Chainsaw Man would possibly solely have seen its recognition growth because of its 2022 anime adaptation, however this Pochita gaming PC is a labor of affection like no different. This cute canine with a chainsaw protruding of its head is likely one of the greatest PC builds we’ve seen, and likewise one with many layers for followers to dig via. It simply goes to indicate that we’re solely ever restricted by our personal creativity in relation to constructing a PC.
Because of our quickly rising PC constructing Fb web page, we’ve seen many customized gaming PCs, from mods primarily based on current case designs to scratch PC builds. You possibly can even submit yours for consideration proper right here. Right here we chat to Bry Aliado about how they assembled and designed this anime PC construct.
: What impressed you to construct this PC, and what look have been you hoping to attain?
Bry: On the time I wanted to construct my new private PC and I used to be enamored by the favored anime and manga sequence Chainsaw Man, particularly the protagonist satan doggo named Pochita. I additionally searched on-line for inspiration however at that time, nobody had pulled it off so I accepted it as a problem and started working.
How did you propose out this setup?
This was the toughest half. Initially I deliberate to construct a sandwich-style mini ITX rig – an oblong field with Chainsaw Man artwork throughout it, till I noticed a picture of a papercraft Pochita on-line whereas at work. I printed and assembled that papercraft and this impressed me, considering that if I may make the rad stick out as a chainsaw then it will be extra helpful from a cooling perspective. Additionally, nursing salaries within the Philippines are usually not too profitable so I wanted to make it low-cost.
I settled for an MSI 240R AIO cooler, because it’s grime low-cost domestically. I bled the loop, changed it with a greater coolant and added a couple of additional little mods, such because the copper fin stack, and it labored like a appeal. I’m not an knowledgeable, however I’m additionally not not new to PC constructing, and since I’m into SFF rigs, I developed a behavior of planning the case with the components in hand. So, after I completed making a purposeful design of the chainsaw, I then procured the parts for my rig, which concerned mixing and matching model new and second-hand components.
For the design, I simply upscaled the Pochita papercraft in Adobe Illustrator to suit the parts inside. After that I began constructing the body – I used a mixture of an previous Thermaltake case as a base for the motherboard, energy provide, and GPU. I then mounted that base on an aluminum bracket within the form of the Pochita papercraft. I then needed to laser-cut the acrylic for the duvet, primarily based on the design that I made utilizing Adobe Illustrator and Coreldraw.
What instruments, equipment, and supplies did you utilize?
For the equipment I used widespread energy instruments, resembling a grinder and energy drill. I solely rented the laser chopping machine that was used for the acrylic panels. As for the paint, I caught to utilizing acrylic spray cans.
How lengthy did it take you to make this construct, from begin to end?
The construct took me lower than every week since I’d been planning/designing it nicely upfront. Day one was procurement of the components and a check run on the bench, whereas day two was spent buying the acrylic sheets and laser chopping an preliminary construct of the body. Subsequent, I completed the aluminum bracket body and mounted it on the chopped Thermaltake case. Lastly, the previous few days have been spent ending what was left of the portray and meeting for the rig contained in the case.
Did you come throughout any difficulties through the construct course of?
Sure, the troublesome half for me was making the chainsaw (designing how the precise chainsaw blade would spin and never derail) and the gimmick chainsaw twine energy change.
Are you fully proud of the top outcome, or do you would like you’d completed a few of it otherwise looking back?
I’m actually pleased concerning the finish outcome and was really shocked that it turned out the way in which I deliberate. To be trustworthy, I felt the inner wiring covers (acrylic manga panel designs) may have been completed otherwise if solely I had extra time. In a really perfect world, I’d have coloured them, however they really turned out nicely, since they don’t divert the eye away from the precise Chainsaw Man cowl.
Chainsaw Man PC construct specs
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Grasp X570
- Reminiscence: G.Talent Trident Z Royal 32 GB (4 x 8 GB)
- GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 2x OC
- Storage: Samsung PM981 M.2 1 TB SSD
- PSU: Asus TUF 850 W 80+ Gold
- Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I
- Cooling: MSI MAG CoreLiquid 240R with Noctua NF-R8 and NF-P12
Whether or not it’s the gorgeous manga panels, the working Chainsaw Man blade, or the sheer proven fact that this was all completed in an ITX case, it’s protected to say that the requirements have been raised for everybody else going ahead.
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