Hmm, potentially the last chance I have to upgrade my PC or build a new one for awhile. I'm not sure if I should bother though.
Right now I am running:
Mobo: MSI MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150
CPU: Intel i5 quad, not sure exactly what model and I'm not at home but I know it runs around 3.3/3.4 GhZ and I got it at least 4 year ago. I am nearly positive its a 4670k
RAM: 16 (2x8) GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
PSU: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
The processor is hitting 100% load a lot lately when I'm playing games, I haven't noticed any issues from it yet, but I noticed it. Also, no matter what I need to get new RAM because I'm starting to have issues with mine, so I figured at that point I might need to upgrade the Mobo and upgrade to DDR4, and at that point I might as well upgrade to a new processor. Its a slippery slope!
But my question is, does that seem like its still a fairly solid setup?
Hmm, potentially the last chance I have to upgrade my PC or build a new one for awhile. I'm not sure if I should bother though.
Right now I am running:
Mobo: MSI MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150
CPU: Intel i5 quad, not sure exactly what model and I'm not at home but I know it runs around 3.3/3.4 GhZ and I got it at least 4 year ago. I am nearly positive its a 4670k
RAM: 16 (2x8) GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
PSU: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
The processor is hitting 100% load a lot lately when I'm playing games, I haven't noticed any issues from it yet, but I noticed it. Also, no matter what I need to get new RAM because I'm starting to have issues with mine, so I figured at that point I might need to upgrade the Mobo and upgrade to DDR4, and at that point I might as well upgrade to a new processor. Its a slippery slope!
But my question is, does that seem like its still a fairly solid setup?
I upgraded from my i5 earlier last year because of stuttering and it being maxed out. Never looked back.
Ryzen 3600 is the best bang for your buck by a mile and a half right now.
I'll probably grab a new card too, might as well and I'll be giving my current PC to my wife so she can play more PC stuff
Set your budget first and don't go crazy. With some work, you can find great deals. I got a Ryzen 2600, mATX Mobo, and 16GB of RAM for around $250 US last July (I cheated because I have access to a Microcenter but the deals are out there)
I'll probably grab a new card too, might as well and I'll be giving my current PC to my wife so she can play more PC stuff
Set your budget first and don't go crazy. With some work, you can find great deals. I got a Ryzen 2600, mATX Mobo, and 16GB of RAM for around $250 US last July (I cheated because I have access to a Microcenter but the deals are out there)
Yeah theres a Microcenter about an hour from me, not somewhere I go all the time but if I'm building an entire system I'll make the trek. Its so wonderful.
Zxerolfor the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't doso i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered Userregular
edited January 2020
I did the thing.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
Zxerol on
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
Liquid nitrogen.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
I'll probably grab a new card too, might as well and I'll be giving my current PC to my wife so she can play more PC stuff
Set your budget first and don't go crazy. With some work, you can find great deals. I got a Ryzen 2600, mATX Mobo, and 16GB of RAM for around $250 US last July (I cheated because I have access to a Microcenter but the deals are out there)
Alternatively, don't set your budget, go wild and build for complete overkill. Not everything has to be a value proposition, some things are just fun to do
I'll probably grab a new card too, might as well and I'll be giving my current PC to my wife so she can play more PC stuff
Set your budget first and don't go crazy. With some work, you can find great deals. I got a Ryzen 2600, mATX Mobo, and 16GB of RAM for around $250 US last July (I cheated because I have access to a Microcenter but the deals are out there)
Alternatively, don't set your budget, go wild and build for complete overkill. Not everything has to be a value proposition, some things are just fun to do
I don't appreciate being called out like that.
+11
GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
Last time i did AMD was a Sempron 64, single core.
then moved up to the dear Core2Duo E8400, and finally the Core i5 2500K... which lasted until last november when i also got the 3600. I go after cost x benefit, and the Ryzens are about as great as it has ever been.
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
My next build will definitely have an AIO. I put in a Noctua on this one and it performs well but it is SO BIG.
On the topic of backplates, when I put an AIO on my graphics card, I kept the backplate on because EVGAs backplates allow heat to get out (because there's holes in it) and it looks sooooo much better with it on
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
Yeah I'm running into an issue with the price of GPUs I don't remember them being so expensive. I was hoping to keep the price under 1k overall but all the recommendation lists are like "Buy this $1200 GPU!" or "This $150 is ok I guess!" not much in the mid range, and not much to beat the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB I already have
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
Yeah I'm running into an issue with the price of GPUs I don't remember them being so expensive. I was hoping to keep the price under 1k overall but all the recommendation lists are like "Buy this $1200 GPU!" or "This $150 is ok I guess!" not much in the mid range, and not much to beat the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB I already have
What are you trying to accomplish? Are you gaming at 1080p? 1440p? do you have/want a variable refresh rate monitor? Related to that what framerates are you looking for? is a card that will get a solid 60 fine, or are you aiming higher? Are you looking at upgrading your monitor in the next couple years?
Tell us what targets you're trying to hit with the card and we can recommend a couple options.
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
Yeah I'm running into an issue with the price of GPUs I don't remember them being so expensive. I was hoping to keep the price under 1k overall but all the recommendation lists are like "Buy this $1200 GPU!" or "This $150 is ok I guess!" not much in the mid range, and not much to beat the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB I already have
2070 SUPER is around $500 and should be like 30-40% faster than your 1070.
+5
jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
So no GPU picked out yet (thats going to require some research since its been a few years since I've needed to pay attention) but heres what I got so far:
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
Yeah I'm running into an issue with the price of GPUs I don't remember them being so expensive. I was hoping to keep the price under 1k overall but all the recommendation lists are like "Buy this $1200 GPU!" or "This $150 is ok I guess!" not much in the mid range, and not much to beat the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB I already have
2070 SUPER is around $500 and should be like 30-40% faster than your 1070.
2070 Super is a hell of a card for the money, yeah.
It also has Nvidia's new parallel proc units which means it'll scale better with future games than 10 series and earlier games will.
+1
jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
The long and short of it is AMD didn't succeed in GPU's quite the way it did in CPU's (tho they're actually kind of competitive now with the 5700XT), so Nvidia ran off with the pricing into the fucking stratosphere.
I might suggest getting slightly faster ram if it isn't too much more expensive. AMD's sweet spot is 3600 which can be found for $80-100 for a 16GB set.
GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
edited January 2020
Big Navi can't get here soon enough. Hopefully it forces Nvidia to release the eventual 3080 Ti at less than 1100+ dollars. I understand the irony and slight hypocrisy of me complaining about the 2080 Ti price when I paid it, but I still want to see competition to keep prices low(er) and innovation high.
So... I'm intending to build a extreme high end PC by the end of the year. I'm not concerned about the guts of it just yet since its still a long ways down the road. But that doesn't mean I can't ponder the case or even buy one in the near future. My goal was to build something akin to Jayztwocents Skunkworks. In fact I had planned on getting the same CaseLabs case, but obviously that isn't happening now.
My current plan is to go with the Phanteks Enthoo Elite. Yes, I know its a beast. Yes, I know it comes with its own shipping container. So I'm open to the possibility of other suggestions for a Super Tower Case. I was definitely impressed with the Thermaltake Tower 900 "fish tank" case and strongly considered going that way for a while, but so far, I'm still liking the Enthoo Elite.
I had considered the Corsair Obsidian 1000D for a while too. So I guess I'm just wondering what has caught the eyes of others in their fever dreams.
GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
edited January 2020
Check out the Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL as well. I think both the Enthoo Elite and Obsidian 1000D are stupidly overpriced for what you get. You don't need that much room to build an absolute top end custom water loop system. The Dynamic XL is plenty roomy, built to have a custom loop in it and a steal at the price point compared to the two you listed. It's also incredibly well reviewed.
Ranty soapbox: The idea of charging more for a case than I spent on my 3950X is just...wow. There is no way those cases cost that much to make.
Disclaimer: My system is in this case. No I do not own any Lian Li stock.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
It's not off the table! Last build was a OC'd 4790k with an AIO, which was great until I suspect the system had some coolant evaporation and developed pockets of air, so sometimes I'd get normal temps and others it'd be 20deg out of whack. Ended up junking it and putting in a cheap Evo 212.
Also the price of a good AIO is like 50-100 than a high end air cooler, so there's that. But again, not necessarily a deal breaker.
Check out the Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL as well. I think both the Enthoo Elite and Obsidian 1000D are stupidly overpriced for what you get. You don't need that much room to build an absolute top end custom water loop system. The Dynamic XL is plenty roomy, built to have a custom loop in it and a steal at the price point compared to the two you listed. It's also incredibly well reviewed.
Ranty soapbox: The idea of charging more for a case than I spent on my 3950X is just...wow. There is no way those cases cost that much to make.
Disclaimer: My system is in this case. No I do not own any Lian Li stock.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
It's not off the table! Last build was a OC'd 4790k with an AIO, which was great until I suspect the system had some coolant evaporation and developed pockets of air, so sometimes I'd get normal temps and others it'd be 20deg out of whack. Ended up junking it and putting in a cheap Evo 212.
Also the price of a good AIO is like 50-100 than a high end air cooler, so there's that. But again, not necessarily a deal breaker.
What AIO kit are you running for your build?
Corsair H100i Platinum SE. You can get cheaper options, even cheaper H100i's, but my build is white, so I paid the aesthetic tax. Almost all AIO's these days are based on the Asetek pump system so really your choice boils down to radiator size and aesthetics. I've used several Corsair AIO's and never had an issue with any of them. I would also say AIO's aren't 50-100 more than high end air coolers. A high end Noctua is 80 bucks and you can get an AIO for that price if you deal shop. Obviously the bigger the radiator the more the cost, but I've never personally needed anything bigger than a 240mm rad. Even my 8700K OC'ed to 5ghz didn't need more than a 240.
Check out the Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL as well. I think both the Enthoo Elite and Obsidian 1000D are stupidly overpriced for what you get. You don't need that much room to build an absolute top end custom water loop system. The Dynamic XL is plenty roomy, built to have a custom loop in it and a steal at the price point compared to the two you listed. It's also incredibly well reviewed.
Ranty soapbox: The idea of charging more for a case than I spent on my 3950X is just...wow. There is no way those cases cost that much to make.
Disclaimer: My system is in this case. No I do not own any Lian Li stock.
Speaking of cases, it's ironic that Lian Li used to be the most expensive cases and now they seem to be more mid tier pricing (but just as good).
+1
webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
Oh man I remember when the first aluminum Lian Li cases came to market. They were the porsche of computer cases but god were they nice. I was running a battleship of an InWin 5 bay full server case at the time and I loved the idea of a nice light midsized case.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
This being the PC build thread, inb4 "phase cooling lol"
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
Der8auer was a key designer of the 011 and is a crazy good engineer/overclocker.
He also has a youtube channel dealing with tech and is a pretty funny guy.
He also created Cryonaut, hydronaut etc... thermal compound.
So... I'm intending to build a extreme high end PC by the end of the year. I'm not concerned about the guts of it just yet since its still a long ways down the road. But that doesn't mean I can't ponder the case or even buy one in the near future. My goal was to build something akin to Jayztwocents Skunkworks. In fact I had planned on getting the same CaseLabs case, but obviously that isn't happening now.
My current plan is to go with the Phanteks Enthoo Elite. Yes, I know its a beast. Yes, I know it comes with its own shipping container. So I'm open to the possibility of other suggestions for a Super Tower Case. I was definitely impressed with the Thermaltake Tower 900 "fish tank" case and strongly considered going that way for a while, but so far, I'm still liking the Enthoo Elite.
I had considered the Corsair Obsidian 1000D for a while too. So I guess I'm just wondering what has caught the eyes of others in their fever dreams.
Posts
Right now I am running:
CPU: Intel i5 quad, not sure exactly what model and I'm not at home but I know it runs around 3.3/3.4 GhZ and I got it at least 4 year ago. I am nearly positive its a 4670k
RAM: 16 (2x8) GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
PSU: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
The processor is hitting 100% load a lot lately when I'm playing games, I haven't noticed any issues from it yet, but I noticed it. Also, no matter what I need to get new RAM because I'm starting to have issues with mine, so I figured at that point I might need to upgrade the Mobo and upgrade to DDR4, and at that point I might as well upgrade to a new processor. Its a slippery slope!
But my question is, does that seem like its still a fairly solid setup?
I upgraded from my i5 earlier last year because of stuttering and it being maxed out. Never looked back.
Ryzen 3600 is the best bang for your buck by a mile and a half right now.
I hadn't done an AMD since 05.
It's a really, really good CPU for general use and gaming.
i5's (and kinda sorta non-hyperthreaded i7's) are just about dead.
Switched [back] to AMD with a Ryzen 3600 a few months ago and, yeah, it is glorious. Jungleroomx is not wrong.
Set your budget first and don't go crazy. With some work, you can find great deals. I got a Ryzen 2600, mATX Mobo, and 16GB of RAM for around $250 US last July (I cheated because I have access to a Microcenter but the deals are out there)
Yeah theres a Microcenter about an hour from me, not somewhere I go all the time but if I'm building an entire system I'll make the trek. Its so wonderful.
And now that I did the thing and looked at the thing that I did, I am now rather bemused about the kind of things I should do with this absurd thing.
It is a conundrum.
Anyway, think I got the system nice and stable with 3600Mhz memkits on 1:1 fabric clock, and everything is peachy except I'm not real hype on the 50c idle temps this monstrosity belches out. (Sidenote: these folks give you a fancy True Gamer RGB heatsink with your shit? Years of shitty Intel stock coolers have steered me wrong.) Thinking of maybe putting in something like Dark Rock Pro 4 or maybe one of the bajillions of Noctua coolers available, but I ain't real big either on gigantic unwieldy heatsinks, but if that's ya gotta do, so be it. Soliciting suggestions if anyone got any thoughts on taming a dumbass 3900x.
Liquid nitrogen.
Alternatively, don't set your budget, go wild and build for complete overkill. Not everything has to be a value proposition, some things are just fun to do
I don't appreciate being called out like that.
No consideration of going with an AIO? I swear by them, wouldn't build a system that wasn't cooled by one at this point. Especially for something like a 3900X that will actively be better with better cooling.
then moved up to the dear Core2Duo E8400, and finally the Core i5 2500K... which lasted until last november when i also got the 3600. I go after cost x benefit, and the Ryzens are about as great as it has ever been.
Solid.
You might get some contention with the cooler, but it's fine (it's just not my preferred, which is a Noctua).
The GPU is entirely dependent on your price range and whether or not you'll make use of ray tracing.
My next build will definitely have an AIO. I put in a Noctua on this one and it performs well but it is SO BIG.
As opposed to (my first attempt at doing this)
Yeah I'm running into an issue with the price of GPUs I don't remember them being so expensive. I was hoping to keep the price under 1k overall but all the recommendation lists are like "Buy this $1200 GPU!" or "This $150 is ok I guess!" not much in the mid range, and not much to beat the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB I already have
What are you trying to accomplish? Are you gaming at 1080p? 1440p? do you have/want a variable refresh rate monitor? Related to that what framerates are you looking for? is a card that will get a solid 60 fine, or are you aiming higher? Are you looking at upgrading your monitor in the next couple years?
Tell us what targets you're trying to hit with the card and we can recommend a couple options.
2070 SUPER is around $500 and should be like 30-40% faster than your 1070.
2070 Super is a hell of a card for the money, yeah.
It also has Nvidia's new parallel proc units which means it'll scale better with future games than 10 series and earlier games will.
My current plan is to go with the Phanteks Enthoo Elite. Yes, I know its a beast. Yes, I know it comes with its own shipping container. So I'm open to the possibility of other suggestions for a Super Tower Case. I was definitely impressed with the Thermaltake Tower 900 "fish tank" case and strongly considered going that way for a while, but so far, I'm still liking the Enthoo Elite.
I had considered the Corsair Obsidian 1000D for a while too. So I guess I'm just wondering what has caught the eyes of others in their fever dreams.
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Ranty soapbox: The idea of charging more for a case than I spent on my 3950X is just...wow. There is no way those cases cost that much to make.
Disclaimer: My system is in this case. No I do not own any Lian Li stock.
It's not off the table! Last build was a OC'd 4790k with an AIO, which was great until I suspect the system had some coolant evaporation and developed pockets of air, so sometimes I'd get normal temps and others it'd be 20deg out of whack. Ended up junking it and putting in a cheap Evo 212.
Also the price of a good AIO is like 50-100 than a high end air cooler, so there's that. But again, not necessarily a deal breaker.
What AIO kit are you running for your build?
Who is Der Bauer?
Enlist in Star Citizen! Citizenship must be earned!
Corsair H100i Platinum SE. You can get cheaper options, even cheaper H100i's, but my build is white, so I paid the aesthetic tax. Almost all AIO's these days are based on the Asetek pump system so really your choice boils down to radiator size and aesthetics. I've used several Corsair AIO's and never had an issue with any of them. I would also say AIO's aren't 50-100 more than high end air coolers. A high end Noctua is 80 bucks and you can get an AIO for that price if you deal shop. Obviously the bigger the radiator the more the cost, but I've never personally needed anything bigger than a 240mm rad. Even my 8700K OC'ed to 5ghz didn't need more than a 240.
https://www.youtube.com/user/der8auer
Famous overclocker and generally smart custom build guy.
Origin ID: Discgolfer27
Untappd ID: Discgolfer1981
NZXT even makes one with a screen! RGB is dead, long live LCD!
He also has a youtube channel dealing with tech and is a pretty funny guy.
He also created Cryonaut, hydronaut etc... thermal compound.
What about....
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/thermaltake-distrocase-350p-unveiled