Hi everyone, I made the mistake of watching the Linus vid about the RGB build using the Tower 900 at a time when I am getting ready for building my first dream pc. The case itself looks extremely cool and I dont think I can pass it up.
I live in Iceland, so getting the tower 900 out here is going to be expensive but I have resolved to go through with it, since I love the unique look of the case. I also want to create a water cooled setup that I can keep for good, but I am going to start with air cooling to cut costs a bit at the outset (it will be something to look forward to in the future).
The current specs that I am looking at is the following
Maximus X Hero D4 ATX Motherboard
Intel i7-8700K -
Cooler Master MasterAir G100M (for the CPU)
Gtx 1080 8gb rog strix
G.Skill 16GB (2x8GB) Trident Z RGB 3200MHz DDR4
Corsair CP-9020140-UK HX1200 1200W 80+ Platinum
10 x Thermaltake CL-F057-PL14SW-A Riing Plus 14 LED RGB Radiator Fan
Thermaltake 9 Port LED Hub Sync Controller - Black 3.7k (uk)
2 x CableMod WideBeam Magnetic LED Strip 60cm
My first question with this setup is about the Radator fans, according to a review of them they are rated at 63.19 CFM, my plan was to use 10 of them on the case (they come in packs of 5) and then switch 8 of those over to cooling the radiators (I plan on getting two later on). I realize that they are pretty weak compared to dedicated case fans, so I am wondering if this setup will be fine for a year or so? The case is huge so I am hoping that helps with cooling in itself. (and has a total of 12 fans with the included 2 x 140´s). I really like the led effect on these so being able to use them before the radiators would be good (and saves on cost).
I am also trying to create a setup that works with Asus Aura, as far as I know the motherboard, cpu fan, memory, rgb strips and fans (if connected to motherboard) will all work. The case is very big so there are some distances, does anyone know if I will need some kind of extensions for being able to place the rgb strips? I have never done any kind of custom build apart from just assembling my computers from parts in regular cases over the years, so any tips on cabling in general would be appreciated.
Since I am waiting 2 weeks before I can get started nothing has been bought as of yet, so I am open to suggestions (like other rgb eco systems) if they work with the Tower 900 or other potential changes. I have some leeway with the budget, but I am trying to keep it in the rough ballpark of what I have set up.
Its a gaming rig, so I am hoping to overclock it in the future (hence decent motherboard), but that could wait for proper water cooling (I am hoping to go overkill with two custom loops using two large radiators with 4 fans each). I use one monitor (a 120hz one from my nvidia 3d glasses days), I have HTC Vive that I am going to run off this and I have enough hard drives laying around in my primary system (that will be converted to a server machine), I will have 2 SSD´s and a 3TB data one.
It has been over a decade since I have had the opportunity to put some money into a proper gaming machine, so this is a pretty exciting time for me, any advice or input is appreciated.