Spectre25

1 - Lately I've actually been eyeballing the Z390 and X570 Aorus Master mobos… Trying to keep both systems aesthetically similar so my ocd doesn't scream at me every time I sit at the desk... ?... I have also been looking into Z390 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce Motherboard as its already setup for overkilled water cooling but I haven't seen anything regarding an AMD version. Though, I do have an i7-6700K laying around I could use instead of the ryzen 3600... ? 2 - Yeah, similar boat here, which is why Im more inclined to use mobo's EK already has monoblocks for or other easy to find water block companies… 3 - I've done the whole one PC for gaming and streaming thing with my current rig, and while even this one is over kill for some games, my two primaries still tend to chew through everything its got to offer, so I'd rather split the duties to save every bit of performance... Plus I've been having this weird issue where running a game, discord, and a few Edge tabs open, I start to notice stuttering on things like youtube… 4 - The model doesn't reflect the current version but the cavity for the radiators are very large with many wholes planed for airflow. ? 5 - Yep, was planning on recycling the 9900K for this desk, and sadly the programs I run, 32gb's still doesn't seem like enough... X-Plane 11 runs at a measly 30-45fps... 6 - haha, yeah probably don't need 64gb's, 32 would probably be fine for streaming and editing... ? 7 - Not a big fan of HP products in general, and the 510 didn't popup when looking for 1tb drives so I swapped it for the cheaper Samsung 860 Evo 1tb... Updated OP...

Bump... Really? Nothing???Would greatly appreciate feedback regarding this build and input regarding custom water cooling loops...

Hmm... ?... While I appreciate you taking the time to comment, perhaps you should read the main post first... This build is going to be a custom water cooled PC, GPU included, with the radiators being external so the PC components have zero airflow...

Bump... Really? A week later and no one has any input, not even regarding having a zero air flow pc? Are my 4th and 5th respective PC builds EVER just "that good" that no one sees any fault in them? Would greatly appreciate feedback regarding this build and input regarding custom water cooling loops...

Bump... Would greatly appreciate feedback regarding this build and input regarding custom water cooling loops...

Greetings Everyone, Im in the mood for upgrading/changing up my setup to both take up less space and be overall more efficient... Here is my Current Build from Pc Part Picker along with a picture of the setup below. I am open to reusing parts from the current rig for the new rig but being a lifetime Intel user and an AMD pleb, Im open to the possibility of switching sides and learning more about Team Red. For the Desk PC I am currently looking into this setup, but I am open to suggestions and will update this list based on feedback. The aim is for a Dual PC system with both an Editing/Streaming rig and a High End Gaming machine. I play a lot of Physics based and high asset count games like Kerbal Space Program, Space Engineers, The X series (X beyond the frontier, X2, X3 Reunion, X Rebirth), Sins of a Solar Empire, Arma 3, Universe Sandbox, and X-Plane 11, Escape from Tarkov and I would like to play these games/simulators at or very near highest physical settings. I am also beginning to learn how to use 3D programs (Auto Desk 123D) and do some light weight video editing from time to time. Aesthetically I would like to try to keep them similar or close enough that they wont stand out to much for an OCD person... lol Gaming Rig - PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $0.00 Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $253.98 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Best Buy Storage Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.50 @ Amazon Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB AORUS Video Card $659.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Phanteks Revolt X 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $249.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1368.45 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $1358.45 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-28 13:02 EST-0500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Streaming Rig - PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ B&H Motherboard Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard $349.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Best Buy Storage Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.49 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card Power Supply Phanteks Revolt X 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $0.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $734.46 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-19 12:18 EST-0500 Water Cooling components - Monoblock - EK-Quantum Momentum Aorus x570 Master D-RGB GPU Block - EK-FC1080 GTX Im currently still flushing out the model for how the final case will look but the provided image below is close enough that it still give you the idea for the layout. Im taking inspiration from a youtuber that basically created a Hermetically Sealed chamber for the PC components by putting the radiators outside of the case. Currently the space for the mobo is large enough to fit up to an EATX board plus a remote mounted GPU with the cavity being 556mm (21.9in) by 339.5mm (13.4in) but am leaning more towards the smaller compact setups to have more visible in the windows, But I am interested in your opinions on this. Currently shown in the below image and is strongly subject to change! Water Cooling - As far as water cooling is concerned I know the CPU and GPU are the primary components needed in a loop but that's only if the other components are in some form of minimal airflow environment. Since I am trying to kill all airflow in the PC chambers, should I also be looking into Ram and Mobo water blocks? If so are there any suggestions on what blocks to look into? I know EK seems to be the general go to for water blocks and aesthetically I am ok with them but Im also open to other suggestions to other reliable Custom Water Cooling products. Looking forward to everyones feedback and feel free to ask questions. ~ Spectre25

Never mind, decided on the Corsair Vengeance C70 ATX Mid Tower Case... Would still like to hear your thoughts and suggestions from those of you that build higher end machines... Halcyon25 Build List ~ Chris

How does this look? Halcyon25 Build List I was suggested buy a few of my other gamer friends to look into dual gpu's and have one of them set as a dedicated physics card. Thoughts??? I also haven't been able to decide on a case yet...

Sure I'll give it a shot, Though I would still like to build a dedicated desktop as this laptop is approaching 5yrs old and has been beaten up from its to and from journeys to Afghanistan... I just don't need the mobility as much anymore...

I would prefer not to but If there is an app that keeps it stupid simple sure, I wouldn't mind giving it a try.

1. Budget & Location I don't have a budget laid out for this, my plan was to order the parts as funds became available... I would like to not spend more than $3,500 usd, not including cost for shipping... Location is NM, USA... 2. Aim The aim is for a high end gaming machine. I play a lot of Physics based and high asset count games like Kerbal Space Program, Space Engineers, The X series (X beyond the frontier, X2, X3 Reunion, X Rebirth), Sins of a Solar Empire, Arma 3, Universe Sandbox, and X-Plane 10, and I would like to play these games/simulators at or very near highest physical settings. I am also beginning to learn how to use 3D programs (Auto Desk 123D) and do some light weight video editing from time to time. 3. Monitors I don't have any monitors right now and wouldn't mind some suggestions... Im used to working on one, but prefer two for X-Plane and general web browsing... 4. Peripherals I have a Logitech K800 keyboard and a Logitech G700s mouse that I prefer. I don't have an OS picked, but would like to stick with windows since its familiar... . 5. Why are you upgrading? Im upgrading because my current platform doesn't handle my interests with as much performance as I would like, plus its almost 5yrs old and has had a few trips to Afghanistan and back... ASUS G53SW-XR1 GPU: GeForce GTX 460M CPU: Intel i7-2760QM @ 2.4GHz Memory: 16GB 1st HD: 90GB SSD (/w OS installed) 2nd HD: Samsung Evo 850 500GB SSD OS: Windows 7 /w SP1 6. Build I'll update this section of the post so new readers see the update on this post. Here what Im looking at... Halcyon25 Build List Let me know your thoughts. Thank you all for your assistance... Chris