Don’t threaten me with a good time – I’ll shove a PC in it.
Boutique & Cursed PC Builds
Welcome to my portfolio of curated builds I’ve done. Most builds I do will not end up on this website, it’s only for those that I feel truly belong. I am open to commissions, but only do this as a hobby.
Building the Arc
This was a concept build that I proposed for Intel’s “Ultimate LAN PC Build Challenge” that they ran around the end of 2022. I was lucky enough to be picked by their panel, and was able to work with Intel on bringing my vision to life.
The idea was to have a 3D printer looking like it was ‘building’ Intel’s new ARC graphics card. I ended up elevating the build plate by 80mm, got the motherboard and all other major components mounted under the plate, and then ran a riser cable up to the graphics card.
I replaced the little screen that originally controlled the printer with a small 3.5″ monitor that I had found online. The front SD card slot and USB port are also functional as well.
- Case: Mingda Magician X
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K
- Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i-17xx Chromax.Black
- Mobo: Asus RoG Z690-I Gaming Wifi ITX
- Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64GB 2×32 5600 CL30
- SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
- GPU: Intel Arc A770
- PSU: HDPLEX 800W DC-ATX
Ex-Box One S
This was an idea that I originally thought of back in 2018; and it took me a few years to perfect the concept and make it a reality. The first major version was completed in 2021, and it took 5th place in the mod contest at PDXLAN Fall 2021 that year.
Since then it has gone through minor revisions, with the latest being new tubing, new fluid, as well as a memory and storage upgrade that was sent to me by Patriot for this build specifically.
- Case: Microsoft Xbox One S
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4700G
- Monoblock: Bitspower BP-MBASRX570PGI
- Mobo: ASRock Phantom Gaming X570 ITX/TB3
- Memory: Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 32GB 3600MHz
- SSD: Patriot Viper VP4300 2TB
- PSU: HDPLEX 400W DC-ATX
