Afee a friend said it looked like a space ship, I decided to call it "NASA" due to its monochrome/black and white color scheme (similar to a lot of their shuttles) with RGB, rainbow color-puking accents. Just about everything about this build is impractical in terms of performance, price, and thermals. It was purely built to be compact as well as for aesthetics.
=System Specs=
-Corsair Carbide White 400c
-NZXT Kraken x52
-Asus Maximus IX Hero Z270
-I7-7700k (OC'd to 4.9ghz)
-16 GB@3000 mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB RAM
-EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2
-5 Corsair AF120s Quiet Edition
-1 stock corsair 120mm fan (came with the case)
-256gb Samsung 960 evo M.2 SSD
-500gb Samsung 850 EVO SSD
-2tb Seagate HDD
-Cooler Master V850 psu
-Cable Mod white sleeved psu cables (8-pin, 24-pin, and dual 6+2 pin)
Overall, with one exception, I'm totally happy with how the build came out. My one quibble was the look of the dual 6+2 cable going to the gpu. I was talking advantage of the cable mod discount I got with the mobo and considering the way the connectors are wired (even when using the clear cable guides) the quality of the work makes them look sloppy and less than ideal for what I was looking for. I may shop around for something cleaner looking (I'm open to suggestions).
I also struggled with gpu thermal issues for weeks during the build process. I was convinced that the front mounted radiator configuration simply wasn't working well in the case when my gpu temps were hitting 85c under load without overclocking. After weeks of playing with fan curves, trying push pull on the rad, adding the third intake fan below the rad... I almost decided to just live with the temps or even RMA the card. Then I decided to just try one last thing: add a third exhaust fan. After originally having one rear and one top exhaust, adding the third exhaust to the top made an 15-20c difference. Running between 66-70c under load depending on ambient temps in the room. It turns out that there was either too much positive pressure or simply not enough air being exhausted from the case. Either way, I'm just happy that it all worked out and I really enjoy the ring white accents of the fans. The thermals all around in my case don't exceed 75c and the system performs wonderfully in a 1440p/144hz gaming setup!