Part 3 - Isn’t this the best looking PC case you’ve ever seen
November 15, 2006 at 10:42 pmI’m trying to uninstall ALL applications from my PC and only run tools on the web. For me, it’s more important that the machine look good, small and silent.
I could buy myself a Mac mini - but I want to be more flexible than that. So the first thing I went out and bought was a miniature motherboard - the mini-ITX EN12000EG. Only 17 x 17 cm big - it’s small and since it’s fanless - it’s silent.
It’s like any other motherboard but it also has an CPU soldered to the board. You can run what-ever you want on it - Windows or Linux. I added some memory and a harddrive and I had a complete computer. I also added a Compact Flash reader so I could try booting from that one instead of the HD or USB-drive.
But then I needed a case. And it had to look good - my last requirement. So I spent a few hours looking at different boxes and decided for this beauty:
You have them in different colors to fit your interior design:
I would really recommend Qform in Germany if you’re planning to purchase design hardware or mini-ITX cases - they were VERY helpful!
Installing took a little bit of time but once everything was in place I was very happy with the result:
After this it was time to start installing (ok, I prefer uninstalled but I had to install at least ONE thing - some kind of “base”). But I’ll get back to that in later posts.
Are you interested in mini-ITX projects, make sure to visit mini-itx.com Projects Page.
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chriskalani
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 at 2:27 amYeah that’s pretty hot… I have been using a shuttle pc for 2 years now… I will never get a computer that is bigger than it needs to be from now on.