okay time for me to post my thoughts and summary:
1. Firstly, thanks so much to all fellow HWZers here for their advice n help.. for someone who has not assembled my own rig since 6 years ago, there has been a lot of things that have changed since then.. also, your recommendations for e parts i should get n such were very useful in helping me to decide
2. CPU temps: i did some testing with e prime95 software, and my average temps at stock were about 51 to 52 deg on average.. dunno if i did e stress test correctly or not..
3. thoughts on completed rig: like mentioned earlier, it is super quiet as compared to my old rig.. i placed it on my table right beside me, and i hardly hear any noise at all..for me it is an amazing difference.. my old WD portable HDD makes more noise when i plug it in.. gaming performance is also great, as e 1070 really is e sweet spot for QHD gaming that fits my dell 2715 perfectly...
assembly of e rig was also much easier, bar some troubles with some cables like e cpu power pin due to e HUGE cooler that made it tough for to reach.. managed to solve e problem as e casing was spacious n adaptable enough (i removed e top grill for radiator so my hand could fit in.. OS migration was also smooth n no hassle
overall 10/10 experience.. to add to that, my secretlab titan is coming tmr!
