Fabric & Wood Node 202

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Natural Maple vinyl wrap to start with the mods.
Natural Maple vinyl wrap to start with the mods.
Side-by-side with the Inwin 301 I was moving from.
Side-by-side with the Inwin 301 I was moving from.
Cutting out the top panel for increased airflow for the speaker fabric going on top.
Cutting out the top panel for increased airflow for the speaker fabric going on top.
Drilled out the corners with a 1/2" bit then used a jigsaw to cut the majority of it out, and a router to clean up my edges.
Drilled out the corners with a 1/2" bit then used a jigsaw to cut the majority of it out, and a router to clean up my edges.
Frame for the speaker mesh. 1/4" MDF with the center cut out.
Frame for the speaker mesh. 1/4" MDF with the center cut out.
Routed a 45 degree chamfer on the edge to soften the profile.
Routed a 45 degree chamfer on the edge to soften the profile.
Jigsaw and router again to clean up the inside edges.
Jigsaw and router again to clean up the inside edges.
Sprayed it matte black to reduce the chance of it being visible behind the fabric
Sprayed it matte black to reduce the chance of it being visible behind the fabric
Used double-sided foam tape on the case side to pad out the inset where the original metal panel sat.
Used double-sided foam tape on the case side to pad out the inset where the original metal panel sat.
Used double-sided tape and black masking tape to hold the fabric mesh to the frame, may try and staple it down later if I can get the proper sized upholstery staples.
Used double-sided tape and black masking tape to hold the fabric mesh to the frame, may try and staple it down later if I can get the proper sized upholstery staples.
Overall looks pretty clean stretched out.
Overall looks pretty clean stretched out.
Final product, pretty clean if you ask me.
Final product, pretty clean if you ask me.
Close up of how the edge ended up looking.
Close up of how the edge ended up looking.
Glue on the tape melted as the pc heated up, so going with old fashioned staples for the "upholstery"
Glue on the tape melted as the pc heated up, so going with old fashioned staples for the "upholstery"
Final Setup
Final Setup

Fabric & Wood Node 202

A simple Node 202 with warm wood and a fabric panel
Color(s): Beige Black
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Retro
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: SFF
Type: General Build

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Build Updates

Tape + heat = a bad time

Hardware

CPU
$ 170.00
AMD - Ryzen 7 (3700X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 8
Motherboard
$ 235.00
Gigabyte - AORUS Pro (WiFi) (B450I)
Chipset: B450
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 156.90
Kingston - HyperX Fury (3200MHz) (Black) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 499.99
EVGA - GeForce FTW3 Ultra Gaming
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 3060 Ti
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 118.00
Western Digital - WD Blue (WDS100T2B0B)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 225.00
Corsair - SF600
Wattage: 600
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 265.00
Fractal Design - Node 202, Black
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Solid
Case Fan
$ 20.00
Generic/WL - Generic 12CM DC (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 27.99
ID-COOLING - IS-60
Type: Air Cooler
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,695.05
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