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Božo Kaurić
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Zagreb, Croatia
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Hi-Fi PC

Hi all!

As someone who likes old Hi-Fi gear and collects old Sanyo Hi-Fi components, I decided to take one old Sanyo amplifier and integrate my computer inside of it. That way I can have my PC as a part of my Hi-Fi tower!

I used standard desktop components I had in my PC, but my goal was to have the whole front completely functional, all the knobs and switches.
I know this is not the top of the line PC, but it is my baby I have been using for years now and its still serving me great, so be gentle :)

Original amp had to be gutted, and many modifications had to be made to the main shell. While I was at it, I also customized almost all the components inside, and made many parts out of copper and wood.

Bottom part of the case had to be separate from top so I could fit original 1978 switches inside, and to make room for three hard drives. I separated bottom and top sections with one piece of hand cut copper plate (2mm thick). Purpose of copper is purely cosmetical, there is no special reason (heat etc) behind it. That plate sits on four steel feet with anti vibration rubber on bottom and top, painted in copper.
Back plate is made one part from copper (where motherboard comes), and one part in wood (where graphics card comes).
Since there is a serious height problem with that kind of case, I had to use PCI-Express riser to place graphics card horizontally and Noctuas low profile CPU cooler in order for everything to fit inside.

Graphics card and motherboard both got a new paint job and wooden inserts.

Front functionality, starting from left to right:
- Top two knobs control fan speeds
- Power switch turns on the computer
- Green light for HDD activity
- USB 3.0 port hidden behind a knob
- 2 switches to turn on/off fans
- 2 switches to turn on/off LCDs
- Above switches - left LCD shows case temperature and the right one - CPU temperature
- Largest knob is for volume control
- below it, another USB 3.0 hidden behind a knob
- Big red power light

Outer shell has been made from scratch, using 1.5mm aluminum mesh and profiles. Top plate is hinged, so it is extremely easy to take a look inside ;)

And finally, all the copper got a nice polished finish and the rest was painted in mat black.

I hope you will like it as much as I liked working on it. It took me some time, but to me, its more then worth it.
And don`t judge it by the old components... I worked with what I got ;)

Have a nice day everybody!
Color(s): Black Orange Silver
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Retro
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: SFF
Type: General Build

Contests

This build participated in 3 contests.

Hardware

CPU
$ 158.68
Intel - Core i7 970
Socket: LGA 1366
Cores: 6
Motherboard
EVGA - X58 Classified
Chipset: X58
CPU Socket: LGA 1366
Size: ATX
Memory
Patriot - Sector 7
Type: DDR3
Capacity: 24 GB
Graphics
Palit - GTX 970
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 970
Storage
$ 74.99
Samsung - 960 EVO
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 250 GB
Storage
$ 49.00
Western Digital - Blue 7200RPM
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 83.00
Western Digital - Caviar Green WD20EARS
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 198.00
Corsair - RM650x
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
Custom - Custom (custom)
Case Fan
$ 21.78
Noctua - NF-F12 PWM
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 64.90
Noctua - NH-L12S
Type: Air Cooler
Accessories
Keyboard
$ 89.95
Logitech - G413
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Romer-G
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 82.99
Logitech - G300s
Interface: Wired
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