diy Prime Element - very compact custom PC build in a DIY case

[zbeegniev]

This is a custom PC for my parents. The plan is to build a small form factor computer on a budget. Must be able to run solitaire, Chrome and Skype

 

Parts list:

- MSI H81i motherboard

- Intel Pentium G3250

- 8 GB Kingston HyperX memory

- 120 GB Kingston HyperX SSD drive (salvaged from the old computer)

- 300W BeQuiet SFX Power 2 PSU

 

Nothing extraordinary, I know... but all that will be housed in a custom enclosure.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, zbeegniev said:

- 120 GB Kingston HyperX SSD drive (salvaged from the old computer)

 

 

 

 

 

That's no Kingston SSD.

[zbeegniev]

5 minutes ago, fpo said:

That's no Kingston SSD.

True, and that's also not a 300W PSU and not exactly that motherboard. I used some objects from SketchUp's models warehouse... the dimensions are on point and that's what was important when I was modeling that enclosure, not the textures...

[iRileyx]

Is that a metal frame with wood on the outside? looks pretty cool.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, zbeegniev said:

True, and that's also not a 300W PSU and not exactly that motherboard. I used some objects from SketchUp's models warehouse... the dimensions are on point and that's what was important when I was modeling that enclosure, not the textures...

IMPASTA!

[zbeegniev]

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

Is that a metal frame with wood on the outside? looks pretty cool.

Not steel but aluminum

[zbeegniev]

Here's few shots of work in progress...

 

 

[zbeegniev]

And a few shots of completed project...

 

[zbeegniev]

...and last but not least, here's a complete build log video:

 

 

[BTA]

Nice build, but adding some coating to wooden parts would make it look better imo 

[Urishima]

You are just going to leave the wood bare?

 

What kind of wood is it?

[zbeegniev]

On 5.01.2017 at 10:56 AM, Urishima said:

You are just going to leave the wood bare?

 

What kind of wood is it?

It's pine. I'll eventually apply some wood oil on it, but the problem is that it's a 5hrs drive to where my parents live

[Urishima]

On 6.1.2017 at 4:02 PM, zbeegniev said:

It's pine. I'll eventually apply some wood oil on it, but the problem is that it's a 5hrs drive to where my parents live

I think some darker hardwood would look good on that, if you can get your hands on it.

[TheCamba]

On 1/4/2017 at 6:49 AM, zbeegniev said:

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Freaking awesome.  Love the design and creativity.  Wow.

[Guest]

love it! 

 

PSU looks a little crooked and is setting my OCD off, but that's only because everything else is so clean