"Laptop" style build.
Components - 400w TFX PSU
2080Ti 270mm true 2 Slot
Ryzen 3700X
Noctua NH-L9i
Materials: top and bottom panel - ABS first, then aluminium
Shroud: ABS first then aluminium
standoffs: Nylon or Derlin probably.
Im considering building a case that can house top tier components, and be very backpack friendly. I love the S4 Mini and the Sentry layout, and id go for a variant of that myself. I want this case to have a similar footprint to a chunky 18.4" gaming laptop, so it needs to be kept as thin as possible, id say no more than 50mm thick. my quick model is 350mm by 300mm footprint, so easy to fit into a backpack and gives a volume of 5.2L at 50mm width.
At 50mm thickness, cpu cooling is restricted to a noctua LiH9 or simlar, aswell as the shortest "true" 2 slot 2080tis, such as the founders edition. To keep thermals in check and noise I propose large cutouts for the gpu intake and CPU exhaust, with magnetic grills for transporting the case/ leaving it unattended for days/weeks etc. Power wise CPU and GPU would probably need slight undervolting to keep to 400w power target.
Plan would be to have a the gpu riser cable pass underneath the motherboard, left 5mm gap which should hopefully be enough. Storage wise im not sure, probably limited to NVME SSD.
As far as the case goes its a very simple design, with top and bottom panels, which sandwich the shroud which completes the enclosure. the standoffs connect the top and bottom panels and add strength. Id have them threaded inside so that feet can be screwed in to raise the case. Would need to add a piece in the middle no-doubt to keep rigidity and support the graphics card, although I thought about maybe mounting the graphics card on plastic standoffs ( like a motherboard).
Any thoughts?
Components - 400w TFX PSU
2080Ti 270mm true 2 Slot
Ryzen 3700X
Noctua NH-L9i
Materials: top and bottom panel - ABS first, then aluminium
Shroud: ABS first then aluminium
standoffs: Nylon or Derlin probably.
Im considering building a case that can house top tier components, and be very backpack friendly. I love the S4 Mini and the Sentry layout, and id go for a variant of that myself. I want this case to have a similar footprint to a chunky 18.4" gaming laptop, so it needs to be kept as thin as possible, id say no more than 50mm thick. my quick model is 350mm by 300mm footprint, so easy to fit into a backpack and gives a volume of 5.2L at 50mm width.
At 50mm thickness, cpu cooling is restricted to a noctua LiH9 or simlar, aswell as the shortest "true" 2 slot 2080tis, such as the founders edition. To keep thermals in check and noise I propose large cutouts for the gpu intake and CPU exhaust, with magnetic grills for transporting the case/ leaving it unattended for days/weeks etc. Power wise CPU and GPU would probably need slight undervolting to keep to 400w power target.
Plan would be to have a the gpu riser cable pass underneath the motherboard, left 5mm gap which should hopefully be enough. Storage wise im not sure, probably limited to NVME SSD.
As far as the case goes its a very simple design, with top and bottom panels, which sandwich the shroud which completes the enclosure. the standoffs connect the top and bottom panels and add strength. Id have them threaded inside so that feet can be screwed in to raise the case. Would need to add a piece in the middle no-doubt to keep rigidity and support the graphics card, although I thought about maybe mounting the graphics card on plastic standoffs ( like a motherboard).
Any thoughts?
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