WIP….

[proper topaz]

So this is my pc very much still a work in progress.

Desktop Specs:

mobo: asus rog crosshair viii extreme

CPU: 5950x
RAM: 64GB ddr4 3600 (trident z neo)
GPU: asus 4090 tuf
HDD: 4x mechanical 8tb 7200 rpm segate
M.2 SSD: 1x1tb pci gen 4 radiable disk (not in an array) / 4x1tb pcie gen 3 raid 0

Periphreals:

Monitor: aoc agon 49in super ultra wide
camera: fuji xt4
mic's: audio technica at2020, elgato wave 3
keyboard: keychron q6 pro
alt input: elgato stream deck xl
mouse: glorious model D
capture card: aver media bolt
reciever: cambridge audio axr100
speakers: pictured rp600m's and klipsch 12in self powered sub / currently my sub / rp600m's have moved to the living room and my klipsch the fives are on my desk.

Consoles:

ps5, switch oled, modded steam deck.

[onyx geyser]

Awesome set up only thing I don’t like is that the runs aren’t flat and that one run where it curves up and around the other one

Also specs?

[proper topaz]

I'm not done lol coming is a monoblock for my mobo, a block for my gpu, thick boi bottom rad, new top rad and I'll be replacing the ql fans

[proper topaz]

I edited the post should be able to see um

[proper topaz]

Some upgrades

[lofty forge]

Love the steam deck

[proper topaz]

Lol that thing is highly modified

I need to get off sets not happy with the runs at all yet but this is at least up and running now

I plan on putting in a thick bottom rad and changing the ql fans out

[proper topaz]

Mystic fog

[bold moth]

Love the distro plate

Looks amazing!

[proper topaz]

Thanks

[proper topaz]

a small update I had to get a new rgb splitter so I can have all but my ram controlled through my copro:

[proper topaz]

after some more tweaking

[bold moth]

Love it

Not a huge fan of the cpu block piping tho

[proper topaz]

It’s going to get fixed

Along with the gpu

3 offset fittings should sort it

[proper topaz]

a bit much?

[raw smelt]

Dang

[proper topaz]

4.65 all core

[bold moth]

sheesh

[raw smelt]

wow. ryzen 7000 was a big change. 5.7 out of the box right?

[bold moth]

yeah

[raw smelt]

oh wait, thats not all core

pbo could probably do that easily though

[bold moth]

yeah all core is diffrent

all core is where amd can just shame intel and they cant do anything

[raw smelt]

lmao

[proper topaz]

ya I'm just dialing it in

looks like -9 is as far as I can go on the offset

I've tried dialing in the voltage but if I don't leave it on auto it'll just hard crash

still 16 cores 4.65ghz

[raw smelt]

whats the power usage

[proper topaz]

sec I'll do a run

this is where ltt needs a voice / streaming channel

[bold moth]

I really wish they did

[proper topaz]

anyway sec firing up hwinfo and cinebence

[bold moth]

I just now realized your pfp wasent stitch…. I always thought it was

[proper topaz]

idle before run:

[bold moth]

From a quick glance it looks like stitch growling lol

[bold moth]

space heater

[proper topaz]

lol

I'm backing this off, she'll run 4.5 all core and idle at 30

this is me just pushing

there was an intel I had to chase down

cinebench before run:

[bold moth]

The fact there’s a m1 there smh

[proper topaz]

the m1 is like wtf

why its not even the right arch

waiting for things to warm up they stay around 87c

during the first pass doing a 9 min bench:

it usually takes about 3 min to fully render the scene

second pass finished this is during the third pass:

it peaks around 87.6c

test failed

[proper topaz]

New test:

result

[proper topaz]

Tomorrow I pull the trigger and order these fittings to fix my tube runs:

I'll be returning a few of the offsets I'll only need 3.

[white lark]

Is pretty, but I dislike the hardline color, and how not flat it is

I think the new offsets will fix that?

[bold moth]

That’s gonna be sick

[edgy glen]

Lookin amazing!

[proper topaz]

The hardline color is frosted PMma I got that so it would refract more light

As for the angles the offsets will fix that

The fluid is ekwb mystic fog also designed to refract light

[white lark]

Maybe get clear hardline and just the mystic fog?

I think doing both doesn’t get opaque results that look good

It does look fine but it could be better

[proper topaz]

no

I like frosted pmma

if I could get frosted borosilicate in the right OD then I'd go with it instead of pmma

[proper topaz]

new fittings arrive monday maybe sunday looking forward to getting the tube runs sorted out. After I get these fittings in I just have to get a thicker bottom rad and new fans then the build will be mostly done

[proper topaz]

new oc settings trying to get 4.625 ghz at 1.35v stable

damn didn't quite catch the intel

[proper topaz]

things did not go perfectly today.... but here's some pics:

had a fitting fail spectacularly:

So what's left:

1. yell at ekwb about their shit fitting and get it rma'd.

2. pick up another 14mm offset so I can fix the bottom gpu tube to match the top gpu tube.

3. upgrade bottom rad to a thick rad

4. replace my extensions with ekwb extensions to match the "ahem" girth of the ekwb fittings

5. I've got burnt leds on 2 fans and 2 fans with dying bearings thinking about replaceing them with some lian - li lcd fans which should help cut down the wire mess in the back of my pc.

[proper topaz]

Finally

Fixed the bottom tube they aren’t like perfect but hell I’m not working with matrix 7 here

And filled

[onyx geyser]

Maybe get a gpu sag bracket

[proper topaz]

going to have to find one that doesn't look horrible

that's using my camera lens brush

without the camera brush:

[onyx geyser]

There’s just straight black ones on Amazon for like $10

[white lark]

Well done

[proper topaz]

new rad came in

just waiting on my new fans / extension fittings.

[raw smelt]

That looks very thick

You better have some high static pressure fans

[stoic vapor]

??

[bold moth]

Oh boy Intel and nvidea fanboy has entered the chat

[stoic vapor]

💀

[raw smelt]

lol

[proper topaz]

at this point either pick is valid, only place where one company is just top dog is nvidia.

[proper topaz]

LOL... no, I'm a fool and will be putting lian li lcd fans into the rig.

[bold moth]

Depends how you look at it from pure performance nvidea 100% from price to performance/ value amd 100%

Thing is Soren isn’t willing to realize amd does have a good place in the market

[proper topaz]

more along the lines of intel / amd it matters not. They're a stones throw apart from eachother at this point. Nvidia just has no compitition when it comes to raw gpu.

[bold moth]

He often says nvidea and amd has no place

[bold moth]

Oh agreed

Only thing you can argue between them is upgradability but pure power of CPU’s yes they are within rounding error amounts

[proper topaz]

ya, they'll very a bit on how they get there, I'd say right now amd is killing it with this scalable chiplett design and 3dvcache. Intell needs a rethink on this pcore ecore thing.

[bold moth]

Agreed

[proper topaz]

but ya more on the fans, I am so worried about these friggin lcd fans I'm about to go with.

but I kinda want to be done with corsair and icue

I need the daisy chain feature to cut down on wires.

also the lcd fans are 6pin powered instead of sata powered, the 6pin will be so much easier to wire manage.

[bold moth]

Same 😭

Only icue fans are the front ones of my 4000d whatever came with the rgb version of the case

[proper topaz]

I'm trying to keep everything within mobo ideally but that kinda limits the fan options a bit. So I'm thinking I'll give lian li a shot, with them I can at least cut down on wire clutter.

[bold moth]

Hm

Yeah the connecting is awesome

[proper topaz]

20 wires not including power / hubs, gets cut down to like 8ish for me

[bold moth]

Yikes

[proper topaz]

welp got some of my fans but I need to get some longer m3 screws

[proper topaz]

And here’s the part I dread

[bold moth]

The cables

[onyx geyser]

[proper topaz]

the parts count that I'm removing keeps growing:

1 x fan power hub, 2x corsair rgb hubs, 1 x copro, 1 x psu sata power cable, 1 x 5 way drgb splitter, 10 old ql fans (20 wires).

installing:

10 x tl lcd fans (4 wires) 2 hubs, 1 x pcie to 2 6+2 pin power

only have the side fans in and I have to take them out and fix the top fan but here's a peak of my up coming theme:

hard to tell in the vid here's the gif:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/362753937906073612/1253161277593878678/dfjrpjo-3b1b95c2-948b-4aca-aaa2-ef13b1c13364.gif?ex=66762a63&is=6674d8e3&hm=5e2a1d3db5641471063ca9322140c73ab9c32307305fe2d856543df349ef9155&

[proper topaz]

Gpu bracket

Going to take a dremel to it and cut the excess length off

[proper topaz]

so found this on etsy which is going to solve my side glass issue:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1536190664/lian-li-o11d-side-glass-spacer-kit?click_key=eaadb40c6ab9056f964fc09ef3257bc902cc83f5%3A1536190664&click_sum=031efb11&ref=shop_home_recs_1&variation0=3846587777&variation1=4128194785

also going to try and see if this cable will work with the tl series hubs:

https://www.moddiy.com/products/PWM-and-ARGB-to-Lian-Li-Uni-Fan-SL-Infinity-7-Pin-Adapter-Cable.html

if I can get the argb working I can attach a splitter to it and hopefully drive my water blocks / distro plate from my tl hubs

[proper topaz]

I'm still waiting for the final 3 fans to come in (as well as the second hub). here's a bit of a preview:

[proper topaz]

New fans and 60mm bottom rad in

Doing the pressure test now

[proper topaz]

Fml still some work to do:

[proper topaz]

Down to just 1 fan out

[leaden sun]

much better

but i believe that the rads can be connected directly without any tubings needed

[proper topaz]

no

my distribution plate isn't matrix 7 compatible plus I don't like the look

[leaden sun]

oh i see

but that distro looks serious like one of the ek plates

anyways, cool build

[proper topaz]

it is an ekwb plate

first generation o11dxl ekwb plate, they weren't matrix 7 compatible

[proper topaz]

So things have changed a lot….

Here’s some pics of the build process

And the cable management at the back

[white lark]

You completely changed the water cooling?

[proper topaz]

oh ya

and the case

went from an o11dxl to a antec flux pro

hard line to soft tubing

I'm not quite done there's some tweaks to do still but I'm really liking the build

got the gpu block rgb working again

[runic dew]

Holy sh** that tickles my brain in a good way

[proper topaz]

Careful flushing your loop before running it, also could be hard to find don’t know the state of ekwb atm.

[proper topaz]

A small upgrade

[hollow sparrow]

Bro has the most overkill pc possible. What games do you even play

[proper topaz]

stellaris

elite dangerous

path

anno

I usually play elite in vr

[hollow sparrow]

Fire

[white lark]

Those factory Noctua fans are very loud

They’re built for industrial use, so they’re gonna be loud

[proper topaz]

fan curve

and I know they're industrial fans I wanted the ingress protection on the bearings

[proper topaz]

so I'm debating this:

https://www.amazon.com/Alphacool-Core-Flat-Reservoir-Right/dp/B0CQZ78LBL/ref=sr_1_8

I'd lose the bottom 120, and replace the 240mm (distro plate? flat res?) with the 360mm.

advantage would be a better lineup with the gpu ports, possibly easier fills (more fluid in the res = less power off, feed more water, power on).

disadvantage would be I'd lose the stepped look, and potentially the gpu sag solution I'm using breaks.

[bold moth]

I’d do it

[proper topaz]

I'm just kinda debating it, was an idea I had I think I've started treating this less of an overall build showcase and more as a long documentation of this crazyness lol.

[proper topaz]

It’s been a bit but here’s some new updates

[white lark]

Not a big fan of the graffiti style but otherwise it looks nice

[proper topaz]

its a theme build dude

[white lark]

Yeah I see that it’s just my opinion

[proper topaz]

So I got an upgrade

Some random pics of the build / recent cleaning

[proper topaz]

Nearing final form