Love how it’s a sleeper but not in a PC case, refinishing the wood and polishing the metal would be cool for video 2 if you get the time but other than that this thing is awesome Matt!
Thanks! I am definitely going to be polishing the metal(I just need to find the correct compound/polish.) Also, I'm probably going to sand down the wood to remove some of the scratches then restain it, but the wood veneer is pretty thin so I need to be careful not to sand down too much.
@@TechByMattB You might just wanna sand it back down smooth and put new veneer on. Veneer is fairly inexpensive nowadays. Its that or you could pick up some vinyl alternative and have an easier time cleaning it.
Matt I've beeb watching your channel for years now and am very impressed with the way you've evolved from just another tech tuber to a serious DYI mastermind. Keep up the great work buddy and thanks for all the great content...
"HealthKit" is actually "HeathKit" with no L. They used to be a pretty decent brand. I have a few of their kits. An RF amp (SB220), a clock, a large receiver, and a modulation monitor.
@@MortillaroCustoms I believe that Heath Kits were considered to be on a parr with Zenith quality which made them both expensive and sought after. I also believe they were ALL kits, which made them rare. Since they were usually put together by technophiles, and not assembly line people, I imagine the the build quality was often very high. I think your project is a great one, and I'm temped to think that I might do something similar in the future, but I would also liked to have seen the specs and a review of that receiver if it had been put back into service.
@@billchessell8213 Heath was owned by zenith for a period of time. The kits are far from rare, quite the opposite. They were sold out of catalogs up till the early 1990's I've have a few myself as did my dad. I think radio shack sold them as did Sears.
@@MortillaroCustoms On the resale market they were rare shortly after they stopped being sold because the people who had bought and assembled them were invested in their effort and not eager to sell. I'm not sure if that has changed with time as their owners pass and the Heathkit goodies end up in estate sales.
This is also whats known as a "hood rig" Anyone breaking into your home isnt gonna bat an eye at the old 50lb radio on the desk, meanwhile you got your life savings invested in there lol.
@@element0ne The tune knob is the far right one, volume and tune is not the same. I agree with nochancecze, the tune knob should change the RGB colors!
Shouldn't be to hard, as there is already an arduino in the case, and an arduino can actually control LED strips, only difficult part would be the code, but someone who knows what theyre doing could get it done and coded in 10 mins
Awesome build. For the tuner knob, try making it functional by adding an actual AM/FM radio and a small speaker. It would be a great way to show respect the old gear and add greatly to the sleeper concept. Oh, and the LED's while convenient, take away from the sleeper'ness of it. LED's are hard on the old eyes. If you could somehow re-add the original type bulbs, or even find an LED replacement bulb that puts out a similar kelvin color temperature of the original, that would be simply amazing. Keep up the great work, you earned another subscriber here.
I did this back in 2016 with an i3 6100, and since my motherboard didn't have fan control I used the volume knob for fan control. The original power button worked too and 16-year old me thought it was the coolest thing ever. Honestly can't say it wan't cool as hell tho.
Before anyone gets too upset about the vintage stereo. It's a HeathKit. They don't have much value assembled nor were they very high end. HealthKit stuff was just that, you bought it and completely assembled it yourself. As a side note: They do make super tiny speaker amplifiers that are like 50 watts two channel (stereo) output. Could make it actually act like a stereo too with a couple authentic vintage speakers to go with it.
Not gonna lie, I almost cried then he said it was broken. While it could have been fixed, and part of me wish someone would have I'm just glad that it didn't end up in the dump.
He took care to find a broken unit, and not sacrifice a good working receiver. I doubt anyone will be crying as a result. Cool re-purpose of that old Heathkit.
My son and I just built two pcs for him and his sister for x-mas. Those are the only two I have ever used rgb in lol. I like the sleeper/out-of-the-ordinary case builds. Not even in a pc (or Xbox) case! You just BLEW MY MIND!! The possibilities are endless!!! ......mini-fridge build......?
Did he just say Health-Kit? This project he has here would be so much cooler if he knew what a Heathkit was, and why him doing what he's doing is almost like a perfect circle
lol heath kit was probably a good choice, that thing was probably diy in the first place. heath kit are electronics kits for learning to build electronics, or for customized equipment.
This is probably one of the most creative sleeper pc builds ive seen, it blends so well Have some ventilation holes at the bottom, while it might look pretty some vents with a dust mesh at the side You'll find somthing
@@mistahke Or a incandescent bulb, 60w 220vac it's what I used to use after I got scared the fuck out of me after discharging a crt tv cap by the short method...
All U hav to do is hold the probes of ur DVOM to the cap. It discharges and U can watch the voltage drop to zero at the same time. Thats if its even charged. Something that old probably hasnt been plugged in in years and he already said its currently broken. They dont hold charge indefinitely and even if it was operational, the second you turn it off, the rest of the amplifier section shutting down bleeds the caps off long before you can even start pulling the cover off. An old CRT tv? Ya, there U wana be careful! An old audio receiver....never had a problen.
It's amazing that you used a old Heathkit receiver for your build. Heathkit was a DIY parts kit manufacturer back in the day. My father-in-law has a console TV that he built from a Heathkit parts kit.
When you begin this project, be sure to to be very careful when working on the microwave. Microwaves use very strong components that can cause potentially lethal injuries if dealt with improperly. You should be fine if you do the proper research, and enough of it, before hand. A lot of people take apart microwaves for various uses. I hope it turns out to be a successful project.
This is an amazing build. However, much like some home DIY projects, I like how the builder goes "oh, it's easy", for most people, this is insanely difficult.
Which is the difficult part? Maybe the Arduino for those people who don't really mess around with MCs and electronics in general, but the rest is not that hard even for a normie tbh...
That's probably the most beautiful and unexpected idea for a computer case indeed. Love it! :) If it's standing there about nobody would expect a very modern, powerful PC inside!
Amazing build! Love the clean look and your explanation that clearly explains the whole process! Fantastic! Looking for more quality content from you dude!!!
For the most part I like how this turned out. I run a small website, and have mulled around how I'm going to hide the server out in the open, and this seems like a really fun idea. I even have an old glass front stereo cabinet that would work great as a "rack" for the various servers I have need for.
Great video! Concise with good pacing and had all of the details I hoped to see. Thanks! Also I think the build turned out really nicely. Very inspiring!
so using the angle aluminum you have, build a frame across the entire back and along the sides, from that you could mount a couple drives hanging from the top in the center of the case. i think the biggest thing you need is a frame, when you moved it the whole thing was bending from the weight and you have what you need to reinforce it
It's cool that you're upgrading equipment that, more than likely, started out on some amateur electronics enthusiasts kitchen table, in kit form. Not sure what the ratio was of kit vs preassembled was. You could buy them both ways, but building it yourself was their main selling point...well and they were cheaper in a kit. So you're kinda continuing the tradition. I never did a Heathkit but always wanted to. They had some pretty complex items like TVs too. Imagine some frustrated kid in the 70s putting that thing together. The original "makers".
Nice! That is a really nice job. Just did a gaming build in a 1988 IBM AT Case. Had to use a mini AT mobo so I could cut out channels on both sides of the board to create ventilation.
I did something similar this past summer. 9700k + 2070 Super built into a 1980's top loading JVC VCR. I even managed to preserve the top loading tape eject mechanism. The front LED's work and I managed to get my old iMON VFD to work.
Awesome build! My only suggestion would be to polish the aluminum and chrome sand the wood with 220 or 320 grit sand paper and give it a nice danish oil finish to really make it look fresh. Fantastic work !
Heathkit which was the build it yourself division of Zenith TV/Electronics. You soldered every component on the circuit board, etc. Watched my Dad build that exact model in 1972 when I was in kindergarten and it is still being used to this day by a family member. They offered some cool products to build yourself back in the day including 8 bit CP/M based computers and even a robot.
I like it, but I also loved that that Reciever had built in test leads so you could diagnose it. That's wild, I've pulled apart a lot of old amplifiers over the years and never seen one with an alligator clip in it.
Old guy walks into your house, see's the player and walks over to look at it, "How much you want for this?" he asks you, "It's not for sale." you say. He looks at you for a long moment and says, "I'll give you $100 for this young man." you laugh at him and say, try $2,000.." "What?! thats rediculous." he says, "Oh yeah? Try this on." you say, putting a Vr headset on his head with with settings maxed, "This is what that machine does guy." you tell him, "Ohhhh my lord."
Not bad. 1 tech enthusiast to another, I'm pretty impressed with the setup. It gets frustrating when cables cannot be managed in tight builds, so I would not personally make such a compact build, but you did pretty good for the space limitations. Keep it up.
Good work, I would have used an inline analog aux volume switch. So: Motherboard aux pin header ⬇️ Motherboard aux to 3.5mm jack ⬇️ Inline Pre Made aux knob ⬇️ Female Aux jack to the rear. I would have used a fully modular power supply that would allow some of the unnecessary cables to be removed, better airflow, fewer wires to deal with, long term if the PSU dies you only need to unplug the PSU and not all the already managed wires. And the lights, I would have used the bulbs since they have a glow and they take a second to power on and off. It would have been more realistic and believable. The RGB lights don’t make sense because there’s a green piece of acrylic that would make all light look greenish, defeating the point. You could have also used a regular USB powered led kit from Walmart for 4$ that's cheaper and it comes with a remote and a 5-foot light strip that can be trimmed, smaller wires, etc... Edit: The light bulbs are 12 volts, just connect to the PSU directly. Also if they are bad, buy all New bulbs for dirt cheap that would last longer then the original ones. Other than that I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Good work
It's all fun and games until Grandma can't figure out why the Radio doesn't work and trashes it 😂
LMAO
**turns it on**
*"doesn't work"*
**smacks it**
Grandma? Throwing something away? You clearly don't have a grandmother
Mike Hawk tru
@@MikeHawk1969 Sounds like you never had a "I'll fix later" Grandpa with Grandma nagging him to get rid of all the broken stuff.
Love how it’s a sleeper but not in a PC case, refinishing the wood and polishing the metal would be cool for video 2 if you get the time but other than that this thing is awesome Matt!
Thanks! I am definitely going to be polishing the metal(I just need to find the correct compound/polish.) Also, I'm probably going to sand down the wood to remove some of the scratches then restain it, but the wood veneer is pretty thin so I need to be careful not to sand down too much.
Ooooo
@@TechByMattB You might just wanna sand it back down smooth and put new veneer on. Veneer is fairly inexpensive nowadays. Its that or you could pick up some vinyl alternative and have an easier time cleaning it.
@@TechByMattB When you Finish sanding the wood, try to use Wood Oil so the wood can last longer.
@@TechByMattB You should do it without machine with a finer sandpaper :)
Damn no wonder why my grandfather said, “treat it with care”.
War times radio?
Hmm
I'm sure LGR would love this and squeal in glee.
Oh yeah, I dig it 😁
LGR “Boss Music”
Does anyone else suddenly hear epic early UA-cam intro music?
@@Becka_Harper [JAZZ MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
Wow LGR has eyes everywhere, in every nerdy stuff video, you need to watch your steps. :) Nono of the comments escape from his eagle eyes.
This is a brilliant solution for someone who doesn't want an all shiny and glowy modern pc case
Matt I've beeb watching your channel for years now and am very impressed with the way you've evolved from just another tech tuber to a serious DYI mastermind. Keep up the great work buddy and thanks for all the great content...
Thanks for the kind words Paul, really appreciate it!
This idea and how it all turned out is pure genius Matt. Thanks for the amazing content!
Loved the video! Well done on a novel build idea!
hey
"HealthKit" is actually "HeathKit" with no L. They used to be a pretty decent brand. I have a few of their kits. An RF amp (SB220), a clock, a large receiver, and a modulation monitor.
Also they tended to use boxes that were suitable for many different types of builds -- being a kit company and all.
We had a heathkit pinball machine it was pretty fun to build
@@MortillaroCustoms I believe that Heath Kits were considered to be on a parr with Zenith quality which made them both expensive and sought after. I also believe they were ALL kits, which made them rare. Since they were usually put together by technophiles, and not assembly line people, I imagine the the build quality was often very high. I think your project is a great one, and I'm temped to think that I might do something similar in the future, but I would also liked to have seen the specs and a review of that receiver if it had been put back into service.
@@billchessell8213 Heath was owned by zenith for a period of time. The kits are far from rare, quite the opposite. They were sold out of catalogs up till the early 1990's I've have a few myself as did my dad. I think radio shack sold them as did Sears.
@@MortillaroCustoms On the resale market they were rare shortly after they stopped being sold because the people who had bought and assembled them were invested in their effort and not eager to sell.
I'm not sure if that has changed with time as their owners pass and the Heathkit goodies end up in estate sales.
This is also whats known as a "hood rig"
Anyone breaking into your home isnt gonna bat an eye at the old 50lb radio on the desk, meanwhile you got your life savings invested in there lol.
@SchoolTerrorist a fellow British
Best casemod i ever see ♡
Ah, vintage audio equipment and a PC. 2 of my favorite pieces of technology beautifully married as one. It's beautiful
The tuning knob should change the colours of the RGB.
YES.
I say keep the volume adjustment on the volume knob. He should add the RGB color adjustment to the balance knob.
@@element0ne The tune knob is the far right one, volume and tune is not the same. I agree with
nochancecze, the tune knob should change the RGB colors!
Trynez D’oh! For some reason I read it as “volume” knob and not tune... I agree with you guys.
Shouldn't be to hard, as there is already an arduino in the case, and an arduino can actually control LED strips, only difficult part would be the code, but someone who knows what theyre doing could get it done and coded in 10 mins
Wow... The creativity in this one
If there was an award for PC build of the year this guy would win it.
Awesome build. For the tuner knob, try making it functional by adding an actual AM/FM radio and a small speaker. It would be a great way to show respect the old gear and add greatly to the sleeper concept. Oh, and the LED's while convenient, take away from the sleeper'ness of it. LED's are hard on the old eyes. If you could somehow re-add the original type bulbs, or even find an LED replacement bulb that puts out a similar kelvin color temperature of the original, that would be simply amazing. Keep up the great work, you earned another subscriber here.
I did this back in 2016 with an i3 6100, and since my motherboard didn't have fan control I used the volume knob for fan control.
The original power button worked too and 16-year old me thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Honestly can't say it wan't cool as hell tho.
There's something about building a PC in something that wasn't intended for that purpose, it's pretty cool.
Before anyone gets too upset about the vintage stereo. It's a HeathKit. They don't have much value assembled nor were they very high end. HealthKit stuff was just that, you bought it and completely assembled it yourself. As a side note: They do make super tiny speaker amplifiers that are like 50 watts two channel (stereo) output. Could make it actually act like a stereo too with a couple authentic vintage speakers to go with it.
This is a Granddaddy PC not a sleeper PC, a good one at that
Granddad always falls asleep on the lazy-boy so...
New meets old. Clever, i like that.
The music is just so gosh darn aesthetic.
The PC is too
It took me only the first minute to realise you're THE MAN. Original knobs control pc power and volume, thats no joke, man!!!!
Hi Matt. Good job on this epic vid!
This is a great video with really cool mods.
14:50 can't beat that microcenter tag too
I feel a disturbamce in the force as if thousands of audiophiles cried out at once.
He did say he bought it broken, so they should be fine :P
@@KingBobXVI
could've probably been repaired..
Not gonna lie, I almost cried then he said it was broken. While it could have been fixed, and part of me wish someone would have I'm just glad that it didn't end up in the dump.
He took care to find a broken unit, and not sacrifice a good working receiver. I doubt anyone will be crying as a result. Cool re-purpose of that old Heathkit.
And the final indignity....he called it a "Healthkit".
My son and I just built two pcs for him and his sister for x-mas. Those are the only two I have ever used rgb in lol. I like the sleeper/out-of-the-ordinary case builds. Not even in a pc (or Xbox) case! You just BLEW MY MIND!! The possibilities are endless!!! ......mini-fridge build......?
The effort, it was definitely worth it.
Thank you for your consideration for the seller. That generosity on your part touched me.
Did he just say Health-Kit? This project he has here would be so much cooler if he knew what a Heathkit was, and why him doing what he's doing is almost like a perfect circle
damn, you can seriously take this modded pc to CES as a showpiece, and not embarrass yourself. one hell of a work. good job.
lol heath kit was probably a good choice, that thing was probably diy in the first place. heath kit are electronics kits for learning to build electronics, or for customized equipment.
Built me a Heathkit O-scope in the 80's. Miss those guys.
This is probably one of the most creative sleeper pc builds ive seen, it blends so well
Have some ventilation holes at the bottom, while it might look pretty some vents with a dust mesh at the side
You'll find somthing
3:53 Anyone considering doing a project like this seriously needs to keep that in mind.
isolated screwdriver and voila, discharged in 2 sec
@@mistahke Or a incandescent bulb, 60w 220vac it's what I used to use after I got scared the fuck out of me after discharging a crt tv cap by the short method...
1M ohm, 200v resistor, inline with two alligator clamps: instant capacitor discharge system. throw a small LED in there if you want a visual output
All U hav to do is hold the probes of ur DVOM to the cap. It discharges and U can watch the voltage drop to zero at the same time. Thats if its even charged. Something that old probably hasnt been plugged in in years and he already said its currently broken. They dont hold charge indefinitely and even if it was operational, the second you turn it off, the rest of the amplifier section shutting down bleeds the caps off long before you can even start pulling the cover off. An old CRT tv? Ya, there U wana be careful! An old audio receiver....never had a problen.
It's amazing that you used a old Heathkit receiver for your build. Heathkit was a DIY parts kit manufacturer back in the day. My father-in-law has a console TV that he built from a Heathkit parts kit.
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it's kinda crappy....
Orbitraal true tho
I've been planning to do this with a microwave for a while. Haven't gotten one just yet.
Lol
😂
Put legs on it like Goat MMO Simulator.
When you begin this project, be sure to to be very careful when working on the microwave. Microwaves use very strong components that can cause potentially lethal injuries if dealt with improperly.
You should be fine if you do the proper research, and enough of it, before hand. A lot of people take apart microwaves for various uses. I hope it turns out to be a successful project.
@@luchvk yes thanks for your concern. I'm aware of that and I'll likely make sure not to touch many components once they're out of the case.
I'm not a gamer. I don't know about building PCs. But, as a car guy that likes restomods I have to say I like what you did here.
I usually don't say anything but this is well done, hot damn!
does it make your opinion more valuable than one by the people who more easily tell how they feel? :D
I have no words.
Just wow!
This is an amazing build. However, much like some home DIY projects, I like how the builder goes "oh, it's easy", for most people, this is insanely difficult.
Which is the difficult part? Maybe the Arduino for those people who don't really mess around with MCs and electronics in general, but the rest is not that hard even for a normie tbh...
That is a Slick build. the wood grain style fits so well.
Nice.
Next project. "A PC in a first aid kit." 🙂
using a Raspberry Pi PC
@@-0-R3B3LL10N No, Latte Panda Alpha
or a Raspberry Pi PC on an 80's Casio Calculator Case :)
Gamer first aid kit
@Demo Don't you dare tempt me like that. I have lots of amplifiers and just enough time to do it
One word DEDICATION! good job Matt dope build.
i feel like you should really mount some exaust fans in the back, like 2 40mm for the gpu and a 80mm for mobo/cpu
your dedication is next level.
If someone doesn't know this pc he notice thats a radio hahaha
thanks im a zoomer so i was confused af
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Lots of original thought and ingenuity is in that build. A fine job even without the final touches.
quality content right there. You've just earned a sub
That's probably the most beautiful and unexpected idea for a computer case indeed. Love it! :) If it's standing there about nobody would expect a very modern, powerful PC inside!
Imagine your parents go through your things see that and throw it out thinking it's just some old rubbish.
Or sell it for $1 at the next garage sale :-(
Awesome built ! Love that you used the original knobs.
I feel like someone probably said this already, but I noticed you said “health”kit, where the company’s name is “heath”kit (like the candy bar)
Amazing build! Love the clean look and your explanation that clearly explains the whole process! Fantastic! Looking for more quality content from you dude!!!
This guy sounds like hes reading a speech in a year 10 class.
For the most part I like how this turned out. I run a small website, and have mulled around how I'm going to hide the server out in the open, and this seems like a really fun idea. I even have an old glass front stereo cabinet that would work great as a "rack" for the various servers I have need for.
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Awesome, DYI video! All you need now is an HDTV mounted inside of an old CRT TV cabinet. Just a thought. 👍👍
This Will go viral in our fb vintage audio repair group ..
Brilliant case mod! This is the sort of project I would start but never finish
"Big metal nobs, all were very interesting to me."
Great video! Concise with good pacing and had all of the details I hoped to see. Thanks! Also I think the build turned out really nicely. Very inspiring!
my man put a whole pc probably better than mine in a radio
This was really awesome Matt. You have a new fan.
What’s next
“I built a pc in a flesh light”
Penguinz0 will buy that if it was a thing
The light is rgb
I imagine chills reading that
so using the angle aluminum you have, build a frame across the entire back and along the sides, from that you could mount a couple drives hanging from the top in the center of the case.
i think the biggest thing you need is a frame, when you moved it the whole thing was bending from the weight and you have what you need to reinforce it
Wife: Oh ya isnt it great? I got 40 bucks for that old piece of junk on Ebay.
Great job! Retro! I had placed a 6 disc changer in a console stereo back 27 years ago!
Yo stole my idea that I never told anyone about
Prob a joke, but literally anybody can do this if they had the time.
Great result, especially considering no tools larger than a hand-held jigsaw. this is some fine old school case modding my dude. Subbed.
You inspired me to make my own! Used Kodi as a front-end (it's always offline) - excellent video, thank you again!
Dopest build I've seen in a while.
hearing a video using the Song "Better days" just brought back so many memory's, love the content
This is the best pc so far if all those buttons on the front works it will be one hell of a pc.
that is awesome, haven't seen a cool build on this level in ages
It's cool that you're upgrading equipment that, more than likely, started out on some amateur electronics enthusiasts kitchen table, in kit form. Not sure what the ratio was of kit vs preassembled was. You could buy them both ways, but building it yourself was their main selling point...well and they were cheaper in a kit. So you're kinda continuing the tradition. I never did a Heathkit but always wanted to. They had some pretty complex items like TVs too. Imagine some frustrated kid in the 70s putting that thing together. The original "makers".
I have one word for u..... PC is good and u r awesome...... Love u brother
Very unique and interesting project!
Dude! I'm supper proud of this build. You should be over the moon!
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Nice! That is a really nice job. Just did a gaming build in a 1988 IBM AT Case. Had to use a mini AT mobo so I could cut out channels on both sides of the board to create ventilation.
I did something similar this past summer. 9700k + 2070 Super built into a 1980's top loading JVC VCR. I even managed to preserve the top loading tape eject mechanism. The front LED's work and I managed to get my old iMON VFD to work.
Definitely one of your most interesting builds. Videos like this are entertaining to watch all the way through.
you can use the frequenz line to show the temperatur of the CPU or GPU
Awesome build! My only suggestion would be to polish the aluminum and chrome sand the wood with 220 or 320 grit sand paper and give it a nice danish oil finish to really make it look fresh. Fantastic work !
Heathkit which was the build it yourself division of Zenith TV/Electronics. You soldered every component on the circuit board, etc. Watched my Dad build that exact model in 1972 when I was in kindergarten and it is still being used to this day by a family member. They offered some cool products to build yourself back in the day including 8 bit CP/M based computers and even a robot.
I haven't enjoyed a build video that much since I discovered pc builds .... good job Matt.
Very awesome build bro. I like it a lot. That was a very badass to use old and new parts the way you did.
Very nice. You didn't need to be so scared of the capasitors. You are really a good problem solver.
I like it, but I also loved that that Reciever had built in test leads so you could diagnose it. That's wild, I've pulled apart a lot of old amplifiers over the years and never seen one with an alligator clip in it.
Awesome job! If I ever get a vintage gaming room constructed in my house, something like this will have to go in it!
Awesome build man, very cool idea!
This is the most beautiful PC I've ever seen
Great job!!!! I was astonished that the volume button works on the PC
Damn really nice "retro" build. You got me inspired. Think i am gone build one in my Yamaha 7.1 receiver. Thanks for the idea.
Old guy walks into your house, see's the player and walks over to look at it, "How much you want for this?" he asks you, "It's not for sale." you say. He looks at you for a long moment and says, "I'll give you $100 for this young man." you laugh at him and say, try $2,000.." "What?! thats rediculous." he says, "Oh yeah? Try this on." you say, putting a Vr headset on his head with with settings maxed, "This is what that machine does guy." you tell him, "Ohhhh my lord."
This is by far one of the coolest computer projects I've ever seen
Reminds me of my server in a fridge build. Gotta do more unique builds now. Good job, looking forward to part 2.
Not bad. 1 tech enthusiast to another, I'm pretty impressed with the setup. It gets frustrating when cables cannot be managed in tight builds, so I would not personally make such a compact build, but you did pretty good for the space limitations. Keep it up.
Sick dude! Amazing work :)
Good work, I would have used an inline analog aux volume switch. So:
Motherboard aux pin header
⬇️
Motherboard aux to 3.5mm jack
⬇️
Inline Pre Made aux knob
⬇️
Female Aux jack to the rear.
I would have used a fully modular power supply that would allow some of the unnecessary cables to be removed, better airflow, fewer wires to deal with, long term if the PSU dies you only need to unplug the PSU and not all the already managed wires.
And the lights, I would have used the bulbs since they have a glow and they take a second to power on and off. It would have been more realistic and believable. The RGB lights don’t make sense because there’s a green piece of acrylic that would make all light look greenish, defeating the point. You could have also used a regular USB powered led kit from Walmart for 4$ that's cheaper and it comes with a remote and a 5-foot light strip that can be trimmed, smaller wires, etc...
Edit: The light bulbs are 12 volts, just connect to the PSU directly. Also if they are bad, buy all New bulbs for dirt cheap that would last longer then the original ones.
Other than that I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Good work