PC in PS3 build

[Namtabnel]

Name: ????

Status: Part collection.

 

Part list as of: 16-July-2019

• MB- MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC
• CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• CPU cooler- Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 Low Profile AM4 CPU Cooler
• RAM- Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black
• SSD- Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 500GB
• GPU- MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Aero ITX OC 6GB
• PSU- SilverStone FX350-G 350w reference Flex ATX
• Case- Fat PS3
• Cables- Random PCIe riser,
• Fans-  2x40mm 1x60mm Noctua (may need more)

Things you should probably know:

I live in Australia (yes it is real, maybe) "1 Australian Dollar equals 0.70 United States Dollar" -Google 16-July-2019

Normally the best place to get PC parts is - PC Case Gear

Kogan maybe, Amazon is bad at best, E Bay can be OK, most other places are US based and shipping is just silly.

 

I have wanted to build this for a while, Only just started getting some parts.

 

The Story so far,

   A good time ago, maybe a year or more, I picked up a fat PS3. It lasted about a month before kicking the bucket. Pretty sure it had both a dead MB and PSU, I tried fixing it several times but it eventually stopped responding altogether. I now have a slim (not super slim) so that's OK.

   Well I really liked the look of the Fat PS3 and so never got rid of it. I thought it would be cool to build a PC in it one day.

 

   A few months ago, I started looking at it seriously and worked out it should be quite possible, other people have done it so could I. 

 

   12-July-2019, I ordered a "MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC Motherboard" and a "AMD Ryzen 5 2600"

 

   16-July-2019, the MB and CPU arrived. Tested the setup so far, all working. Set it in the PS3 Shell looking god so far.

 

 

What I want from it. A very respectable gaming PC with the power to run RPCS3, to be very quiet and last but not least look good.

So I need a nice CPU, a good GPU, and about 300w of power to run it. And all the rest to make it all work.

 

 

So parts I still need,

• GPU
• PSU
• RAM
• Cooler
• Some 40mm and probably 60mm fans
• Cabling like USB, display and such.
• Peripherals?

 

For the GPU it would be nice to get a 2060 like a "MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Aero ITX OC 6GB" but that is up there in price. ~$569 AU

A 1660 is much cheaper at ~$359 AU and a 1050 TI is ~$219

 

For the PSU I'm thinking a "Mean Well 300W 12V" and a "300W pico" I don't want a external PSU, part of the "looking nice" thing. another option I saw was a 300W TFX from Silverstone or Seasonic but I would want to pull it apart and try and make it as low as possible to fit the GPU over the top. The "Mean Well" and "Pico" would be the smallest but about $45 AU more at ~$150.

 

I'll be working on it as I get time, and getting more parts as I get spare cash.

 

I'll post some pictures soon.

 

Come along for the ride. Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome of course.

NamTab

[Namtabnel]

A Blender model from 28-May-2019, for some rough fitting.

[Namtabnel]

CPU and MB arrived 16-July-2019

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Test and boot

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Just plopped in the PS3, looking in the HDD window.

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Well its close with that cooler

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

there are 2 tiny screws under "AMD" cooler , which could lower the height

[Namtabnel]

56 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

there are 2 tiny screws under "AMD" cooler , which could lower the height

Thanks @dgsddfgdfhgs I found them.

 

 

The screws are on the other side of the "AMD" printing on the upper/outer shroud, you need to get at them from underneath, take the cooler off.

I also took off what looked like risers between the fan and the heartsick were the four screws hold them together.

Altogether its about 9mm shorter

 

If I need it shorter still I could probably take 2mm more off the fan housing.

[Namtabnel]

More photos

With temporary GPU

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Shorted Cooler

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[Namtabnel]

I have decided not to go with the pico or a TFX.

I found that a FLEX ATX should work well, (I hope )

I have ordered a Silverstone SST-FX350-G from Germany (to save ~$20)

Ebay says  "Estimated delivery Friday, Aug 9, 2019 - Friday, Aug 23, 2019"

 

I won't be able to do much until the PSU arrives.

81.5 mm (W) x 40.5mm (H) x 150 mm (D)
3.21" (W) x 1.59" (H) x 5.91" (D)

350W

 

The fan is said to be loud, so I like may others will probably replace it with a Noctua one.

 

I'm still undecided on the GPU

[Namtabnel]

Update 10-August-2019.

The PSU has arrived

I have ordered:

RAM

GPU

CPU Cooler

and a few fan (1x40mm 1x 60mm)

I'll order more fans when I can see what I need.

I ordered MSI 2060 Aero, hopefully I can fit it in

[Namtabnel]

More pictures 10-August-2019.

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https://imgur.com/FXMixt0

https://imgur.com/eeNIedG

https://imgur.com/w9LLIZ6

(Insert other media has bugged out I think, I'll try later)

 

[nukeum82]

i just seen this in a random ggl search. and yes i know its a few years old. 

 

I would like to be updated on your progress. I also have a ps3 pc and settled on a 3400g with no gpu as i didn't have any room. integrated psu and custom io boards. even though its a little low on the gpu side it does surprisingly well. i would like to know what you settled ob and maybe a few pics. thnx