Exia 00

Hey all. I recently found photos of a old PC build I made 7 or 8 years ago using a Behringer Amp and converting it into a PC case. I no longer have it due to a house move and not having space to keep it, which was a shame as it was a good looking build IMO. USed a 200mm fan in place of the speaker at the front and used a sheet of aluminium to create a new top plate to fit the PSU. Thought it would be cool to post up hear and see what people think.
 
I originally used this for my bass which I'd owned since i was 16. It was damaged by some old house mates during a huge fight at 3am, including the bass guitar. I was gonna throw it out, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. A few months later I lost my job and had to sell a lot of stuff to make rent, including my gaming PC at the time. I had some old spare PC parts to use in the meantime, but lacked a case. I then found this amp and thought "This would make for an aweome looking retro build", so I ripped out the old guts of the amp and went from there.
 
I can't remember the parts i used. It had an old core duo I think and a old ATI HD something. Later I switched out the parts to an i5 second gen and a GTX 750 ti so I could play fallout 4.
 
Shame I got rid of it in the end, but such is life.
 
 

Hey all. I recently found photos of a old PC build I made 7 or 8 years ago using a Behringer Amp and converting it into a PC case. I no longer have it due to a house move and not having space to keep it, which was a shame as it was a good looking build IMO. USed a 200mm fan in place of the speaker at the front and used a sheet of aluminium to create a new top plate to fit the PSU. Thought it would be cool to post up hear and see what people think.
 
I originally used this for my bass which I'd owned since i was 16. It was damaged by some old house mates during a huge fight at 3am, including the bass guitar. I was gonna throw it out, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. A few months later I lost my job and had to sell a lot of stuff to make rent, including my gaming PC at the time. I had some old spare PC parts to use in the meantime, but lacked a case. I then found this amp and thought "This would make for an aweome looking retro build", so I ripped out the old guts of the amp and went from there.
 
I can't remember the parts i used. It had an old core duo I think and a old ATI HD something. Later I switched out the parts to an i5 second gen and a GTX 750 ti so I could play fallout 4.
 
Shame I got rid of it in the end, but such is life.
 
 

And here is my latest retro build... a Windows 2000 machine, with a twist!

Hope you like it ;)

The project is over! The final photos are here as well as the final video. Enjoy



















Final Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peSfQ8CMJoQ

why would you comment on someone's build if they already built it. All you are doing is making them feel bad. Realistically it's not that bad that they are going to return it, so I don't see a purpose.

Heya, I'm new to LTT Forum (not new to Linus' content at all, have been watching him since the fall of 2016 to today) and i think its a good idea to both introduce myself and my 2nd computer.
 
The Lighthouse Itself
The thing is, I've been quite broke and cant afford any form of good computers until 2 years ago at around December 2019. I had a budget about a 1000$, and Zen 2 was still a hot ticket item thats sold at above MSRP. So with that in mind, here is Lighthouse.
 
Its Rocking:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 at stock speed (Only stable at 3.8GHz with 1.32 volts, so i decided to take the stock route)
Geil Evo Potenza Zen Edition 2x8GB @ 2666, at 2800MHz, CAS 17 at 1.35V (zenplusmemorycontroller.png)
Galax GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, at +125MHz GPU Overclock and +700 Memory Overclock
480GB Sandisk SSD Plus + 2TB Seagate SkyHawk Surveillance Drive
Corsair CX550 Gray Label
Cubegaming VRED Black
1 dinky 120mm fans that's included with the case
Windows 10 Pro
 
Pictures (The PC, not me)
 
 
 

Had a blast over here at LTT !
 
 


















































 

Budget (including currency): ~$500 CAD
Country: Canada
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Various 3D CAD applications and video editing (a bit of KSP after work :P)
Other details :
- Existing parts to bring over: Quadro P4000, My old TV
- Upgrading from i7 2600k with 16G RAM
Final Build:
Ryzen 5 3600x
16G DDR4 @3600mhz
Quadro P4000
1tb PCIe4 NVME WB Black
 
I figured that a few of you might enjoy this build 🙂  I am quite happy with how it turned out and am writing this post from it right now.  I own a company (TimberWolf Cycles) which makes custom high performance bicycles out of wood and so I have more tools for working with wood at my disposal which is why this case ended up being built this way.  The purpose of the machine is general CAD work as well as some video editing which I plan to do more of for the business as time goes on.  
 
I generally leave my workstation on a desk at my shop but fairly frequently take it home, or (when not limited by COVID) would use it to show prospective clients the design of their custom bike.  A laptop able to work hard enough for me would be quite expensive and I don't really need that level of portability.  I also own a 2012 MacBook pro which is fine for word processing and emails or meetings when CAD work is not involved so I am not in need of a laptop.  A desktop however has too many bits to carry when going place to place which led me to the idea of the "LAN Party Rigs" of my youth 😛.  The original "THE RIG" was just a regular ATX Case with a handle bolted on the top and a screen bolted to the side with a bent steel cover slipped over the screen when left in the shop.  The was great! because I could just grab the handle and toss the machine in the car on the way somewhere.  Problem is, it was HEAVY!  Like 4 2010-era enterprise grade hard disks and a 750W PSU heavy plus the steel case, the screen, the surge protector I crammed inside, yada yada.  It was also getting old and while the I7 2600k still packs a pretty good punch for these workloads, NVME was out of the question and PCIE 2 was a bit of a bottleneck for the Quadro P4000 I had acquired the year before to replace my aging (not well) Quadro 4000.  I debated just refiling the case with new components but to really maximize the benefits of the upgrade, decided to give it some flair!  
 
I decided to build THE RIG MKII the other way around essentially.  Rather than mount the screen to the case, I would mount the case to the screen.  This let me shrink the case, and use a bigger screen in the form of my modest Samsung 30" TV that I didn't need and is bright and has a nice wide viewing angle which will be helpful for showing things to customers.  I had to modify the TV Stand to tilt the TV up a bit so it would be comfortable to view from a desk, and also move the centre of the support back to keep it under the centre of mass of the combined unit.  The case itself would have to stay thin for this to work out well so I chose an unconventional but very practical component arrangement that resulted in a 1U thick case.  I didn't want the machine to be loud so commercial 1U PSUs were out.  I ended up dismantling a PSU and placing the fan adjacent to the circuit board to draw air out of the case and over the heat sinks.  I left space for an ATX board beside that but I would argue there would be very little reason to ever put a full ATX board in this thing and there would be no way to use the extra PCIe slots anyway.  As it is, I use the X16 slot and one X4 slot for my WIFI card (I know you can get boards with WIFI obviously but this one came up for sale and the guy tossed in a WIFI card which actually is essentially a riser for m.2 letting me put in a wireless AX later if I like.  Both slots are obviously connected via riser cables.  The GPU which is really the heart of this machine is turned on its side overtop of the expansion part of the board with the fan facing the back of the case.  This lets it draw its own fresh air and gives it its own exhaust. It can run full bore in this crazy tight case without warming up the case much at all.  A sweet 1U CPU cooler with heat pipes keeps the profile low and also draws in fresh air directly but exhausts into the case.  The PSU fan (which sucks air out of the case) is sized for a higher flow rate so even at max CPU fan speed the case is below ambient pressure.  There are two small intakes near the VRMs that draw in make up air and keep those cool.  All said and done, the GPU idles at 35C in a 21C room and the the CPU at 39C and each peak at 79C when fully loaded so I am very happy with the airflow design.  The goal was never overclocking and the temperatures are very reasonable.  The other motherboard temperatures including the PCIE4 NVME drive sit very steady at 40C to 45C no matter the load.  The consistency of this temperature is optimal for NVME drive life.  
 
But what about shielding in a wooden case?! Most of you wouldn't likely care but I figured since I had unboxed the PSU (removed its shielding) and am building a nice stable workstation, I should shield both the PSU area of the case and the MB area.  I did this with a combination of stainless wire mesh on the intakes, a fan grill on the main exhaust, and a lot of copper foil tape with conductive adhesive.  I also used a more open mesh between the PSU and the MB to ensure that dust was less likely to collect inside and more likely to collect on the intake screens where I can vacuum it (remember I build wooden bikes so there is lots of dust at times!).  The case is made of poplar core plywood with mahogany veneer and closed with MANY tiny brass screws which electrically connect the shielding.  
 
Inside the PSU area I did the other 120VAC connections including the leads to power the TV and a standard household socket on the side for my second monitor at the office, or a laptop charger or whatever.  On the top of the case, I put the on-button (a button that used to be the engine start button in my old car made from a defrost button painted red) and the totally unnecessary RGB button from the PSU.  Also on top of the case I put two front panel USB3 ports for thumb drives and a marine panel mount quickcharge 3.0 module wired into the 12V from the PSU.  The Molex connector to power that was harvested from the ancient 128mb hard drive that I found had escaped many a tech purge 😛.  A very rare external port to add is found on the bottom which is a SATA3 data and power connector that I use with a cable I made up to connect a standard internal type optical drive if I want to burn a DVD for the old folks in my life etc.  
 
If you have any questions or want to build something like this yourself, jump in on this thread and I would love to chat 🙂 (yes I also use an Orbweaver Chroma for CAD shortcuts... Sacrilege!) Tossed in a pic of the latest bike in progress for the the curious among you 🙂
 


 

Large'ish update!  Painting was completed (3rd times the charm on the white side panels) and install of PSU, RAM, HDD, cable management has occurred.  I only had time to POST to bios, make sure things were good in that regard and head out for the day.  
 
Thank you to ARESGAME and TeamGroup for sponsoring this build, we are nearly to the line as I need to get the OS installed, RGB on point (right now just random), and check temperatures, etc.
 
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS FOLLOWING THIS BUILD - IT IS NOT DONE YET! 
 
The inspiration (NOT my unit, pic from interwebs):
 

 
The results - not finished yet!
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Appreciate everyone taking their time to look at my build.  Almost finished with design, then to get it cranking numbers.
 

 

Another update: 
A while back I decided to splurge: Don’t know why exactly, but I just wanted those nice CNC case feet. After receiving the wrong feet first (same feet but different thread hole), MNPCtech was very quick to react and send out the right ones the same day. I could keep the other feet for a future project. Expensive feet? Yes, but service seems top notch as well!
I also added small washers between the feet and the case so the 140mm bottom fan filters just slip in between. Together with 120mm front fan filters the only unfiltered intake is the Noctua C14s.
 
More pics here: https://imgur.com/a/mcluArf
 

@Airee Swapped out the loud old fan for a Be Quiet! Pure wings 2. It's way nicer and quieter now! 

Just finished putting my pc together, took a a good bit to get all the parts but well worth it. 
Cpu: 5800x
Mobo: asus x570 tuf gaming plus wifi
Gpu: evga ftw3 ultra 3080
Ssd: Samsung 970 Evo 500gb 
Hdd: 2 2TB Seagate barracuda hard-drives
Ram: corsair vegence pro 2 8gb at 3200
Psu: corsair rmx 850  Case: corsair 680x 
 

welp, there she is!


 
I swapped the 32GB registered sticks out for 16GB unregistered ECC sticks, and she booted no problem! I kept the RAM heatsinks for these sticks too ofcourse, it's still ECC.
I also swapped the bulky SATA cable out for a slimline SATA cable from a SuperMicro server.

 
this thing turned out quite nice if i do say so myself. after tuning the fan curve a bit it can actually run fanless most of the time, but if it reaches 45C it'll start ramping the fan slowly. silence was definitely a factor during this project, and i feel i definitely succeded on that one. 
 
general usage feels super snappy, eventough with an APU you generally want way faster memory than these sticks provide. I guess as long as you don't run anything graphically intensive it doesn't really matter that much. 
if it does get him into trouble lateron tough swapping it out for a kit of faster memory as super easy.
 
here's a few more pics comparing it to some stuff for size. at 2.9 liters this thing is really tiny!


 
 

Thought I'd post up a few photos of my personal build.
 
I'm not really into RGB, but white lights with a Tron feel to them? Sign me up.
 
It's been awhile since I had the chance to build a new system and what we parts being as expensive as they are right now, this is what I could afford for the moment. The system runs all the games I play perfectly fine at 1080p and my Oculus Rift S is very smooth on harder to run games such as HL Alyx. I was going to have a slighty better CPU however the company I purchased it from screwed me over so I'm using a different one for now and the NVMe is a small place holder till I can get a larger device.
 
Specs:
 
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
Cooler: Cooler rMaster 212 Hyper Black edition
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Ram: Corsair Vengance Pro 16GB (2x8gb) 3600 RGB
GPU: Palit Jetstream GTX 1070
SSD: WD Blue 250gb Nvme & Sandisk 250GB SSD (Games)
HDD: 1TB 2.5 WD Blue & 2TB 3.5 WD Blue
Case: Phanteks  Eclipse P350X
 
It looks amazing at night and and fits in with the rest of my setup in the living room next to my black retro Windows 98/XP PC box and VR setup.
 
What do you guys think? Could I do anything better?
 
 

Looks good.

I think you Should be good but if you want raytracing I whould do a rtx card for games like cyberpunk and etc but there is a stock shortige so you should keep it for right now but it so far looks good you should change the cpu to a core i7 10th gen its a little more expensive but you get better fps i suggustt if you get a 10th gen i7 you get a MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus Gaming Motherboard or a MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard 

I like what you've done with the internal frame to mount everything, plus the neon acrylic adds a kinda late 90's vibe to it. Not exactly in keeping with the case, but I lke it dude. That power "button" is making my eye twitch though lol!

Hello all!
 
I actually built this PC a little over a year ago after inspiration from an LTT video, but I only just realized there are LTT forums!
 
I built this using a Digital 928ww frame (don't worry, the original hardware no longer worked). I hollowed out most of the internal frame and designed and built an acrylic frame to mount all the parts to (there's a pic below of the frame before installation into the case). It was a big challenge getting everything to fit (the case is so short that I couldn't find CPU coolers that actually fit, and with everything crammed in airflow wouldn't be good enough for air cooling anyways), so I'm extremely proud of the results! All-in-all it took about three months to design and build (with several revisions to get everything fitting just right).
 
Lastly, I rounded out my setup with an Ultimate Hacking Keyboard with custom keycaps to match the aesthetic, and a classic PS/2 num pad.
 
Here are the specs:
AMD Ryzen 2700X NVIDIA RTX 2060 Mini 32 GB DDR4 RAM (Corsair LPX @3200 MHz) 1 TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD Working 3.5 inch floppy drive Corsair SF600 PSU MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC mini ITX motherboard Custom, rigid tube watercooling

A little extra painting and everything looks totally different 🙂
 

The Sony NetMD Drive is really unique. I've not seen one of those in years. It's a shame you can't hook it up directly to the
audio pins. Still, it's perfect for the old retro sleeper look.
 
Look forward to seeming more progress on the build. Good luck ?

Cool project! I did the same with a Dell Precision T1650 and moved it into a Bitfenix Phenom M case.
 
Look forward to seeing what else you do with this build.

I really like this idea. Sure it's not exactly going to be the most portable version, but a great build to look forwards too ?

PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d9JGpG

 
Good morning fellow modders and world takers!
 
We have begun the work on Node Zero!

 
First we need to get to painting…. the handles specifically.  Use that good ol’ Krylon in damn that’s bright yellow!
 




 
Getting that PSU in place…. Just an old Raidmax 500w, but it works well and keeps steady power for my drives!  I love how this case has the ability to use 2 PSUs
 


 
Time to install these beautiful yellow Arctic fans!  6 fans to keep air moving!
 


 
It’s a good start… but we need to get our sponsors and designs cut and placed!
 



 
Sooo…. We requested the Freezer 34 Duo knowing that it’s only AM4 compatible.  So of course what we need to do is fabricate and mod our own solution yes?
 




 
Annnnd…. Finished.  Just needs a coat of paint =D
 



 
Thanks for tuning in guys!  Keep an eye out for more updates soon.
 
Much love! <3

I really like this idea. Sure it's not exactly going to be the most portable version, but a great build to look forwards too ?