Pine boards and black iron pipe, and I’d still call it the most honest PC I’ve seen this year.
Dante Mutti spent two years on Hydropower, and three decisions earn the win: building the chassis from black-stained pine, black iron pipe and aluminium, using genuine 1940s electrical components, and fitting a matched pair of 1947 voltage and ampere gauges. The i7-9700, RTX 3080 Ti and custom EKWB water loop are the modern part; the rest is the reason I’d call it a win. He calls the ampere gauge one of the biggest difficulties, and a 1947 meter would be.
His one regret is that the mounting platforms aren’t on hinges, which hurts upgradability. I’d have asked for those hinges before the first cut. He put a worklog up on Cooler Master’s forum.
Via: Raspberry Pi News