU max dimensions: 49.6mm high (or 67mm with the keyboard shelf either fully or just the left half of it removed) x 146mm (even with the 60x25mm case fans in place) x 276mm. It would be a struggle to get a 276mm card in place due to the pcie bracket, so it would probably be more around 270mm long. The GPU picture in the case is a 2080 FE.
All of the panels above the motherboard, psu, gpu etc can just lift out but are secure by an inner frame which they slot into when in place, and they are secured when carrying it/moving it by the side profiles of the lid when closed.
Storage - at present just M.2 on the MB.
Case fans: Eight 60mm x 25mm fans. One 140/120mm fan slim (only fits if the gpu height is under 49.6mm). Then I would have the CPU cooler as close to the vents to draw in more fresh air. The GPU takes fresh air in from underneath. The PSU gets fresh air from underneath. The motherboard will have some vents underneath to allow air to be pulled in/pushed out by negative/positive pressure to allow cooling to any M.2 storage on the back of the board.
Screen: Can fit most 15.6" screens upto dimensions of 393mm x 248.5mm x 12.5mm thick. Note though that it would need to be a usb c charged cable and the connector (90 degree) would take up some of the width/length. I am looking to put vesa mount holes on the lid for the monitor, but there aren't many that have these, so I may have to add some other was to hold it in place. The cables connecting to the GPU are recessed so they can be routed at 90 degrees straight into the case with no need for external cable/power.
Small Keyboard size: 317.8mm x 106.5mm x 14.5mm - I have even found a small bluetooth keyboard with a track pad that would fit, but I am likely to use a mouse most of the time so I might not need the track pad.
PSU - Flex ATX with power connector extension to mount on the rear panel (need to add this still). I had a 500w flex atx unit which I sold and the most powerful I have seen so far is a 600w. The fans can be noisy, however I have left space around the PSU and I will be putting in 1-2mm thick sound insulation, which will also stop vibration. This will make it slightly hotter however the 60mm fans will add to the cooling so I'm not concerned. If more power is needed it probably would fit a Pico psu as well, and probably an internal power brick if some fans were removed and as long as you are around 120mm height for the gpu. The pico psu could then serve the motherboard whilst Flex just does the GPU - a ATX connector/adapter would be needed to allow both PSU's to start up at the same time.
I still need to add a power button and complete the vents underneath.
When in use it just needs the one power/kettle lead, no external brick.
Any thoughts welcome
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