Tom's Hardware Member System Gallery

[Karadjgne]

Aerocool seems to have stepped up their game, those Mirage fans look amazing, are they as quiet and move the air as claimed? Normally there's a difference between standard and Pro versions, but their stats/looks are identical. How does the temps compare to the old case now?

 

[TK31]

Aerocool seems to have stepped up their game, those Mirage fans look amazing, are they as quiet and move the air as claimed? Normally there's a difference between standard and Pro versions, but their stats/looks are identical. How does the temps compare to the old case now?

They do! Although RPM is a bit weak at 1300, its doing fine. I'm actually not too sure on the differences between pro and non pro, but these are the 12 pro's. Disappointed in build quality though, the rubber feet are coming off due to gravity and adhesion going soft due to heat.

The cooler is great, with the 3600 idling at 34 degrees and about 10 mins into a Prim95 test only goes to 59 degrees.

 

[g-unit1111]

My rig with my new GPU (EVGA RTX 3080) and PSU (Corsair HXi 850W) installed:

Full specs:

Case: NZXT S340 Elite
PSU: Corsair HXi 850W
Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus X570 Ultra
CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X @ 4.5GHz
Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62
SSD Configuration: 1TB Sabrent Rocket Gen 4 (slot 1), 2TB Intel 660P (slot 2), 1TB Intel 665P (slot 3)
RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB DDR4-3200
GPU: Evga GeForce RTX 3080
Fans: NZXT Aer RGB w/ Hue 2 Lighting

I eventually plan to get sleeved PSU cables to match the black / purple color scheme and I will post pictures when I get my new monitor.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Nice man. Very purple too.

 

[g-unit1111]

Nice man. Very purple too.

Thanks! Can't wait to get my new monitor then I'll show a picture of the full setup!

I'm eventually going to add sleeved cables for the GPU as well, currently in the process of figuring that out.

 

[kwikvinny]

Just started on a new build. I simply swapped my motherboard, processor and gpu from my old build to start the new one. This is whats in the new one so far....

• Lian Li o11 XL ROG case
• intel i9 7900x processor
• Singularity o11 Distro Plate and reservoir for liquid cooling system. (its the entire front glass panel on pc)
• (2) Corsair Vengeance 16gb 3200mhz RGB sticks of ram
• Corsair RM850 power supply
• Asus Geforce GTX Rog Strix oc edition 8gb
• (2) EKWB 360mm radiators for liquid cooling
• 6 Lian li rgb 2000rpm fans on radiators
• Barrowch 8" sensor panel screen mounted to bottom radiator shows all system temps and fan speeds
• Barrowch cpu water block with lcd screen showing processor temp
• Bykski D5 PWM Water Cooling Pump
• Alienware aw3418dw 34" curved monitor with 120hz response time and rgb led lights on back
• Samsung G5 34" curved monitor with 144hz response time
• Desk mount holding both monitors up side by side
• Desk with rgb lights built in all over it

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[Karadjgne]

Nice looking build. 👍. But there's a lot of weight on that right hand, lower cpu pipe and no support, it'd be one to watch for leaks, there's a considerable amount of stress on the lower edge of the o-rings.

 

[kwikvinny]

Nice looking build. 👍. But there's a lot of weight on that right hand, lower cpu pipe and no support, it'd be one to watch for leaks, there's a considerable amount of stress on the lower edge of the o-rings.

Thank you for the input. I will take care of the issue. I should know better too im a master plumber by trade lol.

 

[Karadjgne]

Ouch lol. There should be several access points on that distribution plate, so they'll all work together, saving you some bending headaches. Running the loop in a good way vrs making it look good and being successful in both is always a challenge. 💪

 

[lvt]

It took me a while to figure out that the door handle is not part of the system

 

[Saga Lout]

Hello I am amanda i would like to suggest (removed by Mod)

Sorry, Amy, but we aren't allow to plug adverts for other folk or even our own. I'll remove the ad.

 

[Saga Lout]

S'no big thing but a lot of us would be doing it all the time so the Rules includes one advertising our own business shall be as bad as Commercial Spam, Spam, Spam.

I'm all right though, I retired and closed my business that month.

 

[kwikvinny]

It took me a while to figure out that the door handle is not part of the system

LOL yea its a little bit of a mess right now but im sure finished product will be amazing. That picture is only to show the monitor and desk setup thats my old build. This is my new build so far with new case and front distro plate and reservoir for liquid cooling system but thats all im saving im changing the motherboard with a new Asus Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial 590 motherboard with a 11th Generation inqtel i9 CPU and a 30 series GPU this final phase of the upgrade will be pretty expensive because i dont see a end in sight for the scalping of the GPU market buying all the stock up and selling it for triple. It will be a pretty badass custom build once i change the cpu, gpu andconnect all hardware that i can to the liquid cooling system. It maintains my cpu temperature in the 20's Celsius and thats without even turning the pump speed or fan speed on radiators up. My biggest issue is getting my hands on a 30 series gpu without paying triple. i can get one easily but not without paying like crazy. but like many others my impatience may get the better of me and might say oh well and pay the extra so i can get what i want.

 

[g-unit1111]

My new mini ITX rig which I for some reason have called "Mini-Me" is completed! I decided after buying my 3080 earlier this year instead of getting rid of my former 2070, I would build around it, and make something that's smaller and more portable that would be far better than upgrading my aging Dark Knight rig.

PC Part Picker page: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/JLZfrH

 

[phrankson]

Hey fellow members, excited to share my recent build. Please give feedback and like if you appreciate.

View: https://youtu.be/h8g9lS7D8c0

 

[John Chesterfield]

Added a 3080 FE.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

been a few years.

here it is.

R5 3600X
32G 3200
RTX 2070 super
Rocket turd PSU (yes the very same)

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Rocket turd PSU (yes the very same)

This doesn't sound like a great idea.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

This doesn't sound like a great idea.

been a great idea since 2011

 

[USAFRet]

been a great idea since 2011

Some things need to be put out to pasture.
Like a decade old mediocre PSU.


All electronics run. Right up until the moment they don't.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

Some things need to be put out to pasture.
Like a decade old mediocre PSU.


All electronics run. Right up until the moment they don't.

Ima risk it; I like to live life on the edge.
Rocket turd FTW!

 

[John Chesterfield]

Ima risk it; I like to live life on the edge.
Rocket turd FTW!

With a 2070? You're a braver man than myself!

 

[FlintIronStagg]

With a 2070? You're a braver man than myself!

2070 super!

Maybe I should upgrade the psu.

I've been looking at fractal and seeing their cables are great to work with.

I may be told by mods to take it to a thread but ... what do yall think?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yeah, that's a question that deserves it's own thread for sure. I'm sure if you create one and link to it plenty of folks will offer suggestions and opinions.

 

[btmedic04]

Heres my mid-life crisis dream build that I've been working on over the past year. Let me know what you all think!

PC Specs:
AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Asus Rog Strix X570-E
32gb (4x8gb) G.Skill DDR4 3600 CL14 (F4-3600C14D-16GTZNA x2)
Evga RTX 3090 FTW3
2tb Samsung 970 Evo Plus
2tb Samsung 870 Evo
1000w Seasonic PX1000 80+ Platinum
Lian Li O11D

Cooling:
Bitspower O11D-AK Distro plate with DDC pump
Bitspower Touchaqua Summit MS CPU block
Bykski N-EV3090FTW3-X GPU block with active rear block
Bitspower Tarasque II 360mm x 25mm radiator
Barrow 360mm x 40mm radiator
Bitspower fittings 16mm OD
Bitspower Acrylic hard tubing 16mm OD
3x Cooler Master MF120 Halo's on the slim radiator
3x Cooler Master Sickleflow 120's on the thicker radiator
Temps are low to mid 70s on the cpu, low to mid 50s on the gpu core and memory junction

Peripherals:
34" Ultra-Wide LG 34GP950G-B 3440x1440 144hz G-Sync
27" Acer Predator XB271HU 2560x1440 144hz G-Sync in portrait mode
Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers
Logitech G815 clicky keyboard
Logitech G502 mouse
Logitech Pro-X Wireless headset


To do list:
I need to finish tidying up the cable management on the monitors and speakers. Waiting on some clips and tracks to arrive, but we've been getting hammered with snow for the past several days. I'm pretty satisfied with how its turning out though.