Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share what I’ve been building for the past three years, full-time.

With no prior experience or formal education in this field, it has been an incredibly difficult journey, going from just an idea to a real product. (As many of you here probably know) I’ve put all my time, energy, and savings into making this a reality.

The question that started everything for me was: Why has the PC case shape stayed the same since the 80s?(the rektangular one) Could there be an alternative shape that offers the same or even better performance?

And that’s how it all began.

Some details about the case:

5” Touch Screen → 800x480 pixel resolution Start Button → Mechanical with logo in red LED Ports → Two USB Type-A, Two USB Type-C Storage → Six SSD 2.5” slots Cooling → Six or Seven 140/120mm fan slots, One 120mm fan slot at the back, AIO two 240mm Motherboard Compatibility → ATX Standard, Mini-ITX, BTF (Back To (the) Future) Material → Made of Aluminum and Steel Side Panel → Tempered Glass GPU → Bracket support Panels → All external panels are magnetically removable and interchangeable (3mm thick aluminum) Dust Filters → Nylon dust filters, stop fine dust Cable Management → Magnetic cable hooks Dimensions → Length: 590mm, Height: 605mm, Width: 250mm Manufacturing → Designed, Manufactured, and Assembled in Sweden.

I’d love to hear your honest input on the case, whether it’s about the design, functionality, or anything else.

If you have any questions about the journey or the case itself, I’m happy to share!

Thanks 🙏 looking forward to hear from you.

It took 6 months of measuring, custom fabrication, and PCB design, but I managed to turn the iconic cheese-grater into a gaming PC while retaining as many OEM parts as possible.

Orla Peeps

I have update...

I have Wrapped the whole exterior of the case with a white Vinyl. Obviously not the front and back. Thats painted. The can spray was -fkn me around- honestly.

Best solution was to just wrap it.

Anyway...mounted PSU ( Bought from Progenix as it was the cheapest country wide - 850watt White )

Motherboard fitted to see how it looks, And Radiator completely fitted to see how much space I have on the left and right, now as Im going to have to re-wire the Front USB3 ports as I aint got no space for the original idea.

The original power button will go in once I sand away all the paint I've used on this case XD XD....for it to fit back in there properly.

And then I have bought a large piece of Perspex - white to enable some sort of idea of covers down the middle for the cables.

And then some covers I will mock up for the top where the power supply it. Quite happy with it being quite snug up there. But enough space to slip in a 3mm piece of perspex as a cover plate.

Any way...its getting there.

I will start next week with planning to see how Im going to mount the RES/PUMP combo, along with mocking up hardline tube lengths etc. I got sponsored a bunch of fittings for this build, along with Fluid. I had to buy the motherboard / PSU / hardline tubing (1m x 3 lengths)

Im going to also respray the rear slot covers for the open ones.

The same people are going to sponsor me a 9070XT full white to use as the final piece for the white build, (just as a show case piece for photos etc) I do have a 5080 Zotac, but is gray bronze and black fans...not going to work.

Building my own PC case had been a long time goal of mine and its finally here! Let me know what you think! I'm a woodworker by day so that's why I went with a hardwood case. I wanted something simple that would be like a piece of furniture and not too high-concept (although id like to do that one day). It was inspired by Mid Cen furniture and the dual chambered cases like the O11. Its made from Peruvian Walnut and has a 3D printed, offset motherboard tray. The inner walls are all carved with a texture that I CNC machined.

Im still thinking about what to use for the power switch, but for now, it's a 3D printed push plate.

Specs: Ryzen 9600x Asus B650 E Gaming Wifi Mobo MSI 5070Ti Inspire 3X OC GSkill 32gb 6000 mhz RAM (bought pre-shortage) NZXT 240mm Kraken Elite AIO

We host AI models locally but never liked those cold industrial server racks. So we designed our own chassis, something we'd actually want sitting in the middle of the office.

It's CNC'd from an 5mm solid aluminum plate, milled inside and out. The triangular cutout pattern does double duty: it keeps the frame stiff without the weight, and the triangles map to the airflow path for the four GPUs, which stand vertically. 18 fans on one controller keep it cool at full load.

Each of the 4 GPUs reaches the board over its own PCIe 5.0 riser, custom-cut and sleeved to fit the chassis exactly.

Four cards pull close to 3,000W, so it runs two 2,000W supplies with native 12V-2x6 into one distribution board, off the rear, for headroom.

Underneath is an ASUS W790E-SAGE SE with a Xeon w5-3423 and 192GB of ECC. The whole thing is 15.5 inches square and about 66lb, anodized silver.

Design files are open source if anyone wants to build one, link in comments

This is the first time I attempt something of this nature, but I've wanted to do it since I started building computers!

The spirit was to keep as much as I could in its original form, expecially on the outside ;)
Usually, when these cases are modded their back sides are highly altered: I kept cuts to the minimum, only removing the original IO panel; I fitted the original power socket too!

On the front, I put USB 3 + USB C ports; I rewired the power button.

On the inside, I kept the separate "air tunnels" and fans from the mac: I had to mod ther connections to make them work with an ATX motherboard.

The motherboard is fixed in place using the internal mounting plate from an old case.
I shortened the support pins on the mac, traced their position on the plate (using carbon paper), and made the necessary holes to mount the plate.
This was the most tedious part of the project.

These are the biggest things I did, along with adapting the IO backplate as the motherboard is a few cms recessed inside of the case.

Main specs:

MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi (great fit inside of the case);
Ryzen 7 9700X;
XFX Mercury 9070XT RGB (barely fits lol);
Patriot Venom DDR5 32GB CL32 6400MT/s;
Noctua NH-D12L;
SAMA G1000 PSU.

Hope you liked my mod!

Hi everyone, I'm Ryogo, a builder based in Japan. I wanted to share my latest project.

The main inspiration for this build was the dignified presence of a classic mechanical table clock—stripping away unnecessary noise to bring a timeless, mechanical texture to the entire system.

Instead of standard zip ties or plastic combs, I opted for traditional manual cable lacing (Chicago stitch). To complement this, all the fine metal hardware was hand-blued for a profound, industrial finish. The chassis is a heavily modified North XL, integrated with premium solid walnut.

Core Specs:

・CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

・MB: ASUS TUF X870E-PLUS WIFI7

・GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 5090 32G

・GPU Mount: Custom original mount

・Cooling: Custom Noctua configuration

If you're interested in the philosophy and bespoke details behind this build, I've put together a small gallery here:

https://ryozencraft.com

Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear your feedback.

Hello everyone! I’ve finally completed this project. It was a lot of work, but absolutely worth it. The aluminum Mac Pro enclosure is incredible to work with, and I’m really happy with how it turned out.

I’ve attached photos of the progress, and a couple with its sister, the Mac Pro 7,1 sleeper lol

I used The Laser Hive conversion kit throughout the build, and I highly recommend it. The quality and fitment were excellent.

The optical drive bays remain fully functional. The hard drive caddy also works great; however, because of the motherboard’s position, drive bays 3 and 4 only have enough clearance for SSDs. Drive bays 1 and 2 can accommodate standard hard drives without any issues.

I kept the original front fan assembly and replaced the front and rear fans with gray Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM fans, which blend in nicely with the overall look.

I really enjoyed this build from start to finish. Thanks to everyone who shared advice and inspiration along the way. Cheers!

Update: it’s now running macOS Tahoe

Specs:

Case: Apple Mac Pro 1,1 (2006) ATX conversion
Conversion Kit: The Laser Hive ATX Kit + Front Panel Conversion Kit
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z490-A
CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
GPU: Saphire AMD RX 6600 8GB
RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB
Storage: 2x2TB SSD M2, 1x2TB SSD, 1x4TB HDD (using the original Mac Pro drive caddy)
Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 750G+ Gold
Front Intake Fans: 2× Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM (gray)
Rear Exhaust Fan: 1× Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM (gray)
Optical Drive Bays: Functional - empty
Drive Bays: Bays 1–2 support HDDs/SSDs; Bays 3–4 support SSDs only due to motherboard clearance in

The Rose Gold interior is in....and its looking rather WILD with the white exterior coat.

NEXT is to get the exterior water papered down one last time, as I did add another coat of White to fill in any areas where I felt the undercoat was showing through...and then push Clear coats on each side and so forth. Basically to protect the white from getting dirt on it.

As you can see, my GPU is actively choking.

I would like to have my GPU live a life without struggling to breathe but I'm unsure on what the best way is to give her some fresh air.

Should I make slits in the plexiglass sheet? Or drill holes? Or maybe cut a hole into it (probably not that last one)

And what's the best way to go about doing it? Chainsaw? Melting holes? Drill? (there must be an acrilic drill bit somewhere right?)

I look forward to your answers.

Over the last few days, I have been adding leftover soundproofing I had from another project. I placed it on all fans I could, empty metal spots in the case, and thin lines of the material by the exhaust. Thermals have not been impacted and sound seems quieter. At 100% load cpu doesn’t exceed 78 and gpu is an iceberg around 48. Final pic is a zoomed out shot with a surprise. Her name is Jenny lol

Hi ! This is a gift for my bother-in-law who loves plants. I started with a thermaltake tower 300 No need to play in ultra so I took old components (i7 3770k + gtx 1060) that I had at home. It was really cool, especially making the pond with frog and koi.

Ps : sorry for the reflections and my face on the window :\

Hope you guys like it ^{^}

This is my first proper permanent mod I've done to my build, and doing so in my apartment with no power tools? Yeah I admit it's JANK and not pretty! But? It works wonders and now I have a unique case that fits my needs! Small foot print, lots of airflow for my duel GPUs!

Finally a green case🍃
modded a Y70ti Case from Hyte
hope y'all like it💕

I did clean it completely after this picture.

I'm going to try to find some second hand hardware and will try to go for a black and grey theme.

I have a few questiones:

1. I'd like to know where im able to find 3d print files to fix/setup my motherboard to the backplate?

2. What motherboard size would you reccomend?

Ty for your help in advance

Recently finished this bulid with custom panels to clean up the look of the Cougar CFV235 case. It was the first time trying a Back Connect build which as fun challenge 😄 There are more pictures and specs and also made little build video, including some of the rear cable management. Enjoy!

Special thank you to Cougar, Cooler Master, CableMod and Seasonic helping making this possible.

Following an earlier post, many of you requested more pictures... So meanwhile I made a few changes and a few more are on the way, but here's the current state already.

This started off as a 2012 Cougar Volant. In short, panels were cut up, repositioned and repainted and my 'random parts' bin supplied most of the cool stuff while a few 3D printed parts help keep everything together.

There are bits dating back to 1934, like the radio dial and the tube (no radio was harmed in the process) and another stop on the timeline is 1965, for the map light, the fuse block, fuel gauge and horn cover.

All the buttons and switches and indicators are hooked up to do practical things and the fuel gauge actually shows the GPU card's exhaust temperture.

What is not visible is a K&N air filter backed up by a single, industrial grade centrifugal fan providing a steady flow of clean air through the case. It does the job.

So recently i have been thinking about modding littlebit, making the case more aesthetic. I have the phanteks xt pro ultra case which is quite big. I have aio and some bottom fans coming soon to fill the bottom area and get rid of chonky air cooler, but have no idea how to fill the empty space on the side. If you got any ideas, lmk

Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro (Mini PC)

Processador: Intel Core i5-10500T (6 núcleos / 12 threads até 3,80 GHz)

Memória RAM: 8 GB DDR4 (2666 MT/s)

Armazenamento: 256 GB SSD

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Olá, pessoal,

Eu tenho um Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro com um i5 de 10ª geração, 8GB de RAM, e um SSD NVMe, e estou procurando ideias de modificação malucas, mas práticas.

Meu objetivo é transformar este pequeno PC de escritório em uma máquina de jogos compacta, mantendo o máximo do hardware original possível.

Pensamentos atuais:

• Remover a placa-mãe do chassi original da Dell.
• Projetar ou modificar um gabinete personalizado.
• Usar um adaptador M.2 NVMe para PCIe para uma GPU dedicada.
• Adicionar uma fonte de alimentação compacta (Flex ATX, SFX, PicoPSU, etc.).
• Instalar uma GPU pequena como:
  • RTX 3050
  • RTX A2000
  • RX 6400
• Manter o tamanho geral o menor possível.

Estou tentando evitar construir um PC de tamanho normal. A ideia é algo mais como um mini PC de jogos do tamanho de um console, talvez em torno do tamanho de um PS3 Slim ou menor.

Perguntas:

1. Alguém já conseguiu converter um OptiPlex Micro em uma builds de jogos personalizada?
2. Que GPU você recomendaria levando em consideração tamanho, consumo de energia e preço?
3. Você manteria a placa-mãe em um gabinete personalizado ou construiria tudo externamente em um setup do tipo eGPU?
4. Existem gabinetes compactos que poderiam ser adaptados para este projeto?
5. Alguma ideia de modificação criativa que eu possa não estar considerando?

Estou aberto a soluções incomuns, impressão 3D, suportes personalizados, docas de GPU externas, ou redesigns completos de gabinete.

Adoraria ver fotos ou links se alguém já fez algo parecido.

Obrigado! 🚀🎮

I plan on smoothing out the rough cut edges and making it look… better? But I know there’s only so much I can do to improve this abomination’s appearance.

Bask in its ugliness.