Insane Modded Watercooled PC Build | God of War RTX 4090 Delidded 14900KS

Wait till you see the back panel I made on this one and what it does at the very end! Lots of surprises and GOW mods in store! "Kratos", my love letter to God of War is my first real "modded" PC build. I will actually be using this PC to game and as a content creation/editing machine.
Use SNAXAN15 for 15% off at performance-pcs.com ! Code should be good for a couple weeks from the upload date. If they don't have the EK parts you need, you can go direct to ek here: https://EK.tech/snaxan (I do not make any commissions).
I put a lot of love in this one with so many details in the game only God of War fans would know. Every phrase in Norse/Elder Furthark translates to something meaningful to me from the game, from the etched glass to the RAM, to the small inscriptions on the Spartan symbol. I also had to find a way to pay respect to the rotating runes somehow but I was able to incorporate it.

Here are some of the specs:
Intel 13900KS (Some of you saw that I did get 14900K a little early but opted not to use it. Will save it for the next project and there isn't too much performance left on table anyway)
RTX 4090 FE
EK Direct Die CPU Water block
EK Quantum Velocity2 GPU Waterblock
EK Surface x360M Radiator with custom plating and powder coated end shrouds
Custom Cables by CableMod
MSI Unify Z690 Mobo (the unify x had bent pins, so I had to go with the Unify)
MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE5 1300W PSU
Segate Firecuda 2TB NVME M.2 Storage
Samsung 980 Pro 2TB NVME M.2 Storage
Gkill Trident Z5 DDR5 128GB RAM
Lian Li Dynamic EVO Case (with upright GPU and inverted Motherboard)
Riser cable by Link Up - Lots of people asking about this https://amzn.to/40woXaa

Lots of folks in comments section asking about the tools/modmat:
Mod mat: https://amzn.to/3tTcdy9
Magnetic Trays: https://amzn.to/3SD79Im
Electric Screw Driver: https://amzn.to/3SnzfYg
I actually prefer manual screwdriver tho.
Cheap one that does job: https://amzn.to/3SpZX2w
Expensive but lasts: https://amzn.to/45WN9n6
to get exact torque: https://amzn.to/3FH51Yw
favorite tube cutter for metal: https://amzn.to/3Qndzsn
Mini saw for acrylic: https://amzn.to/3FHCF0n
Dremel tool for once you get into customizations https://amzn.to/40jdUAW
https://ek.tech/snaxan for any ek stuff that performance PCs does not have.

00:00 Intro
02:21 Motherboard Install
02:48 Radiator Details
03:29 I electroplated my radiators
04:03 Planning RADs fitment
05:04 Modding the Radiator Bracket
06:40 CPU
08:05 Delidding CPU for Direct Die
08:20 Only Fans
9:29 Planning the Loop
10:36 My Idea for the Distroplate
11:40 Working on the Tubes
14:12 Measuring for Custom CableMod Cables
14:30 Making the Custom GOW Omega Badges
15:56 Working on the Distroplate
18:46 Finish up More Custom Work
21:03 Finally Hardware assembly
24:32 Testing for the liquid Loop and RGB
26:12 Making the Rear Side Panel
29:04 Final Look

tags: PC build first build watercooled PC first PC build 4090fe nvidia 4090 rtx 4090fe ek waterblock ek 4090 fe waterblock 14900k cpu 13900ks girl first pc msi unify x motherboard lian li dynamic evo liquid cooled building my first pc