WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.560 Teenage Engineering is a design firm that's behind some of the most iconic 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:11.280 pieces of tech. Think the OP1 or the Rabbit R1. To be fair, they didn't make 00:00:09.280 --> 00:00:14.559 the Rabbit R1. They just designed the chassis and stuff. And it looks pretty 00:00:13.200 --> 00:00:19.680 nice. And that's not the only chassis design. They've actually designed a computer case. And this one is their 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:23.680 second computer case. And they refer to it as the $9 computer case or the 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:28.880 computer 2. But this is actually wrong because they're selling it for the price 00:00:25.680 --> 00:00:31.199 of free, which is kind of crazy. And um 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:35.040 taking it out of the box, it looks like it it's all plastic in construction. Do 00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:41.200 we know what the material is? >> Semi-transparent PP plastic. 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:46.079 >> The entire enclosure is made of polyropylene plastic and it's a 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:50.480 semi-transparent. The last time Teenage Engineering made a case, it was called 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:55.680 the Computer 1 and it was pretty cool, but definitely a form over function type 00:00:53.120 --> 00:01:01.680 product. It was kind of criticized for its flimsy materials as well as its high 00:00:59.199 --> 00:01:07.760 price and bad thermals. So, they've solved that by making their next case um 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:11.920 maybe a little flimsier, but free. And if it's free, that means you can't 00:01:09.360 --> 00:01:16.479 criticize it. Okay, people on YouTube, I give you free videos. You cannot 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:19.680 complain. Okay, though. This was apparently supposed to be $9. They have 00:01:18.240 --> 00:01:23.280 given it away for free, which means it's basically impossible to get because when 00:01:21.520 --> 00:01:26.960 you have a such a hyped brand like Teenage Engineering combined with the 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:31.439 price of $0, it's going to be hard to track this down. Oh, cool. It kind of 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:35.840 folds out as a net. It's all one piece. I thought I was going to be assembling 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:39.520 separate pieces together. We got two header cables, I'm imagining, for your 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:43.600 power switch and your reset switch. And this one is um uncovered. I'm imagining 00:01:41.759 --> 00:01:50.880 that's a manufacturing mistake. I guess we got it for free. We also have a very 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:51.920 very basic LED. It is It is kind of 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:57.600 different though. It's got a little a doink on it, you know, doink. And then 00:01:54.399 --> 00:01:59.439 we have some rubber fasteners of sorts. 00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:03.680 Uh there's no instructions. There was a QR code on here. Online assembly guide. 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:07.520 And it says that the first step is to tell you about our sponsor. Thanks to 00:02:05.759 --> 00:02:11.599 Wolfbox for sponsoring this video. Weighing in at just under a pound, their 00:02:09.119 --> 00:02:16.239 MF200 portable electric air duster reaches 71 meters per second of wind 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:20.160 speed and has a peak pressure of 270 grams. It's great for things like 00:02:17.920 --> 00:02:24.800 cleaning out your PC, quickly inflating some camping gear, or even drying off 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:28.400 your car after a nice wash. 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All right, it's time to build the computer. So, we have 00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:14.640 a mini ITX motherboard. That is the only size that this is compatible with. For 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:19.760 our CPU, we're kind of going with the gaming champion. It's the AMD Ryzen 7 00:03:16.640 --> 00:03:23.200 9800X 3D. The CPU is going to be running 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:24.640 a little hot because we're using a L9A 00:03:23.200 --> 00:03:31.120 CPU cooler, which is really only designed for 65 watt CPUs. And the uh 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:33.680 9800 X3D runs a little warmer than that, 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:38.959 but shouldn't be too big of a deal because we're not turning it on. 00:03:37.519 --> 00:03:43.680 Got our RAM and our CPU cooler installed. And now we're going to take our motherboard and put it into the 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:48.640 case. Attach the motherboard to the left panel. Rig it front, left. Okay, so this 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:52.400 is kind of different. Instead of screwing our motherboard in, we're just 00:03:50.720 --> 00:03:56.640 putting these standoffs through the holes and then it's going to use these 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:02.239 plastic snap hooks to hold the motherboard in place. Not exactly the 00:03:58.959 --> 00:04:04.159 most reusable solution, but if they're 00:04:02.239 --> 00:04:07.519 doing all plastic, then I guess that's kind of how you'd have to do it because 00:04:05.920 --> 00:04:13.840 if you you can't screw into plastic multiple times, but if you they would have to like insert like a nylon insert 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:19.199 or something in there. So, this is how we're going to do it. It says to install 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:22.400 the bottom left one first. 00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:25.400 Okay. Two, 00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:25.400 three, 00:04:26.400 --> 00:04:33.520 and four. That's uh that's that's in there. How hard is it to pull out? Okay. 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:39.199 It's not too hard to pull out, but I imagine that if you're going to try and do any servicing on this thing, you're 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:46.320 going to have to open it all the way up. A fix PSU cable PSW power supply. Insert 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:51.280 un Oh, this is intentionally unsleeved. Insert unsleeved connector through the 00:04:48.320 --> 00:04:55.759 power button. I am lost immediately. Where the hell is this power button 00:04:54.240 --> 00:05:01.520 on? That is that's the power button. Oh, 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:05.680 okay. So, this unsleeved thing is going to go through here and that's going to 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:08.000 act as the electrode for the power button. This doesn't go through the 00:05:06.960 --> 00:05:11.840 power button. And they didn't like punch out this hole. >> See if we can poke a hole. But don't 00:05:10.960 --> 00:05:16.880 stab yourself. >> I won't. >> Don't stab me either. 00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:19.840 >> A damn it. My plan has been foiled. Basically, the buttons just taking the 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:24.160 ends of two wires and letting them touch. Uh, which is how buttons 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:29.360 literally work, but usually somebody makes the button for you in a factory. 00:05:27.039 --> 00:05:33.520 And what we found is that the sheathing for the header pins is too long for 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:38.080 where we're supposed to put the unshathed one through the power button. 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:43.120 We had to punch a hole through the button. It was very annoying. 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:50.560 And uh it just seems like it all barely freaking fits. I get again. I uh guess I 00:05:47.039 --> 00:05:53.360 got it for free. And now I have to 00:05:50.560 --> 00:06:00.280 fix the power LED. I'm so worried I'm going to break this. It doesn't stay in 00:05:55.919 --> 00:06:00.280 the freaking hole. Okay, 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:04.520 we mashed it in there 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:10.960 and now we can plug it into the power LED. Please be how these plug in. 00:06:08.880 --> 00:06:14.880 Please, dear God. Attach the supplied silicone fasteners to an 80 mm chassis 00:06:13.440 --> 00:06:20.160 fan. So, you take these rubber fasteners. You will pull them through 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:22.880 the screw holes of your fan. It's very reminiscent of the like antiibration 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:30.400 mounts that you can get with these Noctua fans, the little brown rubber 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:32.160 guys. And then we slide these on to 00:06:30.400 --> 00:06:35.960 these pegs right here at the front. Secure the power supply. 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:44.800 Um where 00:06:41.039 --> 00:06:46.400 oh it only takes SFX power supplies. I 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:50.479 would be very surprised if it took an SFXL. You just really don't have that 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:55.520 much room in here. And it has to be oriented with the fan pulling in air 00:06:52.479 --> 00:06:57.600 from the outside like so. you can't 00:06:55.520 --> 00:07:01.759 orient it around. So, if you're somebody who's using custom cables for this case, 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:05.680 then uh note that when you're taking your measurements. 00:07:04.080 --> 00:07:11.840 If your graphics card is part of your build, make the necessary cutouts 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:13.039 on the rear cover for the GPU. Oh, okay. 00:07:11.840 --> 00:07:18.599 I was worried that it was going to be more complex. It is just these uh little 00:07:15.599 --> 00:07:18.599 guys. 00:07:19.440 --> 00:07:28.479 The GPUs we pulled out today are kind of odd choices because this supports very 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:31.280 short GPUs, 180 mm max. Uh, this is a 00:07:28.479 --> 00:07:35.120 Radeon 6400. And the reason we chose this today was because it is the only 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:39.440 thing in our library that we have that fits in here that's not um being used 00:07:37.440 --> 00:07:46.960 for another project. We also got the Gigabyte low profile 4060. This is about 00:07:42.880 --> 00:07:48.400 3 mm too long, so it might squeeze in, 00:07:46.960 --> 00:07:52.400 especially if we're willing to let the plastic um bow a little bit, but I think 00:07:50.960 --> 00:07:57.919 we're going to try and keep a cleaner look. So, we're going to go with the 6400. Really, you're not going to be 00:07:56.000 --> 00:08:02.720 expecting this to be a killer gaming machine, but it could do really well as 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:04.319 like a small media PC or even if you 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:08.879 wanted to do some like just simple office work with a stylish free case. We 00:08:07.520 --> 00:08:16.199 just noticed this at the end, but the case can also hold a 2.5 in SSD right 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:16.199 here. 00:08:16.960 --> 00:08:24.639 This is kind of slick. Right here on the plastic, they do have a little cutout that's specifically for this nut. So, it 00:08:22.080 --> 00:08:29.280 sits in there nice and fastened and steady for you so that you can just come 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:33.760 in with your screwdriver. I like that. I wish there was more of that kind of 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:38.560 stuff, you know, with the power button and but you win some, you lose lots, you 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:41.560 know. wire up our power supply and then CPU. 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:47.360 Okay, plugged our CPU and our motherboard in. And because this is such 00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:51.440 a low power GPU, we don't need to plug it into a power supply cuz it can draw 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:57.360 from the 75 watts provided to it from the PCIe slot. So now we just kind of 00:08:55.440 --> 00:09:03.040 fold stuff. One thing to think about is cable management because there is no 00:09:00.800 --> 00:09:07.360 real mounts or anything in here to help you with it. So, you're kind of just 00:09:04.880 --> 00:09:14.160 gonna be in charge of trying to tie the things up nicely. Um, so you're on your 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:15.360 own. Good luck, team. Now that I'm 00:09:14.160 --> 00:09:20.720 folding it closed, one thing that you might want to consider is a fan extension for whatever fan you put in 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:24.160 here because it might struggle to reach some of your fan headers and prevent you 00:09:22.640 --> 00:09:28.080 from easily opening the case in the future. I don't really care about future 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:31.800 me. And the last snaps. 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:39.720 And the last piece, the handle. Wow, 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:39.720 that is 00:09:39.920 --> 00:09:45.040 that's that's something. Uh, as a design 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:51.120 exercise, it's very interesting. But as a computer case, there's um I don't 00:09:46.800 --> 00:09:53.600 know, it's made of cheap plastic and it 00:09:51.120 --> 00:10:00.320 looks flimsy. You can already see pieces are misaligned or bowing. Uh there's 00:09:57.040 --> 00:10:02.959 lots of gaps which to be fair is I guess 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:06.800 could be considered a design choice. Um the power button is just an abomination. 00:10:05.040 --> 00:10:10.000 I mean you know the more I look at it the more I kind of have come to 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:14.800 appreciate what it is in terms of kind of subverting the idea of premium 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:20.720 computing and using something that's so cheap and plasticky as a Z product. It's 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:26.000 really really intriguing. It's not the great build experience but it is such a 00:10:22.880 --> 00:10:29.920 unique project. if it set out just to be 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:33.040 a conversation piece and kind of a cool 00:10:29.920 --> 00:10:36.079 experiment, it really succeeds at that. 00:10:33.040 --> 00:10:39.839 Um, the issue is that you can't get it 00:10:36.079 --> 00:10:40.959 because it is sold out. Um, which is a 00:10:39.839 --> 00:10:46.640 shame. So, there's people that are like reselling this for large sums of money. 00:10:43.920 --> 00:10:49.680 Do not spend that. Do not buy this for large sums of money. There's just a lot 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:54.959 of things that like I am worried about the longevity in terms of like if you're trying to game and this thing gets hot, 00:10:52.480 --> 00:10:59.519 how well will this age? Is the plastic going to yellow over time? It probably 00:10:57.680 --> 00:11:02.160 will though that might kind of be its own kind of cool aesthetic and you'll 00:11:00.880 --> 00:11:06.640 even be able to see like heat marks as it unevenly yellows. I don't know. What 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:09.839 do you think? This is like ugo as hell. But I think if you're kind of going for 00:11:07.760 --> 00:11:13.360 this, if you're appreciating it for what it is, you can consider that part of the 00:11:11.680 --> 00:11:17.120 experience. I don't think I'd want a yellowing plastic computer. But I will 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:22.240 say this is by far the most interesting case I've looked at in my entire time 00:11:18.880 --> 00:11:23.600 here at LMG. And I mean, you know, if 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:29.680 you just if you can get your hands on one for $0, like here's $0. Got to hand 00:11:27.839 --> 00:11:33.120 it to them. And you got to like, comment, and subscribe because Short 00:11:31.920 --> 00:11:38.399 Circuit's awesome. We've got so many other PC build videos. If you liked this, why don't you check out um the 00:11:36.079 --> 00:11:43.120 tearown I did of the Falcon Northwest Tiki. It's a premium case from a premium 00:11:40.800 --> 00:11:45.839 vendor, but it's very, very cool and also quite compact.