Making the World's Tiniest Gaming PC 

Making the lightest mouse and the smallest PC is a constant OCD for this dude.

SFF pcs are the best rabbit hole I ever went down

Giving the 3D printing files away for free is legendary move. Thank you!

bro this is the type of content we need for pcs in 2024. A ton of people keep pushing content on regular pcs. And thats fair, a lot of people still need to learn and understand the basics. But for the majority of us, another regular pc build is just another rgb infused video that says the exact same thing we have heard for years. This, is just different, bringing the console vs pc fight to a new level. This looks smaller than an xbox, while maintaing pc characteristics and customization. Just feels innovative and out of the box. Keep on doing this man

If you don't already know, that white haze on ABS can be cleared up by running a butane torch quickly across the surface- just be careful not to overheat.

this guy just cant run out of content

Its crazy how I bought that card and for months was looking for the smallest case possible and couldnt find one that utilized the size of this low profile card to its potential and then my favorite tech youtube just cones out and does it himself, this is why your my favorite.

I appreciate Ali's transparency regarding his errors and the many failed attempts that lead to his amazing one man creations. Clickbaity youtubers would make you think everything's one shot. That's not how life is. Big props to you my man. Onto the millie soon 🙌

I love how you highlight the errors and mistakes, anyone who ever created something can relate, makes the process and the video a lot more enjoyable, great build!

One thing to keep in mind with PLA is that the amount of sag/melting it does from that temperature it likely where it will just stay at until you go way hotter. It doesn't just melt like regular plastic or soft metal does, it hardens and resolidifies. That's also the reason a lot of people put PLA projects in the oven at low temperatures. It sounds kind of crazy but applying heat makes it heat resistant - you just need to apply it in an environment where it can't just sag. Had you baked it it very likely would have held. ABS is still obviously better I'm just saying for other people who want to try this with PLA it's almost for sure possible to have a better result than yours if you bake it.

its acc so cool that you ended up linking the 3d models in the description this is not easy at all to do. Genuinely great project.

UPDATE WHEN?

it was only a matter of time until you made your own case

If you're 3D printing a case it'd be cool to have the GPU fans exposed so they pull air directly from the outside. You could carve the panels to custom fit the GPU shape. I've seen it done and it looks ultra cool and industrial. Same can be done for the CPU cooler fans.

I love just how versatile your knowledge is, your content is all about experimenting and pushing the limits. Just now am i really realizing how much work goes into these videos. Appreciate all you do!

I love these 3D printing videos from you. They are so unique and show how creative and what you're passionate about!

Just when you think Optimum couldn’t be any cooler he goes and builds his own awesome SF case. Good work man.

This has to be one of my favourite video coming from you , the lighting in each and every shots and flow is top notch comparing to older videos (especially the shot where you are next to the 3D printer after failing with PLA filliment) .The enthusiasm makes this a very fun video to watch. Keep up the amazing work

that hdplex unit looks absolutely great. I love all the niche products you showcase on your channel - i made an ncase m1 build a few years back that was heavily inspired by yours

Great freaking video man, it's one of the few I actually watched the whole way through. Your editing is also smack dab on point!

1:12 I feel the Fusion 360 timeline errors and warnings, never a fun time. Props to you for modeling such a cool project and publishing the files.

0:01 he walked in with minecraft walking on wood sounds effekt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

What a killer video. Great looking case, and awesome that you share the print files as well!

Awesome build!! I love all your videos, as I've said before, you have the best production quality on youtube! Just a quick tip from a ABS printing pro, those greyish white marks on the black ABS are from stress in the plastic from where it was trying to pull away from the build plate. If you place those panels back on the heated bed at around 90 to 100C and let them sit there for around 5 min or so and let them cool down, the stress marks will disappear. But since that panel looks fairly thin, I would let it cool down to room temp before removing it from the build plate. Great work again! Can't wait to see the V2 of this project

Great build as always!! Glad to see you getting into more and more 3D design for case and stuff!

This man is a straight up wizard. When I subscribed years ago, I knew I was I was in for a wild ride of content. This build is absolutely insane! I'm excited for future builds similar to this.

Brilliant stuff man!! Great info for others trying similar things and thanks for sharing your files too!

Hey man, hooked on your channel and projects. I love the cinematography too! Great project!

Great work as always. I’d be really eager to get the final files for this and print it myself, it’s exactly what I want for my two kids PCs that I’m about to build. Looking forward to the final version!

Nice intro calf shot 💪 Btw a slight undervolt / overclock of the 4060 will give you a max of 100W while keeping stock performance. I've built my 12400f + 4060 in an old Nintendo NES 👌

This looks so clean! Great video as always. Can't wait to see what you do next.

Always come back for optimum's latest tiny build vids, i think this one turned out great! a little bit of extra polish and work put into the case could def have taken this from a 10/10 to an 11/10

i am such a fan of your art. Every Video is intresting and such a cool atmosphere to watch.

More like this Ali. Love seeing custom shit, especially doing your own power switch and such

As someone who just got a Bambu A1 for a first entry into 3D printing, I'm all for more videos like this! So good man

You are really doing the most interesting builds and projects out there in the tech reviewer space. Absolutely amazing work!

You've just made my day with this. I wanted a small gaming rig/media centre that I could mount behind the TV without breaking the bank and this fits the bill perfectly. Amazing content!!

"What is this? A computer for ants?!" ---Zoolander.

I always appreciate how you give us the thought process along with the designing phase, thats what makes your videos so good. Versus someone just building a cool SFX build. You always got the best ideas and inspire me

Brilliant engineering work here. I loved the different phases of the design process, well done mate.

This has got to be the coolest sff pc I’ve ever seen. So much thought and attention to detail. You never disappoint!

0:43 that block's lego e-tron in sick! 💪

This video got you my sub, I was work in on something small-form-factor-low-budget myself but this is miles ahead... Didn't even know power supplies and graphics cards like this existed. Perfect for those that like light gaming and not chasing every possible frame.

Beautiful video man… Video is so clear and surreal. ❤ Good content also, of course!

Duuude you should try mounting both powersupply and gpu under the motherboard and in doing so get a case that is almost completely square and probably would fit to be fully printed in an 3d printer. Loving the build and the channel!

Fuck yes, this is the content I was hoping you'd pick up again. Your quality of content in combination with SFFPC's is just endgame for me. Can't wait for the final revision.

Dude, you’re the best and super inspirational. You just make what you want happen. Props

This is absolutely incredible. And I really can't appreciate enough you giving us the cad files for free. You sir, are an SFF legend.

If you ever get access to a CNC please get some plexiglass and make the side panels, it'll look mint mate!

I was hoping for a collab with NFC given the thumbnail, but I'll take this! Thank you for setting the standard for excellence in this industry of content creators. It's truly exciting watching everything you come up with.

Highest quality content I'm subscribed to, you always continue to amaze, Ali.

Been following you for years, amazed to see where You've taken this channel. If u were to get into case production (metal version of this one), I'd be first in line to buy. Great job!!!

I love how he just goes at something like it's nothing and with no braggadocio. Top man.

CF PETG is likely good enough for the temps this'll see, and would have a nice surface finish.

Been watching you for 3+ years now and i just want to say that the quality of the videos has improved an insane amount over the years! Keep up the good work

thx for your videos, yout content and your ideas mate keep it up, the pc masterrace needs you

THAT AD TIMING WAS CRAZY

Absolutely love the increase in 3D printing on this channel

Amazing dude, extremely nice job and as someone already said it's really nice to see the whole process including the mistakes/oversights When you're satisfied with your final product you could also try to contact some facility thay 3D prints using metals, you could get an even nicer case out of it!

This is incredible work! Well done man.

optimum’s content is literally every interesting idea i have in my brain, except he has the actual skillset to make it happen

you are by far the coolest youtuber in the PC space, to not only come up with and execute such great ideas but to even share the 3d files with every one for free! it is absolutely insane how tiny and powerful ITX PCs are these days!

I like how your videos are made because, even though I don't really care about small PCs, your content is so cool and pleasing to watch!

Great creativity. Was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing

Not only his content varies by a mile and you have no idea what the next upload will be, its super informative, detailed and encouraging for the community to join, excellent editing and cinematography and the cherry on top would be that its absolutely needed. optimum does it again and again.

Careful, the "Skyslots" cutouts are patented by NFC

I had this idea for several years. Nice someone made it real. I enjoy your content!

This one is amazing! respect 😊 love how it's custom 3d designed and perfect

I'm obsessed with tiny tech, this is literally my dream video

Next ..RTX 4090 World's Tiniest Gaming PC!

congrats mate, amazing work!

Hell yea bro nicely done on the second go around! Trial and error with something like this. Been subbed and a fan of your work for years now wanted to show some love and appreciation for what you do and how you do it. Pure joy to watch these videos. Also, fingers crossed, maybe a super small 4070 variant the likes of this gigabyte card will come out so we can cram even more power into these super tiny sff builds!

holy shit this video goes hard op

2:55 You will learn the hard way about transient power spikes! The 500 Watt version is very recommended, always have a power draw buffer to soak up the spikes.

Sick build mate, your channel is the whole reason I got into ITX builds. Top tier content as always! Can't wait to print me one of these bad boys for a living room hidden behind my TV pc running every emulator known to man. 🎉🎉❤

Probably the most quality content channel i subbed 🖤

Love you dude. Thanks for always being generous and providing us with free prints/info! Best channel on RU-vid

Man I love this diy content you do. Keep it up!

Bro, this is the best video I have seen in a white, an unrealized mistake was identified and corrected without giving up, there are so many videos I have seen where people just give up, you are awesome man, great job on the design as well. This case could a perfect match for the mini pc server I have been trying to make

the cinematic of this video is insane, before even mentioning the design and execution of the idea

Bro you are the best. I really appreciate your content. Thumbs up for your hard work and this amazing stuff for the community.

Awesome work! Excellent video and an inspirational project!

this just really makes you appreciate the hard work that goes into creating thin and light gaming laptops, that actually perform and keep cool, like the newer models from the lenovo legion slim and asus rog g series, etc

I may use this video for my own build. Great video❤❤❤

Great product, please keep us posted with new revisions!

mate, this is bloody awesome! never really been into SFF pc's, but you've just peaked my interest 👌

ive been looking for someone who did this layout with these parts for the past month never thought my favorite one would be the one to do it

At minimum this video deserved a like and comment. Great work!!!! I am hoping you can do a part 2 where you are able to build the same thing with aluminum.

I really appreciate you including your mistakes and what you think could be better. Making custom stuff is hard and usually does not go correctly the first time around. Really great video.

Absolutely impressed and entertained by your work every video!

Dude this is incredible. Straight up making your own case lmao. Btw I thought from the thumbnail that you were using the skyreach 4 mini, so good job on the design! Great to see you getting back into hardcore sff. Peace from London x

Cant wait to see the final revision... Love the concept. Wish i could make my own case too...

Your attention to detail and quality.. never change.

Extremely DOPE! I was waiting for exactly this, your take on this 4060. And as always, not disappointed!

fantastic vid and what a fun build, great stuff op

While i havent made any SFF pc and just have my mid tower with rtx2060s - i love seeing you do these interesting videos for your own curiosity and making the files available for others interested!

I actually built this for my portable LAN party rig, and I absolutely love it! I can't wait for your next revision to help relieve some tolerances and have a more solid feeling case. Also, I printed mine in CF-PETG, and works beautifully.

You‘re the only channel where I watch videos multiple times and I already watched this one twice

This is freaking amazing! Nice work.

Absolutely brilliant. Bravo mate.