Has anyone tried to put an Mini-ITX in a C64?

[snowcart]

Hey all! This is my first post!
Budget (including currency): $2000AU

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Webpack Bundling, .NET CORE and React.js coding

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

I have one of those full-sized "The C64" remakes. I popped it apart, and it looks like the keyboard is hooked up to the motherboard by a single USB header, which got me thinking about turning it into a USB keyboard. However, what I thought would be much more fun is to convert the thing into my primary driver for work(Software Engineering). Has anyone ever tried getting a MINI-ITX board in a Commodore 64 before? Any resources you can link? 

My plan was to chuck a Ryzen 5 3400G or something in, or move to *shudders* intel, for some more power with IGPU. I can't image it would have the height clearance for a dedicated graphics card.
As far as cooling goes, I am guessing I would need to create a custom water cooling solution with a single rad 120mm intake on one side, and a single 120mm vent on the other, unless anyone else has a better idea, again because of the height limitations. 

Thanks so much guys!

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, snowcart said:

Hey all! This is my first post!
Budget (including currency): $2000AU

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Webpack Bundling, .NET CORE and React.js coding

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

I have one of those full-sized "The C64" remakes. I popped it apart, and it looks like the keyboard is hooked up to the motherboard by a single USB header, which got me thinking about turning it into a USB keyboard. However, what I thought would be much more fun is to convert the thing into my primary driver for work(Software Engineering). Has anyone ever tried getting a MINI-ITX board in a Commodore 64 before? Any resources you can link? 

My plan was to chuck a Ryzen 5 3400G or something in, or move to *shudders* intel, for some more power with IGPU. I can't image it would have the height clearance for a dedicated graphics card.
As far as cooling goes, I am guessing I would need to create a custom water cooling solution with a single rad 120mm intake on one side, and a single 120mm vent on the other, unless anyone else has a better idea, again because of the height limitations. 

Thanks so much guys!

You could do a low profile gtx 1050. Yes, it would have to be side mounted, but it would work.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Or maybe this, idk, but this http://www.inno3d.com/products_detail.php?refid=509 may be able to work if you put in with video out on the side

 

 

[snowcart]

8 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

Or maybe this, idk, but this http://www.inno3d.com/products_detail.php?refid=509 may be able to work if you put in with video out on the side

 

 

I honestly didn't think of side mounting it, but that's a really easy solution, assuming I can mount the card off the ground. 

Thanks!

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, snowcart said:

I honestly didn't think of side mounting it, but that's a really easy solution, assuming I can mount the card off the ground. 

Thanks!

Ill make a list 4 you

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Its a tad bit over budget, but it should kill for programming. A 80mm should fit on the back.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$689.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H60 54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$229.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL20 Memory	$240.04 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card	$144.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Athena Power 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified TFX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1994.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 22:36 EDT-0400

and here for the pcie riserhttps://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16812183053?Description=pcie 16x riser cable&cm_re=pcie_16x riser cable-_-12-183-053-_-Product&quicklink=true

[snowcart]

1 minute ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

Its a tad bit over budget, but it should kill for programming. A 80mm should fit on the back.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$689.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H60 54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$229.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL20 Memory	$240.04 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card	$144.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Athena Power 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified TFX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1994.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 22:36 EDT-0400

and here for the pcie riserhttps://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16812183053?Description=pcie 16x riser cable&cm_re=pcie_16x riser cable-_-12-183-053-_-Product&quicklink=true

Sweet! Thanks so much man. I will let you know how I go. the 3950x is over $1200 here in AU, I just bought one for my personal rig. So I might go a little bit cheaper on CPU, to also save on some heat. 

Again, thanks so much for your time, I will post an update again soon. 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, snowcart said:

Sweet! Thanks so much man. I will let you know how I go. the 3950x is over $1200 here in AU, I just bought one for my personal rig. So I might go a little bit cheaper on CPU, to also save on some heat. 

Again, thanks so much for your time, I will post an update again soon. 

Oh shit, yoyu are in AU sec

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, snowcart said:

Sweet! Thanks so much man. I will let you know how I go. the 3950x is over $1200 here in AU, I just bought one for my personal rig. So I might go a little bit cheaper on CPU, to also save on some heat. 

Again, thanks so much for your time, I will post an update again soon. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$1105.83 @ Amazon Australia
CPU Cooler	Corsair H60 54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$119.00 @ Computer Alliance
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$352.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL20 Memory
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card	$236.50 @ Newegg Australia
Power Supply	Athena Power 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified TFX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1813.33
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-10 12:42 AEST+1000