Scratch Build - In Progress ⭐ NANO-TV : a gaming PC in a vintage TV

HI guys

I love PC modding for so long, without having the balls to mod myself, but I finally started and I am happy to share my first mod, hope some of you would enjoy it
It is the first of my 3 projects to mod my own hardware
this one is a tribute to AMD (before Ryzen)
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the hardware that I have already

- FX 8370 4.3 ghz
-Gigabite 970 gaming SLI
-R9 Nano
-Samsung 960EVO nvme SSD
-Aerocool Strike-X PSU
-water-cooling CPU :
XSPC ION, XSPC 140mm radiator
2 x 140mm Corsair fans
water-block, fittings, tubes and accessories from various brands of Asia

the hardware that I still miss as of now

16 go (2x8) of ram ( HyperX fury red, or if I can afford, the new AMD gaming memory)
3 SSD HyperX Savage
may be a second R9 nano...

THE CASE...
The idea born last year after dismonting an old portable television from Radiola, I found the "shell" funny and I thought about building a PC inside.


sorry for those crappy pics, I didn't mean to post it at that time, but unfortunately that's the only pics I have of the TV before modding it.
The case wasn't deep enough for all the hardware, so I started by adding a few centimeters of plastic, heated, bended and glued


and a fan grill from a vintage Pioneer car speaker

the I used composite filler to unify the texture of the new shell

many times I had to make the same operation because the composite filler becomes hard in a very short time, so I use small quantity of product

I still have holes and scratches to fill, and a lot of work inside the case, but it starts to look like what I was aiming...


I had a crack today, too many holes on this side I guess, I am actually fixing it and trying to strenghen this part of the case, but I have other holes to make here and there before final layers of composite filler

on the top, I made some tiny holes for the screen knobs, because of course, I MUST put a screen inside of a TV shell
I found a screen that fits the case not bad

with a plastic window on the front, then I will have to mask the edges of the screen with black vinyl paper perhaps

I used aluminium bars to hold the screen, using original holes made to hold the cathode tube, and sheets of alu to make a square case inside the curved one, more practicle to mount the hardware


the electronic parts of the screen had to be moved on the right side to save some space on the left for the PSU

but I cut a part of the controller shroud and used it to cover the electronic and kept the 4 spacers that I will use to hold the mother board tray, more or less like this

The Aerocool Strike X PSU is great, it matches the colors of the case but it needs to be modified a bit, I started by moving the wires to the right

because of it's placement, I have a very short space to route them

also I think that there is a lack of light on the fan, so I added 4 red leds (better red effect when fan is on I hope)

and a new paint, matching better the project

I will use Bitfenix Alchemy cables, but I changed the color code

the motherboard was a bit sad, all dressed in black, so I painted radiators in red, you can see a water-block from Freezemod, no idea yet if it's efficient or not as it is my first water-cooling, but if not, I will upgrade to XSPC raystorm (budget is my limitation, my only sponsor is me )

you can also see one of the ram coolers, this is what I want to use for the ram, it comes from this kit of Adata 2000 mhz memory but the memory doesn't fit this mother-board, so I will only use the coolers

well, that's all for now, I apologise for low quality of my pics, and my beginner skills, but I wish to become better and better with practise...
thank you

 

Great start.

 

Oooh, interesting!

 

Great concept!

 

This looks awesome. I'd love to do this to one of those 50s TVs. Watching

 

thanks a lot to all of you guys it means a lot to me if even great modders like my project...updates soon

 

Cant wait to see more loving this mod so far

 

hi guys...I'm happy to start again the work on my NanoTV, almost a year from last post, but I really couldn't spare no time for modding since...
Started by making a fan grill for the pump fan using the original grill of the TV (it can be seen of first pics of the TV), but my first try to stick a rounded grill failed with a crack, so I cut a square part of the grill and cut a square hole in the shell to stick it firmly, and the composite filler will fill the unwanted parts.


more updates soon...

 

Good to see this project alive again kim Cant wait to see more (again)

 

Thank you very much DEFYaNt, it means a lot to me, I'm very excited to finish that project, and I have a few other ones "on the fire" to come...

 

after first layer of composite filler...got a lot more to do before it looks clean...

In the meanwhile, I started to cut a hoop out of plastic : don't know what sort of)...in a way to make a nice rim for the window on this side, cuz it's pretty ugly as of now, I'll make it in 4 parts and stick it together, because I don't have larger enough layers of this material ...wish I have an electric scroll saw too, but filling and sanding will do the job...

to give you an idea of the final color and shape I am trying to reach, I show you what came out as the best option for my TV, of course here it's a radio, but the red color with the shiny rim is just so beautiful...

 

I'll admit it. I forgot this was your project. I know you more for being one of those rare active members. Good to see it back. I also like that you are hinting at more projects to come.

 

thanks a lot Cheap...I'm definitely a slow modder , but I can't spend a day without coming here to watch projects, since 2010 I think...it took me some years before I had the balls to walk my first steps in the "big guys" courtyard ... but now I organised my life to save more time for modding, as it is really an amazingly artistic activity, a passion for me, who loves hardware and computers.
I've got at least 5 projects, including the NanoTV. I've posted a summary of my projects in 2017, in the "modding" section, but my picture hosting site closed and it can't be seen anymore. My main project is a desk, I will talk about it after finishing this NanoTV...thanks to all Bittech members for support and coments, it's a bigger reward, greater than any sponsor for me.

 

Everyone of every skill set is welcome, just don't put a screwdriver in a live PSU.
-Or paint hardwoods...
-Or destroy an antique...
OK, we do have a few things that set us off, but the PSU thing is for safety.

 

I promise you I won't commit any of these felony
I spent afternoon filing and sanding that rim...still a lot to do but that's all for today...

thanks for watching

 

And I thought my project was retro, this looks awesome! Very nice touch with the grilles.

 

thank you Brett89...yeah , kinda "retro" but 70's design was so original, may be giving a new life to old vintage stuff is one of the new trend...see:

 

Good to see you back on the tools, Kim.

 

TYVM Vault-tec...so happy to get back on it , this time, I won't side the tools 'till it's finished