Full PC in Xbox! | Project Horizen GTXbox

My video overview of my Project Horizen GTXbox mITX custom PC biuld! From parts, assembly to finished computer.
Build-log can be found over at smallformfactor.net:
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Please feel free to share and like the video and please comment or ask questions in the comments bellow!
Thank you for watching!
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COMPONENTS AND PARTS:
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CASE:
Modified Xbox Original re-purposed for mITX form factor
MOTHERBOARD:
AsRock AB350 Fatal1ty mITX (goo.gl/ALSu1m)
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (goo.gl/yKeuXm)
RAM:
G.Skill Aegis 16GB 3000 Mhz CL16 (goo.gl/P5cpLK)
CPU COOLER:
Noctua NH-L9a (noctua.at/en/n...) with AM4 upgrade kit (goo.gl/DPL1rP)
PSU:
HDPLEX 300W 19V DC/DC (product has since been replaced by 400W variant: goo.gl/9WoQxe) combined with Dell/Alienware 330W AC/DC PSU (goo.gl/xQLDxv)
GPU:
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GDDR5 LP (goo.gl/G5x1hh)
RISER CABLE:
3M12028-ND (goo.gl/CWw9Hy)
RIGHT-ANGLE PCIE-RISER CARD:
Just some generic Riser-card from aliexpress or ebay; can't remember
STORAGE:
Crucial MX300 525 GB SSD (goo.gl/adpCNq)
Seagate FireCuda 2TB 2,5" ST2000LX001 5.400 rpm SSHD (goo.gl/uV4zdB)
OPTICAL DRIVE:
LG BU40N Blu-Ray Drive Slim 9.5mm (goo.gl/xX5JEL)
LOW PROFILE 6-PIN CABLE FOR HDPLEX:
(goo.gl/g4D4uc)
FANS:
3x Gelid Silent 6 (goo.gl/qK1RS6)
USB 2.0/3.0 FRONT PORTS:
2x USB 3.0 cables (goo.gl/Ep2UHy)
USB 3.0-2.0 CONVERTER CABLE:
(goo.gl/mvDsyn)
3-way 4-pin PWM FAN SPLITTER:
(goo.gl/5muYz3)
SATA DATA CABLE:
2x Ultra Slim SATA 3 cables (goo.gl/EbGH85)
M2x3mm SCREWS:
For ODD (goo.gl/rf5aTC)
M3 FLAT HEAD PHILIPS SELF TAPPING SCREWS
For mounting GPU (goo.gl/JQ2QZP)
MOLEX-to-SATA POWER ADAPTER CABLE:
(goo.gl/DwJUWT)
SlimlineSATA-to-NormalSATA CONVERTER CABLE
(goo.gl/oY4J69)
Aside from these components, I also bought various other M3 and M4 screws, both bolts and self-threading, and other tools necessary for the build. A Dremel (or similar tool) is pretty much a necessity for a build like this!
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[@JoeSmith-qw1mc]

While the fit and finish may not be as tidy as some; the thought, planning, and execution rivals anyone else's rendition of this build. Amazing work. SUBBED!

[@SLAPPY4241]

How much did this cost bro

[@TheWarinatorVideos]

I have had my xbox now for 15 years and it's 19 years old. It's still alive and running but i have now decided that when my trusty friend who's been by my side my whole life gives up. I'm gonna make sure to give him the best ressurection he deserves

[@TheDooreater]

Ayy! I have the clear green XBOX sitting around.. pulled the whole thing apart about a year ago to build EXACTLY THIS!! its so awesome to see someone who was successful! I'm just wanting to try and find a CHEAP ATX board that's small enough.. It'll make an awesome portable PC Please wish me luck in my build lol

[@Wistbacka]

I would suggest an mATX board if you go that route. Are you planning on having dedicated graphics and/or ODD? But otherwise, good luck with you build!

[@LadybugAdventures]

Great job. Well planned and executed. Your clean looking build is what I like compared to so many other xbox computer builds. Enjoy your computer! I really enjoyed watching it.

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you so much! Very much appreciated comment to get from the xbox build guru himself! Again, you and your first build is probably the main inspiration for this build! And I am sorry I forgot to reply to this message. Stuff came up and I then forgot about it!

[@AlexTheTech]

this guy deserves wayyyyyy to many more subs, gr8 video plz keep this stuff up!

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you so much!

[@Rook8501]

This definitely needs more views! I’m busy gathering my parts to build my own but it’s no where near as powerful as yours! Good job man so awesome!

[@Wistbacka]

Kayde K Thanks mate! This build is probably one of the things I am most proud of in my life. Dont forget to check the description for almost a full parts list if you need inspiration on what to buy and where to buy from. I am also willing to share any designs if you would like to have a look. And dont hesitate to share the video to your friends! Cheers and thanks again for stopping by! And good luck with your build!

[@Blobbo]

This is pretty well recorded, made and edited! I might be able to redo this but I would have to spend tons of money and I have not built a PC before (I am pretty good with technology tho) Left a like!

[@Wistbacka]

KK Gaming Thanks a lot for your encouraging comment! Glad you liked it. There is not a ton of money involved. I wrote down all my costs for tools, materials and components, and ended up around 1000 EUR all in all. Loaned some of Dad's tools as well, so increase by perhaps 100-200 eur on that price. For a fuöl custom build that aint that expensive. Planning is key.

[@kotebefreak1]

Man, you must have spent lots of time on fitting the whole pc in the case. Marvelous redesigning. I wonder if the compactness affects ventilation and the parts would be heating quicker.

[@FranksShitBoxCollection]

Your build is giving me so many ideas, planning on going with a Ryzen APU since it'll basically be an HTPC & emulator system for the living room plus without a dedicated GPU it should be much easier to build. Those 3.0 headers in the front definitely definitely will be a much better upgrade over using an adapter for the original ones that came on the XBOX.

[@digitsictsolutions3790]

Very well done. I would have kept a couple of the original controller ports as they are the same pinouts as usb. You have done a steller job.

[@Wistbacka]

Thanks for your kind words! Yes, having some original ports would have been nice, but that would also have required soldering. And considering I didn't manage to get the button-LED to work, it kinda shows how terrible I am at electrical work. :P It would also have required adapters to use those ports then. I am not fond of adapters. ^^ Thanks again!

[@digitsictsolutions3790]

@@Wistbacka you're welcome and I wasn't criticising at all. Very good buld. I did an orginal xbox but i used a raspberry pie instead. I have a step by step on my channel so you can see how i soldered the ports. I have also done a playstation 1 raspberry pi. I do want to do this again with an itx board like you have. I think i would keep controller ports 3 and 4 as xbox controller ports and 1 and 2 as usb ports. The nice thing about ubuntu based distros ie mint the kernel already has the the drivers for the original xbox controllers.

[@Wistbacka]

@@digitsictsolutions3790 No worries! I just took it as constructive feedback anyways. :D Criticism is always good as long as it is civilized. I will sure check out your builds! They sound cool. You can also get support for original xbox controllers on windows with an extra software.

[@el_ggplayer6073]

Man it's the best conversion

[@jacobreader9634]

That was f-ing awesome! I was thinking of starting a build with one I got from the DI for $10, but I sort of just got half fast at it and ordered parts I moderately researched. I may just cancel/ return them, then look into doing something similar to what you did. except for my goal was for it to be and emulator machine with the same specs as the xbox 360 and ps3, so it can run xbox and older classic game emulators. I also plan on replacing the controller ports with usb for universal use. I mean heck I even forgot to calculate the PSU and it came first! I need 375w and for some reason I got 200w! Now I need to return it and re-plan my system.

[@hawktechnology6041]

Sin duda una de las mejores construcciones que he visto. Yo mismo tengo una y no se cómo sacaste tanto espacio dejando incluso la armadura de metal. Felicidades

[@NexioEdits]

Those 3 side fans, are they sucking in or blowing out? What is your highest temp?

[@Wistbacka]

In the initial assembly, as you saw in the video, they were blowing air into the case. But after some thorough testing, I realized it was better to have them suck air out of the case. The airflow in the case is admittedly quite atrocious, but I have been too lazy to do additional mods to the case the past two years. 😅 Highest temp? Let's just say throttling is a real thing.... Especially for the GPU. But as a media center with light gaming like Rocket League at 1080p medium/high it is more than enough. Pubg 1080p low on the other hand is too much for it... Runs well for 30-40 minutes, then the frames start dropping.

[@HeadShoht]

That's cool as hell, what are the temperatures tho? And it would've been cool if you showed us some game play, maybe even with the original Xbox controller lol. Dope video tho

[@Wistbacka]

Thanks, mate! Yeah, I should. But at the time of filming, I was too eager to get the video online that I didnt want make the creation process any longer. But as you predicted, temps arent the best. Especially not in the summer. In both furmark and prime95 I will hit the thermal max and get throttling. Gpu is the main issue, for obvious reasons. While temps cant handle Pubg, Rocket League and lighter games is no issue. It works great as an HTPC. I have been thinking of adding some extra vent holes ontop, right next to the blu-ray, but I have been too lazy for that. Xp Thanks again for the like and comment!

[@rodrigofilho1996]

What about using a notebook MB? I have a old notebook here (first gen i3). I can upgrade it to an i7, 16GB RAM then install a E-GPU like a 1050...

[@Wistbacka]

I cannot comment on this, as I have not tried. There has probably been a lot of people trying this. The issue with laptop motherboard is the lack of standardized connectors for hard drives or such things. But I do believe with a lot of research you can do it. How would you connect the E-GPU? I assume you mean external GPU? Because if it is first gen i3, it will not have thunderbolt 3, or NVM.E M.2

[@CatherineThompson98]

I want to do the exact same thing to my old Xbox it's been with me almost forever but it doesn't have any cables or control anymore, I'd love to turn it into a gaming pc so it can run all the new Xbox games.

[@Wistbacka]

While I admire your ambition to make your own xbox pc, if the xbox works, I would highly recommend not mutilating it. You can easily find new cables and controllers on e.g. eBay. If you, however, would like to have a go, I can send you my hand-drawn designs for the xbox. 😃 And if you dont care about having an optical drive, there is always the design that Linus Tech tips made. CAD designs can be found on LTT forum for that one, I believe.

[@CatherineThompson98]

@@Wistbacka It works I'm told it's just really dusty inside.

[@CatherineThompson98]

@@Wistbacka I'd love to give it a go it would take me a few years though as I've never cut metal before and I need to save for the parts.

[@Wistbacka]

@@CatherineThompson98 Here's alink to a zip file to help you getting started: www.dropbox.com/s/t6ps8si1ligjd00/Design%20and%20Schematics.zip?dl=0 NOTE: I would recommend lowering the motherboard height by 5-8 mm by shortening th stand-offs, as I realized there is no need for having 4x 2.5" bays, so you will thus increase air flow to mobo. Other, in the schematic, I have drawn an 12.5 mm thick ODD, but I used a 9.5 mm bay, not sure an actual 12.5 would fit. I also never used a single slot, full-width GPU, but a two-slot, but half-width GPU instead.

[@Freydale]

Where is the video of you modding the case like you said in the video? I am planning a very similar build and would like to see the method you used to increase ventilation in the top as it looks very clean.

[@Wistbacka]

Unfortunately that never happened. I'm sorry. But since I'm now beginning to get back into video making again 🤞 that might be something I'd make.

[@Rishis]

hey, I want to do something similar on the 360. But I'm wondering, how do you do the dvd drive? like adding the tray

[@Wistbacka]

I'll get back to you next week when I'm back from my vacation and can get access to my design drawings. 😃

[@GangsterDolphins]

Nicely done

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you!

[@GOMPLYX]

*Love this one* ❤️

[@WayVii]

holy..... the optical drive works!!!!

[@Wistbacka]

Thanks! Hahaa. 😊 May I ask why you are so surprised? Having an optical drive was one of the main goals when starting this project. 🙃

[@WayVii]

@@Wistbacka because no one makes the optical drive work lol the just glue it back

[@Wistbacka]

@@WayVii afaik, my build is the only xbox-pc out there with a working optical drive. 😊😊 At least with both an optical drive and dedicated GPU. 🤓

[@WayVii]

@@Wistbacka yea

[@WayVii]

@@Wistbacka btw i subbed!

[@thomasestes5747]

Nice. I don't mean to criticize, by why not wire the power button to the power jumper? And why not wire the eject button to the optical drive's eject button? Also can we see the back? Also why didn't you run the GPU cable under the card to help with airflow?

[@Wistbacka]

Thanks for your comment! 1) I wanted it to be big button: on/off, small button: reset 2) is there a way to wire the DVD eject button to a dvd-player like that? Afaik there isnt. 3) would have become much more difficult to mount the 90 degree riser card if a cable had to run behind and beneath it, and if I have had to lift up the GPU enough to run the riser cable directly to the 90 degree adapter it would have interfered both with the mobo and optical drive. As could be seen in Luke's airflow test on LTT, cables really dont affect the airflow. The worst offender for that here is the optical drive and the fact that the xbox's original side air intakes are minimal and very restrictive to airflow.

[@tjwilliams9571]

Can you make for customers? Id love to purchase for media center

[@reapzzdesigns5095]

Hi, how did you manage that the powerbutton of the xbox turns on the PC? :)

[@Wistbacka]

Hello! First of all, I had salvaged power- and reset button cables from an old PC-case. Then it was a matter of soldering to the PCB behind the power button on the Xbox. For instructions, check out this video from Ladybug Adventures, the main inspiration for this build: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqvbh6OviteDrbc I hope this helps! Have a nice day!

[@troycayton3436]

How did you get the clean cuts for the top vents on the case? Dremel, hand saw or is there a case with those vents?

[@Wistbacka]

First of all I apologize for not replying sooner. For some reason KZbin only sends me messages about replies to my comments, not when someone comments my videos... 🙄 Yes, I used a dremel-tool for that. First step was to drill lots of holes that were as close to each other as possible and almost as wide as the original cut-outs/fins of the xbox. Then with the dremel-milling tool I just milled down the rest, and as it is plastic that was quite a fast process. Only issue was that the plastic tended to melt and get stuck in the milling tool... Thanks for the comment and for stopping by! Hope you liked what you saw!

[@leanmachine2945]

Wistbacka: Puts disk drive on top of GPU. Me: yea that will stay cool :)

[@Wistbacka]

Yeah... For intense gaming there is some thermal issues. But for htpc stuff, it is okay. The space between gpu and disk drive should be sufficient though. The issue is proper intake and exhaust in the chassi. But safe to say, running prime95 + furmark hit all the thermal limits on everything. Not gonna lie. 😎😎😎 Throtteling at that point is an understatement. Pubg also makes it throttle, but Rocket league and xcom 2 is no issue. Anyway, thanks for dropping by! Hope you liked it.

[@corium_]

Ive just built one error 7 keeps popping up ;)

[@omid4861]

I build a gtxbox to. With my ised hardware. I7 3770k. ecs itx Mainboard grx 770 4gb by evga (radial)

[@omid4861]

And a 350 mini server psu i found in tresh (pc tresh place i dont know the word in eng. )

[@lorez26]

Love the mod!

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you!

[@carltonleboss]

Where did that optical drive come from exactly? It looks like it was pulled from an old Macbook or something.

[@Wistbacka]

The one you see in the first assembly is a cheap 9.5 mm HP Blu-ray I bought from eBay (from some old laptop I believe). Didnt work properly though. The final assembly uses a new 9.5 mm LG BU40N Blu-Ray drive. I have since bought a second such drive for my other, full-size, ATX-build. www.amazon.co.uk/LG-BU40N-ARAA10B-Ultra-Slim-Internal-Blu-Ray/dp/B071CPRK74

[@tubulartoy]

Perfect!! But why did you use 2 PSUs in that project?

[@Wistbacka]

The HDPLEX is a DC-DC unit, and can only receive 19 volts, and puts out 12 volts. The big power brick is an AC-DC psu that converts that raw 230V (europe; or 110V USA) to usable 19 volts. E.g. every laptop has a smaller, similar DC-DC PSU inside of them, to which you connect an external power brick. A normal PC power supply has both the AC-DC and DC-DC units inside. I hope this helps. 😊

[@DiyintheGhetto]

Hello awesome design and build. But you didn't mention how you modded the metal inside housing to fix the video card and the motherboard. Also you didn't mention what you did to the outide plastic housing to get everything fitting correctly. Can you please tell us what you did?

[@Wistbacka]

Sorry for a very late reply. 1) The inside was modded quite heavily with a lot of cut-outs in the inner heat shield. All using a dremel and drilling. Any metal pegs were removed, and hole for rear IO shield and side fans were cut to specs. Inner heatshield in the top shell was completely removed and discarded. 2) As for the outer plastics, again just a lot of cut outs and drilling. Any protruding plastic bits and pegs were removed from the inside. E.g. the two center screws were removed and only now uses the corner screws. Made additional air intake in the top shell. 3) custom made stuff was the mobo stand that elevates the mobo to fit ssd below it and also stiffens up the chassi. Also a very janky looking scaffold for the ODD, and just some simple wood carving to make holders for the new USB 3.0 front ports. I made hand-drawn 1:1 scale blueprints for this; as mentioned in the video, this was an over 2 year long process. Actual manufacturing took me 2 weeks. I planned on making a full video on this, but never got around doing it. And since I have kinda lost the PC building interest due to firstly the bitcoin boom and all the price increases and then just moving on to other expensive hobbies like music and cameras. The key here were that 2 year patience; looking up specifications, making 1000 of measurements and then being extremely careful as I did not have much money to spend. Components + Materials + dremel ended up at almost an even 1000 eur. Plus Dad's welding skills and welder and sandpapering machine.

[@DiyintheGhetto]

@@Wistbacka Hello, thank you very much. That is a lot of work I see. Very cool.

[@secondarycharacter6911]

But why is the disk eject button the power button?

[@Wistbacka]

Because I wanted it like that; usually on PC cases, the larger button is the main button, and the smaller one is the reset button. That was the plan. Also, when you start an xbox, you usually always pressed the bigger button anyways in order to put in the disk.

[@secondarycharacter6911]

Oh right fair enough, very cool build btw i hope to do something like it in the future Also i grew up on a cracked xbox so i never had to use discs haha :)

[@Heinz76Harald]

good job!

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you!

[@CatherineThompson98]

It just sits doing nothing currently, what is that cover that the optical drive is on also? I've built a small gaming pc before but never this small and I'd rather my Xbox stay with me being as it's always retuned from me lending it to people in the past ect.

[@Wistbacka]

I custom designed a small ODD holder out of sheet aluminum, and epoxy. The wood stand offs are glued to the aluminium tray, and is the only thing glued/permanently fixed in the entire build. The ODD is then attached to the tray with M2 screws (i.e. ODD can be swaped), and the tray is fixed to the chassi by screws attaching to the wood stand offs. It was one of the most important goals of this build, that every component must be swapable in case of failure or upgrade.

[@CatherineThompson98]

@@Wistbacka Totally agree there my first gaming pc that I had for one year failed due to its gpu messing up and the pc was small but not as small as I'd like, this Xbox build however would be much better. 😄

[@CatherineThompson98]

@@Wistbacka Would I still be able to have usbs in the front of the Xbox case for usb Xbox controls and mouse.

[@Wistbacka]

@@CatherineThompson98 Look at the video again; I have swapped out all the original, proprietary USB-ports for normal USB-ports that are connected to USB headers of the motherboard. Two to the left are USB2.0 and the two on the right side are USB3.0 (or as they are called nowadays: USB3.2 gen 1)

[@jasonbanuelos7569]

If you had to do this again what would you change or upgrade? I am planning to do this

[@Wistbacka]

Lower the mobo with 10 mm. Now I had made space for two stacked 2.5" drives. That is completely useless vs the the lack of airflow above. The space between the fan and the top is too close. Otherwise I dont think I have much issue with the core design. Inside-airflow needs to be better, but I can't come up with how I would do that. If you can, please tell me. How is your project going?

[@EisenkopfMining]

Very nice! What is that wallpaper at the end of the Video?

[@Wistbacka]

Thanks alot! This is the wallpaper: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=907995386

[@amongstourselves6203]

hey man are you able to show me how you wired the og buttons to the motherboard?!

[@Wistbacka]

Hello! I will recommend this video from my collegue "Ladybug Adventures": kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqvbh6OviteDrbc At 6:00, he explains the circuitry of the momentary switches. This is the video that taught me how to do it (albeit I failed in making my LEDs glow). So I just soldered an on/off-connector, which I had salvaged from an old PC case, to the momentary switch, and then just connected it to the mobo just like any other PC switch. I hope this helps!

[@ace4348]

Liked subbed

[@DjMrBubbles]

Could you please tell me how you got the motherboard backplate for the ports on the back of the Xbox, I want to do one of these builds as well :)

[@Wistbacka]

Look at this image here: www.dropbox.com/s/0men1v855kbtd45/Cutout.png?dl=0 The green square represents the motherboard. Typically 1.57 mm thick. The red jagged square is the IO shileld. Dimensions are (in mm) A= 2.44 B= 2.24 X= 158.75 Y= 44.45 Please note, that there must be a 2.5 mm keep-out zone around the cutout for the IO-shields attachment mechanism. So obviously you first need to figure out how/where you want to place the motherboard, and then cutout the IO-shield Courtesy to Necere from NCASE for helping me with these specs. Also read this: www.dropbox.com/s/yrf3g8nvf8ycmtc/developer_specs_atx2_2.PDF?dl=0 At page 13 you can see much more details. Remember to leave some space between the rear of the motherboard and the rear wall; otherwise the mobo will press up against the IO-shield. I also suggest you to register at smallformfactor.net to get best feedback and help when it comes to small builds like these. The community is awesome! Good luck with your build and thanks for dropping by!

[@Wistbacka]

Or did you literally mean HOW I did it? In that case, I just dremeled away all the plastic from the case, and did the cut-out with a dremel in the original heat-shield.

[@DjMrBubbles]

@@Wistbacka thanks for replying, both comments are really helpful, never done this sort of thing with my current pc, but want a small factor pc rather than a mid size tower, and if I can hide it away in a Xbox then it's an added bonus :), have you got a list of the parts you used by any chance? I've got an SSD, ram and small graphics card, just haven't got a small mobo, or that small power adapter you have, I've got a standard motherboard and big power brick, cheers for the help, I'll make sure to sub and like you're videos! 😁

[@Wistbacka]

@@DjMrBubbles Check the description ;-) If there is anything specific you want to know about, let me know.

[@DjMrBubbles]

@@Wistbacka haha sorry I forgot to check the description, I need to see where to get some of the parts, as I live in the UK, and I have an Intel CPU instead of an AMD, so that counts the motherboard out :( cheers for the help

[@johanrasologi6199]

Very useful...

[@Wistbacka]

Do I sense a hint of sarcasm here?...

[@mustaffaspliff2487]

If you was to remake this today what hardware would you use?

[@Wistbacka]

I'm sorry for the extremely late reply. I would try to find the most powerful components that can still perform at this TDP that these components do. I would also underclock at least the GPU if possible, because it does run hot. Most likely the CPU underclock would be necessary too. But since this mod was designed to fit standardized parts, whatever you want is possible. But sure this was the answers you were looking for?

[@makeemmoist420]

im considering doing this without the odd, with an i7-7700 and with a saphire gtx 1070 instead (mostlikely underneath an itx motherboard intaking through a hole in the bottom of the case) i just need to make sure ill have enough clearance to stack my 1070 with a mobo on top of it and a low profile cpu cooler on top of that lol, whats the lowest profile cpu cooler you would suggest and do you think my idea is pheasable?

[@Wistbacka]

1) the Noctua NH-L9i is pretty much unrivaled for ITX builds, no matter if ask me, TekEverything or OptimumTech. 😉 2) The only way you can fit a gpu beneath the mobo is by having a single slot card. The only high end cards made with single slot coolers are Quadro cards. I actually looked at this as an option, but quadros are so freaking expensive. The best thing if you dont use an optical drive is what most ppl do, which is to install a low profile gpu like the one I use, but in a standing layout. Alternatively, you place it like I did with a riser cable and 90 degree riser adapter. I will return to this question asap, after digging through my old plans and drawings with all the measurements to help with the fitting of parts.

[@Wistbacka]

Here's a link to my original hand drawing, where you can see the measurements I did and what is needed and how much space there is. If I did a new version of this now, I would NOT make room for 4x 2.5" SSDs, but only for 2, making it possible to lower the mobo with 1 cm and increasing the airflow to the CPU significantly! IMAGE: smallformfactor.net/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.discordapp.com%2Fattachments%2F356031905914814466%2F356168609892139008%2FIMG-20170617-WA0024.jpeg&hash=2e6f32049d2a129753d7e734998f4e48

[@makeemmoist420]

@@Wistbacka thanks dude i ended up getting it all to work but had to extend the top of the case by about 5mm to fit my dual slot 1070 under my z270i, other than that the nh-l9i worked perfect. good luck with your channel n shiz

[@Wistbacka]

@@makeemmoist420 Sounds awesome! Great job! Any chance that you've made a video or forum post about this build? I would very much like to see it and also learn how you modded the case to extend those 5 mm.

[@makeemmoist420]

@@Wistbacka nah i didnt, and i managed to extend the faceplate vertically by laying cable ties horizontally (smooth side outward with the ends chopped off) and glueing them in place with epoxy stacked two ties high. any unruly ones that wouldnt glue properly eventually got melted on carefully with a soldering iron, i may make a forum post with some pics and link it here but im going to rebuild it all into a lian li lancool2 mesh as my 3.5" hdd wouldnt fit and is outside the case plugged in atm. i was going to buy a 2.5" to do it but also didnt have enough length for one of those either lol

[@eproulx]

I made one of them. Not exactly the same, but functionally similar. It's nice but I now would like to SELL it.

[@Wistbacka]

I could never bare to sell mine. Too sentimental and proud of it. And mine is fully upgradable, so it can still retain its HTPC-functionality as long as mITX exists as a form factor. I am hoping the RTX 2050 will come in an LPX form factor with lower tdp but same performance as the 1050ti, so I could get the system to run cooler. I am very interested in seeing your take on an xbox-pc project. Any links/documentation on that one?

[@vincentdemarco6888]

Are you planning on selling that

[@Wistbacka]

Not really, but out of curiosity, how much would you give for it?

[@LenoxFilms]

Cool! You just missing the control panel led (can use the xbox panel and make a bridge to the motherboard) Here's the pinout guide prntscr.com/m3s0qv Awesome project man

[@japanesemickeymouse6694]

the board of wood was ghetto

[@Wistbacka]

Lol maybe. I have gotten a few comments on that irl. I just dont know why ppl react so much on wooden parts like they would be bad and not premium enough. Wood is amazing for this kind of projects as it is easy to shape and cheap. Wood was used for: USB-port attachment pieces Feet/spacers for PSU and optical drive Spacer beneath GPU Spacer/attachment for 90-degree riser board I have no skills in CAD and 3D-printing so thus I cannot use such materials.