Your PC ATM

HQi88 · Apr 25, 2021

So I've been a busy bee, trawling the interwebs for interesting hardware. I've managed to accumulate enough stuff to give my PC a newer look and to improve cooling of my components. Hopefully its ok if I post again.

Got a pair of Chromax NF-A15's for my NH-U14S and a pair of NF-A14 industrial 3000RPM PWM fans for intake!

A cheap $5 heatsink off AliExpress. It was more to for the looks than actual cooling but will still keep temps cool.

RGB or performance? Why not both?

8BitZ80 · Apr 25, 2021

HQi88 said:
So I've been a busy bee, trawling the interwebs for interesting hardware. I've managed to accumulate enough stuff to give my PC a newer look and to improve cooling of my components. Hopefully its ok if I post again.

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Got a pair of Chromax NF-A15's for my NH-U14S and a pair of NF-A14 industrial 3000RPM PWM fans for intake!

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A cheap $5 heatsink off AliExpress. It was more to for the looks than actual cooling but will still keep temps cool.

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RGB or performance? Why not both?

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I have the Phanteks Halos RGB shrouds as well, only I decided to install them with the LEDs pointing outward. Then they can be dimmed right down and you get this interesting LED ring lighting effect. The drawback is that most of the standard RGB effects are too bright. Although I did just add a new DEMCiflex filter to the front panel and it helps reduce the brightness a bit.

HQi88 · Apr 25, 2021

PooPipeBoy said:
I have the Phanteks Halos RGB shrouds as well, only I decided to install them with the LEDs pointing outward. Then they can be dimmed right down and you get this interesting LED ring lighting effect. The drawback is that most of the standard RGB effects are too bright. Although I did just add a new DEMCiflex filter to the front panel and it helps reduce the brightness a bit.

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Wow thats a really neat effect! Might try that out

tabascosauz · Apr 27, 2021

I swear, I did not intend for the front panel to be the same colour as the coffee :laugh:

micropage7 · Apr 27, 2021

tabascosauz said:
I swear, I did not intend for the front panel to be the same colour as the coffee

don't you interested using paracord or sleeving that colorful cables to make it clean?

freeagent · Apr 27, 2021

I think its pretty cool as is.. Analogue RGB

But without the G and B..

Space Lynx · Apr 27, 2021

I really like my silent PC case, the subtle RGB coming from the sides does not distract me but is still really nice to look at from time to time. Having 4 sound dampening panels really does not hurt my temps that bad at all due to the way I have the airflow setup (plus investing in a stronger external fan - see system specs)

tabascosauz · Apr 27, 2021

micropage7 said:
don't you interested using paracord or sleeving that colorful cables to make it clean?

I agree it's not my style, but that's just the lead for the C14 socket. It goes into the HDPlex AC-DC brick and comes out the other end into a modular connector. Not sure how feasible it is to disassemble and I'm not too keen on it either. The rest of the cables are all sleeved either ribbon or translucent style.

HQi88 · Apr 28, 2021

tabascosauz said:
I swear, I did not intend for the front panel to be the same colour as the coffee

Wow thats really cool! If I may ask, how did you make the back plate and how did you make it?

Space Lynx · Apr 28, 2021

@tabascosauz where the heck is your GPU???

tabascosauz · Apr 28, 2021

HQi88 said:
Wow thats really cool! If I may ask, how did you make the back plate and how did you make it?

Backplate? I don't think I made anything, it's just the HT5.

lynx29 said:
@tabascosauz where the heck is your GPU???

This is my sig rig, not my main. Vega 7. Also 5900X under a L9x65 would SUCK lmao

Secret Rival · Apr 28, 2021

I'm not happy with the tube work (it's bad, I know), but I've only tried it a few times and really need to measure a bit better.
It is what it is for now and I hope to improve it, but I really love this case. I didn't want to waste my new set of tubing, so I used scraps for the one from the radiator to the top of the water block. The other 2 are a bit crooked. Thank you again, Morbius2021 for kind words of encouragement.

Ruru · Apr 28, 2021

Secret Rival said:
I'm not happy with the tube work (it's bad, I know), but I've only tried it a few times and really need to measure a bit better.

I would never have the patience to put hard tubes, just nope. :laugh:

Secret Rival · Apr 28, 2021

Chloe Price said:
I would never have the patience to put hard tubes, just nope.

It's a bit hard, but I think it's worth doing once I get the measurements down.

it is a lot easier with Thermaltake C-pro fittings. Those are really good, imo. I'm using these crazy RGB fittings, you really have to gnaw a nice bevel into the tube in order to get the T.T. RGB fittings on, then it's a game of hide the wire

Ruru · Apr 28, 2021

Secret Rival said:
It's a bit hard, but I think it'w worth doing once I get the measurements down.

it is a lot easier with Thermaltake C-pro fittings. Those are really good, imo. I'm using these crazy RGB fittings, you really have to gnaw a nice bevel into the tube in order to get the T.T. RGB fittings on, then it's a game of hide the wire

I personally prefer anyway the oldschool soft-tube look so I'm fine with these.

4x4n · May 2, 2021

Made some changes to my main rig. Ditched my loop for now, probably go back to it and some point, upgraded the video card and toned down on the rgb.

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Space Lynx · May 3, 2021

4x4n said:
Made some changes to my main rig. Ditched my loop for now, probably go back to it and some point, upgraded the video card and toned down on the rgb.

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why would you ditch a custom loop for an AIO? (I'm newbie at watercooling, so being genuine lol)

Gmr_Chick · May 3, 2021

4x4n said:
Made some changes to my main rig. Ditched my loop for now, probably go back to it and some point, upgraded the video card and toned down on the rgb.

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I prefer the "after" look, hands down!

HQi88 · May 3, 2021

4x4n said:
Made some changes to my main rig. Ditched my loop for now, probably go back to it and some point, upgraded the video card and toned down on the rgb.

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You are drawing

4x4n said:
Made some changes to my main rig. Ditched my loop for now, probably go back to it and some point, upgraded the video card and toned down on the rgb.

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Honestly, I would reverse the direction of the fans. Your AIO is pulling hot air into your case which means that you could lower the temps on your GPU if you flipped your fan directions.

Otherwise, looks good!

scoutingwraith · May 3, 2021

Current System Setup. Still need a new video card but im happy with what I have so far so im not in a rush.

FireFox · May 3, 2021

Gmr_Chick said:
I prefer the "after" look

I prefer performance.

Gmr_Chick · May 3, 2021

FireFox said:
I prefer performance.

Who doesn't?

FireFox · May 3, 2021

Gmr_Chick said:
Who doesn't?

What i meant is that i liked better when the system was Watercooled

Sorry me no understand good English :laugh:

4x4n · May 3, 2021

lynx29 said:
why would you ditch a custom loop for an AIO? (I'm newbie at watercooling, so being genuine lol)

Had to redo the loop after changing the video card and didn't want the hassle. Would like to get a newer card and then water cool it but it's crazy time right now with video cards.

Gmr_Chick said:
I prefer the "after" look, hands down!

Thanks! I prefer it too. Went a little overboard with the rgb before.

HQi88 said:
You are drawing

Honestly, I would reverse the direction of the fans. Your AIO is pulling hot air into your case which means that you could lower the temps on your GPU if you flipped your fan directions.

Otherwise, looks good!

This is just not true. I have had them both ways and having the fans as intake makes no difference in video card temps. When they are set to exhaust all the hot air from the case increases cpu temps 5-7 degrees.

FireFox said:
I prefer performance.

Performance is basically the same. Maybe a 1-2 degree difference. I run WCG 24/7 all cores at 4.1ghz and my temps are in the low 60's.

FireFox · May 3, 2021

4x4n said:
Performance is basically the same. Maybe a 1-2 degree difference. I run WCG 24/7 all cores at 4.1ghz and my temps are in the low 60's.

So you're saying that the AIO is performing as good as the Watercooling Loop?

System Name	Black Box II
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wifi
Cooling	Chromax Noctua NH-D15
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) TeamGroup 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX Merc RX 6900XT Limited Black
Storage	WD Black SN770 (1TB), Crucial P1 (1TB)
Display(s)	LG 34UC79G-B, BenQ GL2760-B
Case	CoolerMaster CM 690 III
Audio Device(s)	Speakers: Altec Lansing 251 \| Microphone: Tonor Q9
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Core

System Name	Black Box II
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wifi
Cooling	Chromax Noctua NH-D15
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) TeamGroup 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX Merc RX 6900XT Limited Black
Storage	WD Black SN770 (1TB), Crucial P1 (1TB)
Display(s)	LG 34UC79G-B, BenQ GL2760-B
Case	CoolerMaster CM 690 III
Audio Device(s)	Speakers: Altec Lansing 251 \| Microphone: Tonor Q9
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Core

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($179)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)

System Name	The Mutt
Processor	intel Core i5 10th gen. - $230.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte z-490 Vision D - $264.00 at posting
Cooling	MX1 plus Water block, P32-D5 Pump/reservoir, 2x 480 CLD Rad w/ 4 Thermaltake quad fans.
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Royal 64GB (2x32GB) - $209.00 at posting
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super - $229.00 at posting
Storage	Silicon Power 1TB M-2 - 94$ as of posting
Display(s)	Vizio 65" 3-D, Sharp Aquos 65" , Samsung 65 UHD"
Case	Thermaltake Core P7
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo 7.1 Receiver TX-NR - 609 Focusrite 2i2 - $159.00
Power Supply	Thermaltake iRGB 1000w
Mouse	Red Dragon M801 Sniper Pro - $45.99
Keyboard	lifeworks RGB
Software	Windows 10 Pro - $19.00
Benchmark Scores	alas, none....yet

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

Processor	3950x
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	Custom water
Memory	4x8gb Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro RX580
Storage	Adata XPG SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Asus 24"
Case	Phanteks Evolve X
Power Supply	Seasonic 650

System Name	The Captain (2.0)
Processor	Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E-A
Cooling	280mm Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 4x Be Quiet! 140mm Silent Wings 4 (1x exhaust 3x intake)
Memory	32GB (2x16) Kingston Fury Beast CL30 6000MT/s
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM X
Storage	1x Crucial MX500 500GB SSD; 1x Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SSD; 1x WD Blue HDD, 1x Crucial P5 Plus
Display(s)	Aorus CV27F 27" 1080p 165Hz
Case	Phanteks Evolv X (Anthracite Gray)
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2021) 1000W 80-Plus Gold
Mouse	Varies based on mood/task; is currently Razer Basilisk V3 Pro or Razer Cobra Pro
Keyboard	Varies based on mood; currently Razer Blackwidow V4 75% and Hyper X Alloy 65

System Name	Minerva / Remus
Processor	i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler
Memory	64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200)
Video Card(s)	Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000
Storage	16TB / 20TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22
Case	Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550
Mouse	Logitech G502 / G602
Keyboard	Havit Kalih Blue Switch /
Software	Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04
Benchmark Scores	Suggestions.

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

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