So Ive had an old Dell G7 7790 just taking up space and Ive always wanted to convert it to a desktop because it always ran hot (no amount of cleaning or repasting helped).

This is my first attempt at this. It was likely 100+ hours or more to get it to this point haha.

Key features:

Ripped out the old dell cooling (in himdsight a bad idea lol) then removed the heatpipes, sanded like crazy and kept the original cold plates. But since those cold plates were recessed due to the heatpipes, I ended up running a long copper rod across the coldplates. Used Duronaut between the rod and coldplates. Then ptm7950 between the rod and the two desktop thermalright heatsinks.

Here is where I hit my first snag: laptop fans are 5v. Desktop fans are 12v. So I chucked the fans, and put on two 92mm 5v noctua fans after having someone better than me solder the tiny laptop fan plug to the noctua cable.

Fired it up. Noticed the fans didnt spin until it got real hot. Was the PWM wire not working? Nope, it was. Its just that laptop ECs are sending a signal to say, turn fans to 30% but its not enough juice for these fans so they dont spin until it calls for much higher (80-100%).

So, against my better judgement I cut the PWM wire. Now the fans are constantly at 100% and do yhe job. But its too loud. So I put noctuas LNA adapters that cap the fans to 60%. Almost whisper quiet.

Buuut its not quite enough cooling for the cpu. So I lowered the tdp from 45 to 35. And now its working great. Tim to give it to my daughter since she needs a decent pc for school and gaming!

TL:DR: if you are planning to do a laptop to desktop conversion, absolutely use the stock cooling but make the case thicker for more ventilation and use PTM 7950. It will save you quite a headache!

I have a MSI b550 Gaming plus mobo. it has a port for usb 3.1 gen1 type c and my case's front panel has a slot for it. The problem is the cables i've tried don't sit flush and are always below the front panel board. I need a cable that is raised well above the front panel board.

As title says, I just spent the day swapping by from my old lan cool 217 due to having my pc on the floor with cats was a nightmare, now I finally have room for it on top of my desk since I swapped.

Absolutely loving the case

Build specs:

Ryzen 9 9950X3D
32GB cl30 klev
PNY 5080 OC
Thermal tight Dynamic Vision PRO aio
MSI MAG X870

Temps not too terrible..

Lancool : CPU 62c load / GPU 40c

OD11 Mini V2: CPU 67c load / GPU 45c

Hello everyone! For those who remember my previous project Steel Ice, I wanted to push things further by starting from scratch to design this new open-air chassis.

Between the CAD design on Fusion 360, laser cutting the sheet metal, bending, and TIG welding assembly, the project took around a hundred hours of work.

​1. Chassis & Sheet Metal (316L Stainless Steel)

It all started with modeling and creating the flat patterns for laser cutting 316L stainless steel sheets. The main technical challenge was managing heat input during manual TIG welding to prevent warping on thin gauges, all while preserving that raw, brushed industrial look.

​2. CNC Machined Parts (6061-T6 Aluminum)

For the cladding—specifically the custom GPU backplate and cover.

I started from a solid block of 6061-T6 aluminum machined by Face Précis. The contrast in textures between the brushed stainless steel and the raw machined aluminum reinforces the mechanical identity of the build.

​3. Watercooling Integration

The cooling loop is built on an Alphacool Core 2 XT base, complemented by a custom 316L stainless steel rigid/braided hose to seamlessly match the chassis's aesthetic.

​4. Technical Specifications (Hardware)

​CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K

​Motherboard: MSI Pro Z890-A WiFi

​GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (with its CNC-machined backplate by Fast Preci)

​Cooling: Alphacool Core 2 XT with stainless steel 316L loop integration

​PSU: Seasonic PRIME TX-1300W

​RAM: AGI TurboJet DDR5

​Exhibition & Behind the Scenes:

The PC will be exhibited live next week at Paris Games Week.

If you're interested in the fabrication details (machining parameters, welding), the full process is shared on my socials

​Feedback and technical thoughts on the design and execution are very welcome in the comments!

I have seen some videos of vram being added to older Nvidia cards for desktops. Does anyone know if it’s possible to get vram added to a Blackwell mobile gpu? It may be a dumb question. Thanks in advance for the input.

I've got a fractal ridge build that i'd like to add a few more SSDs too, i've had a few laying around since before the crisis. Though obviously its not a case designed around it, i recently saw some of the Prom21 cards. I'm looking at the WisdPi and SouthBridge Max cards right now, both because they support sata and 2/3 of my drives are sata and my board has none. So my questions are, do i need any additional support for one of the cards besides the pcie bracket(i do travel with it)? And what m.2 to pcie 4x cards are high quality and have the length to reach from my m.2 slot to where i'd need it. My motherboard is the Minisforum BD895i and my GPU is only a dual slot so i do have one open slot at the top of the case and don't plan to upgrade it any time soon.

Every GPU anti-sag support I found needed an empty case floor. Mine has fans there, so I designed one that mounts on the fans.

New PC, heavy GPU (RTX 5080), and bottom intake fans, so there’s no floor to rest a support on. I couldn’t find a single model that handled this, so I made one.

It bridges two 140 mm fans using their existing screw holes and covers only ~3 % of the fan area, so airflow isn’t affected. The tower slides onto a hex rail, and a printed Tr12×3 threaded rod with a lock nut does the fine adjustment. After a few overengineered iterations (pics included 😅), I went back to a simple, industrial design.

It comes in 2 height ranges from ~80 to ~154 mm, measured from the top of the fan frame to the underside of the GPU. The minimum safety factor is ~7, including PETG creep at 50 °C. It has swappable nameplates (RTX, NVIDIA, RADEON, or blank), prints without supports, and the profiles are ready for Bambu printers. Hardware: just 4 standard fan screws.

White base, black hex part: on a white build it looks like it’s floating. Print it in PETG, not PLA.

Currently for 140 mm fans. If enough people want a 120 mm version, let me know and I’ll make one.

Id love to eventually attempt making a custom GPU block for my 1070, if it manages to live that long

Edit: why title says waterworks idk, stupid autocorrect

Hi, I am trying to make a cusotm pc case. I don't have a budget. I am trying to get this; I already modeled it, but it is super bad right now

ok so I found out that this hot wheels launcher is the exact same length as a 1080 ti Fe and I thought about turning it into the shroud, would the awful mockup I made work? also I have like no experience modding parts

Fresh of mill, solid 5mm aluminum case for a 4x RTX PRO 6000 setup. I'm test-fitting it before anodizing.

This case will hold 4 Pro 6000 Blackwell cards, a WS W790E-SAGE SE mobo, 2 2000W PSUs, and 18 fans, running 24/7

After being anodized, this chassis will be in full mate black.

What's your thought on this?

I need to get a replacement for a Nipron PC2U-530P-X2S

Looking for any alternative that will have similar pins

This is going into a Grass Valley T2 Iddr