Fractal North build with mods

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Case Mods & GTX Titan X Mods
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Tools I regularly use
DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner
Hanstar 861DW Rework Station
Pro'sKit SS-331 Desoldering Station
UNI-T UT61E Auto Ranging Multimeter
UNI-T UT890D Manual Ranging Multimeter
MESR-100 mk2 ESR meeter
PINECIL Soldering Iron
PinePowerPSU
TS-100 Soldering Iron
AMTECH NC-559-ASM Flux
Kester 951 Flux pen
MaAnt Grinding Pen
Multicore 60/40. 0.38mm and 0.5mm solder
TL866 II Plus Programmer
RIGOL DHO800 70MHz four-channel digital scope
Tektronix 2246A 100 MHz four-channel analog scope
InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera
PCBs from PCBWay.com :)
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@maxtornogood 4 ай бұрын

I guess all retro KZfaqrs need to have a 'modern' build every once in a while 😉. This build gives off the warm look of a gas heater!

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

yeah, I kinda like that solid dark orange (fire) look at the end. That's how I ended up keeping it :)

@terosaarela4555 4 ай бұрын

That paint job came out very nice! A step drill is a great bit for drilling holes onto sheet metal.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I forgot, I think I have one somewhere :) Thanks!

@extrameatsammich 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 You can also use the next size drill bit to deburr a hole in metal or plastic. You want to twist it with your fingers and just enough pressure to bite the burr.

@davidp4456 4 ай бұрын

You said you were going to do a budget build and spend as little as possible. Then ‘voilà’ you produce one of the nicest and expensive cases I’ve seen in a long time😂😂.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I guess, I could have reused the old Fractal case ones more :)

@catriona_drummond 4 ай бұрын

The North is not really expensive when you look at the whole case market. There are hundreds of cases way above 200 $ these days. It's not a 40 bucks banger but still pretty much middle class.

@RisingRevengeance 4 ай бұрын

Refreshing to see a modern build that isn't just blatantly overkill for no reason

@craigrenwick9132 4 ай бұрын

Very nice build, loved the updated internal paint job

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, It looks even better IRL. Totally worth the extra effort

@jonmarler 4 ай бұрын

Based on the title, and the thumbnail, I thought you were modding an actual furnace! Great video!

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

@POVwithRC 4 ай бұрын

Very good. No matter how vintage you are, you still need modern hardware to run things behind the scenes. Make it pretty 🥰 The North looks like Ikea should be selling it.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

yeah, it looks more like a nice piece of furniture than a PC : )

@antonb8687 3 ай бұрын

That hole you drilled in the PSU shroud is neat! While I was putting my own build together I kept thinking to myself that I wished that there were more holes for cable routing. Otherwise I really like the case!

@stephen.mcguire 3 ай бұрын

As soon as your started drilling out the rivets I said to myself, "there goes the warranty!". Good gracious that's a beautiful build, thanks for sharing.

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MonochromeWench 4 ай бұрын

A white computer is a good match for RGB lighting. Display Port to VGA adapters work very well in my experience. Display Port was designed for these adapters. With VGA becoming rare, it would be a good idea to get an adapter sooner than later as it might become difficult to get a good one.

@ayankga 3 ай бұрын

I love your attention to detail, well done lads!

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@anthonyblacker8471 4 ай бұрын

It's a nice feeling to build a new system from scratch.. Keeping the recent vintage GPU is a nice touch, especially with the minor mod to it. Very nice.. glad to see that monitor sent in, very nice of them!!

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. It's quite remarkable how well that old card still performs. At least for the stuff I do.

@DavidSaulesco 4 ай бұрын

What an inspiring video! I only recently discovered your channel and I am a happy subscriber. Looking forward to future videos!

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@livefreeprintguns 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful job! 🤌

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@VicTheVicar 4 ай бұрын

The repurposing and repainting of the new case was a very Epictronics thing to do! It looks great, but perhaps could it look even better in off white beige? ;)

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Everything looks great in beige ;) Thanks

@Despinarxx 3 ай бұрын

Lovely video, great job Seeing how many screws there were on the GPU cracked me up, probably more than the whole case lol.

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

@wizardjd64 4 ай бұрын

Nice combination using your old keyboard with your modern build at the end there.

@mortensteen 4 ай бұрын

Wow, that looks amazing! Great work. How you managed to get all those cables to fit inside is beyond my comprehension. :D

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, the cables, that was just pure luck lol. I better never remove that side panel again...

@drewnewby 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work, the RGB mod on that Titan came out great. The only add I'd suggest would be cable combs, or like we did back in the 90s on base transceiver stations, diy ones using zip ties, since they come in all colors.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Vermilicious 4 ай бұрын

Some newer motherboards come with a traditional VGA connector to be used with any iGPU on the processor.

@Ironclad17 4 ай бұрын

Really nice paint job.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@georgez8859 4 ай бұрын

Very Nice Build Thanks for the Video

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@glennkamers 3 ай бұрын

Nice build 👍💯

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@emmabentley7945 4 ай бұрын

Lovely build❤ some nice mods ❤

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

@jozsefizsak 4 ай бұрын

That's marvelous! I do enjoy building PCs.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@chaoticsystem2211 4 ай бұрын

peel it off you monster! AH YISSSS edit: if i had space on my tables, i'd totally place one of those on them...

@awilliams1701 4 ай бұрын

I know LGR ran the newest ms flight sim on his threadripper with 3x CRTs. Pretty sure that was converted. I didn't hear him complain. It's probably a lot easer to make a VGA signal from digital then to convert a VGA signal back to digital.

@exxor9108 4 ай бұрын

Fractal ought to take notice of this and learn from it. XD

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I think they should make an all-white case for sure :)

@eddiehimself 4 ай бұрын

Funnily enough, I got a free Radeon HD 5870 where someone had done an LED strip mod on it lol. Since it was going in a windowless case, I took it out. In terms of HDMI to VGA converters, I got one for my file-server for about £4 or so (I'm not using a CRT monitor with it, but an old beige 15" LCD). It works nicely, and I haven't noticed much in the way of latency, although I'm sure it wouldn't be ideal for 240 fps competitive first-person shooters :)

@BigBadBench 4 ай бұрын

Nice clean build! I was skeptical about the RGB in the video card, but it’s an awesome touch! Hopefully this is just a little faster than your old setup.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks John. I was skeptical about anything RGB :) But this build was fun!

@8antipode9 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've talked myself out of upgrading my daily driver for years now. Don't have a compelling reason to do it. Got lots of reasons not to: mainly, I built my computer case as a drawer that fits into the tower-shaped spot in my oak desk. Doesn't seem like ATX is going away any time soon, so I'll probably be good for a long while.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I planned to reuse my 10 year old Fractal again, but I really liked the look of this case

@BilisNegra 3 ай бұрын

Well that graphics card has at least many screws in it as the rest of the build!

@Bedfford 4 ай бұрын

I'm still sticked to my AMD FX8350 (aka the stove) for daily use. So every day I'm retro XD.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I guess this video was at least semi-retro : )

@phillysupra 2 ай бұрын

step drill bit

@ipoopmuffins 3 ай бұрын

great build. i had no idea the outer shell of the titan x was aluminum, i always thought it was plastic. thats awesome. i have the same case and i love it. thought about painting the inner gray color either black or white but i didnt want to bother with re-riveting, cool project.

@Epictronics1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@vhfgamer 4 ай бұрын

That wood front looks really nice. But... where does the optical drive go?

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I would have loved to have proper drivebays hidden away behind the front

@Nukle0n 4 ай бұрын

This is why I'd never take a drill to something I just bought, what if I'd want to return it :P Oh well, who wants to live forever.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, that sucked 😆

@markdjdeenix6846 4 ай бұрын

Nice refabrication .i have found a center punch dimple can start a drill hole Nice .They do spring loded center punches .step drill are awesom because the next step cuts and removes burs

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@markdjdeenix6846 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 so you know step drill will de burr on a drill . Drop the drill gear box down and use little pressure to de burr Or you diameter will increase

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@@markdjdeenix6846 I used it ones in a project and then forgot about it :) I'll bring it out next time

@markdjdeenix6846 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 do what you feel is right.don’t feel that I’m saying anything other than metal working experience. I’m not MR bossy boots honest 😊.the GPU RGB is amazing Keep doing this content 🙏

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@@markdjdeenix6846 Thanks!

@kolotxoz 4 ай бұрын

Is this case the same that Sean from action retro used to his top notch haiku build?

@LuisMercadoorg 4 ай бұрын

Indeed

@andersmalmgren6528 3 ай бұрын

Remove the LEDs, North is too distinguished to have LEDs!

@ianide2480 4 ай бұрын

I am still using an Antec 900 case from like 2007. Why change when it still works? Unless you do serious physical damage to a case they are infinitely re-usable. =)

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I'm actually installing some left overs in the old fractal case as I write this :) I'll reuse it as a lab/test rig

@ianide2480 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 Talk about timing, one of the fans on my case just quit spinning. Time to dig through the spare parts bin, heh

@seanabsher5577 4 ай бұрын

what was the game on steam at the end?

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Beyond a Steel Sky

@seanabsher5577 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 thanks, I've known both exist, but only ever owned the first.

@WeLoveWave 2 ай бұрын

How to take a classy case and pump it fully of gimmick RGB.

@nyccontrabass3489 4 ай бұрын

Black grommets on a white case?

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Are they standard size and available in white?

@nyccontrabass3489 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 for me aesthetically best to keep the inside of the case black with all of the hardware you have. Those black grommets… just doesn’t work! Perhaps try using white silicone spray? I can imagine an all white interior with a black video card to stand out or all hardware white especially with such a nice case. I think that’s why the case manufacturer went with a black interior because the grommets aren’t produced in white.

@jamescicero5527 3 ай бұрын

This dude talks like Christopher Walken

@awilliams1701 4 ай бұрын

"That is a lot of screws for a graphics card" There is a reason why I bought my 3070 with the watercooling plate already installed rather than doing it myself. LMAO (It was supposed to be a 3090, but I couldn't get one)

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

I think it was put together with 40 screws! It´s insane!

@awilliams1701 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 yeah way too many. That's why I just bought a watercooled card instead of making one. Too much work. lol Also I don't have to fudge around with thermal pads. Down side is I can't use "the good" thermal paste. lol

@Linkintime1 4 ай бұрын

Can it run doom?

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@JenniferinIllinois 4 ай бұрын

Wait, you mean your main system isn't Harvard Mac? 🤣🤣🤣

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Oh, this is just my spare. Off course Mac Harvard is the main system :)

@JenniferinIllinois 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 Hehehe.. I always get his name backwards. I hope he doesn't get mad at me.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@@JenniferinIllinois Oh, he is, unfortunately. He just asked me to unsubscribe you ;)

@JenniferinIllinois 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 🤣🤣🤣

@awilliams1701 4 ай бұрын

I'm more partial to ryzen myself. Especially in the world of video editing. Ryzen usually smashes intel at video editing.

@douro20 4 ай бұрын

What is the video game?

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

Beyond a Steel Sky

@douro20 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1Oh, I should have recognised it. I played that game all the way through.

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@@douro20 My rig died while I was playing, so now I'm catching up :)

@Okurka. 4 ай бұрын

I use plain black RAM because I'm not 12.

@nickwallette6201 4 ай бұрын

Haha.. that's how I felt when I looked for my last motherboard. Everything looked like it was compensating for something. "Do you have one in plain PCB with no mecha armor and no disco lights?"

@Epictronics1 4 ай бұрын

@@nickwallette6201 Move with the times guys🤣

@nickwallette6201 4 ай бұрын

@@Epictronics1 I say it’s never too early to be a crotchety old man! 😀