Redditor shares gaming PC build with cooling system that can only be described as 'biblically accurate'

Obviously, gaming is a huge reason why I love all things PC hardware. However, my other love is folks doing completely improbable or impractical things with their gaming PC. As such, please give a warm welcome to a truly unique PC build the creator is considering dubbing ‘Seraphim’.

The build in question features an extremely extra, though apparently fully functional fan array which looks not unlike the aforementioned, many-winged angel. That’s coupled with many criss-crossing pipes of a water cooling system that is already giving me The Fear. It all took about four years to put together in the end.

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Creator Yam_Founder explains that the project was born out of a personal dislike of “the current state of boxy copy and paste cases on the market that are hard to work in and hard to modify.”

“So I decided to build an extremely overkill case that is designed to make regular maintenance easier,” Yam_Founder says. “Also I love welding and building stuff, so why not show off a bit.”

‘Overkill’ is definitely the word. But while I can understand not wanting yet another black box as part of your gaming setup, I’m sceptical of the claim that this build is comparatively simpler to maintain (though my personal plumbing skill set is non-existent). The Redditor explains the almost organ-esque build is easier to take apart than it looks.

“Every part that [needs] regular maintenance can be removed as one solid part,” Yam_Founder writes, going on to later elaborate, “Each part of the PC is separated into ‘Zones’ which can be isolated from the rest of the loop and drained if a part needs to be cleaned or replaced.”

As for all of those radiators in the back, they’re there for both substance and style. Yam_Founder explains they’re especially useful for passive cooling, adding, “The amount of radiator surface area means the fans can be off or on low power most of the time so no sound, except from the D5 pumps.”

That’s right, this thing more or less quietly looms in the corner of whatever room it’s placed in—but let’s fight off that shadow with an equally terrifying thought: what would happen if this complex-looking cooling system were to spring a leak?

For a start, it turns out the Redditor’s day job is as a welder for a cryogenics company, and they have “a decade of experience hunting down very small leaks on MUCH more complex piping systems.” Their tried and true leak-hunting process involves 1-3 psi of pressure, a wee bit of dish soap, and then keeping your eyes peeled for any big bubbles over time.

If you are especially taken by this majestic creation, you’ll be pleased to hear that Yam_Founder is open to creating custom cases for others. If you’re still stuck on the ‘but why?’ of the whole endeavour, I’ll leave you with this comment from the creator: “I just love buildin’—sometimes [I don’t know] what I’m building, I just like buildin’!”