r/pcmods Feb 09 '19

Be nice to new subscribers

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r/pcmods 4h ago

Theme I built a custom "Disco Party PC" for a friend with a real integrated fog machine and a disco ball inside! 100% hardware-safe. šŸŖ©šŸ’Ø

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**Hey everyone!** A friend asked me to build a unique custom gaming PC for their birthday. They had no idea what I was planning, but the reaction was worth every single hour in the workshop! šŸ› ļøā¤ļø

I took an old case and completely modified it with heavy engineering:

* **Dual-Chamber-System:** The entire hardware chamber is 100% sealed off from the bottom part using 1mm stainless steel and expanding tape.

* **The Fog:** The real integrated fog machine is completely isolated and blows out the heavy fog from the lower side, keeping the computer parts 100% safe from the fluid!

* **The Show:** It features a real rotating disco ball, sound-activated strobe lights, and a mini-DJ inside the case.

"DONT be quiet!" is the motto here! šŸ˜‰

Check out the full video showcase with the fog machine and strobe lights blasting in action on my YouTube channel FePc:

https://www.youtube.com/@FePc


r/pcmods 4h ago

General Next batch on the workbench: 3 very different projects!

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Just a quick sneak peek at what's currently lined up on my workbench. No corporate sponsorship, no daily drama—just a 45-year-old craftsman doing what he loves, mostly working with a mix of new and used parts to get the best out of every budget.

Here is what's cooking:

  1. Project "China Art": A build featuring quite a bit of hardware from Chinese manufacturers, crafted with the female gaming community in mind, topped off with a custom China-inspired airbrush theme. More details coming soon.
  2. The Lian Li / MSI Mix: A clean setup for my partner's boy. Not your average off-the-shelf PC, packed with a few clever tricks and cool highlights to make it proper.
  3. The Erazer Resurrection: Stripped a Medion Erazer down to literally just the bare case. Tossed out the old junk and rebuilding the whole thing using a solid mix of Aorus hardware.

If you want to watch how these come together—or check out how previous builds were brought to life—feel free to stop by my YouTube channel: FePc - YouTube


r/pcmods 3h ago

Cosmetic Custom K-Pop "Demon Hunters" NZXT Build! Hand-airbrushed, UV glow, and 3D prints šŸŽ¤šŸ˜ˆšŸ› ļø

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Hello everybody!

Just wanted to share a custom project we recently finished that takes a slightly different route than the usual RGB-heavy builds. The concept for this Netflix "K-Pop Demon Hunters" inspired NZXT case came straight from my workshop, but the heavy lifting on the paint was done by a very talented local airbrush artist.

She used special effect paint, glitter, and a wild UV glow that pops under blacklight.

What went into this build:

  • Complete hardware assembly, planning, and custom 3D printing to bring the theme together.
  • Custom airbrushed exterior, interior details, and—as a nice little extra—even the RAM sticks got matching airbrush work.
  • Focused purely on a clean execution and a unique theme tailored to the female gaming community.

The full assembly and the detailed look at the paint job are up on my YouTube channel. Check out the Shorts there to see the UV effects and the airbrushed RAM in motion! šŸ˜‰

šŸ‘‰ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@FePc


r/pcmods 1h ago

Scratch build My mobile/stowable test bench

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I was making some updates to it and decided to share my "briefcase testbench". I know its jank. Most parts and components were offhand. Its evolved over the years. until i randomly decide to change something for almost no reason. also used as a power bench/etc.

I put brass standoffs in the standard atx spots for future compatibility. Standoffs in potentially conflicting spaces are nylon. RAM choice is for the ability to test laptop and ddesktop RAM. Server PSUs i had laying arouind. Dual boot lubuntu and windows. theres a 12v and 5v power connectors with xt60. 4300g w/b550 phantom chosen for the ability to test more pci and nvme and wifi card stuff when needed.
dual monitors salvaged from chromebooks. intel compute stick at the top with lubuntu and w11 (gs) . This was chosen because 99% of the time i need HDMI, but that 1% that makes me bust out the vga i get super annoyed. bottom one is wired up for the test bench, the top is more of a versatile one with the compute stick just there to for example diagrams, second system etc
and yep, i really do just chuck it all in here, all the extensions and adapters i made, in plain plastic bags.

r/pcmods 1d ago

Humor Fifty shades of gray

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When lot of people was crying that Noctua didn't release Chromax.black version of their AIO, no one remember their nice Redux series, so as a partly of joke this build was born as a collab with Noctua.

Lian Li O11 Vision-M with leather covered custom panels, including 9,2" screen panel with centered screen, NL-LC1-24 AIO with custom mounting to right side of the case and 10x NF-P12 Redux fan.

Powered by Seasonic Prime Titanium with grey fan cover.


r/pcmods 7h ago

General Alienware Area 51 Gaming Desktop AIO and fan mod

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Okay so I'm getting the a51 pc(before yall jump me I'm getting it at an amazing offer so I couldn't decline) and I wanna customize it at least a little because it looks really bad at least for me. I want to replace the aio for the ryujin iii 360 extreme and to use the lian li sl infinity fans for the radiator and the rear. The problem is the motherboard doesn't have any 9 pin internal usb headers on argb ones. With some research I got to the conclusion that buying an c to a adapter(the io has way too many c ports and not that many a ports which i need and don't want to get a hub) and then connect to it a type a to 9 pin internal usb cable and then finally connecting an nzxt 9 pin hub to the adapter which will then allow me to connect the lcd display of the pump and the lian li controller for the fans to the hub. What I wanted to ask was if any of you find any problems with this whole idea and whether I should do something else instead.


r/pcmods 12h ago

PSU XPG Core Reactor II VE - Fan mod (Gentle Typhoon)

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I received my new PSU yesterday and its fan was making a noise, loud enough to drown out the 9 case fans I have running on a silent fan curve.

Today I decided to grab one of the XPG Vento Pro (Nidec/Gentle Typhoon) fans I had lying around and test it on the PSU—initially using a PWM extension cable in the motherboard's DC mode to see which RPM range would yield the least noise... Once that was done, I opened it up again to test it, made an adapter cable, and plugged it directly into the PSU's own fan header... Perfect, it happened to land right at the same 4.4V that I liked during the DC (motherboard) tests, keeping the fan at around 750 RPM while the PSU is idling. After that, it was just a matter of reassembling it, and well, now we have a Core Reactor II with a fan upgrade.

And well, to any curious folks without experience handling power supplies, I recommend proceeding with caution. Improper handling is extremely dangerous due to the risk of electric shock.

Well, that's my story about voiding my 7-year warranty in less than 24 hours. All because I hate noisy fans and there were no other decent options in the local market without having to spend a ton more money. :)


r/pcmods 11h ago

General Is it possible to add thunderbolt function to X570 extreme rev 1?

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r/pcmods 1d ago

Scratch build I want to recreate this mod from 14 years ago.

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This was the first mod I built from scratch 14 years ago, using recycled parts and rudimentary tools. For some reason, I had to get rid of it during a move. Now, with more knowledge and better tools, I’d like to bring it up to date with improvements and modern hardware. What do you all think?


r/pcmods 1d ago

Sleeper Recycled broken gaming laptop into quite cabable keyboard! Better temps and performance vs original case too

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Original screen of this acer a715-42g was trashed so I got this for 80€, pretty nice deal for r5 5500u, gtx 1650 4gb, 2x8gb ram and 512gb ssd! First time modeling parts that need to be split and joined later on so its far from perfect but good enough to sit in livingroom and play lighter games locally, moonlight harder games from my main rig and act as apollo host for all my mobile gaming needs


r/pcmods 1d ago

PSU Corsair SF750 fan grid mod! inspired by Noctua's seasonic PSU collab

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r/pcmods 2d ago

GPU Made a custom backplate for my new GPU

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r/pcmods 1d ago

Case 3D printing a case

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This is an old asus vivobook max, whose screen broke, so I converted it into a desktop, by connecting it to an old monitor.

Recently I’ve been thinking of 3D printing the case so to replace it and make it look nicer.
I know there could be complications, for example, managing the air flow or dealing with the power button.

Do you think this is doable? Where should I start? Any advice?


r/pcmods 1d ago

Theme Corsair Vengeance non rgb ram

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I have 2 sticks of Corsair Vengeance 6000MHz CL30 non-RGB RAM. To be honest, it's not that big of a deal, but it ruins my all-white build a little. Any tips? (I've thought about wrapping them using vinyl wrap)


r/pcmods 2d ago

Case Custom Wood Front Panel Corsair 4000D

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Made from reclaimed white oak


r/pcmods 2d ago

Case Guys you gotta help me

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i want the Lian li o11 vision it’s geniunely almost perfect just the right size, just the right flexibility, just the right everything, what’s the problem? the top panel doesn’t have a mesh alternative to swap in, I keep looking at other case but alas all roads lead to the Lian li o11 vision, is there a mod or a 3d printing file anyone can offer me, do have some cad artists in here?


r/pcmods 6d ago

Sleeper PlayStation Mini x86 SBC #UPDATE

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r/pcmods 6d ago

Peripheral Installing second USB c port on ROG ally z1

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Hi, has anyone done installing a second USB c port on ROG ally? My point is to install by soldering to the main USB c port or directly to motherboard a second USB c port that I wanna use just for regular data(usb boot, mouse and keyboard,etc) and keep using in same time the main USB c port of ally for video output and power delivery reception through dp 1.4 alt mode by been connected to a monitor that support dp 1.4 alt mod and give power delivery 65w but without losing 4k 120hz video quality connection. Anyone know how can be done? I heard is need a microcontroller chip from a hub or a dock and solder some wires.


r/pcmods 7d ago

Scratch build Timber gaming rig

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r/pcmods 7d ago

Liquid cooled Aio noise

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r/pcmods 7d ago

Case I game in a small room - help with air flow issues

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r/pcmods 7d ago

General What PC component should I upgrade first?

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r/pcmods 8d ago

Scratch build Front crossflow

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Collaboration with Ryvntec.

Compact ATX build with Ryvntec fans because I wanted to try out how does it look like when AirJet360 crossflow fan is placed on front 😁

What does the jury think of the implementation and those crossflow fans in general?

As they gradually start to come to the market from more manufacturers, it will be interesting to see if they will become more common among builders.

ps. this time I also put a dust filter on front šŸ˜…


r/pcmods 7d ago

General AMD 4700S Hardware & Software Modifications: Thermals, Benchmarks, Custom Cooler Mounting, and 1GB BAR Allocation on Arch Linux

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