MGE Dawn

Courage™

Trust me... I made a point to address that possible outcome in my own public comment. TBH, I kinda wish I'd remembered to bring it up in my comment on the Net Neutrality repeal...

on both sides.

Over the last couple days, a couple more parts have trickled in, which I've gone ahead and integrated into the build progress thus far. The first to arrive was my case: the Cougar MX330. I hadn't originally been considering this case, but the inclusion of removable dust filtration for all my intake fans was definitely a plus at the price point - and one that my original case consideration didn't have, to boot.
 
Installing the I/O shield and then the mobo/CPU/RAM combo, I found the AIO's dangling radiator to be a challenge to work around. Fortunately, propping it up on the side of the case turned out to be a feasible workaround, which allowed me to almost finish securing the motherboard to its standoffs.
 
I only say "almost" because it was at that point I was interrupted by the delivery of my case fans: a set of Cooler Master Sickle Flow 120 LED case fans, in a nice shade of red to match the overall (and, might I add, slightly coincidental) black/red aesthetic of the rest of the build. Once I finished securing my motherboard and mounting the radiator, I proceeded to install the new fans, replacing the pre-installed exhaust fan that had come with my case in the process.
 
In terms of cable management, at this point in time this case looks to be ready to leave me wanting for points to tie cables down to, although we'll see whether this is actually the situation once the PSU arrives and can be installed. In the meantime, though, I can only wait anxiously for the next part to arrive, at which point I'll post the next update.
 
Until then, Dawn out.

Good evening, everyone! Been lurking here for a while, so I figured that now that I've made an account I'll start off with a bang by starting the build log for my first DIY box.
 
The parts list is fairly textbook - Ryzen 5 1600X, GTX 1050 Ti, B350 Tomahawk, I'm sure you can figure out where this is headed. If not, then the full parts list can be found here.
 
I apologize for the image start point being a few steps after I installed the CPU; the idea of publishing a build log was something of an afterthought. I also apologize for any cringe that might be induced by the way I have the AIO supported... I was having a hard time mounting the pump block, and I got a bit desperate. More pics to come!
 
I also appreciate any advice or constructive criticism that y'all might be willing/able to offer; all the better for a first time builder such as myself! Thank you in advance!
 

I... don't rightly know why I set that up the way I did, and your suggestion makes a lot more sense than the current setup. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll definitely be using your suggestion on this one

I... don't rightly know why I set that up the way I did, and your suggestion makes a lot more sense than the current setup. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll definitely be using your suggestion on this one

any reason you put the radiator in the bottom?
 
downsides are that the tubes most likely get in the way of the GPU, and you will end up with air bubbles going up in the pump creating more noise.
moving the radiator up with the tubes on the bottom side will make it easier to get the air bubbles going into the radiator instead of going into the pump which creates a ticking noise.
 
things i personally would change:
switch the front fans+radiator around, so radiator on the top with a fan below it.
have the other 3 fans, the 2x top and 1x back as exhaust and put them on the lowest rpm, this way you can create positive air pressure and will result better temps for the GPU and less dust if the front has a dust filter.