Shuttle XPC "Sleeper" build.

[AmmoJammo]

I clearly had nothing better to do, So I proceeded to design a new replacement rear panel for a Shuttle XPC case, to house a Mini ITX motherboard, and 2 slot graphics card.

 

The prototype of the rear panel was 3d printed, and bent, to make sure the bend dimensions were correct, with the final version being made as an aluminium PCB (in China) that I then folded using a vise and hammer...

 

It's running an old SilverStone NT01-E cooler, retrofitted to the AM4 CPU.

 

Specs aren't overly impressive, but its about the limit of the current 300 watt Seasonic PSU.

 

Ryzen 5600G

RTX 3050

16gig of whatever ram was cheapest

500gb Samsung 980

2tb 3.5inch - something..

[AmmoJammo]

It has two 80mm intake fans on the bottom, and two 70mm exhaust fans on the rear - its all I could fit!

There's also a card reader in the front, and the original front USB ports are functional (the audio aren't, yet, I may eventually wire them up)

I don't really like the CPU+Molex to PCIe power adapter I made, but it'll do for now!

[RollinLower]

super cool build! That silverstone CPU cooler is also amazing, fits like a glove.

 

[AmmoJammo]

2 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

super cool build! That silverstone CPU cooler is also amazing, fits like a glove.

 

Thanks! I spent HOURS trying to find a cooler that I thought could work, stumbled across the Silverstone, and found one BNIB, on ebay, from 2009!

[Radium_Angel]

Moving the GFX card to the top like that is brilliant. I love Shuttle XPC boxes, but making use of the very limited space is quite the challenge. This really is thinking outside (or on top of) the box.

Well done!

[AmmoJammo]

HDD is mounted backwards and moved slightly forward, with the front panel hiding all the cables.