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- Dell Optiplex 9030 All in One
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- i5-4690K
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- HD 4600
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A small update from my side on this.
I have got the NUC fully up and running now. Right now it is acting as a media-center/gaming console/Time Machine backup station.
Got some inspiration to finish this project. Have sanded the scratchy Cube with fine water proof sanding paper all the way from 1000-1500-2000-2500 and now I'm just started the polishing with the 3 step Novus kit.
I will then insert the NUC into the Cube and add some extra HD inside.
Suggestions on how to tighten everything in there is greatly appreciated.
I guess maybe the easiest way is to JB weld or otherwise stick a small motherboard tray (complete with standoffs) onto the interior of the Cube shell and then you can simply screw the NUC to the standoffs.
If it were me, I would do it by measuring the 4 holes in the NUC to get their spacing correct, then select material for the tray - I would pick acrylic as I have all the equipment, but you could use any nice flat stiff material such as ply or aluminium/steel sheet and transpose the positions of the holes as new standoff positions. Then offer it up to the Cube to determine the best place for sticking the tray into place.
You could do a similar job for an HD carrier, or indeed integrate the HD carrier into the motherboard tray.
Once you have the interior nice and sturdy you can decide whether and how to finish off the Cube shell underside. As the underside is never seen, and you do not have any handle mechanism etc, I'd be tempted to just leave the bottom open as you would then have access to lots of air and you can easily get in to wire up HDs etc. Also it would help your wifi and BT reception.