Engine block pc

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Engine block pc

Originally this motor made 660 horsepower and revved to over 7500 RPM! Now it's clocked to 5.1 ghz!

Here is a video of the build:
https://youtu.be/BISVlPk26GQ

The idea for this build came as a result of the engine in my SVT cobra mustang deciding it was done with life and soon there after sent a rod through the block. Initially I wanted to turn the blown engine into a table or something like that since it was the original motor to the car and it holds sentimental value to me.

That's when the idea came to me, why don't I combine my two favorite things in this world, my love for all things automotive and PC hardware. Thus the engine block pc was born!

This is the seccond iteration of the build. It's always going to change as new ideas come since there isn't much to compair it with, having it be built on something never designd to be a computer in any way shape or form. The original layout had the motherboard mounted virtical with the radiators suspended off each side of the block. It allowed the cylinders to be illuminated but made the build more cluttered looking and more bulky overall.

I then decided that the components I had used for my previous build were no longer going to work for this idea and I needed a smaller motherboard so that I can tuck it down deeper into the engine and make the build more streamlined and compact. Less is more after all. I had started off with the Crosshair VI extreme edition and a ryzen 9 3900x that I had been useing for quite some time. It's a very capable set up and I was happy with it but the size of that board made my vision of what I wanted this build to look like an impossibility unfortunately. I included some photos if the original set up for comparison of how the build has come along.
Color(s): Aluminum
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Vehicle
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: Micro-ATX
Type: General Build

Contests

This build participated in 3 contests.

Hardware

CPU
$ 285.00
Intel - Core i9-10850k
Socket: LGA 1200
Cores: 10
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 399.00
ASUS - ROG Strix Gaming (Z490-G)
Chipset: Z490
CPU Socket: LGA 1200
Size: Micro-ATX
Memory
$ 349.00
G.Skill - Trident Z (3200MHz) (Silver)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 2,800.00
Gigabyte - GeForce Vision OC
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 3080
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 170.40
Corsair - Force MP600
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 349.00
EVGA - SuperNOVA 1300
Wattage: 1300
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 1.00
Custom - Custom (custom)
Case Fan
$ 1,255.60
NZXT - AER 2 (8x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 205.79
Bykski - Waterblock Copper GPU (RGB)
Type: GPU Waterblock
Cooling
$ 348.60
Corsair - Hydro XC7 (Black/RGB)
Type: CPU Waterblock
Cooling
$ 287.90
EKWB - CoolStream XE (2x)
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 480 mm (4 x 120 mm)
Cooling
$ 169.00
EKWB - EK-AIO D-RGB
Type: AIO
Size (WxHxD): 120 mm
Cooling
$ 109.90
EKWB - Fittings (10x)
Type: Custom Loop
Monitor
$ 649.00
ASUS - PG348Q
Size: 34 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 100 Hz
Keyboard
$ 139.97
Corsair - K95 Platinum (RGB)
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Brown
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 175.00
Corsair - Scimitar
Interface: Wired
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 6,725.19
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