Midway

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Midway

I know these types of builds are a dime a dozen, but here's my very own OG Xbox build: Midway.
I caught the SFF bug after seeing videos of small cases like the Velka 3 and seeing the Ghost Canyon NUC rumors and decided to do my first SFF build in a custom_mod FX stl 4.7L ubc. Then I discovered console sleeper builds and knew I wanted one.
I tried doing a metal base bracket like Tech By Matt, but kinda failed since I lack the skills and tools. Plus my parts were completely different, so yeah.
The most I could afford at the time was a 1070, so LTT's build still has mine beat but I decided to at least get a bigger PSU so I'll have more headroom for upgrades later on (and because I have a 400W Delta PSU in my first SFFPC and the coil/fan whine on that is horrific, so I don't want anymore of that).
The PSU is a 500W Pico-Box PSU that is powered by 2 230W Asus power bricks, which I hope means I won't be stressing it too much. And because the PSU's manual says to keep it cooled when using more than 180W, I had all case fans installed as intake to make sure there's always cool air blowing over it. Since I left the I/O shield out (couldn't fit it), I figured there'd be enough pressure to exhaust out that way.

So about the temps:
At idle
CPU: About 36 degrees C
GPU: About 34 degrees C

Using XTU and Furmark Stress Testing together for 3 hours
CPU: About 85 degrees C (CPU fan doesn't sound very loud at all since the side fans can still drown it out)
GPU: About 74 degrees C with fan speed staying around 65%

This build is used for my living room gaming PC with a focus on couch multiplayer, so all my local multiplayer games are installed on this machine as well as everything that is a Microsoft IP. And of course, it just makes sense to pair an OG Xbox build with Hyperkin's remade Duke controllers.
Color(s): Black Green
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Video Game
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: SFF
Type: General Build

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Hardware

CPU
$ 108.89
Intel - i5-9400F
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 209.99
ASRock - H370M-ITX/ac
Chipset: H370
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 111.98
G.Skill - Trident Z (3000MHz) (Black/RGB) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 199.99
Gigabyte - Mini
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1070
Storage
$ 115.97
Crucial - P1
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 185.16
Kingspec - P3
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
Storage
$ 80.99
Kingspec - P4
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 960 GB
PSU
$ 97.20
Pico Box - X500
Wattage: 500
Form Factor: ITX
Efficiency: none
Case
$ 35.00
Custom - Custom (custom)
Case Fan
$ 20.00
Gdstime - Axial (GDA8010) (2x)
Size: 80 mm
Case Fan
$ 29.95
Noctua - NF-A12x15 PWM (Brown)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 14.95
Cooling
$ 28.00
Cryorig - C7
Type: Air Cooler
Accessories
$ 25.00
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,238.07
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