Been on cybergamer for a while now have always just lurked the forums never really posted but wanting to get into more competative gaming. I thought i would show my current project.

Im about a month into the build, ill post up to where im up and update as i do more work.

Suggestions on a name would be appreciated, havent came up with anything just yet.

This project is based on the Lian Li PC - Q08B and a Slim Xbox 360
The case is pretty much exactly the same height as the original Xbox Slim case. Just wider, I dont want to go bigger, want to be able to keep it on the tv cabinet. IT is a fair bit wider then the Xbox Slim but for everything it can do im not to worried about the width of the case.









Xbox Slim stripped down

Space wise, im going to have to solder the Wireless Adapter to be able to fit it in better, the whole case wont work unless this is out of the way. 6 Wires and a Ground.

I want too see the fin product, then i want you too make me one hahahaha. ******* sick idea

Took the Disc Drive apart and the Holder and prepped for paint and went with a Matte Black Finish



Sleeved the top fan also, sticking to a Black and White theme through the case, but the Green Motherboard might look a bit out of place, any suggestions ?

Need a name for this project / case also feel free to give me some suggestions.



Fans will look nice in the case, definatly better then the stock fans that came with the Lian Li.



Starting to get alot more work done now, have ordered parts needed and hoping to get heaps done in the Christmas break.



These Fractal Design Fans suit this case perfectly.


Motherboard mounted


Showing how the back part of the case will be, i have drawn up to scale the design for the rear ports of the Xbox. I will get this made up laser cut or something similar.



Thanks again to Asetek, i recieved my Liquid Cooling today. Got it open and started working out ideas how to make it all work together. Using the Intel Retention Ring i will have to drill my own holes to make this work, i will have to plan this out properly, still working things out.


Removed the Xbox heatsink


New motherboard tray, wasnt to happy with the old one and this will make the Asetek Liquid Cooling easier for me to mount, also can run my 12V and 5V wires underneath the board, its worth spending the extra time it will make all the difference.

Aluminium sheet, cut at 8.5" x 8.5" i will be using PC Motherboard stand off. Drill and tap to fit, and will all be resprayed matte black.

Thermal paste removed


Got the stand offs mounted in the new motherboard tray, i wanted to lift this so i have room to fit the X Clamp back underneath to help with mounting the Asetek Liquid Cooling.

Sorry if i post to many pictures, i like to take photos of everything so if someone else trys something similar they have the photos to help out.

On Christmas day at 12.06 i finally got the first test done, its working. Ran it for a while and all seems good so far, i have never done anything like this, no water cooling before so it was pretty exciting to get it all going tonight / this morning.

Pump was a little noisy at first but im guessing it was just getting rid of the air and 30 seconds later it was back to quiet, alot better then the older Xbox 360, i would rather listen to the small noise of the pump then original fans.

The Fractal design fans, are quiet also, i havent had much experience with PC fans, but i dont even notice these ones on, running full speed. Once its all inside the case im sure i will hear even less. Excellent Christmas present to myself getting it done and running.



Tested the Xbox for around 6 hours. Im addicted to Skyrim now.

Temps seemed pretty low, not alot of heat coming from the Xbox, when it is all installed inside the case with extra fans i should be able to lower the overall heat.



Painted the Motherboard tray. Started with sanding lighly with 400 Grit and put down a coat of etch primer, helps the paint bond better with aluminium then a coat of surface primer to level out any imperfections. Finished off with a coat of matte black.



The wind got pretty strong outside so i had to take it down to dry.

Thanks to Modiify for supplying one of the newest controllers with there latest chip. The ARBITER 3. The quality is amazing, the chip is even better. Drop shots, Jump Shots and Rapid Fire.

Easy to follow on how to get everything working. I proper instruction manual on how it all works, how to program what mode you want. No other rapid fire controller/chip comes close to this.

Custom made with the White features make this fit with the case perfectly.









The top of the case has a 120mm fan, the radiator is 92mm. I needed to use an adapter, not sure how much this will affect the airflow i will add another fan if needed. Possibly a 92mm Fractal Design fan to go with the others.

I will be going with a window on the left and the mesh on the right but with a radius on the corners. There will be more to see, still working on ideas. Possibly a motherboard cover ( black tinted perspex ) to make the green less obvious.

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started with the LED's today, got them wired up and into position. The one of the motherboard tray will light up motherboard slightly. Not to bright. Just wired up to a 12V battery to see how it looks.





Now you can see how the LED's underneath the motherboard show, not to bright.

Progress is picking up, still alot to do but slowly getting there. i dont want to rush it and not be happy with the end result.







So thats where im up to, i will keep you updated if you are interested in the build.

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Haha that looks great! Hope progress continues to go smoothly for you!

that's probable one of the coolest things iv ever seen.

make me one!

thats really cool. Well done.

should incorporate a PS3 in there as well... maybe even a Wii if you have room. WOuld make the ultimate console

The plan for the next build is PC and Xbox 360 in one case both Liquid Cooled

Some of my older work.

Ammo Box 360

Xbox 360 inside two ammo boxes





Project 458 Italia - Forza 4

When I saw the thread title I thought ' why waste more money on a console'.
But these look ******* cool. Props.