neilhart
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I am starting another Mini-ITX scratch build case. This is a keep busy project and I am going to use the Asus Z170I Pro Gaming system that I built last year.
I am a big fan of the DAN case A4-SFX V3 and the LOUQE Ghost S1 case. I have one of each of those cases on order and may see them in May.
In past years I have not had much luck running GPUs on riser cables and thought I should take another look.
Also I thought I should try to build a SFF aluminum case and discover the issues of space allocation and low profile CPU coolers.
I am starting out with 1/2 inch (12.6 mm) and 3/4 (18.9 mm) inch aluminum extrusions from the local hardware store and corner cubes from Parvum Systems.
The Parvum cubes are attached to the 3/4 inch extrusions with socket flat head M3 screws and then the 1/2 inch extrusion is mounted with the JB Weld. The extrusion wall thickness is 1/8 inch (3+ mm) and the aluminum panels are the same thickness.
The length of the extrusion assemblies is 5 3/4 inch and with the side panel the finished width of the system will be 6 inches (151.5 mm).. I cut these panels as seen and then went back and increased the length of the front and back panels. This makes the system (less any feet) at 11 3/4 inches (296.7 mm) deep, and 8 1/2 inches (214.6 mm) tall.
More to follow soon. Questions and/or comments are welcome.
neil
I am a big fan of the DAN case A4-SFX V3 and the LOUQE Ghost S1 case. I have one of each of those cases on order and may see them in May.
In past years I have not had much luck running GPUs on riser cables and thought I should take another look.
Also I thought I should try to build a SFF aluminum case and discover the issues of space allocation and low profile CPU coolers.
I am starting out with 1/2 inch (12.6 mm) and 3/4 (18.9 mm) inch aluminum extrusions from the local hardware store and corner cubes from Parvum Systems.
The Parvum cubes are attached to the 3/4 inch extrusions with socket flat head M3 screws and then the 1/2 inch extrusion is mounted with the JB Weld. The extrusion wall thickness is 1/8 inch (3+ mm) and the aluminum panels are the same thickness.
The length of the extrusion assemblies is 5 3/4 inch and with the side panel the finished width of the system will be 6 inches (151.5 mm).. I cut these panels as seen and then went back and increased the length of the front and back panels. This makes the system (less any feet) at 11 3/4 inches (296.7 mm) deep, and 8 1/2 inches (214.6 mm) tall.
More to follow soon. Questions and/or comments are welcome.
neil
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