gr4fk Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Just wondering on size restriction i can get the new casing cheap and cant imagine if with liitle modding a mini itx would fit....obviously pre 2010 minis anyone know sizes? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 WOW does no one out there own a mac mini pre 2010 and a ruler? hold on wait let me just check what i wrote "now did i ask if i could tickle someones balls and slap them with shamu....nope not this time, definitely about a mac mini" come on guys really? Or is it so blatantly obvious it wont fit that your saving me the embarrassment of being told no? I do mean with a little bit of modding so kinda roughly fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelhead Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Uhm Maybe some of the people reading this thread don't have a Mac Mini lol here is a google search http://support.apple.com/kb/sp505 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini You should of posted with the foreplay first and maybe people would of answered you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 vonda bar!!! thanks eelhead that helps a bit wonder how thivk the pastic. might just buy one off ebay and get to some breaking lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelhead Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Your welcome and good luck stuffing stuff inside that thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 wouldn't be the first time I've had to stuff something in a tiny space....Giggady! tbh tho she wasn't as pretty as an apple mac lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zammykoo Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Just a random thought, I wanted to mod a mac mini into a tissue dispenser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 zammykoo you legend that would rock in fact I would love a variety of mac mini utility boxs....hand dryer, tissue dispenser, piggy bank.....LUNCH BOX!!!!!!!!! oh if i wasnt about 20 years to old to have a lunch box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 mac minis are tiny not sure you will be able to do much with it apart from a cd rack or fitting it in your car. i was looking at something when i was in the local apple store near me. theres this router or something like that that looked like a g5 case but really small i was thinking about that as a micro atx i will have a look around for it a sec http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TX118ZM/...mco=MTMzNzkyNzk or maybe 2 of thoes stuck together. you have to think outside the box to get it in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 "you have to think outside the box to get it in the box " love that quote ha! I have a strange feeling this may turn into ...alternate uses for a mac mini case ha! I love the mac minis but they are a bit shizzle really just a nice idea all in a lil box you can easily move around it would be nice to turn it into what it was meant to be i was thinking about something like this inside http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/c...0-g0eay0dz.html with on board gpu's getting better this could work i think with a small solid state drive you can even get 35w sandy chips would be lovely ahhh in fact this would easily fit with 4cm spare width and 4 cm spare depth!!! http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/c...oxdq67epb3.html OHHHH NO now ive proved it means spending more monies :/ lol I definitely wouldn't mind this in a mac mini case http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/basket.html sub 500 quid for what would currently out perform my full atx build in fact it would even fit the new one http://support.apple.com/kb/SP585 and apple lower specs are over £600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus.Carrie Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I wanted to do this too. With the mini itx board i have (17cmx17cm) it would be too big for the old mac mini. However, it would fit in the new ones, but its just the height that is the issue. If onboard gpu's were a viable option it could work well, unfortunately, to my knowledge you still need a discrete gpu so its too much height! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 what a nice little mobo that is! youv given me ideas now too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiroiHusky Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Sorry to say gr4fk, but linking to the basket page on a website won't let us see what's in it. Your basket is stored on your PC in your cookie for that site, all we'll ever see is a blank page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 ahhh {censored} yeah what a douche lol here is my basket ; Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit CSR-4G1609 £33.32 OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive OCZ-VSSD30 £54.40 Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - Retail. IL-I52500K £133.32 Intel DQ67EP Intel Q67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision IL-DQ67EP £89.16 Akasa mini-ITX & micro-ATX Low Profile CPU Cooler AKA-7106HP £11.48 Samsung SN-T083C 8x DVD+/-RW Slot Loader SATA Black - OEM SAM-T083C £24.99 Total Basket Value: £417.99 inc vat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 cant wait to see the build start. if you want, a vinyl wrap design done i will do it for free that just gives me something to do. man i need a job this is trafficface btw the wife beater ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enklined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 ahhh {censored} yeah what a douche lol here is my basket ; Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit CSR-4G1609 £33.32 OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive OCZ-VSSD30 £54.40 Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - Retail. IL-I52500K £133.32 Intel DQ67EP Intel Q67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision IL-DQ67EP £89.16 Akasa mini-ITX & micro-ATX Low Profile CPU Cooler AKA-7106HP £11.48 Samsung SN-T083C 8x DVD+/-RW Slot Loader SATA Black - OEM SAM-T083C £24.99 Total Basket Value: £417.99 inc vat May I ask why you went for the i5-2500K over the 2500 or the 2400? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 what psu are you using. unlness i am missing something. you will need a new really small psu. or is the board laptop style plug in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus.Carrie Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 You can get pico psu. Which is like a laptop charger, in that it has a external block(whatever that bit is called) then plugs in to an internal board (generally attached to the 24pin plug) that splits for hdd power ect. ect. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=10#univ youll see it all there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 ^ exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 im building an ultra cheep version of your build ha ha the specs are so bad its embarrassing so i wont say but it costs around £180 with a lot of money saving going on here gr4fk hows the build going. i have been looking at what your trying to build and made a scale model out of cardboard. hight is an issue. obviously its all about how you lay it out and i have put 2 micro fans in my model but it doesnt look like it can be done with the mac mini. so i have just designed a new case out of cardboard that will fit and is about an inch taller. the model is funny i could actually just build a pc into it. want to see a pic? of the new model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr4fk Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 tbh I have the parts just sitting there i am starting a new job so haven't had the chance to breathe let alone think ha! what are your height issues? when looking into it the only issue would of been the cpu cooler but guileg and akasa do a low profile 20 mm high fan. the only thing then i can imagine is the actual physical height of the rear i/o panel. glad to see you keeping the dream alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn_in Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Are there good options? Any updates on making a cheaper Mac Mini sized machine/ clone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renard45 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 you can have this one on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-Mini-Mac...=item4aae27040c mini itx can fit inside but you have to make some modifications for the rear panel of the mac mini case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn_in Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 you can have this one on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-Mini-Mac...=item4aae27040c mini itx can fit inside but you have to make some modifications for the rear panel of the mac mini case Any thoughts & suggestions from your knowledge & experience on which Mini ITX I could try and push in? and what kinda modifications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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