Custom Copper 9070xt, 9800x3d Build

[u/Old-Mate-Fetus]

Recently Finished my fully custom copper pc with:

Gigabyte 9070xt Gaming OC

Ryzen 7 9800x3d

Gigabyte B650M Aurous Elite Wifi

32Gb Klevv 6000mhz CL28 DDR5 ( wanted 64gb, but AI boom make wallet Sad :( )

AlphaCool Gpu Block

Heatkiller IV Cpu Block

Alpha Cool DDC pump with Custom enclosure

Reservoir made from an old Primus Blowtorch with sight gauge fitted to it

custom Wooden Case made by me

Custom cables made from Corsair 850W SFX Power supply

Noctua Industrial 120mm Fans

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[u/Electronic_Bug905]

It almost feels like it must make a fantastic espresso

[u/Sanga884 → u/Electronic_Bug905]

Coffee rig

[u/TheQxx → u/Sanga884]

Reminds me of this 2002 OG case mod; The Caffeine Machine

[u/TheQxx → u/TheQxx]

[u/Zakumei47 → u/TheQxx]

Well thats one way to dissipate heat

[u/b_vitamin → u/Zakumei47]

Coffee loop?

[u/Dwaas_Bjaas → u/TheQxx]

God I miss the old days

[u/Exact-Ad-4132 → u/Sanga884]

I scrolled to do a double take.

At first I scrolled past and then just had this weird thought, why did that espresso machine look like it had a GPU?

[u/PreviousCurve4435 → u/Sanga884]

It's steampunk

https://giphy.com/gifs/gIjDNYiuNe0Ug

[u/TheTresStateArea → u/Electronic_Bug905]

I also thought it heated water to make coffee as a side benefit.

[u/Sanga884 → u/TheTresStateArea]

It'll probably happen 1 day, wouldn't shock me to learn that a usb powered kettle or espresso machine exists

[u/maxxxminecraft111 → u/Sanga884]

USB doesn't deliver nearly enough power for that amount of heat... a 5090 on the other hand...

[u/Subtlerranean → u/maxxxminecraft111]

There are however, USB powered heat plates to keep your cup of coffee warm.

[u/PotentTurnip → u/TheTresStateArea]

Looks like it should be spitting out top tier moonshine.

[u/Yuigahama-Yui → u/TheTresStateArea]

take off some fans and it just might lol

[u/Aj2W0rK → u/Electronic_Bug905]

But can it brew coffee Crysis?

[u/cloneman88]

I currently use half a solo cup to hold up my GPU but this is cool too ig

[u/grand_soul → u/cloneman88]

Yo, you gonna keep that masterpiece all to yourself? Not share that glory?!

Fucking rich people….

[u/IcyCow5880 → u/cloneman88]

Me with my stack of lego blocks for my gpu kickstand. I mean, I did use one of the flat wide pieces for the base so I guess it is pretty profesh.

[u/skinny_gator → u/cloneman88]

Lmao

[u/Kazekuro914]

u/Billet_Labs

This seems like something you'd enjoy.

[u/Billet_Labs → u/Kazekuro914]

You are correct

[u/orthadoxtesla → u/Billet_Labs]

I’ve seen some of your stuff that’s pretty steampunk too. But I think it’ll finally be achievable for me when you release that awesome copper water block

[u/zombiemaster008 → u/Billet_Labs]

Senpai actually noticed OP

https://giphy.com/gifs/mlvJDPI1PfSVuDKhxo

[u/IndependenceOdd9151 → u/Billet_Labs]

not gonna lie I thought this was yours at first

[u/BlackFenrir]

This must be a bitch to maintain but god is it beautiful

[u/NoeZ → u/BlackFenrir]

Spent half a day re-pasting my GPU and CPU yesterday.

Was proud of myself.

Then I see this

[u/IcyCow5880 → u/NoeZ]

In actuality though, if it was needed you made a way bigger difference to your temps than OP's setup.

My 4080 was getting 110c on the hotspot with the fans peaking. Then I repasted with a thermal grizzly PTM sheet. Now the highest I've seen the hotspot is 79c which is the lowest end of the spec.

[u/Immediate-Sink-8494]

Reminds me of a Billet Labs piece. Very cool!

[u/Old-Mate-Fetus → u/Immediate-Sink-8494]

What a compliment! thankyou

[u/Afloatcactus5]

Looks awesome. Did you wax the copper or are you going to let it age

[u/Old-Mate-Fetus → u/Afloatcactus5]

just going to let it tarnish over time, i quite like the look :)

[u/Afloatcactus5 → u/Old-Mate-Fetus]

Hell yeah. Plus being all copper you'll probably never have to change the fluid or worry about anything growing in the loop.

[u/Thruthful → u/Afloatcactus5]

Unless the heatsinks are aluminum, but I have to imagine a dude that builds this did his homework

[u/GetSomeTap → u/Old-Mate-Fetus]

It kinda looks steam-punky. I like the look also -- well done 👌🏻

[u/Active_General8858]

If the Steam gamers call you immature then you're a Steampunk!

[u/Forzaeagle]

Do you have a YouTube video that explains the process and everything? - Sick af btw.

[u/Not_a_Candle → u/Forzaeagle]

If OP doesn't have a video about it, you can check out Billet Labs. He does stuff like this a lot.

[u/moon__lander → u/Not_a_Candle]

Or any plumber's channel that solders copper.

[u/Forzaeagle → u/Not_a_Candle]

Thank you, I will.

[u/kyuuuyki]

[u/Simple_District4502]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7w6qQ5WHOeV3i

[u/Neat-Common6659]

Flat white please

[u/Old-Mate-Fetus → u/Neat-Common6659]

medium or large :)

[u/ThaScoopALoop]

So fucking sick!

[u/9I06]

Very cool

[u/Leonardo2rms]

this is probably the best build I've ever seen

[u/SheepherderSilver655]

All it needs is a steam vent and this is a pretty solid Steampunk build.

[u/_Purgatory_]

Looks great! Very nice job.

https://giphy.com/gifs/YRuFixSNWFVcXaxpmX

[u/Treeman__420]

Thats awesome! Check out my custom rig.

[u/mosekschrute]

Looks like the old miniature steam boilers and machines my grandfather used to make by hand for fun. Quite the skill. Gorgeous PCn

[u/AGayFrogParadise]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kfc0cYx5xx52J6LUfx

[u/Grey-Templar]

Steampunk as fuck. I love it.

[u/wyyan200]

what the steam machine could've looked if they weren't afraid

[u/Billet_Labs]

Nice

[u/onaspectrum]

Fucking sick

[u/Zakumei47]

This fucks. I love this

[u/Appropriate_Act5853]

Thank you for giving us the real Steam machine 👏

[u/ggstocks87]

I dont really care much for custom PC's, but this is unreal. Well done, just wow!

[u/potate12323]

Are you waterblocks aluminum? If so you will need to increase the corrosion inhibitor. Copper aluminum mixed loops suffer from increased corrosion.

[u/space_keeper → u/potate12323]

Who uses aluminium water blocks? Never seen one in a custom loop.

[u/False_Tone444]

Amazing. I want it

[u/Kadir-29]

I really liked it. It looks like such an antique thing. Have a enjoy.

[u/BrandHeck]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[u/Ashish-Uchiha]

https://giphy.com/gifs/g9582DNuQppxC

[u/midnightfunonline]

One of the coolest things I've seen!

[u/True-Flamingo1532]

Haha I like it besides the plexiglass gpu cover looks out of place.

[u/WonderfulTruck5894]

Why does this look 6 feet tall

[u/wubbadubdub_zzz]

What’s the weight?

[u/Busterlimes]

Hey, overwatch

[u/Regedit69]

How do you mitigate dust?

[u/samfitnessthrowaway]

This is insane. I wonder if you could make/buy some kind of nixie-tube temp or clock gauge for it...

[u/Mountain-Age5580]

Looks like a steam machine.

[u/TomorrowNecessary237]

[u/jabyou233]

Looks clean and nice

[u/Zatara01]

That’s not a computer. That’s art!

[u/0munk0]

I'm obsessed! It's so steampunkesk. It's gorgeous!

[u/HerobrineAle_33]

I came

I saw

I came again

[u/Moshxpotato]

This guys desk smells like rich mahogany

[u/Thin-Statement8466]

https://giphy.com/gifs/n3p6JiIG0TzCU

[u/Vex192]

Looks like steam punk so it's a steam machine I guess?

[u/shredmasterJ]

Love the concept. Tube routing not so much.

[u/Mindless_Cat_149]

First-worlders gotta rub it in our faces don't they

[u/dev_loading]

That’s is definitely a PC Doc Brown could have made in 1885

[u/chrlatan]

How much RUM does it have?

[u/Sienile]

Looks great. Hope you clear coated that copper so it doesn't corrode and stays pretty.

[u/Penetant-Unicorn]

sad to say but it looks like a retarded expresso machine from the 50's

[u/omgitschriso → u/Penetant-Unicorn]

I'm with you. I appreciate the work that went into it but it's just an incoherent mess of pipes, for the sake of pipes.

[u/2ndHandMan]

I say this meant as much of a compliment as I can. This is so much. I don't know that I would be willing to live with the stress of maintaining this. Work of art.

[u/NickTaylorIV]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0NgQ9eemUS8K5Iti

[u/RoryHoff]

This is bad ass! And I want it!!

[u/bbq_R0ADK1LL]

Looks great. The waterblock looks good with the lighting, but I'd like to see something that makes it look even less like a steampunk themed PC & more like some crazy contraption that could have existed in the 1890s. All that copper is amazing for the look though, well done.

[u/adminsreachout]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Vn2ZHm1RLFUhKepJCE

[u/Cipher-IX]

Yeah this is fuckin sick

https://giphy.com/gifs/zLsGYDq7ZpOkU

[u/InstructionNarrow571]

That's so fucking cool bro oh my god

[u/Smooth_Wealth_6896]

Fuck this is sick

[u/GoldSrc]

Now this, this is a custom build.

[u/Sherbert_6]

Steam punk asf, I love it.

[u/Gibby-the_frog]

I have a 6700xt(12gb) and I LOVE the exposed copper on the you. Such a vibe. And this. Is. Amazing.

[u/konfusedpunk]

yoo, whaaat. so radd

[u/boiled_whiskey]

I love it. Wouldn't do it myself but man that's unique. Good work

[u/good_noon_salsa]

Uses distilled water ?

[u/Raymiing]

This looks like some steam punk shit love it

[u/Logical_Gap_8545]

thats a museum worthy rig

[u/Logical_Gap_8545 → u/Logical_Gap_8545]

yo, i also have that mat!

[u/Usual-Championship88]

Distilling video games … nice

[u/Comfortable-Park-479]

Gnarly.

[u/DevOnTheStreets]

Masterful

[u/Tavcert]

Awesome! Apart from looking really cool, does copper offer any benefits over regular tubing material?

[u/piledriver_7]

That’s one of the coolest shit I’ve ever seen

[u/LordBug]

Looks like some really clean soldering on those pipes, very nice!

[u/ChronChriss]

Isn't this pretty loud? What about dust? There's a reason for cases. Looks sick ofc

[u/_T_N_D_]

Temps and fan RPM?

[u/MrLunaticest]

by any chance are you billet labs

[u/slickedwolves]

no sir that is a magepunk vandal

[u/Mr_CAI]

Stunning 🤩

[u/hotts256]

Thats piping hot

[u/Sleurhutje]

Does it serve any additional purpose? No. But it looks freaking awesome. Such nice build. 🔥

[u/The-goobie]

The irony of using a copper blow torch canister as your cooling reservoir is not lost on me.

[u/ThiefRainbow]

Now I wonder how it'd look with ASTM piping

[u/EconomyFarmer69]

As a Balkan person, I appreciate the rug deskmat.

[u/R4wden]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9EvnXdZaUZbCqScn67

[u/1000TobKc]

How much

[u/hadleydb1976]

So Awesome!!! Incredible!!!

[u/Ldejong]

Sick build man!

[u/Plastichunter69]

This is fucking sexy

[u/RaDeRoN9]

Johnny, bring the steam generators...

[u/access4me2007]

That is sick!

[u/EleJotaEsLoJugamos]

parece creada por el mismisimo Nikola Tesla. Muy guapo si señor.

[u/PatrickGnarly]

I love how in another thread someone was asking why they don’t do a solid copper build for cooling and someone said “that’d be too expensive”

[u/PatrickGnarly]

https://giphy.com/gifs/AobQDNI4K7a4U

[u/Eth251201]

I love how its steam punk style but not because of style, but because of actual functioning purposes

10/10

[u/duxicht]

For me one cappuccino pls.

[u/small_merchant]

Fuuuuuuuck its amazing

[u/Longjumping_Past]

Bro’s brewing moonshine while he’s gaming

[u/TellusCitizen]

Fantastic!

[u/dwoj206]

IRL OP is a plumber.

[u/h0nest_Bender]

All those right angles are terrible for pump head/fluid flow.

[u/trojan_asante]

The League of extraordinary gentleman would be proud 💎

[u/ALMOSTDEAD37]

Ny plumber edition

[u/paperboii-here]

Mini carpet as a deskmat how cool is that

[u/thejustducky1]

Can't believe how much 32g of ram is these days...

[u/Papuszek2137]

Fellow billet labs enjoyer?

[u/-Ok-Perception-]

It took me about 10 seconds to realize thats not something used to distill liquor.

[u/ProduceNo1629]

Do you like dust? He does.

[u/Altruistic_Bet2054]

Looks great but the graphic card being vertical does not poses a higher stress to the water pump? I believe it would be better if placed horizontal but it won’t achieve the same look…

[u/Daedaluu5]

Nice work. Good solder welds. Primus stove is chefs kiss. Awesome

[u/Yasulee_Random]

Holy shit!

[u/FewWait38]

That's awesome

[u/Mirage_Graphique_3D]

Looks like something weird I would find in my grandpa’s attic.
In a VERY good way obviously

[u/mr-english]

r/ATBGE

[u/bouncebanana]

How is the pcie connection for the gpu relocated?

[u/ProMartz]

Nice build bro!

[u/Fluffy-Study-659]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEduVeIgwk80T5Q3K

[u/Galencourt-Lover]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iH2FtvV3vi3cyh72pu

[u/Caveman-Dave722]

Beautiful rig

[u/SiphonicWhisper]

Me over here with a 1080🫠

[u/Whatwhenwherehi]

Spent all that to not have an optimal rig by buying competitors equipment that are intentionally designed to not work as well together....smart!

[u/TheQxx]

Amazing build - phenomenal style man. But gd, you gotta pull the camera back for one of those pics - I thought that was the living room rug TV, making your PC look huge, like washing machine size 😅

[u/Reasonable-Peanut27]

A true Gentleman's pc

https://giphy.com/gifs/xv9NyKB1iSlZpJCoiT

[u/JImagined]

I love this!

[u/OfficalFAK]

That looks awesome!!

One question, you will be stop the copper from oxidization?

[u/Techury]

And he soldered the fittings beautifully. You're gonna make this poor plumbing engineer cry.

[u/Reflele]

Great candidate to run SteamOs. You’ve got the boiler basically built in

[u/Stormagedd0nDarkLord]

Holy steampunk, Batman!

[u/0CldntThnkOfUsrNme0]

This is fucking sick 🔥🔥🔥

I love it! When I get the chance I want to do something cool to my rig as well because goddamn I want a rig that is super unique!

[u/Ravenloff]

Copperpunk.

[u/EKmars]

Copper is the way of the future!

[u/mrschmiklz]

This is so s3xy!!!!!!!

[u/alcarciandamalga]

haha like go prrrrrrr ""

[u/Personal-Eye-6474]

Im a plumber, nice solder joints

[u/HungryWhiggaDesu]

HOLY SHIT 😳🤯

[u/ANDERS_CORNER_08]

Not my style, but awesome work !

[u/Ok_Surround8981]

😳WOW pieza de colección 👍🏻

[u/Lbb0]

All the money for copper but still bought AMD

Jkjk great build

[u/MIT-Cologne]

Amazing! You should make a business of it!

[u/Tzilbalba]

You really need a bronze plaque somewhere in the front of the wooden base to complete the look. "Bills Old Timey Hooch Bar" or something.

[u/Nyoka_ya_Mpembe]

It would look better with Noctua brown fans!

[u/No_Butterscotch594]

That looks sick af!

[u/CrashUser]

That looks incredible, but you should get those fan guards copper or brass plated to really complete the look.

[u/deadcrazyzombie]

You mean steampunk build?

[u/PlasticPast5663]

I. Love. It.

[u/CrunchingTackle3000]

This is an incredible art piece. Hats off to you op. You have a talent.

[u/Soleks2000]

if i ever win the lotto i might be hitting you up to build me one lol no way i could ever build something like this especially using copper

[u/-Chai_Hulud-]

Are you a plumber/fitter? Sweet build!

[u/dolorousBalls]

Steampunk work of art. Nicely done!

[u/Jokestercndwild]

Looks great, but single rad to cool all that? Yikes

[u/Unkn0wn_user09]

cleanest PC build I’ve ever seen

[u/toasterbath40]

Does the copper sweat?

[u/No-Estimate999]

That is so effn clever!

[u/shaf74]

Beautiful. Congrats on the build man 👏

[u/Ok_Satisfaction2658]

I thought it was a broken espresso machine

[u/Icy_Effort7907]

How much for case and pipes?