Updated: How To Build Your Own SFF case

Posted at: Friday 2nd May 2008 by Alex Watson

We turned to master modder Syrillian for a series of articles showing how to build yourself a perfect small form factor case

One of the most obvious trends in PC technology is the increasing popularity of laptops - but while many people can see the attraction of a small PC, it's very hard to build your own laptop and you'll often be stuck with components that are significantly slower than their desktop relations.

A small form factor machine is a good compromise between size and speed, but finding the right case isn't easy. Zalman's HD 160 XT Plus, for instance, is certainly ideal for a sleek looking media PC, but at £400 it's not exactly cheap.

That's why we turned to expert modder Daniel Costin (aka Syrillian) to write a series of articles showing how to build your own SFF case from acrylic. He seemed like the ideal man for the job, having constructed the amazing Gemini mod for our Towers of Power feature. The first post in his project modding log, 'Building with Acrylic: A SFF excursion' is up on the site now. In his first post, he looks at the tools necessary to do the job.

You can follow the mod log regularly by checking back at www.custompc.co.uk/blogs/syrillian, or by subscribing to his blog's RSS feed. We'll update this article regularly with links to each post, too. If you need help and advice following along, drop Daniel a line in the comments of his blog.

Posts:
1) Introduction and tools

2) Measuring and cutting