KeYoKe
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Greetings all,
It has been 6 years since i ventured into custom built rigs. Throughout these 6 years, I have been changing and playing with new hardware, cases, cpu coolers ranging from air to AIO WC like nobody business
I still remembered when i got my first AIO cooler (Corsair H70) from one of the bro in HWZ. Times have changed and now is the RGB era where RAMs, SSDs, PSUs, and even AIO CPU Coolers are RGB.
I have also been considering to start my journey in custom WC rigs couple of times, but stopped myself as the initial starting cost is quite high and requires lots of work and time.
However, I am unable to resist the poison (sad to say ) and overhaul my entire rig to go with ITX form factor as space savings is my main concern as my fiance is moving in very soon.
Lets kick off this build log with hardware selection of my rig.
Hardware Components:
Asus Z270i Strix w/ Intel I7 7700K
EVGA GTX 1080 Founders Edition
GSkill Trident Z RGB 2 x 8GB DDR4 2400MHz
Samsung PM961 OEM 512GB M.2 PCIE SSD
Corsair SF600 80+ Gold Power Supply
Case Selection:
Case selection is a very tough choice for me taking into consideration of the form factor, cooling performance and number of radiator it supports
I went with Lian Li PC-Q37 (Thanks to Corbell for bringing the case in for me) in the end as I love the looks of it and also gotten some advise on the airflow of similar design case (Lian Li PC-O11) from Royfrosty
Hardware fitted in for temporary use:
Will like to take this opportunity to express my special thanks to Royfrosty, Cedesria and Op_Valkyrie for the advises and guidance provided thus far
It has been 6 years since i ventured into custom built rigs. Throughout these 6 years, I have been changing and playing with new hardware, cases, cpu coolers ranging from air to AIO WC like nobody business
I still remembered when i got my first AIO cooler (Corsair H70) from one of the bro in HWZ. Times have changed and now is the RGB era where RAMs, SSDs, PSUs, and even AIO CPU Coolers are RGB.
I have also been considering to start my journey in custom WC rigs couple of times, but stopped myself as the initial starting cost is quite high and requires lots of work and time.
However, I am unable to resist the poison (sad to say ) and overhaul my entire rig to go with ITX form factor as space savings is my main concern as my fiance is moving in very soon.
Lets kick off this build log with hardware selection of my rig.
Hardware Components:
Asus Z270i Strix w/ Intel I7 7700K
EVGA GTX 1080 Founders Edition
GSkill Trident Z RGB 2 x 8GB DDR4 2400MHz
Samsung PM961 OEM 512GB M.2 PCIE SSD
Corsair SF600 80+ Gold Power Supply
Case Selection:
Case selection is a very tough choice for me taking into consideration of the form factor, cooling performance and number of radiator it supports
I went with Lian Li PC-Q37 (Thanks to Corbell for bringing the case in for me) in the end as I love the looks of it and also gotten some advise on the airflow of similar design case (Lian Li PC-O11) from Royfrosty
Hardware fitted in for temporary use:
Will like to take this opportunity to express my special thanks to Royfrosty, Cedesria and Op_Valkyrie for the advises and guidance provided thus far
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