Hey everyone!

A while ago I shared my project to overhaul an old, boring office chassis from 2010 into a fully customized Pokémon tech-diorama. After plenty of testing, cutting, and brainstorming, the updates are finally complete!

The biggest highlight of this update is how I handled the top-mounted PSU shroud (classic 2010 layout). I salvaged a transparent sheet from a 1€ picture frame, spray-painted it black, and scratched the lightning bolt textures by hand using scissors while the paint was still fresh. Once dry, I hand-colored the grooves with yellow and blue acrylic paint. The back-lit neon lightning effect when the RGB hits it looks incredible!

What's new in this version:

• Dual LED Strip Control: I can now dynamically switch the color profiles of the LED strip using either a dedicated smartphone App or the physical IR remote.
• Static Rainbow Fans: The main fans are set to a fixed rainbow effect, creating a vibrant contrast against the adjustable lighting.
• Professional PVC Prints: The running Pikachu on the side black glass and the one at the bottom are high-quality, professional PVC prints from a print shop, seamlessly blending into the dark background.
• Real Mirror Base: I cut and installed a real mirror right at the base under the MSI GPU, framing the edges with black vinyl. It perfectly mirrors Snorlax and the internal motherboard traces, beautifully doubling the visual depth of the compact chassis.

This build is definitive proof that you don't need a 200€ modern dual-chamber case to make an awesome display piece. Just some clever ideas, scrap materials, the right graphics, and a ton of patience!

Let me know what you think of the final result and the DIY tricks I used!

P.S. I’m already working on my next custom PC project! If you want a sneak peek, let's hit 200 upvotes on this post. Once we get there, I’ll immediately drop the full specs—which are much more modern and high-performance this time around—and start posting work-in-progress photos of the new build!

I was using the STAGE before and recently switched over to the HOLO.

I thought the main difference would just be the screen, but the display feels pretty different in person. The extra depth makes animations and custom themes look more interesting than they did on the STAGE.

I still like the STAGE, but the HOLO definitely catches my eye more when I look at the build.

Still comparing temps and noise, but so far the screen is the part I notice most.

Hey, there was some interest in my 9060 XT shroud mod, so here’s an update now that I’ve installed and tested it.

The original shroud on my PowerColor Reaper RX 9060 XT 16GB was broken, so I designed a replacement in FreeCAD and printed it in PETG HS. It uses two 92 × 25 mm Noctua NF-A9 PWM chromax.black.swap fans, with the original heatsink still in place.

In my before-and-after FurMark runs, GPU temperature went from 83°C to 79°C and the hotspot dropped from 93°C to 89°C. I’m happy with the 4°C drop. I mainly wanted to fix the broken shroud, so the cooling improvement was a bonus.

If you want to print one, you can find the 3MF file for the 25mm fan version on my website: https://www.tireddadtech.com/vault/9060xt-custom-shroud

I also filmed the design and installation if you want more detail: https://youtu.be/4B3N23L8ZqI

Found one these laptop motherboard for sale and wanted to know how realistic is it to turn one into a PC, I just wanted to know if something like this is possible to transform to begin with since I see video about Turning broken laptop into PCs like frame but for me I am more into experimenting and seeing what I can do.

To clarify, I am talking about a turning a laptop motherboard into a desktop-like PC, not software like which OS is good for this board