anode Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm starting a slim xbox project in my spare time. Updates may be infrequent. The idea is hopefully to keep the entire box under 50mm thickness. I want to try and cram in a 2TB 2.5" HDD with SATA adaptor, a picoPSU, and Ryzee's wireless 360 controller board. The motherboard is a 1.0 that I've TSOP flashed and upgraded with 128MB RAM. It's going to be a very tight squeeze for sure. I've modeled a case for it that needs to be 3D printed--though the expense from Shapeways is a bit much for me right now, and it's too big for the local printers! The edge of the case will be sanded and wrapped with a brushed metallic vinyl. The top acrylic will be attached using press-in brass inserts and machine screws. The bottom of the case will be a frosted LED diffusing acrylic. Hopefully, I will have room to put some LEDs underneath for a nice soft glow. Today I started by attaching the cooling solution. I'm using a Dynatron A48G that I've drilled and tapped so I can attach it from the bottom. Two nylon washers were used to ensure proper mounting pressure without bending the motherboard PCB. I was planning on using a 120mm slim fan (only 15mm thick!) as my active cooling, but if I'm low on space and can't fit something I may have to use a 92mm instead. Right now with the 120mm fan it runs at 46c CPU, 40c M/B which is sufficient. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neighbor Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 looks cool. how will you connect the 2.5" sata HDD, will you cut the IDE ribbon somehow, and what IDE2SATA converter will you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anode Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, neighbor said: looks cool. how will you connect the 2.5" sata HDD, will you cut the IDE ribbon somehow, and what IDE2SATA converter will you use? I'll probably just buy a correctly sized IDE cable. I'm using this generic converter and it works fine, though the clearance is a bit tight. Right now the plan is to stack the Ryzee 360 board and the gutted 360 receiver on top of the hard drive itself.https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pata-IDE-to-Serial-ATA-SATA-3-5-HDD-Hard-Drive-DVD-Converter-Adapter-Card/141951989539 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 nice work custom fitting a desktop heatsink to it, that's some good stuff how loud is the fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilly Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nice design!, any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek76 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 that's a nice design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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