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Custom 11.5L chassis made from poplar planks.
Front, top, and bottom cut at 45 degree and glued together.
Two Noctua NF-A12x15 chromax and two Noctua NF-F12 mounted on XSPC's TX240 slim radiator acting as push/pull for intake.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition housed in EK's Full Metal - Black Special Edition waterblock. Using Alphacool's Eisstation 40 DC-LT reservoir mounted on their DC-LT 2 pump as the pump/reservoir combo.
AMD Ryzen 5600X underneath EK's Quantum Velocity waterblock. Also have a kit of XPG Gammix D45 32GB 3200Mhz ram and fan swapped Corsair SF750 as the power supply.
Three Noiseblocker BlackSilent XS1 50mm fans, sprayed black, as exhaust. They do not have any PWM control, but are surprisingly quiet at 3000 RPM.
The back panel is cut at a 45 degree miter to match the others and secured with six M3 wood screws. The motherboard tray is glued to the back panel and has channels routed into the bottom panel to slide in after components are installed on the tray.
You can see the Displayport cable and external power switch running out of the bottom of the back panel.
Alphacool's Eissapfen inline temperature sensor added in between GPU and pump/reservoir. This is tied into an Aqua Computer Quadro for fan speed control on the four Noctua fans. All fan speed will be based on water temperature after more testing can be done.
Custom designed and 3D printed bracket to support the GPU in the orientation I wanted. The side shown is technically the back of the GPU, but is more aesthetically appealing so there was no choice but to make it front facing.
Ignore the tilt on the pump/reservoir. Unfortunately I have that tubing too tight and it's pulling it down on one side.
Not a huge fan of how EK's ZMT tubing collects dust so easily and may change things out at some point.
All four Noctua fans were spliced and wired into a single connector.
I still plan on making some adjustments as well as a front cover for the fans and glass / acrylic side panels, but after so much trial and error to get to this point I'm going to enjoy some games for a bit.
Thanks for checking it out.
martineb72
There is a reason why cases are metal. Heat dissipation, grounding, and radio blocking.
extraDimensionalAnxiety
WeeemRCB
Forgot to plug it in so it wooden work
JAOOTPYKHA
Boobs get knocked off the front page, but THIS is allowed?!?
Suomijuusto89
Thats build is too hot
ved79a
I hate to think how hot this one will be. My own build is getting too hot so I'd like to add more 200mm fans to it. Surprisingly expensive.
howaboutnevernow
Beautiful build @OP.
MarcuuM
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0coke
Wouldn't the CFM over radiator fans that are mostly blocked on the inside be awful?
MarcuuM
It's certainly not ideal, but when you go so small you have to give up some things. So far, it hasn't affected thermals too negatively.
JesussavesandpassestoMoses
Very nice. More this kind of content and less pics of assh- cats.
sirith123
I kind of want to build a wood PC just to use the default brown Noctua Fans
MapleSyrupMafia
I'm not a fan (ah) of Noctua. Bought some fans because reviews said they were silent, I guess they are silent compared to a 747.
ctriis87
I'll give you $3.50 and a firm handshake for it.
Aksuuuh
Maybe even a stern pat on the back, champ.
NaughtButOne
FYI, those 50mm fans will not be silent for very long. You very likely threw off the balance by painting them, and the bearings will fail.
MarcuuM
I'm sure there is some impact on longevity, but I've done the same modification before and not too worried. If needed, they will be replaced
hollowman21
FYI, I'm a fun ruiner from the future and that whole pc will need to be replaced in 6 years because of FOMO.
MarcuuM
Oh it absolutely will, but I would argue that's the fun in it :)
Absulight
Nice build. One note, removing the fan grill from the PSU might let out EMI noise from it. Could cause WiFi or speaker buzz issues.
MarcuuM
I will definitely keep an eye on that. Thank you!
TwistedHumor732
Cosmicutencile
Did you soak the wood in wood first?
MarcuuM
I did not. But I did make a wooden mold out of wood, and then melted more wood down, and then poured the molten wood into the wood mold.
Cosmicutencile
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footInMouthAndHeadUpAssSoWhatYouTalkinBout
Can it play doom?
smashpro1
All of them.
stupidfxckwithbrilliantluck
That cable management
blah2sr
Shut up and take my money!
Trollsandyoopers
Don't forget the strategically placed and photographed LTT cable ties
MarcuuM
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247Lurker
Nice work my PC gaming brother ?
smooth0ne
Sexy asf!!
TheStreetForce
Filthy. Absolutley disgusting the mods allowing blaitent porn like this. I want to talk to the manager.
DrLOAC
Bold to use 3x50mm fans. They must be special if they are quiet. Nice components. Very nice woodworking.
MarcuuM
I was pleasantly surprised by them. They don't move as much air as other smaller/server oriented fans, but I'm happy with the trade off.
Muunk
I wood buy this.
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
Maple I willow too, but I bet this costs the big birch. Alder way it's an elm of a computer.
ohio311
I too am pining away for it as well. The redwood in my trunks has taken root. Looks like it's a poplar item. Peary nice @op
maxpenguin
I have wood for this
PoliticsGivesMeDKweeF
SpaceSphere
I'm a fan of this kind of post
guitarfourtysix
for tree - fiddy
SpaceSphere
Could you knot...
WoodORama
Birch, please.
Muunk
SomeUser2
These comments nailed it
BenderBendingRrrrrrodriguez
Man, I love seeing people's sub-compact builds, but the thermals would stress me out too much. Great job on this one!
MarcuuM
So far, mid 60s on CPU and mid 50s on GPU. Not the best, but much better than my stock air cooling setup and undervolting will help as well.
scatmanworlds
Solid poplar... sees mitre joins, feels disappointed
elbowdeepinadictator
***sees miter joints with screws ***
0GreatSnakes0
Heresy
MarcuuM
Solid as in the wood used in the panels is solid, not veneered wood. Have to join the panels and make it easy to disassemble in some way
OddOod
https://www.lttstore.com/
MarcuuM
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iMcFly
LTT = Linus Tech Tips?
MarcuuM
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Hal1918
Nice rig. In case you're interested, Eiszapfen means icicle in German ?
Sayagain
I take two of those ever morning before work.
OKSasquatch
All of Alphacool's watercooling gear starts with Eis: Eisstation, Eisfach, Eisbaer, Eiswasser, Eiszeit, Eisblock, Eisschicht....
Hal1918
FYI: Ice station, freezer compartment, polar bear, iced water, ice age, block of [ can you guess? ], ice layer
MarcuuM
You know, I never actually looked up the translation for their product names. I love that!
OmnipotentBeing
Nice. I just bought a Sony X85J TV with VRR 4K 120HZ HDMI 2.1. I plan on buying a RTX 3080 soon, since the HDMI port is 2.1 on the card.
MarcuuM
You won't be disappointed!
pareidoliaperson
It's sounds like a fucking medicin for being not disciplined! Feeling like coming in late?? TAKE A EISZAPFEN WITH A GLASS OF WASSER!
PalaverQuader
given the shape.. maybe a suppository !
pareidoliaperson
Dropped from a Flugzeuge.
Nusete
What I like the most is the zero RGB
Emriyss
But... how do you know it go fast if not for shiny light?? /s
RatBits
I am so tired of manufacturers putting emitters on literally every major PC component. I'm not hosting a damn rave in my game room. ;D
implosion3
PalaverQuader
right? got some new parts and now there are several rainbows competing in my windowless case. its an endless rave party in there.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
You can shut the motherboard one off in the bios, sometimes they'll let you shut off the rest on there too
PalaverQuader
i got the gpu and heatsink ones "under control" XD the ram not so much; but its pretty dim. OFF would be a nice factory default though.
Anonawesome
I have two brand new black noctua 140 fans that I literally can't sell because everyone just wants pretty lights, not quiet performance.
malachilenomade
That definitely makes it more jealousy inducing.
lysani
What's stupid is when the RGB version of something is cheaper than the exact same thing in non-RGB.
BL4UPUNKT
Buy the RGB and disable the LEDs.
lysani
That's what I did when I had to buy more RAM. The RGB model was like 15% cheaper than the non-RGB for some reason.
MarcuuM
Matte black everything
blfpd
Best RGB is when R == G == B
GCitris
In this case, R == G == B == 0
waffleincubator
And some just prefer the B====D
PalaverQuader
u wrote "modded power supply" thats new to me. in what way is the power supply modded?
MarcuuM
I guess I wasn't very specific on that, sorry. Swapped the stock fan for a 92mm Noctua one
PalaverQuader
ah! no need to be sorry, all good. thx for the explanation! tiny cases are always interesting :)
MarcuuM
They are so fun