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Finally got around to putting my Gateron Inks in a board. Linear, but kind of "poppy" switches; need to type with them more, but they have a Topre-like quality to them. WhiteFox case+PCB, dark grey Varmilo PBT keycaps. 
 
 

Finally got around to putting my Gateron Inks in a board. Linear, but kind of "poppy" switches; need to type with them more, but they have a Topre-like quality to them. WhiteFox case+PCB, dark grey Varmilo PBT keycaps. 
 
 

https://studio.youtube.com/video/28nzVoaR1zM/edit
 

I am building a Desk PC similar to Linus but my hard lines will be visible.
Parts are 
Palit 2080ti with XSPC Razor
RM100 Corsair 1k watt PSU
Gigabyte Aorus Master
i9 9900k with XSPC RayStorm
32gb Vengeance 3000 RAM
2 x 360 Copper Rads
Approx 1 mile of XSPC 14mm Black Chrome tubing
Approx 1000 14mm black copper elbows from China and XSPC compression joints
2 x Alphacool Helix Res
6 x LED fans
2 x 800lph Cube type pumps
4 x 1 Tb WD DHH
1 x 500Gb M.2
25mm MDF
Undercoat and Black Hammerite Paint
The legs from my old desk
1 x 8mm tempered glass top
1 Jet fighter power switch
 
3 x 27" 1440p screens plus a 4th old 27" on pyramid stand...I intend to upgrade this to a wide 4k
Soundblaster Katana
 
Im sure i will be adding USB hub, other fans and LED but not till finished.
 
A Smart speaker to control home lights and other speakers and TV
 
Ive been working on this a month and have all main parts and the plumbing loosely fitted today .
I will be testing the plumbing in the next few days and if all is well will fit all the parts.
 
This is my first attempt at a water cooled PC so please wish me luck....
 
I have youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQjWALLASJAdkaqgamuXGQ/?disable_polymer=true
 

Unlubed NovelKeys Creams installed on a polycarbonate plate inside my KBDfans 5 Degree. These Creams are unlubed since I could barely get these switches to feel any different with thin and thick lube unless I poured a mountain of lube into it which is far too expensive.
 

can't say no

I think that would work well both for compatibility and for cooling performance, particularly as Meshify C is front mesh. With good fans in front (I would go for 2x 140mm), you should be good on keeping CPU cool.

D15 or D15S, for the 3950X for sure. TridentZ isn't that tall, it should fit under all three.

I am thinking in full fill Meshify with those:

Front - 2x 140mm Noctua NF-A14P PWM (intake)
Top - 2x 140mm Noctua NF-A140 PWM (exhaust - despite i have read when intake it give better results)
Rear - 1x 120mm NF-a12x25 PWM (exhaust)

CPU - NH-U12A (because of the ram clearance and i prefer low CAS latency)
I am afraid of this cooling cpu to rapidly achieve 90º celcius when rendering. And i do not trust in AIO yet.

After this i am looking for a good Mobo with good VRM to keep this chilling and fresh. I do not have intent to go OC. Just need a stable machine for work.
Any thought?

It should be enough but not be as silent and fast to react to quick in power spikes as a D15.
therefore strong recommendation to get a D15 and possibly smaller RAM

Data and programming will inevitably be tainted by bias. 

D15 or D15S, for the 3950X for sure. TridentZ isn't that tall, it should fit under all three.

It doesn't look like HWiNFO is even pulling CPU temp. Wonder if the sensor is actually dead or whether there's a compatibility issue.

RMx has been reliable for me.  Don't think Seasonic Focus Gold is bad, at least not current models.  I actually used one in a build for someone years ago and it's never had an issue under load.  Corsair's always my personal go to though for my own stuff.

That's a pretty awesome parts list as long as you're good for money.  You could wait for the 3950X to come out I suppose.  Maybe get a 1440p monitor instead if you're so inclined.  Do you need the 64 GB of RAM?  I'd rather get 16 or 32 at a higher speed.
 
I guess other than that you have several other options for case and motherboard...you could also pay a kidney to get a new RTX card if you wanted.
 
What's your full use-case scenario? Actual budget?

do you really need 64GB of ram? spend a bit more money for an AIB 5700XT instead of the reference card. get a corsair RMx or bitfenix whisper instead of the focus.

Holy crap that's a massive case.
 
How do you know they are not removing heat effectively?  If your CPU and GPU temps are reasonable then the hot air is being removed from the case just fine.  You could probably remove all case fans and be fine with how much extra space and perforation that case has lol.

they said, Air is better. im a noob as well. based on what they said, there are air coolers that are actually better than water coolers.  watercoolers also have shorter life span than air coolers (broken pump = broken AIO) 
 
Pros of air
-cheaper
-looks cooler(depending on the aesthetics)
-has a longer lifespan(practically immortal unless you threw it around LOL)
 
Cons of air
-sometimes, if its too large, it can block the ram or even not fit in the case
-(my personal fear) if the heatsink is too heavy it might fall off if not secured properly and practically destroy the gpu. 
 
Pros of water cooling
-Easier to install
-can fit in most cases (depending on the size of the AIO)
-can cool better(depending on the size of the radiator again)
 
cons of water cooling
-can leak(oof)
-radiator can be hard to fit if the case does not support the mounting
-E X P E N S I V E

Air coolers are basically set it and forget it unless a fan dies.  There really are no parts of an air cooler that will die unless physical damage is involved.
 
With an AIO you have the possibility of a leak, a pump dying, or a fan failing.  The chances of a leak or dead pump are admittedly very small if you buy a reputable brand, but still non-zero.
 
Most people pick based on aesthetics or case size limitation (since the top end air coolers can be very large).  I personally like air for it's simplicity, but when I finally getting around to upgrading my gaming rig I may try an AIO.  But that's more since I want to switch it over to a sorta small form factor build where a large air cooler might not fit.
 
I would not recommend custom loop water cooling as a first time system builder.  It will perform better than any air cooler, but the cost, complexity, and risk go WAY up.

If a food item is in a can it can be stored at room temp till you open it, that's pretty much the entire point of an air tight seal. 

If youre looking for budget options look around on Aliexpress, its very cheap and easy to put together a fan + controller setup. I wouldnt recommend MOLEX fans as they dont have any way to control the speed. 

Yes, as the CPU and GPU aren't the only components that need some level of cooling, the VRMs, chipset, SSD/HDD, RAM, and other components benefit from cooling. The PSU can help a bit, but you don't want it to be the sole exhaust in the system.
 
Depending on the GPU and CPU, as well as how ventilated the case is (some cases are particularly bad by constricting airflow), the heat from those two components can be lingering as kind of a heat blanket over the other components without case fans removing the heat. Heat does dissipate naturally, but not fast enough, hence case fans are used to bring in cool air and exhaust hot air.
 
You might not kill components right away without case fans, but you will see higher temps in the system, and the CPU and/or GPU may throttle. Lifetime of some components will also be shortened.

Also, case fans can help with noise. Even case fans running at low RPM will help cool your GPU and CPU, which means the fans on them won't need to run as fast, resulting in less noise; people often associate more fans with more noise, but the truth is it's generally better to have more fans (to a point - obviously diminishing returns applies) if you don't need to run them at higher RPM. There's only a small additive effect with noise when adding case fans; it's a common misconception that each successive fan is somehow multiplying the noise level exponentially, but that's not true.
 
Thermal paste on CPU and GPU will also start to dry and lose effectiveness over years, resulting in higher temps.
Fans and cases will also get gunked up by dust (you should regularly dust your computer, but not everyone does) and just over time some fans can get a little less performant (slow failure). So every bit of redundancy with cooling can be a good investment, especially given how cheap case fans are.

Yes, as the CPU and GPU aren't the only components that need some level of cooling, the VRMs, chipset, SSD/HDD, RAM, and other components benefit from cooling. The PSU can help a bit, but you don't want it to be the sole exhaust in the system.
 
Depending on the GPU and CPU, as well as how ventilated the case is (some cases are particularly bad by constricting airflow), the heat from those two components can be lingering as kind of a heat blanket over the other components without case fans removing the heat. Heat does dissipate naturally, but not fast enough, hence case fans are used to bring in cool air and exhaust hot air.
 
You might not kill components right away without case fans, but you will see higher temps in the system, and the CPU and/or GPU may throttle. Lifetime of some components will also be shortened.

Also, case fans can help with noise. Even case fans running at low RPM will help cool your GPU and CPU, which means the fans on them won't need to run as fast, resulting in less noise; people often associate more fans with more noise, but the truth is it's generally better to have more fans (to a point - obviously diminishing returns applies) if you don't need to run them at higher RPM. There's only a small additive effect with noise when adding case fans; it's a common misconception that each successive fan is somehow multiplying the noise level exponentially, but that's not true.
 
Thermal paste on CPU and GPU will also start to dry and lose effectiveness over years, resulting in higher temps.
Fans and cases will also get gunked up by dust (you should regularly dust your computer, but not everyone does) and just over time some fans can get a little less performant (slow failure). So every bit of redundancy with cooling can be a good investment, especially given how cheap case fans are.