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"Mod Men" ITX HTPC

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mnpctech

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"One Off" exclusive build, The Mod Men ITX HTPC designed by Cheapskate, built by Mnpctech

SYSTEM SPECS:
Motherboard = ZOTAC H55 ITX 1156
CPU = Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
GPU = ZOTAC 470 GTX
SSD: Mushkin Callisto 64GB
PSU: Silverstone 600W

COOLING SPECS:
CPU = Custom Copper water block (designed by cheapskate, randy's swirl design)
(Acrylic water block tops fabricated and designed by cheapskate)
GPU Cooling = EK-FC470 GTX water block (would have made our own, if time allowed)
Radiator: Hardware Labs 360 GT Stealth
Reservoir = Custom made with manual pressure regulator! (designed & fabricated by cheapskate)
Pump = MCP350
Tygon 3603 3/8" ID (1/2" OD) Clear Tubing
EK PSC fittings, except for water block top (EK hi-flo)

CONSTRUCTION:
Tower: 2" thick cast clear acrylic (cnc milled)
Tower Sides: 1/8" thick Blue & UV Green transparent cast acrylic (cnc milled)
Base for PSU: 2" thick cast clear acrylic (cnc milled)
Optical drive shell: 2" thick cast clear acrylic (cnc milled)
Optical drive cover" 3/16" thick billet aluminum with fins
Front Plates: 1/4" thick Blue transparent cast acrylic and 3/16" thick billet (cnc milled)
Rear PSU Mounting: 1" billet aluminum
MB stand-offs: billet aluminum
Power switch: 22mm Bulgin Blue Ring Momentary

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Love watching you guys build this on your webseries. Tuesday's are too far apart IMO.
 
Ahhh that's what the finished project looks like. :cool: I've been following the videos on youtube but I guess I haven't seen the newest one. Good work, thumbs up!
 
I love the show. Kinda underwhelmed with the latest mod. Seems that you have access to so much capability and access to sweet hardware. Yet the mod is a bit underwhelming. But hey, I am just another guy with an opinion.

I did really like the CPU cooler design.

Keep running the show!
 
Thanks for watching and sharing your feedback everybody! :)

@ wowcro, I learned early on that you can never appeal to everyone's tastes. This design is what we liked and we're very happy with the ending results. It has succeeded in being conversational...lol, and I actually don't have access to sweet hardware and was grateful Mushkin and Zotac offered their support. I have some new projects in planning stages and hope to share them soon!
 
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Very nice! I love the sweeping lines and it reminds me of 1950s Vegas architecture or fins on a caddy, but with less chrome ;)
 
@RaceCrewz, you can watch the entire build progression over 5 videos here

@reb00tin, some have said this is too much..lol, thank you

PC temps before and after being Overclocked to a stable 3.6 GHz. This is best OC I'm finding other people achieve out of Zotac's H55 as well. No surprise, it's a HTPC board and not intended for Overclocking.

Motherboard = ZOTAC H55 ITX 1156
CPU = Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
GPU = ZOTAC 470 GTX
SSD: Mushkin Callisto 64GB
PSU: Silverstone 600W

COOLING SPECS:
CPU = Custom Copper water block
GPU Cooling = EK-FC470 GTX water block

2.93 GHz Core i7 870 Lynnfield CPU at stock and Idle

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Overclocked to 3.6 and running Prime95 (core i7 860/870 has a 100c max)

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This is amazing! Very nice craftsmanship!! I am jealous of all the talents you case modders have :p
 
very cool and original. Was coming into the thread expecting something like a shuttle or something hacked on. Big surprise.
 
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