Left side. The VRM heatsink is neatly aligned with the ventholes.
Right side. You can see the ram through the ventholes.
Working carrying handle.
There's also still the original ATI sticker, which is kinda neat as there's now an AMD gpu inside :)
4 fully working GameCube controller ports.
The work-in-progress fake memory card to hide the front-io hole when not on use.
Original power LED works.
Trying to photograph the inside...
Trying to photograph the inside...
Bottom is still fully original...
...with all covers still 'working' fine.
I had to replace the original power button with a smaller power button due to size constraints. This 3D printed bracket holds the button in place, plus adapts the button to the bigger case-button.
Inside of the top-shell, before final assembly.
Inside of the bottom-shell, before final assembly. The green PCB is the GameCube controller to USB adapter for the controller ports.
Motherboard assembly, before final assembly.
Left is the top shell (upside down) with the motherboard inserted (upside down). The blue part is the custom-designed motherboard bracket.
Final assembly fully closed (aside from putting in the final covers).
GameCube PC | With working controller ports + more
A fully working pc inside an original GameCube case. This is certainly not the first of its kind, but in my opinion certainly one of the more cleaner builds. In regards to the build itself I wanted to modify as little of the GameCube as possible and using as little glue as possible (i.e. keeping the build maintainable and even upgradeable).
Furthermore, it has the following noteworthy features:
4 fully working GameCube controller ports
Working (original) power and reset buttons
2x USB front-io through a memory card slot. The hole can be plugged with a fake memory card (visual only). The memory card in the pictures is still work-in-progress.
Working carrying handle (though, I wouldn't put [i]too[/i] much stress on it ;) )
Working original power LED
Disc tray open thingy still opens perfectly fine, so you can take a peek under the hood ;)
It has internal Intel Bluetooth for connection with a variety of controllers such as Xbox, PS4 and Switch, but also as a 2nd Bluetooth dongle specifically for Wii Remotes [i](I'm actually toying with the idea to add the 2nd internal Bluetooth dongle internally to the unused USB 2.0 header data line, but I need some advice for that as I'm not sure it'll work)[/i]
The pc is incredibly silent thanks to the Noctua cooler. I haven't extensively measured temperatures (I'm sure it can get relatively toasty in there with the right workloads), but playing e.g. emulated GameCube games in Dolphin works perfectly fine.
I'm looking into writing down a basic build-guide and dump the 3D printable parts online for others to use. Though, (if I will even finish it) it won't be a too detailed step-by-step guide.