Xbox 360 PC?

[BurningSkyline]

Basically, I just want to mod a dead 360 into a PC. I know this has been done before, but who cares. I want to try for myself.

So, here is what I was thinking of for parts:

1.) Dead 360. Preferably RROD.
2.) Mini-ITX AM3 Motherboard
3.) AM3 Processor - Sempron 140, or 145. Preferably an Athlon II 250 or 255
4.) RAM - 2 or 4GB DDR3. 1066MHz to 1600MHz
5.) Optical Drive - Only if the 360's Optical drive cannot be reused. If it can't, a slim drive would be best.
6.) Laptop Hard Drive - If the budget allows a 1.8" SSD would be preferred.
7.) Low end graphics card. - Nvidia is preferred due to CUDA.
8.) Some sort of Power Supply.

That said, I have some concerns.

a.) What will I do for the PSU? I can't use it externally.
b.) Will I need to mount extra fans?
c.) How will I mount the I/O Shield Plate and the Graphics card?
d.) How will I go and mod the ring of light so It will be usable as a power button?
e.) ^ What about the optical drive?

Thoughts/Opinions?

[marshallh]

See if you can get a picoPSU or the like that will run the ITX board.

[BurningSkyline]

I was thinking I'd need something along the lines of 400w. Is there A way I can use a laptop PSU, though? 120w won't do the job.

[jdmlight]

I was thinking I'd need something along the lines of 400w. Is there A way I can use a laptop PSU, though? 120w won't do the job.

Laptop PSUs are usually a lot less than 120w. You could use more than one picoPSU, just split up the current draw, much like a multiple-rail PSU. Or you could look into having a separate 12v regulator for the graphics card since that's usually the highest current draw item in a typical gaming machine.

The power supply would still be pretty small even if you did use multiple picoPSUs.

Though tbh you should calculate what amperage you really need for each voltage and compare that to what the picoPSU offers. You aren't using super-high-performance parts, 120w appropriately divided across the voltages might be enough.

[humakabula1]

run the xbox from a good quality pc psu.