-- COOLING UPDATE --
I was curious what the case could do with a better cooler. So I picked up an 8700K and Noctua NH-L12S....
Current System:
i7-8700K
Asus Z370-I motherboard
256GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 (boot)
256GB Intel 600P M.2 (scratch disk)
2x Samsung 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (games/media)
Gigabyte GTX 1080 Mini
32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (3000MHz)
Corsair SF 450 PSU
Cryorig slim 140mm case fan
I am using the stock cables for the PSU, and have the 2.5" hard drive bracket installed. This is almost a worst case scenario for airflow in the LZ7.
Note: I am using the new fully vented top panel and side panel without IO*
CPU at Stock - avg temps
IDLE: 32C
GAMING: 63C
PRIME 95: 81C
4.8GHz Overclock - avg temps
IDLE: 35C
GAMING: 69C
PRIME 95: 86C
5GHz Overclock!!!! - avg temps
IDLE: 39C
GAMING: 72C
PRIME 95: 96C
I was shocked by how well this cooler was able to handle such a power hungry CPU. The fact that you can keep the chip under TJ Max at 5GHz is really impressive. As the thermal paste sets, I anticipate even better temps.
