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Thank you for featuring my setup, Jay! I really appreciated your take on it. So much time, money, and effort went into finally getting the setup to where I really wanted it and it felt good to finally reach that level. Rock on, man! Also fyi, the EVGA build lives with my channel partner (and close friend) Wayne so that's why you didn't see it.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 ur setup got featured bro LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
@@MrRyudragon aww yissssss! This video had great setups all around too! Would love to see Jay do remote radiator "dumb experiment" vid. Though its a legit thing so wouldn't actually be dumb, but either way I'd watch.
Hey, amazing setup!
@@howtheturntables1600 Thank you!
Before an after is just amazing. Congrats man
Thanks for showing my green screen room!! It's a complete cyclorama wall with 1/8 thick flexible board framed out and floating. It's a complete stage. I didn't start with the wall, I started with the room, which is why it's green (technically a darker green) then later added that cyclorama wall.
Also all wiring is cable managed under the desk as it's a standing/sitting desk.
That is a sick setup, man!
We need an origin story for your username.
@@anonamouse5917 i think its pretty obvious, he went to taco bell one day and just started fisting them
Makes me think about the one Tarkov RUclipsr's intros that incorporate him into the game space to talk about the game, would be neat to see that in other game spaces like for example Half Life Alyx for instance.
MAKE MORE VIDEOS WE NEED MORE VR VIDEOS😢
Thanks, Jay! Glad you like the direction my retro TRS-80 project is going! I actually have active cooling added with 4 NF-F12s, 2 at the bottom for intake and 1 at the top for exhaust for a positive pressure setup - those fans came in after I took the pics. Nothing is in final assembly yet - I just took a few photos while fit testing and testing temps, etc. The display was challenging. Had to find an LCD that was about a 12" 4:3, large enough to fill the space, but small enough to fit the case while keeping some of the original black bezel look since the factory bezel is shaped to a CRT.
Yours is way better executed. This was my first modding attempt, and I learned a lot.
@@jasonmollett5308 Looks like a great start in a confined space. First mod attempt for me too and I still have a lot of work to do on it - I was just lucky to have so much volume to work in with the Model 4. I didn't have an original keyboard to re-engineer back into the system either but I looked into finding one and trying. Just ended up going with a new mechanical keyboard and going to build a new platform panel around it to make it flush. We'll learn from them and make them better / make future mods even cleaner. Awesome job!
The acoustic panels @ 5:40 look like some sort of hybrid between sound absorption panels and sound diffusion panels. Sometimes you want to absorb particular frequencies or dampen reflections to minimize standing waves, but diffusion also helps keep a space feeling "alive" and not dull and dead and "0 reverb" by redirecting reflections with uneven surfaces.
This is a very well-done home recording/small studio setup.
Thanks so much for good words! On point :))
I'm going back through all Jayz video's for the last 2 years ,, finding EVERY product he HATED so I can build something VERY special for him :)
The TRS-80 was my first computer! So awesome to see it like this!
*TO ADDRESS "the difference between the soundclouds on the right and left versus the one in the center" (@ **5:19**)* - The fabric-covered "blocks" to the sides of center above listening position are conventional absorbers; i.e., they're basically fabric-covered Owens Corning 703 (or 704) used to attenuate low-to-high midrange reflection. The panel directly above (and on the side walls) is a *diffusor* or, more specifically, a Binary Amplitude Diffusor. Conventional diffusors used different depths and thicknesses of wood blocks and take up a lot more of the room due to their thickness; BADs use a specific hole pattern over a semi-absorbent material instead. Either way, diffusors "scatter" room reflections, which cuts down on splatter reflection without making the room too dead or dry. (In fact, diffusors can often make the room seem "bigger" and "less boxy").
BTW, the pitched walls (and ceiling) were probably done deliberately; (I'm guessing the room was purpose-built). When constructing a mix room, you want to avoid parallel walls (or floor and ceiling) to the greatest extent possible. This is also why the desk is away from the front wall; barring some exceptions (such as bass reflex monitors designed to be placed near a wall) you want your monitor speakers as far as practical from the floor, ceiling, and all walls.
Hi Jay... I just want to say thank you. Two years ago. I found your channel and it reignited the pc enthusiast lost to the humdrum day to day work that must be endured. Thanks to your channel I found my knowledge in pc building up to speed and have now built three pc's in my home. One for Myself, my wife ( who loved learning how to build a pc), and my son ( yes he helped build his as well.) Thank you so much for your awesome content. Im currently looking into building my own pc case to get the design i desire with water cooling incorporated. Thank you again.
2:49 Column height is only a factor when you are trying to raise water into a tank (open ended tube). In a loop, as long as it's already filled you're only recirculating. Height would play no role here, however you are adding inertia and the constant friction of the liquid inside tubes. I'm more worried about increased overall pressure within his system, and the possibility of catastrophic leaks.
It's only about 1 mt high. So about 0.1bar/1.5psi
The negative head of the return pipe will cancel out the head of the pressure pipe. So like a counterweight in a pully system. So there will be no head loss other than that of the radiator as long as the pressure drop is not low enough to cause cavitation
Almost. It will cause problems for priming and airbubble clearance. And at this height there is no problem but at 30-40 ft you need to make sure you don't boil the water due to low pressure. To make it better, I would duct cold air from the floor. I've always wanted to see if I could make a fanless system with a chimney with a similar setup. And with this much height change, he could go thermosyphen with phase change.
Steamfitter here. This is correct. The total static head is equal in both risers. What goes up, must come down. The total friction losses in the system probably wouldn't be too great because the flow rate isn't that fast. The pump only needs to create enough fluid head to overcome the resistance to flow. And water generates 1 PSI of pressure for every 2.31 feet of height. This is how domestic water towers in towns and cities work. A pump fills the tower as needed, and gravity provides the water pressure to all the homes and businesses that use it.
DTX, I believe you nailed it. The longer tubes would reduce flow somewhat. There is more pressure on the components at the case level than the equipment is likely designed for. It does seem to be working however. I'd love to do something like that to blow warm air on my feet during winter gaming.
12:54 The RadioShack TRS-80 Model 4, with a whopping 4MB of RAM and two 5.25" floppy drives (where the holes are in the front of this wonderful mod. The one that started my IT life. "Yes, I'm old" as well. It was featured in the first Tron Movie (1983) as the computer used to program Tron himself. Lots of great memories.
Model 4 was my first computer so I had to do something interesting with this rough old case I was able to get. Still a work in progress with much left to do, but I'm trying to not modify the case itself - only clean/repair and fab parts to fit modern internals! Interior assembly/QC markings in sharpie show a date of June 1983. To Jay's point, positive pressure active cooling with bottom intake and top exaust using existing vents was already added to this just after photos were taken.
I love that studio build. Jay, the panels you weren't sure about are used to break up the sound energy as well as absorbing the energy. Gives the room a little character so it doesn't sound "dead" while also stopping echos.
Jay, there will be pressure loss due to the length of tube but that water high above is also being pulled back down by gravity. You should do an experiment with a long coolant loop fully filled with fluid and run it horizontally and then run it vertically and measure the "head loss" in each setup. I think you'll be surprised at the results.
I thought the same thing, but I think what Jay was mentioning is the static pressure at the pump outlet. While having a pump at the bottom of a loop is the most efficient location, it also means the pump is constantly exposed to higher pressures, potentially increasing the wear and tear on the pump (but effectively, it would only be marginally).
@GamerBoyPS360 Basically, the effort the pump needs to push the water up the pipe (against gravity) is cancelled out by the water falling back down the other pipe (with gravity). So once the loop is full, the pump won't have any issues.
@@rstidman these were puke worthy, any pc that looks like it takes more than 20 seconds to move is objectively dogshit
@@MrSwiftResponse yup.. That is why even commercially pumps is put at the highest point they can..
Wouldn't the top of the loop have a lower absolute pressure as a result? Its that tallest height of a straw problem, except offset slightly by a little pump. A Funny question of how high you could raise it before you end up boiling water inside the radiator when the system is under load.
Thanks jay! I love some of the wallpapers, and usually have to hunt down the tweets myself. Glad you include them. Nice touch!
Some really inspirational spaces here. Nice work to everyone featured. I really like these videos. Makes me want to work on my space, even if it's just cleaning it up!
Jay I just wanted to say thanks for these kind of videos showing off all these awesome setups. I've been running a FX 8320 and evga 970 that's served me well for about 8 years now and I finally got my hands on a evga 3070ti at micro center while on vacation and I've been wanting to build a new pc for years now and hopefully someday soon I'll get to show off what I built on here someday
This has given me a few ideas for my new setup thank you :)
Hey thanks for showing these kinda things off. Its nice to see these in one place to give me ideas for my new spaces! Nice builds!
2:35 most of the problematic load for such a height is on the lower parts of the piping. For the pump itself is not much of a problem, since it's a closed circuit, the pressure from water going down would help compensate for the pressure required to pump the water up. The pumping loss (thus pump pressure difference) would be in the friction of the circulating liquid itself.
I like these videos. They provide a nice break from the more analytical videos
i just finished my first build and its working great.
7000d full tower, asus z690 hero, 12900k, 3090fe, 64gb 5200 ddr5, 2 - 2tb 980 nvme, and 2 LG 27GP950s.
Seeing builds like these really inspired me and I'm absolutely loving the performance while gaming.
Good show today guys. Thank you submitters I enjoyed the builds
The sound panels with holes scatter sound, sometimes a tuned diaphragm is also used in scatter panels , just depends how far down the rabbit hole the acoustic tuning went….
Damn that glow up at the end, I have a tiny space from the town home where I have to basically have my desk & rig at the corner of our living room at my town home (house prices in my state are a complete mess right now) and I can't hang or change much and seeing awesome setups that utilize small spaces like that are always awesome. One day I'll get to actually fix up a space dedicated just to my build, for now I gotta make due haha
This is my favorite time of the month thank you jay
I lost my father recently and your videos have brought some light to my days, thank you for being you jay
I'm surprise it took this long for an external radiator setup to show up, my previous case (CM HAF 912) still had tube grommets in the back for external radiators.
Pretty sure there was one in the last video. I remember long tubes to a radiator...
My CM Cosmos had them too - it used to be common, there wasn't a place to mount water cooling things internally for a long time.
My CM K350 has them too which is surprising for a low end case
The panels that look like cork board is a partial-reflective absorber. Reflects high frequencies while absorbing bass, put simply. The "shapes" are scattering diffusion. The shape is required for the physics to work. And the pitched roof isn't pitched; that front top corner is filled for bass trapping, same as the vertical corners.
Very nice home studio room.
The o11 XL is just a lovely case. Looks good and is super easy to work with. Just built my system with one last month and couldn't be more pleased.
A kinder, gentler Jay. Love it ☮️🙂
Awesome! Love inspiring setups. Im about to redo mine, so perfect timing. 😁
i love watching these, i’m new to the pcmr so it inspires me how to change mine
beware the telegram scammers. do not fall for it
The sound panels with the holes in them are specifically cut to direct certain frequencies where they need to go. I've seen a few high end venues with the same thing all along the walls. Sounds amazing!
Absolutely spot-on Jay regarding some people (like myself) being severly negatively affected by clutter, mess or an unorganised workspace or similar areas. I just can't focus on a task at hand and get really stressed, and feel really hampered by an unorganised/messy/untidy environment.
However, my 19-year old daughter and I are very similar in many aspects of our personalities, but when it comes to working hard and producing well, we're polar opposites - she functions best and is completely unfazed by her workspace being in a complete mess - that is "comfortable" for her and she doesn't find it unorganised etc.
Best!
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As for the external radiator, I remember maybe 15 or so years ago on a long gone Sim Racing forum somebody from one of the Scandinavian countries talking about how their PC is water cooled with the radiator down in the exposed crawlspace under their house. Kept the heat out of the house in the summer but still stayed cool because it doesn't really get too hot in the summer there.
Love the video! Keep them coming!
@ 3:35 That reminds me of my old Corsair Hydrocool 200 ex I has back in 2004-2005 on my pentium 4. I made a shelf for it to hang out the window in the winter time. gave me good temps!
Been thinking of doing a Star Wars themed dual loop system for my first time water cool build. Now I have the inspiration of how to pull it off.
Love your vids been watch for years now
Bro these bots
man that second music setup looks sick
The music setup is HEAVENLY!!!!! I also really like the hexagon/Lego room. Obviously another very detail oriented person to make such a clean and professional looking FIRST setup!!!!
You COULD do a desk build......you have beastly cars and drive on racetracks.....surely you know about lexan race car windows.....or maybe a sheet of bullet proof glass?!? 😉😉😉
I had an external rad for awhile with a fairly small PC in a cubby with a cabinet fan pulling hot air out of the cubby, and the tubes taking the majority of the heat through a wall to the external rad. I used a 5v relay that turned on the external fans when the PC power was on using an old USB cable, and the option in the bios that only turns on the USB when power is on. Thus the radiator and pumps that were in it only ran when the PC was turned on. It was kind of perfect, it cooled better than radiators inside the case that were getting hot air from the PC (for exhaust) and putting more hot air in the case (for intake), and it was quiet despite running the fans pretty close to full bore, because they were in a different room behind an insulated wall.
I want to to show you my set up when it’s done. I love this
I just started re-doing my whole setup, perfect timing to get some ideas!
The moment you came home from work , doing some cable management on my client data center and patching switches and you see those setups... Still having some faith in hoomans :) Nice setups!
Jay, in Kedmiri's room, the wall isn't pitched, he just has another bass trap on the corner of the wall and the ceiling
Since I am from Germany, I was very entertained when Jay tried to read out the username of the first Guy. In Englisch the Username would have meant someting like "rudely honest". An American trying to read german words, my day is safed. Thank zu for all the inspiration all the time.
11:23 I like how you were reading the offset of the keys like a sheet of music.
8:30 haha, I did the electrical tape trick around the USB2, HD audio and front panel headers of my case as they used a fairly big amount of coloured cables there. It's hidden behind a GPU sag bracket, but at least it doesn't attract attention :) (My PSU has basic plain black cables)
2:20 Top of a room is warmer than the bottom, have it at windows base or just below would allow more cold air pass over it i would assume?
23:00 100%, A clean and organized space can make a huge difference to ones mental health
For sure!
As a audiophile that studio setup was gorgeous!
I just ended modding my desk into a bigger top and more shelves for more space, finally after 2 years wanting to do, so i spent nearly 2 days doing all the cable management on the back. Its so many cables but i think ive done what i wanted which was putting them managed individually for the reason you mentioned in the video xD
for a while back in 2005 my radiator consisted of two 1m lengths of aluminium extrusion mounted outside my bedroom on the windowsill, worked really good in winter because Scotland, but not great when the sun was on them in summer. I sometimes used to get negative temps on start-up :)
Dude that second one,, INSANE. OCD level is right. wish i could achieve that level. Thats true dedication
In the sound guys setup, the Panels with holes and the triangular back board are for diffusion. Trying to defuse sound waves by scattering the reflections rather than pure absurbtion.
This still allows sound reflections to occur for a pleasant/balance reverb sound while trying to avoid phasing or peaks & Nulls in the frequencies.
Thanks for reviewing my setup!
I really like these setup videos
Omg! That Tandy setup is making me so nostalgic right now! Used to play hours upon hours of king's Quest on a Tandy way back in....lol yeah! 😂
TRS80 model III was the first computer I touched. It had 8" floppy drives and a monochrome green CRT screen. I love the retro installs!
My favrate is Tylers PC, I LOVE that cooler scheme and how the fan RGB interacts with everything!
2:53 I disagree about the head pressure. It's a loop, so while there is a common mode pressure between the radiator and the pump with the inlet and outlet lines, the pump only needs to produce a differential pressure across those lines for cooling. The head pressure sums to zero in a closed loop after you go up one line, then back down the other. The CM head pressure is maintained simply by the loop being sealed and the water not being able to push out of the system. Of course if you have a net displacement of water upward, in that case you would be correct, with one example being a well pump. Net displacement is zero here.
That said, the pressure differential with respect to outside is greater, so there would be a greater pressure differential on all lower seals measured against the atmosphere.
And I wrote that and someone already said it all basically. Posting anyway!
Spot on, I'm in the industrial pumping industry and this system is the same as a closed heating or cooling loop in buildings. Once the system is filled and sealed the only pressure the pumps see's is the friction of the fluid moving throughout the loop. The straw is only accurate for an open ended system.
@@benperkins7434 h * g * q = p. which means, the greater the hight the greater the pressure in fluids. its one of pascals many discovery's as a physicist. so jay is 100% correct in his judgment of the pressure in the loop, tho he do not explain it very well.
@@alexhjertsson Still, that applies to an open loop. Closed yes, its under pressure, but because you have water going down as well as up it cancels out
@@alexhjertsson Nope,.. it’s a closed loop. It’s all about friction… the loop goes up and down which equals each other out gravity wise.
What about te friction though from the longer tubing?
The absolute best thing anyone can do to keep their room, shop or any type of space clean and looking fantastic is to allocate 2 hours or so every Friday afternoon before you end the day and use that time to clean, organize and plan how your place wants to look.
When I got my autoshop I made it a rule that two hours before closing we all clean the place from top to bottom no matter if it needed it or not! I might have OCD or something about stuff like that, hell I even clean and polish my tools, but It's such a satisfying feeling when you see everything is in its place, clean and in working order. It's the little things that make a difference and no matter if it's your house or a place of business, keeping things neat and tidy makes things so much easier and above all else, safer.
I hate running around looking for stuff when there's a much easier way, and it doesn't take a lot of energy to put your tools back after you use them, no matter if you clean them or not that day. The funny thing is, my two employees are total scatterbrains when it comes to keeping things where it should be, and if any of us find tools where they don't belong, the "offender" have to put a donation into the blue monster as we call it (a cookie jar) and at the end of each month we usually use that money for something. Last month we donated it to the Red Cross! 😛
Thanks Jay!
Note on the first one, because it's a closed loop the pump isn't working any harder to push water up there because gravity is also equally helping pull it back down much like a sciphon works. If anything it's only harder because of the tube length.
Cork with holes are helmholtz resonators which are able to cut very specific frequencies vs. broad based absorption of panels. Pyramids scatter vs absorb. Cool set-up.
I felt that when you said passionately play games with your hands.
Pump head pressure is not an issue in the first system as like you said the liquid moving down puts the same pressure on the system as the water going up. The main pressure would be from trying to move the volume of fluid in the system and the amount of friction from fittings and corners.
If the level of the water when turned off is an inch below the top of the system the pump is working to push the water over that inch no matter whether it's inside the case or 12 feet above it.
I believe the "head height" would be the difference between the top of the loop and the water level on the outlet pipe at the time water starts to flow over the top.
😍😍😍thanks for your content
for anyone wondering, thats an Alesis V61 keyboard at 6:53 . really good for the price, would reccomend
That's right! :) Don't need anything more at the moment.
@@Kedmiri was that your setup? If so very very nice💪
@@FutureKLX300SMowner yeah man! I'm sitting here right now. Thank you! 🥰
@@Kedmiri hell yeah, big up’s mate🔥
Regarding the music guy, the desk is not against the wall because you need to be in the ideal listening position of the room, which often means you have to move everything out a bit. You can also move absorbers an inch or so off the wall which will help them absorb longer wavelengths (i.e. lower frequencies) 🙂
You're right! That was the main case. But also now it's easy to clean and manage the stuff behind the desk, I see only advantages ;) Thank you!
Jay no, what he needs is a mini monitor for displaying stats for each hole, like a task manager/discord screen up top and system temps/fan control at the bottom. Ventilation can be done via other spaces on the case since he has the whole back. @13:55
Jay's way of thinking about tidying a room sounds so much like my own.
Dres2Cents about radiators mounted high above the pump: the pump head pressure has not much to do with the height difference in your loop once it is filled. If you fill the loop from the highest point, you should be fine in any case. Only if you fill you loop with e.g. the pump/res at the bottom the pump has to overcome the highest point in the loop. Once 'the water goes down', this pressure evens out and the pump only has to work against all obstructions in the loop such as radiators and cooling blocks.
I was literally just binging your reacting to setups videos and I saw this was uploaded a few minutes ago lol
Lol I dig the Illenium stealth plug in that nice tower pic.
12 am uploads love that
I would love to see a series in which you clean your YT-Studio and your home setup
Always nice to see audio related shit. 5 Stars.
Jay - on the table build thing. There is glass solid enough that it will handle just about anything, so if you get like glass used for a jewelers display case you will be fine.
I've been building a desk PC past 3 months cant wait to post it 😊
I love the dude with the lego building station, has a whole james webb space telescope thing going on lol
Eating freshly popped popcorn when this drop, lol.
2:24
I think the last step that could be done to the radiator is cutting a hole in a wall the size of the radiator, put some sort of rails, put radiator on them and slide it outside, so the hot air will completely leave the house. When it's time for the cleaning, just roll the radiator back to the house disassemble it.
That first example I would mount it to a window AC unit with the cool air blowing through the radiator.
keep up the great content!!
ur not
@20:30 Heavy amethyst geode vibes and I'm here for it. Much better than actual rocks glued to the case *cough* Luke at LTT *cough*
TacoFist's setup looks to be an infinity wall and not paper, he really went all out for it!
I have a Husky Work Table as a Stand Up Gaming Desk. The Tower is attached under the desk surface with a bracket. (just bragging but the desk has 35+ minutes of battery backup)
I also have a Logitech Sub-Bass monster that is Bottom Firing. The bass is flipped upside down and bungee corded to the underside of the desk so the bass travels through the entire surface. Most of the wiring is pinned to the underside of the desk and I will probably conceal the wire in conduit. The desk is getting heavy and I will soon add some air struts for hatchbacks so I can essentially 'remove' around 50kg of perceived weight from the desk.
That tabletop build is incredible
The first setup would be better with the external rad near the floor, cold air sinks, so it would theoretically get a cooler supply through the fans / rad
Hi there, i built the Thing. Put it up there nbecause most of the time my window is tilted so the rad gets fresh cool Air.
Regards, Michael
I have to mention something about the first setup you have have shown. He has a germen nickname and is prpably from germany. Here in Germany windows open mostly from the top. Thats most likely the reason why he placed his external radiator right above it. In this case there would be acually a significant cooling affect when opened. At least in autumn, winter and spring.
Hi there, that is correct!
Regards, Michael
On the sound one J, Looks like diffusers and absorbers. Need both for a good acoustical experience. Those rear panels that you don't like are sound diffusers, to break up the back waves
Okay, that retro build from Chris is legitimately super fucking inspiring. I love the pic with all the modern RBG crap, it takes me back to those Bladerunner/Snow Crash, OG cyber punk days! Damn, I really wanna do a proper retro build now - lol
Hey, thanks! TRS-80 Model 4 was my first computer so I'm trying to do something interesting with the old case. Still a work in progress with a lot to do. To Jay's point, positive pressure active cooling with bottom intake and top exaust using existing vents was already added to this just after photos were taken. The retro build has been a lot of fun - you should go for it!
man I can't wait to have a awesome setup like this
Elevators have counterweights. The pump in the first will be fine as long as the system is a closed loop without air in it. Theoretically (not physically obviously) you could put the cooler all the way up into space with the same pump. If you have the same amount of water pulling down as you want to push up it's just a balanced seesaw, very little force is needed to tip it over and it wouldn't matter how much weight was on each side as long as it's equal.
First one was thinking out of the box. I would do it different, like low in the room for cooler air to pass through the radiator, but I like the idea.
Hi there, i built that System. I put it up there because it can get fresh Air from the mostly tilted Window.
Regards, Michael
8:05 that setup with the Hyte case... hoooooooo boy that would be really something...
13:45
I would 3D print faux 5.25 floppy drive faces (you could even rig up some red LEDs) and install fans behind them.
You could have slits cut all around the faux faceplate for air intake, you could even rig up some dust filters.
That would keep it looking period correct and running cool!!
Love the setups 😁 But yes JAY, YOU NEED TO O DO A RETRO SETUP! I'd love to see you do a retro setup project!
I'm old school as well so I dig the old Tandy's. My first computer back in the 80's was a Commodore64 and a 1541 drive.
for the hight, use a good pump, no d5 crap, a aquastream can reach hights up to 3 meters with ease. my aqustream ultra is meanwhile 10 years old and pumps the water up 2 meters for about 5 years now because my mora3 coolers are installed in a AC tunnel. first i was worried the pump would die soon so i installed a backup pump next to it. so if the pump fails, the other one jumps in.