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[Complete] Project: PC Master Race Takeover

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Couple of new developments. Instead of going with the PCI-e riser cable i am going with a right angle riser board so that i dont have excess cable folded up everywhere. Also for a power solution i am going to go with an HDPlex 250watt(400w peak) HTPC PSU. it is small and will power most anything i need to throw at it.

http://www.hd-plex.com/HDPLEX-250W-Hi-Fi-DC-ATX-Power-Supply-16V-24V-Wide-Range-Voltage-Input.html


With the small form factor of the PSU that i will be working with i am going to looking at going with a GTX 960 GPU. reports from many tech reviewers are stating that this thing pulls under 120W under load which is amazing. 

Got confirmation that the new CPU cooler will be in this week which is a plus and mounting options for the GPU will be what i am working while i wait on funds for the GPU and PSU(which should be in about 2 weeks or less.)

Last thing is that i think that getting the touch capacitive button on the front may be too large of an undertaking so i am going to be using the Sync button on the wide as the power button and install an RGB LED behind the touch button so that it still lights up.

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(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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I was going to do the same thing but I couldn't find a cheap xbox case, none being sold separately and spares xbox were going for almost the same as a working console.

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So what's the width/length of the Xbox One internally? Because it's about the same height as the Original Xbox internally.

 

I'm waiting to see someone put a powerful machine in one of these, I mean that Pentium and a 750Ti are a good combo, but where's an i5 and single/dual high end GPUs? If no-one does it, I'll have to do it myself When I win the lottery of course

 

Still, subbed, can't wait to see how this comes out!

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So what's the width/length of the Xbox One internally? Because it's about the same height as the Original Xbox internally.

 

I'm waiting to see someone put a powerful machine in one of these, I mean that Pentium and a 750Ti are a good combo, but where's an i5 and single/dual high end GPUs? If no-one does it, I'll have to do it myself When I win the lottery of course

 

Still, subbed, can't wait to see how this comes out!

This system will house a GTX 960. Should have the ability to run an i5 without an overclock just fine, i just got an pentium for mega cheap as a placeholder.

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(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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Subbed. Love these custom console-to-PC builds. :D

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GPU and Kill A Watt Power strip are both ordered so I can see exaclty what im pulling and when. Next week will be the PSU hopefully. Cut some expansions slots off of an old case I had lying around so I will hopefully be putting expansion slots on tonight. PCI-E riser card installed and it fits like a glove. Installed a spare GPU in it to see how things fit and it looks like it might actually work! HAHA!!

Want to see me stuff a PC into an Xbone?
(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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GPU and Kill A Watt Power strip are both ordered so I can see exaclty what im pulling and when. Next week will be the PSU hopefully. Cut some expansions slots off of an old case I had lying around so I will hopefully be putting expansion slots on tonight. PCI-E riser card installed and it fits like a glove. Installed a spare GPU in it to see how things fit and it looks like it might actually work! HAHA!!

Can't wait to see the GPU installed :)

Are you keeping the original color or are you going to paint it? It would look mad in matte white

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Can't wait to see the GPU installed :)

Are you keeping the original color or are you going to paint it? It would look mad in matte white

This is the question i have been struggling with. Keep it stock or paint it. I need to take another look at the faceplate to see if it even can be painted. i THINK (which is dangerous) that there is a clear piece over the faceplate. If that is the case, and if it can be removed then painting may happen. 

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(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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Can I have the Xbox's internals? :P

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Can I have the Xbox's internals? :P

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Ew, why would you want them? They're infected with consolitus! :P;)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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GPU and Kill A Watt will be in tomorrow for wattage testing, and PSU will be ordered on friday which will be the last of the parts I need.

 
I have also decided to make this a bit more custom and I will be painting this sucker Green and Black. Quite possibly even throwing an stenciled out NVidia Logo on it. While it undermines the "PC In Disguise" I still think that the spirit of the build will still be there. There rear of the case is almost completely done. Expansion slots have been added for the video card but it is a bit ugly at the moment. Ill share photos if you all want but its nothing special...yet... Also made a small booboo while using the dremel but it allowed me to learn the new skill of using BONDO!!! Will keep you all updated!

Want to see me stuff a PC into an Xbone?
(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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UPDATE

GPU and Kill A Watt will be in tomorrow for wattage testing, and PSU will be ordered on friday which will be the last of the parts I need.

 
I have also decided to make this a bit more custom and I will be painting this sucker Green and Black. Quite possibly even throwing an stenciled out NVidia Logo on it. While it undermines the "PC In Disguise" I still think that the spirit of the build will still be there. There rear of the case is almost completely done. Expansion slots have been added for the video card but it is a bit ugly at the moment. Ill share photos if you all want but its nothing special...yet... Also made a small booboo while using the dremel but it allowed me to learn the new skill of using BONDO!!! Will keep you all updated!

 

We demand pictures :)

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GPU and Kill A Watt will be in tomorrow for wattage testing, and PSU will be ordered on friday which will be the last of the parts I need.

 
I have also decided to make this a bit more custom and I will be painting this sucker Green and Black. Quite possibly even throwing an stenciled out NVidia Logo on it. While it undermines the "PC In Disguise" I still think that the spirit of the build will still be there. There rear of the case is almost completely done. Expansion slots have been added for the video card but it is a bit ugly at the moment. Ill share photos if you all want but its nothing special...yet... Also made a small booboo while using the dremel but it allowed me to learn the new skill of using BONDO!!! Will keep you all updated!

 

You could also use a skin for this kind of thing minus the nVidia logo.

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We demand pictures :)

Ask and Ye Shall Receive!

 

Like a said before. Shes a bit rough looking, but nothing a little grinding, sanding, and paint wont fix!

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(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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Also good to note that the GPU, CPU cooler and Kill A Watt come in today so we are almost in the home stretch! Wattage testing, painting and the beginning of installation starts this week!

Want to see me stuff a PC into an Xbone?
(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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Ask and Ye Shall Receive!

 

The system! Give it to me!!! :D

 

Can't wait till I get home now! I can't see the pics right now because I'm on my school's WiFi and they block some picture formats I think. Imgur works fine though....

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Nice, this is actually looking pretty good so far. I wanted to do this, but i can never seem to find a broken Xbox One for cheap enough

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Woah! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before. This is awesome!

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Woah! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before. This is awesome!

A lot of people thought of this, but broken X box ones can be 200 dollars still

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UPDATE:

 

960, and kill a watt came in so it is time to do some benching to test some wattage!

 

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Firestrike score!

 

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Look at that IDLE and Max Wattage during firestrike

 

Idle

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Max Wattage

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New Cooler

 

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Time for a test fit and lay everything out in the case!

 

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Overall i am getting mega excited for this!!! I just started painting the case as well. Will post pics when im done!

Want to see me stuff a PC into an Xbone?
(Build Log)  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296950-in-progress-project-pc-master-race-takeover/

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