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Yeah 30 series are tiny! Its further along than current pics show and is actually working, IM now waiting on CableMod before showing off the final build :)

Part of the build focus was to show off the distro. With the fan, 30mm radiator, and distro, the whole unit stuck out from the back of the case around 130-140mm and looked more like a brick! Add in the routing issues, and still wanting to show off the new Alphacool product, it seemed more...

Okay, so I have run into a few problems with how I wanted to set out the Y40. Some of this is specific to the cooling hardware I want to use from Alphacool, and some is down to the design of the Y40. I wouldn't say limitations as such but the case in terms of space for water cooling in certain...

Funny you should say that @Wing-Man. I've had to change the layout and configuration slightly. To say I have been tearing my hair out would be an understatement. Il go through it in more detail when I post the next update. The Y40 is a lovely case, built well, but you are forced to make some...

Moving swiftly on! My first job is to remove the included Hyte fans from the Y40 and then get the motherboard into place. MY Z690 Carbon has my 12900K in place, awaiting the arrival of the 13900K from Intel so it can stay in here until it drops in. Next, it's time for a look at what...

For 2023 I am kicking things off with a build in the new Hyte Y40, I've previously built in their Y60 and I thought it would be nice to follow that one up with something similar. Hyte was kind enough to send over a white version of the case and on first impressions, it looks lovely! I will be...

Well first, sorry to rush through this one! The 802 build is completed but there have been a couple of snags to get this one all finished. The first issue is the GPU I had for this build died, so it has been swapped out for an RTX 2080 that I had blocked already, but even that seems to be...

So the screen is ready and I can move on to getting some of the other bits now installed. I'm actually rushing to get this one finished due to current work commitments. I am rather ahead of these images but I have been cracking on with the actual build over taking a load of photos so my...

Ok so moving on quite quickly! Time to strip down the Silent Base ready to install the screen before I get on with anything else. This involved cutting away the HDD drive bay mounts on the motherboard tray and it's really good to be able to remove this from the case in its entirety. I didn't...

Hey all, hope you are doing well! It's time for another build to wrap up 2022 and so I am putting together a build in one of my favorite cases, the be quiet! Silent Base 802. A huge thank you to be quiet! for sending over this case and a few other bits to get this one going. To start I ahve...

Well, finally, it's done! I've been so busy with KitGuru and life in general that this had to take a back seat for a while. Now though, it's finished for my son to enjoy. On the glass etching, he couldn't decide in the end so for now we have left it blank until he decides what he wants, Marvel...

Thanks @Wing-Man! Cables are here but a little longer than needed so I need to take up the slack somewhere. Got loads on with other projects but hope to have this finished up quite soon.

Yeah, I should have grabbed a snake/rotating fitting from Alphacool when they sent everything else. Alphacools shortest extension for the GPU sadly just moves the problem from the CPU side to the other, it's close, but annoying and will be sorted out! Cable order now placed, along with the 12...

Forgive me guys, I've been so busy and have been cracking on with this build without posting an update, so here's a quick one to bring us up to date. To shift some parts around to different builds I needed to get this at least functioning so I could use it while the build is still in progress...

@RedMogg - Yeah its more than ample for him, the Red Devil as you say, is a great little card! Starting to get the fittings in, and waiting for new cables to come in from TTW Mods, once they are here Il post another update as the system will be getting closer to being completed, then it will be...

A small update, the GPU is now ready to be water-cooled! Our PowerColor 5700XT Red Devil may not be the latest and greatest, buts it's a card that performs well and will not leave this system short. This system will be running 1440P comfortably, on reasonable settings for many a moon to come...

Some progress shots then ;) The build has been coming along rather well over the past 24 hours or so. The first job was to strip out the Y60 as far as possible, removing the pre installed fans, the glass and storage bays. Removing all that glass gives us so much room to work in, airy af...

Thanks buddy, yeah I think it's a real competitor for the 011 for sure!

With the case review now done, it's time to get onto the build itself! Going over the spec, we have an ASUS Dark Hero 8, paired with a 5900X courtesy of AMD. For graphics, we will be going with the 5700XT Red Devil from Powercolor, it's still a more than capable card, and with the vertical...

Well, we finally have the inner part of the case back from the powder coaters and it looks amazing! The blue is exactly what I was looking for and it really makes the case pop. There's a slight issue with one part, the modified I/O plate for the GPU was painted white instead of blue so it's...