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

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hemandk

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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 :)
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The bracke reservoir came with a small bracket, so modified the top so it can be mounted inside the case:
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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:
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A pic of the inside, still need to mount the water cooling loop and one RGB fan.
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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!
 
NattyKathy said:
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!
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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.
 
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
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Starting to get everything back in place:
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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.

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