3D Print PC

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WHY? I had some PC components laying around and felt like my raspberry pi is getting weak for my selfhosting needs so I decided to make a custom case for my new server. I also enjoy designing and 3D printing. SPECS? - 288x207x343 mm (WxDxH) - ATX/mATX motherboard can be mounted in this PC case with 6 possible mounting holes using M3x5.7 mm threaded inserts. - It is compatible with ATX PSU, - two 120 mm fans and - up to 7 disk drives (3 if using 3.5" HDDs). - cover easily snaps in the place using 8 neodymium magnets 6x3 mm and it is also symmetric so it can be flipped around. - both sides have small cover for possible future IO panel and to reduce print time of the two biggest parts HOW? - 1 week of modeling in solidworks and printing small bits to check design - 1 week of printing (print time: 5-14h a peace = 6 peaces and 2 small covers = 52,5h in total) - 6 threaded inserts M3x5.7 have been heated with soldering iron and pressed into the hex holes (instead of round holes because they are printed vertically) - Two bottom and two top parts have been glued together and reinforced with small bits of filament (30-40 mm) which also help with initial alignment. I was using Locktite SuperGlue precision MAX and 2.85 mm filament (I know that most of you have 1.75 and I guess it should work fine, but you can also try with something else like nylon wire for lawn mower, M2-M3 threaded rod or print small sticks). - 8 magnets were glued with the same glue (4 on cover and 4 on case) - small power switch is hot glued to the inside of the case PRINT SETTINGS? - brim - walls: 2 (I used 4 for cover, but with no infill) - bottom layers: 3 - top layers: 5 - infill: 30% (0% for cover) - support: no - nozzle: 0.6 - layer height: 0.28 - layer width: 0.65 WHAT'S INSIDE? - MBO: MSI Z270-A PRO - CPU: Intel G3930 - RAM: DDR4 8GB - PSU: Corsair TX750M - FAN: 2x Arctic F12 - DISK: SSD Patriot Blast 240 GB + Samsung EVO 850 500GB WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED? - I think it is best to print all parts with 3 - 4 walls, I wasn't sure do I have enough filament for that and also wanted to speed up a bit. Surface finish is not uniform and infill is visible especially if angle of view and light aligns perfectly, but still looks cool IMO. I spent like 90% of both spools (1 kg black and white), didn't waste much filament since I didn't even calibrate print settings. - I made a mistake in modeling and left a "shoulder" below HDD area which stops me from using 3x 3.5" HDDs (visible on pictures), but I'm using SSDs only and I fixed that in 3D model so STLs are fine to print. - Quality is far from perfect, but It was so fun to assemble and I love it WHY NOT MORE PICTURES? why not also some timelapse? https://imgur.com/a/Y4HzkBF Edit 01.06.2023.: replaced BottomR with a new version. Old version is fine, but new one will accept PSU up to 180 mm in length (instead of 150 mm). If you still need old version for some reason feel free to msg me.