Code Brown - Noctua Holyness

Jay85 · 20 Nov 2025 at 16:00

Cenedd said:
Thanks, appreciated. I already went with a Silverstone Hela 850R though. It looks like it shouldn't be too much of a problem to re-cable and I think it was on offer....which was the clincher! It's not seen the inside of a case yet though, just sitting next to a M/B box with a running system on top of it Currently I'm stuck waiting on a big lump of steel to arrive so I can make res ends...but Evri seem to have lost it.

That's a beautiful psu tbh, love the casing design on the fan grill. Can't really go wrong with Silverstone either, top tier brand imo!

Bet you're eager to get started with it haha! Has your big lump of steel arrived yet?

Jay85 · 20 Nov 2025 at 16:01

ALXAndy said:
Wow that is nuts! Amazing.

Thanks dude! Working on the watercooling side of it now, so should hopefully have that up within the next few weeks!

Thermal Grizzly have kindly sent over a big bunch of fittings for me to play with so will showcase those in this build

Cenedd · 20 Nov 2025 at 16:21

Jay85 said:
Bet you're eager to get started with it haha! Has your big lump of steel arrived yet?

Eager to get on with this part but procrastinating like hell on designing the acrylic distroplate come reservoir mount come whatever else I try to bake into it! Once designed, I need to work out how to run a 12 foot CNC router that I can use if I drive to it and it isn't already being used. Think it's currently doing things like MDF so it might be 'fun'!
100mm steel round bar still AWOL. Just chased it up again but wondering whether it's something that I'll have to refund and find elsewhere for higher cost.

jcb33 · 20 Nov 2025 at 22:36

I love this! Noctua make amazing products and there is something special about the brown theme.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 21 Nov 2025 at 11:38

It's the 70's !
Just need a floral shag rug throw and the theme is complete

Jay85 · 4 Dec 2025 at 15:08

Cenedd said:
Eager to get on with this part but procrastinating like hell on designing the acrylic distroplate come reservoir mount come whatever else I try to bake into it! Once designed, I need to work out how to run a 12 foot CNC router that I can use if I drive to it and it isn't already being used. Think it's currently doing things like MDF so it might be 'fun'!
100mm steel round bar still AWOL. Just chased it up again but wondering whether it's something that I'll have to refund and find elsewhere for higher cost.

How's it going?! Did everything turn up in the end?

Jay85 · 4 Dec 2025 at 15:08

jcb33 said:
I love this! Noctua make amazing products and there is something special about the brown theme.

I'm also very excited to receive the new G2 Chromax stuff! The brown is great but i do like to mix and match sometimes too!

Jay85 · 4 Dec 2025 at 15:09

=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
It's the 70's !
Just need a floral shag rug throw and the theme is complete

Noctua Deskmat would do the trick haha!

Jay85 · 4 Dec 2025 at 15:12

So i've been busy raising my baby but somehow managing to find time to build this still!

I've gone through a few variations and iterations but ended up sticking with this default mount to fit the largest radiator i could get my hands on. A huge 420mm 50mm thick radiator with 3 x Noctua NF-A14x25mm Fans attached for some pretty impressive CPU only cooling. It's probably overkill but heyho!

Also found some time to do abit more 3D designing so i created a custom mounting bracket to attached Thermalright's Trofeo LCD screen to the side.

Custom cables next to finish the project off!

Cenedd · 4 Dec 2025 at 16:06

Jay85 said:
How's it going?! Did everything turn up in the end?

Bad and yes. Bad because I've picked up either flu or covid and either sucks. I did get the steel in the end and it's quite a beast. Evri must have been surprised by the heft of it, dropped it and taken a chunk out of it but I can lose that in the machining. Pic here. I'm thinking I'll wait for the Christmas break before I start trying to turn that steel - definitely not something to be done with the sneezes! :eek:

Edit: Sorry, heads just not working at the moment. Bracket for the screen looks good. A Noctua coloured rad eh? You've either lucked out there or done a great job colour-matching and spraying it. Nice.

SamyBoy13 · 7 Dec 2025 at 13:56

These fans, they aged well I suppose Noctua sticks to it roots

Mr.Fantastic · 7 Dec 2025 at 14:33

SamyBoy13 said:
These fans, they aged well I suppose Noctua sticks to it roots

Fulled agreed, they haven't lost there appeal at all. Loving the build good luck with the progress.

HoneyBadger · 7 Dec 2025 at 17:37

QuietPC are brilliant, they’re about 25 mins drive away from me. Not quite what you’d expect (Being on a farm) but a brilliant team.

jammir · 8 Dec 2025 at 06:15

Looks nice need to see this powered up.

Loxa · 8 Dec 2025 at 16:54

Looking good & interesting project name lol

jabski · 9 Dec 2025 at 11:38

another great build mate. Looking forward to seeing it finished

Jay85 · Monday at 12:23

Watercooled!

First of 2026!

Cenedd · Monday at 12:40

Nice. So it's half distro and half structural support for things like the rad, then?
I managed to thread mill a G1/4 thread over the holiday so they'll be coolant in acrylic sometime soon...at least for a while; I have a history of coolant not staying entirely where it's intended to be!

Jay85 · Monday at 12:55

Cenedd said:
Nice. So it's half distro and half structural support for things like the rad, then?
I managed to thread mill a G1/4 thread over the holiday so they'll be coolant in acrylic sometime soon...at least for a while; I have a history of coolant not staying entirely where it's intended to be!

The rad and distro are on separate mounts but i've adapted the distro one to mount a LCD screen as well. The whole thing is held up by a thick aluminium stand that also acts as the support for the motherboard tray. It's sturdy and doesn't bend surprisingly.

Did you model it before milling or just managed to figure it out on the mill? Seen a few videos of people milling threads manually and it's very ASMR! Fantastic if you get it working, it's literally the hardest part of making a distro.

Have you seen people 3D printing distro now too using clear filament?

Cenedd · Monday at 15:29

The problem with pretty much any filament is that you'll end up with something that either leaks or slowly seeps - especially at any sort of pressure. You can maybe coat the inside with a waterproof epoxy to get it hopefully water-tight. I did see an interesting concept of using a laser cutter to cut acrylic and then a 3D printer to print moulds for 2-part silicone that both waterproofs it and acts as the gasket. It looks a lot of faff but it's an interesting idea:

For the thread milling, I modelled it in Fusion and then got it to generate the G-code. Picture and ~~details~~ rant on my Overkill thread if you're interested. Import carbide thread mill suitable for G1/4 and G3/8 threads for £14 (the d8 variety) and pray! Best guide to the weirdness'es (and why!) of Fusion when it comes to CAM for thread milling is NYCNC's....'cos it's anything but intuitive. It makes sense once you understand the logic but considering you can drop a modelled thread in with Fusion supplying all the dimensions and then hit 3D print, I'm not sure why it isn't as easy for CAM to be honest. Still, it works once you know the ritual.