Slim mod; how slim can I go?????

[lizardmonkey]

So I just slimmed my first xbox. I like it; but it leaves me wondering how slim can I go?

I got a couple GPU fan/heatsinks for the GPU/CPU.

I plan on doing a custom PSU with a pico atx PSU (that can supply 10A on the 5V rail)

Will have to do something with the front buttons (not quite sure yet)

Was thinking of cutting the case right down to where the controller ports mount (rather than the strip where the DVD drive would be).

 

Has anyone done anything like this? I know people have put motherboards into custom cases; just wondering if anyone knows of a slimmed xbox beyond the norm that has been done?

 

Thanks

[sweetdarkdestiny]

You could do something like that ( https://imgur.com/r/originalxbox/NtnbXUn )

I would remove the controller ports and add an ogx360.

[lizardmonkey]

Ahh. Thats exactly what I was looking for. I like the way it looks.

I originally was going to do a custom printed case; ditch the controller ports and do the ogx360 internal.... but I was starting to think it would lose its original xbox feel.

Slimming down the existing case keeps the look but so much cleaner.

Do you know if anyone has posted anything about what they did for thermal management? I was thinking a PC slot fan to exhaust hot air.

[sweetdarkdestiny]

If I remeber right someone used a 1HE1 AM2 socked cooling block like the Dynatron A48G (slightly modded).

[lizardmonkey]

So I think I have the cooling for the GPU and the CPU figured out. Its just venting the hot air out of the case that I was trying to find a solution to.