Project AMGPC (Auxiliary Mobile Gaming PC) SFF
Alright, heres my first real mod (as in, my own computer). This will be my Small Form Factor LAN machine for when I'm
A) playing older games and
B) when I don't feel like taking my main system.
I started off with a mildly cool dell server case (as seen in my rediculous case problem thread), but when I went to cut the side panel, my fine metal cutting blade tore it up real bad. I dunno what metal they used but that blade could not cut it clean for the world.
So I went and got a new case from my friend. He had a few old computers that he wasnt using, and I took all of them back home. For this mod I chose the case from an E-Machines etower 600is. There are two big problems with it:
First, the floppy bay is in the way of the RAM on the micro ATX board that Im using.
Second, the power supply mount isn't standard, and is very small.
Sadly I didnt take any pictures of the untouched case, but here are some from google:
So I gutted it and prepared it for my system:
-Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz with Hyperthreading, Socket 775
-2GB (2 x 1GB) Corsair DDR2 800
-Abit SG-95 Socket 775 Motherboard
-(Currently) ATI X700
-Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD
-LG 16X IDE DVD-ROM
-Dell 350W PSU
I started modding without taking pictures, but took some after the initial modding was done. The pictures were on my friends digital camera, so I won't be able to post them until Thursday.
Anyway, here are my plans:
[X] Remove 3.5" mount to make room for new mobo
[X] Adjust PSU Mount to fit standard PSUs
[X] Cut holes for dual 80mm Blue LED fans in the back
[X] Cut holes for dual 120mm Blue LED fans in the front
[X] Cut top/side panel piece in two, forming a door (on the left) and case covering on the right and top.
[/] Cut and Mount side panel Window
[X] Make a hard drive mounting rack that mounts on the bottom of the case
[ ] Install Case handle and fabricate indent
[/] Make a new front panel that mounts over the fans.
[ ] Buy a new power button and mount it on the back
[ ] Fill in the e-machines "e" on the right side panel
[ ] Fill in USB Port attempts on front panel
[ ] Make new back panel and motherboard tray
[ ] Paint Exterior/Interior gloss black
[ ] Paint back panel flat black
Update #1
I've already cut the 3.5" mount off so that I could install the mobo, and cut and drill the new opening and mounts for the standard PSU (I'll post the pictures of that tomorrow).
I should be able to update this tomorrow, but at the latest it'll be thursday.
-Indybird