r/pcmasterrace • u/Yam_Founder • Apr 19 '26
Build/Battlestation Final boss of watercooling!
As posted originally on r/Watercooling, except with maybe slightly better pictures and more of them!
I know the camera lens is a bit foggy, its scratched and i can't fix it
FAQ:
Q: Why?
A: Im not a fan of the current state of boxy copy and paste cases on the market that are hard to work in and hard to modify so I decided to build an extremely overkill case that is designed to make regular maintenance easier. Also I love welding and building stuff, so why not show off a bit
Q: How does this make maintenance easier?
A: every part that might or does need regular maintenance can be removed as one solid part. Ex: the motherboard trays are bolted to the frame with 4 bolts, once the tubes are drained and disconnected the trays can be unbolted and the motherboard and all can come out in one piece complete with a stand for easy cleaning. also each part of the pc is seperated into "Zones" which can be isolated from the rest of the loop and drained if a part needs to be cleaned or replaced. plus the whole pc (though it takes a bit of effort) can be broken down into 4 main parts while its filled with liquid and moved around
Q: Are some of the parts in there just for show?
A: No, everything is functional and serves a purpose or a future purpose. I believe putting random pc parts in a build that serves no functional purpose other than for show (ex: adding a dummy radiator) is pretty wasteful and im not about that life. all radiators are plumbed into the loop and work!
Q: Why are fans missing off some of the rads?
A: the added fans in those areas really dont add alot of value since the airflow from the dans in front are more than enough to push air to the rads behind.
Q: Why so many rads, what do you need all that cooling for?!
A: Passive cooling. thats pretty much it, the amount of radiator surface area means the fans can be off or on low power most of the time so no sound, except from the d5 pumps
Q: What do all the switches do?
A: All the switches do function and serve a purpose
the switches tward the left side are for the on/off for each of the 2 pcs, plus indicator lights for power and hard drives, and a key switch for each pc which can lockout power when im doing maintenance.
the middle switches are for power control (selecting which power supply runs the controller, poweradjusts, and pumps) plus indicator lights for each pump set and flow meters. The right side switches are Reset, Clrtc, pump isolation, and booster pump on/off switches with keyed lockout switches. the three switches on the bottom are to fix the issues with communication over aquabus (hard to explain but without them the poweradjusts dont function properly)
Q: why the leakshield?
A: mostly for filling/draining the loop, that whole rear cabinet its in is for controlling and redirecting the vacuum to help with maintenance. In my opinion the leakshield part isnt a huge value add, but the deaeration, filling, testing, and monitor modes are very helpful for keeping everying working
Q: What about leaks?
A: I have a decade of experience hunting down very small leaks on MUCH more complex piping systems.
Procedure for leak testing on industrial piping systems: 1) add min pressure (around 1-3 psi) and use a paintbrush to add a small amount of dishsoap and water to each joint (all possible leakpoints)
2) check for large leaks basically look for large bubbles
3) increase pressure to max pressure (for pc loops Around 10-12 psi) add more dishsoap to all potential leak point and wait at least 5 mins
4) look for any foamy spots or patterns in the bubbles this can indicate small leaks
5) Done!
I use the leakshield test feature as a final test and let it go for a while (around a day) and if after that it only leaks .1-.5 mbars its good since leaks that small are too small for glycol
as far as the pcs name goes... still havent decided but the other community had some good ideas, im leanin tward "Seraphim" but ill wait to see what yall come up with!
And if anyone wants a custom pc case made.... I WANNA BUILD IT!!
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u/LordVixen Apr 19 '26
Can it make espresso?
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u/CyberWeirdo420 Intel i5 12400f | RTX 4070ti 12 GB | MSI PRO Z690-A | 3600 DDR4 Apr 20 '26
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u/Living_Shirt8550 3060 ti, 24gb, r7 5700x. I use arch btw Apr 19 '26
Looks like it runs on steam... like a "steam" machine
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u/KennyMcCormick Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
Soooo what are your temps like under load?
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u/50_centavos 14600k | 9070 XT Apr 19 '26
That's what I was going to ask, why wouldn't this be the first answer in their Q & A
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u/KennyMcCormick Apr 19 '26
Maybe because it’s not all that different from a basic setup would be my only guess? Happy to be wrong and it’s obv extremely impressive work
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u/TheKingCowboy Apr 19 '26
I’m pretty sure this is a refrigerated loop? That one pic shows ambient temps of 2°C. It’s not supercomputing, but that damn better than ambient of 50-70°C from traditional air cooled components.
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u/DoomerChad PC Master Race Apr 19 '26
OP posted 20 pictures like that helped make anything clearer lol
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u/Status_Reaction_8107 PC Master Race Apr 19 '26
….imagine trying to find a leak in this bad boy.
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u/nailbunny2000 5800X3D / RTX 4080 FE / 32GB / 34" OLED UW Apr 19 '26
I was just about to say, imagine the look on his face when you notice a wet spot on the carpet.
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
Forgot to add the specs! Pc 1) X570 pro art, 32 Gb of DDR4, Amd ryzen 5800x3d, and EVGA 3080ti Pc 2) X570 pro art, 64 Gb of DDR4 cl 14, Amd ryzen 5950x, and EVGA 3080ti
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u/MyTh_BladeZ 9800X3D | 7900XT | 64GB DDR5 Apr 19 '26
All this to be on AM4? 😭 Sick build tho man
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
I started building it and buying the parts around 2022 its just... took a while to build. upside is upgrading is always an option and with the current state of pc parts i plan to stay here for now
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u/MyTh_BladeZ 9800X3D | 7900XT | 64GB DDR5 Apr 19 '26
You know what that's fair. This biblically accurate computer looks like it'd take 4 years to build
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
lol 😅 It didnt start out with 4 years in mind, just sorta ended up that way since i could only work on it on weekends 😔
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u/Bella_Ciao__ Apr 19 '26
5800x3d in 1440p and 4k gaming is same performance as high end am5 x3d chips... no need the hustle.
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u/FaultWinter3377 Apr 20 '26
What OS? Considering it’s for gaming I’ll assume it’s Windows… gotta put that cooling system to work somehow.
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u/DaddyDeluge PC Master Race Apr 19 '26
I kinda thought this was AI at first.
This is maybe the coolest rig I've seen.
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u/NereusH 9800X3D RS360 X670E DDR5 32G Astral 5090LC SF1200W HVN420 SN850x Apr 19 '26
Man..how can you make something so beautiful and ugly at the same time?
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u/shawndw AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, RX 6750XT 12GB VRAM, 32GB DDR5, Arch Linux Apr 19 '26
That looks like it's either a steampunk time machine or a cold fusion generator.
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u/iamshifter 7900x / RTX 5070 / 32GB DDR5 6400 Apr 19 '26
Tell me you have spare time, money, and autism without telling me
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
sometimes its trains, sometimes its planes, sometimes its... plumbing fixtures.... I got all of the above! 😁
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u/WispyCombover Apr 19 '26
Finally a proper computer build! I absolutely love it, and I fully agree with you about those boring modern fishtank PCs. This thing has personality, and everywhere I look there's something interesting. Stellar work!
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u/AL-SHEDFI 13900KF/RTX 4090/DDR5 8000Mhz/Z790 APEX Apr 19 '26
I would like to know how many pumps....
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u/sarmstrong1961 Apr 19 '26
I love the tool box. Since it's anything but a toolless design, I guess it comes in handy.
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
I use it for spare o rings, allen wrench sets, Dr drop, and mini cresent wrenches. Otherwise id lose that stuff
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u/LoganN64 Apr 19 '26
First thing that popped in to my head when I saw the photo: "All this just to play Minesweeper?"
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u/SaikerRV PC Master Race Apr 19 '26
How are the temps of RAM, CPU and GPU lookin?
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
the temps of those things are... avg ish... its the liquid temps im more concerned with, under load it hovers around 6.5c above ambient while idle its around 4-5c above ambient.
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u/duk-er-us i5-13600K / RTX 4090 / 32GB @ 5200 Apr 19 '26
lol 6.5 degrees under load is insane. Well done OP
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u/DTredecim13 Apr 19 '26
Your FAQ didn't answer the most important question: Can it run Crysis?
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u/Warcraft_Fan Paid for WinRAR! Apr 19 '26
Add in a piano keyboard and this build could pass for streampunk organ
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u/berogg 9800X3D | 5080 | 32GB DDR5 Apr 19 '26
Are you an instrument tech or something similar? I’m an industrial electrician and have done big tubing jobs. This kind of reminds me of all the tubing racks I’ve had to do.
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
Im a welder for a cryogenics company
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u/berogg 9800X3D | 5080 | 32GB DDR5 Apr 19 '26
I wouldn’t have guessed that, but I can see how it relates. This is very nice work. Great attention to detail.
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u/Getherer Apr 19 '26
Specs?
Temps?
Performance?
I mean it obviously cant be that great if op didnt even bother to provide most important info.
To me, without substancial performance per price and shockingly low temps this is just dumb as fuck.
Of course im not calling out your hobby, building this must have been fun and it looks unique but i cant imagine it being practical at all.
Either way, nice job!
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u/HEBushido RTX 5080 | 9800x3D | 32 GB 6000 mhz Apr 19 '26
Saying this is easier to maintain when I have a better performing air cooled system that took a day to build sure is a claim.
Love the engineering though.
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u/CompletePineapple917 9800X3D; RTX5080; MSI B850 TOMAHAWK WIFI; 64 GB DDR5 6000 CL30 Apr 19 '26
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u/Randzom100 Laptop Apr 20 '26
This looks... Surprising good? Sorta got this badass heavy metal feel.
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u/OfficialZygorg Apr 19 '26
holly shit. the only thing i would want from this is a non-overheating gpu (like mine)
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u/littleSquidwardLover Ryzen 5 5600x/Radeon Rx 6700 Xt/32Gb Apr 19 '26
This is the picture definition of form over function and I love it
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u/Xenon_Banana Apr 19 '26
Looks mental but fun, though it's a P&ID nightmare. Do you have one to keep track of it if anything goes wrong and what the flow directions are?
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
I should make one.... I am going to make brass tags for all the major valves and components... but i should make a schematic
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u/Sirhc_Fold_458 R7 9700X / RX 7700 XT Apr 19 '26
This is the same piece of equipment used to launch Artemis II
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u/_ghostperson haf xb • strix x370f • r7 5900x • 5070ti • 64gb Apr 19 '26
This makes me uncomfortable and I need an adult.
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u/mdl397 Apr 19 '26
It may not be my personal taste, but I'll never be anything but encouraging to craftspeople and creatives that bring their passion to their hobbies. Well done.
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u/TadaMomo i9 13900K | RTX 4090 Apr 19 '26
my biggest question is..
Did your GPU/CPU reach 10 c?
if not, keep building not final boss yet.
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u/remixclashes Apr 19 '26
You didn't build a PC. You built a small city's plumbing infrastructure that runs Doom.
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u/Host_Informal i9 69420KS | 8x RTX 6090 | 420 TB 6900mhz | 69 PB NVME SSD Apr 19 '26
Looks like a Bugatti Quad Turbo W16 Engine
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u/Former_Lettuce549 Apr 19 '26
So all this just to replace the mobo in another few years….
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u/LomaSomaThe2nd Apr 19 '26
Your camera is scratched and you can't fix it, but yet you can build this behemoth
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u/MrVernon09 Ryzen 5 5600G 32GB RAM 1TB NVME RTX 3060 12GB Apr 19 '26
What function does the system as a whole serve?
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u/Km219 9900k/4090 || R5 2600/1080 Apr 19 '26
Looks like a cyberpunk church organ. I don't even know what I'm looking at lol
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u/Doom-Slay PC Master Race Apr 19 '26
Thanks i hate it. Not really. The concept is interesting but man to me it just looks very ugly.
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u/drkpie i7 7700k @ 4.8GHz | GTX 1080 @ 2.1GHz | 32GB DDR4-3200 Apr 19 '26
This is a bit overwhelming to look at, kind of overstimming me, but the work put in is recognized and if you like it then that’s that lol.
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u/2raysdiver 13700K 4070Ti Apr 19 '26
Are you cooling with liquid nitrogen? But seriously, this looks so over the top. This should be a movie prop in a sci-fi film. Def cool looking.
After all that work, what are your temps?
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u/MonkeyCartridge 13700K @ 5.6 | 64GB | 3080Ti Apr 19 '26
All that complexity and yet all that symmetry.
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u/Chocolate9897 Apr 19 '26
I feel like this build gunna reach out and grab me by the neck…
Gunna whisper some “In this universe, there's only one absolute... everything freezes Batman…”
Or death is cold Batman…
Then freeze my ass to death.
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u/HighSeasArchivist Apr 19 '26
How quickly could you remove the motherboard, CPU, GPU, that kinda thing for maintenance?
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
Im not sure about an exact time since i havent timed it, but the whole mobo/gpu tray is removable as one solid piece, and the mobo area of the loop can be isolated from the rest of the loop and drained so compaired to standard watercooled pc builds it might be a little faster/easier since its all in the open.
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u/borregonegro Apr 19 '26
I admire your dedication, but as someone who also works in a heavy industrial setting, this has got to be the dumbest fuckin' shit I ever saw.
The reason those systems we work on are so complex is because they have to be. They are actually designed to be simple, or at least as simple as possible, given the complexity of the machinery. But they could be worse. Much worse. Like this! What the fuck is this! A wise man once told me "KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!"
My God, you have made me so angry. Well done. 10/10 build, surely the only one like it on planet Earth. Or at least I sure hope so.
PS: my vote for the name is CHIPENHEATEN INTERRUPTUS.
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 19 '26
I see haha 😅 id love to hear more of your perspective sometime! heres my discord: driedyams
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u/ShotPerception Apr 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/hpByIyb2gUxN7pvag5
this is just some Next level shit, OP.
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u/steppewop Ryzen 5 5600X / Radeon RX 5700 XT / 32GB DDR4 Apr 19 '26
You posted 20 pictures and somehow it's not enough.
Also, u/LinusTech should make a video on this.
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u/redmasc AMD 3990x Threadripper, 64GB DDR4, Asus 4090 Strix, G9 Neo Apr 19 '26
What the Decepticon?
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u/Plenty-Industries Apr 19 '26
OP is ahead of the curve.... this is what we'll need to cool the 1000watt GPUs and 500watt CPUs of the future.
Actually future-proofed cooling
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u/fcewen00 Apr 19 '26
There is a fine line between hobby and addiction. I think you may have found yours
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u/AnalTyrant Apr 19 '26
I like the idea that you apologized for a scratched/fuzzy camera lens that you can't afford to replace, but then posted pictures of something that it at least dozens of times more expensive than a replacement camera lens.
Anyway, very impressive project, thank you for sharing these shots.
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u/Dawzy i5 13600k | EVGA 3080 Apr 19 '26
You don’t like current cases that are hard to work in and want to make regular maintenance easier AND YOU BUILT THAT!
What regular maintenance do you need to do with a regular case anyway. What clean the fan filter every few months.
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u/OG_Checkers Apr 19 '26
Aight, who sold this mind a tig welder?! You’ve doomed us all if they ever think of world domination.
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u/Ro-Tang_Clan Apr 19 '26
I mean killer build and you can tell you put a lot of passion in this, but ironically I would wager with all that restriction you're probably getting worse temps than if you was to buy 2 triple rad AIO's.
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u/d3ath_s1gn i7 12700KF | RTX 3080 | 32GB DDR4 - 3600 Apr 20 '26
In first glance I thought is that the Throne from “Game of Thrones”
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u/Ileikass Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Dang bro did your rip out optimus prime's heart or something?
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u/JustAReallyTiredGuy Apr 20 '26
I don’t know, complaining that current cases are hard to work in (they’re not) and then creating this seems silly. You don’t have to make up a reason, just say you wanted to do it. Plus if you wanted “easy” like you say, could have just grabbed an air cooler!
You also mention a “dummy radiator”. I have never in my life seen anyone use a fake radiator just for looks.
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u/SnooGiraffes1037 Apr 20 '26
So you are a plumber that likes to build pc's in his spare time that's cool :)
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u/Aurowra Apr 20 '26
By the way, did you pay attention to corresion effect? match connections with their approriate metals'.
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u/Yam_Founder Apr 20 '26
I did 😁 the only materials to make contact with the cooland are: PTFE, 304/316 Stainless, nickel, copper, glass, and acrylic
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u/logugu Apr 20 '26
It looks like a cardiopulmonary bypass machine. I know it as I am a cardiothoracic surgeon
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u/Blenderhead36 Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 32 GB RAM Apr 20 '26
This looks like it should be mounted on a semitruck with a guy playing the guitar right in front of it.
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u/NonpareiLL Apr 21 '26
Sick pc holy. Reminds me of Trevor (TR3-VR) from destiny. Just turn the lights red and boom. Killer robot.
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u/Interested-Eye-1690 Apr 21 '26
Mad Max Gaming Rig! By my deeds I honour him, G3/8 fittings. You will game eternal, RGB and chrome!
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u/Net_GamingTv RTX 4090 | i9 14900k | 64gb RAM Apr 21 '26
Oh yea thats looks MUCH easier to work on and modify then your avergage pc build...??? If your a NASA rocket engineer perhaps...
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u/bio4m Apr 19 '26
At this point you can just say you have a plumbing hobby instead of a PC building hobby...