Grimm's Workshop
Darren Gatewood
Member since 2020-10-23
PC builder, modder, ER nurse
Plano, TX, United States
Most Recent Build
Best Build
The original Lancool II case is probably my favorite one to work with. For this build, I disassembled and sanded down the entire case to paint is this metallic grey color. I used an automotive-grade clear coat afterwards. I sourced 1/8" plywood panels online to make the accent panels and some of the interior parts.
I made all the cables myself, sleeved with MDPC-X sleeving. RAM heat spreaders and parts of the fans were painted. I added a lot of accent lighting - it's technically all aRGB strips, but it's just used for illumination.
Wood panel along the top, and I covered the rear portion of the interior with a small wood panel. The gauges on the vertical column are just stickers I printed and glued to small wooden circles I bought at a craft shop. I tried to avoid just random gears everywhere, but I thought these looked nice along this panel.
The floor of the case is covered with an acrylic panel that has an old world map, along with some things I felt belonged in every adventurer's library. Fun fact: when powered on, the PSU creates a magnetic field that moves the compass needle!
Old world up top, high-tech down below. This is what I love about this case, so many possibilities! I adapted the monitor screen from a design on the Aida64 forums, customized with artwork I found online. The brass gauge on the left is cosmetic only.
Abstract gear design, this is a 1" thick acrylic light box with RGB strips inside. Just a fun accent in an empty space.
Gotta show off the cable management - Lian Li makes it too easy, lol. In retrospect I wish I'd used some metal cable clamps to secure the 24-pin cable in a more straight line.
Thanks for checking this out!
Industrial/steampunk build for my friend's library
A friend of mine redid his library in an industrial/steampunk style, and wanted a PC to match the aesthetic. He uses it for his business, but does a lot of gaming as well. He told me to go wild and surprise him, so I tried to do just that. This was built during the height of the GPU shortage, so that and other parts selection was impacted by availability somewhat.
Color(s): Brown
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Steampunk
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build
Hardware
CPU
$ 239.97
Memory
$ 169.99
Graphics
Storage
$ 67.99
Seagate - BarraCuda Compute (ST4000DM005)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: Micro SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 4 TB
Storage
$ 127.99
PSU
Case
Case Fan
$ 26.95
Cooling
$ 121.01
Accessories
$ 64.99