Project ENSIS | Building a Custom PC from SCRATCH for AORUS | 600 Hours in 30 Minutes
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 Published On Feb 5, 2021

Here it is folks, I condensed the whole build process into a 30 minute or so segment, so sit back, relax and enjoy the chips :)

Since everybody asked for it, I edited this one natively in 4K, even with youtube compression it should be extra crispy!

Thank you to everybody who followed the build! This one was probably my biggest challenge to date, there was so much involved in every single step and your support made it all the more worthwhile. Of course a huge thank you has to go out to Aorus and Intel for commissioning the rig and to Corsair for sponsoring the watercooling components.

Some fun stats for you:

- The build weighs 24.3kg (53.6lb)
- There are ~450 LEDs present in this rig.
- In total there's about 650GB of footage for this one project.
- Some parts needed to be remade up to 4 times before I was happy with the fit and finish.
- Glass blasting thin aluminium panels is a right pain.
- The motherboard tray uses 6 types of screws. I had to use 6/32 fillister screws in order to get the outer rim thin enough for the reservoir to function properly.
- The main Fusion 360 CAD model for Ensis is currently at version 187.
- I came down to my last 15cm of transparent sleeving. Cutting it close to the wire eh?..

Hardware:
CPU - Intel Core i9 10900k
Motherboard - AORUS Z490 Xtreme Waterforce
GPU - AORUS 2080S Xtreme Waterforce
Memory - 64GB (2x32GB) Gigabyte Designare 3200MHz
PSU - AORUS P850W 80+ Gold
Storage - 1TB Gigabyte NVMe M.2

Songs used (in order, available on Epidemic Sound):
Queen of the Night - Andres Cantu
Automagic - Bonkers Beat Club
Give in to Me - Gloria Tells (instrumental)
I Need This - Frook
Feather - Lovren
Empty Road - [Ocean Jams]
Berk Jam - Jobii
Razzmatazz - Jules Gaia
Temple of Runha - ELFL
The Miner - Both are Infinite
Dismantle - Peter Sandberg
Expanding - Elliptik

Timestamps:
00:00 - Sketching
00:57 - Motherboard Tray
07:03 - Modding the Motherboard
09:29 - Rear Panel and IO
14:05 - GPU Backplate
18:17 - Front Panel Pump Reservoir
21:56 - Structure Assembly
23:13 - Making the Cables
24:25 - Plumbing the Loop
26:00 - Final B-Roll

Link to PSU Pinout Diagram, Photoshop template and Fusion 360 connector generator:
https://bit.ly/391lqrh​

For the iCue lighting profiles, visit Alex Krastev's Channel here:
   / akcrazzy​  

The Alphacool LEDs I use in these plates are found here:
Flexible - https://bit.ly/35QTtkx​
Rigid - https://bit.ly/33MtAkh​

My CNC router is a CNC Step S1000T w/ Mechatron 800W air cooled spindle. I use Datron tooling, primarily their 4-in-1 single flute wiper polished endmills.

Link to our webshop:
https://store.bit-tech.net/​

Don't forget to follow us over at:
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Website - https://www.bit-tech.net/​
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