A custom-fabricated small form factor workstation with a Xeon processor, ECC memory, Quadro graphics, and the only UL-listed 80+ Gold power supply in our entire lineup. Every component was enterprise surplus. Every case cut was made with hand tools. Nothing about this machine is standard—except its reliability.
This isn’t a refurbished Dell with new parts. The donor chassis was cut, reinforced, and rebuilt to house components that were never designed to fit inside it. The result is a machine that no OEM sells and no other refurbisher builds.
We evaluated every PSU in our inventory—AresGame, Raidmax, Apevia, Rosewill. The Delta is better than all of them. It carries the one certification none of the others have.
UL Listed means Underwriters Laboratories independently tested a production sample for electrical safety, fire resistance, and component failure modes. This is the certification that Corsair, EVGA, and Seasonic carry on their premium PSUs. Delta earned it on a server-grade 1U unit that most people would overlook. The certification doesn’t care about the price tag.
The donor chassis is a Dell Precision T1700 SFF—a small form factor workstation case that was never designed for aftermarket components. We made it accept them anyway. Every modification was performed with hand tools by IPC-certified and automotive-electronics-trained fabricators.
Why hand tools matter for the grant story: Each case modification takes approximately 2 hours of skilled labor with hand tools. A CNC machine reduces this to 15 minutes—making volume production economically viable. This prototype proves the concept. A CNC machine scales it.
This is not a gaming PC. It’s a professional desktop built for people who need their machine to work reliably, drive multiple monitors, and run business software without surprises. ECC memory means your data stays clean. Quadro drivers mean your CAD software is certified. A 1TB SSD means you don’t run out of space in month three.
New OEM SFF workstations with comparable specs start at $1,200. Used refurbs on eBay top out at $500 and ship with half the RAM, weaker GPUs, and bloated Windows 10.
This machine was built by hand because we don’t have a CNC machine yet. Every case cut took skilled labor and hand tools. At $100+ per cut from external shops, outsourcing the fabrication makes volume production uneconomical.
With a CNC machine, the 2-hour case modification becomes 15 minutes. The one-off prototype becomes a product line. The custom SFF workstation goes from “limited production” to a scalable enterprise offering—small-footprint professional desktops built from enterprise e-waste at a fraction of OEM pricing.
This build proves the concept. The next step is the tooling to scale it.
We use the components that are considered obsolete—because we’re putting them into a system that makes them effective. Greater than the sum of their parts.