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Case Mod - Complete NessaCafe - PC

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by neSSa, 1 Apr 2026.

  1. neSSa

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    NessaCafe PC was never meant to be the biggest, the fastest, or the loudest. It was born from the idea that technology can exist in harmony with natural materials, handcrafted details, and thoughtful design.

    Big thanks to all partners for their support!

    This is the story of a project that grew slowly, layer by layer, much like the inspiration that shaped it. Welcome to the NessaCafe PC Worklog!

    Hardware:
    Asus ProArt PA401 BEIGE Mash
    Asus ProArt Z790 Creator WiFi Motherboard
    Asus ProArt nvidia RTX 5080
    Asus TUF 1200w Power supply
    Intel I9 14900KS
    Patriot Signature Premium DDR5 2x64Gb 6400Mhz
    Patriot PV593 M2 4Tb
    Noctua NL-LC1-24 AIO

    To begin with, a few photos of hardware etc, then during the month of April, detailed works. Thanks for following!

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    Asus ProArt PA401 BEIGE

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    PC Build is done, next step are modification :)

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    The new Noctua parts arrived, and I took apart the case and prepared it for PWC in a new color :)

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    Based on the Noctua brown color, I did the PWC on the internal parts of the PA401 case, the outside remains BEIGE

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    Assembling ..

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    After a short break during the May 1 holiday, I continue wor on the project. Motherboard inserted in order to measure the necessary dimensions for various masks, etc. In the meantime, I prepared files for making wood parts and 3D printed parts. There will be an update soon for that as well.

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    Hello friends, I've been away for a while, a lot of unplanned commitments, I'm determined to finish this PC build, in the coming days I'll publish everything regularly until the end, thank you for following and for your support!

    Here I show you how I decided to paint and match the colors of the interior to a couple of ribs on the front grill mask, and the new Noctua cooler arrived:

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    Almost all parts for this PC build is on the table, ready for assembling!

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    I continue to work, installing wooden panel masks, cable weighting, 3D cable masks are painted in the appropriate brown color and installed, the PCIe Riser cable is placed ...

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    Placing the foil on the GPU, I looked for the wooden pattern on the foil to match the details in the wood that I made in the form of masks!

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    Since the PC case came with a MASH side, I decided to make a window, but still leave a little mash grill on the side so that the airoflow would still be adequate. I getting closer to the complete of the works, the computer has been started to give the signal, everything is correct and in its place!

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    Lovely. :D The little frame to hide the metal/glass transition is a nice touch.
    I'm beginning to fear you will leave the Noctua metal naked.
     
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    Thank you my friend, for Noctua I have new idea, this is last touch :D
     
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    I thought this was the last detail, so I'll take some final photos, BUT I'll post soon what I got and how it changes things in the other direction regarding this project :)

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    For the end of the project, the long-awaited Noctua AIO 240 has arrived, which will replace the AIR solution, I'm installing it and final photos camming soon!

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    Friends, the project is finished, for now only a few photos and a video worklog, which is admittedly in Serbian, but you will be able to understand from the presentation what I did and how I did it (sorry for that). A short final video and a lot of better photos will follow soon!

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    Final video, thanks for watching!

     
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