I poured a block to make my own waterblock in my high school metal shop. I too found that I had to go well beyond the stated melting point to not get a porous and nasty pour. I was using mostly fresh copper with a small bit of recycled. Your experience sounds very similar to my own. Killer build, love to see it. 👌🏻

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Going well past the melting point definitely made a difference.

@KibitoAkuya

Жыл бұрын

Not well versed in the matter but still gonna hazard a guess Maybe because it's too close to the melting but obviously much hotter than surroundings it has loss to both radiation and convection that it already starts to solidify at random parts too fast to allow the liquid metal to settle uniformly enough (and why going hotter helps, because it needs to lose way more heat, so it doesn't easily start to solidify on random spots during pouring, also why probably why they sometimes recommend to heat up molds)

@virtualtools_3021

Жыл бұрын

preheat the molds too, helps a lot

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

I do preheat the molds, and in the future I’ll be sure to heat them longer.

Amazing work, with custom metal casting to boot! You guys are true artisans

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A master craftsman! Incredible how you guys keep on cramming more power into even smaller cases that look absolutely stunning.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

We're just small dedicated SFF enthusiasts chasing the dream!

Me: They'll never get all that to fit in there. Erick: Hold my S4T while I cast custom copper blocks Sirs you've done it again, fantastic build!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

LOL...we have the SFF fever...and the cure is more S4T!

@xeminie

Жыл бұрын

@@nfcerick3634 lol

Pure inspiration. This is art. I can only dream of reaching your level, but I do dream!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Don't be afraid to try! We make mistakes ALL the time. Thanks for commenting.

“That’s Uno.” 😂 Amazing job team. The quality of the work you do blows my mind. Keep it tiny ✊

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A true artisan you are Erick. And kudos for casting the copper plate yourself. I've only taken an introductory course in metallurgy in my schooling, so I can't say for certain the cause of the low strength of your previous attempts. But, impurities may have been to blame. The introduction of impurities can affect the final crystal structure, which for pure copper is FCC (face centered cubic). The fact that your previous unsuccessful attempts fractured seems to indicate the likelihood of impurities, as pure copper is very ductile. It's also possible that the temperature wasn't high enough. Usually when dealing with alloys, you want to reach a temperature known as the liquidus. This is the temperature beyond the melting point where the metal forms the least amount of crystals and is said to be homogeneous. If it's below the liquidus temperature, then more crystal growth can lead to a weaker crystal structure, resulting in less areas for atoms to slip and therefore causing the part to fail. Raising the temperature could have reached this point, but to what temperature exactly, I'm not sure. Increasing it a couple hundred degrees Celsius sounds like a safe bet. But that's if your smelting furnace can reach those temps. I hope this helps.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I think you're right. It seemed to be successful after a combination of adding pure copper stock and increasing the heat. I'll keep this in mind for future pours.

@OkammakO

Жыл бұрын

​@@nfcerick3634 Did you preheat your molds? If so, perhaps experiment with a slightly higher temperature on your mold preheat (100-200F).

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

@@OkammakO Yes, I do. But that's a good suggestion. I'll heat them longer next time and see what that does.

@OkammakO

Жыл бұрын

@@nfcerick3634 If you have a non-contact thermometer it may help with consistency of mold temperature when pouring.

I've always wanted to see someone make a CPU-GPU sandwich waterblock. It makes a ton of sense theoretically but compatibility has always held it back.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

I think it's possible for a company like EKWB to make blocks like this. They could make a standard sandwich style water block, then sell specific GPU cold plates that attach to it to fit the hundreds of different GPUs out there. Maybe this video will inspire the idea.

@mikeymaiku

Жыл бұрын

@@nfcerick3634 anything is possible but i bet they figured its not worth the effort considering it caters to a very specific type of customer.

This is one of the coolest cases I’ve ever seen. Very inspiring that you designed, and manufactured the cold plates and exterior items. Phenomenal work!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I just stumbled upon this guy and found myself unable to think of superlative good enough.The brains,the tech and the eyes. wow.

I have no experience with melting, casting or machining metals except for lead pouring on New Year's Eve. I really enjoyed the ridiculousness of this build.

That monoblock is just exquisite. Hopefully you could do the same to an actual SFF 3060

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I already have plans for a larger GPU. This was a great start.

Jeez Louise, you guys are insane and fantastic at the same time for pushing small form factor limitations. This is fantastic and incredible. I can't wait to see what you do next.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! We love SFF!

I was feeling a little bit smug having just slotted a 6 core cpu + RTX A2000 into a ZS-A4DC, to make a small but capable SFF gaming rig. Then I saw this vid. 😮 Daaaamn. That's gorgeous.

This is absolutely beautiful! Keep up the amazing work and continue to push the boundaries of what is possible. You all are wonderful. 👍

I dreamt of this build and here it is, my dream is real. thank you for documenting and sharing with us!

Your dedication to mastering your craft is unmatched- always learning, improving, and striving for excellence. Can’t wait to see what’s next! So very proud of you!!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support, love, and patience while I chase these consuming dreams. I couldn’t do it without you. Love you!

@NotFromConcentrate

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah! Your support means alot to...oh wait you're talking to Erick...

@Birdwhisperer85

Жыл бұрын

@@NotFromConcentrate lol! I actually had a whole other comment typed out to both of you, but apparently it didn’t meet the community guidelines. 😂 YOU are awesome too!!!

I don’t have any experience melting and casting metal but man that’s dope cuz u really made ur own special identintifying piece of computer technology from your own know how to a high degree

Insane amount of work! The result is magnificent, this is a piece of art.

Absolutely unbelievable. People who do projects where the answers aren't on google are the most impressive kind of people.

Simply amazing. You sparked my interest in SFF again!!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

That’s great!

I watched the prequel, and I was both amazed and scared. Then I watched the sequel, and I am terrified. The engineering, the creativity, and the attention to detail are just... amazing and beyond anything which I have seen.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, friend! Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow that looks amazing. Nice work dude.

Wow...just wow. It's nice to see YT streamers do some really custom builds instead of the same saturated, buy parts from store, slap it in some ATX case with store bought AIO's and call it a liquid cooling video. This was pretty awesome!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Did you guys check the new RTX 4000 ADA sff workstation gpu announced by nvidia a couple days ago? It comes with 20GB VRAM,DLSS 3,Improved RT cores and rasterization perfomance is estimated to be about an RTX 3070 at just 70W. It is essentially a cut down RTX 4070 ti,pretty cool if you ask me. I'm sure your Copper plate should line up exactly with the 4000 ADA sff as it's exactly the same size of and RTX A2000,could essentially have a PC more powerful than an PS5/XSX at nearly the size of an XSS in this S4T case. Throw in a Shunt mod and overclocking with the new card and i think you could reach RTX 3080(?) levels of perfomance. DLSS3 would also help immensely in demanding games.

Love the video! I've been wanting to see more content on modded turing workstation cards like the a2000 and a4000 but most videos only go over their performance for mining. There's some serious untapped potential for these cards and I love seeing it get explored for their advantages in size and power consumption!

This is insane! I love the work yall did.

Yet another amazing build 🙌

Amazing work man! Just amazing

Nice 😎.... This video makes me feel all warm and fuzzy

Absolutely gorgeous work. Love seeing metallurgy involved with recycling copper.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My scrap box is deep so you can be sure I'll do more in the future.

This was AMAZING! Job well done!

I thought that I reached bottom then saw 9 litres builds but you is doing cool in such a small form is beyond my imagination

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to small form factor madness!

Damn. Just damn. Insanely clean and sick!

Super awesome build! I would prefer blue over purple, but incredible custom build!

Looks awesome! Well done ❤

Love to see micro-manufacturing and PC building in one video, subbed

im new. when u melted down scraps, then threw it on a cnc, all the different expertise it takes to put this together, absolutely awesome work.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

I’ll tell you a secret. I only learned all of this about three years ago. I constantly make mistakes, but I keep going and work hard to improve. I usually just throw myself at it until I get it right. Thanks for watching!

As always, great work Erick! Keep it up

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris! Love your support!

wtff this is amazing!~ deserves so much more attention

This is the only truly impressive PC build I've ever seen.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

This was amazing to watch. Such an inspiration and great to see each step and the thinking that went into it. Closest I ever got to modifying anything of mine was when I took a Cooler Master server copper heatsink and fitting it with heatpipes and attaching it to my evga 1060sc with rewired laptop fans to make it essentially a single slot.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Sounds like a great mod and I love when people share their experiences. That’s what this is all about. Supporting each other’s work no matter how big or small.

Duude! Your builds are next level!

An absolutely beautiful engineering work of art

Amazing work guys! 🤩

I haven't seen the video yet but by the title I'm thinking SFF Amiga 2000. I somehow don't think that's what I'm getting but that doesn't necessarily mean I'll be disappointed. Lessgoou!

Nice work. Keep it up! It would be great to see more tiny tech on the market 🤗

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely outstanding work!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Super duper clean. Reminds me of when you open up a Mac and all the parts are so satisfyingly fitted together. Would love to see this style of build with more power hungry components

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have plans to make a similar build with top-tier components. Think of this as a test build.

This is so awesome!! Great job!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is such a relaxing and informative build. 👌

Now that’s what I call pure craftsmanship. Also, I am thinking about getting the RTX A2000 for my Dell prebuilt.

I realise that I'm late to the party; I've just come across your channel now... However I just wanted to express my admiration for the quality and beauty of this custon cooling solution. This build is pure genius!

Not only did you cast your own waterblock fin stack and build a full double-core custom CLC, but through lots of pre-planning you crammed it into the tightest possible package for the hardware involved. Sure it's pointless on a productory level, but as a piece of technical design it's nothing short of art. Great job guys.

Love the lighting on your cnc beauty shots! :D

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. I'm always worried that it isn't good enough.

This is freaking AMAZING! Very well done.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, friend!

wow that was incredible! a wide variety of skills and knowledge

This is pure insanity of the greatest kind.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to madness! We’re glad you joined us.

@rawsea7381

Жыл бұрын

@@nfcerick3634 what watercooling pump did you use? You've certainly planted a seed for a future project to this hopefully

this one forsure has to be the coolest sff builds ive seen

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching and commenting!

What an epic build. Absolute top notch, borderline insanity! Wow!

Seriously a work of art. Ive only built a few SFF systems in real life, but ive built countless in my head lol, this is something i had figured no one had both the skills and the motivation to actually create. Cant believe how tiny you made that custom loop and im amazed at the performance uplift with such a small rad! Great work!!

@NotFromConcentrate

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

Incredible work!

Im not into sff builds at all, but your content is top notch, love watching it!!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Come to the dark side! I won't tell anyone! 🤫Thank you for watching!

that is just sick !!!!!!!!!love it

Insane! I am extremly happy to have discover this channel and your reality!!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel. Thanks for watching and joining!

This design is better than every other mini PC I've seen on the market, no joke. And that's before you consider that it's able to take on a 3060 at almost equal performance. Absolutely mind blowing.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was really impressed with this builds performance too.

Next level compacting of parts. Recycled custom poured copper. Raw aesthetic sense. Tiny fucking case. This channel is so absolutely *by* SFF makers, *for* SFF makers. It's art. Thank you.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Theo!

Damn that's cool, hard to believe is sooo close to a modern high tier pc but at 1/10th the size

I adore the S4T. God-tier little case.

There is one thing that could be issue in recycling metal... for jewelry casting you have to use a certain percentage of new metal (casting grain) with the reuse metal whenever you're casting an object. The percentage for silver is suggested to be 70/30 (used/new) I believe. But for copper it may be different. There's also plastic around the copper windings and other contaminates, inside the copper tubing that may have contributed to some issues additionally after casting the ingot Annealing it before working the copper makes it softer and less brittle. Torch it till it glows light red (in a darker room) and dunk in water... The multiple melts burnt off residual contaminates in the metal probably. That's what Ideas I have for you hope it helps

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

This is super cool! I've built watercooled sub-4L systems before myself, but this takes it to a whole new level! After watching this it's confirmed I need more space for tools! haha fantastic work!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Get after it! You can NEVER have enough tools. Thanks for watching!

Perhaps copper has a curtain melting point, but the oxides and impurities that form when melting have a much higher melting point. I know it’s a problem when I weld aluminum without scratching off the natural oxide layer that forms in air. Awesome build. Haven’t seen anything quite like it.

Incredible work! 😮 for casting add anywhere from 5-20% raw material volume overhead (depending on scale). Smaller projects = higher overhead. Then distribute evenly across all dimensions and reduce to desired spec afterwards 👌

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice!

I'm commenting bc you deserve more views. What a beautiful build! I was thinking maybe I'll get into builds at this level but then I saw the copper being poured 😮 Haha It can be done but I have a handful of hobbies already. WIll do this later on though, subbed! 👍

I need this in my current situation of moving around quite a lot

This is very impressive. Well done.

Every Build you do turns out even more insane than the Last one! 🤯

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support and kind words. Hope I don’t disappoint with the next one!

Absolutely amazing! You just made hardcore pcmodders look like amateurs!!

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

I just want all the PC modders out there (from amateurs to pros) to inspire one another and push the boundary of what is possible. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I love the chosen color palette

almost have to cry its so fkin perfect

There are OEM manufacturers writing notes as they watch this.

This is ridiculous. Amazing job.

"I made a mistake and had to use neodymium magnets to fix it." This is the most nerdy, 40k solution I've ever heard. And far from the first time I've heard it.

ive only ever heard horror stories about machining copper. this is insanely impressive

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

It definitely requires more TLC. Plenty of coolant is the key. Copper can start to cut like jello if it gets too hot.

absolutely beautiful

If you look real close you can tell they broke several laws of physics.

That's amazing. Get these mass produced now!

This is beyond amazing. I aspire to do something like this one day

Super amazing build

You should commercialise this! Great work!

YES I LOVE IT! THIS IS TRUE PC MODDING LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF XTREME BUILDS AND OVERCLOCKING!

This is sooo cool seeing people melt recycling old materials to build pc parts and stuff is awesome work bud

I can't believe you guys can cram so much power into such tiny cases, I love it, each one of them is a piece of art

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Angel! We love that you love it! ❤

it looks amazing, i would love to se it with clear side panels so you could admire the crafting inside

By far the coolest build

Love to see the RTX A2000 getting some more attention, given it's immense frame-per-watt. I wanna try my hand at building an efficiency gaming PC one day.

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

When I first saw it, I didn't give it the credit that it deserves. It's pretty amazing!

Absolutely ridiculous, I love it

That's how custom modding look a like. Nice man!

That is a *lovely* build ! Beautiful, tiny, with impressive performance in regards to the overall power consumption (I mean, the whole system uses about as much power as a current midrange GPU, which I find quite insane) ! Funnily enough, I'm just about to finish a build with similar core components, only... bigger. And noticeably less powerful. I'm a bit jealous, there :) Anyway, congrats, and thanks for sharing !

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! She's almost a solid chunk of aluminum. I hope your build is epic!

Wow outstanding build bud well done. as for the casting i think it could of been a bit of both + wire is dirty stuff to reuse .

@nfcerick3634

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. It was also too much work to pull that wire. Thanks for commenting!