WATX PC Case

Introducing the WATX Case ! Disclaimer: This project is mostly made of sheet metal. Moreover, it is currently very much WIP, and currently untested. I am posting the files already for feedback, and will have the pieces made soon. The WATX case is a Small Form Factor PC case made of aluminum and steel sheet metal, featuring a volume of only 11L, room for a full ATX motherboard, most high-end GPUs, and a 77mm high CPU cooler height ! Background: I had a tower PC for close to a decade, until I moved abroad a few years back; that prompted me to buy a gaming laptop (*gasp*) as I had to do frequent travels. I actually quite enjoyed it, but now things changed again, and I'm back home. I've realized that a desktop would suit my needs much better currently, and with RAMpocalypse in full swing, I could pretty much just upgrade my old config, sell my laptop, and still come out on top both performance- and money-wise. I quite liked the ability to carry my setup with me for LANs and such though, but I couldn't really find any case that I liked which could fit both an (m-)ATX motherboard and in my backpack, so I designed my own ! I decided to do it out of sheet metal, with two U pieces forming the structure of the case. A "double U" around the "ATX" board, if you will. And while I was at it, I tried to maximise the room for the GPU and CPU cooler: it can fit the new 77mm coolers from noctua and id-cooling, most rx9070xt / 5070ti GPU, and with 6x 80mm fans, it should hopefully have pretty good thermals. The size does comes at the cost of using a flex-ATX PSU, which are harder to come by, and needing a specific GPU riser to achieve the full 3-slots width. Specs: - Dimensions: 32 x 35 x 10 cm (11.2L)

- Motherboard: ATX, mATX, ITX

- CPU Cooler Max. Height : 77mm

- GPU Max dimensions: 312 x 145 x 60 mm

- PSU : Flex-ATX

Fans : 3x 80x10mm Fans at the bottom, 3x 80x15mm Fans at the top Parts: - Chassis: 2mm Mild Steel Powder Coated

- Cover: 1mm Mild Steel Powder Coated

- Top PSU Bracket / Top Fan Bracket / GPU Riser Bracket : 3mm 5051 Aluminum Anodized

- Bottom Fan Bracket / SSD Bracket / GPU Bracket : 2mm 5051 Aluminum Anodized

Some parts needs tapped holes; see the drawings for details Full BOM available soon You can also check out the project directly on Onshape here, though fair warning it's a bit messy ! Credits to SFFTime P-ATX V4 for the inspiration, and the Flow Case whose CAD I used as a base for the design