Thought I'd do a write up on my recent MCE build.
Having found out that the MC case I bought was 2mm too tall I decided to build the PC directly into the unit itself!
These are the pics and brief details of what happened.
The PC itself was built up and installed by this point. I screwed motherboard stands to the motherboard to raise it up a little inside the case.
Please excuse the carpet! Its getting replaced within the next 2 weeks!
Now I started to plan out the layout and start to peg the various components in, starting with the PSU.
Next the Hard Drive, I put screws underneath it to minimise vibrations.
Now to pin in the Hard Drives position.
And then onto the motherboard.
Just to make sure the heat doesn't build up I installed a 12cm fan.
I also installed a resistor inbetween the m/b and the fan to slow the speed down a bit.
Now the Surround Sound audio cables needed a tidy up. I also labelled the PC cable ends to correspond to the M/b ports.
Now I screwed some L-brackets into the unit shelf and stuck some velcro strips to the vertical part.
As I may need to put a USB pen or phone into the MC at some point I thought some USB access should be arranged.
And now the reason for the L-brackets!
Full 1080p resolution!
Having found out that the MC case I bought was 2mm too tall I decided to build the PC directly into the unit itself!
These are the pics and brief details of what happened.
The PC itself was built up and installed by this point. I screwed motherboard stands to the motherboard to raise it up a little inside the case.
Please excuse the carpet! Its getting replaced within the next 2 weeks!
Now I started to plan out the layout and start to peg the various components in, starting with the PSU.
Next the Hard Drive, I put screws underneath it to minimise vibrations.
Now to pin in the Hard Drives position.
And then onto the motherboard.
Just to make sure the heat doesn't build up I installed a 12cm fan.
I also installed a resistor inbetween the m/b and the fan to slow the speed down a bit.
Now the Surround Sound audio cables needed a tidy up. I also labelled the PC cable ends to correspond to the M/b ports.
Now I screwed some L-brackets into the unit shelf and stuck some velcro strips to the vertical part.
As I may need to put a USB pen or phone into the MC at some point I thought some USB access should be arranged.
And now the reason for the L-brackets!
Full 1080p resolution!
