Overview / Usage

Hi everyone!

This is ''Connected''

I stayed true to my original proposal in almost every way.

The 2 things that i changed were the GPU orintation and direction on the reservoir base.

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connected was designed around a winter alder lake! And to be futuristic and innovative!

The colors go from dark at the bottom to light at the top, just like the lake it's self.

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using custom coded alexa skills, connected can be voice controlled.

Examples of skills include

Open/close steam

open/close discord

open/close browsers

open/close monitoring software

open/close netflix and search for movies

open/close youtube/spotify and search for playlists

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The bigger one is the ability to voice open the air vents on the top, to increase airflow.

This was achieved using a wifi relay, however i ordered one instead of 2 and i'm currently unable to close the vents via voice.

This is something i'll buy later and aadd to the system.

PSU Shroud - Custom water effect resin cast. with stones and sticks, it resembles the bottom of the lake.
Inside there in the middle is the word ''INTEL'' letters were cast in a darker resin, so it shadows when lit.

Front reservoir/distro - This is 7 sheets of 3mm acrylic, cut and glued together by hand. Taped G/4" threads for inlet/outlet and fill port.

Rear panel - 5mm `thick large sheet of acrylic, cut by hand, then filled with epoxy resin with a water like effect.

Fittings are made from wood, then painted white.
CPU Block/BLOCK Block were painted carefully to match the system
Motherboard was stripped and painted to match.
Fans were painted to match
Radiator was painted to match
PSU top covers were painted to match
Rear left support cut away
Front radiator /fan support cut away.
El-Wire on the front intakes
Honestly the list is endless. i put everything into this build. and i love it!

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Encountered problems:

Unfortunetly, my laser cutter psu died before work could even begin and i had to do every single cut by hand.

for example the distro/reservoir was all cut by hand, and put together by hand.

this was probebly my biggest obsticle. However, i did not let this hinder me, i made a promise, i set a goal, and even if i had to spend twice as long, i got it done.

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There's really nothing in this system that hasn't been modified in someway.

Motherboard, gpu, memory, cpu block, fittings, back panel, front panel etc.

Even the keyboard and keycaps, mouse and wifi antenna.

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i put a fair amount of money into this project and honestly, i'm happy win or lose, it's perfect to me.

This system will sit on my desk for many a time to come. Thank you intel, thank you judges, and thank you to all who entered.

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Things i want to change after the contest: * Buy more lighting for the rear panel. * Add another Relay chip, to have the panel fully opperational.
I also want to release a full software package that includes soooo much more features, there's already nearly 100 voice commands programmed in, more than i can list lol.
But ultimately, i want to have so much more to cover voice to text, command enter key, so you can type and send messages on skype, fb, twitter etc just by voice.
i encountered several issues with my reading software that i was using to read out the temps and usage of system hardware.
It partially works, however because the usage and temps aare in a constant state of change, alexa screws up and just blurts half a word then closes. This is something i need to dive into more when i get free time.

Methodology / Approach

For all the modding, i used nothing more than a dremel hand held. The software is custom, and designed to run with alexa skills. This can then allow me to control the system using any alexa voice enabled device such as mobile, laptop, tablet, smart watch and even TV remote controller.

The Actuator can be voice controlled to raise, allowing better airflow. this was done with a wifi relay, powered by 12v molex.

Technologies Used

Intel core i9 12900k
MSI MPG Z690 Carbon Wifi
ASUS ROG STRIX 3070 OC
1TB WD Black nvme
1TB Adata Gammix nvme
64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 @ 5200mhz (micron OC)
be quiet! silent base 802 white
Seasonic GX850 PSU
EKWB Velocity2 CPU Block
EKWB Vector Strix GPU Block
EKWB Lignum fittings
EKWB 360mm Radiator
EKWB Tubing
EKWB Pump D5
EKWB Cryofuel coolant (custom mix)
Crystal clear resin mix + dyes and particles
5mm Acrylic sheets
Blue and white cable extensions
ArtFX Paints
Thermaltake quad 120mm fans
Thermaltake Lumi plus light strips