No more EK!

[@Dan-pr1bz]

Glad the white coolant is gone. Skunkworks > Spunkworks

[@buff9267]

semenworks

[@mste456]

but then the channel would be JizzTwoCents

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

Bwahahahahahahaha

[@thetrainshop]

Hahahaha

[@captainslow_037]

today on SMNN

[@Uniqdna]

Phil needs an editing segment or his own channel, that editing was amazing. Skunkworks looks phenomenal as well love the matte black with the cool neon lighting

[@PocketDrummer]

I'd watch a Phil video showing how to edit.

[@ghomerhust]

"how to B roll like a BAWSS"

[@Burnstation3D]

I wanna see phil build a pc, jay film and edit the vid lol

[@_mike]

I kinda dislike how "overedited" it always is, especially in this kind of content.

[@Burnstation3D]

@@_mike in a way I agree, we don't really get to see jay being jay only snippets of cuts, bending etc. no hate on Phil's work but it would be nice to have a full length video of just Jay being jay building a pc.

[@pootmahgoots8482]

You went with the matte black tubing!!! Holy crap that looks good, Jay! Definitely one of if not THE best iteration of Skunkworks. Love the blacked out look!

[@jondonnelly3]

It's the nicest one yet.

[@leemercey2260]

Thanks! I love your work. I would love a few days in your shop!

[@cannotkazi]

7:03 Whoever was responsible for that, You had me floored. Superb B roll audio score with that pristine edit for the whole montage, impeccable!

[@reesesman8821]

Pretty sure it's usually Phil

[@cannotkazi]

​@@reesesman8821 Then Hats, Socks and Everything but the Pants off to him I'd say!

[@aarontrupiano9328]

it's a shame that stuff is so expensive but that quality is very impressive

[@scarecrow5848]

jay actually said the stuff is about the same price as the offerings from EK on his review for the radiators and stuff alone, so for the quality of the stuff compared to EK, its actually really well priced. just thought I'd point this out as a FYI.

[@jondonnelly3]

I did my build with Corsair for the most part and Bykski for the GPU cause it's exact fit for my Gigabyte 4090. It's a bit cheaper.

[@DanielFrost79]

​​@@jondonnelly3 What is the cost of a complete loop? (For your build ofcourse) Up to you if you want to answer. 👍

[@HamBown]

No way I could justify water vs air cooling, personally, but I love seeing awesome water cooled setups

[@get2choppa]

It’s not necessarily expensive. Optimus water blocks are head and shoulders above in quality vs everything’s else.

[@jm67x]

This may be the cleanest sleekest build I've ever seen. I love the colors, and the complete ridiculousness of that much cooling.

[@chrys9256]

I was hoping for a Phil montage, he did not dissappoint. His music choices are fantastic as well.

[@PulpComic]

Blackout fittings, block and tubing is gorgeous.

[@miangel9058]

Rome wasn’t built in a day Skunkworks: Hold my beer….

[@kevinlloyd3047]

That soundtrack went about 5000% harder than necessary and I love it

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

4:59 that slide in just looked so smooth.

[@Pratalax]

Good lord, it looks so dope now. Big improvement to my eye for sure! Even kinda like how the bubbles delineate the flow path in the distro plate. It's like that micro machines level.

[@julianguintu145]

One word, CLEAN. Those black fittings, tubes, and the block are beautiful.

[@AntVenom]

Loving this iteration of Skunkworks! It’s amazing how much you’ve improved with time! Also that edit was s tier

[@BigBoss-kk4sr]

I love these skunkworks videos, I have been saving for 2 years to do my custom loop and decided to scrap my all EK build idea to go a different route. So excited for watercooling month. Keep up the good work Jay and team.

[@patrickcarrillo714]

Definitely the end of an era when it comes to EK Products in Skunkworks but EK did that to themselves. These Blocks and this theme is freaking cool Super stealthy looking

[@VorpalSyndicate]

I will never get tired of watching Phil's computer showcases he does, they are simply amazing.

[@arctic_void]

That mini circular saw is so badass. I have no need for it but I got to have one now, thanks..

[@deadeye4868]

Cheap too. got mine for $35 at Harbor Freight

[@celcius_87]

This is the best that skunkworks has ever looked. You’ve got me hyped for my new build this fall.

[@kevinschmitt845]

This setup looks absolutely amazing. Black tube and fittings are great, love the 2 different loop and fan colors. Great job on this build!

[@ZonteLTD]

Jay, you forgot your Soundblaster card!

[@NogginNogs]

Are they even in business still?

[@tommysimonsen4043]

@@NogginNogs Yes and still going strong

[@DanielFrost79]

Lol. 🤣

[@DanielFrost79]

​@NogginNogs They are... but pretty much shot themselves in the foot by not trademarking their stuff. (Which is whe have the high quality built-in audio now) We need more companies like that.

[@WayStedYou]

Yes ​@@NogginNogs

[@iamcode.4]

Man, aesthetically, this might be my favourite build of yours yet.

[@nathanabird]

My hat goes off to Phil. At 8:25 that editing to have the lights come on in time with the music. Beautiful!

[@fl0pit]

Idea for a future montage : Bending pipes filmed with thermal imaging ?

[@thepopeofkeke]

Only if you stitch in Arnold “you are wonugly mudderfhaker” from the predator every time he messes up a bend

[@darksid3_yt623]

Jay, I'm always so impressed how you get everything to just line up so damn perfect. I wish my runs always came out this clean. Even with offsets, I can't seem to get everything on straight lines. Either that, or the offset fittings end up just taking over the entire aesthetic. Really nice job on Skunkworks. I've always been a fan of this build.

[@glbernini0]

Your build is AMAZING! Makes me glad I have a Fractal Define 7 with a solid panel! No temptation to make things pretty!

[@jondonnelly3]

The itch won't go away !

[@robmasters3569]

a couple of thing on the amazing job of swapping out your inferior EK parts for far superior Optimus parts. I am with you though about the acrylic block for the ports. I've always wanted that changed for something similar what Alphacool are doing with their Core range which also means you have far more robust metal threads instead of dreadful acrylic. I've been a massive fan of Optimus for a long time now and I wrote to them as soon as I knew you were going to be using them as I was concerned that they would get a big influx of business and not be able to meet the demand. They were quick to reply explaining that they have recently updated processes to be able to manufacture much higher volumes to meet demand as in the past it was difficult to get the parts without a long wait on the lead time. This is no longer an issue despite the website saying everything is out of stock.

[@MichaelLong777]

"This is no longer an issue despite the website saying everything is out of stock." lmao that's the Optimus special right there

[@rangersmith4652]

Beautiful build. I'm glad Jay is still doing custom liquid loops so I can admire his and don't have to build one again. Once was more than enough.

[@stevehyena1605]

I have not been 100% in love with all the other cases this is tight as heck. Outstanding, love the blue and purple.

[@mianderson86]

Holy montage Batman! That was amazing. Great build and great video!

[@blackbirdpctech]

Jay is back baby … this was great!

[@TjayK2]

The EK implosion has been interesting to witness.

[@Bama_Boy]

I'm totally out of the loop, can you or anyone explain what happened? I'm so confused

[@Nicktrump1776]

Check out gamers nexus he goes over everything​@@Bama_Boy

[@chadbizeau5997]

​@@Bama_Boycheck out Gamer's Nexus video/exposé on EK a few weeks ago .

[@harleye1235]

@@Bama_Boytheres some gamers Nexus videos that will explain everything. Basically they were running some bad business.

[@Bama_Boy]

@harleye1235 thanks, I watched J2C video about his personal interaction/relationship with them and learned a bit of what was going on. Thanks

[@docbrody]

Ok. Gotta admit. That is pretty damn cool.

[@brando3342]

Remember to take care of your health, Jay 🙏

[@Very_Questionable]

I actually love the chilled look of the coolant, someone should make a reservoir that makes it look like that

[@zushiba]

Every time I see someone eyeballing a joint I wonder why no one ever uses a goniometer. I can see why Jay wouldn't need one because he's done it so much it's not necessary but if I were water cooling my system today I would totally spend $8 on a quick angle protractor measuring tool.

[@ssully150]

God Phil, your edits are always so good…

[@Sgt_SealCluber]

Fan count can go crazy, my Tower 900 build has (9) 140mm and (4) 120mm. Yet even with all those fans it's still almost silent because of the overkill 560mm and 480mm rads only needing the fans set to 35%.

[@caddy7779]

geez that B roll, FIRE!!!!!!

[@peterpeter5666]

no parts list?

[@ewoot8511]

I really love the black matte look. Especially the tubes look real slick, gives me sport car vibes like BMW M or Audi S cars. I would love to see Jay spray paint his own "performance" marking on the ends of the tubes, like BMW and Audi have in the grill for the M and S series.

[@supermegarichkid2138]

When you need a 500 watt power supply for just the fans....LOL

[@Doshi-lp4tn]

Just finished a z11 build with external radiator...the internal I/o turned out to be a great idea. Cuz it does get really hot.. excellent airflow and temps. Thanks who ever returned it...,74$.. when filling a tough to fill loop, use a 2nd power supply on the pump to get them bubbles out... cycle power while PC is in use...and when wanting to game correctly...use sync /free sync + limit fps in the oc software which ties into Nvidia driver setting.. and undervolt ... With user defined curve...200 watts vs 580

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

Fellow Commenters, You _know_ it had to take a lot of effort to get rid of all the EK components. Sure, some of it might still be perfectly functional and usable, but respecting the ethics to not glorify them until they get their act together again. I still love, love, love how clean Jay makes these builds look. It's awe inspiring. Tangent as it may be, with my semi-annual loop maintenance coming up, I *finally* caught a break and got some compression fittings for the size of soft tubes. Now just trying to secure a set of 45-degree adapters so I could make some clean lines when I redo the tubing on my main pc.

[@rensenisteros4823]

the beauty shots gave me tron legacy vibes with clean black/grey with simple bright colored trim in the lighting. always great aesthetic and looks great in this instance.

[@smoketinytom]

I do love being able to buy $1000+ of products to replace perfectly good stuff because of some poor business strategy. Oh wait, I live in the real world and can’t do that.

[@TrippyTimesTwo]

Funny way of saying “I flip burgers for $5/h and budget poorly”.

[@smoketinytom]

@@TrippyTimesTwo Wake Up, Babe! Someone made an assumption and they look like a total arse because of it!

[@TrippyTimesTwo]

@@smoketinytom My bad. I guess the assumption that a grown adult would have a job and the basic ability to budget is too much. Sorry about that. Hope things get better for you x

[@smoketinytom]

@@TrippyTimesTwo Is this why you're ostracised from society... Where the only engagement you get is online by making an arse out of oneself because you're disconnect. You can be on a comfortable income and to suddenly change your water blocks out because of the name on those blocks, not the performance, not because they need replacing, not because they're getting pulled apart for cleaning and you break something... They're being removed because of a brand name that Jay still stands by his tests on all the blocks they've sent out...

[@deviantbuilds]

That turned out so much better. Honestly, this is why I 1st started watching your channel, the water cooled builds.

[@matejb2]

Yay can you please be more objective. I don't think it's ok for you to state ''EK stuff is on the bottom, in the basement, where it belongs''. Clearly you liked their products before all this shitshow happened, because you put it in your own PC build. If you don't want to use it anymore because of your own principles, that is completely fine. I am subscribed to channels like yours so i can see the good and the bad sides of the products you review and then decide by myself to buy or not buy the product

[@Rockett16]

He did the same to Asus products, but time has gone by and is using their products again. I give it 8 months, and he will be using EK products again.

[@josesitoes2259]

Don’t forget that Jay’s still the owner of his channel and hasn’t sold his soul to any of these companies. He’s free to say anything he wants on here, regardless of outside opinions

[@bikeboy86]

That was amazing editing Phil in the montage!

[@BenWillock]

Well Jay you are an odd fellow, but I must say - you work a good Skunk.

[@Grandwigg]

I really enjoyed watching this build series or rebuild series as it were. And even my dog Max watched this final installment with great intensity. And as others said, the edit was phenomenal. It's a great team over there.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Gorgeous! Stunningly gorgeous! Well done, mate! This is probably the BEST edition of Skunkworks I've ever seen.

[@gedion4000]

Man, this must be nice having so many options. I'm surviving on a 960 GPU, an AIO that should have been changed a century ago, and barely any storage. some people have all the cool toys.

[@richardwiech]

I didn’t expect black and blue to look so good! Great choice!

[@Maks12ish]

This is probably the best pc build i have ever seen. Super clean, everything works well together. Nothing stands out as to much. Great Job Jay!!!

[@Justinl12086]

Gotta say that I really like that case. I wouldn't *want* to need to take my pc apart often, but if I needed to, I like that the mb is attached to an entire panel that removes.

[@mysticode]

Applauds to the JTC team, this was an amazing build and camera/editing job on a video. A++++ will watch again :)

[@august1870]

fantastic editing, and the build looks incredible. great job guys

[@wardogvalentine9747]

Phil is a professional editor

[@McCool117]

This video is just a complete flex on everyone. Jay building a badass pc with no EK products, and Phil's crazy awesome editing skills.

[@DaveGamesVT]

13:27 Me when I sit down on leather car seats in the summer.

[@Konksling123]

SICKKK build! love the black out look. The bubbles kinda look cool tbh lol. AMAZING philtage too, GYAT daamn

[@DanielJames7.7.7]

The chill beats montage of putting together expensive PC parts while sprinkling in some funny bits is my favorite part of your channel Jay please more vids like this. Some explaining of the parts and why but then like close ups of of the parts being put together lets us see everything much clearer I think

[@talbotwolaver]

I’m actually jealous of how bad ass that looks! Blocks look amazing! Fans look amazing! Everything looks amazing! Love seeing these ideas and builds come to life.

[@mirror71]

A feature of the Aquacomputer Leakshield is that it can get rid of that foam and those bubbles in just a few minutes. In case you already forgot, that's the vacuum pump-based device that was on the market for a few years before you made a video about having invented it. You could just connect it to your fill plug, run the deaeration cycle, and then remove it until the next time you need it. I understand that pigs will fly before you mention something that you aren't explicitly paid to look the other way while you hype it. Some of us were hoping that you might rethink that ethically compromised position after the [most recent] EK debacle, but it turns out that the cliche holds true and it was our other hand that filled up first.

[@bumblebeebat-te5xv]

Great to see those techniques and knowledge coming together in an ace build.

[@riseabove3082]

Dannnnnnng, that looks REALLY good. Love it. That looks better than it did before. It looks amazing don't change a thing. I love the black tubing with the bends. Great job Jay.

[@Harrisonm8]

Nice build. It's great to see a quality step by step video and thought process. Thanks

[@davidminor1254]

I liked the other iterations of Skunkworks but I am in love with this one. It's sick and stealthy and I love the fact you used the CaseLabs case and black tubing

[@korasie]

7:00 Phil!! nice edit!

[@NAMze86]

Looks awesome! The amount of RGB is perfect and not over the top and the pattern set for them is perfect. Love the black tubing, having the two loops a different color I think looks good!

[@bryce2113]

B Roll shots in this one were absolutely Epic. Hats off to Phil! Also love the dual color loops.

[@liamgalex]

It's like Christmas morning when Jay is working on Skunkworks. Really cool to see the design refined, every time, but in particular this time because its so fresh.

[@frjhracing]

Jay, you should go find the hand/ manual vacuum bleeder kit. It comes with multiple fittings and rubber stoppers that will allow you to hook it up to your hard lines, and also typically have a intermediate canister (meant for capturing brake fluid). They usually span from 30-70 bucks depending on what you get. That way you can pull those air bubble right out and make the whole process trivial. Also not breaking the bank for other hardline/custom loop enthusiasts.

[@michalwiktorow2188]

YES! Now we saw things done! I am happy to see the process! All cool stuff! Thanks!

[@fuzzydrake2716]

That settles it Jay, you've inspired me to black out my own build once more. Excellent work, I think this rendition of Skunkworks is my favorite of the bunch. The fans really compliment the build as you mentioned they would with the angles.

[@killer01ws6]

That looks awesome Jay, love that blacked out version and the blue color.. not so up on the purple, but as you said, easy to change. Glad you DEeked it.

[@thseed7]

Love the two colors indicating which part they're cooling. Build looks crispy.

[@sethdou10]

Very cool and clean watercooling video. I would say optimum is the best water cooling youtuber in EU, and you are the best one in US.

[@dougvantilburg9173]

This was like PC ASMR. I found it so relaxing and those camera angles were montage gold. But that shot of Jay with Engineers Tongue is going to stick with me longer than I would like. Build looks amazing to boot.

[@LuckyArmpit]

Next level build AND editing. Great works, guys!

[@retirednavychief6983]

Great looking transormation Jay! I do have a humble suggestion; if you could vacuum your cooling loops and then introduce your fluid via a closed container, you might be able to eliminate air bubbles from the outset. Regardless I think you'll have a great time playing MineSweepers and Majhong on this beast!!!

[@PedroM125]

Man, seeing you work is astonishing! Amazing build!

[@WyattWeadge]

I love seeing someone else confident enough to do this stuff with an impact. Once you know your tool pretty well, you can use it for suprisingly small jobs, for everything else theres iFixit and LLT's screwdriver.

[@rickysargulesh1053]

omg this looks so good.matte black hardline tubing is just so beautiful

[@omegatotal]

@Jayztwocents use another res as a catch can with your vacuum pump attached to one side, and the other side of the res attached to the top most port of your loop's res. draw a vacuum slowly while the loop pump is on and it will make the air bubbles expand, then they will get pushed through to the res. and any fluid that gets pulled out will end up in your 'catch' res for you to re-use.

[@joshhardin666]

This looks absolutely fantastic, though I think if I were to do something like this, instead of the black tubes, I think I would go with clear tubes and a UV reactive coolant and do a uv led strip on the inside of the corners on the left and right of the side so you can't see the led's you just see the glowing fluid.

[@mehck-gk9yn]

apparently you can't use UV reactive fluid with these reservoirs

[@BAMFSpYdy]

WOW Jay! You out did yourself on this one. That's one of the best builds I've seen. Looks amazing!

[@mfdsuk]

You need aquacomputer shield thing. Makes it sooooo easy to fill, drain and remove air, as it just pumps the air out (which sucks in the fluid) so your drain becomes your fill port.

[@rickwiggins283]

Looking good. Nothing beats a Case Labs case. When my wife comes within two feet of my Case Labs case I politely ask her to step away a little ... it's not replaceable.

[@97BuckeyeGuy]

Beautiful build and an even better montage. Well done to both of you.

[@vincentsmith9180]

Jay, you didn't cheat with the watercooling loop! What you did there is creating a Masterpiece (yes, with a capital "M")!! Really sick build with the 560 rad!! And the color scheme in the waterloop is gorgeous, together with the blacked out theme of the build! One question, though: why didn't you use Lian Li "infinity" fans for this build? Anyway, superb custom build👌👍😉!!

[@OmegaSimPilot]

Dang I must say, I think this is my favorite iteration of Skunk Works...looks incredible, Jay! Dual color actually gives it a nice aesthetic...subtle and different but fits the build

[@pcbuilderlover4271]

Love the bends vs fittings. Nice job! 👍

[@jonRock]

Sick build! Also, the editing for the build showcase was legendary.

[@TorMelkson]

Gawd Damn, That looks sick. Great work. Love that black tubing.

[@jonathanmellette8541]

Congrats Jay! Beautiful build as always. Someday I'll build in my SM8A, but it will clearly be a retro build when I get around to it!

[@MaheerKibria]

Acetone frost the terminal and it will look really slick. I did that with all my shiny acrylic parts when I changed my rig from soft tubing to the frosted Corsair PMMA Tubes and it really makes it fit so much better and it's relatively easy to do. seal any parts you don't want frosted with wax or caps with rubber rings and just let it sit elevated in a container with acetone until it is as frosted as you want it to be.

[@neonknight94]

Wow Jay! The build looks amazing my favorite iteration so far. Im happy to see the cpu block look as good as it does, theres plenty of light elsewhere. The bends look perfect, props for doing double bends its just a cleaner look.

[@The_McFortner]

11:23 You should make the front fans blue and purple chasing each other. Clockwise or counter clockwise, your call.