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N1njaDestr0yer said:
If I did do the RGB Fan route on the 5000D/7000D which fans (RGB) should I get? Also would a controller be needed?

I did some research on which RGB fans I would need, I think I should get either the Corsair QL120 or LL120 since those are a non PWN design where as the SP120 Elite RGB ones were, I think...
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I would pick one corsair fan you like and use that one for all of the fans in the system if you want it to look clean and all the ARGB to look the same hue. You will undoubtedly need one of corsairs ARGB fan controller modules. They have a few different ones.
 
I couldn't really find any of the controllers on corsair's website, plus which controller would I need? For my PC Build? And how expensive would that controller board be?
 
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One advise go for Corsair AIO and not deep-cool. Will be worth tat extra amount.

Got Deep-cool leak on one of my client's PC in less than a Year. And it destroyed CPU and Motherboard. He did not listen to me and opted for Deep-cool AIO over Corsair for its looks. And sadly he had to pay the price for CPU and Motherboard. Luckily he had his GPU mounted Vertically so the coolant went behind it and not into it.
 
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Oh, whoops... I have x4 Corsair QL120 RGB fans in the build, so that would explain the controller board...

My other problem since I've never owned nor used an AIO how can I best maximize my PC for best airflow *Note using a Deepcool LS720 AIO

Would the Corsair 5000D Airflow except QL120 Fans?

One annoying grievance is that Corsair doesn't include the LGA 1700 Retrofit Kit in Boxes of any AIO they sell like that Deep-Leaker unit I had planned...

I'd like the PC to come in or under $2,850 (If possible)
 
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N1njaDestr0yer said:
Oh, whoops... I have x4 Corsair QL120 RGB fans in the build, so that would explain the controller board...

My other problem since I've never owned nor used an AIO how can I best maximize my PC for best airflow *Note using a Deepcool LS720 AIO

Would the Corsair 5000D Airflow except QL120 Fans?

One annoying grievance is that Corsair doesn't include the LGA 1700 Retrofit Kit in Boxes of any AIO they sell like that Deep-Leaker unit I had planned...

I'd like the PC to come in or under $2,850 (If possible)
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It only costs $5 for the kit.

Fans on the Front as Intake. Radiator on the Top as exhaust. And Rear fan as exhaust as well. That will give you best airflow.
 
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Im wondering whether an aio is appropriate for you knowing pumps don't typically have long life spans, you'll be pretty much expecting issues with pumps 2~3 years from now. If you're ok with that just be mindful of it. Otherwise, your case is spacious enough for Noctua D15s Chromax.

Other than that, build looks good man.
 
My only concern is how the Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT, would or should I get the QL120s or the AF Fans that comes on the AIO? Or use both the QL120s and the AF Fans that are pre-included?

I was tired of using an Air Coolers wanted to try and use an AIO

Using a 5000D Airflow Case, then adding RGB Fans

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N1njaDestr0yer said:
Hopefully this will be the last time I need to upgrade this build... I just need to buy the parts now

PCPP: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wc6nW4
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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($279.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL36 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($78.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair iCUE 5000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2833.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-17 03:28 EDT-0400

As you plan to go for Looks. Here is one in White. Absolutely beautiful combo.

You only need 1 extra fan for the rear.
 
N1njaDestr0yer said:
My only concern is how the Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT, would or should I get the QL120s or the AF Fans that comes on the AIO? Or use both the QL120s and the AF Fans that are pre-included?

I was tired of using an Air Coolers wanted to try and use an AIO

Using a 5000D Airflow Case, then adding RGB Fans

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Check my list above. That Case comes with 3x AF RGB Elite fans included. You don't need to purchase them separate. Comes with Controller. So all be AF fans no mix.

What else. I think that covers everything.
 
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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($279.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL36 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($78.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair iCUE 5000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2833.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-17 03:28 EDT-0400

As you plan to go for Looks. Here is one in White. Absolutely beautiful combo.

You only need 1 extra fan for the rear.
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I thought I was done changing my list? But do you think you could swap out the Gigabyte PC Parts to MSI or ASUS Parts? I know there is a White ASUS RTX 4080 but it's little out of my budget.

BTW... Gaming PCs tend to take advantage of lower latency Memory, found that out the hard way....
 
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N1njaDestr0yer said:
I thought I was done changing my list? But do you think you could swap out the Gigabyte PC Parts to MSI or ASUS Parts? I know there is a White ASUS RTX 4080 but it's little out of my budget.

BTW... Gaming PCs tend to take advantage of lower latency Memory, found that out the hard way....
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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-H GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair iCUE 5000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($215.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2878.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-18 01:09 EDT-0400

Full on ASUS ROG build.

Yes I removed 1TB SSD as both CPU Cooler and Case were bit overpriced. But yeah. I checked even if you were to go for basic 5000D Airflow and add RGB Fans to it, it would end up costing same. So why go through all that pain when Case comes with them preinstalled and routed to begin with.

What you can do is go for 1TB SSD and add second 2TB SSD over time when you extra money on hand. Or stick to 2TB SSD. Either-way be fine. As storage is expandable.


Gigabyte is good if you wanna take that route. MSI is the one that is unreliable(motherboards only not GPUs). I used multiple MSI boards from different generations for my clients and all of them failed. I stopped recommending and using MSI Motherboards at all. Not like I did not give them a chance. I gave them multiple chances but they failed every-time. Even ASRock is better than MSI man. GPUs I got no issue.

Gigabyte is good next to ASUS. Yes ASUS is the best but it comes at premium. Gigabyte is close but at a cheaper cost.
 
I guess I could save that other build but change it for a 12900k + 4070 Ti for another PC build I have planned to replace a 12yr old laptop (HP) and later add a 4TB 2.5' SSD for better storage

Plus I would still get x3 2560x1440p monitors but those can get to be expensive

Plus I've had an issue with GIgabyte's GPUs in the past, So that's why I wasn't sure about that Aero OC 4080 GPU, DId they improve their quality since the RX 590?
Or are they still trash?
 
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N1njaDestr0yer said:
I guess I could save that other build but change it for a 12900k + 4070 Ti for another PC build I have planned to replace a 12yr old laptop (HP) and later add a 4TB 2.5' SSD for better storage

Plus I would still get x3 2560x1440p monitors but those can get to be expensive

Plus I've had an issue with GIgabyte's GPUs in the past, So that's why I wasn't sure about that Aero OC 4080 GPU, DId they improve their quality since the RX 590?
Or are they still trash?
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Yes that Aero card is good. And also comes with 4Yr warranty. But I won't be much worried about it.


3 x 1440p monitors. I know you are dead set on "Bling" build. But looking at your history and how you usually use you systems for over very long period of time. I still wanna tip you towards getting RTX4090 build for same price over that.

Trust me when I say all the bling is good to look at for first few times. After that you be caring less for its looks and more about its performance. So at that point I want you to have something that can satisfy that performance need over longer period of time instead of making you feel the requirement of wanting to upgrade much sooner than expected.

Give it a thought. RTX4090 is a big upgrade over RTX4080. This entire generation if you ask me. Only RTX4090 is the worthy card even though it is most expensive one. Usually budget offerings offer a better value but this generation the top of the line RTX4090 is where true value is.
 
Like seriously if you plan to drop in RTX5080 after 2Yrs and you are sure about it. Yes RTX4080 be absolutely fine. But if you have no intention of upgrading for another 5yrs. Just think about long term performance hit you gonna get from it.
 
Can you try to "build" me a RTX 4090 PC? If not I think I might want to go get a RTX 3090 Ti instead, that 24GB that the 3090 had is tempting, Plus the 3090 Ti "may" be cheaper... But have no warranty since it's a second hand GPU... or maybe not?
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H115i RGB ELITE 89 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card ($1709.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2895.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-19 00:16 EDT-0400

Absolutely the best performance you can get. All high quality components no compromise there.

There is no big difference between 360mm and 280mm Radiator. 280mm will do great even for OC.

Yes 1TB Storage for now. Or if budget allows you can bump it up to 2TB. But as I said
before. You can expand storage anytime you want down the line. Don't worry about getting it all at once.

Case comes with 2 Fans. But if you want uniformity. You can add 4 of these over time.
 
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I think I the idea of buying a second hand GPU, then buying everything else new.... then I can save some cash for the monitors I need (27' 1440p 165Hz G-Sync). Besides I'm still running x2 1920x1080, 60Hz Monitors... Plus I can maybe just maybe have a little money left over for things like games....

I wasn't keen on the 4000 series, especially if the 5000 series will smash the 4000 series into oblivion

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PCPP: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vn2xDq Is this "good"?
 
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N1njaDestr0yer said:
I think I the idea of buying a second hand GPU, then buying everything else new.... then I can save some cash for the monitors I need (27' 1440p 165Hz G-Sync). Besides I'm still running x2 1920x1080, 60Hz Monitors... Plus I can maybe just maybe have a little money left over for things like Games (Buying new ones)

I can find some "Decent" deals on Second Hand Markets, Offerup, Facebook Marketplace, and Cragslist.... Or am I just being stupid?

I wasn't keen on the 4000 series, especially if the 5000 series will smash the 4000 series into oblivion

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PCPP: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vn2xDq Is this "good"?
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Used market place is fine if you were spending like $500 on the entire PC. Not when spending close to $3K. Seriously don't even think about purchasing used specially high end components. Instead purchase new stuff.

You spending crazy on Storage I am bit lost here. Why you need that. 2TB is sufficient. If you seriously need that much storage to store games(which you are not playing currently) and game files or some other stuff as well. Get HDDs instead. Because storage capacity matters not speed.

Really no there is no major difference between the both 4000D and 5000D. Yes 5000D can fit 360mm on top. But as I said there is really no difference between 280mm and 360mm.

4000D is good to build in.
 
I found an ASUS Strix RTX 3090 OC for $750 with mods....

Seller claims:

Excellent Condition.

Used for games and CAD/3D programs, never used for mining. It was pretty lightly used too.

I repadded it with Gelid Ultimate and Extreme, and used a coolmygpu.com custom milled self indexing memory cooling shim with Arctic MX4 thermal paste. Pushing the card on stress tests the core clock never goes above 70°. Adding a decent Overclock the core clock temp never got above 78°. Idles around 40°. All on stock fans with ambient temp at 22° C. Was never thermal throttled in the benchmark tests below.

Never needed to OC it for normal use, but I did add some OC to some benchmark tests you can see at these links:

Comes in original box, picture in box coming soon. All pictures are of the actual GPU! Not stock.


If you wanted to mod that other PC I listed, then go ahead....
 
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