Modder Martina of Nerdforge started out with Corsair’s Obsidian Series 1000D Super-Tower Case and after lots of planning, turned it into a gaming PC that doubles as a functional coffee machine. The case needed a few modifications to fit the coffee maker, like getting rid of the fan rack and cutting open the sides.
A hole needed to be cut open at the top to make way for the coffee bean grinder, while there are some parts that just weren’t available in stores, but thanks to 3D printing, everything still worked out in the end. An Arduino board is used to control the lights that show when the coffee is brewing, and then again, after the process completes.
- System: Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1GHz 8+8 Cores | Intel B760 Chipset | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD | Genuine Windows 11 Home 64-bit
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Video Card | 1x HDMI | 2x DisplayPort
- Connectivity: 6 x USB 3.1 | 2 x USB 2.0 | 1x RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000 | 802.11AC Wi-Fi | Audio: 7.1 Channel | Keyboard and mouse
Great! One idea use mechanism from old CDs that open to insert then close. That way no need to reach inside. Press button tray opens put cup on tray (sensors), closes and rest of process starts. When done tray opens again, remove mug and tray goes back in,” said one fan.
