Building My Epic HTPC/Gaming PC! (Part 2)

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4 жыл бұрын

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Welcome to my second addition into my series on building an epic HTPC. There will be a part three and if you have any suggestions make sure to let me know what they are in the comment section below.
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@onecleangti 4 жыл бұрын

Alpha cool makes a pump/cpu block combo. That would cut down on space needed by a lot.

@Alienking01 4 жыл бұрын

Also one can build a water cooling loop without a reservoir. Simply use the fill port on the eisbär pump/cooler combi or get a radiator with a fill port.

@thevoyageof67 4 жыл бұрын

The first part inspired me to build my own sleeper "PC"... I took an old laptop apart and tried to throw it into a HiFi system casing... This went sideways in very many ways... I'll share my experience soon

@jhomasthefferson172 4 жыл бұрын

I’m turning on PN right now

@Hacker-cw9lc 4 жыл бұрын

pls do

@gismo3564 4 жыл бұрын

Suggestion. When sanding wood, sand with the grain. It's easier and it leaves a much better finish. Good project.

@bcook6960 4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. The finish would have looked much better if you sanded in the same direction as the grain of the wood instead of sanding across the grain. Not a huge loss since he's planning to rebuild the shell, but it's something to remember for the future.

@JZStudiosonline 4 жыл бұрын

_"WITH the grain, WITH the grain, you can't fight these big waves, Co."_

@alloy2754 4 жыл бұрын

For best wood finish always sand with the grain.

@Foldingblade 4 жыл бұрын

He disliked his own video 😂😂

@RCP-1136 4 жыл бұрын

indeed but why? at 1:25

@envison001 4 жыл бұрын

@@RCP-1136 well Liking a video adds it to your liked video list, how embarrassing would it be to fill that up with your own vids?... and KZfaq cares about video engagement so either like or dislike is actually a good thing for the channel But that's just my guess

@RCP-1136 4 жыл бұрын

Osyrus sounds plausible:)

@Republic3D 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's just being humorous.

@spikefallyt3350 4 жыл бұрын

Usually they do it so people can't be like "OmG I FiRsT diSlikerhhbrjdjejdkdj"

@jacqueshilo250 4 жыл бұрын

For mesh on the back you can find some thin sheets that have holes at Home Depot for cheap, easily bendable so you have to be careful cutting it out but multiple patterns. Would be cool to see your logo show up as a burn in or different color stain somewhere on the wood. Nothing too big, just a quarter size to say hey I built this. Love the work you are doing and I can’t wait for part 3!

@steelknight5398 4 жыл бұрын

When you make the back plate cut out for the io shield. Then make your measurements for everything else.

@leorio1799 4 жыл бұрын

this builds is absolutely beautiful, someday I will do a build like that for my living room, or even my bedroom, really beautiful build man.

@Motishay 4 жыл бұрын

2:44 As a cooling fanatic, this line made me tear up. Give this man a medal!

@suhailkhaan 4 жыл бұрын

Great build love the progress, can't wait to see the finished product.

@joeysnyder8966 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome build man looks great! All those extras on the front end just bring that build together 100%. Og power button and volume knob that is dope to say the least.

@arimurdul 4 жыл бұрын

If you are going to watercool also your GPU, you can do; -Rotate the GPU to 180degrees and position as high as possible. - Use a slim GPU block to reduce the thickness of GPU from dual slot to single slot. - Put a slim radiator and fan below the GPU , there might be enough area when you do those. For watercooling first need is radiator surface area, radiator thickness comes second. I don't know the exact dimensions of the receiver, so it is best to check if my sıggestion will work by calculating how much area you will gain if you do this. Slimest Alphacool radiator should be 30mm , with 25mm fan you will need 55mm clearance. if you use slimmer 15mm fans, you'll need 45mm clearance.

@manuelsalazar7998 4 жыл бұрын

The cat vanishing in a slow transition at 1:56 was so funny to me.

@axelsalmeron 4 жыл бұрын

I love it man, cheers! def will do something like this in the future

@jandkwhite6459 4 жыл бұрын

a mini graphics card will help with space as well. Love this concept!

@no1bandfan 4 жыл бұрын

I remember my dad having one of these receivers when I was young. This is nostalgic.

@miguelgarciajr4329 3 жыл бұрын

i saw both parts i like them you smart guy keep doing them !

@ILKTTRZ 4 жыл бұрын

I love this project so freaking much

@hell_hunt 4 жыл бұрын

This concept looks really cool. I might do something similar for my HTPC.

@toecutterjenkins 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea ! After seeing your first video I made a case from a newer denon av reciever i had laying around that wasnt working . I cut the back and bottom from a pc case and removed the back and bottom from the avr and rivited it together in which I added an inch and a half to the height .I cut out all the front panel controls and display except the for power button replaced it with glass. Above the power button I put front mounted usb ,mic and headphones. I made a power supply and wire area behind the power button with kydexsince you can see into the case. I have a a full size Motherboard in there with a tower cooler. The newer reciever is vented well with fans monted on the top blowing down on the gpu.

@SCRUBLorde1001 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series so far. Never expected you to jump to watercooling in the third part!

@rumyan7126 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing job, who would have thought of making such a master piece? 👍👍👍

@peter8488 3 жыл бұрын

You sir are not only a nerd but an elite nerd, those talents could be a huge money maker building custom pc cases, awesome video, I'm jealous of your skills and imagination.

@BadKarma714 4 жыл бұрын

Good video loved Both Parts

@twitchytwist3921 Жыл бұрын

Love thus video, can't w8 for a part3

@AbsoluteScotch 4 жыл бұрын

That sponsor segue was EPIC! Very cool build too.

@Michael-ft3vg 4 жыл бұрын

I think the way you stained it looks awesome. It honestly looks really vintage. It looks like the wood on an Atari 2600👍

@MrCarlRhodes 4 жыл бұрын

Love this PC!

@talk2kev 4 жыл бұрын

What a cool build. Heathkit as electronic company from 1947 to 1990's was IKEA for nerds or mainly Ham radio operator. They would make electronic kits that had to be assembled. So it's very fitting you take a old Heathkit 1500A from 1970's Am/Fm receiver kit and make it your own. I really like how you kept the look of the old receiver, and stuffed a modern computer inside. Taking the time to make some of the knobs to be functional. I have a friend that took small tower case and put H2O cooling pump and heat exchanger and tank outside of the case behind the entertainment stand he had CPU and GPU cooling , the tube line routing is the trick for a clean look. Looking forward to see what you come up with. Awesome project.

@JermStone 4 жыл бұрын

Good morning Matt. Cheers to a great video to start my day with.

@eldeni24 4 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about my own build of a PC in a drawer. So far I think that the best option to go with it's back is to use a metal frame, not a sheet of metal. You can customize it with a few perpendicular bars to be able to screw things to it. And to add some dust protection you can use some sort of nets (cloth or metal mesh) on magnets to simplify the assembly

@cppctek 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great love the color

@denizcan3043 4 жыл бұрын

Nice retro build love it

@robertguy23 4 жыл бұрын

dude, thats the best sleeper pc i have ever seen

@testbenchdude 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build! If you do add more stain, try to use a rag instead of brushing it on. Basically apply the stain with a rag, let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe off the excess. The longer you let it sit before wiping off the excess, the darker the finish will be.

@robertstewardson3372 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I am planning my own sleeper from an old gutted phonograph. This looks great.

@daytryan 4 жыл бұрын

Finally part 2

@gabrielefigliola9619 4 жыл бұрын

Let's restore the radio function via the tuning knob.

@williamalbertson78 4 жыл бұрын

nice work looking good

@Sweaty_Ken 4 жыл бұрын

LGR would love this, look at all that wood grain! Oh and waxing the wood will get a nicer finish, as you have already stained it, a clear wax would probably get the best results, then just buff with fine wire wool, I am sure that you don't need to keep that wire wool dust well away from those PC components though...

@gregorygrieves2494 4 жыл бұрын

That's cool man!

@trafficracer124 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for another part for a while.

@Danjovic 4 жыл бұрын

That´s a cool build. Thanks for sharing. My suggestions: 1) Use the Hard Disk activity indication available on Mother Board to lit the "FM Stereo" indication. There are some high brightness red LEDs that will do just fine for that use 2) Use the Speaker 1/2 buttons to reset the machine. Remove the locking rod from both switches and wire them in series to activate the RESET signal from Motherboard. You will need to press both at the same time to reset the machine. 3) Use the "Bass", "Trebble" and "Balance" to change the color of the LED strip. That should be achieavable using the arduino you have already.

@Handsomeshrek 4 жыл бұрын

I know I am late, but I think watercooling would be cool, but not necessary. Unless your heart is set on it. Do you have space to throw 2 120mm fans in those vents up top? Get the custom cables for sure. Construct a stand that the cables can run under and so you could mount a HDD or SSD to the top for more storage. Great work man, very inspiring. I have been dying to do a sleeper PC, but I didnt even think about doing it in an old home theater system.

@CALLE92JOHANSSON 4 жыл бұрын

I usually am for air cooling, but I installed that cryorig a week ago on a Ryzen 5 2600 and it's quite loud. Water cooling this build would be absolutely amazing! Do the GPU as well and try and keep it as silent as possible! Very inspiring videos, will definitely do something similar in the future!

@rchnl-ov4zq 4 жыл бұрын

When's part 3 coming out? I'm curious because you helped get me more motivated to actually start working on my own htpc/sleeper build.

@JonPYbanez 4 жыл бұрын

Anxious to see your solution to the back panel as i have a gamecube PC mod that needs a back panel as well.

@evert4205 4 жыл бұрын

Remove the am/fm plate and do a custom reservoir behind it. That would be sick. BTW nice build. i love these things.

@Jonsiboi 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated :)

@Cynical2202 4 жыл бұрын

nice video man!

@evilqtip7098 4 жыл бұрын

nice build very good

@TheSickness 4 жыл бұрын

On water-cooling, a large free space that could open up would be under the gpu. If you put a waterblock on that you could raise it up as far as you can and potentially place a radiator under it. Alphacool is a good idea, when tight on space you could use a Eisbaer cooler like the 240 aio variant (if a 240 could fit under the gpu), that has a pump/reservoir/cpu block combined into one, a radiator, some fans and hoses with fittings in one package. Then you could still expand on that with standard water-cooling parts, like a gpu block. Sure the little pump doesn't have massive flow, but it should be sufficient for the CPU, gpu and a radiator. Good luck on your further progress.

@NathanJunkroski 4 жыл бұрын

i think a neat way to get the cables out of the way would be to tuck them under the unit. Since you already have the feet on, you can just square off the whole unit with those and have some more space underneath

@AJ-mv7ef 4 жыл бұрын

For the back side , i would PUT strong magents on top and bottom , then put a dust filter for better airflow

@kurtwhite1498 3 жыл бұрын

this is amazing and beautiful. i wonder what could you do with an actual full size juke box.

@kheavmady8780 4 жыл бұрын

how cool is the build that. the way it turn on sound and turn on pc

@jrkbgk1111 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, just a suggestion to help with temps, especially if you have to restain it anyway, if you have access to a router you could connect the vents on both sides in the top so they go all the way across and then cut another hole in the metal cover underneath above the CPU cooler and that should give the CPU pretty good airflow. Connecting the vents is just a suggestion to keep it looking as close to original as possible while still improving temps and doing so before you restain is just a suggestion to keep it looking stock and unmodified.

@rangersmith4652 4 жыл бұрын

You could finish cutting out the louvered areas of the wood and fill in with mesh so air can get drawn in. Leave the back open and install a couple of "free air" 120mm fans as exhausts back there. They would pull air through the top because there is no way in from the front.

@rafee9442 4 жыл бұрын

Get a modular or even semi-modular SFX power supply, the amount of space saved will be huge. P.S: make a slot for an IO shield on the back panel when you do make one so it looks cleaner and also gives you a little room for upgrade since all ITX motherboards have the same size IO shield

@bodgemaster7946 4 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to comment the IO shield part of your comment. A hole for a case fan would be useful too.

@eritert 4 жыл бұрын

Super kewl

@belivanakisg3166 4 жыл бұрын

Working 3.5mm jacks would be nice

@TANK1xEMK 3 жыл бұрын

8 months later, still no part 3 lol

@KosmicWolf 18 күн бұрын

And there’s still no part 3, maybe he’s waiting to play Half Life 3 on part 3

@asaelstrassler3523 4 жыл бұрын

Use a Alphacool Eisbaer Solo (Pump/Cooler Combo) to save space, dont go for a reservoir but try to use a radiator that is as big as possible. For better airflow use shrouds, they are very effective.

@jayrambo1855 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid bud.

@eatglue 4 жыл бұрын

cat fade made me sub

@jaytitus902 22 күн бұрын

This is a really old thread. I find it coincidental that you used an old Heathkit radio for this build. I don't know if anyone has mentioned that Heathkit was a DIY electronics company. They encouraged one to start with a super simple crystal radio to get you hooked and as your confidence and skills grew so did your projects. The big projects were your audio unit and some TV kits. The kits were never really fancy looking but they were highly usable. The company was from the late 40s or early 50s through the late 70s. Cool project, I may do something like that for my HTPC.

@rhl8673 4 жыл бұрын

I think you're definitely on the right track, but as you said, airflow is a big issue. I think you may want to consider drilling a series of holes in the top of the unit to let the heat rise out of the box. Also, a metal mesh for a back panel is a great idea. Even something as simple as some bright aluminum window screen would cover everything up while allowing massive air to get in.

@hardwarexlab2110 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome😀 Greetings from Austria🇦🇹

@ibwicked69cc 4 жыл бұрын

I've done a lot of water cooling space isn't the biggest thing but airflow would probably be your biggest hurdle. You'd probably just end up heat soaking the components. Idle temps would be high and your fan curve quite aggressive pretty noisy too unless you do an external radiator. If it were me I would try to install some fans to bring in air.. Keep it the way it is 👍

@LRonkainen 4 жыл бұрын

if you can get a bit more space with the cables and so on, you may be able to add a tiny radio module and perhaps wire some of the buttons and knobs so it would look like a radio an also work like one.

@doodskie999 4 жыл бұрын

I would actually prefer air cooling since its a tight fit, helps cool the VRMs, just put additional intake and exhaust fans to improve air flow. I do have a mini ITX and ambient temperature never goes above 65 degrees Celsius.

@marokan-tv 4 жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@mechanizedMytha 4 жыл бұрын

wait, since the back will probably not be seen, have you considered just buying like a 360/480 dust filter and cutting it to size?

@JermStone 4 жыл бұрын

he should also add dust filters to those top vents. They certainly save ME a lot of hassle with my new build!

@Kodekrashed 4 жыл бұрын

Alpha cool also makes pump/res/block combo for the AM4 platform if I am not mistaken, might be too tall but it’s worth looking at

@RobertKohut 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Great build.... :-)

@hillonwheels8838 4 жыл бұрын

For me I would just use metal mesh for the back and on the cut outs for the psu, mb, and gpu. Then get some flashing from a big box home center because it is thin enough to just about cut with a good pair of scissors then cut a strip about an inch wide bend it in half and put it on cut edge of the mesh and just attach with a little metal epoxy. Don't worry about water cooling it's easy. The first computer I ever built was a 7700k with a gtx1070 and I put a custom 360 water cooling from EK with a full cover EK gpu block with rigid petg tubing. Great build and look forward to it in it's final form.

@OzzyCPT 4 жыл бұрын

A simple way to get more space for the cable clutter would be to use taller standoffs for the motherboard and feed the excess cables underneath it. It should cost cents and would only take a few minutes to do.

@Gednebulizer 4 жыл бұрын

Since you asked for opinions on water cooling, I'm thinking you could keep the larger power supply, remove the heat-sinks and fans from the video card and replace them with a thin water block, and use the gained space to put a bit thinner radiator against the top of the case. This, in conjunction with custom wire routing, could possibly allow the fluid piping some space to run as well. Just my take on potential options.

@Drayman1011 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe a cover for the original radio components to clean it up and an optional acrylic cover that you can switch to the wood one if you want.

@imperialpresence3331 4 жыл бұрын

i'm a big fan of upcycling..other options...vintage electric heater pc case...and old engineering tool box could allow for a screen and carrying controllers/keyboard/mouse and headphones

@tylerjohnson3513 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome build looking at something similar myself. Dimensions on the receiver you used?? Also estimated total cost of build??

@rynwolfeh1904 4 жыл бұрын

You should make a little cutout behind the black plastic for viewing the frequency and put in a little OLED screen with the details such as temperature, fan speeds, clock speeds etc. It only has to be super tiny so its barely noticable, unless you believe that'll ruin the Sleeper-look

@JagoTFC 4 жыл бұрын

You just need a bit of case fans. You can't properly cool without giving it some airflow. You'll see big drops. You'll need at least one 12cm or 2 80/92mm fans in the back. I suggest you blow some air on the VRM with any fan you can fit (blower style?). If there are openings under the case flip the gpu and put a fan sucking air in from the top, otherwise use it as exhaust as the gpu will heat up the air around. Also check the ssd temp. It may be passive but heat can reduce its life.

@TaylorTyphoid 2 ай бұрын

Man I’d really like to know where this one went I’m in the process of doing something similar and this video has been very informative

@diocap 4 жыл бұрын

really need to do something bout the cpu cooling

@flybywire5866 4 жыл бұрын

A big problem of all air cooling is that in a closed case cpu and gpu fans suck in the air they just pushed through the radiators. So essentially they stir the warm air. If you make sure these fans can get air direct from the outside and get NO air from the inside, their efficency will be significantly improved. The result of that is quite remarkable. Case fans do not much to help with that. The reason is that the part of the cpu/gpu fan where the air goes in is quite close to where the warm air comes out of the radiator. Kind of a short circuit. Case fans dont do much to break that, except they are directly on top of it. I once used a cardboard air duct to feed the cpu fan air from the outside from the back of the case. It lowered the cpu temp by about 10 deg celsius.

@sjrii8665 3 жыл бұрын

Get yourself a 3d printer. It's not too difficult to design your own custom supports if you have good measurements. I think that would help out a lot on the back of the sleeper. Great build, man.

@YuJay 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Hard drive rack from a ThermalTake Core G3 which would fit in this perfectly if you want 2 or 3 Harddrives behind the the PSU.. For the Rear I/O I would suggest using acrylic or may be find a company to perfectly cut out the screws and I/O plate.

@dallatorretdu 4 жыл бұрын

watercooling requires more space than you think, tubes cannot bend too tightly and a serverrack radiator requires some decent opening. You can mount it remotely on an old speaker cabinet? and put new speakers in too. The alphacool DL LT block could be enough for this, if the speaker stays close.

@p.c.windhamparanormalroman4339 4 жыл бұрын

1:52 So how hard was it and how long did it take to complete the cat mod? LOL Great vids by the way, I just couldn't resist about the cat. Good looking cat by the way.

@MrBerry1404 4 жыл бұрын

First, get a second radiator (like a 280mm or 2x140) under the gpu and flip the gpu block to get it flat on the top piece (also you could flip the two). Intake would be on the bottom with venting on the backside as with an itx it´s always recomended to have an positive pressure setup. As far as i would be concered, a pump combo with a proper drain port is your worst enemy (ek for expamle does it with hights of like 15cm´s). Maybe you gotsome ideas for your build :)

@chongwong 4 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the eisbaer solo and solo LT from alphacool, they are cpu -block/res combos, that way you wouldn't need a pump/res combo and could go with a smaller res or go without a res completely

@ChristofuPH 4 жыл бұрын

OMG ITS SUPER COOL XD

@gabrielfafard5119 4 жыл бұрын

Ocool got a cpu block with integrated pump on it. Same concept as a AIO but made for custom loop. It called Ocool Eisbaer LT

@Lucydius 4 жыл бұрын

Dude for the large back plate. In the motherboard (mobo) part, Just cut out a standard mobo backplate size, then you can push the backplate in that came with your itx mobo. It will look super nice and you should be able to drop any other itx mobo board in, in the future and then use its backplate that comes with the board as well in the future :) :) Edit: Also, if you have an old case you can cut out the main pcie expansion slots in one big plate, then cut it down to size and just pull out 2 of the metal cover strips, looks good and again, useable in the future if you get a diff gfx card!

@Viewer19 4 жыл бұрын

The I/O shield is for RF so there wont be interfere with the TV or any other receiver device such as HIFI WIFI or Bluetooth

@lelandclayton5462 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly with the size limitations of the case I wouldn't water cool it. I would use a liquid metal terminal compound for the CPU and GPU. If it was me doing this I would 3D print a spacer/duct for the Power Supply Fan and GPU fans to go between the fans and the Case top vents so instead of the Hot Air flowing around until it makes it way out it can just flow straight out. On the back rear panel add a 40mm exhaust fan over the IO shield of the motherboard for the CPU and RAM heat to exhaust out. Or if you decide to redo the veneer I would expand the top vents to go the whole width so the CPU fan can just exhaust upwards. This way you can also ditch the top metal plate and just use so brackets to stabilize the framing.

@toecutterjenkins 4 жыл бұрын

For tge back venting look up hardware cloth. Its steel screen with 1/4 square holes it may be easier and better venting then drilling a bunch of holes. Ever think about hanging the radiator off the back from a solid bracket.