Not all PCs have to be RGB Puke...

I wanted to update my office setup at work... and this is what I came up with.
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[@skuko1980]

but jay, shouldn't the pump be lower than the rad? isn't the air going the caught in the pump on that GPU?

[@Jayztwocents]

ideally yes, BUT we are going to find out how long it lasts this way lol. So far no issues as it seems MSI did a very good vacuum fill and there is hardly any air at all in the gpu loop. In fact changing it to the front is extremely easy so its not a bad experiment.

[@happalula]

was my big question i needed to get answered as well but, if its for science - ok

[@TheCreaperHead]

​@Jayztwocents you said you would pin a wood joke comment 😢

[@docbrody]

@@JayztwocentsI have that exact suprim x GPU. You’ll find it does have some air in the loop. I know because I was hearing bubbles from time to time at startup (changed my setup accordingly).

[@eVes1337]

@@Jayztwocents Hey, would you mind reviewing my build? :-)

[@Jayztwocents]

Ok so going ahead and changing the GPU rad location, it definitely gets some bubbles periodically in the pump which doeant make noise, but it does lead to temp spikes here and there. I was hoping that I could have gotten away with it a little longer that I did but oh well.

[@Emily1963eh]

GN's like "I did a VIDEO!!!!!!", shaking his head

[@edwinb.140]

Bummer- tube run looked sick with the rad on the bottom!

[@George-Chris]

Jay, one question: how did you light up the VRM (or so I think it's called) with the Aorus logo on it? Please tell me 🙏

[@MD2389]

So, do I hear a custom loop coming in the somewhat near future? Maybe for Watercooling Month? ;)

[@cgjoh]

Seems like Jay needs to SPRUCE it up a bit *ba dum tss*

[@AppleShrapnel]

I just hope no manufacturers use wood on monitors. Picture always gets so grainy.

[@RdesignedSteve]

omfg 🤦‍♂

[@sTEALtooth]

Jay: Not all PCs have to be RGB puke Jay's sponsor: Buy our awesome AIO with a hinged LCD display to view RGB from any angle!!! 🤣

[@Cave_Mouse]

Do you want a brief explanation of an acorn? In a nutshell, it’s an oak tree.

[@rvdeddrift]

JFC.... Ah, hahahahahaha! 🤣💥 Gawdamnit! This comment wins the internet!

[@iOakTree]

What’s an oak tree?

[@baronvonschnellenstein2811]

huehuehue! :D Very droll!

[@DylanBlanko]

What acorny joke

[@logansammons1222]

I "wood" come up with a joke, but it's harder than i thought

[@royspiers5641]

I wood knot!

[@gn0015]

How hard is your wood?

[@AlekeVideos]

You should probably branch out

[@mapesdhs597]

There was once a man called Bun, Who was sadly killed by a gun, Though his name wasn't Bun, it was Wood, But Wood wouldn't rhyme with Gun, And Bun would.

[@bigskydude8068]

Soooo nice. Refreshing to see a more "stealthy/low-key build....not all of us like our rigs to look like a casino in Atlantic City....👍👍

[@tambarlas5248]

You asked for it: - I can cut a piece of wood in half just by looking at it. I know it’s hard to believe, but I saw it with my own two eyes. - I walked into a bank, pointed a long, thin piece of wood at the ceiling and shouted… “This is a stick up!” - I was going to tell a joke about carpentry. But I didn’t think it wood work. - The Wood Glue I just bought doesn’t stick. I guess I got the wouldn’t glue instead. - My boss told me to attach two pieces of wood together. Totally nailed it. - What do you call a sportscar carved out of Italian wood? A Lumberghini. - Guess what I saw? Wood. - What’s the scariest wood? BAM! BOO! -

[@BCSJRR]

Man those were lame. Now I gotta remember them for periodic reuse...

[@Neonmirrorblack]

@@BCSJRR Haha.

[@madestro]

I will never admit that I laughed too much at this

[@PhotoJohn80]

Me with NO RGB and Noctua fans and cooler :). Could not be happier with a silent build and NO RGB bloatware installed

[@gregoryjohnson6337]

I agree

[@MeatNinja]

Does Noctua do daisy chaining? I can never go back to wire spaghetti :/

[@PhotoJohn80]

@@MeatNinja No:(...I bought them before daisy chain fans were even a thing. If I was doing a new build I can understand why someone would use daisy chain fans to cut back on the cords. But you can't beat the quality and the noise to performance ratio. I doubt I will ever use another brand of fan honestly. I think I am fine with some extra cables. Their fans also have short cables and then they give you extension cables plus Y cables to combine fans so you can daisy chain with Y cables and then use one extension to the fan header. It is not that bad since you don't have rgb cables on top of the normal cables.

[@triliner254]

@@MeatNinja I dont know if they need to anyway. Its just one cable per fan.

[@adhdengineer]

Wood tone case: you too can make your case look like a 1970s hifi!

[@bfiremitch]

Is it bad that I want a Herman Miller Eames style gaming chair now 😂

[@Mustard1987]

You say that like it's a bad thing?! 😂

[@PandaGamingPodcast]

Being a computer guy for a very long time from TSR-80s at school to my own C64/Amiga 500, then to a x486 Windows PC then all the 90's PC clones in off white and gray boxes. I love how all the newer PCs have RGB elements giving it a better aesthetic.

[@overyonderjustapiece]

They were TRS, not TSR

[@PandaGamingPodcast]

@@overyonderjustapiece smh, sue me for a transposed letter. I bet you’re a real crowd pleaser at parties huh. Yes yes TRS tandy radio shack

[@dbradford32]

this is one of the cleaner builds i've seen, lately. I think we need to go back to the old school modding days, when people used to make their own cases with wood... Back to the roots. I was huge into modding p.c.s back in the day, back when the mod zoo was the place to be... I miss those days... When it was so cool to see everyone's build logs, and the final results... This would have been one of those builds that would have fit into that category! I love it!

[@BerserkPublishing]

Solid wood helps slide the panel into the front slot.

[@Napert]

"not everything needs to be rgb" "anyways, here's our sponsor that want to put rgb on everything!"

[@christianaltamura]

I know everyone is posting wood jokes, but I need to comment on how sick that montage soundtrack transition was. Phil still has the sickest montage game around... WOODn't you know it!

[@TheAsjdj]

I still have my pc inside a ikea fjällbo on a pc testbench. without any RGB, it just blends in to the living room. love it

[@baronvonschnellenstein2811]

That Antec case goes _really_ well in the office setup there - great stuff, Jay! TBH, the gunmetal colour of the GPU card is a nice subtle highlight in the case. Enjoyed the build montage and the music. I'll say it again, if this case was available a few months ago, it would have been a very close call between this Antec case and the Fractal North which I went with for new gaming rig. - If I end up building a new dev box, I'll probably go with this Antec case. Glad to hear the new case and the whole desk _feng shui_ "brings you joy" - I get those exact same quoted words from the missus about the ThermalTake Tower 200 build I recently put together for her. :) I don't know if he's still with us, but with this timber themed episode, it would have been great to get the actor Edward Woodward in to the studio to check out the setup. In the 1980s, "Craftwood" was a brand name for the then, very new MDF. Yep, they got in Edward Woodward to do a TV commercial for "Craftwood" and Edward mentioned his firstname and surname and the brand name a few times in the 30 second commercial. Is that enough mention of "wood" for you, Jay?!

[@Lucipher07]

If I wasn't afraid of making acorn-y joke, I certainly wood make one

[@tonyaguilar4538]

Underrated 😂

[@robertfrederick7125]

What do you call a sportscar carved out of Italian wood? A Lumberghini.

[@katzicael]

I have Zero RGB in my build. Black case (NZXT H6), black fans (Coolermaster Mobius intake/exhaust, BeQuiet Silent4 140s in the bottom and Noctua nf-a12x25 chromax on the aio). Love it.

[@Squidgy55]

Same here. I've not used RGB since 2008.

[@STAG162]

Jay: going for a clean æsthetic, and it's not all about RGB also Jay: sponsor ad for Hyte with RGB just about everything.

[@jasonsaez3668]

Cool Jay, I can't wait to "Cedar"esults!!! LOL

[@baronvonschnellenstein2811]

Well played, sir!

[@jasonsaez3668]

@@baronvonschnellenstein2811 Thank you, I was hoping it wood be noticed! Fir sure!

[@GhostU023]

I had a teacher back in high school named Mr. Wood. He got real tired of the morning wood joke

[@cyclicm1622]

A tiny bit of wood grain wrap to cover the silver on the gpu would complete the look perfectly.

[@kyle2575]

I'm building in this case around February for the first time if all goes well anyway.. So glad you did this vid thank you. parts im trying to use are the antec flux pro with a 7800x3d in a aorus x670e master, the artic freezer III 420 and a gigabyte 4080 super. Seeing how good it all looks put together is so awesome. Great build

[@DethNade]

What did the piece of wood say when it had nothing to do? ... I’m board.

[@cael_1303]

I've always thought that PCs kind of looked like speakers. The case actually kind of matches and looks the most like a third speaker in any setup I've seen with the wood grain. I like the case.

[@BCSJRR]

Gotta installed a bottom firing sub-woofer in the case...

[@jwkmpli]

I like the look, very clam and mellow and no need for flashing lights warning ,

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

"I love this build because no RGB vomit, but first this build is sponsored by an AIO with straight up TV built in."

[@dionvandenberg]

This

[@Trap4Hunter]

I mean flash a man some money and all of a sudden hes got more than one standard

[@Bvngee]

Lmao I was waiting to find this comment

[@inff3rno]

Keyword, “vomit”. A touch of colour doesn’t constitute as “RGB vomit” does it?

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

@@inff3rno the build itself was fine, it is just amusing that the sponsor is like RGB bulimia with that enormous screen and backlighting.

[@HamatoYoshi2099]

The case matching the speakers is very satisfying.

[@svpracer98]

Just gonna say, I absolutely LOVE the Hyte case featured in the ad/ sponsor spot. I currently am using it for my primary desktop and it ticks all the boxes I had.

[@djkuno21]

Beautiful rig Jay. Love the scheme of your whole desk environment.

[@gotzeh]

This build has so much wood, but no beavers.

[@2020Tech4U]

Gives like a 1980's feel.

[@jamesmcgee9279]

Now that's a proper setup. Clean, minimalistic, and precise. 😊

[@thomasd3920]

Excellent choice of speakers!

[@alpha13sierra]

Love how your build turned out! The case that I went with is a Fractal 2 XL, but the rest of the setup is quite similar. Instead of the beQuiet fans, which I also tried, I went with Arctic's P14 PWM A-RGB, to match my Arctic 420 A-RGB AIO. How I have front, top and rear white fans on a blacked out case. Looks quite cool when the room is dark.

[@TTM1895]

I wonder what things will look like in 3 to 4 years when I can finally afford to upgrade my 8-year-old system now.

[@thelespauldude3283]

Whats your budget? How does it take you 12 years to upgrade?

[@neondemon5137]

Have you tried getting a job? Sell your blood?

[@destrava1175]

I feel ya got pc right now well I need is the CPU but can't afford the $$ lol

[@sovereigntyofvoyagers7380]

bro's gonna be running 2016 hardware into 2028

[@iiisaac1312]

maybe you should try getting a job

[@marcusmartin743]

I have a similar build. Used the Phanteks G500A Black Performance Edition case. MSI RTX 4090 Liquid X mounted at top of case. MSI X670E Mag Tomahawk/7950X3D. Replaced Stock Fans with Artic Cooling P14 Max x 4 (3 front/1 rear). Used the Cooler Master 824 Air Cooler and replaced front 120mm fan with Noctua NF-A12. Power Supply was Phanteks Revolt 1000 watt Platinum with Phanteks custom cable starter kit.

[@stevegee218]

I have the North wood case and set it up with more of a classic Radio/Guitar amp feel. The RGB in it is set for a Red-Yellow glow based on CPU load, so as it works harder the glow gets brighter.

[@demonmonsterdave]

Looks nice. Question: When will mainboard/PC designers finally understand that putting all the ports and controls on the front, or the back, would actually allow people to position the case efficiently, and would probably save on cables too?

[@paladingeorge6098]

This is the PC builder equivalent of "Not all hero's wear capes"!

[@FlyTimeRC]

I definitely dig full black builds I've done a few. My current build has a lot of RGB but I like both!

[@Maskell95]

I Fractaled my WOOD, Watching tbis video 😊

[@BionicLabs]

Thats totally the build that im planning on with that exact case. I was posting question about my build in your discord in the water cooling section, because I wanted to maximize heat disipation. I have a Cougar DarkBladder S with the same GPU you are using in this video and an NZXT AIO. I loved watching this video. Thanks.

[@agreen96096]

Love the wood. It's good to see your taste branching out.

[@boges11]

I think painting the Video card logo a wood type finish would just be the chef's kiss to finish this.

[@donanderson6727]

Antec was always the airflow kings. I'm glad they're back.

[@Nikoleagle]

Yeah, personally, I dont like RGB, but it's hard to go totally RGB-free without additional cost. Odd.

[@Misanthropixxxel]

Dude the music on this video is excellent. Very satisfying upload.

[@coreC..]

The little slowmotion effect makes the building look extra carefully exectuted.

[@j.justin1511]

Instead of a joke, I'll share a Turkish parable: "The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them." Not so funny but pretty deep when pondered for a bit. Modern politics, anyone? Thanks for everything, Jay, and keep up the great work!

[@warhound45]

my fellow trees

[@5t0n3d-G4m3r]

the only LEDs in my setup are the power,hdd lights on the front of my case and white lights on my GPU which are turned OFF!!!! simple understated and works like it should without the flashing rainbow distraction beams everywhere

[@B1ZZnice]

The wood look is so good, I have it but can’t determine if orangish tan or deep green rgb looks best. Rgb continues to be a pain in the ass with the additional cables and controllers and software needed. Nice build Jay!

[@ron200088]

Great build ! Really love the Worx screwdriver you were using. One of my all time favourites.

[@PloCnik]

I love the build and the combination of the case and speakers. Very classic, very clean. Personally, the silver GPU does not bother me, but you could try wrapping it in automotive wrap if you really want it black.

[@static369]

This is one clean AF build. Love it!

[@MrLegendL2118]

Perfect timing, I'm getting my Flux Pro on Monday for a Asus Rog Strix X670E - Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Asus TUF AMD 7900XT - LianLi 360 w/ RGB fans - Trident Z5 32gb 6400mhzm 1000W PSU build! Super excited coming from a B550 - Ryzen 5 5600x - EVGA 3060ti FTW3 - Crucial 3200Mhz - 750PSU. I also game in 1440p so this is going to be a huge help! Been saving up a long time. Oh and the cashier at microcenter forgot to ring up the AIO so...$189 free 🤣 & the 7800X3D was $276.12 on sale, and I got the 7900XT for $700. I really wanted the 5090 but couldn't wait anymore 😂This will be more than fine for the next 5-7 years or so though, I'm happy 😎

[@Reevesi]

I would defo like to see a compilation of Phil's excellent montages. Great job as usual sir.

[@rolfamundsen230]

If money was no object, I "wood" probably build this exact rig. As someone who can't stand the typical gamer-aesthetic, this build but all blacked out is dream machine. Loved the look of the GPU radiator in the bottom compartment.

[@chaaklitbwai]

Who "wood've" thought that case manufacturers "wood" start making cases with "would" on them.😂

[@alkalineknight84]

Have to agree "fungshuwayyy... It looks good. " I appreciate the RGB builds, but this whole setup is more my taste. Wish this was an option at the time I did my build. Saved for future setup idea. Thanks Jay.

[@Letsplayminecraft1]

We love Jay ❤❤

[@Terry3Gs]

Looks great jay. especially with your acoustic beside it !! :)

[@Miniputt_999]

That is just stunning. My friend asked me to do a build for him, think il show him this video and have him save up for this :D Looking forward to the next video :D

[@JSpada81]

I have this same exact gpu as well. Going on 1 year now and i have its rad mounted on the side (nv5 phantex case) And a 360 aio up top for my cpu. A 7800x3d. Love this gpu so far! No issues

[@mikenone4077]

You can turn off the RGB easily with drivers. Having tempered glass is nice because you can always make sure all your fans are spinning.

[@Nitrospartan911]

>Complains about RGB puke >Promotes RGB puke device heh

[@Krow943]

The way that they slapped their wood across the face of that case is aesthetically pleasing

[@cookiemonsta_za]

Love that screwdriver. I need something like that.

[@weroliera]

An actual build?. 🤯 I always complain about needing more builds and no lazy overviews!! Thank you j

[@simonspoke]

I was going to stick it to ya and post a good wood joke to become poplar. But I feel like such a plank for doing a terrible job. Then I twigged where I went wrong, I needed to spruce it up with more puns. But someone said leaf it out, so I got board and logged off!

[@Wolfy11188]

I'm holding off on my new build for that case! There aren't any in stock in the UK yet and they all say they've been expecting them since the 2nd of August 😭

[@Acceleratorr1]

Wow Jay that setup looks amazing the case matches soo good maybe put a little fake bonsai somewhere and it will be a beast woody calm/chill setup.

[@jbarker98420]

That case is dope!

[@simtsa]

Yes the wood gives more elegance style bravo!

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

When you go with a high wattage PSU it really put some demand on the power lines in the building. Back many years ago I took a server class PSU home from work because the PSU in my machine had burned up. The dead PSU was either a BeQuiet 600W or something else from a known brand. I can't remember exactly. Thing is my machine probably maxed out at 350W, so there were not really all that much power needed. Anyway I brought home a 460W PSU from a very good manufacturer, but it was industrial design, and back then you could count on the efficiency being between 60 and 70 percent, so it liked it's power. Another thing was that the inrush current was huge, and the capacitor charged during inrush was freaking huge, so it blew the circuit breaker the moment you switched the power button on the PSU. I had to move it to it's own circuit and then it just barely managed to handle the inrush. Now I live in Sweden and we have 230V 50Hz AC in the wall and the circuit breakers installed were 5 Ampere so it should be able to handle about 1100W on one circuit. But the inrush current wasn't shy so with about 100W in the form of my monitor on the same circuit the breaker just gave up. Now if the circuit breakers had been just slightly larger, 7.5 A is pretty common, it wouldn't have been a problem. Here 9 Ampere circuit breakers are really the limit for ordinary plugs so 2KW is usually a safe load and most heating elements go right to the line and pull 2KW. But yea, if you go above 2 KW here you will have to use a another socket. Fortunately that's not something I am currently seeing as a problem for new computers other than servers and some really powerful workstations.

[@Voodoo.]

Grab ambient light for youtube. I have the same monitor and it fills in the black bars either side, looks a bit nicer and stops uneven wear on the panel

[@Jasontyo]

great idea

[@andrewsearle5845]

Very classy set up, love it!

[@ScottG420]

Sweet setup

[@JK-ms7zt]

I would love to see the entire thing painted in black 4.0 from Culture Hustle since Vanta Black is not exactly easy to get. So many cool things you could do with it being blacked out or high contrast/glowing

[@colinhughessimracing2757]

They really turned out very nice 👌

[@edwinb.140]

Really clean setup, Jay! Looks like a great space to actually get some work done without all the distraction of RGB! You should tag Tech source in this one! One suggestion- change the RGB to a warm white to match your desk lamp, I think that would make it even more “cozy”. How’s your cable management? Lol

[@dubsb540]

I love the vibes!

[@FrankTheTank-No1]

I like the rgb in white above. It looks more like an internal case light rather than rgb. I might try this with mine

[@techwandoUS]

love the setup updates. It's been a while....

[@FilthEffect]

Can't wait for high-quality durable wood 120 mm fans. I want my wood everywhere

[@pcbuilderlover4271]

Matches perfectly! A+

[@jfniv]

desk, speakers, case... that looks really damn good

[@edwinwelch1946]

i think one of these days ill build a desktop setup. I currently rock a Alienware M16 gaming laptop with a 13900hx, 6gb ddr5, 4080, 2tb nvme in raid 0 and some nice speakers Edifier MR4. Only reason I went this route was for space reasons but would like a Desktop in the future. Maybe a small ITX or Mini ITX build.

[@tech_dad_tom]

Wood also brings me joy.

[@Kmcornell23]

That actually does look sweet. I wasn't sure it WOOD but that is CLEAN!

[@honeymatcha379]

i will always go for rgb fans because of the flexibility. i never have full rainbow, i just have a subtle orange glow which looks really good. but i alsohave the option to turn them off if i want to

[@Martial-Mat]

That looks nice. Mine is not a million miles from that. Case on the floor, Audio Engine speakers, bigger curved monitor, but a similar vibe. Only trouble is, I have a lot of additional clutter. ;-)

[@MarcoModestoTVD]

i think it would look even better with rgb fans on the front... and all inside black, just the slight rgb from rtx aio and mb and them the front aimed light would give a nice touch

[@domonkasshu5117]

You want a Badass Big but rather cheap case! Thermaltake CTE C750 Air E-ATX Full Tower, i have it all blacked out with only seeing White RGB RAM and the XFX white on my GPU it looks so badass.

[@greenbow7888]

Can I offer you some advice. Put a Chord Electronics Qutest between the PC and the active speakers. Run optical into the Qutest, then analogue line level out from the Qutest into the speakers. (Probably at 1v line level from the Qutest. You'd know what I mean if you bought one. They can be set at 1v, 2v, 3v, and you choose depending on the amplifier input.) Run the Qutest for month if you can get a loan, or just trust me and buy one. The reason I say that is because Chord Electronic's DACs can appear to sound bright on first impression. It can take anything up to a month to adjust. However once you get used to the sound, there is 'no going back'. Another suggestion is listen to some music that you have never heard before, through the Chord. That way you are not A-B between what you normally hear, and the new Chord sound.

[@greenbow7888]

You could alternatively try with the Chord Electronics Mojo 2. It's battery or 5v powered. When in desktop use meaning having been plugged in for 24 hours, the battery disconnects and it runs from 5V.

[@TheROOTminus1]

The audiophile elitist community is so full of BS and hyped up on the kool-aid I can't tell if you're sharing a genuinely good DAC or shilling some snake oil.

[@jozeaugust7703]

I'm currently busy with a scratch build using wood and it's growing into the hardest build yet. At least my wife loves it.

[@talis84]

I still want to do a wood and brass build, but two things. 1) EKWB is the only one (to my knowledge) that has wood inlay CPU blocks, and 2) they are only for Intel, and well... Intel.