Define Nano S - Budget gamer rig with a acrylic windows and RGB

[hemandk]

So building a small budget gamer rig for my son for his birthday, and since that is the 18th of december I have a deadline that is coming up fast.

First specs:
Chassis: Fractal Design Define Nano S
Motherboard: Biostar x370gtn
Ram: 2x4 GB DDR4 3600mhz CL18
SSD: Samsung Evo 970+ 250Gb
CPU: Ryzen 2600X
GPU: Gigabyte 10606GB
Fans: 3x Arctic P12 PST PWM RGB
PSU: Corsair CX430
Cooling componenst:

• Coolermaster 120mm rad
• Corsair H55 CPU head with pump
• Reservour from a bike

Mid specs:
Chassis: Fractal Design Define Nano S
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-ITX/ac
Ram: 2x8 GB DDR4 3600mhz CL16
SSD: Samsung Evo 970+ 1Tb
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Asus 1070 Ti
Fans: 3x Arctic P12 PST PWM RGB
PSU: Corsair TX550

• Coolermaster ML 120mm rad
• Coolermaster ML 240mm rad
• Eisstation 80 with DC-LT 2600 silent RPM
• Alphacool XP3 light CPU block
• Arctic freezer GPU head with modified kraken bracket

Current specs:
Chassis: Fractal Design Define Nano S
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-ITX/ac
Ram: 2x8 GB DDR4 3600mhz CL16
SSD: Samsung Evo 970+ 1Tb
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600
GPU: HP Omen 3060 TI
Fans: 3x Arctic P12 PST PWM RGB + 2x Arctic P12 PST PWM ARGB
PSU: Corsair TX550

• Coolermaster ML 120mm rad
• Coolermaster ML 240mm rad
• EKWB EK-XRES 140 D5
• Alphacool XP3 light CPU block
• Bykski Water block for HP 3060TI

Water cool loop:
I had a radiator, hose, cooling head with pump from my last itx radio build.
Then I also had a small brake fluid reservoir from a bike and after a bit of modifying the lid a small custom loop was made

The bracke reservoir came with a small bracket, so modified the top so it can be mounted inside the case:

We got a nice laser cutter for acrylic, paper etc at work so gave that a go.
I made a full plate for the cabinet side and the a paper sheet so I could spray paint the inside (3 layers) also did the same with the front:

A pic of the inside, still need to mount the water cooling loop and one RGB fan.

 

[hemandk]

Made a little biohazard stencil so I can spray a flurecent green logo on the side.

 

[hemandk]

Just a quick paint over in black

Then the bio hazard logo:

 

[SeymourGore]

That painted biohazard logo looks really slick.

 

[hemandk]

That painted biohazard logo looks really slick.

Thanks I had some old marking spray from when I did some construction work in the yard. Perfect for the job and it is also glows in the dark

 

[NattyKathy]

I love your DIY water loops! That old-school make-it-work-on-the-cheap spirit warms my heart and puts a smile on my face.
Cool stencil too!

 

[hemandk]

I love your DIY water loops! That old-school make-it-work-on-the-cheap spirit warms my heart and puts a smile on my face.
Cool stencil too!

Thanks. I was trying to keep this on a budget so that meant clearing the basement for parts

However there is a little noise from the pump in the CPU, so I think i will try and change that moving forward. Maybe get a cooling pump head with RGB.

 

[hemandk]

Up and running

 

[hemandk]

All installed and ready to go:

 

[hemandk]

Minor update - rebuild the water loop to include the GPU with a kraken G12 and a DC-LT 3600 and a eisstation 80.

Bleeding the loop

Starting to get everything back in place:

 

[hemandk]

So found a cheap 1070ti and got everything sorted.

 

[Down8]

Well done.

-bZj

 

[hemandk]

Small upgrade for the build with a Ryzen 5 5600 and a HP 3060 TI with a Bykski water block, but it was running a little hot with the DC-LT 2600 pump so I found a used EK-XRES 140 D5.