The Art of Cooling - Week Two

Welcome back to another cool week of "The Art of Cooling" Sponsored by Aqua Computer, where we dive into the wildest and most jaw-dropping PC builds around! This week, we’re featuring a knockout build by Dante Mutti from Portland, Oregon, that’ll transport you straight to the heart of a vintage space mission control room. Dante’s got a knack for blending old-school charm with cutting-edge tech, and this build is no exception. With switches straight out of Apollo 11 and a rad magnifying glass that screams retro, this setup is like a time machine with a serious tech upgrade. So, buckle up as we explore Dante’s "Mission Control" masterpiece and see what makes this builder’s mind tick!

I have a couple of styles that I tend to gravitate towards. The first one is Atompunk; I’m a huge fan of vintage tech, specifically things that look old yet futuristic. I also really love the Cyberpunk style, as it blends industrial design with a futuristic feel that incorporates vintage and/or recycled/upcycled elements to it. These design styles all mesh together quite well, and I tend to build my mods by starting with a few key pieces that I will incorporate into the mod, and build around them. As an example, this Mission Control Mod, I started by selecting the large magnifying glass and the Apollo 11 Switches. I then designed something around those two items. More often than not, the finished product is quite different than what I set out to build, as for me, the part of the process I enjoy the most is adjusting the design during the build stage as ideas come to mind.

I tend to do scratch-build mods, so once I finish the chassis and I have a good idea of where thecomponents are going to end up, I measure and draw the loop on paper to figure out what componentsI am going to need.