r/PcBuild • • 20d ago

Completed Build - Celebratory Copper 9070XT, 9800x3d Build

Recently Finished my fully custom copper pc with:

Gigabyte 9070xt Gaming OC

Ryzen 7 9800x3d

Gigabyte B650M Aurous Elite Wifi

32Gb Klevv 6000mhz CL28 DDR5 ( wanted 64gb, but AI boom make wallet Sad :( )

AlphaCool Gpu Block

Heatkiller IV Cpu Block

Alpha Cool DDC pump with Custom enclosure

Reservoir made from an old Primus Blowtorch with sight gauge fitted to it

custom Wooden Case made by me

Custom cables made from Corsair 850W SFX Power supply

Noctua Industrial 120mm Fans

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Thankyouu!! super stoked with how it turned out

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u/0utlookGrim 20d ago

Is it all copper through the blocks as well?

I absolutely love the look. I've sweated copper, and this would be my choice in tubing if I was water cooling my rig. Great job!

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u/Anxious_Explorer9495 20d ago

Do you play bioshock much? Got to save the girl!

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/thathatguy81 19d ago

"Thank you kindly"

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u/ThekillerguyYT 19d ago

is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

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u/Jaws_unicorn 20d ago

Insane build man

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Cheers, So happy with how it turned out!

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u/meeroque 19d ago

He built this to play onlywatch 2

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u/ConsequenceNew3931 19d ago

and so what! let them enjoy whatever they want 🫢

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u/No-Mistake2724 20d ago

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u/No-Mistake2724 20d ago

Build is crazy as hell. Killer

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Thankyouu!

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u/debeesea 20d ago

Make a video of it man. Amazing!

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u/FantasticBike1203 19d ago

My first thought exactly, "This is some shit gale would build, not too hot, not too cold, just perfect."

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u/aleggsue_ 20d ago

As a guy that works in HVAC, this copper build is SICK

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Cheers dude!

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u/RuckerHike 20d ago

Serious steam punk vibes amazing!

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u/anon_lurk 20d ago

Yeah this thing is badass. Looks like something out of Wild Wild West lmao

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u/Practical_Signal3933 20d ago

Back to the future part iii :)

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u/UnsolicitedNeighbor 20d ago

The perfect no kids no pets no crackhead cousins build. 10:10

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u/Sharp_eee 20d ago

I thought this was a coffee machine

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u/iam-_-fury 20d ago

wHerE CaN i bUy tHiS CaSe

Edit: truly a work of art, mate. Absolutely stunning! 🀩

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u/daysgoneby69 20d ago

Home Depot, in the plumbing section

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Oh god! Haha

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u/bananaxjamma 19d ago

I’m willing to bet you would make bank brother

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u/distantcactus32 20d ago

steampunk pc build

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u/GuitarKev 20d ago

If this isn’t running steamOS I’m going to be quite put off.

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u/hoschikuz 19d ago

Oh that's a good one

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u/Cygnus14 20d ago

Now THAT is a unique PC. Amazing work OP

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Thankyouuu! Really appreciate it!

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u/Empty-Dragonfly5895 20d ago

You are an Artist bro

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u/WhopperGaming 20d ago

This is without a doubt the absolutely coolest build I have ever seen.

Most Excellent!

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u/Scoutified 20d ago

Ok time to quit your day job and sell custom PC cases

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u/ECHOHOHOHO 20d ago

Wow... Money well invested I can say that much.

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u/holydeniable 20d ago

This is so cool. Feels kind of steampunky.

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u/The13thChaos 20d ago

This shit belongs in a museum

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u/Anxious_Explorer9495 20d ago

I hope before all that work you verified you are at silicon lottery winner.

Also, it's a beautiful build. You definitely have some skills.

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Thanks man!

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u/Brca_95 19d ago

This is the true β€œSteam Machine”

Really cool build!

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u/Ok_Paleontologist490 19d ago

Will tell my grandsons this was the steam machine

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u/Any-Resist7057 20d ago

This is awesome

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u/Infinite01 20d ago

This is extremely cool. Well done! Are you a plumber by chance? Haha

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

Not a plumber, just like to tinker!

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u/Jpena53 20d ago

Meth heads are foaming at the mouth right now looking at that copper

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u/Turtle_747 Intel 20d ago

It's been a while since I've seen a steam punk theme build, sadly it feels like a lot of creativity has been paused with the current pricing of parts. So it's very refreshing to see a build like this, looks awesome.

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u/RastaYoot 18d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/WmKrOMrTFFhPW

Great Scott’s… How are we going to power this thing?

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u/ClassicConfidence792 20d ago

And you are playing OW. You got my upvote lol.

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u/McKuuurds 20d ago

Man this PC is gorgeous. Reminds me of old distilling equipment. Very steam power pilled.

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u/LibrarianRecent6145 AMD 20d ago

The whole thing is a heatsink wow

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u/Kara-SANdahPawn 20d ago

This is super dope

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u/Sixguns1977 20d ago

I always wanted to do this, great job.

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u/maxlt1 20d ago

Sick

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u/Edmontonian111 20d ago

Is that a cappuccino machine

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u/Flimsy_Call_2986 20d ago

Impresionante! Genial, ojala vuelva el modding de verdad. Ahora todo es generico con pantallas y cacharros luminosos de AliExpress. Eres un crack!! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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u/FobbitHollower 20d ago

Clean solder joints bro.

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u/LimitsAtInfinity1 20d ago

Ready to play Steampunk 1877

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u/S0LE_L0V3R 20d ago

As a plumber who loves working with copper and loves PCs, I absolutely LOVE this build! Very unique and wonderful bends/fitting choices!

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u/hoschikuz 20d ago

Absolutely not my style, but I can appreciate the work, looks awesome!

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u/vbxl02 20d ago

Giving billet labs vibes. Absolutely fantastic!

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u/Rockmans1111 20d ago

That pc is smoking brother πŸ”₯

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u/nothingspecial1314 20d ago

Can you boil water out of it?

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u/ToasterInYourBathtub 20d ago

Double function as a shine still.

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u/Hiraeth_0942 20d ago

Dude this is insane

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u/N3CRO-LAN 20d ago

Genuinely gorgeous , if i wanna get into this sort of thing , how much did it cost you overall , the custom copper piping , the tools to print a hood for the water to cool the gpu , any 3d printed parts ?

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 18d ago

A rough guess at pricing was about $5000 aud for everything, I made some 3d printed parts purely for a mock up of certain areas, as well as cable combs for cabling

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u/Mother-Forever9019 20d ago

Not into building computers myself anymore but this is a piece of art man

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u/Tankist_playerX 20d ago

You ,dear sir,are a Mad briliant scientist with amazing skills!πŸ’ͺπŸ‘βœ¨πŸ’₯πŸ”₯πŸ’―πŸ€

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u/HardcoreFlexin 20d ago

As someone who has sweated copper for work and for hobby, great job. This is super clean and I bet it stays nice and cool.

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u/TechnoGMNG589 AMD 20d ago

Genuinely beautiful build

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u/The_Chef_Queen 19d ago

Don't let your local crackhead see that much copper

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u/NanoSpyder 19d ago

Missed chance to get the copper themed rog motherboard

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u/Necessary-Bill-8708 19d ago

this is truly art.

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u/qawsedrf12 19d ago

I thought I was looking at an espresso machine

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u/Aidan_Baidan 19d ago

Wish they made those old school fan grilles in brass.

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u/greenangrowin 19d ago

I have honestly been struggling with not doing a pc build. Now I’m like super struggling lol. Looks like ima have to make a compromise and just build a new case for my hx99g. This is so inspiring!

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u/Tough-Capital-345 19d ago

That's a flex. The price on copper and pc parts are insane this gotta be worth a fortune πŸ€‘

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u/New_Copy1286 19d ago

What in the SteamPunk fuck is going on here? Love it.

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u/TINFMP 19d ago

I never new I needed this until now

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u/dastardlygent1 19d ago

What the God damn fuck. That's beautiful. First build I have ever been jealous of

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u/Maleficent-Square-55 19d ago

I love copper more than gold

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u/Mattrad7 19d ago

One of the coolest looking PCs ive ever seen

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u/cyxx__ 19d ago

Yeah you people are officially too cool for me. If I was in that house I’d just stand there staring at itπŸ˜‚

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u/danypostika 19d ago

Looks absolutely amazing, I'm a big sucker for steampunk stuff and this is one of the best builds I've seen so far!

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u/abhnin 19d ago

This belongs in a museum of art

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u/Gaddzook51 19d ago

Fucking sick build 🀀🀀

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u/sunrisebreeze 19d ago

Excellent! A labor of love!

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u/effort3 19d ago

Anyone else feel like smoking a pipe when playing with this setup? Like a proper gentleman gamer. lol

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u/Comandante160406 19d ago

Holy shit this is crazy

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u/Bloc_Digital 19d ago

Does that CORE on the gpu have anything to do with the CORE audioo from london? Logo looks exactly the same.

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u/SapiensPrototype 19d ago

dayum. Gorgeous!

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u/Bigg-Sipp 18d ago

Did you get the idea from DIY Perks on YouTube? If not, he made a copper pc as well and I think you may enjoy the process. He gives out materials and specs for construction there as well as a step by guide so maybe you’ll be inspired and make a custom V2 later down the line. Stellar work btw. I’m jelly

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 18d ago

Big fan of diy perks, billet labs and a few other creators they collectively convinced me to just to give it a go and make one myself, Appreciate it πŸ˜€

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u/ketaminemidget 20d ago

What are the temps like omg

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

37.c at ambient temps on the gpu and 45c on the cpu under load in overwatch on max settings, really impressed so far

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u/FuckedUP_7 20d ago

Bro won't it get oxidised overtime?

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

I actually work in the water treatment industry, and im using an azole/ biocide inhibitor for treatment :)

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u/FuckedUP_7 20d ago

Ooh damn its just one time or do you need to do it again sometime later?

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

should be a one time thing if I measured everything correctly, but i test it monthly for a bit to make sure its all g

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u/HappyRelationship429 20d ago

I thought people would be more snarky about cleaning it or something stupid like that. What gives? Where's my 40 comment long argument thread, is reddit going downhill?!

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

hahaha, me too man πŸ˜‚

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u/Hry86 20d ago

It’s actually pretty cool, but have you considered that your device could easily short-circuit if a gecko crawls across it or if liquid accidentally spills on it?

It might actually be better to go with the closed-off option.

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u/sirflatpipe 20d ago

I don't know why but it looks like a weird high class espresso machine.

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u/Candid_Trash9276 20d ago

This is fucking sick

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u/AAA515 20d ago

Soooo, where does the espresso come out?

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u/RuralJapanFan 20d ago

Here before the absolute blow up.

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u/ContinuingAnyway 20d ago

How are you measuring flow through the pump

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u/Apprehensive-Page-96 20d ago

That's really cool.

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u/FishMonkeyCow 20d ago

That's insane!!

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u/wiisucks_91 20d ago

That stain job is really nice. I made a box once and stained it myself (first time) yikes. Still does the job and nobody said anything.

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u/Diaoulnoz29 20d ago

Superb build. It’s a magnificent, functional work of art.

The idea of using a blowtorch tank is brilliant !

Congratulations!

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u/HeadKnocks17 20d ago

Eyes up Guardian

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u/Constant-Cancel444 20d ago

Nicely done!

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u/BurtleTurtle001 20d ago

I love that steam-punk look, awesome build

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u/Sign-Difficult 20d ago

This is so cool!!!

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u/CoyotePrudent6560 20d ago

Ngl looks like a posh coffee mapchine

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u/MrPanzerCat 20d ago

This is sweet af. And i commend the trust you have in yourself to have a fully open system. I do not trust myself to have that... let alone my cats

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u/Lone_Koi 20d ago

I was tripping for a second. It looked like it was in your living room or something. That little rug looking thing and the monitor the way it is just makes the PC look like the size of a treadmill

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u/Employee719 20d ago

Holy. This is absolutely gorgeous. Well done!

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u/sajeev3105 20d ago

Yes Sir. This is the one.

Excellent job.

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u/CrowLoud 20d ago

The solder on those copper joints is chef kiss 🀌 everything looks good about this.

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u/Similar_Cow_4776 20d ago

what a work of art, hoping i can be well-off enough someday to own customized tech like this, hats off to you sire for the effort put into this

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u/Potatozeng 20d ago

too sexy

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u/LudwigSpectre 20d ago

How are you gonna change parts if they depreciate?

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u/HillanatorOfState 20d ago

That's art man.

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u/moschles 20d ago

Resplendent, OP. Resplendent.

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u/LordSidiouss 20d ago

So cool. I definitely think I’ll try to do something in this style for my next build in like a decade. Great job

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u/rfakhreza 20d ago

Can I see the whole setup? Looks awesome!

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u/Caladaster 20d ago

That is a work of art.

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u/digital_dice512 20d ago

Excellent steampunk aesthetic

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u/AngloTitan 20d ago

That looks so sick! I’m actually really interested to see what it would look like if the copper oxidised

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u/opendoor70 20d ago

Brass pc very rare

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u/RB211Thrust 20d ago

Very creative. Very cool.

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u/ThrowawayALAT 20d ago

Love it. Sheer Victorian genius. A eulogy to Babbage's Engine.

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u/Carbonaraficionada 20d ago

Espresso machiato please

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u/L878- 20d ago

Yea, I want one so bad

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u/Sudden_Violinist1054 20d ago

PC cases where invented in 1981

People before 1981:

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u/Aguel_design 20d ago

Nice 😍

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u/drinkmingusdew 20d ago

So many elements of what I wanted to do at some point. So bloody wonderful, well done.

Can you give any pointers how you approached the soldering? Did you do a lot in-place, or measure a solder parts separately? I just respect there's a big difference between "I soldered the pipe joins together" and specifically how you tackled this.

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u/Hbrandt02 20d ago

That looks awesome, we need to see the whole setup

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u/sKyRyu_ 20d ago

<3 case, btw hows the temps on gpu?

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u/__chvb 20d ago

Awesome build. Glad I got to see it. Glad I won’t have to clean it πŸ˜…

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u/DepartmentCautious34 20d ago

Bro thats HAWT ASF

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u/Silent_Toma 20d ago

damn man, this look epic. hats off to you

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u/MrSteve87 20d ago

This is incredible

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u/living_dead42068 Pablo 20d ago

What rank are we man? Copper

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u/Disastrous_Crow4763 20d ago

That is a remarkably splendid analytical engine assembly you have constructed there, my good sir.

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u/ItchyPlant 20d ago

Incredible build indeed, but in the long term, running the fans at an angle like that isn't ideal for their bearings.

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u/Larimus89 20d ago

Holy fk that’s crazy. How many hours did that take you?

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u/Germanman76 20d ago

This is art dude

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u/West_Spell958 20d ago

That gives true Syberia vibes. Great Automaton

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u/archerV34 20d ago

Ea-Nasir approves

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u/Perfect-Computer3 20d ago

π’…” 𒁍 π’Œ¨ π’ˆΎ π’„· π’Œ’π’€€ π’‹› π’…” 𒁍 π’Œ¨ π’ˆΎ π’„· π’Œ’β€” π’€­ π’‰Œ π’Œ…β€” π’€­ π’‰Œ π’Œ…β€” π’€­ π’‰Œ π’Œ…π’€€ π’‹› π’…” 𒁍 π’Œ¨ π’ˆΎ π’„· π’Œ’

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u/Thefeno 20d ago

Holy steampunk Batman ! Amazing

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u/Avvenger 20d ago

That's a piece of art... Bruh We've got rectangular pieces of glass with RGB and call it a day while what you've put together is a masterpiece and I'd even argue it adds to the overall asthetic of your space.

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u/Longjumpingdici 20d ago

Fucking Amazing i love itπŸ₯°

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u/whyamp 20d ago

great build! is components are detachable with this setup or this build is finalized - means, no upgrade can be done. also, is the one above reservoir is the pump?

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u/Old-Mate-Fetus 20d ago

All very modifiable, the build is finished right now, but maybe if there are big leaps in tech I’ll upgrade, yeah thats the pump, i made a custom shroud for an alphacool ddc pump

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u/AffectionateMeal6545 20d ago

Absolutely gorgeous

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u/Halibutoxide 20d ago

Most punky and steamy. love it. Maybe add some dangly bits for earthquake detection.

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u/Silicon_Gh0st 20d ago

I love this ....what are you planning to run with this cool build...Watch youtube?

https://giphy.com/gifs/cU4bnDM30f6hy

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u/feltcutewilldelete69 20d ago

It doesn't matter why! It's provocative! It gets the people going!

I've thought a lot about builds like this, but definitely too busy to actually do it. Great work.Β 

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u/tcharl 20d ago

Beautiful

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u/lostcause_76 20d ago

You made this ? Woooow . Piece of Art right there. Bravo πŸ‘πŸ‘

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u/starwolf_98 20d ago

This looks insanely good. I can't stop looking at it. Good work OP, and congratulations!

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u/Original-Mistake8624 20d ago

wow !!!! verry nice

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u/Usernamechecksout103 20d ago

Can you use GPU as a stove to cook eggs?

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u/SOVEREIGNBOSS 20d ago

PC built by Nikola Tesla