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Pete Hernandez
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Sup PCBE. I need some input on my winter build. Here’s what it has:
Chair: Arozzi Enzo Series Gaming Racing Style Swivel Chair, Black
Desk: Arozzi Arena Gaming Desk - Pure Black
Mouse: ASUS ROG Spatha RGB Wireless/Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Monitor: 2x ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27" 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 4ms G-SYNC
Keyboards: gaming - black Widow chroma work- MS Sculpt ergo
Case: NZXT H440 mid tower - matte black
Mainboard: Asus RoG Strix 370-E gaming
Video cards: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 HYBRID GAMING, 11GB GDDR5X, HYBRID & RGB LED - main GPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 tied to PhysX only.
RAM: 2x G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD
Storage: 4x 2TB WD Black in raid 1+0
CPU: Intel 8th Gen Core i7-8700K
Phanteks 1 meter RGB strip controlled by Asus Aura software.
AIO CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 All-in-One 280mm CPU Liquid Cooling System
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2, 80+ PLATINUM 850W , Fully Modular , EVGA ECO Mode
Gaming headset: SteelSeries Siberia 800 Lag-Free Wireless Gaming Headset with OLED Transmitter and Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound
Bluetooth 4 USB dongle. I use BT Surround sound when not using headphones
Windows 10 Pro
My questions: having an AIO cooler for both the GPU and the CPU - how should I set up the radiators?
Should I put the Kraken on top side or towards the front of the case blowing out? With the GPU Cooler radiator in place of the rear fan.
What’s a good strategy to get air circulating in areas that aren’t being cooled? I can purchase additional fans if necessary. The case has limited options with this set up. However, not having slots for optical drives means I have the entire case for cable management. HDD won’t be an issue since I have an M2 drive. I can put the storage drives in my wife’s computer is I need the space.
Chair: Arozzi Enzo Series Gaming Racing Style Swivel Chair, Black
Desk: Arozzi Arena Gaming Desk - Pure Black
Mouse: ASUS ROG Spatha RGB Wireless/Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Monitor: 2x ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27" 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 4ms G-SYNC
Keyboards: gaming - black Widow chroma work- MS Sculpt ergo
Case: NZXT H440 mid tower - matte black
Mainboard: Asus RoG Strix 370-E gaming
Video cards: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 HYBRID GAMING, 11GB GDDR5X, HYBRID & RGB LED - main GPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 tied to PhysX only.
RAM: 2x G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD
Storage: 4x 2TB WD Black in raid 1+0
CPU: Intel 8th Gen Core i7-8700K
Phanteks 1 meter RGB strip controlled by Asus Aura software.
AIO CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 All-in-One 280mm CPU Liquid Cooling System
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2, 80+ PLATINUM 850W , Fully Modular , EVGA ECO Mode
Gaming headset: SteelSeries Siberia 800 Lag-Free Wireless Gaming Headset with OLED Transmitter and Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound
Bluetooth 4 USB dongle. I use BT Surround sound when not using headphones
Windows 10 Pro
My questions: having an AIO cooler for both the GPU and the CPU - how should I set up the radiators?
Should I put the Kraken on top side or towards the front of the case blowing out? With the GPU Cooler radiator in place of the rear fan.
What’s a good strategy to get air circulating in areas that aren’t being cooled? I can purchase additional fans if necessary. The case has limited options with this set up. However, not having slots for optical drives means I have the entire case for cable management. HDD won’t be an issue since I have an M2 drive. I can put the storage drives in my wife’s computer is I need the space.
