Steampunk-themed build in a Hyte Y70

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Darren Gatewood
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Steampunk-themed build in a Hyte Y70

I had a lot of fun with this one. This was a client build; he wanted a steampunk theme, a Nixie clock, and some Masonic symbology worked in. Otherwise, I was given free rein (and a generous budget). The build includes heavy case mods, painting, cable work, woodworking, and some UI design/software work.

Basically everything you see was modded in some way. Everything was done by hand; I don't have a CNC machine. All the wood is real walnut. All the little metal accents were bought off Amazon, but almost every one was modified and hand painted. I got the Nixie tube clock from Poltava Workshop in Ukraine, but had to transfer the parts to a new enclosure as it wouldn't fit where I needed it to. The stats screen is based on Aida64 with a custom UI I designed.

We did lose two fan positions, but with 5 high-quality intake and 3 exhaust, it doesn't appear to have affected temps at all. Both CPU and GPU will get up to mid-60s while gaming, and it's almost completely silent.

I tried, at the client's request, to get two kits of RAM to work to fill out the DIMM slots. When that failed I just stuck the extra fin accessory kits to the side. Worked perfectly from a cosmetic perspective. Other than the RAM issues, the build was great - no issues with hardware at all.

If you made it this far, thanks for taking the time. If you want to check out my other work, you can find it on IG @grimms_workshop.
Color(s): Black Copper
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Steampunk
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 458.98
AMD - Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket: AM5
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 410.00
ASUS - ProArt X670E Creator Wifi
Chipset: X670
CPU Socket: AM5
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 167.99
Corsair - Dominator Titanium (6000MHz)
Type: DDR5
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 1,099.00
ASUS - TUF Gaming GeForce Super
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 4080
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 358.00
Samsung - 990 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: PCIe x4
Capacity: 4 TB
PSU
$ 214.50
Seasonic - Focus GX-1000
Wattage: 1000
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
hyte - Y70
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 229.95
Case Fan
$ 118.11
Phanteks - T30 (3x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 107.79
ARCTIC - Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB (Black)
Type: AIO
Size (WxHxD): 360 mm (3 x 120 mm)
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