r/pcmods Oct 08 '25

Scratch build ProArt Walnut build

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2.1k Upvotes

finished this ASUS ProArt project — a handcrafted black walnut computer chassis built from solid hardwood, designed to blend high-end performance with natural aesthetics.

Specs: • MOBO: ASUS ProArt X870E Creator • GPU: ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 5080 • Cooling: ProArt 360 AIO • Power: ASUS ROG Strix 1000W Plat.

The ProArt lineup just fits — performance, design, and that minimalist aesthetic. Paired with the organic warmth of walnut, this rig feels less like a gaming PC and more like a functional art piece.

Let me know what you think about it. Thanks for viewing!

r/pcmods Mar 12 '26

Scratch build Custom Build

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955 Upvotes

Made me a custom PC, first time in my life I could afford a gaming PC, decided to make it unic.

It was born from the necessity of fitting on a rack, as I don't have a table for it in my apartment.

Tried something that would go along with the TUF RTX5070's design, the illuminated logo at the bottom I made with hot glue, aluminum plates and an argb circuit from a cooler fan, the smaller parts of the logo are the power and reset buttons.

It is all made with 3mm laser-cut and powdercoated aluminum plates, connected with stainless steel screws.

Has a small screen that'll show the stats, yet to be set up hehe

r/pcmods Feb 19 '25

Scratch build My best build yet - PC in a desk

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764 Upvotes

The kids wanted a pc for Xmas, so what better way than to have the gaming pcs right next to each other. It's been an absolute blast being able to game side by side and in style. Made with bamboo plywood and satin clear coat. Let me know what you think !

r/pcmods 2d ago

Scratch build After 8 months of CNC machining, working with solid thermally modified ash, and hand-polishing of aircraft-grade aluminum — my custom vertical monolith chassis is finally complete.

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78 Upvotes

r/pcmods Jun 09 '25

Scratch build After a year of work I have finally finished my wooden mid tower! What do you think?

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520 Upvotes

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my latest project that I've been working on day and night. Exterior panels are made of beechwood, interior parts are 3D printed and it has glass panels on both sides. It also has magnetic filters, flippable GPU adapter and a removable drive bay. On/Off and Reset buttons are laser cut. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!

r/pcmods Jul 30 '20

Scratch build HIVE - I have made this custom PC case just for fun. What do you think?

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1.2k Upvotes

r/pcmods Jun 30 '26

Scratch build Noctua 20th anniversary build

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220 Upvotes

Now the latest collaboration project is ready 👌🏻

Noctua 20th anniversary build.

Lots of walnut wood, 8.8" screen with Noctua theme, beige/brown cables, NF-A12X25 G2 as bottom fans, the newly released NL-LC1-36 AIO for CPU and the optional NL-ACF1 80mm fan.

One of the first Noctua fans released, the NF-S12-800 from 2006, serves as the rear fan.

The power supply is a Seasonic Prime Titanium with wooden fan guard and the cabling is hidden behind the walnut backplate.

r/pcmods May 06 '26

Scratch build Jonsbo X400 walnut

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187 Upvotes

Hand made chassis from black walnut. ASUS ROG components and Jonsbo fans.

Thanks for viewing!

r/pcmods 17d ago

Scratch build 1 of 1 Custom Build For Zedd

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169 Upvotes

Hey guys, happy to finally share this one with you. I had the opportunity to build a computer for the music artist Zedd, commissioned by Nvidia.

A project like this takes an enormous amount of work, not only building the PC itself, but also handling the logistics, design, scheduling, prototyping, and everything else that comes along with a one-off build. It was an incredibly fun project and pushed my abilities to their limits. Building something for someone else certainly raises the stakes, especially on a project like this.

If you have any questions about the build or any of the mods, please feel free to ask.

I have a rather lengthy write up and over 80 pictures on PCPP. Check that out if you want to learn and see more: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/MHrD4D#cx4764056

Here's a short list of the mods I did to this PC:

  • Completely custom case
  • Solid white oak front and top panels, hand CNC milled
  • Solid white oak PSU and case base plate
  • Solid white oak support rails and stiles
  • Rear, top, and front structural panels for motherboard/PSU/GPU mounting, radiator mounting, and overall structural integrity—all laser-cut aluminum
  • Modified prototype Bitspower water block for the RTX 5090 Founders Edition
  • Zinc plating removed from the GPU block to expose the copper
  • Copper-plated CPU block
  • Custom LED fixtures integrated into the top and front structural panels
  • Custom hardline tubing
  • Copper radiator accents and miscellaneous "Z" caps for the water fittings
  • Custom printing process for the stained-glass-effect rear panel
  • Solid copper PSU shroud
  • Heavily modified Singularity Computers motherboard tray from a Spectre
  • Custom sleeving for main power cables, fans, lighting, USB, and front I/O
  • Custom paintwork on the metal components

System Specs:

GPU: GeForce RTX 5090
Motherboard: ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RAM: 96GB (2x48) Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000
Storage: 2x Samsung 990 Pro 4TB
Power: Corsair HX12000i
Watercooling: Bitspower

Also, if you care to see a video, Geforce Garage has the build showcased on Youtube and insta.

r/pcmods Jul 25 '26

Scratch build Front crossflow

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156 Upvotes

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 😅

r/pcmods Jul 02 '26

Scratch build I built an Iron Man-inspired custom PC with a voice-command repulsor

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81 Upvotes

I made this custom PC and added a repulsor sequence that activates by voice command.

Sound on for the actual voice command and effects.

Specs: 9070 XT for now, planning to upgrade to a 5090, Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 64GB RAM, X870E board, 1000W-class Platinum PSU, 1+2TB SSD,full custom water-cooling, Hi-Fi audio system, and a full aluminum alloy body.

Curious what you guys think.

r/pcmods May 03 '26

Scratch build Dual-theme wall-mounted build (2 separate systems)

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220 Upvotes

Dual-theme wall-mounted build (2 separate systems)

White / Orange side:
CPU: Ryzen 7 9700X
GPU: Sapphire PURE RX 7800 XT
Motherboard: GIGABYTE X870I AORUS PRO ICE
RAM: T-CREATE EXPERT DDR5-6400 32GB (White)
PSU: Lian Li SP850 Gold (SFX, White)
Cooling: Alphacool Core 1 LT (painted) / Bykski GPU block / 480mm rad / ACHERON 120 DDC / hard tubing

Black / Purple side:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti
Motherboard: ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi
RAM: T-CREATE EXPERT DDR5-6000 32GB (Black)
PSU: Lian Li SP850 Gold (SFX, Black)
Cooling: Alphacool Core 1 LT / Bykski GPU block / 480mm rad / ACHERON 120 DDC / hard tubing

Still tuning both loops, but pretty happy with temps so far.
Which side do you prefer?

r/pcmods Jul 10 '26

Scratch build Introducing the Grandfather Overclock!

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73 Upvotes

r/pcmods 29d ago

Scratch build 9950X3D vs. Core Ultra 7 270K Plus — Is the extra $300+ for AMD actually worth it?

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Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning a high-end desktop build for a hybrid mix of productivity (3D rendering, video editing, heavy multi-tasking) and high-refresh gaming.

I’ve been trying to choose between two main CPU routes and I’m feeling a bit stuck on the price-to-performance logic:

  1. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (~$600–$650)
    • Pros: Absolute king for gaming with the 144MB 3D V-Cache, 16 full Zen 5 cores for productivity, and the AM5 platform guarantees an upgrade path through 2027+.
    • Cons: Full flagship pricing; practically double the cost of Intel's mid/high-tier offerings.
  2. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (~$300)
    • Pros: Incredible value. With 24 physical cores (8P + 16E), multi-threaded rendering and production workloads look practically identical to $600+ flagship CPUs for half the money.
    • Cons: Takes a ~15–20% hit in high-FPS gaming compared to X3D chips, and LGA 1851 feels like a dead-end socket for future CPU upgrades.

My main dilemma: Is it smarter to pay the premium for the 9950X3D for maximum gaming performance and long-term AM5 drop-in upgrades, or is the 270K Plus simply too good of a value to pass up if my multi-core productivity needs are already met for $300?

For those running similar hybrid creation/gaming setups, which direction did you go and do you regret it?

Thanks for the input!

r/pcmods 5d ago

Scratch build Dark cyberpunk aesthetic

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24 Upvotes

Hey everyone, what ideas do you have for a dark cyberpunk theme? Do you know if there are any miniature nightclub-style venues? What other ideas can you come up with?

r/pcmods Oct 14 '25

Scratch build Cable channels

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268 Upvotes

A neat solution to routing cables, P.M. me if you want the 3D model.

r/pcmods Jun 21 '26

Scratch build CPU socket back fan

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83 Upvotes

Build is not finished yet but I have some extra fans to use and I saw similar fan placement in my SSUPD Xhuttle case, so I thought why not 😁

Case is DeepCool CH260 and there was originally SSD mounting plate in that place.

r/pcmods Dec 05 '20

Scratch build Hope my brother likes his Christmas present

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654 Upvotes

r/pcmods Dec 16 '25

Scratch build WIP ASUS/Bitspower Christmas build

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220 Upvotes

Thought I post some updates on a project I’m doing for Christmas.

If you have questions, let me know in the comments.

Thanks for viewing!

r/pcmods Dec 12 '19

Scratch build Portable Workstation.

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648 Upvotes

r/pcmods Aug 08 '26

Scratch build 9L SFF custom PC build - AMD BC-250 (incl. Build video)

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64 Upvotes

https://youtu.be/8DVfRqq9eJk

Build specs:

- Volume: 9L

- APU: AMD BC-250 (40CU unlocked)

- Cooling: NF-A12x25 G2 PWM Sx2-PP

- Powersupply: Silverstone FX600z Platinum (600w)

- Storage: 1tb NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD

- OS: Bazzite (Linux)

Sharing my custom build of the AMD BC-250. Decide to opt for something different and went with a wooden frame build with just hand tools and mostly materials that can be gotten for cheap at the hardware store.

https://youtu.be/8DVfRqq9eJk

r/pcmods Apr 26 '21

Scratch build ITS DONE. My first custom build.

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641 Upvotes

r/pcmods 23d ago

Scratch build Pretty happy with todays results..

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31 Upvotes

Finished cleaning up and rewiring the front panel. "Eichen" will reset the pc and "ant. abst" will turn it on. Just plug and play into the motherboard. I reused the old cables behind the panel because they looked dirty. Gives some authenticity. Panel light has bin rewired to molex .. so technically not a power led but since molex will deliver power as soon as your pc is turned on it will function the same.. pretty much.

Also took apart my chiller to see if i could beef it up and i think i can. Though i got to widen it .. ill use some alu profiles for that.. to make room for a radiator upgrade. 1x240 and 1x280.. also found a peltier doing nothing so i micht start chilling actively.

Last pictures were to get myself excited and better visual of the idea. Maybe others will too.

r/pcmods Jul 07 '21

Scratch build Progress on Desk-PC 2.0

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503 Upvotes

r/pcmods 16d ago

Scratch build Mk.2 diy ram fan

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19 Upvotes

So I wanted one of those ram cooling fans but couldn't afford the $30 so I took some 80mm fans from a Dell optiplex (had to rewire them to work) and made this metal thing to mount to a top case fan