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To keep the case secured I'm using aluminum angle bar and tee nuts
This bolt's are not visible as this side will be facing the wall but I could just cut them and use wall filer and paint to cover them.
Final test
Heat pipes were few mm too tall so what I did is put little toothpaste on them, close the top and where there was marked I drill holes so this pipes would slot in them and then I repeat this to see if the holes are deep enough and it worked. (will post some photos later )
it doesint look secure but with tee nuts it's very strong
Later I'll be uploading some more photos
Final outside look, need to do some cable management.
hard to see but above cooler you have holes for the heatpipes
At the back I'll be drilling some holes to make sure hot air got somewhere to escape.
Base is only visible if you look from below which I'm very pleased about.( it doesn't bow as it might appear on the pic it's just middle bracket is slightly lower then the one on the side.)
Temps when top is open in idle is 27 top close is 30 and go up by few degree over time
When gaming it goes to 60 max on hot day.
Noise wise with app Noise Meter, I placed the mobile on the desk it was 32 dB with fan expert software on Standard.
With the fan expert disabled it was 39 dB.
It's audible but not loud.
hard to see but above cooler you have holes for the heatpipes
At the back I'll be drilling some holes to make sure hot air got somewhere to escape.
Base is only visible if you look from below which I'm very pleased about.( it doesn't bow as it might appear on the pic it's just middle bracket is slightly lower then the one on the side.)
Temps when top is open in idle is 27 top close is 30 and go up by few degree over time
When gaming it goes to 60 max on hot day.
Noise wise with app Noise Meter, I placed the mobile on the desk it was 32 dB with fan expert software on Standard.
With the fan expert disabled it was 39 dB.
It's audible but not loud.
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Nice little build that, keep thinking about some sort of desk build myself
Cables done, button installed
My cpu and ddr2 is on it's last legs and it need replacing.
next ttSo in near future I'll be buying M-ATX on 1150 and maybe i3 and smaller mob will give me room to install 2x 14cm fans next to gpu as in the corner there is a hot spot. Once I'll upgrade I will buy another aluminum plate and double deck inside, around the motherboard to hide all the cables which should look great, still need to drill few holes at the back, but other than that I'm done.
My cpu and ddr2 is on it's last legs and it need replacing.
next ttSo in near future I'll be buying M-ATX on 1150 and maybe i3 and smaller mob will give me room to install 2x 14cm fans next to gpu as in the corner there is a hot spot. Once I'll upgrade I will buy another aluminum plate and double deck inside, around the motherboard to hide all the cables which should look great, still need to drill few holes at the back, but other than that I'm done.
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