That case is huge! And it does look kind of nice... But I'm not so sure I would be willing to fiddle around with all of the necessary fan placement tricks for it. But yeah, by all means OP, go for it. Looks cool!
For those of you who never had an NES or don't remember what yours was like, yes, the cases of those things are huge. I've actually still got mine buried in my closet from when I moved about 5 years ago (next to my Genesis). My main concern in an NES case mod would be heat (your enemy) especially concerning Dolphin as it can be quite demanding. OP may find something useful
in this thread since it looks like others have had the same idea.
Quote:the cases of those things are huge.
From what i saw , it's small . It won't fit Micro-ITX mobo but Mini-ITX mobo , not much space for CPU heatsink -> Should not use Slimtype DVD drive , buy an external(USB) DVD drive instead . You can also use that space for 2.5" HDD hot-swap
Not much space left for PSU ...
(10-02-2012, 02:30 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:the cases of those things are huge.
From what i saw , it's small . It won't fit Micro-ITX mobo but Mini-ITX mobo , not much space for CPU heatsink -> Should not use Slimtype DVD drive , buy an external(USB) DVD drive instead . You can also use that space for 2.5" HDD hot-swap
Not much space left for PSU ...
Lol, not huge as in a huge PC case, just huge for a game console. You could easily fit a real Wii inside it.
(10-02-2012, 02:39 AM)Shonumi Wrote: [ -> ] (10-02-2012, 02:30 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:the cases of those things are huge.
From what i saw , it's small . It won't fit Micro-ITX mobo but Mini-ITX mobo , not much space for CPU heatsink -> Should not use Slimtype DVD drive , buy an external(USB) DVD drive instead . You can also use that space for 2.5" HDD hot-swap
Not much space left for PSU ...
Lol, not huge as in a huge PC case, just huge for a game console. You could easily fit a real Wii inside it.
25cm x 20cm. Should be equal to 10 x 8 inches (and not feet
)
It is quite a big case for a console, but still too small to fit a dedicated GPU. Even the low profile 6670 would be a tight squeeze at best.
I'm now thinking I should wait for the new AMD Trinity chips to come out. I want to use a picoPSU which means power consumption limitations. The new A10 5700 and A8 5500 are both 65W chips and are the best on-board graphics to date (HD 7660D). I should be ok with one of these on a 160W picoPSU (right?).
I realize I won't be able to play all the gamecube titles but hopefully I can get some of them work with this setup.
Now it's time to do some drilling while I wait for the Trinity chips to be released!
It certainly is much bigger than te N64 or Wii. I didn't think a normally-sized game console could ever work, but this one *might* work.
(10-02-2012, 03:16 AM)Axxer Wrote: [ -> ]It certainly is much bigger than te N64 or Wii. I didn't think a normally-sized game console could ever work, but this one *might* work.
Remember guys:
XBOX HUEG!
But yes, the NES is surprisingly spacious.
Crowtservo Wrote:Do you think the A10 5800k could handle most gamecube games? (it says it is a Radeon HD 7660D)
Axxer Wrote:I'm not familiar with most AMD IGPs, but a dedicated GPU is a must if you want to run GameCube games full speed even at native resolution. Which one, idk. AMD GPUs are foreign to me; NVIDIA is more familiar.
admin89 Wrote:Most games will be playable with 1x Internal Resolution (480p)
Actually more in the neighborhood or 1.5x or 2x. These things are a lot faster than the sandy/ivy bridge IGPs. They are comparable to a low end graphics card like a 6570 DDR3 edition.
Quote:It is quite a big case for a console, but still too small to fit a dedicated GPU. Even the low profile 6670 would be a tight squeeze at best.
I'm now thinking I should wait for the new AMD Trinity chips to come out.
[quote]I want to use a picoPSU which means power consumption limitations.
Why not just use an external power supply like a laptop?
Quote:I should be ok with one of these on a 160W picoPSU (right?).
Use a power calculator to make sure:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
(10-02-2012, 04:05 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Why not just use an external power supply like a laptop?
Quote:I should be ok with one of these on a 160W picoPSU (right?).
Use a power calculator to make sure: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
Is the picoPSU different than an external power supply? I'm not too familiar with them but I thought it was essentially a DC-DC converter with an external laptop power adapter. Are there other options available?