PVC Gaming PC for a Plumber

[@UsedTechHustle]

That whole pipe based "case" is just incredible - you really have a talent mate. Never in a million years would have come up with such a build.

[@gamingpikachu7719]

I always love the look of pvc pipe cases. Can’t wait to see the video! :D

[@skytheguy0438]

I’ve been here since the beginning your videos are wayyyyy better and inspire me all the time in my pc builds

[@modstek]

I really appreciate you taking time to write some kind words and thank you for sticking it out. I am self taught in all of this youtube stuff so if wasn't for my subs teaching me i couldn't of made it this far.

[@DragonProtector]

ya same they really awesome and i love the videos

[@racistpandagod]

This never gon be the channel I thought I unsubbed from

[@JBall419]

Whoa... LEGO build sweet

[@DoomWalker42]

Just a suggestion, you could add a third PVC pipe to the middle of the rear side of the case where the GPU is zip tied to the pvc pipe. Then you can simply drill some holes and screw the GPU directly into the PVC pipe instead of tying it down. If it blocks a cable you can just drill another hole for the cable.

[@TheModShopCO]

That PVC build turned out surprisingly well. Good job!

[@modstek]

Thank you

[@RhinoXpress]

not going to lie, that pvc pipe case mod is badass.

[@modstek]

thank you i made a few they usually dont get many views

[@RhinoXpress]

well definitely keep it up they'll get more and more views the more the more your channel grows in popularity. people are drawn to this sort of stuff, because it's something that they can do at home, that doesn't require alot of know how or money to do these pc mods..

[@Doobie3010]

Fun and Intresting build.Cool stuff again.

[@modstek]

thank you

[@robr4662]

Cool video. Glad to see socket 771(~775) is still around! I'm watching this on a dual 771 rig I built for a htpc with 2 Xeon E5410's. Still going strong. ps- love the Lego pc.

[@WaterBuizel]

i would never unsub from u man

[@MJ-kc4ek]

Nice one, no ugly sculls and flames

[@Obie327]

Interesting and cool video modstek, Very creatively designed case. I remember years ago using Q9650 with 1333 ddr3 ram on motherboard. FSB bandwidth would be the culprit here. Not sure if it's worth trying for absolute highest performance from this old platform. I use the same Cooler Master Liquid Master cooler on my Ryzen 2600x build but wasn't sure your temps with this CPU. I remember using a beefy down draft 250 watt air cooler with my Q9650 with excellent results. I liked your video a lot and can't wait to see other builds you do. Thanks for posting this modstek.

[@vixenin716]

You should make a video on how you set/tweak the windows after you do this builds like what changes you do in reg or any kind of windows alteration to increase the performance

[@Playtrack22]

Man look at that bling bling Cadillac. Nice mod

[@modstek]

thanks i thought so

[@mysterious.jackal]

Man your a god, keep it up love your builds and DIY stuffs 😁

[@idevastate_exe]

This pc looks sick

[@kirkd1502]

Awesome build. Where did you mount the power supply?

[@IamVx]

My OptiPlex build specs -I5 3470 @3.20ghz came with the OptiPlex -8gb generic ddr3 also came with OptiPlex -Gtx 1060 3gb factory oc -500gb HDD -120gb SSD -550w evga psu silver all only cost $293

[@DragonProtector]

Wish i knew how to do those mods lol they look so much fun

[@JBall419]

I really enjoy your videos !

[@SteyrM1912]

Custom Nvidia build is pretty damn cool.

[@redjoker8640]

Watercool it and integrate the tubing onto the case itself.

[@MirelRC]

Try to use msi after burner. And always put vsync off.

[@drkcodeman]

These projects are nice, they save you money on initial investment for a decent gaming rig but the power consumption back then for a gaming rig compared to now wasn't very efficient at all.

[@MsJinkerson]

I have seen vids that have the same mobo I do and they get Xeon CPU's to work I do the same as they do and no luck

[@danielc.1227]

no this is the channel I should be subed to

[@jorgebarragan2399]

Nice! Keep up the good work!!

[@archangel76106]

I just recently discovered your channel and i have an old compaq pensario s6900nx with a 3200+, i was thinking of making a old retro gaming pc out of it. Since it is your specialty what you think i should do? the old graphics card is fx 5200 good for running the old deux game.

[@Bot_Brad]

Another awesome creation that beats the crap out my rig. Love the channel. Time for a giveaway to the patrions.

[@dieseldiesel9292]

I'd rather watch stuff about older hardware like this than the new 8700k's and 1080ti's.

[@modstek]

Me too

[@timpreston46]

try ocing your ram and see what happens.and if the cpu is fine with it see if it increases your fps any.

[@JorgeHernandez-gq6yy]

How do you make your custom decals???

[@mibroga5430]

Great job man. One question: how did you achieved that new GPUs like nVidia 730, 750,1030 etc. work without problem with old OEM PCs like DELL Optiplex 755 or HP without confilct and high latency? Many of us have tried that but we have problems with stuttering/crackling, frame drops (picture and audio problems). After so many attempts we've came to conclusion that it is impossible to do that. I'm sure you have met with that kind of problem as well. Do you have some advice for us? Thank you

[@modstek]

I use all those cards mentioned on OEM computers with no problems Sure you wont get the cards whole potential and forget overclocking with the limited pcie voltage but they bring old tech back to life!. My kids use a HP/COMPAQ dc7800 with a Core 2 Quad Q6600 bsel tape modded @ 3.0 ghz everyday with a MSI GT-1030 everyday gaming with no problems. My advice would be to install the latest BIOS If its not already, put card in the pcie x16 slot , download the driver and have fun.. Dell shipped gt-730's and higher in some computers www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Dell-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT730-2GB-DVI-HDMI-VGA-Graphics-Video-Card-0J27RG/292641307642?epid=2135976868&hash=item4422c7fbfa:g:AoEAAOSwg6xbSle8

[@aarongarza4769]

3:50 - That messed up heat sink though.

[@nickrosetti9224]

Dude your such a fuckin beast. I modded out my Optiplex 390. And I think it looks really good, but you were the inspiration for it. The only thing I can't figure out is how your ur printing out these dope ass vinyl stickers!!!! TELL ME!!! HAHA Love you videos man keep up the good work!!!

[@Whymelow]

CPU throttling, I saw 48 celcius on iddle that is to much, the range is about 15 to 25 depending on the temperature/weather. Maybe your liquid cooling isn't working right, or it's not attached right, maybe the thermal paste is not good enough, try some liquid metal. Whoa maybe is the northbridge, getting to hot!

[@zanewhiting4289]

Dude, this is a first gen xeon, while those temps are a little high, they're still well within the realm of possibility with a CPU like that

[@Whymelow]

Yes, but cooling is very important, I don.t see the botleneck in that procesor, with that videocard...

[@haydenw8691]

That CPU will bottleneck the videocard. Speaking from experience since I had the same CPU Paired with an ASUS STRIX OC GTX 950. Majority of games maxxed out the CPU with less than 50% GPU usage. Best part was going from 720p to 1080p gave more FPS. Only Assetto Corsa had even CPU and GPU usage for me.

[@neddy1287]

What way you bottlenecking the xeon x5460. The pc6400 memory speed will hold you back as my custom pc is asus p5q premium paired with xeon e5450 clocking at 4.06ghz with gskill ddr2 pc8500 @ 1067mhz with asus gtx 750ti oc graphic card overclock the core to 1306mhz at 1.20v.

[@cybercapri]

Lego's RULE...

[@DiyintheGhetto]

Hello where is your lego build? I been searching and nothing. Hard to search from a cellphone.

[@damasterpiece08]

dual lga771 xeon ac origins build please

[@LegSolo]

i used to run a q9650 @3.7ghz on my p5ql epu and oh my it was awesome, bf1 multiplayer ran perfect at 60fps and bf4 multiplayer ultra perset 1080p always 60fps with my 750ti was so proud of that chip, also that xeon is kinda crap ngl it only has 4 cores no threads as for the q9650 has 4 threads so it holds up performance alot better

[@modstek]

I have yet to get a q9650 I want one though

[@LegSolo]

i really do recommend getting one man they truly are an insane chip

[@swag-cc4uc]

Try a Dell T3600 or T3500 for your next build!

[@mitochondria3873]

Love your channel, been watching it a while now. You'd get way better price to performance out of lga 1156 xeons. x3430's and x3440's only cost between 10 and 25 bucks and go up to 4ghz overclocked, and the hyperthreading of the x3440 makes light work of heavily threaded games like Battlefield 1 also (in comparison to old 7xx socket cpu's) .

[@modstek]

What board do you suggest?

[@mitochondria3873]

www.ebay.com/itm/TESTED-Asus-P7H55-M-Pro-Socket-1156-H55-Express-Chipset-DDR3-w-I-O-Shield/263826995227?epid=127397187&hash=item3d6d50781b%3Ag%3ApvoAAOSw3D5bUepa&_sacat=0&_nkw=p7h55+m+pro&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xp7h55+m+pro.TRS0.TSS0 right there my dude. Regularly in the 60 dollar range, overclocks both cpu's to at least 3.7-3.9 ghz with a hyper 212 evo, and 16 gb of ram. Sometimes, just sometimes, those are expensive though. When that happens, www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P7H55-M-LX-Motherboard-LGA1156-Intel-H55-VGA-DVI-With-I-O-Shield/302745015269?hash=item467d0253e5%3Ag%3A2sgAAOSwt5VbAjWv&_sacat=0&_nkw=p7h55+m+lx&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0 these are a cheaper option most times. They hover around 50 -70 bucks shipped, have the same overclocking abilities for the most part, and only sacrifice some ram (which I've noticed you tend to run 4gb anyway lol). With either board, and a x3440/x3430, I've built multiple 300$ gaming pc's that outrun my PS4 and xbox 1, and for less than 100 if you only get one of the cpu's and a mobo, you really can't beat the AAA fps.

[@mitochondria3873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6uYlJdqfpd0atE theres a vid capture I took for some friends in disbelief. Specs are bottom right at the beginning, but this is with an x3440, a p7h 55m pro mobo, and an rx 470, on ultra settings. Though I can do a BF1 capture if you'd like to see that performance also.

[@modstek]

Thank you for the links when i get some mad cash I will do this build the performance was fantastic!

[@mitochondria3873]

No problem! You are my literal inspiration for trying cheap stuff of various configurations to see what I can get for my $. Side note, since you're more budget friendly, an HD 7950/7970 only costs 1/3 of the RX470 I used, and still maintains 60+ fps with that cpu and mobo on medium-high settings for the price of just an RX470/GTX1060 total.

[@patricksims9931]

Hi Sr I subscribed cause I'm going to do this I have read else were you have to worry about static build with PVC is that true

[@owenmcglone5275]

Good video! I was wondering if I could recommend a build with Linux as the OS since you deal with budget and cost saving solutions. Sure Linux isn't the standard but you can still run some natively and wine helps you play the rest

[@modstek]

yeah i have a few dc7800's left i can do a linux

[@Afterburner]

You made me glad I opted for the 1050 ti 4gb board when I watched this - lol. What is your plan, if any, to deal with the bottlenecked quad core xeon? Great video!

[@justhype3416]

hey man... can i put a q6600 in my optiplex 745 sff ???

[@jairomarquez2304]

How were u able to get the motherboard to stick on. Real question is did u buy the backplate or reused it from another case?

[@modstek]

backplate came out of a old salvage pc. just drilled some holes and used self tapping screws

[@AnubisGamingBytes]

legos!!!! rock on great idea.

[@davidincornwall]

What was the white video card earlier in the video? Looked like one of those Chinese knockoffs, looked good though.

[@idevastate_exe]

David Williams Its an msi i think

[@idevastate_exe]

David Williams nvm i just saw it closer its not msi

[@modstek]

its the chinese knockoff of the 2gb gtx 750ti but actually its a 550ti 1gb

[@davidincornwall]

Looks good, not sure I be in a hurry to bang it in a machine like though : /

[@maybelive765]

GTX 1060? Bro that shits powerful af... Why not a 660TI?

[@lizardlaboratory3640]

mann I wish I can have a gaming computer

[@ight9365]

maybe its because of vsync and that low low amount of ram you have in there i think you should be able to get atleast 8 gb of ddr2

[@tonyc.8004]

Good job with this video(all others too) and who would think that in one of your older videos that you thanked people for 800 subscribers. With future builds like you did in this video, you should include the Parts List required to accomplish your builds. That Parts List IS helpful and it IS greatly appreciate. I have been tempted to delve into making a PVC frame like yours then install parts from one of my spare machines. I'm not to that point yet, but I will get there eventually thanks to you and now I know what parts I need plus the lengths. If other readers want to see even more about your builds then they should visit your Instagram account. As always: Praise The Lord and Godspeed to you all - Deuteronomy 31:6!!

[@MrDanypy]

Xeon mod is the best mod

[@HD7970]

i got a nice nzxt case for 20 dollars i also have a 4 core 8 thread xeon cpu in my server

[@mobilesnapper79]

Do you ever have issues finding ddr3 chips for the 775 socket I find it almost impossible

[@DaiAtlus79]

im running a q8400-based build with an old Acer Veriton m480 board - it works with, at the most, 4x2gb 1333mhz DDR3, which it then clocks down.

[@fester14k]

1st nice video keep up the good work

[@leonalexander26]

'Puts it onto a Laptop case'

[@Ramindon]

Please give me motherboard buying link

[@StRose9]

Even i5 7500 bottlenecks 1060 6gb in some games...

[@lildeadman8894]

Benji St Rose no it does not

[@StRose9]

john haley Yes... it does. For exaple, in AC Origins usage of 1060 6gb combined with 7500 is 89-96% in crowded area. Texture loading gives hard time to my 7500. In most games 7500 is more than enough but in few games more powerful cpu should be required. 4 cores are becoming past, slowly but surely.

[@zakiwagiman1039]

No. It does not. I pair my 7500 with 1070 playing AC Origins with ultra settings..no lag whatsoever.

[@Digital_504]

You must be confused. If your gpu has a usage of 89 to 96% its running like it should so the bottleneck might be your cpu.. Whats the usage % of your cpu?

[@elijah7937]

Yeah I can see that happening. My old i5 3470 bottlenecked my r9 270 in gta 5. Pitty on the people that think an i5 can't bottleneck a gpu just because of the "i5" branding.

[@IoannouStelios]

What is the capacity of your RAM? If it's just 4 GB that's gonna be an issue for your bottleneck.

[@MrVaffanci]

can someone tell me the differences between x5450 and e5450?

[@zaitonyahya1000]

*Hello i'm from malaysia* This PC can play pubg with medium setting?

[@mrhappy8966]

I had to sell both my machines to fix our van so me and my girl don't lose our jobs sad doesn't even describe it rn

[@MyIronman8]

Pci gen 2 thats why not gen 3 . hell it might be gen 1

[@maybelive765]

Bro you need to get off that 775 bs, they're just not feasable anymore! LGA1366 can make much more power and a cheap Xeon X5660 can get you running anything with little bottleneck! Im currently looking into a Haswell Xeon 10core at 3.8Ghz boost kept on, R9 290x crossfire for my main PC, and im also building a "Hackbook pro", gutting out an old Macbook pro, put in a HP Zbook motherboard with an i7-4900MQ, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 4k 15.6" IPS panel, 20,000mah battery bank soldering mod (which is effectively 390wh!), and finally a larger trackpad mod. I think the whole project would cost me a k I think (in CAD aswell)

[@maybelive765]

It is also possible I just buy a threadripper 12c since they're so cheap and stupid idiots "break" their motherboards all the time selling them for real cheap (when the simple problem is their pins are bent)... But then I have to pay big bucks for RAM, threadripper cooler, etc... Not really my thing!

[@zaitonyahya1000]

Where i can get 780i motherboard?

[@ReganMarcelis]

eBay

[@ReganMarcelis]

That DDR2 OR DDR3? DDR2 will not help with FPS at all. I never realized how darn important RAM speed really is for FPS because I was to busy listening to Linus. He was wrong, its super important...... This is why I love me some x58 triple channel and x79 QUAD.... Ram Bottleneck!!!

[@rylefren71]

Sounds like a ddr3 memory speed problem

[@modstek]

it takes ddr2 pc2-8500 is the best i have

[@zachhickam532]

How do you turn it on, can someone help?

[@zachhickam532]

I want to make this but i dont know how he got it to turn on can someone help me?

[@Zimmerpflanze88]

No matter ur CPU oc or powerfull gpu. Ur ram is simply to slow. 775s on g41 mainboards and ddr3 Ram can play you some decent games but forget DDR2 Ram. Let it rest in peace

[@modstek]

After the video i did some checking and they actually made nvidia sli ram for this that is 2.0 volts i can only wonder if it helps

[@adamvanburen]

where is the PSU?

[@modstek]

behind it

[@lazy3194]

unsub from modstek? HA thats crazy talk!

[@beangz2981]

11year old proccessor, oof

[@IamVx]

my i5 3470 bottlenecks my 10603gb factory oc

[@sonySony-cj3ik]

bottlenecking is from ddr2 memory

[@jaykoerner]

I did unsub, still shows in my feed

[@mtaufiqnmtn]

Why you unsub though

[@zachbetzing2816]

first