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Image 1 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 2 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 3 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 4 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 5 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 6 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 7 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 8 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 9 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 10 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 11 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
Image 12 — Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled
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Designed a case in FreeCAD so a ThinkCentre M920s could run a full-size RX 9060 XT — 5th iteration, and the biggest thing I've ever modeled

(I used a translator for this post, since I don't speak English very well. Sorry for any mistakes.)

Hi, how's it going? I'm writing this with a lot of embarrassment, but even so I'd like to show this community what I've made. First of all, this was a project that started a little over a year ago, after watching an ITGear video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQOnBmjxiH8), so it was supposed to be a simple project.

I would start with a ThinkCentre M920s SFF and add a low profile GPU. I began by upgrading the RAM to 32Gb (before the RAMpocalypse), I bought a 1Tb NVMe and upgraded the WiFi card. Since the more powerful graphics cards that were suggested all need extra power, I researched which PSU was compatible; the answer came from Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/17wyvy2/comment/nhuxdhc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), and I bought a 500w power supply from China.

I was already ready to buy the graphics card, only to find that the most powerful one was Nvidia, and that the support, at least at the time I started the project, was horrible.

This Steam Machine was only meant to be a console in the living room, to play once in a while and also to be able to play co-op games with my wife.

I decided to wait a couple of months for a low profile AMD card (maybe like many others), until I got tired of it. It wasn't possible to keep playing co-op games with my wife without a graphics card.

I decided to make a kind of case extension just for the graphics card. Every idea I showed my wife was rejected, mainly because one of her requirements for the console to be in the living room was that it had to be pretty and match.

I decided to learn to model. I started using FreeCAD, which I hadn't used in many years, and back then I had only used it for one small part.

But after 5 different designs, I finally had a design I felt satisfied with.

I don't expect this design to be revolutionary, it's the first time I've made anything like this, and since I haven't seen anything similar on Reddit using a ThinkCentre, here I am sharing what I did.

These are the final specs of the homemade Steam Machine:

  • Motherboard ThinkCentre M920s SFF
  • Intel i5-8500
  • DDR4 32Gb (running at 2666, board limit)
  • NVMe 1Tb (Main OS - Nobara OS)
  • NVMe 256Gb (Emulation - Using linkup riser 250mm)
  • Power supply 500w (FSP500-20TBBAB)
  • Cpu cooler Noctua NH-L12S
  • AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GDDR6 (Using linkup riser 50mm)
  • 3x Noctua 80mm fan cooler
  • DIY power button

Thank you very much for reading my first and maybe last post on Reddit. Don't hesitate to ask questions if something isn't clear or if any doubt comes up, I'll answer as much as I can.

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u/DesperateTry6235 — 6 days ago