This Sleeper PC has a BIG Secret - Bunta the Sleeper PC
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Thanks to Seasonic for sponsoring this build! Buy a Seasonic Prime Platinum PX-1300W: geni.us How do you fit a Ryzen 9 5950X and an RTX 3090 into a tiny Sleeper PC? Well let's just say Bunta has a lot going on down below ;) Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Buy an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X: geni.us Buy an Asus RTX 3090 Strix: geni.us Buy a kit of Crucial Ballistix Max 4000MHz RAM (2x16GB): geni.us Buy watercooling gear from Alphacool: lmg.gg Buy the Connect D1 IO connector from Fractal Design: geni.us Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: lmg.gg ► PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Glamtage: Odyssey Eurobeat - Path of Desire Video Link: youtu.be Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Say Hello to Bunta 0:33 - Linus spoils the surprise 1:18 - Alphacool sent us too much stuff 4:00 - Disassembling the old Vaio 4:55 - Test fitting 5:56 - GPU Block 7:06 - Loop planning 8:41 - Paint 9:50 - Drilling the Desk 10:55 - Alex got a fancy 3D Printer 11:33 - Attaching the Rad & more paint 13:00 - Final assembly begins 15:28 - Hi Seasonic! 16:20 - GPU Install 17:22 - Filling the loop 18:12 - The worst problems are the ones you see coming from a mile away but thought it would be fine 19:52 - He Works! 20:43 - EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES 21:08 - Bunta scares Linus with his monstrous drift 24:33 - Ty Seasonic 24:55 - Outro
This video presents a remarkable sleeper PC build named Bunta, aimed at cramming high-end components into an exceptionally small enclosure. The host starts by declaring the project’s audacious goal, teasing a thermodynamically unlikely setup that defies expectations for a compact rig. We learn that water cooling will be central to taming the RTX 3090 and Ryzen 9 5950X inside the Sony VIO style chassis, with sponsor Seasonic contributing a powerful PX-1300W supply to ensure headroom and reliability. The planning phase is filled with practical ideas, such as vertical GPU mounting and internal pump/reservoir placement to minimize tubing length and maximize aesthetics. The team experiments with mounting strategies, backplate modifications, and a few bold cuts to carve a path for the water loop, all while keeping a light humorous tone as they troubleshoot friction points. The episode emphasizes the balance between form and function, showing that achieving a “sleeper” look requires both clever engineering and meticulous painting and finishing work. By the end of the segment, the project has shifted from concept to a tangible, water-cooled monster that preserves the sleeper persona while delivering near-extreme performance in a tiny footprint.
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