DIY PC Case - Thermaltake Core P3 x Corsair Crystal 280X Inspired

[@AlphaMachina]

Someone buy this guy some new PC components.

[@edwardpark247]

This guy is one of the most intelligent sounding people I know. Also, I love the dry and witty delivery. I thought the introductory bit was brilliant.

[@MethmalDhananjaya]

Someone sponsor this guy, hes freaking lit.

[@motivomax]

yep

[@MajykOyster666]

It's refreshing seeing someone solving problems without throwing indecent amounts of money at it. It seems like it's all PC building KZbinrs are about these days.

[@popoporifox4229]

I appreciate this kind of thing more than "$(XXXX) PCbuild" vidoes.

[@edwardpark247]

Refreshing for sure!

[@Olis4897]

I agree but when I saw that power supply, it became evident that this is the exact opposite of such videos. An indecently low amount of money spent on components.

[@pclover2369]

what about that expensive tools?

[@elfedorausado]

@@pclover2369 those he can use over and over, so the overall cost is spread over each project he creates. And, in developed countries, used tools can be bought surprisingly cheap; in fact, he did say in the video that the cost of the case on eBay would cover what he paid for his tools

[@OzTalksHW]

This is legendary and deserves more views

[@anthonyespinoza5340]

Oz i agree man

[@no_one_gaming8184]

Yeah indeed

[@104Woodworks]

How many views did it have when you seen this 4 years ago? Cuz it's sitting pretty now 😎👌

[@richardwills7768]

Much respect to a craftsman who actually builds a pc from scratch out of his mind instead of just assembling pre made commercial parts... amazing work...

[@lonniejoraskie4440]

Good on you young man! When you said you had tools that amounted to the cost of the P3 I knew this would be special ,and it is. No you don't have the most expensive computer but, what you do have is the ability to make it what you want ,and that sir is priceless. Better parts can all ways be acquired anyone can do that but, not every one has the ability to use there imagination to make it there own.

Congrats on building something creative and in your own style. I'm sick of seeing million-dollar PC builds and cases. Seeing something homemade with modest parts is much more realistic and also a breath of fresh air. Congrats!

[@alexzoin]

This is amazing! This is probably the final push for me to go ahead and build my own case. I recently upgraded to a min-ITX mobo but I also have a full size 5700xt. I just cant find a case that gives me all I want. Thanks for making this.

[@DaveParr]

I'm so glad I ended up here by accident 💜

[@adamelenordID]

Mad skill! Respect to you man! Kids these day don't have any real skill, except yelling to their parent to fulfill anything they want. Then bragging in social media about fancy thing they just got from their parent. Then in their 20th, blaming their depression because they can't get a real job.

[@hansklaus8657]

I bet the algorithm will make this video blow up! really enjoyed watching it!

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Aw, thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dgmcln452]

Coming from someone who owns 2x TT P5 really nice job on the build I did like the idea of what you did with the power supply. As for those who wonder if the case gets to dusty being a open cooled chasis, it is not as bad or not as what you would think. I mainly have both my P5 hanging on the wall and if I would have set both my P5's on the ground yes they would get dusty and more cleaning would be more expected of. I mainly clean my cases out 2 - 3x a year both runnin off a AIO. As for the video I am always impress with watching woodworking Vlogs on others who take there builds to the next step level, to also help give me ideas of what I can do next on my P5's or doing a build from scratch myself.

[@MiloItz]

man, it looks lovely, i hope you do well on youtube, you certainly have the creativity to do so.

[@micheldomenino7249]

This video is exactly what I have been thinking about for 3 months, in fact thinking about the Core P3. I have a carpenter friend with whom I could do it. I have been reviewing the measurements mentally. But I am concerned that between the acrylic, support and front panel I end up spending what would come out a new Core P3, for the rest, I would love to have a wooden cabinet. What an excellent job you did, I take off my hat.

[@GiuseppeGavazzaAmbient]

Brilliant use of natural products in a case design, I don't think you can even buy anything like this.

[@Grosshandlare_Gustafsson]

10/10, you and ur creativity brings huge potential to this channel of yours.

[@reptilez13]

Its crazy how far PC aesthetics have come. Theres still a lot of "gamer" stuff, but a lot more minimalism, brushed or anodized aluminium, glass etc. The 011Dynamic or the SFF cases like the Dan or Ncase come to mind. There are great balances between RGB gamer, minimal monochrome, and performance too like the H500P Mesh from Cooler Master, or the Phanteks P400A. A lot better than many of the sideways-stereo tuner styles of the 2000s and of the weird acryllic gamer style of the early 2010s.

[@edwardpark247]

Cool project! Fancy skills! A brilliant and lucid delivery! You're gonna be a superstar and an Internet hero.

[@edwardpark247]

"The edges can be cleaned through the power of routing. I lllllove it." Haha, i love this kid. what an excellent tutorial. Someone needs to give this guy a TV show! He will inspire so many young people with this. Behold, the power of woodworking! I love it.

[@Rendraco79]

This is a better built than any industrial mainstream pc case. Greetings.👍

[@SuperAlmuhairi]

This is just insane dude am really happy i found you in my journey of doing these kind of stuff lol , you are definitely going to my top 5 channels , keep it up *HeartsFromDubai*

[@SergioBugalho]

very nice and clean design .. just add 2 fans .. 1 for intake another outtake.. hdd and power supply will heat things very ..

[@spandanghosh3110]

The idea of this kid to make his own pc case rather than wasting hundreds of dollar and using old scrap wood to make the case is very thoughtful, Someone needs to sponsor him

[@Kagara777]

I really enjoyed how your patience translated into precision and overall cleaner results here. Well done, I look forward to more projects from you in the future.

[@edwardpark247]

I love how some of my favorite youtubers are youngsters doing original things. I watched a young guy build a lightsaber out of spare parts. And this kid, a DIY case made from floorboards, haha! Genius!

[@winter-survivor]

Wow! This guy have some serious crafting skills. Awesome work

[@maxpolaris99]

Wood working and computers two of my favorite things.

[@LE0N3355]

Truthfully that yellow one would look great with some pikachu details

[@jaycee3521]

Remember us that were here when you're famous👍🏿

[@Volneilo]

Outstanding work! Congrats! I could only imagine the wooden parts painted in matte black 🤩

[@imvau3819]

Subbed and liked immediately. This is exactly what I was looking for. I am going to make something similar soon. Keep it up mate. You are awesome.

[@gallian9778]

I like honda teslas.

[@s4n714g000]

Great build, the woodworking skills speak for themselves.

[@martinblenstrup366]

Wow amazing work ! Really satisfying to watch

[@Soknik01]

Beautiful case! I'd take that over a mass produced model any day of the week. On a side note- I'd suggest you lower the blade of your table saw so that the teeth of the blade are no more than 1/2 inch above the board you're cutting. This reduces friction between the board and sides of the blade, reduces chance of kickback and leaves less blade exposed in the event that something were to go wrong in the worst imaginable way. On your Miter Saw you never want your hand within 1 foot of the blade. Wood can break or pinch against the side of the blade causing it to move violently, potentially taking your hand with it. If the work piece is too small to keep your hand well clear of the blade then use a clamp or make a wooden stick you can use to give your hand some distance while holding things in place. Understanding all the ways those tools can end up removing body parts is not something that you can rely upon your intuition for. Please research safe use of the tools you own. It's time well spent.

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thanks for the heads-up

[@Soknik01]

@@TheBuddingEngineer you've got a natural talent for working with your hands. You might get a kick out of this old piano makers tool chest. I've never seen anything like it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWq0knmKfpd5b8U

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

No way, that's absolutely gorgeous I'm at least a few decades away from reaching that level, if I ever do, lol

[@camerondavis7428]

i’m looking into building my own case as well, this was very helpful, good job 👍

[@martinesproduction]

Apart from using junk PC parts, your DIY PC case project is great. Thank you. I plan to build and mount my new PC on wall, but need to keep it thin, so not putting PSU behind the plate

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thank you, we all had to start out somewhere ;) And good luck on your build, perhaps the Core P3's layout will suit you much better

[@martinesproduction]

@@TheBuddingEngineer Really good project! I will not use Thermaltake Core P3 or P5 as they are very thick, I'll do my own 'case' hanging on wall. Thanks.

[@vensroofcat6415]

Thermaltake Core P3 is one of my favorite case designs ever. Except in my country dust falls down not sideways. So it's best used below some shelf or horizontally or redesigned in a way that makes more real world sense. As for your build - foremost you finished it. Doesn't happen to every project. 👍

[@robertharelson124]

Very pleasant watch. I'm feeling "zen pc case" with this. Better than my P3 (except for time build vs. bought) in many ways and inspiring.

[@KenNakajima07]

1:16, yeah... exactly why!? sweet tools!! and great idea!

[@Light-Eater]

Well done mate, I love the build and your attitude.

[@murmur3966]

Great job!! I think your ingenuity was fantastic to watch. Keep up the awesome content and I wish you good luck in all your future projects.

[@ronakparikh]

It's like you read my mind, this is exactly what I was thinking of since no case manufacturer makes anything practical for air cooling like this. I want to point out that it is very much recommend that the motherboard standoffs have an electrical connection to the outer shell of the PSU so you should put some wire connecting the standoff to the outer metal shell of the PSU. Usually in a metal case the standoffs are electrically connected to the PSU through the metal of the case and the PSU housing is connected to the ground port of the outlet. I'm not sure what the exact reason for this is since the atx power connector also gives the motherboard multiple ground connections, but I think it might have something to do with removing static charges that build up as the motherboard runs

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thank you, I actually did think about this while planning the case, by using foil tape that are used in laptops to connect those standoffs to ground. But after some more reading, I decided to pass this up and I've never had a problem so far. Redundancy (in anything that uses electricity) is always good, so when I eventually use more expensive parts, I'll ground the standoffs

[@scannerman777]

That's the reason I bought my Thermal Take P3 - TEST BENCH. A quality test bench.

[@forthesakeofthefuture2386]

thanks for your video bud, it inspires me a lot, i am a wood worker and also own a computer shop. i love building something i wanted to have, currently i am building a table during my past time and sell it online...thanks again, more power and more vids to come...

[@phinz8827]

love it,this probably the only one i like out of all pc case modding from old case or custom build or inspired build too bad i dont have the tools

[@Genjokoan]

Shiny! I have not smiled so much since binging on Simon's Cat videos. Well done, sir. I like it. I just got a P3 and it cost more than your total build.

[@RashnoLavat]

amazing work (or better: "piece of art")

[@davebuts1921]

That is a sweet looking rig my friend.

[@virgilyoung9584]

Just imagine how lovely an Asus Strix board with custom water cooling would look into this case. Hey Asus sponsor this guy!!!

[@usmanshafi04]

dude awsome!! guy made a lit PC case out of a floorboard!

[@tehMIGHTYbob]

This case is really nice, I love your attention to detail! Beautiful work!

[@anam00090]

Love this. As someone that recently got curious about both building my own PC and woodworking this is like a match made in heaven :D Interesting choice of materials as well, now all you need are some killer-specced components

[@l.h.m8352]

got some Allen Millyard vibes from Op,must be a very talented craftmen stuff

[@MikoMuru]

Jesus christ your channel is underrated. Please do more amazing content like this.

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thanks man, I've got more builds in store.

[@RoaringImages]

Just finish upgrading mine with the p3 red. U did a great job with what u had bro.

[@sundaytin1671]

You definitely need more subscribers, I enjoyed every second of the video.

[@diyhandcrafter]

Beautiful work handicraft and video editing.

[@scorpionking722]

Your woodworking skills are so impressive ! Nice work ! You should create a universal kit and market it.

[@TheDinagox]

This guy didn't get a good pc however, that wood crafting arsenal is friking massive.

[@tzershernkhaw]

An absolute work of art

[@MorDreadful]

The fact you very rarely went free hand with your router etc. makes this better looking than some Homemade cases. Nicely working features from more than one case you ended up with a nice case that can easily blend in with furniture. Going slower than rushing it you ended up with something beautiful. Certainly a learning curve and with everything new, i mean planning this and design to construction, you may find some things you would do slightly differently next time but couldn't this time round as you didn't know before hand, I wasn't there and you (royal/general you) wouldn't show someof those things off for this kind of video if you (royal/general you) did go wrong a times. There is trial and error, but that said, that is how you (royal/general you) end up with something as good as this.

[@DWHGWIHW]

Man this is so freaking clean! Great job

[@Tavigno83]

Wow Buddy, you really make my day, what a beautiful DIY project

[@danielvalledelafuente4350]

This thing is absolutely gorgeous and inspiring! Thanks for this great content!

[@lu.schu.s]

You dropped this 👑

[@perx098]

therapeutic and very well done. Great work!

[@ansarishad247]

Nice work bro

[@PC_Case_Ken]

Cool build ! I wish for your future success.

[@obonekay]

I love my P1!! I often dreamed of making a smaller version for a raspberry pi!!!

[@meuptemeuptee7994]

You make quality content. I was also very impressed by your craftsmanship. You will certainly gain traction on KZbin if you continue to push out this great of content.

[@lancemartin7584]

Good job kid! Obviously I've been thinking of doing something similar "my reasoning for being here" and I think you did a GREAT job. The only thing I think I would have done different and this is just me, I would have put the cable cut outs for the MOBO underneath the motherboard to give it a bit more of a clean look.

[@uriukti]

It is warm and very beautiful.

[@gabym5063]

Love the work you did and the over all style of the video. Keep up the great work, your gonna be big someday!!

[@TheMacikam]

Nice project :) I really like the material you used and the way how you did it.

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thank you, the material is nice to work with. It eats up so much of your tooling though.

[@minimal5369]

this build looks absolutely smashing, good work lad. my only critique is that the wood grains looks out of place, making it rather look home made even though it's made absolutely professional. i would suggest using vinyl wraps or sticker bombing it.

[@Excitable101]

I just bought a P3 case, should get it later today.

[@DangerBoii]

Great job mate, keep up the good work. Great potential

[@CrapE_DM]

Dude, you're totally channeling my future right now. I wanted to make my own case similar to this one, and using floor boards will be perfect for it. Hopefully, I'll have enough scrap after redoing my floors :)

[@fuckthedumbsh1t]

you could get a vertical mount for the PCI-e slot and just mount it horizontally or. use the mount and a riser cable to mount it vertically as the product was intended

[@boyar1978]

If you have a pci extension cable you can place the GFX card on its side as well which would reduce the height needed. I am planning to do something similar this weekend however plan to use cardboard which i would either glue or screw into a travel case. It is my plan to make a gaming pc that is plug-and-play. I tend to travel alot and like having a gaming pc and most laptops are not really good for gaming. I still plan to keep a laptop because i work as a teacher and like having a computer that I can use for work.

[@NathanHedglin]

Wow amazing work! I like how you added more room to hide the PSU behind.

[@joeten4817]

You made those cheap pc parts (no offense) look so much better in that case. Good job man!

[@badger67]

Very nice. I would be very happy with that case myself. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@ThiagoPCarneiro]

Excellent crafting techniques!

[@BushWookie666]

If no one has said anything about getting the pcie brackets (idk what else to call them) you could go to a local machine shop and ask them to make some. I’m studying machine tool technology and I’ve learned that most things like that are generally pretty cheap to make. You could ask them for a quote and it’ll probably cost less than $20 USD, so around £15 probably. But as with all things, prices may vary, so get a quote before committing to a purchase.

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

That's actually a good idea. If they're that cheap even with mild steel, I wouldn't mind getting it there.

[@BushWookie666]

The Budding Engineer Yeah, it’s unlikely to cost you much, just take some measurements for length and give them a minimum and maximum diameter to work with

[@linuszuschke7098]

Great Video dude, Keep doing your Stuff and i garanty you Blow up. 👍🏻

[@V081WLBlue]

Love it, a young guy with taste!

[@jackbauer2698]

How about a pcie extension and a home made gpu vertical mounting bracket as a future update for an even cleaner, slimmer look and sag free (over time) gpu. 😉

[@fuckthedumbsh1t]

damn i posted then just seen this.

[@righteous247]

I would buy that. Great build

[@billgomez9082]

There"s a mouse on a ferris wheel as a power supply. Very nice.

[@lunalaeclipse7155]

very nice video and thats a pretty cool idea of putting the power supply behind the motherboard. i have a video up on my channel where i did a liquid cooled build in a P3

[@topikinnunen2293]

i would legit buy this

[@stupid_whun]

Love the video. This is a great idea for my kids to learn how to use a computer without breaking the bank.

[@347573]

Maybe a nice matt black finish for the wood might even improve the nice result!

[@tombennett1673]

nice video. good use of laminate flooring too

[@JezyYT]

Bravo 👏 with better production quality you will go far! The next DIY PERKS in the making

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Aw, thank you so much!

[@fiblian]

Love the paint.net render! Fantastic Video!!

[@SocialSophia]

*I'm new, what's the name of the drill you used to cut holes in the wood, this may be the inspiration for me to make a case for myself*

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

I used standard twist and forstner drill bits Stay safe when using them, I wasn't with my machines, looking back

[@matheushermeto]

Thanks for posting such an amazing video!

[@rrrrrrrrrfrrrrrr]

Brilliant use of natural products in a case design. I went to a large Tile and flooring store in Tucson, Az. and was able to buy separate pieces of flooring. Where do you find the chrome extenders? I hate co copy you, but I must. Thanks so much for doing this for all of us.🍑

[@TheBuddingEngineer]

Thank you! I got the chrome standoffs off eBay, but their lengths are either 150 or 200mm long - they can't be shortened as they're made of sheet metal It's quite a chore, but you can also make your own, which I've done on my Mini-ITX case video

[@rrrrrrrrrfrrrrrr]

@@TheBuddingEngineer Thank you so much Dave

[@francoclayton6900]

So much dedication for such crappy components , ✊ respect

[@AmmarAlSaei]

clean precise work.. good job buddy..