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Well, not again huh ? smile.png

 

Need a HTPC for my living room. 
Never found a case i wanted, so i took a white Prodigy i had ad remembered its pretty easy to mod it.

 

== HARDWARE ==
Zotac G41 ITX motherboard
Intel E6600 cpu
8GB ram
Will try on the onboard graphics at first, if i need more power i have a 6570 low profile card to use with a riser.

So i tested it out with some 4mm ABS plastic and it was good, this gray will be painted later on and not be visible as the front panel goes on the outside of it.

So here it goes, build thread No#... too many

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On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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That's just brilliant, are you going to get any intakes in the front ?, since you can still use the top ones for exhaust.

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Wow, that's a new twist I've never seen. Can't wait to see the finish build!

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I can't wait to see this finished... hopefully. All of the the build logs on this forum made by you are unfinished, please finish one. We are waiting patiently.

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Sick!  Subbed.

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I can't wait to see this finished... hopefully. All of the the build logs on this forum made by you are unfinished, please finish one. We are waiting patiently.

Haha, the big ones i do takes alot of time.

One is done (the prodigy workstation) and tomorrow is the Air540 done :)

This is just one i need quicker than the others.

The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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Haha, the big ones i do takes alot of time.

One is done (the prodigy workstation) and tomorrow is the Air540 done :)

This is just one i need quicker than the others.

WOOHOO! Can't wait! :)
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did you take an axe to the case? or maybe a hack saw? just kidding man, its a fantastic idea for a small HTPC.

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There is space for a 120mm fan in the front and a 80mm in the back, and one 120 in the floor in front of the motherboard, i probably just go with one in the front and let the one in the roof suck air in. No big heat producer so probably no biggie. Or use front + floor to suck air in, and exhaust in the top.

And for PSU i´m gonna use a PicoPSU, but i can if i want put in a SFX psu with ease.

The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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Its getting closer :)
 
Front panel need some more love, but in overall i´m satisfied.
White enermax fans in the top.
 
Next up, motherboard base.
 
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The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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gezz the first pic i see is a midget prodigy Hahah nice job man i want to see more :)

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Something like this will be the end result, + a Bitfenix logo somewhere.

 

Didnt have enough acrylic at home for side panels, so im testing with some white ABS.

Made the plate for the motherboard today, and tested to install the parts, works well!

 

Put together with double sided tape right now, so a bit hanging here and there :P

 

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The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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Some hardware pics, like shown in the pics there is alot of space left for drives or a SFX PSU.

I will just use a small SSD so no need for space in my case.

And, it can be cut a inch more on the height if a H60/80/100 is used :)

 

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The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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Wow that is really friggin' cool. how are you going to put a power supply in?

No problem with a SFX psu, but i´m gonna use a PicoPSU as im not gonna overclock, use external gpu´s or anything else heavy, just a small SSD.

The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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No problem with a SFX psu, but i´m gonna use a PicoPSU as im not gonna overclock, use external gpu´s or anything else heavy, just a small SSD.

Cool I just noticed the mobo & cpu are lga 775 and I've been looking around for itx lga 775 with pcie 16x, it seems to be a rarity where did you get yours?

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Cool I just noticed the mobo & cpu are lga 775 and I've been looking around for itx lga 775 with pcie 16x, it seems to be a rarity where did you get yours?

I bought it at a Swedish community for $45 six months ago :)

Its pretty much the power i need for this project!

The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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This looks really cool! How are you mounting the power supply?

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Definitely subbing to this. Looks very good so far!

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This looks really cool! How are you mounting the power supply?

Im gonna use a PicoPSU that sits in the 24pin connector, and a power brick outside the case.

But if i want to mount a SFX psu i can easy do this by making a standing piece from the floor to screw it into.

The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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Looks good mate.

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Made some more progress in this mod.

 

Side panels, i use the side panel with buttons and audio jacks from the original panel.

 

prodigy-mini-mockup7.jpg

 

And here is the side panel for the black prodigy (yeah, i´m making one white, one black and one Black Phenom cut the same way)

Some bubble-popping to do before its done.

I was trying with adding a Be Quiet logo on the acrylic, then wrap flat black on top of it to get embossed logo, worked pretty well.

 

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The crazy Swede...
On the bench: D-Wave X2 | Wargames WOPR | Cray C916 Supercomputer

Completed projects: Casey Neistat themed case | Bitfenix Pandora | Bitfenix Prodigy Mini | Project Myria

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