Building a PC with an NES case: Part 6

An external casing is made for the Blu-ray drive to complete the NES build.

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NES case
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ZOTAC Mini ITX Motherboard with 1.6GHz Dual-Core Intel Atom & 90 Watt PSU (IONITX-A-U)
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ASUS My Cinema Dual Hybrid TV Tuner (EHD3-100)
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Scythe 140mm Case Fan (SY1425SL12M)
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Kingston 64GB solid state disk (SNV125-S2BN)
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G.SKILL 4GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ)
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Sony Optiarc slot load Blu-ray drive (BC-5600S-01)
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Mini PCI-E to PCI-E X1 adapter and riser (ribbon cable).
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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NES
• Nintendo
• case mod
• HTPC
• computer

[SneakyMcGeeFTW]

everything was great, and then I saw the monitor -_-

[drumboog]

@SneakyMcGeeFTW lol... she's not much, but we've been through a lot together. I finally upgraded since doing these videos, but I was still a little reluctant to get rid of it.

[twiztidbagz]

Very nice, I almost like the Blu Ray drive in the arcade pad more then using the Cartridge area. Those blu ray players are torture to find. I just started ordering parts for mine, Will be a little different though Ment for Emulators and running Boxee :) I will make a video of my process as well.

[drumboog]

@twiztidbagz Thanks bro... yeah, that blu ray was a lot harder to find than I would have thought. It was also a pain to find screws to mount it. I looked up the specs for the drive, but I still had to order a couple of times before getting the right diameter and length for my setup. Be sure to add yours as a video response when you post it.

[whereschris]

Amazing build but it seems pretty useless.

Definitely not a gaming PC and the atom really limits you.

Could be a webserver I suppose.

[drumboog]

@whereschris It's a HTPC. The atom doesn't generate much heat, so the whole PC is silent... just what I wanted from something that's running 24x7 in the bedroom.

[PigeonTech]

I like the idea, but I'd want a custom OS or Media software that could be controlled with controllers. Like, turn it on, and just use your NES Pad to load to navigate menus, load a ROM, or watch a movie.

[SneakyMcGeeFTW]

@drumboog yeah, I can understand that haha

[valireality]

Blu Ray drive???? daaaaamn!! go get a LCD Monitor!!!

[samjtm]

Absolutely amazing. I'm thinking of doing something similar with an old First Gen Xbox Console. Should be fun. Enjoyed watching your vids, make more :D

[3949zxcvbnm]

very nice build i really enjoyed watching your progress... thanks for sharing!!!