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Building a compact (full) ATX case

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Renate:
Progress report.
It's kind of Frankensteinian with all the rivets.
I'm still deciding if this is the final product or just a prototype to order some bent/drilled panels.

The aluminum I'm using is what I can find locally, 0.025" (0.635 mm)
It's pretty wimpy stuff, but still a bit of work to cut with hand shears when you cut deep and have to push one side up and the other side down to clear the shears
Still, you throw a bunch of 1/2"x1/2"x1/16" (12.7x12.7x1.2 mm) angle aluminum and lots of rivets it's pretty sturdy.
I've finished the main bits except for the back panel.
I'll be running the video card vertically for a few weeks until I get the PCIe x16 right angle riser.
Then I can figure the cutout for the horizontal video card.

The dimensions are 13.25"x13.25"x7.0" (336x336x178 mm).
That makes it 20 liter volume.

(The mini ATX is only for reference, this is getting a full ATX.)

jc101:
Might be a little late, but something like this?

https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?area=en&pid=760

Or any kind of "server" style case be of any use?

Renate:

--- Quote from: jc101 on August 05, 2020, 08:37:17 am ---Something like this?
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Well, that's actually rack mount size, over 4" wider and deeper than my design for a savings of 1/2" in height.

NiHaoMike:
Might it be easier to get a 2U server case that supports a right angle riser and cut away the drive bays to make it smaller? Also, if you need an optical drive, you can opt for a laptop drive or an external drive.

Renate:

--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on August 05, 2020, 01:45:37 pm ---Might it be easier...
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Nah. This is working out fine. Besides, any "server" starts you out with a 17.5" for a 19" rack mount (unless it's a 24" rack).
Also, my application calls for heat out the top, more efficient than heat out the back which is what all dense servers must do.

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