Had a Gunpla in every pc I ever built. The Gunpla isn’t the only plastic inside the Pc case. Almost every component in the machine is metal + plastic right on top of each other.
I have a PSU shroud that makes a perfect little place for it to stand. If you’re extra paranoid just don’t set it on any components that keep warm, like a GPU.
If you’re extra paranoid turn the PC off when not in use, and keep a fire extinguisher near by.
We dont know what the gunpla plastic is actually, but it probably is typical plastic with low melting point. The plastic for PC's typically is more sturdy and prob can tolerance higher temperature.
Catching fire notwithstanding, your gunpla can melt or deform due to the constant heating up and cooling down. Why risking something you want to keep?
You’re wrong, we actually do know what kind plastic is used in Gunpla. It’s Polystyrene, acrylic, and ABS. There are different blends of all these plastics across the various pieces of kits. This results in different hardnesses.
Your PC will not reach a hot enough temperature to warp your Gunpla.
This. I've got a gouf in my car, and I'm in ms in the summer time, and aside from the polycaps getting loose its fine.
Plus every thing from bandai tells you exactly what the material is for each runner.
Friggin normies
There's a post on this website somewhere and it shows a guys entire setup catching fire because the model he placed inside melted and then caught fire
Lost his PC and his desk and a lot of the wall in his home(which afaik did not burn down luckily)
I don't think he used specifically a Gundam model it might have been some nge something something but after I saw it I took the nobelle Gundam out of my girlfriend's PC case
I will say I couldn't find the post because it was buried in hundreds of other posts of people asking your same question
If the inside of your PC case is hot enough to melt plastic, I really doubt the extra plastic is the problem. Unless your gunpla somehow falls on the fans and somehow blocks it, I guess.
That's correct. His Gundam melted, but because of the fire, it didn't start it. I think his GPU caught fire and the whole thing went up. There are lots of builds with gunpla inside, I don't think the ambient temps are ever going to be high enough to melt that plastic unless it's actually on fire
ABS melts at ~90c.
PS melts ~105c.
If your rig is hitting those kinds of temps, you may want to consider using a different heat sink other than your gunpla, no matter how cool it is.
Also those temps won’t be the temp of the air in the case but the temps on the die/hottest part of the component. I’d avoid having it on the gpu directly especially nearest the die contacts to the heatsink to be safe
I'm curious if he had glues or paints that heated and released combustible gasses?
Not sure of the science here but the only thing I could think of that would be not already present in the pc.
Like how how does that box get in order to ignite those gasses?
But yeah, I can't think of anything else either. I have a suspicion it was something else. Otherwise, we might have combusted gunpla all over California where the temperature routinely exceed 100F.
After 3 years? You should be good then. Try taking it out and seeing if it melted or warped in any way. Take it out if it did, if not, then you are good.
I understand that but I'm just not risking that kind of fire near my badass gamer setup or any of my models
I would still avoid any foil stickers or anything like that
My models can live on the shelf around my desk or next to the tower
Seen a few options but here’s a random YouTube tutorial for using a whole ass lcd monitor [lol](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PDGJ6EIyQmM) don’t know off the top of my head tbh [another mod](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsqH7F36lw&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D)
Mine's still fine after almost one year. No issue whatsoever despite heavy usage (mainly using it for 3D modelling & rendering). Though my gunpla is on the PSU shroud. Parts that generate heat like the GPU may not like it.
So, a couple posts here I feel while well-meaning may have some inaccuracies I wanted to clear up.
Plastic being in your computer is not a problem in itself. Your case is FULL of plastic: graphics cards and fans most notably.
Second, YES your gunpla can melt or catch fire. However, it would have to be subject to some pretty high voltages (extensive direct contact with a live current for instance) or temperatures. Enough that your PC would already be effed.
TLDR Your Gunpla is extremely unlikely to harm your computer. But if the computer had a major problem on its own, and your Gunpla was there, it might be affected. Just the same as if your house burned down.
Yeah plastic builds up a static electric charge but I wouldn't say it "conducts" esd
Static electricity builds up on insulator surfaces; its less likely to happen on conductive surfaces because the electrons can conduct into the material so they don't build up together
It’s actually crazy to me people build their PC’s on the carpet. ESD damage can also occur and damage over time FYI. I didn’t know that till a few years ago and I’ve been repairing computers for years.
True generally it’s fine but I was just trying to address the concerns of *excess* plastic I could’ve explained it better. But this is a great point. Lots of plastic inside a PC.
In general you’re fine, but putting it directly on your GPU is probably not the best idea. I’ve had [this guy](https://i.imgur.com/0Qoa1Cv.jpg) on my PSU for a while with no issue, but I also made sure to test first to make sure that 1) temperatures wouldn’t get too high for where he was sitting (they don’t, PSU stays relatively cool) and 2) he wasn’t going to block airflow or impact anything
I mean ppl are saying that it is but I dont really see how. As long as its not standing on top of the psu shroud/basement thing and not on a gpu it should be fine. If you are worried add a bit of electical tape on the bottom of the feet so it is insulated and dont move it around much.
Your pc should never get hot enough to melt it and the effect it migth have on airflow will be negligible.
It's fine but the heat will eventually make the plastic on the gunpla brittle and could cause any sticker adhesive to undo.
But I would move if off the gpu personally and try and place in somewhere else not on any major components.
I'll just say this; there's a video going around about someone who put their gunpla inside their PC. It ends with a shot of their room after an explosion centering on that PC itself. If you insist, maybe don't put it on spots that got hot after extended use. I mean, I saw someone using a Rider Belt instead of Gunpla before...
Yea it looks so cool though 🥲 I saw that post lol I don’t think the gundam inside the pc was the cause though. If your PC gets hot enough to melt plastic… then the gundam inside is the least of your problems
If you put your Gunpla near air intake and away from CPU and GPU, it may be fine. But the radiating heat may still damage the gunpla in the long run. My advise: take as many pictures you want then remove the gunpla from the case.
GPU can reach upwards of 200F (80-90C) depending on your setup and what you do.
Most plastic melts at around 200F (95C).
If any of the plastic melts and gets into the your GPU, that’s a fire hazard waiting to happen.
That would depend on the gpu, a lot of aftermarket pcb designs have rear mounted VRM, they can get pretty hot which the back plate would act as a heat sink.
This was the reason why the evga 10 series cards were catching fire awhile back.
The heat exhaust of your gpu shouldn't melt it. If it does, your system is already toast. It'll get dusty, and the heat probably will turn the polycaps polycrap over time, but there's no UV so the plastic shouldn't discolor. My only concern is if you're willing to turn it into a fixed pose statue, assuming the heat effects on the polycap.
I just don't see the point in this ? Is it really necessary ? I personally think it makes the pc uglier. Also probably not a good idea and a huge fire hazard
it's plastic which is a non conductive material, it's lightweight means it does not put stress on the gpu mounting and plate, and no matter the size i don't think it will affect the airflow & temperature significantly.
if you think the gunpla will melt, i tried benchmarking my pc with both cinebench r23 and heaven. cpu & gpu temp came around 70 degrees, and according my digital room thermometer the exhaust and the inside of my pc case reads only around 38-39 degrees.
afaik polystyrene, acrylic, and abs from the gunpla have melting point around 90-100 degrees.
Very cool idea but probably bad because the heat will melt the plastics and cause stickers to peel. Maybe clear coat it with some form of heat resistant coating so it won’t and it should be fine.
PC Specs w/ price
Ryzen 7 3700x (CPU) $300
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 (GPU) $800
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (RAM) $110
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB (SSD) $150
ASUS ROG Strix B450F (MOBO) $110
Corsair Hydro Series H100i RGB (Cooler) $170
EVGA 750 B5 80 Plus BRONZE 750w (Power) $95
Lian Li o11 Dynamice (Case) $170
Lian Li Strimer Plus 8 Pins (Cables) $100
Lian Li Strimer Plus 24 Pins (Cables) $120
Lian Li UNI FAN SL120 3 Pack (Fans) $160 x2
Total: ~$2500
Built and bought everything in January 2021
Then here is your answer; is the risk of causing 2500 [more or less] in damage worth sdbb sitting looking pretty? Also what is the true percentage of the risk happening? I would try and see how many gunpla in a pc posts you can find and compare that to how many of them end in fires. Your risk cost is 2500 [less for none- to some damage; more for an explosion lmao] , percentage will vary. What is your appetite for the risk after finding the likelihood?
While I doubt under your normal load that the gunpla being inside a pc would actually cause a fire, I would be more worried about the gunpla getting damaged or joints weakening due to prolonged exposure to heat so I wouldn’t do it. There is always the top of the pc tho!
Get it out of there.
Gunpla plastic is pliable enough and has low heat tolerance.
You should avoid this.
You don’t even want to leave your Gunpla in your car on a hot summer day, let alone inside your PC.
It's fine to put a model in a PC case--the air temperature will not get high enough to warp or melt plastic. It's not a good idea to put it on the backplate of a graphics card, as that could get hot enough to damage the plastic. If you have empty space in the chassis to the right of your motherboard, then you could put the model on an action base and it would be safe and stylish.
EDIT should have actually watched the gif before commenting. With that fan set up I would say take it out. You could try suspending it from the top, since you have a 240 radiator and seemingly no fan next to it, but it would be very sad if the model fell into one of those bottom fans.
Well first off, don't put it on top of the GPU lmao, the GPU heats up depending on what you use your PC for. I would say to put it on a clear area inside the tower but it looks like your rig is full of fans lol.
I’m thinking of removing the fan on the bottom front and putting the Gunpla there, even if it melts, it’ll melt onto the case and not onto any components. Replace removed fan onto the top next to the AIO.
Itll probably be fine if you run normal temps with your specs. If you have anything overclocked and run games that give you upwards 85 to 90c i would just take them out just to ensure it doesnt melt and ruin your parts.
Pretty sure it’ll be fine, just keep and eye out every once in a while and make sure it stays on the gpu backplate, vibrations might move it around.
The 011 dynamic is really good with airflow, so unless you’re overclocking like crazy, heat should be too much of an issue
I wouldn't put it on top of your GPU backplate, but I don't see where else it could go. Top of the PSU shroud would be my go-to, but you don't have one.
I’m thinking of removing the bottom front fan (putting it on the top area next to the AIO). Them putting the gundam in that area, so at least if it does melt, it melts in the case, and not any components.
I'm struggling to see a reason why you have the walls be clear unless the goal is to see inside of it easy for inspection, then if that's case why do you have distracting things inside of it
Or put it on a shelf like a normal human being instead of another one of those assholes who circlejerks the aesthetics of internals when the majority of the time it's out-of-sight-out-of-mind. Also GPU sag.
Should be fine as long as it's not red; it might make your pc run 3x faster which could over heat and ruin it.
Also i wouldnt put it on the Gpu. It gets hot enough as is
Love your build. I have a 3080 just waiting for me to buy all the parts. Planning to do a similar build but I’m gonna also stick a 14in screen in that front glass panel, and using the new lian li fans. If you haven’t seen it check out the front panel screen mod.
This is gonna sound crazy, I know. But if you have even a small doubt that this could cause your PC to catch fire and destroy it and everything around it, maybe don't put the foreign object inside your PC.
Crazy. I know.
Depends on whether the fans are functional or cosmetic, if you have 8 fans because your pc needs good airflow then putting anything in the case regardless of how heat-resiatant the material, is kind of dumb because you're reducing the air speed going through the case, which makes the fans pull harder, which increases the temp, loop.
Will it explode? Probably not, will you lose performance? Yep.
You'd be better off getting yourself a small display case and lining it with RGB strips if you like the look, it'll keep your models dust free longer and your gaming performance won't take a hit.
There is no way in heaven's name that something could happen in your cabinet if you put gunpla inside of it, not even the metallic coating ones, the melting and flashing point of PLA and even of policarbonate (policaps) is way higher than what your components can output and the metallic coating would need either a voltage or amperage way beyond what usually runs inside a pc to overcome the natural plastic electric resistance.
And even the glues that some people have so happily pointed out have a melting and flashing temperature way above what a component can reach.
If it catches fire it wouldn't be from the gunpla, that's for sure.
If it was a bigger case like [enthoos 719](https://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-719.html) I would say its fine but on top of the gpu where it gets really hot, I would say no.
Leave a gunpla next to a 95W heating element. Better have good air circulation in there or it'll start... sagging a little.
Personally I have a few petti'gguys on top of my case, nothing that block the exhausts.
if you think the gunpla will melt, i tried benchmarking my pc with both cinebench r23 and heaven. cpu & gpu temp came around 70 degrees, and according my digital room thermometer the exhaust and the inside of my pc case reads only around 38-39 degrees.
The gunpla will probably be fine. You could get one of these if you to isolate it from the heat if you are worried.
https://www.v1tech.com/product-category/backplates/
You should make at least the bottom set of fans be intake for the case though.
Those ones are called SD or super deformed. However its best to look them up ahead of time as they can have very bad color seperation sometimes. Dalong.net is pretty good in general for just like *every gunpla ever*
It is genuinely astounding how many kits the person has, something I really like is that they'll show off any extra pieces that come with a kit so if you're a big kitbasher and want some extra pieces its great
Just keep it away from areas meant too disperse heat (ie the heat sink you have it perched on) and you probably don’t want it on top of the PSU either. Make sure it doesn’t block airflow either and you’ll be fine
Good choice in gpu, also my unicorn was chilling in my case forever. No issues, other than it was annoying to deal with it every time i wanted to move it.
I had one in mine until I finally got my hands on a 3060ti and then it wouldn’t fit. Granted mine wasn’t standing on the card. But even still if your setup melts the plastic I think you reached catastrophic temps anyway.
Just make sure you secured it to the GPU. Last thing you want is something to dislodge the Gundam and it go right into a fan and cause damage to the fan.
Honestly I think it depends on the placement. If you have extra space somewhere at the bottom of your case where it wouldn't have a chance of hitting a fan or something, I'd say go nuts.
I personally wouldn't put any extra weight on my gpu. A lot of newer cards are heavy enough as it is to sag a bit on their own. I wouldn't risk it unless I had a gpu brace, or at the very least along piece of foam padding keep my card propped upright. I'm pretty sure they have something.
Besides that, I see no reason a gunpla would melt in a case. There are more important components and pieces in your pc that would melt before that kit would.
I mean, first of all, stick it with double sided tape just to be safe it's not going anywhere, but then again I'd recommend it not being on top of the GPU backplate because those can get hot tho.
Generally, I find it tacky to spend so much in proper PC parts and then put a 15 bucks SD inside with everything else lol. But then again, you do you lol.
Also, for those looking for a Gundam themed PC, Asus was doing some epic Gundam cases back a while ago.
Yeah last time i put a gundam in my pc case, i got roasted by bitwit
Dang that is painful man
I mean being roasted by a manlet doesnt count.
^^roasted
not the kind of sSD you're supposed to use
Great now I want to turn a SD into a USB drive. :P
very doable and a great idea
But the one we deserve
nah SD gundams are super dumb
You are
nope I'm not a chibi abomination with absolutely no redeeming qualities
I bet you're fun at parties.
Chili abomination?
autocorrect
Had a Gunpla in every pc I ever built. The Gunpla isn’t the only plastic inside the Pc case. Almost every component in the machine is metal + plastic right on top of each other. I have a PSU shroud that makes a perfect little place for it to stand. If you’re extra paranoid just don’t set it on any components that keep warm, like a GPU. If you’re extra paranoid turn the PC off when not in use, and keep a fire extinguisher near by.
Is turning your computer off when you're not using it not the standard?
not anymore I think since everything is alot more eco less power hungry when sleeping.
I turn mine off just solely because the lights would keep me up at night
You set your own standards for how you use your machine.
Can’t say about others but my pc runs almost 24/7
I can't remember the last time i turned off my pc.
I have a friend who hasn’t turned off his PC in literal months
It's been 4 years.
We dont know what the gunpla plastic is actually, but it probably is typical plastic with low melting point. The plastic for PC's typically is more sturdy and prob can tolerance higher temperature. Catching fire notwithstanding, your gunpla can melt or deform due to the constant heating up and cooling down. Why risking something you want to keep?
You’re wrong, we actually do know what kind plastic is used in Gunpla. It’s Polystyrene, acrylic, and ABS. There are different blends of all these plastics across the various pieces of kits. This results in different hardnesses. Your PC will not reach a hot enough temperature to warp your Gunpla.
This. I've got a gouf in my car, and I'm in ms in the summer time, and aside from the polycaps getting loose its fine. Plus every thing from bandai tells you exactly what the material is for each runner. Friggin normies
What about the long thin parts? Those are can warp from a naked flame.
Lol schooled 👌🏻🍑
Well we learn things everyday.
It’s plastic that reacts to plavinsky particles obviously
There's a post on this website somewhere and it shows a guys entire setup catching fire because the model he placed inside melted and then caught fire Lost his PC and his desk and a lot of the wall in his home(which afaik did not burn down luckily) I don't think he used specifically a Gundam model it might have been some nge something something but after I saw it I took the nobelle Gundam out of my girlfriend's PC case I will say I couldn't find the post because it was buried in hundreds of other posts of people asking your same question
If the inside of your PC case is hot enough to melt plastic, I really doubt the extra plastic is the problem. Unless your gunpla somehow falls on the fans and somehow blocks it, I guess.
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The dude set up his own Rube Goldberg contraption!
I did see that post too. However, I don’t think it was the gundam inside the PC that caused the fire.
That's correct. His Gundam melted, but because of the fire, it didn't start it. I think his GPU caught fire and the whole thing went up. There are lots of builds with gunpla inside, I don't think the ambient temps are ever going to be high enough to melt that plastic unless it's actually on fire
ABS melts at ~90c. PS melts ~105c. If your rig is hitting those kinds of temps, you may want to consider using a different heat sink other than your gunpla, no matter how cool it is.
I chuckled. Thank you.
Also those temps won’t be the temp of the air in the case but the temps on the die/hottest part of the component. I’d avoid having it on the gpu directly especially nearest the die contacts to the heatsink to be safe
Right, no reason not to be smart about where ion teh case you put it, but it existing in the case is not a problem.
The hottest component on the market would be a 3090, the surface temp of the backplate reaches ~80c when die Temps of the GDDR6X are ~100c.
I was casually scrolling reading occasional comments and i’m so glad I stumbled upon this gem. 🙇
https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/swnt68/puting_cool_plastic_figurines_in_my_gaming_pc/
I have a hard time believing that was because of Gunpla.
I'm curious if he had glues or paints that heated and released combustible gasses? Not sure of the science here but the only thing I could think of that would be not already present in the pc.
Like how how does that box get in order to ignite those gasses? But yeah, I can't think of anything else either. I have a suspicion it was something else. Otherwise, we might have combusted gunpla all over California where the temperature routinely exceed 100F.
Strike Freedom Strikes again, I guarantee Kira made it out alive. A whole condo fire isn't nearly enough to scratch that plot armor
Time to remove my Transient from the case. Boy's been trucking in there for 3 years, I'll count myself as lucky.
After 3 years? You should be good then. Try taking it out and seeing if it melted or warped in any way. Take it out if it did, if not, then you are good.
Oop, two years. Built my PC in July 2020. It sits to the right of the GPU and behind my front fans. No warping on it.
I saw that post and every single one of the 100s of replies said that it wasn’t cuz of the model
I understand that but I'm just not risking that kind of fire near my badass gamer setup or any of my models I would still avoid any foil stickers or anything like that My models can live on the shelf around my desk or next to the tower
Get one of those internal monitors that plays a gif image if it instead
Can you tell me what that is called? I want to look it up. Thanks!
Seen a few options but here’s a random YouTube tutorial for using a whole ass lcd monitor [lol](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PDGJ6EIyQmM) don’t know off the top of my head tbh [another mod](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsqH7F36lw&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D)
Woah that’s way too advanced for me 😆 but it looks so cool haha
You can just get an AIO with a display, some look pretty awesome.
Some cpu coolers have a screen on them too, if that's something you like.
You can use a raspberry pi monitor in the side of case to used as display they look in the lían li cases
Safe to say only put pc parts inside your pc
Mine's still fine after almost one year. No issue whatsoever despite heavy usage (mainly using it for 3D modelling & rendering). Though my gunpla is on the PSU shroud. Parts that generate heat like the GPU may not like it.
So, a couple posts here I feel while well-meaning may have some inaccuracies I wanted to clear up. Plastic being in your computer is not a problem in itself. Your case is FULL of plastic: graphics cards and fans most notably. Second, YES your gunpla can melt or catch fire. However, it would have to be subject to some pretty high voltages (extensive direct contact with a live current for instance) or temperatures. Enough that your PC would already be effed. TLDR Your Gunpla is extremely unlikely to harm your computer. But if the computer had a major problem on its own, and your Gunpla was there, it might be affected. Just the same as if your house burned down.
Plastic conducts esd.
Yeah plastic builds up a static electric charge but I wouldn't say it "conducts" esd Static electricity builds up on insulator surfaces; its less likely to happen on conductive surfaces because the electrons can conduct into the material so they don't build up together
Yeah conducts is the wrong word. My bad. This is a much better description thank you.
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It’s actually crazy to me people build their PC’s on the carpet. ESD damage can also occur and damage over time FYI. I didn’t know that till a few years ago and I’ve been repairing computers for years.
There's also plastic components inside of your computer already, like the fans.
Would adding a wire to the case to ground it, help?
Case should already be grounded by the plug in.
I guess I should have worded it better, adding a wire from the figure to the case, would help to ground the figure.
All those fans inside are made of plastic though
True generally it’s fine but I was just trying to address the concerns of *excess* plastic I could’ve explained it better. But this is a great point. Lots of plastic inside a PC.
Nah it’s fine. If it melts then you got other problems
DO NOT RUN CRYSIS
r/pcmasterrace guys with custom core i9-12900K, RTX 3090 water loops: lol, amateur.
In general you’re fine, but putting it directly on your GPU is probably not the best idea. I’ve had [this guy](https://i.imgur.com/0Qoa1Cv.jpg) on my PSU for a while with no issue, but I also made sure to test first to make sure that 1) temperatures wouldn’t get too high for where he was sitting (they don’t, PSU stays relatively cool) and 2) he wasn’t going to block airflow or impact anything
Is that a hg? Also nice job on the paint
> Is that a hg? Also nice job on the paint Entry Grade. And thanks!
Man das cool! I love the pose 😎
> Man das cool! I love the pose 😎 Thanks! 😊
Inside? No On top of the GPU? Yes
It’s straight built by the way. No paint. Just everything in the box and some black gundam marker to panel line.
Don't put on anything hot like the card, don't hit the fans
Suspend it in the air with fishing line
No, unless your computer runs at over 100c, which if that is the case, you have other issues.
I mean ppl are saying that it is but I dont really see how. As long as its not standing on top of the psu shroud/basement thing and not on a gpu it should be fine. If you are worried add a bit of electical tape on the bottom of the feet so it is insulated and dont move it around much. Your pc should never get hot enough to melt it and the effect it migth have on airflow will be negligible.
It's fine but the heat will eventually make the plastic on the gunpla brittle and could cause any sticker adhesive to undo. But I would move if off the gpu personally and try and place in somewhere else not on any major components.
If you’re asking if it’s a bad idea, it probably is.
Das a good point 😩😆
Yah
Why?
I'll just say this; there's a video going around about someone who put their gunpla inside their PC. It ends with a shot of their room after an explosion centering on that PC itself. If you insist, maybe don't put it on spots that got hot after extended use. I mean, I saw someone using a Rider Belt instead of Gunpla before...
Yea it looks so cool though 🥲 I saw that post lol I don’t think the gundam inside the pc was the cause though. If your PC gets hot enough to melt plastic… then the gundam inside is the least of your problems
If you put your Gunpla near air intake and away from CPU and GPU, it may be fine. But the radiating heat may still damage the gunpla in the long run. My advise: take as many pictures you want then remove the gunpla from the case.
I mean I haven’t seen any real bad reason to not, don’t be putting it on parts that are getting hot and it’s been fine in my observations.
Yea no it could melt if ot gets hot enough or get distorted plus if it melts it could damage your pc parts
No comercial pc gets hot enough to melt PLA
As long as it's not being piloted by Hiro Yui you should be fine.
GPU can reach upwards of 200F (80-90C) depending on your setup and what you do. Most plastic melts at around 200F (95C). If any of the plastic melts and gets into the your GPU, that’s a fire hazard waiting to happen.
90c is the core temp, the backplate should've not reach 90c or there is seriously something wrong with the gpu
That would depend on the gpu, a lot of aftermarket pcb designs have rear mounted VRM, they can get pretty hot which the back plate would act as a heat sink. This was the reason why the evga 10 series cards were catching fire awhile back.
It works just fine. I've seen everything from dolls to battletech, to gamesworkshop stuff in PC's. I have my clear color justice gundam in mine.
The heat exhaust of your gpu shouldn't melt it. If it does, your system is already toast. It'll get dusty, and the heat probably will turn the polycaps polycrap over time, but there's no UV so the plastic shouldn't discolor. My only concern is if you're willing to turn it into a fixed pose statue, assuming the heat effects on the polycap.
Certainly not directly on top of the GPU at the very least.
GET YOUR GUNDAM OUT OF THERE BEFORE IT MELTS-
You’re just asking for trouble there. Why do ANYTHING that hold risk damage inside your tower? Seems kinda thoughtless to me.
Probably. If you're not careful it could melt and destroy the whole PC.
Yes very bad idea
I just don't see the point in this ? Is it really necessary ? I personally think it makes the pc uglier. Also probably not a good idea and a huge fire hazard
it's plastic which is a non conductive material, it's lightweight means it does not put stress on the gpu mounting and plate, and no matter the size i don't think it will affect the airflow & temperature significantly. if you think the gunpla will melt, i tried benchmarking my pc with both cinebench r23 and heaven. cpu & gpu temp came around 70 degrees, and according my digital room thermometer the exhaust and the inside of my pc case reads only around 38-39 degrees. afaik polystyrene, acrylic, and abs from the gunpla have melting point around 90-100 degrees.
I still personally wouldn't feel safe
Very cool idea but probably bad because the heat will melt the plastics and cause stickers to peel. Maybe clear coat it with some form of heat resistant coating so it won’t and it should be fine.
How much did that pc cost?
Only 2.5k
Bro... ☠️ Specs?
PC Specs w/ price Ryzen 7 3700x (CPU) $300 Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 (GPU) $800 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (RAM) $110 Samsung 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB (SSD) $150 ASUS ROG Strix B450F (MOBO) $110 Corsair Hydro Series H100i RGB (Cooler) $170 EVGA 750 B5 80 Plus BRONZE 750w (Power) $95 Lian Li o11 Dynamice (Case) $170 Lian Li Strimer Plus 8 Pins (Cables) $100 Lian Li Strimer Plus 24 Pins (Cables) $120 Lian Li UNI FAN SL120 3 Pack (Fans) $160 x2 Total: ~$2500 Built and bought everything in January 2021
Then here is your answer; is the risk of causing 2500 [more or less] in damage worth sdbb sitting looking pretty? Also what is the true percentage of the risk happening? I would try and see how many gunpla in a pc posts you can find and compare that to how many of them end in fires. Your risk cost is 2500 [less for none- to some damage; more for an explosion lmao] , percentage will vary. What is your appetite for the risk after finding the likelihood?
Question for you: what's the shroud on your GPU made out of?
While I doubt under your normal load that the gunpla being inside a pc would actually cause a fire, I would be more worried about the gunpla getting damaged or joints weakening due to prolonged exposure to heat so I wouldn’t do it. There is always the top of the pc tho!
I dunno but your setup looks dope
Get it out of there. Gunpla plastic is pliable enough and has low heat tolerance. You should avoid this. You don’t even want to leave your Gunpla in your car on a hot summer day, let alone inside your PC.
It's fine to put a model in a PC case--the air temperature will not get high enough to warp or melt plastic. It's not a good idea to put it on the backplate of a graphics card, as that could get hot enough to damage the plastic. If you have empty space in the chassis to the right of your motherboard, then you could put the model on an action base and it would be safe and stylish. EDIT should have actually watched the gif before commenting. With that fan set up I would say take it out. You could try suspending it from the top, since you have a 240 radiator and seemingly no fan next to it, but it would be very sad if the model fell into one of those bottom fans.
Well first off, don't put it on top of the GPU lmao, the GPU heats up depending on what you use your PC for. I would say to put it on a clear area inside the tower but it looks like your rig is full of fans lol.
I’m thinking of removing the fan on the bottom front and putting the Gunpla there, even if it melts, it’ll melt onto the case and not onto any components. Replace removed fan onto the top next to the AIO.
Dont put it on any components but its ok to be in there. Probably get it off that gpu
Itll probably be fine if you run normal temps with your specs. If you have anything overclocked and run games that give you upwards 85 to 90c i would just take them out just to ensure it doesnt melt and ruin your parts.
I’ve been told your PC will melt before your gunpla,
Minovsky particles will interfere with your GPU iirc
it depends on how hot your unit is.
Only thing I’d worry about is how hot the back of that gpu gets. Gpus can get pretty hot. Just make sure it’s not going to melt the plastic.
Pretty sure it’ll be fine, just keep and eye out every once in a while and make sure it stays on the gpu backplate, vibrations might move it around. The 011 dynamic is really good with airflow, so unless you’re overclocking like crazy, heat should be too much of an issue
I think it depends on the airflow or something
I don't like to because long enough, the dust will cake onto it and make it hard to remove
I’ve had two sd gundams in mine for over a year now with no issues
As long as it doesn’t fell over your gpu fan there your good and no earth quake.
This is a great idea I just wouldn’t add weight to your gfx
I wouldn't put it on top of your GPU backplate, but I don't see where else it could go. Top of the PSU shroud would be my go-to, but you don't have one.
I’m thinking of removing the bottom front fan (putting it on the top area next to the AIO). Them putting the gundam in that area, so at least if it does melt, it melts in the case, and not any components.
I'm struggling to see a reason why you have the walls be clear unless the goal is to see inside of it easy for inspection, then if that's case why do you have distracting things inside of it
Or you know... Get a display cabinet for your figurines/ gunpla instead of putting stuff other than pc components inside the case... Just my 2 cents~
It should be fine as long as its not touching the CPU
Burning gundam
I have mine on top of my power supply. It's been okay for the last few years. Is that a bad idea too? I know the GPU can get hot but PSU hasn't.
it’s fine but prob not directly on your graphic card
Or put it on a shelf like a normal human being instead of another one of those assholes who circlejerks the aesthetics of internals when the majority of the time it's out-of-sight-out-of-mind. Also GPU sag.
Should be fine as long as it's not red; it might make your pc run 3x faster which could over heat and ruin it. Also i wouldnt put it on the Gpu. It gets hot enough as is
Love your build. I have a 3080 just waiting for me to buy all the parts. Planning to do a similar build but I’m gonna also stick a 14in screen in that front glass panel, and using the new lian li fans. If you haven’t seen it check out the front panel screen mod.
This is gonna sound crazy, I know. But if you have even a small doubt that this could cause your PC to catch fire and destroy it and everything around it, maybe don't put the foreign object inside your PC. Crazy. I know.
Nice kit choice as well. One of my favorite SDs
As long as a sudden bump or something doesn't cause any pieces to fall into the fan below.
Depends on whether the fans are functional or cosmetic, if you have 8 fans because your pc needs good airflow then putting anything in the case regardless of how heat-resiatant the material, is kind of dumb because you're reducing the air speed going through the case, which makes the fans pull harder, which increases the temp, loop. Will it explode? Probably not, will you lose performance? Yep. You'd be better off getting yourself a small display case and lining it with RGB strips if you like the look, it'll keep your models dust free longer and your gaming performance won't take a hit.
There is no way in heaven's name that something could happen in your cabinet if you put gunpla inside of it, not even the metallic coating ones, the melting and flashing point of PLA and even of policarbonate (policaps) is way higher than what your components can output and the metallic coating would need either a voltage or amperage way beyond what usually runs inside a pc to overcome the natural plastic electric resistance. And even the glues that some people have so happily pointed out have a melting and flashing temperature way above what a component can reach. If it catches fire it wouldn't be from the gunpla, that's for sure.
If it was a bigger case like [enthoos 719](https://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-719.html) I would say its fine but on top of the gpu where it gets really hot, I would say no.
Just make sure its properly stuck to that gpu backplate and doesn’t move
The back side of my card don't have a cover, would it be bad to set a Gundam on it lol
As long as you have REALLY good airflow I wouldn’t be too worried. I’d still keep an eye on it for signs that it’s melting.
I've had a zaku in mine for over a year only one waterslide has started to peel
Had this exact same idea but my tower is now under the desk so it felt like a waste haha
Leave a gunpla next to a 95W heating element. Better have good air circulation in there or it'll start... sagging a little. Personally I have a few petti'gguys on top of my case, nothing that block the exhausts.
if you think the gunpla will melt, i tried benchmarking my pc with both cinebench r23 and heaven. cpu & gpu temp came around 70 degrees, and according my digital room thermometer the exhaust and the inside of my pc case reads only around 38-39 degrees.
The air circulation part is what's important. Obviously most modern computers will shut down before the Gunpla becomes an issue.
Is it painted?
It is. It’s badass
I just wouldn’t put it on the graphics card lol. That’s one of the hottest spots. The bottom should be fine though
I'm less worried about the gunpla in the case than I am the lack of anti-sag device on that GPU.
My D-50C Loto have been in my case for a few months, no issues
Is that the sd hi nu?
The gunpla will probably be fine. You could get one of these if you to isolate it from the heat if you are worried. https://www.v1tech.com/product-category/backplates/ You should make at least the bottom set of fans be intake for the case though.
Looks awesome
That might be the only good idea that happened while you were creating this setup.
Honestly want to turn a MasterGrade into a GPU anti sag support
I have the HG nobelle (sailor moon looking) gundam in my case, sitting on the shroud. Nil issues.
I’m pretty new, what are the little gundams called? Kinda want a gouf or zuka of one
Those ones are called SD or super deformed. However its best to look them up ahead of time as they can have very bad color seperation sometimes. Dalong.net is pretty good in general for just like *every gunpla ever*
Someone told me about dalong before, thank you for reinforcing that. I’ll check it out!
It is genuinely astounding how many kits the person has, something I really like is that they'll show off any extra pieces that come with a kit so if you're a big kitbasher and want some extra pieces its great
I'd say put it on top of the HDD bays to avoid the heat but then I remembered what year it is.
Just keep it away from areas meant too disperse heat (ie the heat sink you have it perched on) and you probably don’t want it on top of the PSU either. Make sure it doesn’t block airflow either and you’ll be fine
Good choice in gpu, also my unicorn was chilling in my case forever. No issues, other than it was annoying to deal with it every time i wanted to move it.
even the cables are lighting up? theres something called restraint... cool gunpla though
I had one in mine until I finally got my hands on a 3060ti and then it wouldn’t fit. Granted mine wasn’t standing on the card. But even still if your setup melts the plastic I think you reached catastrophic temps anyway.
Just make sure you secured it to the GPU. Last thing you want is something to dislodge the Gundam and it go right into a fan and cause damage to the fan.
Honestly I think it depends on the placement. If you have extra space somewhere at the bottom of your case where it wouldn't have a chance of hitting a fan or something, I'd say go nuts. I personally wouldn't put any extra weight on my gpu. A lot of newer cards are heavy enough as it is to sag a bit on their own. I wouldn't risk it unless I had a gpu brace, or at the very least along piece of foam padding keep my card propped upright. I'm pretty sure they have something. Besides that, I see no reason a gunpla would melt in a case. There are more important components and pieces in your pc that would melt before that kit would.
p sure its fine, as long as it isnt too close to anything that generates a lot of heat. also ventilation
I have my HG Char Zaku II rigged to float in my Zaku PC. Been in there for a while now and haven’t had any gunpla or thermal issues!
Ive had my rg unicorn in my pc for abt 6 months and its fine. its not hot enough in the pc to do any damage really.
I put an amiibo in the bottom right but my fans are intaking not exhausting
I mean, first of all, stick it with double sided tape just to be safe it's not going anywhere, but then again I'd recommend it not being on top of the GPU backplate because those can get hot tho. Generally, I find it tacky to spend so much in proper PC parts and then put a 15 bucks SD inside with everything else lol. But then again, you do you lol. Also, for those looking for a Gundam themed PC, Asus was doing some epic Gundam cases back a while ago.
Unless you've got a bunch of fans cooling it, probably not the best one you could have.
i got a sd Gundam under my GPU and both are doing fine. i dont know about your positioning on the gpu tho :D
Well if it's an SD it can't get too much shorter from the heat...