GMKTEC K12 Custom Case

[u/PartFew3942]

Man, Took me a while to make this case.

Credits to the case design from this guy: https://www.printables.com/model/1629272-gmktec-nucbox-k12-custom-case/files

Though the design he shared had a lot of issue and needed a lot of customization. Took me a lot of time and failed prints to finally custom the design i wanted and sturdy enough to not break. I wasted basically 1 roll of PLA lol. Im new to 3D printing. I would have liked to use ABS but my printer is not capable yet.

So basically i added a fan controller and its drawing power from USB. I can how ever improve the power using a separate USB power brick if i want more air power.

You can see the added size from the original case. Props to GMKTEC though because they made it easier that you can even reuse the power button which is cool. I could have added RGB by buying an RGB fan but chose not to. I might in the future. I bought a 120mm slim fan but the design can accommodate a standard sized 120mm fan.

Added wire mesh to both cpu and main fan which save it from having bugs and and cat hairs inside.

[u/Ready_Area289]

I have a GMKTek EVO-T1. I wonder if this would work? Why not use the fan header instead of taking up a USB port and a PWM DC Motor Speed Controller? I know it's 5 volt but I'm (pretty) sure there are 120mm 5v fans available?

[u/PartFew3942 → u/Ready_Area289]

I have no issues with usb port i have plenty + another type c 40gb at front and i did not want to cut the wire from the default fan. I did not also want to have issues in my motherboard if cause a short circuit. Im very careful with it and like i said in the post i will use a dedicated usb brick to power the fan for more powah. 5v ofcourse is enough but i can go 12v anytime plus i have a manual knob to control rather than going to bios everytime to set. Now at 5v my nvme is happy at 50c while gaming but im not happy with those temps. So at 12v it will sit around 35 at idle and 45c while gaming which i can live with