U3 NUC Case from htpc.jp (Solid Copper/Aluminum)

[nForce2]

Quite possibly the best looking NUC case yet. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Fanless too! (although continuous usage at 100% cpu is not recommended).

http://htpc.jp/u3/index.html
(via http://www.fanlesstech.com/2013/09/latest-nuc-cases.html)

 

[Kaido]

That would look pretty nice in a home theater!

My only gripe is that you have to pay for an (expensive) aftermarket case and lose functionality - it looks nice, but you can't keep it running at 100%? What if you want to watch a 1080p movie for 2 hours and it pegs the CPU during that time? Plus the new Haswell NUC line coming out has an IR port & more front USB ports, so this is already incompatible. Bah, technology!

 

[unokitty]

Quite possibly the best looking NUC case yet. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Fanless too! (although continuous usage at 100% cpu is not recommended).

http://htpc.jp/u3/index.html
(via http://www.fanlesstech.com/2013/09/latest-nuc-cases.html)

That's beautiful!

Any idea what it costs or even if it's available in the US?

Uno

 

[nForce2]

That's beautiful!

Any idea what it costs or even if it's available in the US?

Uno

Nope, I have no idea. I bet they are expensive though. :\

 

[sm625]

I wonder why people arent just 3D printing these things? It would only cost $10 a unit in qtys of 500 or so. Hell even just one prototype would only cost about $100 from i.Materialize

 

[ultimatebob]

I wonder why people arent just 3D printing these things? It would only cost $10 a unit in qtys of 500 or so. Hell even just one prototype would only cost about $100 from i.Materialize

You mean CNC, right? Most 3D printers only do plastics.

 

[finbarqs]

not a fan of the fins...

 

[MrX8503]

I wonder why people arent just 3D printing these things? It would only cost $10 a unit in qtys of 500 or so. Hell even just one prototype would only cost about $100 from i.Materialize

You can't 3D print metal and you can't have a passively cooled PC without metal.

 

[slickseth]

You can't 3D print metal and you can't have a passively cooled PC without metal.

Metal CAN be 3D printed. Not sure if copper is possible, but stainless steel, gold, platinum, silver, titanium, bronze and some metal/plastic hybrids.
See here: http://i.materialise.com/materials

and here: http://www.shapeways.com/materials?li=nav