Guru3D Rig of the Month - June 2019
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fantaskarsef
hehe pretty cool, sadly the RGB shot looks the most "into the eye" when the lights are off ofc, but the you don't see the wooden case.
Of course, good job
Venix
Very cool !
vbetts
Moderator
Really? Way to be a rude dick.
You're always free to submit your rig if you don't agree with ROTM. Also considering the case is open air, the air flow isn't direct one direct to another.
On topic, this is really cool. I'm really digging the mirror finish inside the build!
schmidtbag
Not my cup of tea, but I definitely appreciate the amount of time, effort, and personalization that went into this. Much more interesting than the entries that are basically nothing but high-end parts in a 2-tone color scheme with hard-tubed liquid cooling.
Cave Waverider
Neat! I would imagine something like this could go nicely with EK's wooden watercooling parts as well, although I'm not sure if they make them with the same type of wood you used as well.
schmidtbag
Which 2 fans? From what I can see, each of the case fans are all sucking air from the front and pushing out the back. The GPU is pulling air away from the exhaust fans but there's not a whole lot he can do about it, and like stated before, it's an open-air design so it's not like the GPU is sucking up hot air blown from the radiators. Sure, maybe he could flip the radiator fans to face the other direction, but that could ruin the aesthetic for a minimal gain.
You're allowed to dislike something, but all you're doing is giving a list of criticisms, and not in a tactful way.
The layout is nowhere near as bad as you make it out to be. I'm willing to bet you that the wood in this case causes less than 1C difference in temperature.
vbetts
Moderator
There's a huge difference between commenting and be flat out rude about it. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. Didn't your parents teach you that as a kid?
It's open air, there is no one direction for air flow. It comes and goes from the side and top as well.
Robbo9999
I think your idea that the air flow would work better the other way around, I think that's correct. It was probably just the way you said it that got attention. Cool case design though, wood & mirrors, why not, plus it's been done well!
waltc3
I like his name, "PyroFlection"...would be interested in what motivated Mikkel's choice of exterior woods...& the idea with the mirror-reflect effect is inspired--very nice touch! It's such a simple effect--yet it's not the type of thing that would occur to me normally. As usual, half the fun is building the system--the other half is using it! Very nice...;)
alanm
Cant understand the point of exhaust fans in an open air case.
vbetts
Moderator
I don't see any exhaust fans, there are intakes and it looks like the air from the back of the case goes to the gpu, cool air to the gpu and exhaust out the top of the case. For the front of the case, the air is being brought in through the rad to cool the rad. Something to remember, heat rises. So it shouldn't be an issue for the back of the gpu(already having a plate on the back of it anyway).
alanm
Did you see the orientation of the fan blades near the GPU? Could be wrong if its an optical illusion, but looks oriented to blow out to me.
Robbo9999
I really think this case would look good as an enclosed case (rather than open air case), which would also satisfy a couple of reasons for a case - dust prevention and creation of air flow pathways for better cooling of components. I'm not a fan of open air cases, I think they're pretty pointless, a test bench is one thing, and then you have enclosed cases on the other, I don't like the middle ground - worst of both worlds in my view! I think it's an interesting case though and it's professionally done, the wood & mirrors are quite unique, I think it would be pretty cool as an enclosed case.
vbetts
Moderator
I edited the posts. Even in my quote of his original post, you don't see everything he originally posted.
Back on topic now.
No you're right, I was looking at it backwards. 😀 My mistake! That being said, probably doesn't do much in an open air case but it does look cool.
sykozis
I don't get the negative reactions....
I disagree with the use of mirrors and the white AIO, but that's personal choice... The "case" is tastefully done. I like the choice of recycled plywood. It looks good. I'd take one...
Most I've ever done is paint a pre-fabbed case....
The Goose
From a pc enthusiast stand point its pretty neat, but from a diy`ers perspective.... using cheap builders plywood doesnt do the system justice, i wood of used a better grade plywood but nice concept, also is the mobo earthed to the psu.
