This build uses a case I designed and made myself. For now, it's called Project Thin-X, for Thin Mini-ITX with eXpansion card support.
Imgur album:
https://imgur.com/a/Q0ABQiu
The construction is 3D printed (SLS) frame parts with acrylic panels. It's production ready and could fit both Mini-ITX (such for Ryzen APU builds) or Thin Mini-ITX with discrete GPU. It has interchangeable rear panels so it's like a 2-in-1 case for configurations.
The objective here is to put as much power and component support in the size of a mini gaming PC comparable to the size of a Alienware Alpha or some of the smaller Zotac Zbox Magnum systems. The main difference is that you can build with completely off-the-shelf parts. This case is very portable, easily usable to take your PC on the go.
Why would I use a discrete GPU? A 1050 or 1050 Ti is more powerful than the 2400G so I want to see how much power I could put in such a small case. It's a low-profile single slot card from ASL. I'd like to upgrade to the Ti version. But for now I have switched over to the Radeon Pro WX 4100 which about as small.
Here is a view with the WX 4100 installed.
Build Specs:
Case specs:
Power button not installed yet, will use a vandal style switch with white LED (other colors also optional)
There are holes for front audio and USB 3.0 input on the front, but the front I/O panel I used couldn't fit well inside the case. I'm sticking with just one or two USB 2.0 front ports and making a new front panel for it.
Imgur album:
https://imgur.com/a/Q0ABQiu
The construction is 3D printed (SLS) frame parts with acrylic panels. It's production ready and could fit both Mini-ITX (such for Ryzen APU builds) or Thin Mini-ITX with discrete GPU. It has interchangeable rear panels so it's like a 2-in-1 case for configurations.
The objective here is to put as much power and component support in the size of a mini gaming PC comparable to the size of a Alienware Alpha or some of the smaller Zotac Zbox Magnum systems. The main difference is that you can build with completely off-the-shelf parts. This case is very portable, easily usable to take your PC on the go.
Why would I use a discrete GPU? A 1050 or 1050 Ti is more powerful than the 2400G so I want to see how much power I could put in such a small case. It's a low-profile single slot card from ASL. I'd like to upgrade to the Ti version. But for now I have switched over to the Radeon Pro WX 4100 which about as small.
Here is a view with the WX 4100 installed.
Build Specs:
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110TN GSM
- CPU: Pentium 4400G
- GPU: ASL GTX 1050 2GB Battle Flag (now Radeon Pro WX 4100)
- RAM: Corsair ValueSelect DDR4-2133 2x4GB
- SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 240GB
- Power: 150W Dell Alienware 19v Adapter
- CPU cooler: ultrathin 21mm w/copper heatpipes
- Other: 10cm 4x to 16x PCI-e Gen 3 riser
Case specs:
- Motherboard support: Mini-ITX, Thin Mini-ITX
- Front panel I/O: Dual USB ports, vandal resistant power switch
- Materials: 3D printed (SLS) plastic frame with acrylic side panels
- Expansion slots: 1 slot low-profile (Thin Mini-ITX only)
- Storage: 2x 2.5" hard drives
- Power: internal DC-ATX with external AC adapter, possible AC-DC support (2 x 4 inch footprint)
- Dimensions: 20cm x 20.3cm x 6.35cm (2.6 liter volume)
Power button not installed yet, will use a vandal style switch with white LED (other colors also optional)
There are holes for front audio and USB 3.0 input on the front, but the front I/O panel I used couldn't fit well inside the case. I'm sticking with just one or two USB 2.0 front ports and making a new front panel for it.
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