What a sick build. Congrats, Erick. And thanks for not choking me out for all the "what if you did X...." I threw at you. You saw your vision through and its stunning.
Are you from Planet Earth or the Galactic Empire? This is otherworldly cool Empire tech. It’s made this old gamer want to mod again. Thankyou for building.
You never fail to amaze me bro. The rtx4000 sff looks super dope also. I would love to see a larger full-performance maxed-out build with a 4090 from you also.
Just bought a used rtx a2000 yesterday and boom, this video! Now I want to modify mine with a custom cooler. oh man you're both really cool and really humble. thanks
I was thinking the same thing. The concepts several months back looked like hot garbage and having it turn from that into this is just stunning. Iteration and openness to challenge your initial ideas is what makes a project and Erick has those two things on lock.
Josh and I spoke about this. In hindsight a “behind the scenes” would have been great. It’s a hard decision to make when making these videos. I want to keep people engaged and interested without exhausting them. Thanks for the feedback. I’ll keep that in mind for the next one and try to find some middle ground.
@@nfcerick3634 Haha. Totally understand. The difference between entertainment and education is an exhausting amount of data. Congratulations on the awesome build.
OMG, I have the same idea to attach the keyboard and mouse to my case, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. Excellent work, your case is beautiful.
I gotta be honest, I think this would look excellent simply remaining vertical mounted with HWinfo sensor information on the inbuilt super ultrawide compact display. Or maybe a custom sensor panel layout and an animated background image.
I love the cyberdeck community and this fits right into it. I can see this design was inspired by a lot of the crazy designs the community produced. However, this is by far one of the cleanest and refined designs I've ever seen. Very much on par with the rest of youse guys designs. lol
Thank you! I came from no experience with shooting and editing video, and it's been a steep learning curve. It's good to hear that I'm getting better with each one.
Commercial grade nvidia gpus (quadro, T series, A series [i.e. A2000 and T1000, etc]) do not allow overclocking per say because they use ECC (Expensive 😉 Error Correction) memory. They are tuned for accuracy for lack of better words - where errors are not an option. So they deliberately are made to underperform because the use case is not gaming. Basically, the idea is, if you want to make fewer (zero) mistakes on your homework, you'll have to slow down just a bit. Anyhow, that code is baked into those gpus. You can overclock them and they'll be like "...Nooope!" and go right back. Drivers won't change that.
No one deserves more credit for this than you. Thank you for putting up with my obsession for the last few months. Your support and love keeps me going!
Saw some itx build near 5L size, rtx 3070 based(now can be swapped with small 4070), watercooled, have one rad for all, neat size and pack, a4000 cant get same spec.
Incredibly beautiful RIG, I loved it. A piece of art. I have a question, maybe is answered in another comment, but tell me, whats the selling price of a hardware like this?
OMG I want that cooler. Please please please sell a batch of them! Regarding your issue with Control: try installing the game ready drivers and see if the issue disappears. Contrary to what Nvidias website claims, the A2000 is compatible with those and they install just like normal.
I've had some experiences with liquid metal where it would soak into bare copper over time and drying up, could that become a problem with the A2000 do you think?
Liquid metal TIM is tricky. The application (how it is applied) is far more important. I've been using it since it was first introduced, and I've never had a problem (even after a few years) when the application was done well. You will need to reapply any TIM after a extended period of time. I made it easy enough to reapply in the future if it is needed.
@@TheAnoniemo In the beginning I was going to use silver solder to permanently fuse the two pieces together, but the process would discolor the copper and potentially cause the thin fins to warp due to the high temperatures needed so I decided to use liquid metal. I may revisit that option in the future.
very nice video and work fantastic , ...so what would a smaller form look like with screen and keyboard and mouse with ability to also from desktop mode to in a backpack travel mode and also pcvr backpack so light vr gaming that can work with quest 3 , portable and space saving and upgradable options ,but as cheap as posable and off the shelf stuff with 3d printer as i ,myself only have 3d printer and no pc building skills .......as i really am looking for best option other than laptop ........
Amazing build like always on NFC. It's litterally my dream to build a similar project but sadly I don't have access to any CNC or similar equipment. I have a question: The X300 is amazing but how about standard mini itx boards? I think the size difference is not huge but you'll get access to a x16 gen4 pcie which will unlock the full bandwidth of any GPU you use. Any plans of trying something similar later? Thanks for the great content!
Thanks for the kind words. As you can see from the TINYRTX build on this channel, ITX is of course possible. This is a totally custom case so ITX would have been easy to implement but we don't have sponsorships or $$$ so we need to reuse old parts as much as possible, so Erick just reused his old hardware. Hope this helps.
Pretty nice build.. But you don't actually have to use the large HDPlex units. In your case, what I've done in the past is either use a DC-DC Step-Up converter (using 12V power input, passing that directly to the GPU and stepping up to 19V for one of those mini STX boards), or use a Step-Down converter (using the 19V input passing that to the system and stepping down to 12V for the GPU). I've done both rather successfully with a mini STX LGA1155 (6th/7th gen) socket motherboard and a 1050Ti (step up, with everything fitting in a standard ATX PSU case) and with a Ryzen mini PC + RX 6400 (fits in a modified PS2 slim case - although the step down converter is on the outside by the PSU with this one).
Hi, will this work on ITX mobo or strictly for STX only, if only for STX, can you provide a pluggable solution like having a barrel jack to hdplex cable, instead of soldering to the stx board? Will this also work on other GPUs, (ie: RTX 3060 single fan) what are the lengths for those? -- really like the cases from NFC, but having a hard time sticking to one form factor ie: STX or ITX :D
Hmmmm it's hard to answer this question. This build strictly uses the STX board, but since it was 100% custom, there is no reason if you were to copy it you couldn't just extend the depth to fit a ITX board. Now for our STXA2000 builds in the S4T you can use ITX boards and I would recommend you check out the Discord for how. But if you did use STX you can route the cable through and to the back. I actually show this in my build video. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
@@NotFromConcentrate thank you for your response :) will you be providing a simpler solution for the STX to hdplex psu, alternative to soldering the wire directly on the board (this is a factor for me since I don't want to solder on the board, for keyboards and mouse no problem for me)? Thanks.
@@nfcerick3634 i know there's one board for some mini pc that has a full pcie 16x connector on the end of it. you could get a pcie female to female extension cable and do it that way.
man what a sweet build. copper heatsinks look the best. ive been wanting to build a small form factor pc myself for a while now. mostly was thinking itx but that form factor is really cool with the sodim ram. have you tested the a2000 in a pcie x16 slot vs the m.2 slot? i wonder how much bandwidth is limiting it and what pcie gen that motherboard is.
Upgrading $1500+ for RTX 4000 ADA is illogical vs. gaming performance on offer, and that's saying it nicely. If it's for workflows also, then that different story. Case is work of art, though 🫡
I recently bought an A4000 SFF and you're absolutely right. There was a huge uplift in gaming performance over the A2000 but the cost doesn't even remotely justify it.
![[MV] A leap of faith...ความเชื่อใจครั้งสุดท้าย (From "Petrichor the series")](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/U1piZH2CNXA/mqdefault.jpg)
What a sick build. Congrats, Erick. And thanks for not choking me out for all the "what if you did X...." I threw at you. You saw your vision through and its stunning.
We make a great team. Always pushing or pulling one another. Thank you!
This is such a cool build. I love all the practical physical addons - handle, stand, mounting points for the keyboard and mouse. Nice work!
Thank you! I went through a lot of prototyping. I'm going to incorporate more features like these into my future builds.
pretty awesome Johnny Silverhand cosplay :)
also a lovely Cyberdeck
Thank you! I put about as much work into the cosplay as I did the build.
That's a piece of art. Lovely looking build.
I didn't know about the A4000 SFF - I look forward to that build!
It's a piece of art, beautiful build! The A4000 SFF will definitely be a nice fit. I wonder if the board could run a 5800X3D with a BIOS mod.
The a4000 sff is a beast. They have power modded them to pull 110 watts and increase synthetic b3nchmarks by almost 50%
Wow! nice mod! great channel! Thx TH-cam for recomend it😅
wow this is pretty cool, sick even!
Incredibly cool! A powerful SFFPC with magnetic attached keyboard is exactly what I want, BEAUTIFUL!
super dope, I'd love to make something like this. The screen as the side panel is dope
Are you from Planet Earth or the Galactic Empire? This is otherworldly cool Empire tech. It’s made this old gamer want to mod again. Thankyou for building.
You absolutely should! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for explaining the power delivery problem and how you solved it. Such a preem build!
Your work is incredible! Can't wait to see the next build
Thank you! Tiny PS5 video just dropped!
I love the passion of this channel
So far this is my favorite custom PC build, I would take this as an inspiration for my campervan project
Dude you just blew my freaking mind! great work
You never fail to amaze me bro. The rtx4000 sff looks super dope also. I would love to see a larger full-performance maxed-out build with a 4090 from you also.
I want to do a maxed out build soon. Thanks for watching and commenting.
This is extremely cool and seriously impressive on a technical level. Makes me want to build my own.
Very cool build! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Just bought a used rtx a2000 yesterday and boom, this video! Now I want to modify mine with a custom cooler. oh man you're both really cool and really humble. thanks
Grats! Enjoy the little beast!
You have out done yourself Erick. I can't imagine the amount of time you put into this. Look forward to your next build!
Thanks Chris! Your support is greatly valued. Thank you for the motivation!
This makes me want a CNC machine lol
I get home to this... absolute masterpiece!
Thanks for watching!
I'd subscribe but this man just makes montages and gives descriptions. No guides, no tutorials. But hey cool build
This is an amazing concept and execution! Beautiful setup!!! Nice work!
Thank you!
This is ridiculous and amazing! I would love to see a more detailed video about the design and decision making process.
I was thinking the same thing. The concepts several months back looked like hot garbage and having it turn from that into this is just stunning. Iteration and openness to challenge your initial ideas is what makes a project and Erick has those two things on lock.
Josh and I spoke about this. In hindsight a “behind the scenes” would have been great. It’s a hard decision to make when making these videos. I want to keep people engaged and interested without exhausting them. Thanks for the feedback. I’ll keep that in mind for the next one and try to find some middle ground.
@@nfcerick3634 Haha. Totally understand. The difference between entertainment and education is an exhausting amount of data. Congratulations on the awesome build.
Great build but just a small recommendation: at 2:21 You should probably nickel plate your copper block to prevent corrosion due to the liquid metal.
Seriously cool little rig! And insane build design and construction quality. Well done!
I'm glad you like it! Thank you!
Awesome build. I thought you pushed the limits last build but glad I was wrong.
The day I start slipping, you better let me know! Thanks for watching!
the rtx 4060 low profile would be sick in this build
Awesome build Eric, thank you!
This is definitely the top of creation. 😊 ❤
Beautiful. Truly. Well done.
Magnificent custom build. 😍💘
OMG, I have the same idea to attach the keyboard and mouse to my case, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Excellent work, your case is beautiful.
I gotta be honest, I think this would look excellent simply remaining vertical mounted with HWinfo sensor information on the inbuilt super ultrawide compact display. Or maybe a custom sensor panel layout and an animated background image.
That's the beauty of having the two stand options.
Looks stunning and performs like a champ. what else can you ask for a pc.
I love the cyberdeck community and this fits right into it. I can see this design was inspired by a lot of the crazy designs the community produced. However, this is by far one of the cleanest and refined designs I've ever seen. Very much on par with the rest of youse guys designs. lol
Epic build as always Erick! This is a masterpiece. The cooler for the A2000 is superb!
Thank you, friend!
*This channel is pure madness! And I love it! AWESOME WORK*
We're just two dudes with imaginations that get out of control. Thanks for watching!
Epic build a work of art. And the video was at par with it.
Thank you! I came from no experience with shooting and editing video, and it's been a steep learning curve. It's good to hear that I'm getting better with each one.
Man I aspire to have a workshop like this one day.
This video is underrated, and this is awesomely Majestic!
this is now my favorite channel
This was a gorgeous build dude, well done!
Incredible work, Erick!
Thank you, sir!
I swear nfc makes the best albeit rare content
Commercial grade nvidia gpus (quadro, T series, A series [i.e. A2000 and T1000, etc]) do not allow overclocking per say because they use ECC (Expensive 😉 Error Correction) memory. They are tuned for accuracy for lack of better words - where errors are not an option. So they deliberately are made to underperform because the use case is not gaming. Basically, the idea is, if you want to make fewer (zero) mistakes on your homework, you'll have to slow down just a bit. Anyhow, that code is baked into those gpus. You can overclock them and they'll be like "...Nooope!" and go right back. Drivers won't change that.
Incredible work as always! Any plans to release the A2000 "kingpin" copper cooler?
Love it 😍 Amazing skills🤩
Me: Can I have a Johnny Silverhand?
Erick: No, we have a Johnny Silverhand at home.
I love you and your talent amazes me everyday! ❤
No one deserves more credit for this than you. Thank you for putting up with my obsession for the last few months. Your support and love keeps me going!
Amazing job, love it!
Great job! What model of cnc machine do you work with?
It’s a modified AVID Pro.
Awesome! 😃
Beautiful
It looks beautiful :o
Mosfet switch ultra low rds on would have removed the requirement of manual operation of toggle switch.
Saw some itx build near 5L size, rtx 3070 based(now can be swapped with small 4070), watercooled, have one rad for all, neat size and pack, a4000 cant get same spec.
Incredibly beautiful RIG, I loved it. A piece of art. I have a question, maybe is answered in another comment, but tell me, whats the selling price of a hardware like this?
OMG I want that cooler. Please please please sell a batch of them!
Regarding your issue with Control: try installing the game ready drivers and see if the issue disappears. Contrary to what Nvidias website claims, the A2000 is compatible with those and they install just like normal.
Thanks for the tip!
Small s4t keychain 😍
We sell them! You can find them on our store page.
dude, very cool.
Beautiful commercial grade cyberdeck! XD
lmao that intro. "we've got cyberpunk at home"
This was dope asf, I'm new to your channel. Do you sell any of your builds?
Is Skyreach Mini ever going to be back in stock? And will it ship to europe?
What CNC mill are you guys using? Interested in buying one.
Not a mill, but a router. AVID CNC with a auto tool change system. I built it from the ground up.
Did you paint the HDPLEX in black yourself? Looks sleek
Yes I did. Cerakote finish.
I've had some experiences with liquid metal where it would soak into bare copper over time and drying up, could that become a problem with the A2000 do you think?
Liquid metal TIM is tricky. The application (how it is applied) is far more important. I've been using it since it was first introduced, and I've never had a problem (even after a few years) when the application was done well. You will need to reapply any TIM after a extended period of time. I made it easy enough to reapply in the future if it is needed.
@@nfcerick3634 ah ok, you expect to reapply. I had the same with my laptop, I have to re apply lm every couple years.
@@TheAnoniemo In the beginning I was going to use silver solder to permanently fuse the two pieces together, but the process would discolor the copper and potentially cause the thin fins to warp due to the high temperatures needed so I decided to use liquid metal. I may revisit that option in the future.
very nice video and work fantastic , ...so what would a smaller form look like with screen and keyboard and mouse with ability to also from desktop mode to in a backpack travel mode and also pcvr backpack so light vr gaming that can work with quest 3 , portable and space saving and upgradable options ,but as cheap as posable and off the shelf stuff with 3d printer as i ,myself only have 3d printer and no pc building skills .......as i really am looking for best option other than laptop ........
Amazing build like always on NFC. It's litterally my dream to build a similar project but sadly I don't have access to any CNC or similar equipment.
I have a question: The X300 is amazing but how about standard mini itx boards? I think the size difference is not huge but you'll get access to a x16 gen4 pcie which will unlock the full bandwidth of any GPU you use. Any plans of trying something similar later?
Thanks for the great content!
Thanks for the kind words. As you can see from the TINYRTX build on this channel, ITX is of course possible. This is a totally custom case so ITX would have been easy to implement but we don't have sponsorships or $$$ so we need to reuse old parts as much as possible, so Erick just reused his old hardware. Hope this helps.
Challenge idea: Ed's "Tomato" computer from the Cowboy Bebop anime.
Just got my hands on an RTX A4000 SFF ADA, any thoughts on if you'd be selling those cooling systems in the future?
You can reach out to us at support@nfc-systems.com for custom work.
I cant wait to see what they do with that new sff half height rtx 4060
there is also an a4000 sff now thats same looking but more powerful then a2000
I covered this topic about seven minutes in.
If all I have at the moment is a 3d printer, could I still make this using the files?
Pretty nice build.. But you don't actually have to use the large HDPlex units. In your case, what I've done in the past is either use a DC-DC Step-Up converter (using 12V power input, passing that directly to the GPU and stepping up to 19V for one of those mini STX boards), or use a Step-Down converter (using the 19V input passing that to the system and stepping down to 12V for the GPU). I've done both rather successfully with a mini STX LGA1155 (6th/7th gen) socket motherboard and a 1050Ti (step up, with everything fitting in a standard ATX PSU case) and with a Ryzen mini PC + RX 6400 (fits in a modified PS2 slim case - although the step down converter is on the outside by the PSU with this one).
Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience.
can we have a parts list
what degree you need to build stuff like this?
Is the C64 SX color accent a coincidence or a reference done on purpose?
needs a bezleless screen!
awesome cosplay
What type of resin did you use for printing the shrouds?
I used an ABS-like resin. I've had success in the past with similar parts in PCs, so only time will tell how long it holds up.
Hi, will this work on ITX mobo or strictly for STX only, if only for STX, can you provide a pluggable solution like having a barrel jack to hdplex cable, instead of soldering to the stx board? Will this also work on other GPUs, (ie: RTX 3060 single fan) what are the lengths for those? -- really like the cases from NFC, but having a hard time sticking to one form factor ie: STX or ITX :D
Hmmmm it's hard to answer this question. This build strictly uses the STX board, but since it was 100% custom, there is no reason if you were to copy it you couldn't just extend the depth to fit a ITX board. Now for our STXA2000 builds in the S4T you can use ITX boards and I would recommend you check out the Discord for how. But if you did use STX you can route the cable through and to the back. I actually show this in my build video. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
@@NotFromConcentrate thank you for your response :) will you be providing a simpler solution for the STX to hdplex psu, alternative to soldering the wire directly on the board (this is a factor for me since I don't want to solder on the board, for keyboards and mouse no problem for me)? Thanks.
yall need to figure out how to get more than just x4 bandwidth on that gpu
First, I need to do some testing to determine how much is lost. Future STX boards might have a Gen 4x4 M.2
@@nfcerick3634 i know there's one board for some mini pc that has a full pcie 16x connector on the end of it. you could get a pcie female to female extension cable and do it that way.
@@kushy_TV I've seen a similar board, but couldn't find it to buy online. If you have better luck then let me know!
Ok so my question is this … do you take on commission builds? If so how would I go about contacting you to get it done?
Of course! support@nfc-systems.com
i want one
oof that case probably cost $3k I do love the material and build quality
It might be worth that much, but only because it's art.
Could I use that power brick for the xboxseries s? Since it's 110v-120
As long as the total system power draw is less than 300W
Only problem with this is the outward facing screen. it could be damaged.
Personally, not a concern for me but I did put a screen protector on it.
I am interested in working with you, can I?
you look more like tom cruise
Ha Ha! I feel the same!
who are you, where is the hot guy?
Josh couldn't make an appearance in this video. I'll let him know you miss him.
What game is being played at 8:40
Control
dude, your cinematography skills are wasted on youtube
I really appreciate that. Thank you!
man what a sweet build. copper heatsinks look the best. ive been wanting to build a small form factor pc myself for a while now. mostly was thinking itx but that form factor is really cool with the sodim ram. have you tested the a2000 in a pcie x16 slot vs the m.2 slot? i wonder how much bandwidth is limiting it and what pcie gen that motherboard is.
No, I haven’t. I would like to test that.
Man this channel is underrated
Upgrading $1500+ for RTX 4000 ADA is illogical vs. gaming performance on offer, and that's saying it nicely. If it's for workflows also, then that different story. Case is work of art, though 🫡
You're right, and thank you!
@NFC Erick this is just one individuals opinion. There are others who believe the ends, justifies the means regarding ADA 4000.
@@L91 I know, no worries! I'm still going to do it, because science!
I recently bought an A4000 SFF and you're absolutely right. There was a huge uplift in gaming performance over the A2000 but the cost doesn't even remotely justify it.
@@OtakuSlug I agree, which is why I didn't immediately purchase one. I will eventually get one and modify it so that others won't have to...lol