My desk fell victim to my efforts and looked a good mess.
Initial fitting of mobo, CPU and HSF. However, my case uses a strange bracket holds the DVD drive and has a hole for the HSF to protrude from. The question is, is the hole big enough?
It might not be clear from the photo but the HSF is too large (by only a few mm) to fit through!
Good job I have a dremel, otherwise I'd be truly stuffed. I bought it many months to cut open a padlock and it's had many uses since!I marked off 5mm with a pen and cut it off in the garden. It took about 10 minutes and was extremely noisy to do! Not bad for a noob. :)
The picture shows the new larger hole and the strip of removed metal standing in the middle.
This is what it looks like with everything fitted and running. I doubt I'll ever have anything to do with mATX again since it's a maintenence nightmare: Just look at how cramped it is!
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I don't know what a dremmel is, but the ability to alter the shape of metal objects seems like some sort of super power to me. I never dreamt it was within the grasp of mortal man.
The following link shows the Dremel I have. It's basically a mini-workshop, not useful for large tasks but pretty ideal for small jobs such as PC modding.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dremel-10-8-Lithium-Ion-Accessories/dp/B00067AZV6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=diy&qid=1230861941&sr=8-2
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