Showing posts with label nes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nes. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Nintendo NES as HTPC Case [THE END]

Hello,
I'm back to post few images of the final version of the NES Style HTPC!






The final setup:

  • Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 - Atom 330 ~40€
  • 1GB RAM DDR II (included with the board)
  • HDD from my old laptop (60GB Hitachi 7200 rpm)
  • External PSU (included with the board)
  • NES Console case (15€ on ebay)
  • 2 small 30mm fans
  • ATA to mini-ATA adapter (8€)
  • Old Microsoft XP License from my dead laptop
  • A Dremel, sort of, bought at Carrefour (18€)
  • A Logitech K400 Keyboard (with touchpad)
The best would be to replace the HDD with a SATA to SD Card adapter (should be at 15€ on ebay) to reduce the internal heat and add 2 USB Nintendo controllers to be used for playing some emulated games.

Internal temperatures spread from 48 to 55 °C on heavy load.

At the moment, I opted for Windows XP, XMBC and Google Chrome. Furthermore, you can add a PSX and NeoGeo emulators to play with it.

Friday, 19 July 2013

Nintendo NES as HTPC Case

Imagine you got an Atom Mini ITX Dual core board, power supply and RAM at a really cheap price... And a broken laptop with some components to reuse.
And a Nintendo NES !
Modding time!
It is not complete, few details are missing: the frontal USB ports and rear lock for the power supply cable!