Hello Red Team Modders!
I am a newb at modding, but I just completed my first real build and I wanted to share it.
Ryzen 5 7600 with a Radeon 6700XT, built inside an old Hycon Oscilloscope.I didn't want to cut the case at all, so all the leads feed through the original power cord hole in the rear.
I replaced the CRT tube with a sensor panel, and reused the Power Switch so that it still functions (the rest of the dials are all purely for ascetics, although I do intend to covert one of them into a volume knob at some point in the future. I was going for a Diesel/AtomPunk kind of vibe, so I'm using HWInofo and InfoPanel for the sensors panel, and I found the background radar gif on DeviantArt.
This was a lot of fun to do, and the resulting temps are not too bad (I think?). CPU maxes out at circa 73, with the GPU maxes out at 76, with a hotspot max reading of 93 - which I think is ok, right? As I said, I'm a bit of a newb so I'm not entirely sure if these are ok temps or not. The case has a 140mm exhaust fan (to reduce noise, which has worked really well) that pumps out a lot of hot air - enough to make the wall behind it warm - and the case itself has slated air-intakes on both sides as well as across the rear, so airflow is actually pretty good. If you see the internal pic above you can see the black sharpie line I drew on the chassis showing where the air slats start on the outer case - just about halfway across the motherboard, meaning the GPU only has one fan directly in front of the intake. I was worried about the "dead" air space at the front of the case (as there is no front intake at all), but it does not appear to be a problem..., so far.
Anyway, I hope you guys like it
Specs: Hycon Model 622 Case (1956), Ryzen 5 7600, Powercolor Fighter RX 6700XT, MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi, 32 Gb G-Skill Flare X5 6000Mh DDR5, Corsair SW750 Platinum SFX, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE, Teamgroup 2TB Gen. 4 M.2
Hey Watchtower - thank you for the comment. Actually, mounting the PSU was pretty easy in this case. I used an SFX because a proper ATX would have just been too bulky/heavy. The Corsiar 750 I used came with an ATX mounting plate, which I then used as a bracket to attach it to the existing frame, with some additional aluminum L bracket . Mounted underneath the main frame, the weight of the PSU is held by the ATX plate, and the PSU does not actually touch the aluminum frame that the motherboard sits on.
Hello Sam - I really wanted to go with some kind of vintage/retro case, and had hoped to use an old wooden Tombstone radio set, so I spent weeks trailing Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for one that had sufficient interior volume. During my search I came across this oscilloscope, and it just looked awesome. The fact that it was broken was also a plus as I didnt want to destroy anything that might actually still function. The interior cleanup was the hardest part, as removing the filthy electronics was very time consuming.
One the frame was clean, actually fitting the components was relatively simple. I spent a couple of weeks with cardboard models of the PSU and motherboard/components to work out where everything should sit, and then actually assembly was one afternoon. In total, the job took a month maybe?
The single hardest issue was working out how to remove the knobs from the front panel. I wanted to preserve them, so I was very reluctant to apply much force to the rusted .05 hex screws that held them in place, but four of the them had to be removed in order to properly detach all of the internal components for cleaning. I used penetrating oil (and some patience) to get the job done.
