Completed build 16-Jan-2020
Case: NCASE M1 V6 Black
Image
At the bottom of this post, to keep your imagination alive.
Hot Stuff
CPU: Intel i7-9700k (Stock, as 5.1GHz OC added more heat than FPS differences)
GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Ventus (Non-OC version, 42mm thick)
RAM: ADATA DDR4 2666MHz Very Low Profile 2x 8GB (Purple sticks)
SSD: Intel 660p 2TB NVMe
MB: ASUS Z390i ROG Strix (the one with fat I/O heatsink)
PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum
CPU Cooler: Thermalright AXP-100 (pipes facing PSU, hanging above VLP RAM, fins parallel to RAM)
Cool Stuff
Fan (CPU): Noctua A12x25 Barf Brown (Downwards to MB)
Fan (Side): Noctua A12x25 Barf Brown x2 (Intake towards MB)
Fan (Bottom): Noctua A12x15 Barf Brown x2 (Intake towards GPU)
Fan (Rear): Noctua A9x25 Barf Brown (Exhaust)
Outcome
CPU GPU Thermals: Nothing burning at Idle or Prime95 (latest version) over 2 hours or at Steam gaming load (Ultra max settings at 1080p 144Hz)
Overall Acoustics: Dead silent at idle, inaudible at load
Final Costs: Trying not to calculate (and to forget) the time and money spent
Happiness: Over 9000
Ending note: After switching around using cookie-cutter Noctua U9S with dual fans, 240mm AIO with noisy pump noise, avoiding the Noctua C14S path so highly recommended but another cookier-cutter, I ended up with this slightly different setup. Please ask me any questions other than professional benchmark testing and detailed thermals or acoustics as I do not have the software, hardware, or interest to lead the PC master race that way. And yes, it runs Minesweeper and Minecraft really well.
Image as Promised
(Please excuse the horrible angle and iPhone X quality)
Thank you for your time.
Case: NCASE M1 V6 Black
Image
At the bottom of this post, to keep your imagination alive.
Hot Stuff
CPU: Intel i7-9700k (Stock, as 5.1GHz OC added more heat than FPS differences)
GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Ventus (Non-OC version, 42mm thick)
RAM: ADATA DDR4 2666MHz Very Low Profile 2x 8GB (Purple sticks)
SSD: Intel 660p 2TB NVMe
MB: ASUS Z390i ROG Strix (the one with fat I/O heatsink)
PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum
CPU Cooler: Thermalright AXP-100 (pipes facing PSU, hanging above VLP RAM, fins parallel to RAM)
Cool Stuff
Fan (CPU): Noctua A12x25 Barf Brown (Downwards to MB)
Fan (Side): Noctua A12x25 Barf Brown x2 (Intake towards MB)
Fan (Bottom): Noctua A12x15 Barf Brown x2 (Intake towards GPU)
Fan (Rear): Noctua A9x25 Barf Brown (Exhaust)
Outcome
CPU GPU Thermals: Nothing burning at Idle or Prime95 (latest version) over 2 hours or at Steam gaming load (Ultra max settings at 1080p 144Hz)
Overall Acoustics: Dead silent at idle, inaudible at load
Final Costs: Trying not to calculate (and to forget) the time and money spent
Happiness: Over 9000
Ending note: After switching around using cookie-cutter Noctua U9S with dual fans, 240mm AIO with noisy pump noise, avoiding the Noctua C14S path so highly recommended but another cookier-cutter, I ended up with this slightly different setup. Please ask me any questions other than professional benchmark testing and detailed thermals or acoustics as I do not have the software, hardware, or interest to lead the PC master race that way. And yes, it runs Minesweeper and Minecraft really well.
Image as Promised
(Please excuse the horrible angle and iPhone X quality)
Thank you for your time.