[riyast]

this is a small project i wanted to do for a while now and i am almost finished with it all i need is a slimline bd drive for it other that that its done. and why yes that is a old xbox case if yall want the specs for this ill post them but for now thou just the pics enjoy

[LiveBrianD]

Nice! What are those ports on the front for now? Also, what were the specs?

[riyast]

well the ports on the front are all USB 2.0 from on board the specs are:

mobo biostar A880GU3 AM3
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 260 - 3.2 GHz Dual-Core
PSU AP 300 FLEX ATX
mem G.SKILL Value Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3
OS WIN7 32 Ultimate

[LiveBrianD]

How are the temperatures inside that? (Use something like hwmonitor) Also, how did you mount components (particularly the motherboard) in it?

[riyast]

im not sure on the temps right now ill prime it in the morning and see what temps i get and post thous the mobo is siting on 6 standoffs that i had to carefully install in to the bottom of the case

[waldojim]

That looks like a fun little project. I started to work something into an Xbox once, but never had time to finish... Now I don't even know where the stinking box got off too.

Very nice fit in there though!

[coastie65]

Interesting and good job. Little safer than an aquarium with 10 gals of mineral oil ( hey wj, you didn't think I would let that pass did you? ). Would be interesting to see how the temps are in that thing.

[riyast]

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

This post has been edited by riyast: 11 May 2012 - 07:54 AM

[coastie65]

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

Not bad temps and well within the safe range. Not bad.

[riyast]

coastie65, on 11 May 2012 - 08:00 AM, said:

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

Not bad temps and well within the safe range. Not bad.

thank you

[waldojim]

coastie65, on 11 May 2012 - 07:06 AM, said:

Interesting and good job. Little safer than an aquarium with 10 gals of mineral oil ( hey wj, you didn't think I would let that pass did you? ). Would be interesting to see how the temps are in that thing.

Just wait, it will get done "properly" some day, and this will be forgotten as nothing more than another "learning experience" working towards perfection!

It sounded good in my head anyhow...

[waldojim]

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

To be honest, that is doing far better than I expected. I was expecting the CPU to end up throttling - having such a restricted airflow and all.

Very impressive.

[LiveBrianD]

waldojim, on 11 May 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

To be honest, that is doing far better than I expected. I was expecting the CPU to end up throttling - having such a restricted airflow and all.

Very impressive.

That's what I was thinking. Come to think of it, I wonder how a machine like that would do in a lego case.

[riyast]

waldojim, on 11 May 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

To be honest, that is doing far better than I expected. I was expecting the CPU to end up throttling - having such a restricted airflow and all.Very impressive.

actually the xbox case its self has a tone of holes in it for venting so a fan or 2 placed right will keep it cool also after i did that prime test this morning i pulled a few fans i had laying around and put a 2nd fan in and reran a 45 min prime test and hit max temps of only 62c 143f ambient 42c 107f i plan 2 make a 2nd one of these only i plan 2 use a mini itx mobo if newegg stops deactivating all the amd itx mobo lol

LiveBrianD, on 11 May 2012 - 02:25 PM, said:

waldojim, on 11 May 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

riyast, on 11 May 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

ok i primed for 45min these are the temps i got max temp for cpu 68c 154f ambient 42c 107f after prime was stopped idle temps are holding at 36c 98f ambient 35c 94f. now i know thous high temp are not that good but that was under heavy stress testing and this is a HTPC for my tv and normal use will be my idle temps 99% of the time movies and light internet surfing i dont do gaming on this $350 rig i got a $1200 pc for my gaming

To be honest, that is doing far better than I expected. I was expecting the CPU to end up throttling - having such a restricted airflow and all.Very impressive.

That's what I was thinking. Come to think of it, I wonder how a machine like that would do in a lego case.

lego case humm sounds fun

[Rommel]

Real nice.

I've tinkered with the thought of building a pc out of the norm but haven't thought about it seriously enough to move on it.

Nice conversation piece when your friends come over.
Thanks for posting it, great job!!

[waldojim]

Rommel, on 11 May 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:

Real nice.

I've tinkered with the thought of building a pc out of the norm but haven't thought about it seriously enough to move on it.

Nice conversation piece when your friends come over.
Thanks for posting it, great job!!

Once you are done building your new machine, you should have plenty of older parts to work from!

[Rommel]

waldojim, on 12 May 2012 - 06:44 PM, said:

Rommel, on 11 May 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:

Real nice.

I've tinkered with the thought of building a pc out of the norm but haven't thought about it seriously enough to move on it.

Nice conversation piece when your friends come over.
Thanks for posting it, great job!!

Once you are done building your new machine, you should have plenty of older parts to work from!

True.

There are a couple options I've been contemplating but that wasn't one of them, well, until now.