P520: proprietary hardware delete

REUPLOAD so basically,

the stock mounting hardware had features built-in to specifically prevent the user from installing a standard ATX motherboard and power supply. for example, the I/O panel and the PCIe bays are closer together than standard.

not willing to accept the fact that i had made an impulse purchase for just the **brutal aesthetics , i cut out the proprietary bs with a dremel and installed a full size ATX mount printed from this model: https://www.printables.com/...

the power supply was tricky because the back of the case is not flat and the vent cutouts were placed explicitly to prevent mounting a standard power supply >:(

so I made a bracket and made the noise using scrap metal removed by the aforementioned dremel (there was a lot of it).

the specs are: R7 5700, 5600xt, 48 ddr4, 3d printed stock cooler adapter and hole in front

debian kde

the noctua fans are in the mail

Dran_Arcana 6 points 2 months ago

Was the goal a sleeper build? I'm trying to figure out how you ended up in this position lol

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swagmoney 2 points 2 months ago

i didn't do my research and bought a p520 case because i like how it looks :p

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Dran_Arcana 2 points 2 months ago

Well done lmao

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NewNewAugustEast 1 point 2 months ago

Care to share a pic of the front again, I would like to take a closer look. I also am thinking about how to close that hole. Or not.

Either way, I too have been thinking about these things, plentiful but annoying. Fixing them makes a lot of sense right now.

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swagmoney 1 point 2 months ago

what do you want to see specifically? would you like me to share the model for the scoop?

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NewNewAugustEast 1 point 2 months ago

I was trying to see a clearer view of this:

Did it come that way?

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swagmoney 1 point 2 months ago

no i removed the blueray player and blanking plate. i modeled and printed an insert so it wasn't bare galvanized sheet steel. for now its just a hole the length of the 5.25" bays, but i am planning to design more deliberate ducting to feed the cpu fan.

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