Gaming PC in an XBOX One S - Making Everything Fit

[@TechyGuy17]

Lets be honest, we like the i3-10100f because it says "lol oof" xD

[@CraftComputing]

That's one reason, yes...

[@charlies4464]

What does the “i3” mean then? Is it like a winking cat?

[@TechyGuy17]

Yepp, 100%

[@ghomerhust]

what has been seen cannot be unseen

[@TechyGuy17]

@@ghomerhust That is sadly the truth

[@KayJay01]

FYI: You can connect the GPU fan to the motherboard and use Argus monitor to have a fan curve based on the GPU temp, just like if it was connected directly to the GPU :)

Sharpie to the Rescue. A CLASSIC.

[@ItsYaBoi-ATA]

also a favorite for fixing scuffs on black wheels

[@bigspence404]

@@ItsYaBoi-ATA I've even used it on firearms in the past, it's a good all-around touch-up option.

[@ItsYaBoi-ATA]

@@bigspence404 I can easily see that.

[@benfetterman1276]

"I didn't, I just cut the capacitor off" 🤣

[@TheNets]

Yeah! I just watched it and... "whaaat?!?!"

[@Stephen-bn7cj]

😂😂

[@din0zz0ink]

🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

[@gordslater]

@asdrubale bisanzio True I also like to add extra capacitance at the end of SATA andPCI-e gfx power leads anyways so my holdup time is much improved as is the bulk filtering on the rail at the device end of the supply cable. Problems show up with age as electrolytic capacitors dry out and reach EOL, my empirical data shows adding extra capacitance gives longer service life, presumable because high frequency switching noise if shared with my added capacitance and therfore reduced through the original caps - especially in very warm evironments like desert heat or the tropics.

[@isaacfy9028]

Remember kids: If you break a capacitor, amputate it!

Closest thing i did once was ripping off a printer piece that was stucked in order to finish the print job i had to do. I had the printer that way like 3 months running until ran out of ink. By then i had to wait for the piece

[@isaacfy9028]

@asdrubale bisanzio Same thing with amputation of a limb. Not carrying anything essential(no vital organs), just bridging the important parts to the ground(one leg) and only matters if you're going faster than you're supposed to(running).

[@isaacfy9028]

@asdrubale bisanzio is jok

[@eDoc2020]

Wow. I just did a video where I repaired a laptop motherboard. I didn't mention it in the video but I ended up leaving off a little capacitor because it got lost. In many cases you can remove a capacitor if it is one of multiple in parallel.

[@buddybleeyes]

This project is just nothing but mods, and I love it 😂😂 keep up the good work dude 🍻

17:22 "Windowless Border"

[@herrpez]

That graphics card would be able to push 16k @ 18,000 FPS with those settings.

[@MrFixiit]

i run all my games in a windowless border lol.

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Love the more board level stuff youve been doing lately. Combining my two favorite parts of builds and mods - solder and networking lol.

[@somedude2492]

Your 1650 video popped up in my home page, i went into your channel and saw this video. I have no idea how i never saw channel, instantly subbed and i'll probably binge watch half your channel today

[@CraftComputing]

Yay!

[@OriginalBadRobotz]

that poor poor 1650. lol its been abused, but its alive!

[@SLO_MZ3]

I saw one a while back and thought I want to do this with new hardware and this is my recommended thank you youtube and craft computing.

[@coryandrum]

1:43 all tv's need a gaming pc.

[@FireMrshlBill]

agreed. At least a steam link or other in-home streaming device if nothing else.

[@DigitEgal]

So you want to show Linus how PCmasterrace is properly done without failing? xD

[@Anaerin]

Linus was doing it within price budget, not space.

[@DigitEgal]

@@Anaerin I think he is still better in budget than linus built xD

[@MrThedennisblack]

@@DigitEgal Not even close. This build was well over $800 (likely $900 considering current graphics card pricing) and that’s without counting the case or a controller. All told this will be nearly twice as expensive as what LTT built. You are foolish to even try and compare the two.

[@DigitEgal]

@@MrThedennisblack I´ve just seen how much this mainboard costs.. damn... But why foolish? linus cheated by buying a used 1070 for 200 bucks so i think they would be pretty even when bought everything new.. but both still nowhere near 500..

[@gordslater]

13:40 gotta watch that glint for the enemy snipers

[@mikek92]

I see thumbnail : That's how I can fit my micro ATX board into that mini ITX case....sweet !

[@seoulglo1999]

13:41 The old Silverstone treatment!

[@dionelr]

I love mini PCs and stuffing computers into tiny cases. I don’t plan on modding my GTX 1650, though. I don’t have that kind of patience.

[@johnbagley8211]

Nice work! Glad to see the channel gaining traction :)

[@viktorzouboulis2467]

I did one too, some weeks ago: i3 9100, gtx 1650 lp oc, m.2, normal ssd, noctua l9i, asus rog Mini Itx, hdplex 200w pico psu and hdplex Power brick, 4 noctua 4mm fans and leds all inside the Xbox one s all digital, was a Hell lot of work and 3d printing and designing brackets but was totally worth it, just had to replicate the hole mesh on the other side for much better gpu ventilation, now happyly playing age of empires on sff 👌

[@thegeekcrib01]

Awesome build dude. And always love your beer tasting at the end. If you like shoot me an IM and I can send you over some Massachusetts finest IPA's

[@Thewickedjon]

if you are going to use steam big picture mode to run this as an HTPC, I still recommend the app called "Controller COmpanion" I use it on my htpc's, So what it does is, it turns your xbox one controller into a k/b& mouse combo, the left joystick is your mouse, and when you press the joystick in, you get an on-screen keyboard. , you can switch this feature on/off by pressing a button combination of your choice, (i have it to "back" & "start" buttons) It works really well, even when IN big picture mode, you still get some prompts from games and windows occassionally, with this app, you don't need to ever grab your mouse *& keyboard, you can just use your controller and never leave your couch, Check it out when you can, "controller companion"

[@bblz9171]

Neat! I made a pc inside an xbox one once, never thought it would be possible to put a PC inside the xbox series s which is smaller

[@fairytailluna4524]

You need more subs.

[@dtemple87]

I'm glad you resurrected that 1650, I wasn't too concerned since you were fairly suspicious of the capacitor already, but I'm glad nonetheless

[@HiTechLoLife]

You know I've always wondered why you never made a beer cooler PC. Or a liquid cooled PC that LOOKS like it has your favorite lager in it.

[@michaelrichardson8467]

Also can't wait for the finished product!!

[@jonmayer]

8:50 "That's FAN-tastic"

[@obsoletepowercorrupts]

This is cool. If I would be so bold as to add something, it would be IR-Blaster (and IR-recievers to work with bluetooth) like a wii or kinect so that you can add a wii-remote and controlers sort of similar to kinect gadgets.

[@Draelren]

Been working on my one One S mod for like a year myself. Custom watercooled loop using a triple 40mm radiator, in a custom designed interior chassis. Keep getting blocked with budget issues though haha

[@ghomerhust]

i LOVE SFF builds. these are too fun

[@mwint1982]

Thanks for the CPU cooler recommendation

[@PortlandDuck007]

Great video as always! props from Gresham!

[@carlolalattacosterbosa5821]

cant wait to see the result...

[@TheCptnOfFail]

by the time this build is done it probably will have more mods than my current skyrim install.

[@chrislowe8085]

Nice that you got that vid card working. I use Bitwarden for my password local Server aka "FREE"

[@jackplummer161]

Nice to see some Oregon IPA's!

[@nrg753]

That thumbnail is going to get you a lot of views!! And it's not far from what you had to do haha!

[@suyashgupta8657]

strap it on a Monitor and make it a Gaming all in one

[@1leggeddog]

I did a double take initially because i thought: "Woah. Is he lying to us? I dont even see a cable coming out of that graphics card !" But then i zoomed in and saw the HDMI cable perfectly aligned with the keyboard, the power supply and its own cable, essentially making the hdmi cable invisible at first glance

[@Troppa17]

12:30 The PCH is fine without that heatsink. I would've checked its temps with the M.2 SSD over it but with the SSD on the back side not a concern.

[@PraetorBeast]

You could have gone with the PCH heatsink off. It won't overheat or cause anything weird. Plus, the CPU cooler will remove some heat from the PCH.

[@mkusanagi]

Awesome mod dude

[@czarkowskipawelyt]

Music an the Linode t-shirt makes me feel like this is a side channel of Level1Techs. :D

[@jeremytrees7266]

I believe in most bios fan settings, you can set a fan to run based on the GPU temp.

[@jeremytrees7266]

@asdrubale bisanzio and the mobo bios, but yeah

[@RubyRoks]

You could make a seriously tiny computer with a custom case and a GPU riser (if you don't count the external power brick). If only more graphics cards were efficient enough to run a single slot cooler

[@greenprotag]

An excellent content as always Jeff. Glad to see that you squared away the GPU

[@DeiviZZZ]

the bigger thermopaste blob place in center, and smaller blob removed would be much better.

[@Phynellius]

me: "I have to build one more gaming PC" my friends: "but.. why"

[@1gatomon]

One of the reasons I went with the ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming AMD AM4 (3rd/2nd /1stGen Ryzen ITX SFF Motherboard is the fact that it handled two M.2 Nvme drives... No extra sata cables or power to a 2.5 drive in my Lan ITX box..

[@lapptech]

I've been looking at that motherboard paired with an i3 10100, 64GB RAM, 6x16TB Drives for my new NAS in a Node 304 case. Also just ordered an LSI 9223-8i card preflashed to IT mode on eBay for $42 including cables and shipping to Sweden.

[@CraftComputing]

That sounds like a solid system!

[@HolarMusic]

Capacitors are really important for smoothing out power, everything may seem to work just fine, but it could lead to some weird instabilities

[@CraftComputing]

I ran it for 8hr in Heaven... It's fine.

[@denvera1g1]

Galax used to make a single slot GTX 1070, would be cool to see an updated 3050 single slot, should pull the same power

[@cj_zak1681]

Great work Jeff, as always :-)

[@letssaylalala]

Did you and RGinHD talk before making this video? 😄

[@root8able]

Interesting project!

[@deilsonperes]

nice border gameplay ur having

[@TheSleepyCraftsman]

Just cut the capacitor off...that's some JayzTwoCents quality content there.

[@RussSirois]

13:48 Did you learn that trick from SilverStone? (see: LTT's "impossible pc" video a few days ago around the 15 minute mark, they sharpied a scratch on the case from the factory)

[@CraftComputing]

Nope. I've been using it for years, but was reaffirmed by Adam Savage in a Tested video 😉

[@GravitySandwich]

10:00 You forgot to add the secondary standoff needed for the drive to sit level. It's now at a crazy bended angle. I have this exact board and made the exact same mistake.

[@pas3pas365]

Lovin it! Which build of Windows 10 is that? Judging by the wallpaper its pre 1903!

[@alec1575]

I love these videos, please keep em coming and il keep watching likeing and sharing

[@TheRobMozza]

Sharpie saves the day! 🤫

[@msthalamus2172]

About a year ago I slipped with a screwdriver and knocked a tiny (tiny!) surface mount capacitor off the Voodoo 3 3000 I bought new way back when. I about $#!+ a brick, but everything seems fine. If that capacitor's absence impacts the card in any way, I haven't been able to tell.

[@noone42069]

You into ciders? If you can get your hands on it, Flatlander is pretty good!

[@shadik1998]

17:24 Like that 1650 is going to be able to push 60 frames in RDR2, lol. Also vsync really messes up the frametimes if you've got less than 60 fps, so it's a bad choice. And the last thing, i don't get why people (even why developers allow it) set anisotropic filtering to less than x16, it doesn't hurt performance at all.

[@savage2k968]

nice, GPU runs a little hot, but still compared to the size it's kinda nothing! nice vid !

[@CraftComputing]

82C is perfectly fine. That's where most GPUs are designed to run.

[@abdulazimpatel8467]

12:25 CraftComputing: This is why I can’t have have anything nice. Me: 😞

[@martineyles]

It would be nice if you could fit the power supply in the case rather than using an external one.

[@abowers]

Are you going to be throwing it into a mini-itx case?

[@PaulLemars01]

I'm really interested to see how you are going to flatten the 1650. You're not going to have a lot of space in that case.

[@AlexMullerSA]

A little off topic but I'm curious. You say you not "a huge fan" of CAS19 memory, but it shouldn't make a difference in this build anyway. So how much of a difference does it actually make in your other builds?

[@cwmt326]

floppy coaster! cool

[@mehdoux]

Liquid metal on that GPU !

[@oddvin0000000000000]

That single slot grx 1650 mod is really cool, buuuuuuuuuuut you do realize inno3d and Asus makes single slot models?

[@MonaBuilds]

I also have the IS-30 cooler in my system with a 6700k and asus z170i. Had to downvolt it but it works perfect!

[@juanignacioaschura9437]

Wasn't the Thermaltake Engine 27 available? That would have spared you all the modding you did to that motherboard...

[@BeefLettuceAndPotato]

I would have loved to see him find a way to stuff an R9 Nano in there instead. I know I know, doesn't make sense, but when i think of dream tiny PC's my mind always drifts back to a Nano I was too young and broke at the time to buy. lol

[@williampaabreeves]

its not a lie, it does have the xbox one s apu, its just shit and only works so well because the console is super optimised software wise. it reveals just how optimised consoles have to be to manage to squeeze out that much performance

[@JimminyGryom]

So in description is a "MSI" ROG Strix lolol Asus will be happy to see that lol

[@CraftComputing]

💩

[@W1ldTangent]

I knew when I watched the first video that oscillator was toast from having made that blunder myself a couple times... they're not easy to remove and reuse, needs to be heated very gently. I usually just use new ones if I gotta remove one, much easier.

[@CraftComputing]

Well, now I know that too 😉

[@W1ldTangent]

@@CraftComputing took you at least one less burnt one than me! Cheers 🍻

[@skaal_]

I may or may not be looking to move my 1600AF and B450 combo in to an old console case now... but need that link to the ID-30 Cooler

[@tiger78e]

I don't know it it has been said but the id 30 is 30mm and marketed on some sites as a 1u cooler....that being said it does NOT fit in a 1u chassis it is about 1.5-2mm to tall

[@scuffedtech]

I was thinking of putting a pc in an original xbox one shell, the only problem is the amount of money it would cost

[@MStrickkk]

I can't find the next video in this series, am I blind?

[@dogukancil5128]

I didn't know Cody's lab did pc builds.

[@TheSgtCyrus]

How is the ledwholesalers power brick? I have the rgeek 250watt pico but the power brick i was using (a really old modded xbox 360 203watt brick) died I guess from age. I need a new brick for my NES pc but I’m not sure what to get. Ive seen some on aliexpress but i dont want to wait a year for a brick

[@kevinbryer2425]

Sharpie... only your barber will know for sure.

[@KnutBluetooth]

I'm wondering what temps you are getting with those servers you built a little while back with Xeon E5-2648L CPUs. I got all the parts to make one too, but not sure how hot these CPUs get and what's an appropriate cooler for them.

[@CraftComputing]

The 2648L are some of the coolest running Xeons. The Supermicro 2U heatsinks I put on there keep them under ~40C.

[@KnutBluetooth]

@@CraftComputing Nice. So probably don't need anything big or fancy. Thanks for the tip.

[@IAMSolaara]

Dammit if only I could order that beer from italy

In terms of noise, how did the IS-30 perform?

[@RasmusFrederiksen169]

I wish you'd also list recommended thermal pad(s) (if there was any thought gone into that anyway)

[@dan2800]

tbh you dont realy need the chipset heatsink or just some small after market heatsink for like led's it will be fine with that

[@colonelangus7535]

Just lopped a random capacitor off. Works fine Lmao. I wish I had that luck

[@raycert07]

How does the card still work with a missing capacitor

[@jonathan0o0dawKins]

Did he ever finish this project?

[@williamcarter3642]

Yo bro. Is that FF2 in your background?

[@CraftComputing]

And III

[@B_dev]

aint no way he just said "I cut the capacitor off and it works just fine now" and just moves on like

[@CraftComputing]

Checking in. Still works great.

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

I’m curious.. Would you have the room to swap the CPU fan for a Noctua? Would you benefit?

[@CraftComputing]

If I wanted a Noctua fan, I would have gone with the NH-L9i. I chose the IS-30 for the price. And no, there would likely be no benefit here.

[@ruszomalkuko]

Me: Xbox One S parts refurbished to create a new concept of gaming pc CC: Let´s put a pc gaming inside a Xbox One S and trash all the old parts

[@rschaumann512]

Hi, could you check the r/w speeds of the M.2? I'm very interested 'cause the M.2 on the back is (prob.) connected via the chipset and has pretty limited bandwidth. Thanks