The goal of the build was to create a completely
quiet windows-pc that could function as htpc, download server and web surfing machine. Both the downloading and htpc movies will be stored on a 20TB LAN Synology DS1812+, so there's no need for much local storage.
I figured the best way to make it quiet, was to remove all moving parts and the wall mounted concept was a great idea for letting it "breath". Because without a fan it relies quite heavily on convection.
Primary inspiration from
here and
here
Parts-list:
ASRock H81M-ITX
Intel Core i3 4130T @ 2,9GHz (Still considering to underclock it)
w/ Scythe Ninja 3 Rev. B
Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3
Sapphire HD 7750 Ultimate 1GB GDDR5
OCZ Agility 3 60GB
Seasonic Platinum-series 460w
Mixed buttons, switches and temp-monitors
Leftover kitchen counter top
And this is how it turned out
😀
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/front-right.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/front-left.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/close.jpg[
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/ram-close.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/hdd.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/side.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/back.jpg
And with the light turned on
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/front-light2.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/side-light.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/sound-ligt.jpg
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/temp.jpg
The temp monitor is attached to the copper heat pipes and generally shows 7C lower than the internal sensors.
The three buttons are Pwr On (large round), Reset (small round) and Light on/off (flip-switch)
At the bottom of the white cable sock is the UPS, a Gbit-switch and the logitech sub.
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/bottom.jpg
And this is how it fits into our living room
http://root.exe.pm/wall_pc/workspace.jpg
Tempratures
It has been "tested" with AOE III (on high settings) for 2 hours in ambient 23C and the internal temp monitor showed the GPU at close to 80C and the CPU around 60C, which is reasonable in my book. Idle temps are GPU 35C and CPU 45C.