Hello, I built this PC for a local (Philippines) modding competition and decided to showcase it here as well. This was my first time doing a custom loop, soldering LEDs, CAD Modelling, 3D Printing, working with acrylic and weathering so I had a limited time to learn everything. My competitors were mostly professional modders that knew all these things like the back of their hand so I had a lot of work cutout for me. Some of the guidelines for this build that I set for myself were: 1. Color: Black and White 2. Theme: Sci-fi 2. No permanent modifications to the case 3. Mount the GPU vertically and be able to use at least 2 display outputs.
This is the Asus ROG Strix x570-i, HyperX 32GB (2x 16GB) 3200MHz that I decided to paint white. The cooler in the pictures is a Thermalrite FS140 that was later changed since I decided to go full liquid cooling. Spoiler
I made 2 versions for the case feet that needed to be tall enough to accomodate the cables but sturdy enough to hold the weight of the pc. The first version was a flop since it bent after a few days. Spoiler note the use of a GT 730 so I could still use the PC while working on the mods.
I designed the LCD mount to screw into the HDD that's also screwed into the PSU. The LCD shroud is made of acrylic and had to go through a few revisions. I used rainmeter to show the stats on the display. Spoiler
When I started this build I didn't expect to go full custom waterloop but I saw an ad on FB Marketplace for an Asus EKWB 3070 that he wanted to trade for something else so I offered him my already painted in white plastidip Strix 3070 and he accepted in a heart beat. This then forced me to go full custom loop with only about 2 weeks left in the competition. Spoiler
The liquid cooling parts arrived with about a week left in the competition so it was definitely crunch time for me, I went straight ahead into masking and painting the CPU Block and radiators. Spoiler
After a few videos on bending acrylic tubes, I started my first bend on a tiny 90 degree from the cpu block to the radiator. I had to move the radiators all the way up to where I couldn't screw in the top 2 holes so that it would be a straight 90. The bend after that was a very ambitious 4 bend running from the bottom left radiator to the top right radiator. Spoiler At the same time that I was bending the tubes, I was also designing and printing the external parts of the pc.
Incredible work! First time build here too- did you eyeball those acrylic bends or use jigs? They look super clean.
Thanks, I used some plastic jigs from Bykski but I wish I had built my own out of plywood or something since I saw somewhere that they would come out even tighter.
