The main goal with this build was to create a low power consuming piece of classic furniture that will keep my entertainment system looking clean and tasteful. It involved a lot of hacking, sawing, desoldering, curse words and beer. We both made it out the other side lookin' fine.
The rear is a nightmare to look at, but the main show is the front casing with the brushed aluminum, working power and "HDD" lights (I'm using the FM signal led for this). The power switch had to be installed upside down since I didn't want the hassle of hacking a momentary switch. I had to make decisions on the fly to complete the build in a unique case such as mounting the hard drives vertically and replacing the original bulb lighting with a low power LED strip.
I'd like to get an Arduino to make the knobs, switches, and FM quality gauge functional but as it is today I'm pretty dang impressed with it :)
CPU: AMD Athlon 5370 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus AM1I-A Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard Memory: Kingston KVR16N11/8 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 CL11 Memory ($34.56 @ Amazon) Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Green 380 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply Custom: Technics SA-200 (Purchased) Total: $104.54 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
