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[@M00NM0NEY]

Nice build and thanks for showcasing such quality b-roll content. Btw Optimum Tech, my ears thank you for always keeping the intro music as subtle as your voice. I cannot stress enough on how many tech vids blast that intro music but then their voice is so quiet. Also, nice ketchup bottle to fill the loop.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Not to mention that he looks like Tom Hardy's slightly uglier brother - Thats gotta be a bonus right??? Right guys???

[@domenicocaterino2281]

I hardly ever comment on YT, but the harmony of your content needs praise. Music, script and visuals are speaking the same language. Very well done! I discovered this channel while looking for guides for my first ITX build and I have to say: this one is THE BEST i found after a week of exploring. Unfortunately the video is not an in-depth guide and I don’t feel confident enough to start the build without a proper help. Also my wallet barely allows me for on shot at it :D. I really hope you consider making a guide for this build, but regardless, keep it up!

[@LookattheBiggerPic]

My goodness but the detail, in-process build footage is truly remarkable in this and most all your videos! as a 37yr. IT veteran I have personally built thousands of systems including extreme highend professional media workstations, ultra-reliable gaming rigs - I even designed some very futuristic media workstations back in the 90's that are still advanced even by today's standards. Having said this, I still have yet to build a single mITX system. I realized while watching this presentation that all the things that gave me pause when considering an mITX build are groundless now and I really should consider doing a boutique mITX build like your primary workstation build shown here - I love the idea of small but also don't care for the complexity around likely having to pull everything out to do a simple upgrade that would take only a very few minutes with my current mATX build - still this could be fun - thanks so much for the inspiring builds, reviews and excellent quality footage - your videos may be among the very best quality and composition of that can be found on YT!

[@boastfultoast]

LookattheBiggerPic futuristic media workstations in the 90’s that are considered advanced for today? Ok I’ll bite. How/what?

[@khuongdtx]

“I don’t plan on pulling it apart anytime doon” 4 months later, rebuilt it in a different case LOL But it’s a job well done in the Sidearm T1. Sick build!

[@ronaldsanpedro1976]

Waiting for that temparature reading. Amazing build. Very clean

[@divesv1116]

You can use ekwb t splitters with a stop fitting as right angle connectors, much more low profile

[@optimumtech]

I'll check it out!

[@Creati_Xx]

@@optimumtech if you combine his idea with something like this that might work, i think you might save 1 - 2 mm : www.highflow.nl/watercooling/aansluitingen/fittingen/extenders-en-adapters/alphacool-eiszapfen-double-nippel-rotatable-g1-4-outer-thread-to-g1-4-outer-thread-deep-black-17244.html?sl=nl

[@Creati_Xx]

it is the same as this : www.aquatuning.nl/waterkoeling/aansluitingen/adapters/21537/alphacool-eiszapfen-double-nippel-g1/4-outer-thread-to-g1/4-outer-thread-deep-black?c=4822

[@camielvaneijs9049]

Or use this ekwb gpu block adapter, to change the ports to sideways ports on your gpu block www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-terminal-rotary-90-black

[@superspacepatrol2813]

I had a similar problem with my build and ended up using non-rotary right angle connectors. But it's a bit of a gamble what angle they'll come out at since it depends on the threading. There is a little bit of tolerance in how much you can rotate the fittings though. And you have to make sure there is enough clearance for the compression fittings.

[@Jay-pj4sq]

The ghost s1 is 8.2 litres in volume Optimum Tech - Litres as in liquids, right?

[@dezent]

it could be bananas, still same volume dude..

[@ireeb]

@@dezent media.giphy.com/media/jXD7kFLwudbBC/giphy.gif

[@chrisr6950]

sigh

[@Kathdath]

0.0018 cubic meter

[@dezent]

Noah Beeri omg I see that now :/ in my defense. People are idiots

[@anthonyc417]

I'm totally cloning this build for myself. Awesome rig man.

[@daveo9325]

Same here. Looking for an SFF Build with water cooling but without an tank

[@anthonyc417]

@@daveo9325 There are crazier ones now

[@vernacular3289]

Koolance makes the NZL-LXG2 which is an *absurdly* low-profile 90 degree rotary fitting at only 2cm tall. Might even be too short to accommodate some compression fittings angled against a GPU block.

[@goatslayer85]

I have a business and investing money on building capable mini PC's for each desk in the offices. This channel has been an absolute institution on how to build these mini PC's. Thank you for your service.

[@ireeb]

The matte black tubes are so beautiful. They look both industrial and premium at the same time, making the whole pc look like the powerful machine it is.

[@Gandi2000]

Ghost 1? Aw man Liquid cooled? Aw mann Liquid cooled Ghost 1? Aw mannnnnnnnnnn

[@mikeythanos]

Why did I hear this if Jimmy Joe was saying it..

[@leokerz]

creeper?

[@rubenfasola5402]

Ghost S1 with 2 rads?

[@yogeshberwal4670]

Price tag of complete build? Awwww Mannnnnn

[@rubenfasola5402]

@@yogeshberwal4670 4000€ ±200€ and I just discovered my pump top is cracked right in half...

[@jsekits]

Super clean build as always, and I've also have to say that you have some of the best B-roll footage shots of any channel I've watched man! Keep it up! 10/10

[@Dionyzos]

Dude your song choice is always on point! Exactly my taste :)

[@DRacer90]

Simply the best ITX build I've ever seen. Loving it 110% . Time to copy that setup. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheJamesKF]

Wow! Super clean and straight forward WC build. Admittedly I have not researched a ton of Ghost builds with a custom loop but your parts choice and tube routing really can be used as a template for others. Looking forward to the followup vid with performance results. 👍

[@Sero3_]

About the right angle fitting, this is my solution: 1. No rotary fittings, use extenders, shortest one. 2. Barbed fittings, smallest one that fits your tubing inner diameter. The barb may not look nice, so it really comes up with your 90 degree fittings, EK torque ones might work.

[@Reed-Publications]

The assembly shots are so well done. Nice camera work!

[@techpchouse]

I‘m using exactly the same build 2 years later in a Jonsplus i100 pro. Got some superb temperatures and performance at a really good noise level

[@yourneighbourhooddoomer]

Hot damn, nice to finally see some more Optimus Tech magic!

[@dunkalunk]

This build would look kickass with an acrylic side panel now that you no longer need the fan holes

[@jondonnelly3]

Mod side panel with acrylic window, it will look badass and give clearance for fittings. I love the black tube and alphacool fittings, I have done several builds with almost the same gear and it performs fantastic and much safer than hard line.

[@mahadevovnl]

I am absolutely drooling over this build. And I'm nowhere near as confident wielding a screwdriver that I'd ever attempt something like this myself. I'll keep my build much simpler and vanilla. Still, really, really inspiring and amazing!

[@WinterCharmVT]

There are some low profile Koolance G1/4 fittings that work really well in the Ghost S1. The part number is Koolance NZL-LXG2-BK. They're available on Amazon. I don't want to post a link incase the KZbin comments filter takes it down, but you should be able to search that exact part number and find what I'm talking about :) Hope that helps! I love your videos.

[@DVZNMedia]

This is the video I didn't even know I was waiting for!

[@overinfinity]

Almost exact same build. Well done on that build! When it comes to the fittings, the shortest fittings I've found are the Koolance NZL-LXG2. Very cool design by Koolance. It's even rotatable. Downside is that it's extremely hard to find. It's out of stock almost everywhere. The way I've got myself those fittings were TaoBao, everything went smoothly and shipping was cheap because of the size them.

[@ReneeGilbert2011]

have a similar setup: 9900k and 2080 ti and Asus z390i but in a Geeek A60 cooled by a Corsair h100i platinum. Can’t wait for your temps video. The vrm temps on the Asus z390i gets so hot unless they’re getting decent airflow.

[@DEVUNK88]

the Ghost S1 needs a tempered glass window on both sides over a portion of the side panel to show off the hardware in side. keep the air holes where the glass is not of course

[@Deathwing2]

Awesome vid! Almost certain that first song is: Dye O - Bloom.

[@quietspcs9336]

You should use an Ek terminal in order with straight turnable Fittings ;) then you got much room to close that pannel . and yes matte black tubes are underrated they give a straight clean look

[@Zamm1n]

I ended up in a situation where I needed a low profile right angle fitting in my Define S2 build with two 360 rads. What I did was use a 2F 90 degree (the ones that are female threads on both ends) and one of the 3mm male to male adapters, both Barrow fittings. That brings the total height of the 90 degree fitting down by a few mm compared to a rotary 90, but the trouble is it doesn't always line up how you want once screwed in. I had a couple of the 2F 90's and around 3 or 4 of the 3mm M2M fittings since they are really cheap and I just tried different combos until I got it to line up.

[@joostwagelaar8837]

Very nice build! It’s super clean! Maybe if you put that large tophat on the bottom and use glass sidepanels with some ventilation holes, it will look slightly better. Sorry for my english. Greets from 🇳🇱

[@DrHudacris]

Koolance 90 degree swivels are the lowest profile 90 degree fittings. Alternatively, you can use EK's alternate terminals www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-terminal-rotary-90-black www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-terminal-angled

[@Passchen]

Beautiful build! I have 99% of the same liquid cooling components going into an NCase M1 V6 as soon as it arrives at my doorstep (I just received the initial tracking info today). 4xNoctua NF-A12x25s, an Alphacool ST30 240mm rad, the Alphacool Eisbaer LT Solo pump/block combo, soft tubing, Alphacool fittings, and the Alphacool GPX-N M04 block for my 1080 FTW. My GPU is a Ryzen 3600X with an all core OC of 4.3GHz saddled in a Gigabyte B450i Aorus Pro WiFi motherboard with 16GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX 3466 B-Die DDR4 and a WD Black 512GB SSD. They are currently living in a Fractal Define R6, which is a bit hilarious to behold. It was a bit of a pain to get many of the Alphacool parts as there doesn't seem to be a retailer that actually has them on US soil, but I think the temps were worth it.

[@MrOrangemind]

Woww.That was a "KING" build.. Maybe 10 out of 1000 in this world will have it. Damnnn👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@navaks5335]

Congratulations on 150k subs!

[@nekruz2631]

Would like to see the the cpu and gpu temps while gaming and OC

[@T07N]

This is an awesome compact setup. Everything just looks so fitting.

[@BlueSharkRides]

I'm curious how well that 240mm rad cools the cpu and gpu.

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

I doubt it'll manage anything reasonable.

[@LOGANDAIGLE]

exactly what i was thinking.. that liquid will heat up quick and temps will rise

[@MrProthall]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName Nah, it manages fine. Using the same setup in a Define Nano S. Unless you're literally stresstesting the system it won't heat up indefinitely.

[@ViperDent]

Looks amazing! I wonder though, wouldn't it be better to have two low profile fans in push-pull on the radiator? I know it gets expensive if you go with the Noctua route, but it would be very interesting to see. Only a week ago you made a video regarding fan thickness on a radiator.

[@krzzffr]

Koolance has some really nice quick disconnect fittings as well, the QD3 lineup. I personally use them in my watercooled ITX build in a H200i.

[@jvarg]

I don’t have a suggestion for low profile right angle fittings, but I was left with a lot of questions after the video. The build looks amazing, and I see you did your best with listing and linking some of the parts you used in the description, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who would really appreciate a full parts list for the Alphacool setup. What size and brand tubing did you go with? What coolant did you choose? What quantity of each fitting did you end up having to use? You featured the quick disconnect in the video but did not list the part in the description. Cheers and keep up the excellent work!

[@jintilbaby7309]

it actually looks really nice even without the side panels

[@Brightnova12]

I've really been wanting to do this type of build for a while. Already got a big rig up, but that is way too heavy, a small one like this would be way better one day.

[@99wcguy]

I'm really curious to see how the temps are when you have two BEAST chipsets running off a single 240 rad. I couldn't imagine not using another 240 rad with a bottom hat.

[@tangoman18O]

My ghost is arriving Monday, now it’s time to get that top hat 🙃

[@agentmax5762]

Where did you ordered it???? And how's it's performance in intense gaming????

[@Larry-qz2fw]

This is absolutely stunning. Great job. Why have i not found the cpu block pump combo before?

[@bryantay2900]

Nice. Quite good. Looks portable too. Cannot imagine the best CPU/GPU for gaming in that casing.

[@TRONTC]

A mod that may be worth looking into is reducing th gpu to a single slot then getting the fittings and tube to run on the inside behind the GPU. Not sure if the tolerance are there but if you could it would look so much more clean. Edit : rewatched the videos a couple of times and I think there might be some tight pressure agains the motherboard or the spine of the case but i think it should be workable. Hope you try it out. Would love to know as I would love to save up for this case and do a similar soft tube amd system one day

[@toobyy4554]

for the gpu: EK-AF 90° Angle adapters + male/male adapter. or u try a t-splitter. in both cases u can get the compression part closer to the waterblock when using 90° rotary fittings. its double 90° then but should help with clearance. i would also use 90° fittings for the cpu block. just for the looks and a not so hard bent on the tubing :D :D

[@Sebastian-kz7fj]

Use a dual Extender (BP-MBWP-C42) plus a simple 90° 2x female from EK should give you enought room. Be aware, no rotation. Cheers!

[@myflorin25]

What a beautiful mini pc build , nice job dude .

[@eberhwang23]

tbh without the side panel on the GPU side it still looks friggin awesome

[@Anonymous-jx8mv]

In loop will be hight water pressure if you not using expansion tank.

[@richardfarmer6570]

Koolance low profile 90 degree adapters, I am using them for both the GPU and the Apogee Drive II in my Ghost. I'm also using the same tubing, works excellent.

[@malafob]

A dream build... Very awesome. Your skills are very good. Thx for anothet high quality video.

[@byrongreenleaf7246]

Great video again. Bummer most subscribers just stick with the big channels. These are sometimes better quality videos. Keep it up!

[@TontonGahu]

I gotta admit that these builds of yours are amazing

[@taylorthomaston9550]

My favorite part was ketchup bottle used to fill. Nicely done!

[@christiaanventer8183]

While you can add a top hat to the build to hide that radiator, it reminds me of the exposed carburetors on muscle cars!

[@MarceloTezza]

The noctua fans choco colors feels like aliens on this build. Anyway another great video!

[@artfulstationer]

Nice job, this thing looks amazing! Too bad you could get the side panel on. You should try and talk the case manufacturer into hooking you up with some custom side panels with a "power bulge" to fit those right angle fittings. I think that would be a nice option for them to offer.

[@Mereinid]

Love the build, I never built a micro gaming box. Mine have always been medium to large case gaming builds. If you do a complete series on the build, I will be watching..I would like to build my own small case just like this as, my offices, seem to be getting smaller and smaller in my home. (Thank you oh spouse of mine). I've been building pc's since the late 90's but never tried a water cooled one. Well, you have me now, wanting to ditch my old boy I have at my feet now for a sleeker smaller sexy one. Great job, great video. *Subbed*

[@BladeRaid]

Dude instant subscription. Found this video in my recommendation. Don't rlly look up pc build and anything of that sort. But DAMMMMMN that pc looks amazing. You might actually get me into building my own pc soon.

[@JtwasLuck]

That's it bro, you've made me convert from my Hex Gear R40 to the Ghost S1!! As for low profile fittings, I believe Koolance make some 90 degree rotary fittings that are supposed to be the lowest profile ones on the market. Hope that helps you, I'm pretty much going to mirror your build but go with a different radiator. :)

[@HaTeCrEw93]

You could use Koolance low profile rotary adapters and then straight fittings, they make them in black too, the part n. is NZL-LXG2-BK

[@c4membert760]

Jayztwocents watercooled the Gost S1 too and had to use barb fittings to be able to close the side panel.

[@hugevibez]

Thanks for the really not that bad b-roll music. Could imagine someone like Solomun actually playing these songs👌

[@jonathanturnbull2617]

go to a plumbing merchants, compression elbow 10/15mm or reducing compression elbow maybe.... custom square fittings if not.

[@stian5851]

I don't know any low profile angle fittings for the GPU that's in black, but I use the Koolance NZL-LXG2 in my Ghost S1 build. They fit with lots of room to spare!

[@takyo18]

Dude your videos are so well made!

[@xyrenegade]

Oh my god we really need that caseeeeee

[@krzzffr]

I think a female to female 90 degree fitting with the slimmest male to male fitting you can find can save you a few millimeters to get that side panel on.

[@truepaulesko]

For the graphics card you could use a barb fitting, because its the collar whats causing the problem

[@literate-aside]

Lovely build man, I know all too well how difficult small custom loops are, and it doesn't get any smaller than this! As a side note, I do not like those QDCs at all. Back in the day the black coating corroded and ended up in a lot of people's loops, it was bad. I do not know if the issue is still present, but I avoid them. Thermal take make a very, very high quality QDC, they take *serious* force to disconnect, but they're very good. Expensive though. As for the pins on the mobo, I feel you dude. Problem is they can work harden too. It's definitely fixable, a heatgun on the socket will help temper them read to be bent back 👍

[@RichardLevy]

I like how it looks with the GPU side panel off. My opinion ;-)

[@spektrumB]

A single 240mm rad cools both 9900K and 2080Ti? There is like 450w of heat under full load. Interesting.

[@apusista]

Great production, beautifully shot 😊

[@xlostlovex]

You should use liquid metal for ur cpu and gpu.. The temp change is drastic on these water cooler.. my 9900k get a difference around 7-8 degree celsius between thermal paste and liquid metal and my aorus 1080 ti xtreme gets around 5 degree celsius . Both just by changing it to liquid metal but running on the same water custom loop.

[@xflamousz]

I guess the difference on the cpu comes from delidding tho? I tried liquid metal on the ihs without delidding and barely saw any difference. Then again it does 5,1ghz @1,335v so Im fine without delidding.

[@rkaaaaaaaa]

Cant wait for temps dude. Gr8 content, love your chanel!!

[@avidian888]

Noe this is a crazy build! Any chance you could tell us how much such a build would cost us? I mean not just the parts, but also the work that you put into it.

[@HoveKB]

This is the best channel. Hands down

[@cthepimp23]

U could have use EK-FC Terminal Rotary 90° on the gpu water block. It's much shorter then the terminal that comes with the EK waterblock.

[@adrianrodriguez6661]

As others suggested, there is a 90 degree (rotatable) G 1/4 low-profile fitting from Koolance. It's 2cm tall which should be enough for your GPU problem. Part number is: NZL-LXG2-BK Hope this helps!

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

Good luck pushing the OC on CPU and GPU on a single 240 rad... Will get thermally soaked pretty quickly when on a sustained load.

[@stephan_berlin]

I really would like to see, how you get all the bubbles out of the system without a resorvoir. You said you tilted the case and cycled it on and off multiple times but you need to have the fill port open if you want the bubbles to leave. So you can't tilt it :D Or did you tilt > open the port > on/off cycle > close the port > Repeat?

[@spektrumB]

I don't get it why many people keep saying you can adjust the rpm of a fan or pump because it isn't PWM controlled. Of course you can.

[@dyadyaBOB]

Great build. You actually have plenty of room for Swiftech’s Micro Reservoir in the GPU compartment

[@rees3lo]

Batch currently available on Amazon as of 6 February 2019 your welcome

[@yurijai9801]

Such a underrated channel.

[@butterbirne7380]

For the graphicscard: Maybe a shorter 90° G1/4 adapter like the www.barrowint.com/plus/view.php?aid=1300 (only 28,9mm instead of your 32mm) and maybe a smaller compression fitting but I don't really know about a smaller fitting since they all are always like 22mm for 16/10mm tube. Barrow is small so. Dope build!

[@oscarshen6855]

The king of mini ITX is back!

[@blurdood]

Another great video! Your video format is perfect just keep on doing what youre doing, cause youre doing it right.

[@aaronmarchbanks5394]

Jayztwocents used bitspower quad barbed fittings in his ghost s1 and it fit perfectly

[@sixeighttoast2853]

Jesus....the graphics card alone is around $1,300. Thing must be a beast. That is a killer build.

[@tituscrowe3914]

A couple questions: Did you find any use for quick disconnect fittings or were they redundant given your method of filling the loop through the radiator? I'm assuming you would use the same method to drain the loop as well. Also, did you happen to find an answer to the problem with the right angle fittings on the GPU block? I ask because I'm going to be starting a similar water-cooled build in a Ghost S1 and appreciate any answers you can provide me with. Thanks for the inspiration and fantastic video.

[@aluminumfalcon1506]

Amazing, what a dream build! Is there any way you could share what kind of maintenance something like this would require? Like how often should someone change out the water in a build like this?

[@midhun-007]

Clean build. Love it🔥🔥

[@touchtm5534]

A build with personality, looks great :). Can you do a Review of the InWin A1 Plus? That will be my future build.

[@nickthorne8490]

If you use barb fittings on the GPU they have a lower profile.