Classical in the front, Heavy Metal in the back

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TheWipprSnappr
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Classical in the front, Heavy Metal in the back

This build is a full custom loop built inside (and outside) of a SONY ICF-9740W, originally produced in 1980. I bought the radio in non-working condition, and completely gutted the interior. This build features a "sandwich" layout, with the motherboard and gpu mounted back to back on a removable motherboard tray. The loop takes advantage of quick disconnect fittings allowing all the major components to be removed with the loop filled. The loop is cooled by a 240mm radiator with a push/pull configuration and a 120mm radiator with an undersized 92mm fan for clearance purposes.

My inspiration for this build was a love for vintage electronics and sleeper pcs altogether. Although, I would consider this build more "hotrod" than true sleeper. I love the industrial look of the exposed radiator and fittings in the rear. My original intention was to build a cpu only, sleeper htpc. However, things escalated along the way and I ended up with this monstrosity. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Color(s): Beige Black Brown Chrome
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Retro
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: SFF
Type: General Build

Contests

This build participated in 6 contests.

Hardware

CPU
$ 144.00
AMD - Ryzen 5 (5600X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 192.12
Gigabyte - AORUS I Pro (WiFi)
Chipset: X570
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 38.00
G.Skill - Ripjaws V (3200MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 699.00
EVGA - Founders Edition
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Storage
$ 92.99
Samsung - 970 EVO Plus
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 159.99
Enhance - Flex (ENP-7660B)
Wattage: 600
Form Factor: Mini-ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 20.00
Custom - Custom (custom)
Case Fan
$ 53.90
Case Fan
$ 65.90
Noctua - NF-A12x25 PWM (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 114.00
EKWB - CoolStream SE
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 240 mm (2 x 120 mm)
Cooling
$ 69.95
Swiftech - Pump
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
$ 61.66
XSPC - TX Ultrathin
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 120 mm
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,709.58
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