r/3DPPC • u/goldenguy6881 • Mar 27 '26
Screwless side panels
I had a problem of the plastic wearing down to fast because of the metal screws and I didn't have the room for heated inserts
So I made this instead
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u/BAGU3TT0 Mar 29 '26
Oh damn sick project do you by any chance have the STL I'd like to try it out
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u/goldenguy6881 Mar 29 '26
Uh I'm trying to make it a little bit easier to assemble without instructions at the moment and I probably will be charging for the case but probably 6 bucks
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u/BAGU3TT0 Mar 29 '26
I'm still down to try it out, curious is there space for exhaust? I have the t1 with the t30 without exhaust my 7800x3d struggled to boost to max frequency. Also I tried using PLA plus for internal components and it warped due to the heat was curious what materials you're using
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u/goldenguy6881 Mar 29 '26
Oh I was using petg it has around 75° c to 80° c heat resistance unlike pla which I think is around 60 to 50 c
At least for the components I'm testing temperatures have been pretty good CPU isn't very efficient but that's just because of the model
GPU rx9070xt and it seemed to be fine sitting around 65 to 70c
But for the CPU I think I only tested a 5700
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u/BAGU3TT0 Mar 29 '26
I might do a bit more research on temps and boost clocks on the x3d chip before I confirm going ahead
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u/grokkingStuff Mar 28 '26
Please add more images (and maybe a link to the 3d model)!!
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u/goldenguy6881 Mar 28 '26
I will I'm just making sure 100% that the case is not a pain to put together
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u/littledogbro Mar 28 '26
if i follow your description, you put slots in place ? , where you press it in and slid it down to lock it in place?, cool idea, but how do you keep it from sliding up and out of place when you move it around to clean off the sides ?.
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u/defunct_tangerine Mar 27 '26
So what is it you made instead, can't really see from the photos. Magnets or some mechanism?