Hello there boys and girls. Today I decided to share how I made this fancy 3D Printed mATX Case.
PARTS LIST:
Here’s a list of the parts we’ll be using for the internals of the PC (you can use whatever you want, this is just my build):
●◄► Umineko PC◄►●
CPU : Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 3.2GHz | Cooler CPU : ID-Cooling DK-03i RGB PWM | GPU : KFA GeForce® GTX 1060 OC, 6GB GDDR5, 192-bit | Motherboard : MSI B85M-E45, Socket 1150 | RAM : HyperX Fury Black 24GB DDR3 1600 MHz CL10 | SSD : Kingston A400, 960GB, SATA-III, 2.5 inch | PSU : nJoy Freya 600, 600W, ATX, PFC Activ, RGB | Those Fancy Computer Screws Standoffs to hold the motherboard on the PLA
Here’s a list of the parts we’ll be using for the 3D printing: 2.5m of PLA for the printer 1x Hot Glue Gun 1x Pack of glue sticks 1x Mesh for ventilation 1x Cool Looking 3D printer (If you didn’t had one already. The one I have is a Ender 5 PRO).
BUILD PROCESS:
Each part of the case needs to be printed separately, i used 10% infill on my prints but you can go higher if you wish for a more resistant case. Beware that this print takes alot of time, in my case i had to print for 12 days non-stop. It’s not a easy print because if the part fails you have to redo it 🙁
Once the parts are done here comes the assembly. My printer wouldnt wanna print straight so i had manually make the holes inside the case to fit the motherboard and screw all the pieces together.
To make holes is very easy, you just heat the point of a small nail and pinch where the hole you want it to be. You have to think a little before doing it but its very easy. I started to make holes for the motherboard and then started to put all the pieces on the motherboard. It’s pretty straight forward, just put all the parts, and for the SSD i just glued it on the other wall of the case.
To make sure no dust comes inside where i made the holes i put a mesh that has very tiny holes. You can get it for cheap on any chinese store. These holes were very important so the thing doesnt overheat and start to mealt. Even so, i wouldnt recommend using more powerfull hardware because i dont think the filament will resist the heat the parts will generate so try to use more energy efficient parts.
