The Ultimate Living Room PC! Powerful All AMD SFF Fractal Mood Hands On Build

[@ANewHuman]

Just commenting to say I love your presentation. So nice to not be distracted constantly by slick editing and motion graphics, and a presenter trying to hold onto your attention. I much prefer everything demonstrated and explain in a clam, thoughtful, detailed way with your commentary.

[@neytracg308]

Love to see that Bazzite OS on this build.

[@ReflexVE]

Yup, Bazzite is great.

[@gaminggroundz792]

This is the form factor i need! Would go great in the living room!

[@fl1ntlock1]

I like the form factor wife would approve in the living room

[@oscarloria]

Men, we all have the same "problems" haha

[@Diogenes77]

Imagine letting a woman "approve" of your decisions lol

[@Dryde85]

It really is beautiful.

[@fl1ntlock1]

@@Diogenes77 look she just decorates the room better than me enjoy being lonely

[@kompassorpigo7600]

@@fl1ntlock1 seems like he struck a nerve lol

[@rluker5344]

That is a lot of power for an ITX. Crazy watts from that CPU. Even compared to Intel at the same fps.

[@RetroCrisis]

That does look quite sexy. Thanks for sharing

[@Tommy_The_Gun]

I still think that FT03 Mini is the best sff case made to this date. It is smaller than Mood. Does not require a riser and can still fit mid to high tier PC components. On top of that, back then, they somehow managed to fit optical drive inside. I know it is not something super important nowadays, but for a HTPC it is a nice feature, if you have a lot of movies on DVDs, or you are using this as an emulation station.

[@TeamLinux01]

I would love to see Bazzite on it. I am thinking about making a "console" PC sometime soon and Bazzite is definitely the OS I will be using.

[@m4ko288]

But why? Just use windows and auto-login and auto-start Steam in Big Picture Mode. It gives you the SteamOS UI. But unlike SteamOS / Bazzite - you will not be restricted which games you can run. Look at proton db. There are THOUSANDS of games not working. Also new games / new patches - often are buggy and crash and need 1-3 days for patches to arrive. Imagine buying a new game and then needing to wait for days until proton gets fixed - while on windows you could be gaming already. For gamers windows is the only logical choice. ESPECIALLY if you like games like CoD, Fortnite, Blizzard games (3rd party launcher), Ubisoft games (3rd party launcher), etc.

[@TeamLinux01]

@@m4ko288 Simple, I don't agree with the Microsoft Terms of Service for Windows. I am not a fan of how Windows acts in general, so I choose to not use it.

[@m4ko288]

​@@TeamLinux01 That doesnt change the FACT that Windows is simply superior as a gaming OS. In SOOO many ways. Also you - like everyone else - are using a smartphone. Which means you are giving up SO MUCH data already (24/7 real time location, your phone number, your email, your photos/videos, who you call, where you work, where you live, who are your family, who are your friends, who are your coworkers, etc). What would it even matter to you if your IP address and app-usage is shared with Microsoft ?!?! On a gaming system there is not much more sensible data then that. Maybe browser history? Your way of thinking is limiting yourself. You are so deep up your own butt that you would rather struggle 5 hours with a linux-kink which requires you to follow 48 step tutorials to MAYBE get something working then to just use windows. But to each their own. You keep struggling and fiddling and fixing and complaining about things on linux - and we gamers will simply turn on our machines and ACTUALLY GAME on them.

[@beyondu77]

My God! that is one sexy case. I really like the grey.

[@numbthumbhero8529]

Lol at 2:47 I recognize that scepter screwdriver. Our shop used to use a lot of Pis for a contract. There was a time when we had hundreds of those things laying around.

[@RiTchieKII]

Absolutely insane temps on a case that tjny

[@LastFx]

Fractal's always seemed awesome, and thermaltake's always seemed solid imho!

[@michaelw2263]

I really like the Mood, but the changes I think would help would be to do similar panels like the rear all around, and allow for a spine adjustment for better GPU support. Then I think it would be an excellent case!

[@GamSin1981]

That's an amazing system, and it's almost like mine, but I have the 7900XTX with the 7950X. The CPU is a bit of a hot boy, but as you showed if you give it a decent AIO cooler you can run it great.

[@C0LPAN1C]

My fractal node 202 is still my fave SFF case.

[@HELLEXTREME]

This case remember me from the silverstone fortress series, has the same idea of one cooler to push from below to top.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Consoles may not be good for much but Xbox actually came up with a very appealing case design with the Series X.

[@robertj1138]

you said thermaltake, but it's thermalright. Otherwise, it looks like a nice build. thank you for sharing

[@johnmichaels4330]

The valkyrie is my favorite car on FH5

[@mega_goat]

fighting games are locked at 60fps -- Gameplay considerations: Some fighting games use frames to measure the duration of attacks, recovery times, and other gameplay elements. Locking the frame rate at 60 FPS ensures that these measurements remain consistent and predictable, making it easier for players to execute complex combos and strategies.

[@grtitann7425]

All AMD build? Automatic Like!

[@Bitwise1024]

Wow, that case looks very nice to build in. An all AMD build definitely deserves a Linux install, or perhaps HoloISO since you mentioned the living room. :0)

[@neodata83]

Im thingking to build a steammachine using this case. Can you show temps with an aircooler? Dont like AIOs every review has on so far :/

[@saphricpcgaming5182]

9:17 editing =P

[@SpreadTheLoveNotSTDs]

Typical ETA quality 😂

[@bgbc1]

the matrix is real! rsrsr

[@rogert250]

Biden Style 😂

[@saphricpcgaming5182]

@@rogert250 Trump style is the entire video exploding.

[@davidsonayuwoki]

10:43 too

[@pranavigwc]

It looks like an Air purifier I loveit

[@thelordofgamingyt]

ETA: I think I can open 4 Chrome tabs Chrome: So mutch ram, very hungry

[@knives26]

That be sick if its all clear

[@BaleshNTP]

It's like a $2000+ super powered series x

[@mastermegatron]

4 Chrome tabs? Man that is a beast

[@georgegibson1156]

Sir, I have a request. I appreciate you doing a ton of content quickly. However, I have noted that this volume and speed comes with errors. Typos, narration mistakes, etc. Please take more time and concentrate on quality. I hesitate to bring this up, but the Thermalright/Thermaltake mistake was quite jarring. Thanks for all your time and work.

[@nqbwuk]

I'd love to see what Linux gaming performance is like on this! :)

[@Tomnickles]

You said 2 3.5 drives and my old brain went straight to “2 floppy disk drives?”lol

[@Simulati0n]

This case looks so good, I do wonder how it handles heat long term. Current CPU's run hotter than high end GPUs at 100%

[@Username_CC_]

Someone will definitely be able to get a better setup with temps and sound as well.

[@BasicConcepts93]

Living Room PC? I still just need a new PC lol

[@f_aaris]

we need the linux testing!!!

[@snowythecolaaddict]

I definitely want to see Linux run on that PC. Bazzite seems perfect for this build.

[@mixedd69]

Just a little PSA about using it in Living Room and on Linux, if you gonna use it on a TV that has HDMI 2.1, don't be dissapointed, AMD doesn't work properly on HDMI2.1 and will fallback to HDMI2.0 meaning that you won't get Full RGB out of your OLED TV meaning you'll loose those OLED blacks, and VRR will be messed up

[@srvuk]

That is a nice case that might well pass the living room wife test.

[@eightbitoni]

wow, i want one lol looks great

[@snoozeflu]

I don't know if you have a xbox series X but it would be helpful to see these side by side, just for size comparison.

[@supergooglelee]

Not bad. Still ways to go compared with my 7950X3D / RTX4090 but good enough for emulation use.

[@jackdanulsprime2077]

Would have been nice to see how the cables connect to the system.

[@taylorhughes120]

Plenty of reviewers to see that

[@emansgaming910]

So basically a Xbox lol, love the fact that we could take advantage of so many hardware with pc

[@PookieMaliboo]

That's a good looking case!

[@flanflanjp_]

Would love a server variant of this case with 10 drive slots.

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

Love this keyboard

[@Phallen69]

4:41 on that thang lol

[@icerink239]

hawk

[@Abhinav_Nayana_Sailen]

tuah

[@WhoaMykey]

Very nice

[@rometherevenant8749]

Powerful!!

[@andrewosei328]

to be honest I wouldn't spend all that just to play at 1440p. the case is much suited for a home theatre set-up sitting next to a capable oled TV at 4k120.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Yet that TV usually read 3840 × 2160 which means it's a 2k TV

[@juliomr100]

It's kind of hot at IDLE, don't you think?

[@NexGen-3D]

I like this one, I wonder if they have different colours?

[@Dr.MortgageUSA]

What is the total cost for this pc build. This would add great perspective for DIYers

[@paulsutton9278]

Per usual, some of the stuff he linked to is gone, but $2200-2600 depending on your components. Almost $1200 just for the CPU and GPU.

[@ArdyneusTheGod]

I got a custom water loop in my Mood.

[@gogoman27]

@etaprime When are you going to show the designs of the Ukrainian modder custmod? They are really insane... I have one of their 4.5L boxes and it's just a blast

[@godnamedtay]

I was, I als, I always like to throw one fighting game in the mix

[@ribeirinhu]

thats a really nice case

[@Nahtotter]

SHT case

[@pedxing]

would be fun to see this outfitted as a mid/budget build since its a glorified livingroom gaming media pc

[@treegoat5069]

Just a quick note at 3:24 you say Thermaltake rather than Thermalright

[@Pete292323]

Those temps are horrible. That mesh provides very little airflow, you can get much better SFF cases, from the same company no less! Nice review though.

[@mohamedmostafa-l8k]

Hey They are sponsored

[@bhangshart7519]

Yeah... He should test it without the cover.

[@cheese186]

Why are they horrible? a stock 7950X is one of the worst CPUs possible for this kind of build, in Horizon it's using over 140W which is a lot. And the GPU seems cool.

[@marcgtsr]

If he showed the temps it's fine. You could build a more power efficient pc on this.

[@Cheeseshredder]

@@cheese186 horizon is woke and has lezbos though

[@torreszadrian]

MK1 is locked to 60fps. Most fighting games have the gameplay tied to frame rate. It is the same with Street Figther 6.

[@HiddenAdept]

Just a heads up your video description says the GPU is a 7900 GRE and then it also says it has a RX 7900 XT lol

[@pdecker]

Yeah, please do a Linux build. Not sure I've seen you do an Ubuntu 24.04 build yet.

[@cerebrix]

Fedora 40!

[@freak6969]

Some ITX cases make a pc look like a console but it's too expensive to buy SFX PSU, ITX Mobo and case.

[@CalanReichel]

You mean the noise maker 3000 case? Watch GN's review

[@Mr.D.K.]

Эра настольных пк подходит к концу. ПК в мониторе. Это будущее

[@jonjohnson2844]

PC in cloud more like

[@Greidaon]

Have you seen Gamer Nexus video, and if so, do you agree with his assessment re: temps and air flow?

[@CristianGamerOk]

amazing

[@hdjoe22]

Does ETA use wallpaper engine on all his builds?

[@Z3llix]

Whenever I search for SFF power supplies someone always complains about coil whine. Even the Corsair SF750 has a lot of cw complaints if I google it. Do you have any recommendations? I would like a min-itx build, but was considering going for a mid-tower or something else that allows full atx PSU.

[@themarshallator]

What was the ambient temps ?

[@elbow005]

I hate the lack of motherboard options in this form factor especially AMD ones. Moreover they're more expensive.

[@NimbleFinguz]

how loud is it? is it just fabric all around or are there some solid walls?

[@ninkenny]

Can you start commenting at the time of the recording how much it cost retail wise for your youtube builds?

[@WaynesWorldUnlimited]

It looks like a series X

[@newyorktechworld6492]

It's the Xbox Pro X 😊.

[@OverdosedCaffeine]

this is basically a windows Series X with 96GB RAM, is it really worth building this for the living room rather than just getting a console? I doubt the overall cost will make this setup worthwhile, usually these modular setups tend to get expensive and wives are cultured enough to understand a man needs his living room gaming setup nowadays. Plus, cloud gaming, game streaming to save even more costs are all viable options too.

[@reiniermoreno1653]

This is an overkill but you can build something more cheaper for a living room

[@OverdosedCaffeine]

@@reiniermoreno1653 ah I see, thanks for the tip brother, appreciated.

[@reiniermoreno1653]

@@OverdosedCaffeine if you want to build it yourself I recommend you to watch videos about micro ATX builds, ATX are too big and ITX builds are too expensive

[@OverdosedCaffeine]

@@reiniermoreno1653 most informative, thank you my dude. I'm not sure if I'll go modular exactly but videos like this really motivate me to go for one.

[@richardhoard5951]

Baaaaazzziiiite

[@nostalgically_nope9983]

That card is NOT a cut down xtx. The gre is a slightly faster 7800xt, but still gets decimated by the 7900xt. It is no where near the performance of an xtx

[@HonestHans365]

This is a case for mod range specs at most e.g rtx 4060

[@joshuagabriel4014]

You are not able to use the lan output from the mainboard right?

[@eazyrat]

finally pc cases dont look like theyre designed for 14 year olds

[@midophriya3657]

same mobo :)

[@KAlpha09]

What’s the wattage pull on the whole setup? 700w PSU feels borderline for 7900XT.

[@Yotes_]

my dream machine my broke ass wont ever be able to afford 😍😵

[@alpacamale2909]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with 60fps 2k. that should be the standard.

[@LCJammer]

looks like a sexier xbox series x. kinda like it.

[@CaligoMilites]

I think I'm gonna build that one >:D

[@j340_official]

Is this system cheaper than the ROG NUC with meteor lake you just previewed ?

[@tatuvastera6416]

Was it Thermaltake or Thermalright?

[@aflury]

96gb in a HTPC isn’t overkill, it’s downright hilarious.

[@charlesmc258]

I would like to see distro on it

[@kevinb5621]

You should have used bazzite os

[@TheShanampan]

How much did it cost?

[@oykotgaming6652]

The case says it fits a 280mm aio. Will the Arctic freezer III 280mm aio fit?

[@oykotgaming6652]

It's about 18mm thicker in width which is about 0.709 inches. I can see that it's almost against the psu. How much extra clearance do you have?

[@LouisianaBurns]

that lucy wallpaper?

[@ShaffafAhmed]

Wanna see linux on it. Steam Distros specially.

[@kwisatzhaderach999]

What’s the keyboard I the video

[@physxme]

Choice of parts is kind of questionable. Not many games will benefit from the 16 cores or the 96GB ram. Spending that money on a better graphics card like the 7900XT or XTX will get you significantly better frame rates.

[@kmessina85]

will benefit emulation, and lots of ram is always good for multitasking

[@kmessina85]

plus he even says it's overkill but he had it on hand

[@anthonychong4893]

I guess considered as future proof

[@justinconnell6167]

Can you put 96gb of ram in a laptop just wondering?

[@justinconnell6167]

I have a Lenovo Loq with a rtx4050 8gigs of ram and a 7000series 5 I need more ram obviously and I don't care if it's overkill I'm asking can you do it if not then I will just stick with another 8 gigs but if I can I will save the money and do it it's only 300$ why not and it would be future proof