[Case Gallery] Extreme HTPC

mikmak · Apr 28, 2012, 09:01 AM

To view this case mod, go here.

Specs:
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG05 with graphics hole :)
Motherboard: Foxconn H67S
Cpu: Intel i7 2600k (stock frequencies)
Graphics: Radeon 7970 (reference pcb with xfx bios)
Ram: Plain 8gb at 1333 mhz

de.das.dude · Apr 28, 2012, 09:34 AM

only one picture? tsk tsk.

Jetster · Apr 28, 2012, 09:50 AM

with a name like Extreme it should at least be finished. And take the plastic off that card

mikmak · Apr 28, 2012, 10:46 AM

plastic is just not part of it...finished? by putting some plexyglass on it? hey I got 28 c ambient temperature today ;)
It is an extreme mini pc...extreme is not meant to be extreme in estethics.

Yo_Wattup · Apr 28, 2012, 11:03 AM

lol... come on man.. better/more pics...

Jetster · Apr 28, 2012, 11:03 AM

did you cut that hole in the front for the card?

mikmak · Apr 28, 2012, 01:08 PM

sure I did.

http://imageshack.us/f/443/1000189x.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/20/1000193ks.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/406/1000194a.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/15/1000192yl.jpg/

micropage7 · Apr 28, 2012, 01:21 PM

all that i see just the graphic card pass through the front bezel

mikmak · Apr 28, 2012, 01:30 PM

probably you want to see if some cpu is attached in there ;)

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/2158/1000195d.jpg

de.das.dude · Apr 28, 2012, 02:40 PM

this should be in the ghetto mod section. i see card board. i see flappy plastic here and there

puff0086 · Apr 28, 2012, 07:03 PM

I voted 10/10 because:

awesome...:)

mikmak · Apr 29, 2012, 12:05 AM

hey puff I thank you so much ;)
for sure I need to take some plexyglass sheets and to dremel them and to compose them on the chassis but now I do not have all that time needed to go around the town for this.
I am using this system as my preferred one for playing games, no matter whether it is incomplete in estethics...for sure here you value the latter one.
my intention was to let you see how much space is really needed to get a good power machine...I abandoned the tower desktops a lot time ago...then it was the shuttle xpcs try and now I am playing with this.

Jetster · Apr 29, 2012, 02:46 AM

You can edit your entry and add the pics there

de.das.dude · Apr 29, 2012, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikmak

hey puff I thank you so much ;)
for sure I need to take some plexyglass sheets and to dremel them and to compose them on the chassis but now I do not have all that time needed to go around the town for this.
I am using this system as my preferred one for playing games, no matter whether it is incomplete in estethics...for sure here you value the latter one.
my intention was to let you see how much space is really needed to get a good power machine...I abandoned the tower desktops a lot time ago...then it was the shuttle xpcs try and now I am playing with this.

dude we werent trying to be rude or anything. its just that this is the "Case GAllery" not the project log section. So if you must put up a picture, make sure you finish it. or atleast have the decency to have the side panel on the case.

mikmak · Apr 29, 2012, 01:10 PM

hey it is ok - some good critics is welcome! also those "very ugly" votes :)

de.das.dude · Apr 29, 2012, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikmak

hey it is ok - some good critics is welcome! also those "very ugly" votes :)

well... everyone gets what they deserve LOL.

Sinzia · Apr 29, 2012, 02:15 PM

To me it just looks unfinished, I would have rather gone test-bench style than cut up a premium case like that with no way of keeping that hole clean looking.

brandonwh64 · Apr 29, 2012, 02:24 PM

I voted 5/10 due these facts

The mod is not finished
The hole cut for the card is bad and has ghetto card board and plastic around it
The CPU is not OCed :(

As another forum member mentioned, this is more like a project log instead of full case mod.

mikmak · Apr 29, 2012, 02:35 PM

brandonwh64, the cpu is not overclocked due to the high roman temperatures and umidity - the motherboard then does not offer any overclocking setting - as for the weather, summer this year has started one month earlier here in Rome...it seems we are gonna to have a very similar weather conditions to our not so far tunisians :D
This small "guy" makes a good job as it is...as for the correct section where I had to post my work to please let me know if a specific section of the forum exists for it...it seems (from your opinions) that I made it wrong ;)

techguy31 · Apr 30, 2012, 01:01 AM

If you went for one of those Shuttle Barebones, you would not have needed to cut that hole in front of your case. But that 7970 is quite extreme for a HTPC for sure.

mikmak · Apr 30, 2012, 06:54 AM

Hm...Shuttle tends to let you buy as much more barebones as you can...with this cold statement I want to say they are not offering good support with their bios.
I still remember that I had to find an evga bios fix for my 8800gt in order to let the card boot in my old shuttle xpc which had a pci express gen 1 support only...shuttle never fixed this and never tried to due to the fact they were and are always promoting they last/newest models.
As for this mini itx build...all parts are commercial and there are no issues replacing something if it brokes or becomes obsolete...infact I just swapped from my previous amd phenom II configuration.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · May 7, 2012, 06:13 AM

Such a waste of chassis.. you punched a hole in that sleek casing. shouldve gotten a shorted card like a GTX680 or something.

mikmak · May 7, 2012, 08:47 AM

thanks! :D
I know and I undestand that you are minimazing your appreciation.
About the gtx 680 instead, once I would like to throw away all those money for an old piece of rasterization technology I then will let you know! ;)

Apr 28, 2012, 09:01 AM	#1
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Extreme HTPC To view this case mod, go here. Specs: Case: Silverstone Sugo SG05 with graphics hole :) Motherboard: Foxconn H67S Cpu: Intel i7 2600k (stock frequencies) Graphics: Radeon 7970 (reference pcb with xfx bios) Ram: Plain 8gb at 1333 mhz

Apr 28, 2012, 09:34 AM	#2
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,555 (4.24/day) Thanks: 2,323 Thanked 1,333 Times in 913 Posts System Specs	only one picture? tsk tsk. __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

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Processor:	AMD Phenom II 945 X4 3.0Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO push:pull+ 1 panaflow 113CFM + 2 x 120mm NZXTs
Memory:	2x4GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	GIGABYTE GTS450 OC2
Hard Disk:	SATA II 80GB Hitachi 7200RPM,W.D 500GB Green \|\| 4GB int + random SD cards
Optical Drive:	ASUS DVD drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Sync Master 793s CRT\|
Case:	NZXT Guardian 921RB
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892 with THX True Studio
PSU:	Corsair GS600
Software:	Windows 7 64bit
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PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
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Apr 28, 2012, 11:03 AM	#5
Yo_Wattup Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 704 (1.46/day) Thanks: 176 Thanked 199 Times in 125 Posts System Specs	lol... come on man.. better/more pics... __________________ Less is not more. More is more.

Apr 28, 2012, 09:50 AM	#3
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,876 (2.35/day) Thanks: 935 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	with a name like Extreme it should at least be finished. And take the plastic off that card

Apr 28, 2012, 10:46 AM	#4
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	plastic is just not part of it...finished? by putting some plexyglass on it? hey I got 28 c ambient temperature today ;) It is an extreme mini pc...extreme is not meant to be extreme in estethics.

System Name:	Desktop/Gamer/Digital Audio Wokstation \|\|\| HTPC
Processor:	2500k @ 4.65ghz \|\|\| AMD A8 @ 3.6ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14 with single Blue Antec Tri-Cool 120mm \|\|\| Stock
Memory:	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 @1900mhz 8-9-9-24 \|\|\| 8GB G.Skill 1600 CL9
Video Card:	2x HIS HD6950 2GB Crossfire, 6970 clocks \|\|\| HD6550D
Hard Disk:	120GB Intel 320 series SSD + 2TB storage \|\|\| 1TB Seagate
Optical Drive:	same as everyone else, some generic one. \|\|\| <---
CRT/LCD Model:	32" Sony Bravia LCD 1080p \|\|\| 50" Hitachi Plasma 1080p
Case:	Raidmax Raptor modded to 7 fans \|\|\| A compact HP Case
Sound Card:	Firewire audio interface + two 9" studio monitors, 450 REAL watts \|\|\| onboard
PSU:	Corsair TX 750W \|\|\| generic 400W
Software:	Win 7 Ultimate + Win 8 consumer preview\|\|\| Win 7 Pro
Benchmarks:	Never drops below 60fps Battlefield 3 everything on max, fov 90. :D

Apr 28, 2012, 01:08 PM	#7
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	sure I did. http://imageshack.us/f/443/1000189x.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/f/20/1000193ks.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/f/406/1000194a.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/f/15/1000192yl.jpg/ Last edited by mikmak; Apr 28, 2012 at 01:23 PM.

Apr 28, 2012, 01:21 PM	#8
micropage7 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 3,674 (3.18/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 835 Times in 549 Posts System Specs	all that i see just the graphic card pass through the front bezel __________________ :: New Cases, Tips And All About Your Cases Visit CaseGear :: Don't Ever Ask About Love And Honesty That You Don't Ever Have

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Video Card:	Radeon 5570 CrossFire
Hard Disk:	Seagate 160Gb, 250Gb & 500Gb SATA
Optical Drive:	LG DVDRW, Samsung Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case:	Lian Li PC-7FNW
Sound Card:	Creative Audigy Value
PSU:	VenomRX Red Diamond 650 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Classified

Apr 28, 2012, 01:30 PM	#9
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	probably you want to see if some cpu is attached in there ;) http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/2158/1000195d.jpg

Apr 28, 2012, 02:40 PM	#10
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,555 (4.24/day) Thanks: 2,323 Thanked 1,333 Times in 913 Posts System Specs	this should be in the ghetto mod section. i see card board. i see flappy plastic here and there __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

Apr 28, 2012, 07:03 PM	#11
puff0086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Romania,Timisoara Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I voted 10/10 because: awesome...:)

Apr 29, 2012, 12:05 AM	#12
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	hey puff I thank you so much ;) for sure I need to take some plexyglass sheets and to dremel them and to compose them on the chassis but now I do not have all that time needed to go around the town for this. I am using this system as my preferred one for playing games, no matter whether it is incomplete in estethics...for sure here you value the latter one. my intention was to let you see how much space is really needed to get a good power machine...I abandoned the tower desktops a lot time ago...then it was the shuttle xpcs try and now I am playing with this.

Apr 29, 2012, 02:46 AM	#13
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,876 (2.35/day) Thanks: 935 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	You can edit your entry and add the pics there

Apr 29, 2012, 01:10 PM	#15
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	hey it is ok - some good critics is welcome! also those "very ugly" votes :)

Apr 29, 2012, 02:15 PM	#17
Sinzia Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 703 (0.73/day) Thanks: 88 Thanked 184 Times in 135 Posts System Specs	To me it just looks unfinished, I would have rather gone test-bench style than cut up a premium case like that with no way of keeping that hole clean looking. __________________

System Name:	FragBox
Processor:	Intel Core i7 2600K @ 5.0GHz/1.45 volts
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 Deluxe
Cooling:	Custom CPU loop
Memory:	Kingston 12GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Galaxy GTX 680/Zotac GTX 680 in SLi/EVGA GTX 650Ti
Hard Disk:	2 Vertex 3 120's, raid 0, 2 Seagate Momentus XT 500GB's in raid 0, 1 Hitatchi 2TB for backup
Optical Drive:	Samsung BDROM
CRT/LCD Model:	3 Acer S232HLX2 in nvidia surround
Case:	Xiggy Elysium
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 x64 Pro

Apr 29, 2012, 02:24 PM	#18
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,564 (10.01/day) Thanks: 2,147 Thanked 5,341 Times in 3,696 Posts System Specs	I voted 5/10 due these facts The mod is not finished The hole cut for the card is bad and has ghetto card board and plastic around it The CPU is not OCed :( As another forum member mentioned, this is more like a project log instead of full case mod. __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

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Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair A70 Push/Pull
Memory:	G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1866mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte 7970 3GB Reference Card at boost clocks
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB WD Blue Raid 0 / 1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/R/RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VG2227wm 1080P
Case:	NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek (Azalia)
PSU:	Corsair 750TX
Software:	Windows 7 Home X64

Apr 29, 2012, 02:35 PM	#19
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	brandonwh64, the cpu is not overclocked due to the high roman temperatures and umidity - the motherboard then does not offer any overclocking setting - as for the weather, summer this year has started one month earlier here in Rome...it seems we are gonna to have a very similar weather conditions to our not so far tunisians :D This small "guy" makes a good job as it is...as for the correct section where I had to post my work to please let me know if a specific section of the forum exists for it...it seems (from your opinions) that I made it wrong ;) Last edited by mikmak; Apr 29, 2012 at 07:46 PM.

Apr 30, 2012, 01:01 AM	#20
techguy31 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 461 (0.42/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 43 Times in 41 Posts System Specs	If you went for one of those Shuttle Barebones, you would not have needed to cut that hole in front of your case. But that 7970 is quite extreme for a HTPC for sure.

System Name:	Home Theatre
Processor:	i5 750
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P55 USB3
Memory:	4GB ADATA 1333
Video Card:	Sapphire 1GB ATI 5670
Hard Disk:	32gb Kingston SSD (Os)/ 1TB and 640GB Caviar Blue (Storage)
CRT/LCD Model:	Sony KDL40HX800
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 922
Sound Card:	HT Claro Plus
PSU:	Corsair HX650
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

Apr 30, 2012, 06:54 AM	#21
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hm...Shuttle tends to let you buy as much more barebones as you can...with this cold statement I want to say they are not offering good support with their bios. I still remember that I had to find an evga bios fix for my 8800gt in order to let the card boot in my old shuttle xpc which had a pci express gen 1 support only...shuttle never fixed this and never tried to due to the fact they were and are always promoting they last/newest models. As for this mini itx build...all parts are commercial and there are no issues replacing something if it brokes or becomes obsolete...infact I just swapped from my previous amd phenom II configuration.

May 7, 2012, 06:13 AM	#22
Bjorn_Of_Iceland Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Húsið mitt Posts: 2,607 (1.32/day) Thanks: 479 Thanked 356 Times in 265 Posts System Specs	Such a waste of chassis.. you punched a hole in that sleek casing. shouldve gotten a shorted card like a GTX680 or something. __________________ SIEG HEIL!!

System Name:	Main Rig: Specs Below \| Download Rig: HP DM1Z AMD E350
Processor:	2500k @ 4.8Ghz
Motherboard:	MSi Z77 GD55
Cooling:	Raystorm > MCP655 > XSPC 240 Rad etc
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1600 c8
Video Card:	GTX 680 +120mhz core / +500mhz
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD / 2TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Whats that?
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VG236H 120hz 3dvision
Case:	Scythe Fenris Wolf
Sound Card:	SB X-Fi Titanium + ATH-M50 / Creative Gigaworks T40
PSU:	Seasonic X Series X850
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

May 7, 2012, 08:47 AM	#23
mikmak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rome Posts: 30 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks! :D I know and I undestand that you are minimazing your appreciation. About the gtx 680 instead, once I would like to throw away all those money for an old piece of rasterization technology I then will let you know! ;) Last edited by mikmak; May 7, 2012 at 09:01 AM.

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