Posted July 4, 2014 @Rumikarimu lol, but it was an XBOX original, forgot to put that there lol. @James Yeah if I do it, I will definitely do a build log of it and have it running SteamOS (i'll call it the Xsteam, bad name I know but I cant think of anything better), but as of now I have LITTERALLY just then received my parts for my first build (well second, I built one for my parents). I will build it tomorrow and I went Mitx for a reason Hint: I may reuse them in the XBOX PC. You can call it a STEAMBOX!!! EDIT: OR A GABEx | ABSTRACT760BUILDLOG | RUMIKARIMU'SPORTFOLIO | G290XBUILDLOG || ____ | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2014 GABEx is a good one lol Hmmmmmmm CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb :wub: :wub: :wub: Best purchase this year, bcuz forza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2014 Author I know this is being posted a bit late at night, but I figured I might as well post it anyways. Update 7: Patience is something I need to practice. To start this off, I managed to find some nuts for mounting the motherboard to the metal piece.Because of the very small size of these, they actually took forever to find, and I finally managed to find these in a hobby shop in Kingston after searching for a while. Thankfully they do fit without major problems though. Also, I started working on making the acrylic back panel for the computer, Those were all done later last night. Moving on to today, after buying some nuts and bolts, I started on the mounting of the controller ports and the metal motherboard tray. A drill press makes this fairly easy. And with everything bolted in place. I need some longer bolts for the controller ports, and to cut the bolts holding in the motherboard tray, however everything is otherwise working well. Lastly, as for that acrylic back panel I was working on, well, I was kinda impatient and decided to see how hard it would be to cut out the stuff on the back panel with a dremel. It did not turn out well at all, and thankfully I have more acrylic to work on. I'll hopefully have more updates tomorrow. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2014 Lastly, as for that acrylic back panel I was working on, well, I was kinda impatient and decided to see how hard it would be to cut out the stuff on the back panel with a dremel. It did not turn out well at all, and thankfully I have more acrylic to work on. Any ideas for a better tool to cut the back plate? I did what you did and experienced the same results. N64 HTPC: [Completed] Main PC: i7 4770k @ 4.2 Ghz | Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF | Asus Z87 Maximus VI Formula | G Skill Ripjaws X 16GB | Zotac GTX 1070 | Samsung 850 EVO 500GB | Seagate 1TB Hybrid | Samsung 840 EVO 128GB | Corsair 1200i | Thermaltake Core P5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2014 Author Any ideas for a better tool to cut the back plate? I did what you did and experienced the same results. I was thinking of just using a sharp fine knife, and repeatedly scoring the template on both sides until I can just push out the piece. I'll try it tomorrow, and see if it works. Doing it that way should hopefully allow me to be much more precise, rather than just having hole in a shape that looks slightly like what I want. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2014 I was thinking of just using a sharp fine knife, and repeatedly scoring the template on both sides until I can just push out the piece. I'll try it tomorrow, and see if it works. Doing it that way should hopefully allow me to be much more precise, rather than just having hole in a shape that looks slightly like what I want. It's definitely worth a try! N64 HTPC: [Completed] Main PC: i7 4770k @ 4.2 Ghz | Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF | Asus Z87 Maximus VI Formula | G Skill Ripjaws X 16GB | Zotac GTX 1070 | Samsung 850 EVO 500GB | Seagate 1TB Hybrid | Samsung 840 EVO 128GB | Corsair 1200i | Thermaltake Core P5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 7, 2014 Author its a bit of a smaller one this time, but I figured I would still make it. Update 8: Filling, Filling it never ends. So, with the absolute terribleness of the last attempt of making the acrylic back panel, I decided to start the template again. Doing it this way was not the best idea, as I found out later that I would have to make the cutouts larger so that they could fit the entirety of the part that each port is a part of , and not just the ports themselves, due to how close the parts are to the back panel. However, I didn't do that entirely, and so I ended up with this template. Thankfully however, I can just expand everything, and make the ports fit. Moving on, from the template, I then drilled some really ugly holes into the acrylic so that I can have a basis to start filing it into shape. Which then results in this, However this is still very much a work in progress. However, I can already tell that it is going to look better than the dremel attempt so I'm going to stick with it until I can get a somewhat finished piece, and then go from there. Also, I have been thinking about what the finished look of the piece should be, and one idea I had was to sandblast it and see how it looked. So, I took a scrap piece and tried it out. The left side is the acrylic untouched, the right is with the acrylic sandblasted on one side, and the center is with it sandblasted on both sides. I personally like the right, because it isn't clear, but still has a glossy finish, but I was wondering is anyone else liked the look of it sandblasted? Lastly, I also bean to cut out the back of the Playstation, to allow for the back panel to fit. While it may not be entirely level, despite how long I try, it actually has a really nice fit with the acrylic piece,which certainly makes me happy. Well, that might be all for today. I wont have a chance to work on the back panel for another day, and I want to continue to work on my motorcycle engine PC project for my father, so updates for this might not be out until thursday. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2014 Stick some painters tape over the acrylic, makes it a lot easier to draw on and protects the acrylic from scratching. Blood and Ice - Another Prodigy Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2014 Author Stick some painters tape over the acrylic, makes it a lot easier to draw on and protects the acrylic from scratching. I think I have some somewhere, so thanks for the suggestion and I'll use it. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2014 I like the right side. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2014 Author So, I did some more work on this yesterday. I did not take as many photos as I could have, but regardless... Update 9: I love Dremels To start off I cut some more holes into the bottom of the PlayStation. These were cut so that I can access the screws holding the motherboard in place without having to take everything out. and from the bottom, Unfortunately the hole in the bottom right did not turn out the greatest, but I cant really do that much about it now, so its fine. After that I reattached the motherboard tray, and grinded down the bolt holding it down, so that I can fit the actual motherboard on the tray. Once that was done, I reattached the motherboard in order to see if the bolt was grinded down enough. When I did that I decided to just see what would happen , and I actually worked out well! This will probably be the orientation that I will end up having it, since It allows me to easily access all of the replaceable parts.From here, I then started to cut out the back of the PlayStation so that the motherboard ports, and the back panel can fit.There were also some inner parts that had to be cut out, and so I cut those too.Additionally, Parts of the CD tray at the back had to also be cut.With this section, I was a little too aggressive with the dremel, and so its a bit messy on the left side. I can't really undo it though, so I simply tried to make it look a bit better by filing it down a bit. Moving on, with the motherboard flipped, I now needed to cut out a space in the bottom so that the fan can get airflow through the bottom.The picture made it not look the greatest, however I did manage to clean it up fairly well afterwards. Unfortunately I did not take a picture of this. Afterwards, I then decided to cut out the side pieces of the motherboard tray as they were not needed.And then reattached it to the PlayStation.Finally, I figured I would see if everything still worked and it everything fit together.With everything put back together.And then retesting it.So, not even though that may be done, there is still more for me to do. I still have to finish the acrylic sheet, I have to order in some PS2/PS1 adapters, and get those hooked up, I have to attach the front controller piece, solder some longer wires to the power connector, and just simply clean everything up. I still have a lot to do, but at least I'm making progress on this again. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2014 Nice CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb :wub: :wub: :wub: Best purchase this year, bcuz forza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2014 Really cool! My VERY Watercooled R4 'BOTW' | [WIP] StreamMachine Build Log | ARCADE-D2 | [WIP] NCASE MiniValidus Build Log | DIY AMBILIGHT Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2014 Author Its not quite done yet, and the camera's battery decided it wanted to die half way through this part of the build, but I figured I should make an update anyways. Update 10: I spend way too much time on this (or in other words, the backplate is done.) To start this part off, I needed to level off the piece of acrylic after all of the failed attempts. So I put it in a vice, Then leveled it off, And then the camera died. Basically from here I used a plastic cutter to cut a level edge, measure the size of the space needed for the acrylic, and cut it to that size, then redid the template for it, used the drill press to cut out some holes to start filing from, and then spent many, many hours filing it down. In the end, I had something that looked like this: And just to make sure that everything would work, I tested the fit of the the various connectors. and everything fit. Throughout all this however I had forgotten to cut out a ventilation hole for the fan. seeing as this is probably a good thing to have, I proceeded to cut this out. So to start this I once again clamped the entire thing down on the drill press. And then cut out an obscene amount of holes in order to reduce the amount of filling I would have to do. And after filling for a while, I had a result of this: I was not completely done with the backplate yet, as I still had to sandblast it. Once that was done, it had an almost final look of this: The picture isn't the greatest, and while I did do some more filing afterwards in order to make everything look better, I filled it past the point where it it can look perfect so eventually I simply decided that it looked good enough. With that done I then worked on reattaching the front ports, and started work on the power button. This will be shown in the next update since its not complete yet. After that all I have to do is order in the controller connectors and attach them, and then this is done, and I can work more on the next custom case. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 Coolest thing ever! For real! Gaming Computer | Case: CM Storm Scout II | MB: Asus P8Z77-V LK | CPU: i5 2320@3,6ghz | GFX: MSI GTX 770 Gaming | RAM: 8gb DDR3 @ 1333mhz | Storage: 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Monitor: 1x Asus VG248QE @ 144Hz , 1x Samsung SyncMaster SA300 @ 77hz OC'd Other Device's | Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE@OmniROM | Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1@OmniROM | Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Win 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 Author Coolest thing ever! For real! Really cool! Nice Thanks! Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 I'm liking where this is going so far. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 16, 2014 This is pretty cool. I'd love to see someone do an Original Xbox mod though... Well I was planning on doing something but in new but it sold. Who CH should I do? Original or 360 white old one rrod Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2014 Author Well I was planning on doing something but in new but it sold. Who CH should I do? Original or 360 white old one rrod I'd say Original because you don't see it as much, but either would be interesting. Update 11: Mounting Switches So, not much has happened since the last update but I did manage to take a fair amount of pictures of the power button mounting, so why not post it? To start off I figured I would show off the mounting bracket. This took forever to make, but it didn't look too bad in the end. In addition to that I also had to drill another hole in the PlayStation. At this point I don't really want to have to take the rest of the parts, so I kinda just screwed through the plastic and then filed down the hole... Probably not the best way to do it, but it worked, as seen below. After this I had test attached the power button, in order to figure out where I wanted it to go. However it turned out that I had drilled the mounting hole for the power button to be too high, and so had to remove some plastic from the case in order to make the button fit, as well as having to sand down the PlayStation's button itself. It did fit in the end though. Now I just have to do the wiring for it. One last thing, I was wondering if anyone thinks that I should sleeve these wires? They would never actually be seen but I found some rope that fit the wires I was going to use, and figured it would make for decent practice. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 19, 2014 I like how a PC can be built into the size of a PS1. It's so freakin awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 19, 2014 Love this System: 5930K, MSI X99 SLI PLUS, GTX 780Ti (SLI), 840 EVO, Fractal R4 (Full Custom Loop) (IP) Media Server/Perm Folder: i3 4130, CX500, 4 X WD Red 1TB, 60GB Adata SSD for boot, Node 304, ASrock Z87-E ITX, 8GB Kingston Value Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 19, 2014 I don't think you should bother sleeving them. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 19, 2014 Author I don't think you should bother sleeving them. I decided on that myself afterwards. Its something that wouldn't realistically look good, and its something that would never be seen anyways so its not really worth the trouble. Build Logs: PCX - A HTPC/Low End Gaming PC in a Playstation 1 Chasis (90-ish% done) | Yamaha PC-350 (Computer in a RD-350 engine) --> Coming Soon | Mediocre Terrors: Yet Another Prodigy Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 22, 2014 I really like this project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 23, 2014 Well I was planning on doing something but in new but it sold. Who CH should I do? Original or 360 white old one rrod Original. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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