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-Mike-

-Mike-

-Mike-

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Hey all,

I thought I'd post this in here, as case central seems to be a little dead - maybe you guys can offer some input (please!) :)




Hey all,

I've seen a few people attempt this and fail it, so if I do fail don't put me down too much!

I've so far got the following -

PS3 60GB shell,
Zotac 9300 ITX motherboard
4gb DDR2 Memory
E6600 Core2Duo





As you can see space is somewhat limited and I've come to the following points :

1) What sort of psu will run this? All of the pico style psu's have very low ratings on the 12v rail. Looking at the flex psu's one of those may well fit but it will take up pretty much every last bit of space.

2) If I went for a pico style psu it would mean that I could fit a standard 3.5" drive in there instead of a 2.5" laptop drive which I'd have to take out of an external drive I have here.

Any suggestions or advice welcome :)
 
Update :

Cut away back plate of the ps3 hoping to retain some of the rear whilst allowing space for the io shield



The plan here is to put a bead of black silicon or tiger seal around it to both neaten it up and provide a tight but slightly flexible seal around the io shield.





Test fitting of the motherboard before making holes for the stand offs.







Motherboard standoffs screwed in and motherboard mounted.






Tested placement of a fan, I think its going to need some sort of forced airflow to keep it cool. I'm thinking of either cutting the left hand side of the ps3 where the hdd bay is to allow for an 80mm hole, or possibly making some ducting up and just allowing the fan to breathe through the hdd bay cover hole. (suggestions welcomed)







Ready for some crude testing, current psu is an old p4 unit which provides only 10amps on the 12v rail. I'm just wanting to see if this is capable of powering the system without too much heat. If it does, then a pico psu may well fit the bill.

I read a review on the 9300itx and its power draw doesn't exceed 65watt with an e7400 playing a blu-ray, which is about as taxed as this sytem will be.
 
Hey mate,

Not possible with limited power options. I have just aquired a ps3 psu though, which is good for 33amps at 12v. The spec may increase a little depending on what I can build to house it :)
 
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