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Yea i'm not too worried about it. I'm happy to compromise for the true sleeper look. Also how on earth did you fit that psu in there. Is it loud!? I assume you need a slim gpu to do this. My PSU is mounted at the front above controller port 3 and 4. Underneath I have cut away most of the metal so that more air can flow in from the little vent at the front of the case... I may also have room for a larger mechanical hdd or ssd under it. Admittedly I have spent more money on the psu setup than the rest of the system put together. But I see no need at this stage of the build to use anything but spare parts and cheap ebay components to test fit everything. (I also collect og xbox games consoles and handheld nintendo consoles, so I don't have an unlimited hobby budget for this) I did toy with the idea of mounting the 400w psu to the back of the case Externally, so as to fit a more standard size gpu. but in the end I decided it defeated the point of the sleeper build.

I can only imagine your pain trying to dismantle and assemble this several times for the video! Cheers for all the files btw Alex. Couldn't do this fun project without your work. I've got the 400w internal psu from HD plex in there. But only the 200w atx converter. I was hoping it would fit the larger atx converter for a future gpu upgrade... But I think this should power most mid range stuff. So you can save a little more space if you go with the 200w internal psu. I recommend anyone to try this. Especially anyone like me who had an older Itx system gathering dust. Most metal shops will make the chassis for you for reasonable money. I'll be back with an update when I have time to give it a paint job.

Love it. Sleepers are so much cooler and more rewarding to build in. And looks so much more tidy with the modular psu.

Completed my case build today and test fitted everything. VERY SNUG! So to dismantle this I will first have to remove cables. Then the dc-atx converter. Then remove ram to allow the psu to unscrew and slide out with the ssd. (stuck to it) Next is the motherboard and io shield. And finally the GPU is free! I think this will need a coat of black paint on the inside next. And then I will attempt to get the front controller ports working with USB. Possibly a little green led strip and the controller port led mod as well. But we will see. I may prefer the total stealth look / be lazy.

https://www.s-config.com/xbcd-original-xbox-controllers-win10/ For anyone with a little more knowledge than me!? (scroll down to the wiring diagram) I'm just looking at this to see if I could just use the og controller in the original ports. I would like to use the original wiring from the back of the controller ports and splice that into a standard usb cable, which I can attach to the motherboard. or a usb hub if necessary?

Does this make both buttons function as power?

You sir, are mad. But I love it. Its like a modern nostalgia build!

Hi everyone! I'm doing my own retro gaming Xbox and will be emulating lots of older systems on an old i3 socket 1155 I had lying around (the case is the main exiting bit for now...but I have plans) I have just got the default power buttons and reset buttons working! and thought you may want to see them in action. Pins 1-4 are power and reset. (Black and Red is power, Green and White is Reset.) I have just butchered a USB header and the wires from a dual USB expansion card to get the wires and pins I wanted. I have this hooked up so that the eject button is reset, but if you wanted eject to be a power button you could just reverse this wiring. 5-8 are LED Power, I fiddled around until i got them all green and then soldered them both together for the motherboard (if you have them back to front they will go red! kinda cool :D) I assume the LED is sharing power as they are both soldered together. So its slightly dimmer than usual, but I am pleased with this result as I'm not a fan of LEDs glaring at me from under the television anyway. Its plenty bright in a darkened room and barely visible in daylight. I'll do another update when I'm putting the controller ports together. From what I understand, the xbox controller ports are just a proprietary usb, with an extra wire for the rumble? I have seen most people are putting standard usb ports on the front, which is cool. But I would like to use original xbox controllers with the original ports on this system, so that it looks totally stealth! Has anyone got original controllers working? and does anyone know if i will need additional software to get the original controllers to be recognised in windows 10? Let me know if I messed up! But everything is working for me at the moment.