Cre8 Modding

Okay, so I have run into a few problems with how I wanted to set out the Y40. Some of this is specific to the cooling hardware I want to use from Alphacool, and some is down to the design of the Y40. I wouldn't say limitations as such but the case in terms of space for water cooling in certain applications is a little limited. For example, if I install the top 360 radiator with the outlet ports to the rear of the case, then the rear case fan obstructs access to the ports as there isn't enough height to the case. With them to the front, and if I install the side radiator with the ports to the top, then they are blocked slightly by the top radiator and fans for a straight run out. The only way to have the side radiator clear the top 30mm radiator and fans, is to mod the case by drilling now mounting holes for the side radiator. Otherwise, the radiator has to be mounted with the ports to the bottom. The pictures below show the modified mounting solution, it's a shame Hyte didn't make the mounting holes longer for more adjustment. For the top of the radiator to be mounted, luckily I had an Alphacool pump mount spare and I used this to secure the top of the radiator. I then added extra screws into the 140mm mounting holes with spacers. With the additional holes and the radiator flipped, it now clears the top radiator. In order to get all the radiator fittings accessible, I had to change the original configuration. Luckily I had a ST30 45mm radiator on hand and so I swapped out the dual rad configuration for a single thicker one. Again this threw up some issues, with the radiator as far forward as it would go, with the Alphacool fans installed, the rear fan blades catch on the top fans. In order to overcome this I have swapped out the white fans for some be quiet! Light Wings. There is a slight difference in thickness, but its enough so that the rear fan does not catch on the top one. Movig on and overcoming the issues, it was time to fit the RTX 3080FE. I have had the Alphacool backplate power coated in white to match. With the card ready it was time to install it and the distro plate and start tubing things up. Space is still tight to get some nice runs for the distro in and out radiator ports but it's better than it was with the side radiator, fans, and then the distro block attached to the front. So now it's time to get the rest tubed up and I've got a set of white and black extensions coming, kindly supplied by CableMod. Il post another update when they get here, it may be a while as they are currently renovating I believe orders are delayed. Up to now then, a bit gutted, its not turning out as imagined, but hey, sometimes builds don't but I am sure it will still look amazing when its finished @Cre8Modding

Moving swiftly on! My first job is to remove the included Hyte fans from the Y40 and then get the motherboard into place. MY Z690 Carbon has my 12900K in place, awaiting the arrival of the 13900K from Intel so it can stay in here until it drops in. Next, it's time for a look at what Alphacool kindly sent over! Alphacool Core Distro Plate 240 Links VPP/D5 Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mm Radiator V.2 - White Special Edition Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 360mm Radiator V.2 - White Special Edition Alphacool VPP Apex Pump Alphacool Core Distro Plate 240 Right VPP/D5 Alphacool Eiszapfen 13mm HardTube compression fitting 90° rotatable G1/4 for Acryl/Brass tubes - 4pcs Set Deep Black Alphacool Eiszapfen L-connector rotatable G1/4 AG to G1/4 IG - 4pcs Set Deep Black Alphacool Eiszapfen screw plug G1/4 - 6pcs Set Deep Black Alphacool Eiszapfen extension 20mm G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread - deep black Alphacool Eisrohr 13/10mm Acryl (PMMA) HardTube satin 80cm - 4pcs Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-N RTX 3080 Founders Edition with Backplate Alphacool Eiszapfen extension G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread - deep black EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Solid premixed fluid, Cloud White - 1000ml Alphacool Rise Aurora 120mm Fan White (120x120x25mm) Alphacool Core 6x 4-pin PWM/DRGB splitter with SATA power connector The one component I was really excited to see was the 240mm Core Distro Plate. Now this will sit to the side of the motherboard tray with a 240 radiator behind it, along with two of Alphacools Aurora Fans. With the parts now here I can start making some progress, the first job is to get the top-mounted radiator and fans installed. With the top radiator installed, things are tight, really tight, especially to get the rear fan installed, its actually just slightly trapped by the top radiator but it doesn't prevent the fan from spinning. However, I can see a problem with being able to connect up the ports in this configuration, but I will get the side radiator and distro in place to see how it looks, if there is then a problem, I will swap the 360 around so that the ports are to the rear and drop the rear-mounted case fan.

Thanks bud, yeah they are coming up with something a little different. Sure, the Y40 could be seen as an 011 alternative, similar to the Y60 but so far so good from Hyte!

For 2023 I am kicking things off with a build in the new Hyte Y40, I've previously built in their Y60 and I thought it would be nice to follow that one up with something similar. Hyte was kind enough to send over a white version of the case and on first impressions, it looks lovely! I will be throwing a full hardline system in this with the following; MSI Z690 Carbon Wifi Intel 13900K 32GB of TeamGroup Vulcan DDR5 5200 RTX 3080 Founders Edition be quiet Dark Power Pro 1200W Seagate FireCudas 520/530 approx 10TB total I will get to those main components later as they are still mixed between other systems. The Alphacool parts are on their way, and again thank you to them for supporting this build, when they arrive I will throw some photos up. I'm quite excited as I will be putting in one of Alphacool's new Core distro plates to the side area of the Y40. I am a little concerned about how deep this is going to be though, a 30mm rad, fan, and then the distro in front of that so it will step out a lot from the rear of the case. Until the water-cooling parts get here though, here's some shots of the Y40!

Well first, sorry to rush through this one! The 802 build is completed but there have been a couple of snags to get this one all finished. The first issue is the GPU I had for this build died, so it has been swapped out for an RTX 2080 that I had blocked already, but even that seems to be playing up sadly. Seems I will be on the lookout for some new cards in the new year, using the same cards for so many builds does have a downside it seems! With the rush to get this finished, I haven't got any images of the loop going in, and it's been a case of making the best of this one. The bulkhead fittings were drilled in with the 30 series card in mind, but given the change to a 20 series, the alignment is now off and so I have had to use extra Alphacool fittings to get this lined up to where it was first intended. It's the same for the custom cables, again the 802 internal panels were cut for more of a straight-up design, but now have a curve to them, luckily the length of them was enough to get them where they needed to be. The display, pretty much the same dimensions as what I used in the 20th Anniversary build looks great. Ive slapped a good old be quiet! logo on there for now but I might get creative with AIDA 64 in the new year and see what else I can come up with. So yes, it's done. Not what was originally planned, and it certainly doesn't look as good as it did with the 30 series plumbed in, but overall it's a nice build. Not my favorite, but certainly not my worst! Il be back in 2023 with some more builds, I have a few bits lined up and a couple of cases I am really excited to get my hands on!

So the screen is ready and I can move on to getting some of the other bits now installed. I'm actually rushing to get this one finished due to current work commitments. I am rather ahead of these images but I have been cracking on with the actual build over taking a load of photos so my apologies! First the 45mm and 30mm radiators and be quiet! Light Wings fans, these are great with the included hubs, and it's easy to tie everything together for onboard lighting control. Next is my graphics card an RTX 3080, with that Alphacool block it is going to look great in this build. I'm hoping to have this finished by the end of next week in between shifts so I will update more as soon as I can!

Ok so moving on quite quickly! Time to strip down the Silent Base ready to install the screen before I get on with anything else. This involved cutting away the HDD drive bay mounts on the motherboard tray and it's really good to be able to remove this from the case in its entirety. I didn't grab any photos during the process but the new Waveshare screen and 3D-printed mount are now in place and fit perfectly. The HDMI connector and USB power cables are also in ready to go. I've also got the motherboard and power supply installed at this point. Next, it will be time to move on to all the water-cooling parts!

Hey all, hope you are doing well! It's time for another build to wrap up 2022 and so I am putting together a build in one of my favorite cases, the be quiet! Silent Base 802. A huge thank you to be quiet! for sending over this case and a few other bits to get this one going. To start I have the Silent Base and a Dark Power Pro 1200W to throw into this system. For this build I want to incorporate a display, in the same way I did for be quiets! 20th Anniversary build recently while I was at KitGuru and keep the theme again black and orange throughout, but a little darker than the Pure Base 500FX looked. Moving on, the motherboard I will be using is the MSI Z690 Carbon Wifi, crammed with a 12900K and full of Seagate FireCuda 510s and 530s, for a total of 8TB of fast NVME storage, and as you can see I will be going with Alphacool as usual for my cooling on this build. Again a huge thank you to Alphacool for sending over everything I am going to need for this build including an Apex VPP pump, a ST30, and an XT45 radiator, both at 360mm, a 30 Series GPU block, and all-black Eiszapfen fittings. There will be a mixture of hard and soft tubing here as the pump will be located in the spacious PSU shroud and have bulkhead pass-throughs to the GPU and radiators. So il get some work done and be back with an update soon!

Hey bud. With my day job and also starting at KitGuru earlier this year I am still catching up with personal projects. Ive got the Hyte Y60 finished and this is next on the list so keep checking back for when I get it finished. I can supply the 3D files, but I still havent designed and printed the middle portion. Il put some pics up of these parts when I get them done as part of the process, but I am not sure if they would suit as you would have to cut the opening exactly as I have to match them up, happy to share them though when its ready.

Well, finally, it's done! I've been so busy with KitGuru and life in general that this had to take a back seat for a while. Now though, it's finished for my son to enjoy. On the glass etching, he couldn't decide in the end so for now we have left it blank until he decides what he wants, Marvel, Apex Legends, Pokemon, who knows! Final Spec: HYTE Y60 AMD 5900X ASUS Republic of Gamers Dark Hero 8 Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB / FireCuda 510 2TB TeamGroup XCalibur DDR4 3200 16GB Alphacool Full Custom Loop TTW - Custom Cable Extensions Be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650W Be quiet! Light Wings 120mm x8 PowerColor Red Devil 5700XT

Forgive me guys, I've been so busy and have been cracking on with this build without posting an update, so here's a quick one to bring us up to date. To shift some parts around to different builds I needed to get this at least functioning so I could use it while the build is still in progress. In order to do this meant that it has been tubed up, filled, and tested, and the EK coolant in this looks great. The CPU to res is annoying me as it's not perfectly straight so I might replace this with a slightly angled tube. I've been using the stock PSU cables until the new custom ones arrive, just to get the system to a usable state. My last update, I was in the middle of painting the ASUS B550-I board, well that's now done to tie in with the rest of the white and overall I am really happy with the color scheme on this one. With the powder coating done, the mods to the rear really blend in. I've still got to build a cover for the rear-mounted SSD that sits where the PSU originally was. Back around the front, my new front panel has arrived. I designed this in my CNC software and sent it off to be laser cut. The mirror panel is a perfect fit and will be great for the smart display going in the front. Space is getting a little tight. I've now got to design and print the third section of the panel mount that will hide the rear of the screen and cables. This will take a little while as I am still trying to find the HDMI and USB cables that will suit my needs. I'm after a 50CM HDMI female to male that I can loop around to the back of the case into the GPU. I will also need to sort the USB power, but I have some options for that. The power button is also located within the screen mount and fits really well. I just need to adjust the depth by half an mm with washers so that the button has enough pressure to activate when pressed. So for now that's it, cables are being ordered today and CableMod has kindly decided to sponsor this build. Further, il get the 3D printing sorted and ready for a close to final update, and a lot of better images. I'm just trying to clear projects now, this and the Y60 are in the way and I need them done and ready for filming for KitGuru!

A small update, the GPU is now ready to be water-cooled! Our PowerColor 5700XT Red Devil may not be the latest and greatest, buts it's a card that performs well and will not leave this system short. This system will be running 1440P comfortably, on reasonable settings for many a moon to come. There might be a slight change to the theme though, see, this system will be used by my 13 year old son and originally he wanted a Marvel theme, but he recently saw the Timmy Parker Helios Apex Legends build and is having a change of heart. He plays a lot of Apex and so it might be the more fitting theme, we will see what he decides!

Some progress shots then The build has been coming along rather well over the past 24 hours or so. The first job was to strip out the Y60 as far as possible, removing the pre-installed fans, the glass, and storage bays. Removing all that glass gives us so much room to work in, airy af! With space created, it's time to get the Dark Hero fed, with the AMD 5900X, Seagate FireCuda drives and an Alphacool XPX block to keep the CPU nice and cool. With the board ready to go, I've added the TeamGroup XCalibur RAM. and once installed, it all looks great in the Y60! Next up were fans and radiators, I'm not sure where the radiator pictures went though I've gone with an Alphacool NexXxos 30mm in the top and one of their XT 45 45mm for the side panel. It helps to really fill out the space and these will be provided coolant via the Eisbecher Aurora. The glass res is a chunky beast that is mounted to the be quiet! Light Wings on the 240mm radiator. I've 3D printed some little spacers for the brackets, the RGB wiring that exits the rear of the pump housing would be rubbing on the fan if these were not put in place. More fans have been added to the top, rear, and bottom compartment to completely outfit this case with 8 fans total, it's a good thing be quiet! include an RGB controller with each 3 pack, so that they can all be connected and tucked out the way in the rear of the case. Finally to the rear, I've installed the Pure Power 11 FM to gauge how much room I will have for cable management, and to be fair there's loads of room. The fan RGB hubs will be attached to the storage sleds once I start tidying up the back end. My next job though is to get the PowerColor Red Devil 5700XT stripped down and the ALphacool block installed.

With the case review now done, it's time to get onto the build itself! Going over the spec, we have an ASUS Dark Hero 8, paired with a 5900X courtesy of AMD. For graphics, we will be going with the 5700XT Red Devil from Powercolor, it's still a more than capable card, and with the vertical mount, will be shown off with a full Alphacool block. Power and fans are from one of my favorite brands, be quiet!, their new Light Wings are simply amazing and will help bring a dash of color to this one. Seagate is my go-to for M.2 storage, using their FireCuda line up to give us 3TB of total storage. We also have 16GB of TeamGroup XCalibur RAM. Finally, we have a whole host of goodies sent over from Alphacool for the full custom hard loop. So, it's time to get some building done now and bring another update once we start making some progress this week.

Well, we finally have the inner part of the case back from the powder coaters and it looks amazing! The blue is exactly what I was looking for and it really makes the case pop. There's a slight issue with one part, the modified I/O plate for the GPU was painted white instead of blue so it's going back and will hold things up just a little longer sadly. The power supply mount and GPU backplate are also ready for installing, I just need to 3D print some small standoffs for the PSU cage to make it sit evenly. Our Alphacool pump is also looking quite fine with its new white legs! While I am waiting for the powder coating to be sorted, I have got the radiators in, the rear SSD mount and have also started stripping down the motherboard for the paint to the I/O cover. This includes the metal fan vent so this has had the paint stripped to match the silver theme. I also have the measurements for the acrylic front panel now, so that's been drawn up with the DXF sent off to the supplier who are going to cut it for me. So, hopefully, it won't be long before I can start putting it all together. At this point, I am torn on the top panel. As much as a large window would look good, I kind of like this as a bit of a sleeper build too, with a hint on the outside that is got something a little different on the inside,