Cuzza's Sega SC-3000H Nano-ITX Mod

Cuzza · Nov 17, 2009

Cheers Lazzer, i'll give it a go

Lazzer408 · Nov 17, 2009

Cuzza said:
Cheers Lazzer, i'll give it a go

No problem. The link M4gic posted... http://www.instructables.com/id/WIFI-Antenna-Hack!/ ...should work fine.

Cuzza · Nov 17, 2009

Lots of little things on the go at once... Today I have cut a hole in the bottom of the case to mount an exhaust fan. It's the only place I had left to put a fan. Lazzer, I did some tests to see how effective it would be as an intake, and looks like you were right, it needs more clearance underneath. But as exhaust it's ok (running it at low speed btw)

Looks a bit rough underneath, but I will tidy that up some time. I'll sort out the wiring first.

Cuzza · Nov 17, 2009

Cuzza said:
Cheers Lazzer, i'll give it a go

On second thought, I can't solder that! It's too small! It's beyond my skill, equipment and quite frankly, eyesight.

Lazzer408 · Nov 17, 2009

Cuzza said:
On second thought, I can't solder that! It's too small! It's beyond my skill, equipment and quite frankly, eyesight.

you cahn doo eet!

Can you grind your tip smaller?

Cuzza · Nov 18, 2009

I don't think that's a good idea. I'm going to give up on this antenna extension for now.

In other news, here's the proof that the fan is working:

Unfortunately, it seems to be taking most of its air straight in from the nearby slots:

I'll have to cover those up somehow.

But overall it's looking pretty good. I've moved a few things around, unsheathed the wifi dongle, glued the keyboard cable along the side of the case, taped up the mobo power cables, got rid of the unused molex connector, removed all that unsightly white insulation tape and shifted the power connector block to make room for the fan. Everything it fitting quite snugly now.

pantherx12 · Nov 18, 2009

You could always use some little rubber stick on feet to get some extra clearance if having the fan as intake would work better.

( Simple mods are fine too

)

Cuzza · Nov 23, 2009

OH yah that's always an option, but I don't want to raise it because that would make the keyboard harder to use. As standard it is just low enough that I can reach all the keys with base of palms resting on desk, and I'm a lazy typist.

Yukikaze · Nov 23, 2009

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You, good sir, are a genius :toast:

If only my mITX builds were half as cool I'd be happy !

MilkyWay · Dec 10, 2009

you done anything to it recently or is this it finished forever?

i liked that idea of replacing the heatsink but it seems like a pipe dream

Cuzza · Dec 10, 2009

It's definitely not finished forever, just on the backburner. I will get back to the heatsink next year hopefully.

MilkyWay · Dec 14, 2009

Cuzza said:
It's definitely not finished forever, just on the backburner. I will get back to the heatsink next year hopefully.

what amazes me is how you got the keyboard to work as a normal keyboard for windows ect

its a good idea to put it to one side and tweak it later on :cool:

Cuzza · Sep 3, 2010

Hey dudes, not much progress lately just thought you might like to see this shot of my sister playing Wolf3D on the sega!

Sadly, it has been sitting in a box lately. Now that I have it in the same room as the router I can actually get internet through the wireless and maybe I will use this thing for some casual internetting. The poor little VIA C7 really struggles with youtube though, which is rather disappointing.

Lazzer408 · Sep 4, 2010

Cuzza said:
Hey dudes, not much progress lately just thought you might like to see this shot of my sister playing Wolf3D on the sega!

http://imagehost.losias.net/images/sv403457.jpg

Sadly, it has been sitting in a box lately. Now that I have it in the same room as the router I can actually get internet through the wireless and maybe I will use this thing for some casual internetting. The poor little VIA C7 really struggles with youtube though, which is rather disappointing.

Cram a quad core and a 5870 in it. :rockout:

brandonwh64 · Sep 4, 2010

Lazzer408 said:
Cram a quad core and a 5870 in it.

LOL that would be tits if he could find a quad core laptop with a nice onboard videocard and a busted screen that you could take the motherboard out and mod in the sega!

Lazzer408 · Sep 5, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
LOL that would be tits if he could find a quad core laptop with a nice onboard videocard and a busted screen that you could take the motherboard out and mod in the sega!

They make ITX boards that'll run quads with no problem at all. Grab a flex pci-e cable and stick a gfx card any angle you want. It's the powersupply that becomes the issue. ASK ME HOW I KNOW?! Right Cuzza? haha :roll:

Processor	AMD Phenom II 555BE unlocked X4 @3.8GHz
Motherboard	GA-78LMT-S2P
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb + open case in cold room = low temps lol
Memory	8Gb DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX580
Storage	64GB SSD Super Talent
Display(s)	22" Chimei, 17" Philips
Case	POS!
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W

Processor	i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard	MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling	Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory	2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card(s)	HD6870
Storage	2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Display(s)	Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Zalman 750w
Software	Windows 7

Processor	AMD Phenom II 555BE unlocked X4 @3.8GHz
Motherboard	GA-78LMT-S2P
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb + open case in cold room = low temps lol
Memory	8Gb DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX580
Storage	64GB SSD Super Talent
Display(s)	22" Chimei, 17" Philips
Case	POS!
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W

Processor	AMD Phenom II 555BE unlocked X4 @3.8GHz
Motherboard	GA-78LMT-S2P
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb + open case in cold room = low temps lol
Memory	8Gb DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX580
Storage	64GB SSD Super Talent
Display(s)	22" Chimei, 17" Philips
Case	POS!
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W

Processor	i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard	MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling	Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory	2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card(s)	HD6870
Storage	2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Display(s)	Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Zalman 750w
Software	Windows 7

System Name	My pc
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Rog b450-f
Cooling	Cooler master 120mm aio
Memory	16gb ddr4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3x 3070
Storage	2tb intel nvme and 2tb generic ssd
Display(s)	Generic dell 1080p overclocked to 75hz
Case	Phanteks enthoo
Power Supply	650w of borderline fire hazard
Mouse	Some wierd Chinese vertical mouse
Keyboard	Generic mechanical keyboard
Software	Windows ten

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

Cuzza's Sega SC-3000H Nano-ITX Mod

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