Project Ioncito by elgafas [Nov 19th Update] - bit-tech.net Forums

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 13:23

Well this project is basically a new HTPC to match my sofa, based on the Ion platform. This is my 2nd BFS (1st if I finish this one before the other :P)

Here we go:

Hardware:
MB/CPU/VGA: Zotac Ion ITX-B-E, Atom 230 1,6ghz, GeForce 9400M

OCZ Flex Ex DDR2 800mhz 2x2Gb:

Veris Multimedia Station Basic:

PSU Compaq ANX-145A, 145w, 20 pin:

Case size:
290 mm high
310 mm deep
160 mm wide

First building pics:

3mm MDF sidepanels fixed with 1/8 allen screws

Sidewindow

stonedsurd · 27th Oct 2009, 13:27

Looking good - SFF cheesecake!

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 13:27

Thx!

Motherboard!!!

Fake Leather

Nailing

Mini copper nails

Gluing 1

Gluing 2

Done

Close Up

Texture

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 13:30

Here's a little modification i've done to the Atom/Ion heatsink:

Tiny bench :P:

Here you can see the ugly "rubberish" thermalpad Zotac used to help the Atom touch the heatsink (theres a height diference of .8 - .9 mm between the CPU and the nVidia chipset):

Here you can see it all cleaned:

Tuniq TX2 + .75 mm copper plate to help the Atom reach the heatsink:

Temperatures running Street Fighter IV Bench BEFORE the modification:

And After:

I think -20°C its a great improvement.

BTW: The CPu is OCed to 2.0 Ghz 24/7

stonedsurd · 27th Oct 2009, 13:31

Oh my god, that leather is an absolutely GENIUS idea!

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 13:31

Sleeving:

Non-led vandal switch... needs some polishing.
[rimg]http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2507/1001767.jpg[/rimg]

More sleeving:

Sleeving done:

sk8roy · 27th Oct 2009, 13:37

WOW...Love the leather sides, very clean sleeving, and great job on the aluminum frame!!!

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 13:46

Thanks again guys!

Working on the top and front of the case:

Expanded Aluminum mesh:

Flex Ex!

From now on you'll get the "live" updates.

Stay tuned!

bigsharn · 27th Oct 2009, 14:23

This is a hell of an idea, and that sleeving looks so clean and nice and pretty

I like

rowin4kicks · 27th Oct 2009, 15:59

Wow, this kind of modding makes me want to whack out a bit of sleeving and a jigsaw!

love your work, cant wait for some more updates!

DeltaFX · 27th Oct 2009, 21:08

Nice but single core ?

sentek · 27th Oct 2009, 21:27

ive never seen leather on a case before, looks really nice though

edit: nice sleeving job too!

mrdbristol · 27th Oct 2009, 21:28

Are you going to squeeze a watercooling loop in for the Flex memory !!

elGafas · 27th Oct 2009, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsharn

This is a hell of an idea, and that sleeving looks so clean and nice and pretty

I like

Thanks!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowin4kicks

Wow, this kind of modding makes me want to whack out a bit of sleeving and a jigsaw!

love your work, cant wait for some more updates!

Lol, thx!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeltaFX

Nice but single core ?

Wallet hurts

Quote:

Originally Posted by sentek

ive never seen leather on a case before, looks really nice though

edit: nice sleeving job too!

Thank you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdbristol

Are you going to squeeze a watercooling loop in for the Flex memory !!

The original idea was to build a custom block for the Ion+Atom... but it's on hold till next month.

Raiden · 28th Oct 2009, 01:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by elGafas

Thanks!!

Lol, thx!

Wallet hurts

Thank you.

The original idea was to build a custom block for the Ion+Atom... but it's on hold till next month.

Is this leatherface case?

Realy good idea !

elGafas · 28th Oct 2009, 03:06

Dad&Son:

Started cutting the hole... but its 1am and a neighbour complained :S

So now I'm gonna wake up at 5:30 and make a lot of noise (6)

OFF: Look what a found!!!! My first "True Fire" 2 x 5 1/4 case!!!!!!

mrdbristol · 28th Oct 2009, 09:55

OFF:

Did you spray that 'True Fire' case ?

500mph · 28th Oct 2009, 10:01

Well if you aren't going to cool the Flex memory just yet, you should get some white tubing to take from barb to barb, almost like a handle.

Looks killer!

elGafas · 28th Oct 2009, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdbristol

OFF:

Did you spray that 'True Fire' case ?

Yes sir, airbrushed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 500mph

Well if you aren't going to cool the Flex memory just yet, you should get some white tubing to take from barb to barb, almost like a handle.

Looks killer!

elGafas · 28th Oct 2009, 20:03

In your face Neighbour!!!!!

Hammer time:

Transparent varnish

White epoxi paint:

Black Epoxi paint:

That's all for now...

27th Oct 2009, 13:23	#1
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Project Ioncito by elgafas [Nov 19th Update] Well this project is basically a new HTPC to match my sofa, based on the Ion platform. This is my 2nd BFS (1st if I finish this one before the other :P) Here we go: Hardware: MB/CPU/VGA: Zotac Ion ITX-B-E, Atom 230 1,6ghz, GeForce 9400M OCZ Flex Ex DDR2 800mhz 2x2Gb: Veris Multimedia Station Basic: PSU Compaq ANX-145A, 145w, 20 pin: *Case size:* 290 mm high 310 mm deep 160 mm wide First building pics: *3mm MDF sidepanels fixed with 1/8 allen screws* *Sidewindow* Last edited by elGafas; 19th Nov 2009 at 14:36.

27th Oct 2009, 13:27	#2
stonedsurd I'm not Sparta :/ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA, USA/Delhi, India Posts: 1,803	Looking good - SFF cheesecake! __________________ Project PC3 - a PC in a PS3! (While the old one is mothballed) We're people who have the patience and know the pain of sleeving. And love it Bit Tech is more than games and hardware - check out the mods too. Don't let modding die in Bit-Tech.net.

27th Oct 2009, 13:31	#5
stonedsurd I'm not Sparta :/ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA, USA/Delhi, India Posts: 1,803	Oh my god, that leather is an absolutely GENIUS idea! __________________ Project PC3 - a PC in a PS3! (While the old one is mothballed) We're people who have the patience and know the pain of sleeving. And love it Bit Tech is more than games and hardware - check out the mods too. Don't let modding die in Bit-Tech.net.

27th Oct 2009, 15:59	#10
rowin4kicks Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor, UK Posts: 761	Wow, this kind of modding makes me want to whack out a bit of sleeving and a jigsaw! love your work, cant wait for some more updates! __________________ Penguin v5.0 on it's way... AMD Phenom II X4 955 - 4Gb 1600Mhz Corsair Dominator - XFX Radeon HD 5850 - Corsair HX650W - 500Gb Samsung F2

27th Oct 2009, 21:28	#13
mrdbristol Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Clevedon,Bristol - UK Posts: 87	Are you going to squeeze a watercooling loop in for the Flex memory !! __________________ __________________________________________________ Current Project : Purple Rain Previous Project : Dark Water 1 Hour Mod : Dominator Ram Cooler

27th Oct 2009, 13:27	#3
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Thx! *Motherboard!!!* Fake Leather *Nailing* *Mini copper nails* *Gluing 1* *Gluing 2* Done *Close Up* *Texture*

27th Oct 2009, 13:30	#4
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Here's a little modification i've done to the Atom/Ion heatsink: Tiny bench :P: Here you can see the ugly "rubberish" thermalpad Zotac used to help the Atom touch the heatsink (theres a height diference of .8 - .9 mm between the CPU and the nVidia chipset): Here you can see it all cleaned: Tuniq TX2 + .75 mm copper plate to help the Atom reach the heatsink: Temperatures running Street Fighter IV Bench BEFORE the modification: And After: I think -20°C its a great improvement. BTW: The CPu is OCed to 2.0 Ghz 24/7

27th Oct 2009, 13:31	#6
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Sleeving: Non-led vandal switch... needs some polishing. [rimg]http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2507/1001767.jpg[/rimg] More sleeving: Sleeving done:

27th Oct 2009, 13:37	#7
sk8roy Modder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 62	WOW...Love the leather sides, very clean sleeving, and great job on the aluminum frame!!!

27th Oct 2009, 13:46	#8
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Thanks again guys! Working on the top and front of the case: Expanded Aluminum mesh: Flex Ex! From now on you'll get the "live" updates. Stay tuned!

27th Oct 2009, 21:08	#11
DeltaFX Modder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: France Posts: 56	Nice but single core ?

27th Oct 2009, 21:27	#12
sentek my dremel works so i dont have to. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bath, England Posts: 118	ive never seen leather on a case before, looks really nice though edit: nice sleeving job too!

28th Oct 2009, 03:06	#16
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	Dad&Son: Started cutting the hole... but its 1am and a neighbour complained :S So now I'm gonna wake up at 5:30 and make a lot of noise (6) OFF: Look what a found!!!! My first "True Fire" 2 x 5 1/4 case!!!!!!

28th Oct 2009, 09:55	#17
mrdbristol Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Clevedon,Bristol - UK Posts: 87	OFF: Did you spray that 'True Fire' case ? __________________ __________________________________________________ Current Project : Purple Rain Previous Project : Dark Water 1 Hour Mod : Dominator Ram Cooler

28th Oct 2009, 10:01	#18
500mph The Right man in the Wrong place Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,869	Well if you aren't going to cool the Flex memory just yet, you should get some white tubing to take from barb to barb, almost like a handle. Looks killer! __________________ Rocketfeesh Emergen-C! [Web][Twitter][Steam]

28th Oct 2009, 20:03	#20
elGafas Myopic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 40	In your face Neighbour!!!!! Hammer time: Transparent varnish White epoxi paint: Black Epoxi paint: That's all for now...

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