Toaster PC Mk. III

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There's a dust cover hole on this side too so you can see the fancy corsair memory and to let the processor get some fresh air.
There's a dust cover hole on this side too so you can see the fancy corsair memory and to let the processor get some fresh air.
Glorious AMD Toaster!
Glorious AMD Toaster!
Corsair's SF 450s and 600s are my go-to power supplies when planning builds
Corsair's SF 450s and 600s are my go-to power supplies when planning builds
I was ecstatic to use one of these new Chromax NH L9a AM4 coolers. It's gorgeous, tiny, great at cooling, and SO quiet. I need to get one of these for myself soon.
I was ecstatic to use one of these new Chromax NH L9a AM4 coolers. It's gorgeous, tiny, great at cooling, and SO quiet. I need to get one of these for myself soon.
GPU side pre-fans
GPU side pre-fans
GPU side with fans mounted
GPU side with fans mounted
There's only about a millimeter or two of space between the card and the LL120s.
There's only about a millimeter or two of space between the card and the LL120s.
You might notice that on the very front bottom there's a 3D printed piece. I wanted to add a couple USB ports there, and I did design a piece that would hold the hardware, but the cabling ended up being too much for it to fit so I had to go with a blank one instead :(
You might notice that on the very front bottom there's a 3D printed piece. I wanted to add a couple USB ports there, and I did design a piece that would hold the hardware, but the cabling ended up being too much for it to fit so I had to go with a blank one instead :(
I always forget how much of a disaster the LL120's create for cable management. At the same time though, they're so pretty that I don't think I could ever stop using them.
I always forget how much of a disaster the LL120's create for cable management. At the same time though, they're so pretty that I don't think I could ever stop using them.
This shows how the on-switch works. I designed and printed the black frame, but the yellow-ish bit, the spring, the metal pole, and the handle were all repurposed from the original toaster.
This shows how the on-switch works. I designed and printed the black frame, but the yellow-ish bit, the spring, the metal pole, and the handle were all repurposed from the original toaster.
The I/O piece turned out pretty great, and the I/O shield snaps into place just like it should. The back is the only part of the frame that isn't silver, I painted it black to match the original base of the toaster.
The I/O piece turned out pretty great, and the I/O shield snaps into place just like it should. The back is the only part of the frame that isn't silver, I painted it black to match the original base of the toaster.
The extender cord to the power supply is routed beneath the graphics card.
The extender cord to the power supply is routed beneath the graphics card.
This L-bracket piece (acrylic) wasn't in my original plans, but it ended up being a better way to mount the graphics card. There are some holes on the graphics card that screw into these standoffs.
This L-bracket piece (acrylic) wasn't in my original plans, but it ended up being a better way to mount the graphics card. There are some holes on the graphics card that screw into these standoffs.
The motherboard tray. There's a U cut out for the memory height, another thing I should have considered in my original design.
The motherboard tray. There's a U cut out for the memory height, another thing I should have considered in my original design.
This is what the original base looked like by the time I was done with it.
This is what the original base looked like by the time I was done with it.
This is the underside of the frame. Those four corner holes mount onto those nubs you can see in the previous picture of the base. It's in two pieces so they would be small enough to print. The back piece was the longest print on this project at around 17 hours.
This is the underside of the frame. Those four corner holes mount onto those nubs you can see in the previous picture of the base. It's in two pieces so they would be small enough to print. The back piece was the longest print on this project at around 17 hours.
I drew this piece in Fusion 360 so I could work around it, but this was cut out of acrylic instead of printed.
I drew this piece in Fusion 360 so I could work around it, but this was cut out of acrylic instead of printed.
The fan mount and PSU mount are modified versions of files I found on thingiverse and I designed everything else for this build.
The fan mount and PSU mount are modified versions of files I found on thingiverse and I designed everything else for this build.
The vertical piece for the motherboard tray is also cut from acrylic. There's a hole in it because originally I thought I would be routing the riser cable through it but it ended up being easier just to fold it over the top.
The vertical piece for the motherboard tray is also cut from acrylic. There's a hole in it because originally I thought I would be routing the riser cable through it but it ended up being easier just to fold it over the top.

Toaster PC Mk. III

Hey guys, I'm back at it again with another (my third so far) toaster PC.

This one was another commission, this time for my friend Zee. The biggest difference with this one is that now I have a 3D printer, so the entire internal frame was designed in Fusion 360 and then either printed out of PETG on my Ender 3 or cut out of 4mm acrylic. After that, I used acrylic weld, super glue, and epoxy to put everything together and painted the whole frame silver.

Everything ended up fitting together really nicely, and I'm happy with how it turned out. It's soo satisfying to print something you designed and have it fit perfectly. This was also way easier than drawing plans by hand and then building everything out of aluminum angle brackets or acrylic. There's a bunch more info in the picture captions, so check it out and let me know what you think! I still want to do a toaster with a vertical CD drive that spits out CD's like toast, so keep an eye out for that maybe someday.

Idle:
CPU: 31 C
GPU: 26 C

Furmark:
GPU max 76, steady at 75 for 15 minutes. Even though those fans were mainly for aesthetics, I think they do help with temps.

Prime 95:
Took a long time to heat up, steady at around 85. I'm a massive fan of these Chromax Noctuas, and this is the cooler I plan to put on my own build soon.

I also tested Just Cause 3 which ran perfectly at max settings. I wanted to see how well it runs VR but my Vive isn't set up right now, oh well. Apparently this toaster's future is mainly Overwatch-based, so it should be excellent.

Thanks for looking!
Color(s): Black Silver
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Case Mod
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 155.00
AMD - Ryzen 5 (2600)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 190.89
Gigabyte - AORUS Pro (WiFi) (B450I)
Chipset: B450
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 54.99
Corsair - Vengeance Pro (3200MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 168.00
MSI - RX 580 Armor 8G OC
Chip Manufacturer: AMD
Chip: RX 580
Storage
$ 96.99
Western Digital - BLACK SN750 Internal Gaming
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 179.98
Corsair - SF450
Wattage: 450
Form Factor: SFX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
Custom - Custom (custom)
Case Fan
$ 39.61
Corsair - LL120 (RGB) (Black)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 44.95
Noctua - NH-L9a-AM4
Type: Air Cooler
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