Building the Ultimate Sleeper PC in an AOpen HQ45 Pro Case

In this video, we're building a modern sleeper PC in an AOpen HQ45 Pro case. Sleeper PCs are all about blending in with their surroundings while packing modern components under the hood.
We start by carefully selecting the components for our build. We want to pack as much power as possible into this small case, while also considering thermals. So we have gone with an Intel Core i3 processor, an NVIDIA 3060TI graphics card, and 32GB of DDR4 RAM.
Next, it's time to get to work on the case itself. The HQ45 Pro case is not large and requires some modifications in order to fit modern components into it. But with some careful planning and a bit of creativity, we're able to make it work.
Once the build is complete, we give it a test run to make sure everything is working as it should. And the results are impressive: this compact sleeper PC packs a punch, with smooth gameplay and fast load times.
Overall, the AOpen HQ45 Pro case is a great looker as a modern sleeper PC build. It's compact, stylish, and with a bit of modification, can accommodate modern components. We where also able to hook the CD-Rom drive and diskdrive with out much problems.
MUSIC
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COAST - Density & Time (from the KZbin Music Library)
Lukhash - We Are Forever ( • We Are Forever )

[@TinyMaths]

Honestly, it actually has quite a nice 'clean and minimal' look to it on the outside. Looks similar to my first PC back in 2002. The 'upgrade' looks amazing on the inside.

[@silfrido1768]

finally someone who actually knows how to do a paint job 🎉

[@IHyperGun]

The pump at the top of your loop will kill your AIO...

[@alexk3242]

Yepp. 100%. Air in pump.

[@hashmaticmining5589]

very true but where else can he mount the RAD

[@Goobernut]

@@hashmaticmining5589 smaller one on top

[@gabrielcosta3301]

Finally someone that made a sleeper build with properly working front IO! Nice build!

[@michaelvandensteen7994]

This is exactly what I would like to do, very cool! Had the same case!

[@estudiom142]

love refurbishing old cases, Cheers

[@cheese1280]

Wow, you have the best looking sleeper I came across!!

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks, it is still going strong - playing Helldivers II these days :)

[@theilluminatimember8896]

Holy smokes, I just bought this exact same case! Accidentally stumbled upon this video when looking for inspiration :D

[@bartfixesthings8293]

It will be nice, regardless of what you make of it :)

[@ElectronicInspiration]

beige superiority

[@WalfasProject8000]

Thanks KZbin for recommending me this video, this is such an amazing build

[@PhonkMachine220YT]

Lovely build! I also built a (black) sleeper PC and upgraded it with an RTX 3070 too.

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Nice :)

[@noobieza0077]

This is the most beautiful pc build i have ever seen in my entire life ngl

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks!

[@TitusIV]

Well done ! a pleasure to watch till the end !

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thank you very mucht!

[@Snickerrick]

That was such a clean build!

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks!

[@zeroturn7091]

Since it’s an i3 you could’ve went 92 or 120mm air. Going by the comments you were probably better off going with a 120 AIO radiator on the rear then installing a lower intake fan (speaker delete). Your presentation is spot on. In order to get my PATA ODDs to work I used a PCIe to PATA expansion card, and it looks a mess with PATA cables stretched across the motherboard.

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks!

[@gdjaybee742]

Looks great man. I was surprised you didn't drill holes in the front for intake fan, and cut out the bottom of the front case grill. You could use some high static pressure fan and dust filter there to push cool air in.

[@bartfixesthings8293]

It's been running helldivers 2 without any issues so far :)

[@dreamshooter90]

You had simple, yet elegant solutions. I will be taking some inspiration from you. ^^

[@therealMrSiXtY6]

I think you did a great job with that sleeper. Those ' are awesome and I would like to know where I can get some. The fact that you put in the old school drives and stuff was something really original that I haven't seen very many builders do. I got to say this might be the best sleepover I've seen That isn't on $1,000,000 KZbin channel LOL. Good job

[@faerieheartz]

i’ve been considering a sleeper build this video is definitely solidifying my choice !

[@tadfibonacci4926]

This was a great build. One day I'll have my own sleeper build.

[@tigerhawk667]

Wow! Great job! 👍 The other day, I found two AOpen cases very similar to what you have shown....Although, the back has two 60mm exhaust fans like the one at 3:28 Think I'll wait until AM5 platform becomes cheaper (and AMD releases Zen 4 based APUs) to turn them into Sleeper PCs.

[@chrisrudi7162]

Very nice job, congratulations 👍 By the way, you can still connect old floppy disk drives to a modern board. I have an internal USB adapter for something like this. Is plugged onto the back of the floppy and then connected to the header. And yes, that even works 😁

[@bestopinion9257]

Yes, this is a sleeper. 👍Not just throwing high end parts inside the case with no cooling and no style.

[@superbravo666]

i want white or light grey cases back AGAIN :( Great !!!

[@bestopinion9257]

I want shinny metal back again. Not necessarily white case outside.

[@user-ir2sy9ut1e]

So Beautiful PC~

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks!

[@jubakusha]

great job otherwise but that pump is going to die really quickly with the rad positioned at the bottom

[@westtrucker4341]

Subbed because I want to see you grow so I can watch more great vids like this

[@emerald39]

Looks amazing well done

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Thanks!

[@biblicallyaccuratedoge]

man that looks really clean! however youre going to kill that aio pump(according to GN at least) with the rad oriented like that if you use the pc like that longterm

[@Rin-mn3nn]

it definitely will kill the aio. u dont want the pump working against gravity and in this case, it is cuz its pulling up the liquid from the bottom

[@bartfixesthings8293]

The outro music is by @lukhashofficial, please check out his channel - kzbin.info/door/POeoWonGJfK6wM3S8hZ0Tw

[@nandavandeweerd5436]

Wederom een super informatieve vlog!!!

[@barttenbrinke2155]

Helemaal mee eens 😂❤

[@bestopinion9257]

Thief: nope, I will not take that.

[@WARLEYWS26]

ficou maguinifico !!! curto de mais esse tipo de projeto..

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Muito obrigado!

[@_tolgaakalin]

Great build! Would love to see some temperature tests.

[@bartfixesthings8293]

I can do that - what do you want to to see? I've been running 3DMark2001 but it keeps on having 999fps :D

[@_tolgaakalin]

@@bartfixesthings8293 Maybe some CPU or GPU stress tests? Like the most used ones and it'll give us some idea. Thanks for responding by the way!

[@2528drevas]

That AIO mounting is a bit sketchy. He dismissed it, but long term it isn't good.

[@bartfixesthings8293]

We will see what will happen - Luckily CPUs are a lot better at surviving without a cooler than they where in the 2000s

[@dreamshooter90]

I love it! :)

[@schnitzelsamy]

Cool

[@juggernaut_collective]

I'm impressed with your monitor 😌

[@bartfixesthings8293]

It has support for my C64, so I've kept it around :)

[@strider5119]

Would have been far better off going air cooled. Rad below the pump isn't going to last all that long

[@alrizo1115]

I feel like the AIO will die pretty soon as it's a dangerous placement of radiator as Gamers Nexus pointed out.

[@Gokul_Yt]

4:20 you can spray paint it though

[@Goobernut]

Im fonna do the same thing but with an very tall 60cm height case

[@bartfixesthings8293]

You should make a video!

[@Goobernut]

@@bartfixesthings8293 nah I can’t do the edit stuff 😭

[@Goobernut]

@@bartfixesthings8293 i can show it to you on discord if ya want

[@DragonlordXV]

no intake air , your components must be choking

[@bartfixesthings8293]

Well there is this pretty big hole in the bottom.. and on the side :)

[@Sica1000]

congrats, you destroy your cpu if you mount the AIO like that. 04.04.2023

[@bartfixesthings8293]

27.05.2024 - Running Helldivers 2 without issues :)

[@k2In1]

Terrible.

[@GreenMachineXXII]

🤌 got an old hp presario and i turned it into a sleeper its pretty amazing that components still fit in there