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Owner: Morai
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Posted: 2009-01-31
Last Update: 2009-01-31 19:23
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Rating: Superb (8.1)
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» Case: Fully Selfmade Maße: H 39cm x B 24cm x T 35cm » Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H » CPU: AMD 4000+ X2 EE » Ram: 2GB 667 Made in China ;-) » Graphic Card: 690/x1250 onboard, later 8800GT Silent » TV-Card: 2x Hauppauge HVR-1300 » HDD: Maxtor 160GB » DVD- Burner: LG H66N later Bluray » Remote: Funk Remote X10 » Wlan/Lan: C54Ri / 100Mbit » OS: MCE 2005 » NT: Xilence 420W
Hello, the goal was it to build a HTPC, which can be set up independently and under the television is not pushed or in the HiFi rack disappears. Further should not it too strongly after " PC" look. Since I already possess enough housings in the HiFi format (home cinema) and I did not find suitable, I decided the housing complete to building. The DVD Burner is Stealth in the front of the Base. The Case has no Buttons, the Operation is completely Remote controlled. Morai

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by erocker (January 31st - 7:14 PM) - Reply
Make them in black and white and sell them to the masses! Awesome and brilliant design.

10/10
by steelkane (January 31st - 8:42 PM) - Reply
Looks nice,, I would like it better with perforated holes in the lighted plexiglass, but that could always be done, nice mod
by NeoCrisis (January 31st - 8:43 PM) - Reply
wow very nice
I demand a work log!!!
by ShadowFold (January 31st - 8:53 PM) - Reply
10/10 awesome!
by jinu (January 31st - 9:26 PM) - Reply
wow self made. osm htpc box
by zithe (January 31st - 10:05 PM) - Reply
Dude, get patents on it and present it to a big case company! I'd sure as hell buy that.
by Charper2013 (January 31st - 10:06 PM) - Reply
This thing is sexy.
10/10
by johnnyfiive (February 1st - 12:50 AM) - Reply
that is badass!
by prodigy223 (February 1st - 2:08 AM) - Reply
So simple and sleek and contemporary, looks amazing! reminds me of that companion cube mod for some reason lol i dont know why
by farlex85 (February 1st - 2:11 AM) - Reply
Crazy good. Who are you guys w/ these awesome case designs and where else can I find your work? 10/10
by King Wookie (February 1st - 2:47 AM) - Reply
Really awesome!

Just wondering if there is sufficient ventilation, as I don't see an airflow path.

10/10
by freaksavior (February 1st - 10:44 AM) - Reply
I give you props man looks nice, but i like this better

by alvin88 (February 1st - 2:11 PM) - Reply
I voted 5/10 because:

Very nice case, but where is the airflow ?
by to6ko91 (February 2nd - 6:34 AM) - Reply
10/10 SO so great !!!
For the muppets complaining about cooling ....
by tzitzibp (February 2nd - 1:33 PM) - Reply
this is surely a unique build..... just for the idea 9/10 and the effort put into this 8/10
you would get my 10 if the case cover would include a some sort of side panel for ease of access...

as for the temps I would like to see a screeny with cpu, gpu, NB, SB, mobo and HDD temps while on full load...and real operating conditions i.e. movie playback and maybe a game....


anyway well worth the 8/10...well done
by shoktongxxx (February 2nd - 5:27 PM) - Reply

For the muppets complaining about cooling ....

lolz..hahahaha

may i suggest could you change your ccfl to green..^^
it will look nicer..^^
nice build anyway 10/10 vote..^^

by polo360x (February 3rd - 9:57 AM) - Reply
7/10

One problem tho!!! I am not trying to be smart, but it does make a difference, trust me !!

do you know that Hot AIR RISE ?

1st - the cool air that you are getting into your computer at the top is actually warm air that is exhausted from the bottom of your computer.

2nd- that warm air getting into your case from the top gets hotter then it accumulates at the top inside your case, you may be getting about 50% of the hot air out using that one fan at the bottom.

I suggest you add two intake 80mm fans on the side ! then have the top and bottom fans blow out the hot air created by your CPU.

Good luck, I hope that helps.. if you are overclocking or running Quad you should see 5C-10 difference ..
by to6ko91 (February 3rd - 10:48 AM) - Reply
by: polo360x
7/10

One problem tho!!! I am not trying to be smart, but it does make a difference, trust me !!

do you know that Hot AIR RISE ?

1st - the cool air that you are getting into your computer at the top is actually warm air that is exhausted from the bottom of your computer.

2nd- that warm air getting into your case from the top gets hotter then it accumulates at the top inside your case, you may be getting about 50% of the hot air out using that one fan at the bottom.

I suggest you add two intake 80mm fans on the side ! then have the top and bottom fans blow out the hot air created by your CPU.

Good luck, I hope that helps.. if you are overclocking or running Quad you should see 5C-10 difference ..


I think (99.9%) this is a htpc thous it is not intended for gaming and extreme CPU usage and it is probably using some AMD that doesnt produce a hole lot of heat so he might not need a HAF ;)

Edit: maxx temp of the cpu is 65°C AMD reference

Edit2 : "the goal was it to build a HTPC, which can be set up independently and under the television" Morai (the creator)
by steelkane (February 3rd - 11:56 AM) - Reply
As I said before, perforated holes in the plexi glass like in mesh, & making the rear fan exhaust, would help the temps greatly. Also if done right, it would add to the overall appearance.
by crtecha (February 3rd - 12:05 PM) - Reply
definate 1010 original and looks like a great build. Do you have a work log?
by j_d3 (February 3rd - 12:33 PM) - Reply
This is an AMAZING mod. Good job and keep em coming. Hope you don't mind if I take idea from this spectacular mod.
by lkiller123 (April 16th - 3:52 AM) - Reply
I voted 1/10 because:

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by Morai (April 17th - 1:09 PM) - Reply
by: lkiller123
I voted 1/10 because:

...

because?
by Castiel (April 17th - 1:15 PM) - Reply
Because it is just a freakin awesome case/mod!!!!!!!! 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
by crtecha (April 17th - 1:22 PM) - Reply
This case is sick plain and simple 10/10 for creativity alone
by Megalex (May 19th - 12:29 AM) - Reply
by reverze (May 19th - 12:35 AM) - Reply
Creative. 10/10

Maße.. German? :)
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