**Custom Water Cooling: A Unique Approach**

The custom water cooling scene has always been a niche market, but with companies like Le and Lee pushing the boundaries, it's becoming increasingly popular among PC enthusiasts. Our build features a unique approach to water cooling, utilizing a 1080 TI block that didn't show up on time. However, this setback turned out to be an opportunity for creativity, as we found ourselves working around the limitations of the component.

To start, our radiator mounting bracket was designed with only enough clearance for fans to fit underneath, according to Le and Lee's manual. While this approach saved space on the exterior, it didn't allow us to install additional fans or screws that would have been beneficial for cooling. In my opinion, there was no reason why the bracket couldn't have been enlarged to accommodate these features, especially considering the large magnetic fan filter that covers this area.

Once we installed our radiator, we found just enough room for our x3400 reservoir tubes to run next to it. The upper drive mounts weren't designed for water cooling components, but they ended up working quite well despite their original purpose. As for securing our pump, we opted to attach it to one of the lower SSD mounts, which proved to be a functional and albeit frustrating solution.

**Design: A Key Factor**

Le and Lee's manual emphasizes radiator mounting, but makes no mention of other water cooling components on the system. This oversight led us to secure our pump next to a 1 TB Samsung 850 Evo with a custom-made washer, made from a cable anchor and some electrical tape. While this solution worked, it was also quite physically cumbersome for an enthusiast-grade product.

**Tubing: A Challenge**

Once we had the build mostly complete, Jake and Ivan took on the task of routing the tubing. In true Linus Tech Tips fashion, they tackled the challenge head-on, using about $150 worth of EK's black Hardline and 90° fittings to get everything in place. The result was a couple of clean bends among the tubes, with most of them being fairly straight.

**Leaking: A Minor Issue**

With all the tubing in place and tightened, we discovered one small leak shortly after filling up the system. However, this issue turned out to be minor compared to other potential problems that could have arisen from cabling the system before filling it up.

**Cabling: A Monochromatic Touch**

In a bold move, Jake rigged up an interesting fill port by screwing a funnel into an extension, which did leak a bit. Nevertheless, we were ultimately able to get around this issue and achieve monochromatic cable management – something I'm calling "Alpine white" due to the uniformity of our cables.

**Conclusion: A Gorgeous Build**

After 30 minutes of wiping off fingerprints from the brushed aluminum, we were left with the same conclusion as before: this build is gorgeous. The glass case on top allows for stunning visuals, and using it as a monitor stand or installing a monitor arm behind the desk makes for an immersive experience.

If you're a PC enthusiast with a budget to burn, the DK4 could be the perfect product for you – despite its unconventional design approach. With its unique features and sleek aesthetics, this build is sure to turn heads in any room.

**Giveaway: HTC Vive VR**

To celebrate our content creation, we've teamed up with Zotac and HTC to bring you a truly immersive giveaway. We're giving away one of Zac's VR backpacks and one HTC Vive headset, featuring room scale technology that turns your room into a 3D space. With its GTX 1070 graphics and up to 2 hours of playtime, this is an offer not to be missed.

Enter now through the link in the video description, and don't forget to subscribe, like, and check out our merch store for cool shirts and our community forum where you can join the conversation.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis desk case Fusion is not for the faint of heart it's big it's bold it's covered in brushed aluminum fingerprint magnet goodness and it costs a whopping 1,500 us and for those of you who are about to ask no that does not include any actual PC Hardware so first thought man this desk is PC porn at its finest second thought H it's covered in fingerprints already I should have probably been wearing some of these before I loved it browse privately and securely with tunnel bear the simple VPN app try tunnel bear for free at the link in the video description so the Journey Begins then on a strong note unlike our DIY desk PC project and to a lesser degree the vector desk mini the dk4 comes pre-assembled so right out of the box the desk's height can be adjusted via the controls on the front with a height range that's adequate for anyone from Dennis all the way to Taran my only gripe with this upes leg functionality is the massive exposed power supply that is visibly positioned inside the case it makes the movement features feel like kind of an afterthought and for $1,500 a small metal piece could have easily been used to cover up the power supply while we're at it the two 6t cables that cover the short distance between the power supply and the motoring controller probably also could have been cut to size aside from that the interior of the desk is very clean until of course you touch it and touch it we will we decided on a balls tothe wall content creation rig that reached just shy of $6,000 including the desk and all the water cooling components and I know that might sound like a lot and that's because it is the brain of our system was a pretty easy choice ints core i7 6900k might not be an extreme Edition but it's still an8 core monster and the $700 we saved over the 6950x allowed us to splurge on a 1.2 tbte 750 series ndme SSD for lightning fast system responsiveness as for memory G skill's Trident Z 64 gig kit in white was the Perfect Mate for our color scheme or lack of color scheme as it were and on that note the x99 tricks from Asus was perfect for our build other than the orange lighting which we really felt had to go something we thought would be easy but not so much now there's nowhere to install an IO Shield due to the way the rear cables route so we put that away then it was time to work on our lighting the stricks is ARA compatible but with the included red green and blue dials on the front of the desk we are opted not to use software controls and I think all the other RGB purists will agree individual Channel control knobs are the only way to go for full hipster RGB satisfaction with the board in the desk the next logical step was a power supply corsair's rm1000x was chosen yet again for its simple understated looks and perfectly Overkill capacity which allows us to keep the fan off even under load on the subject of cooling we know you guys have been craving hard line and so the choice was clear this tubing it's clear also it's Hardline EK water blocks' 12 mm clear petg is Affordable and designed to match up perfectly with the plethora of 12mm Hardline fittings that they provided in a sleek and sexy black finish so I'm glad we cleared that up speaking of clear to keep our eight processing cores nice and frosty there was no debating that ek's plexy toop Supremacy Evo was a great choice for both performance and Aesthetics not to mention it matches our GTX 1080 that we definitely used instead of a TI because the extra power doesn't make much of a difference while video editing and definitely not because the 1080 TI block didn't show up on time yay Customs our three 60 mm EK PE series radiator mounted on this super bizarre front bracket that doesn't have enough clearance for fans to fit underneath according to Le and Lee this was to save the exterior from the up to 16 fan screws that could be installed in it but in my opinion there's still no reason they couldn't have enlarged it for the fans and the screws that would go on them especially because there's a large magnetic fan filter that covers this area anyway with the radiator installed there's just enough room for our x3400 reservoirs tube which we mounted on the 2 and 1/2 in drive base to run next to it and while the upper Drive mounts aren't designed for this purpose they ended up working quite well though back to the word design it's kind of a key word here Le and Le's manual talks about radiator mounting but makes no mention of other water cooling components on so we ended up securing our pump to one of the two lower SSD mounts next to a 1 TB Samsung 850 Evo with a ghetto washer that Jake made out of a cable anchor with some super professional looking electrical tape sleeving and we just found that that was while functional a bit frustrating for such a physically large Enthusiast grade product we think some more thought could have been put into the custom water cooling scene rather than just focusing on aios going back to the tubing Jake and Ivan went full Linus Tech tips at this stage and with the build mostly complete finally took it upon themselves to figure out the best way to Route the tubing in true LTT fashion they did pull through and ended up with a couple bends that look very clean with the rest of the tubes actually being fairly straight TM with the help of about $150 worth of ek's black Hardline and 90° fittings with all the tubing in place and tightened Jake rigged up an interesting fill Port by screwing a funnel into an extension which did leak a bit but not nearly as much as the wide open port on the bottom of the reservoir there was one small leak we discovered shortly after the filling but other than that we were golden damn is Hardline ever awesome when somebody else has to deal with it cabling was next and uh oh we sure messed up here cables definitely should have been done before filling to prevent possible bump induced leaks the result though was monochromatic cable mod cables that fit the build perfectly in what I'm calling and uh Alpine white so with everything installed the glass on and uh after 30 minutes of wiping off all the fingerprints that somehow still managed to get on the brushed aluminum we've come back to the same conclusion we started with this thing is gorgeous and you don't even have to cover it up I mean you could put a monitor down on top of your build with the default stand or you can actually use this mounting point at the back of the desk to install a monitor arm it does cause some light leakage but in my opinion it's a worthwhile trade-off which brings us then to the conclusion if you're a PC Enthusiast with a ton of that young cash burning a hole in your pocket and you were planning on spending a th000 plus dollars on a desk anyway well then the dk4 could be the perfect product for you you do need to be a little prepared for Le and Le's form before function approach but considering the alternative we are now officially out of components to put over there leading us to more problems particle board does not like moisture have the controller on the outside oh no yeah it actually looks pretty darn appealing we've teamed up with Zotac and HTC to bring you a truly immersive giveaway we're giving away one of Zac's VR backpacks and one HTC Vive HTC Vive is the virtual reality headset that features room scale technology to turn your room into a 3D space but you're watching this channel you probably knew that basically it's freaking awesome and the VR go allows you to enjoy VR without obstacles allowing you more freedom to move while you're playing your games it's got a core i7 processor with GTX 1070 graphics and it Sports up to 2 hours of play time with a hot swappable battery in the Box for nearly endless play you can even use it as a desktop with a detachable backpack strap the giveaway will run for 2 weeks time and it's worldwide anyone can enter with no restrictions at all enter now through the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit that like button or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured and the link in the video description also down there is our merch store which has cool shirts like this one and our community Forum which you should totally jointhis desk case Fusion is not for the faint of heart it's big it's bold it's covered in brushed aluminum fingerprint magnet goodness and it costs a whopping 1,500 us and for those of you who are about to ask no that does not include any actual PC Hardware so first thought man this desk is PC porn at its finest second thought H it's covered in fingerprints already I should have probably been wearing some of these before I loved it browse privately and securely with tunnel bear the simple VPN app try tunnel bear for free at the link in the video description so the Journey Begins then on a strong note unlike our DIY desk PC project and to a lesser degree the vector desk mini the dk4 comes pre-assembled so right out of the box the desk's height can be adjusted via the controls on the front with a height range that's adequate for anyone from Dennis all the way to Taran my only gripe with this upes leg functionality is the massive exposed power supply that is visibly positioned inside the case it makes the movement features feel like kind of an afterthought and for $1,500 a small metal piece could have easily been used to cover up the power supply while we're at it the two 6t cables that cover the short distance between the power supply and the motoring controller probably also could have been cut to size aside from that the interior of the desk is very clean until of course you touch it and touch it we will we decided on a balls tothe wall content creation rig that reached just shy of $6,000 including the desk and all the water cooling components and I know that might sound like a lot and that's because it is the brain of our system was a pretty easy choice ints core i7 6900k might not be an extreme Edition but it's still an8 core monster and the $700 we saved over the 6950x allowed us to splurge on a 1.2 tbte 750 series ndme SSD for lightning fast system responsiveness as for memory G skill's Trident Z 64 gig kit in white was the Perfect Mate for our color scheme or lack of color scheme as it were and on that note the x99 tricks from Asus was perfect for our build other than the orange lighting which we really felt had to go something we thought would be easy but not so much now there's nowhere to install an IO Shield due to the way the rear cables route so we put that away then it was time to work on our lighting the stricks is ARA compatible but with the included red green and blue dials on the front of the desk we are opted not to use software controls and I think all the other RGB purists will agree individual Channel control knobs are the only way to go for full hipster RGB satisfaction with the board in the desk the next logical step was a power supply corsair's rm1000x was chosen yet again for its simple understated looks and perfectly Overkill capacity which allows us to keep the fan off even under load on the subject of cooling we know you guys have been craving hard line and so the choice was clear this tubing it's clear also it's Hardline EK water blocks' 12 mm clear petg is Affordable and designed to match up perfectly with the plethora of 12mm Hardline fittings that they provided in a sleek and sexy black finish so I'm glad we cleared that up speaking of clear to keep our eight processing cores nice and frosty there was no debating that ek's plexy toop Supremacy Evo was a great choice for both performance and Aesthetics not to mention it matches our GTX 1080 that we definitely used instead of a TI because the extra power doesn't make much of a difference while video editing and definitely not because the 1080 TI block didn't show up on time yay Customs our three 60 mm EK PE series radiator mounted on this super bizarre front bracket that doesn't have enough clearance for fans to fit underneath according to Le and Lee this was to save the exterior from the up to 16 fan screws that could be installed in it but in my opinion there's still no reason they couldn't have enlarged it for the fans and the screws that would go on them especially because there's a large magnetic fan filter that covers this area anyway with the radiator installed there's just enough room for our x3400 reservoirs tube which we mounted on the 2 and 1/2 in drive base to run next to it and while the upper Drive mounts aren't designed for this purpose they ended up working quite well though back to the word design it's kind of a key word here Le and Le's manual talks about radiator mounting but makes no mention of other water cooling components on so we ended up securing our pump to one of the two lower SSD mounts next to a 1 TB Samsung 850 Evo with a ghetto washer that Jake made out of a cable anchor with some super professional looking electrical tape sleeving and we just found that that was while functional a bit frustrating for such a physically large Enthusiast grade product we think some more thought could have been put into the custom water cooling scene rather than just focusing on aios going back to the tubing Jake and Ivan went full Linus Tech tips at this stage and with the build mostly complete finally took it upon themselves to figure out the best way to Route the tubing in true LTT fashion they did pull through and ended up with a couple bends that look very clean with the rest of the tubes actually being fairly straight TM with the help of about $150 worth of ek's black Hardline and 90° fittings with all the tubing in place and tightened Jake rigged up an interesting fill Port by screwing a funnel into an extension which did leak a bit but not nearly as much as the wide open port on the bottom of the reservoir there was one small leak we discovered shortly after the filling but other than that we were golden damn is Hardline ever awesome when somebody else has to deal with it cabling was next and uh oh we sure messed up here cables definitely should have been done before filling to prevent possible bump induced leaks the result though was monochromatic cable mod cables that fit the build perfectly in what I'm calling and uh Alpine white so with everything installed the glass on and uh after 30 minutes of wiping off all the fingerprints that somehow still managed to get on the brushed aluminum we've come back to the same conclusion we started with this thing is gorgeous and you don't even have to cover it up I mean you could put a monitor down on top of your build with the default stand or you can actually use this mounting point at the back of the desk to install a monitor arm it does cause some light leakage but in my opinion it's a worthwhile trade-off which brings us then to the conclusion if you're a PC Enthusiast with a ton of that young cash burning a hole in your pocket and you were planning on spending a th000 plus dollars on a desk anyway well then the dk4 could be the perfect product for you you do need to be a little prepared for Le and Le's form before function approach but considering the alternative we are now officially out of components to put over there leading us to more problems particle board does not like moisture have the controller on the outside oh no yeah it actually looks pretty darn appealing we've teamed up with Zotac and HTC to bring you a truly immersive giveaway we're giving away one of Zac's VR backpacks and one HTC Vive HTC Vive is the virtual reality headset that features room scale technology to turn your room into a 3D space but you're watching this channel you probably knew that basically it's freaking awesome and the VR go allows you to enjoy VR without obstacles allowing you more freedom to move while you're playing your games it's got a core i7 processor with GTX 1070 graphics and it Sports up to 2 hours of play time with a hot swappable battery in the Box for nearly endless play you can even use it as a desktop with a detachable backpack strap the giveaway will run for 2 weeks time and it's worldwide anyone can enter with no restrictions at all enter now through the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit that like button or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured and the link in the video description also down there is our merch store which has cool shirts like this one and our community Forum which you should totally join\n"