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Why the f*ck not? - a bad ideas only build, by Mussels!

because that implies buying something i'm confident would HELP this system

its a frankenstein of leftover parts, designed to be as powerful as possible with a random assortment of pieces
 
I forbid my G3258 to not get enough airflow.

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Or to be scared of the dark. @Mussels take note sir. :roll:
 
you need one red, one green, one blue, and one black fan for the full experience.
 
Doesn't that CPU consume like 50W when overclocked? :p
45w @1.2v 4ghz. I think I've got 60w on 4.7 and 1.35v but I gotta switch coolers for that.
 
I had mine delidded back in the day. And no, there wasn't any benefits but just because I could. :D
 
Just an update to say this terrible system is working really reliably

the snapped off CPU pins and 200mm fans for a 140mm rad don't seem to bother it at all - it's ironically been used for more educational video calls for my kid than anything else
 
The inside of your case looks like the trunk of a 65 Pontiac or the "6 dead body trunk". It's empty looking. I bet the ARGB makes it run 20C cooler by itself.
 
This system is now a bitcoin farm, mining etherium

For extra nopes, it's running sata->molex->PCI-E power cable adaptors for the 1080
 
Added some top exhausts, lowered GPU temps by 4C
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The inside of your case looks like the trunk of a 65 Pontiac or the "6 dead body trunk". It's empty looking. I bet the ARGB makes it run 20C cooler by itself.
I had a 65 Pontiac Grand Prix in the early 70's. The trunk was large but not as big as the one in my 75 Cadillac Coupe Deville. Variable rate coil rear coil springs and air shocks made it the ultimate vehicle for moving large amounts of forbidden goods at the time. Another lifetime ago...
 
This system is now a bitcoin farm, mining etherium

For extra nopes, it's running sata->molex->PCI-E power cable adaptors for the 1080
You really do love to live dangerously... How's the yields on your 10 series cards?
 
I'm gunna play VR with it, so when the PSU catches fire i'll be vomiting everywhere, blind and disoriented
(When the PSU comes back from my friend, i'll put the 980 in and use it as a VR machine until a friend wants to buy it. It's got some nice unicorn spew sales appeal)

I love the fact my phone takes motion photos that can be exported as stabilised GIFs
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that is a nice pc , i dont use VR
 
The awesomeness is this thread is truly a sight to behold. Extra nopes are extra laughs for sure :laugh:
 
not enough RBG you will not beable to see it in the dark from 2 miles away :). good looking rigg bud.
 
Prepare yourselves, you know this is gunna hurt

200MM fans on a 280mm AIO (so, 140mm fan mounts)
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I really want to do something like this inside of a case
I wonder if I can pull this off on the back off a case too where either two 140mm or 120 mm fans sit.
 
I really want to do something like this inside of a case
I wonder if I can pull this off on the back off a case too where either two 140mm or 120 mm fans sit.
You can do anything you want to!
Doesn't mean it'll work well, but it CAN be done!

This dumbass build is actually cleaned up a little these days, and mines for me 24/7 while being how my son does his remote education during our Covid lockdowns

You can even get a vague idea of what i really look like, in my reflection here (bright daylight, best shot i could take)
That regular RGB fan set to plain white (as well as the board lighting) at the BIOS really helps make it easier to see the all-black cooler and GPU when the suns not murdering the quality
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Hi,
Something is wrong here looks :cool: not bad lol
 
That stache is awesome. I for sure thought there would be a mullet too, not gonna lie I am disappointed.
 
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