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TL;DR – which radiator for Ryzen 9 3900X + nVidia RTX 3080 open loop and why? This is the cool stuff that EK configurator spat out: ekwb.com/custom-loop-configurator/shared/oW5fefa095a2836 But I'm afraid SE 360 will not cut it. Is PE 360 enough? What if I want to use RTX 3090 or other power-hungry beast in the future? Budget: 15000 PLN (~$4k) for now Country: Poland (EU) Workloads: Programming, 3D design, VR I'm about to build a PC with interesting requirements: It will be under load most of the time (if not 24/7) I'd like to have fun and do custom water cooling No RGB (NULL, nic) – EL Wire instead ;) My initial concept: Asus TUF RTX 3080 Gaming (I can wait until it's available) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X NZXT H710 Black/Red Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE Crucial 2x32-3200-CL16 Ballistix Red Fractal Design Ion+ 760W Samsung 970 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 Am I missing something? Do you have friendly tips? Thanks in advance! :) -
Budget (including currency): ~$3500 Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyberpunk 2077 Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I'm building from scratch. My current gaming rig/work PC is an Intel 9600K with a Radeon RX 580 that I'm lucky to get 30 FPS out of with Cyberpunk 2077. SOOOOOO, I'm pushing the limit on everything with the new build so that I can play on my brand new LG CX OLED. Most of the components have been purchased. I'm building over the next weeks/months, and everything can be RMA'd, so I would welcome any parts recommendations!!! New Rig: CPU: AMD 5600X (I debate whether I'll have better bragging rights with a heavily overclocked 5600X vs the 5900X. I have the budget to go up, but I see it as diminishing returns in gaming performance.) GPU: ASUS Nvidia 3080 with EK waterblock (It has very slightly lower performance spec compared to other 3080 on paper, but the added value of not messing with warranty by self installing a waterblock gives me peace of mind) MB: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero (WIFI) X570 Cooler: EK Monoblock for Crosshair VIII Hero X570 Memory: 32gb GSkill Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600 CL:16 PSU: Seasonic Focus PX750 Platinum (I'm on the fence whether 750 is enough for a heavily overclocked CPU & GPU...May change to 850) OS Drive: WD Black SN850 NVME 1tb Mass Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2tb Chassis: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL GPU Vertical Mount: Fractal Design Flex B-20 (I'm way up on the fence about this. 1: PCIe 3.0 cables with 4.0 components. 2: Will Fractal Design work in the Lian Li? 3: I don't have any sort of rig to test run prior to full system build to troubleshoot compatibility issues.) Reservoir/Pump: EEK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D XL D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi (This is turning into a bit of a problem because it is designed for 2-radiators, so I'm going to have to play with tubing layouts) Radiators: 3-Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis 360TS (I could go thicker on all 3, but it's overkill already) Fans: 10-EK Vardar EVO RGB 120mm (I really struggled to find a decent looking RGB fan with high static pressure that looked good in goth "push" and "pull" configuration. Please give me fan recommendations!!!) Fittings: I really want to use Primochill VUE coolant, so I'm thinking I may have to purchase Primochill fittings. They look great, and have amazing color options, but they are PRICEY! (Please recommend alternatives) Coolant: Primochill VUE (I know its controversial, but it looks SO GOOD! I'm willing to put in the elbow grease to prep the components and change the coolant probably every 6 months) Tubing: I don't have a tube in mind right now. I figure all rigid PETG is about the same. Probably going to go with 13mm (5/8) OD. Temperature Sensor / flow meter: Koolance SEN-FM18T10 Coolant Flow Meter with Temperature Sensor, 10K (I can't find any reviews for this model, but it looks like it should do a good job.) This is my 6th PC build and first attempt at water cooling. Any help is going to be VERY much appreciated. Thanks for checking this out, I will check back in when I start receiving components.
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From the album: Asus Maximus VII impact build
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Mnpctech Fractal Design "Define S" ASUS ROG Gaming PC
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From the album: Fractal Design Define S ASUS ROG Gaming PC
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Deciding on the cooler is hard, what's even harder when there's not much content online on what your looking for. I am looking to get a AIO CPU cooler and I have been recommended the Corsair H150i iCUE elite capilex. I can't find any good comparisons on how this cooler performs against the EK 360 Elite D-RGB or the Arctic freezer II 360. I have heard ML fans on the Corsair are loud. Basically I'm looking to cool a i7 - 12700K under normal workloads (gaming and ANSYS )
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Title kinda says it all. EK seems to be clearing out their Fluid Gaming Aluminum Series hardware. Really good deal for the A240G kit right now. https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g My ideal is hard-lined but the hard-line fittings are end of life, unfortunately. I contacted EK to see if there was any possibility of ordering those fittings so fingers crossed, but if not I would just get some angle fittings. I would also add a 120mm rad but for the price it kinda seems like a no brainier? I know I cannot mix non aluminum parts but that should be a non issues as the extra parts I want are available through EK. I have wanted to custom loop my main system for a while (R7 3800x + GTX 1080Ti), one of my biggest reasons that I avoided it was because of the time it would take. But I am stuck at home (thank you covid), so now seems like the perfect time to do it and the Aluminum series just seems like a great deal. But if there are inherit issues other than I can't mix non aluminum parts I would like to know now before I pull the trigger. I appreciate premium components and if this options is considered cheeping out with added negatives than I am more than happy to go with traditional components as I would likely change nothing in this system for 2+ years. So any advice, thoughts, or insight would be greatly appreciated! My last custom loop was maybe 5-6 years ago, so it's been a while haha! Thanks in advanced!
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So last month I finished my biggest project as of yet! My first scratchbuilt chassi and my first custom-loop! On the backside of my 34" Acer X34! You can find more pics of the build and build-logs at my Facebook, instagram or twitter account. I'll let the specifications and pictures talk for themselves. There is also an extensive gallery and build-logg in Swedish at SweClockers as well. I'll provide a link down below. **UPDATE**So just a month after I finished I updated it all to focus more on gaming! I got the chance to put in the most beautiful motherboard I've ever used, the MSI MEG Z490-i Unify! It's an all black beauty with a discrete black polished dragon on the IO-cover. It also features a integrated IO-panel and cover which I've longed for. It's also a complete beast in terms of OCing for being a mITX motherboard, so huge props to MSI for sending me this one and for building such a thing! I also added a Timespy benchmark for the stable build which reached 16 000 points which ain't half bad I must say! Specs: Updated 040620 CPU: Intel i9 10900k @5,1Ghz All-core AMD Ryzen 7 3800X @ 4.4Ghz RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 3600Mhz CL 16 B-die running at 4000Mhz CL14 G.SKILL Flare X 3200Mhz CL 14 (B-die) GPU: NVIDIA Palit RTX 2080ti ProGaming OC @ 2100Mhz MOBO: MSI MEG Z490-i Unify (This mobo is a MONSTER memory OCing!) ASUS B450-I Strix Gaming M2: Samsung 960 EVO 500Gb x2 SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum CORSAIR SF600 Gold Cables: CableMods Sleeved Black/White Pro Waterblock CPU: Thermaltake Pacific W5 Waterblock GPU: EK Water Blocks Vector RTX TI Copper Radiators: EK Water Blocks Coolstream PE 240mm x2 Reservoar: Phobya Nickel 150mm Fittings: Bykski LED: ASUS Terminal and LED-strips Monitor: Acer Predator X34P https://builds.gg/bhbmods/custom-loop-all-in-one-gaming-pc-powder-16861 https://www.sweclockers.com/galleri/15143-powder-custom-loop-all-in-one-gaming-pc
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Hey all, New guy here so thought I'd share my build with where it's up to at the moment. I'm quite new to the pc world but loving not only the gaming experience but also the freedom to customise and make it your own Named the widowmaker purely because I will likely be torn apart when she sees how much I have spent lol. Started out with a build budget of around £800 - £1000 in mind, well that ship sailed as soon as I got the bug for it and started to play around with things. Still got some bits to do like wall mount the monitor and add gpu into the loop but it 90% there Build specs are: PC: Thermaltake View 71 Snow Edition TUF Gaming x570 Ryzen 9 3900x Aorus RTX 2080 Super Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16gb 3200mhz Corsair RM850x WD Black nvme m.2 500gb + Adata m.2 256gb + Seagate HDD 2tb Corsair XR7 360mm Radiator Corsair QL120mm x9 + QL140mm x1 + LL120mm x2 EK Velocity Acetal CPU block + 16mm PETG EK Revo D5 Pump/Res combo with 250 tube and multiport top ReaperCable Carbon+Purple PSU extentions Setup: Samsung C49RG90 49" Ultrawide 5120x1440 @ 120hz Asus VG278Q 27" 1920x1080 @ 144hz ROG Horus GK2000 RGB Keyboard Corsair M65 Elite Mouse Thermaltake M700 Extended Mouse Mat Steelseries Arctis Wireless Pro + GameDAC Hope you all like Keep safe, Ben
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Hey guys what's up. I making my pc parts list and was first thinking of picking the Corsair IQUE 150i Pro (for the reason I have pretty much everthing corsair, and because of rgb compatibility) I love the look of custom watercooled pc's (custom loop) but I don't have the skills to do it myself. And to let a company do it where I live, 1000 a 1500 euros is nothing to spill out to just do that. (and you cannot pick your parts) Then I came accros the "EKWB EK-KIT RGB 360 watercooling" I think this brings the best of two worlds. Do you guys can give this NOOB some tips. Like: - What kind of knowledge is required for this. (are things to look out for) - liquid to use. - and replacing fluid. (how often, and which type) Sorry, this probably is going to be a long anwser
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So by chance I came across this thread: Now this has me ever so slightly worried as I currently (as I type this on said computer) run a loop using EK PETG tubing with EK Ekoolant Pastel White (diluted with 3 parts distilled water). Ive done some searching through EK's website and NOWHERE on either the Ekoolant page nor PETG page does it mention anything about incompatibilities but I often see EK Ekoolant's name thrown under the bus as being a glycol based fluid, in which case I want to drain my loop of this crap ASAP. Can someone please shed some light before my computer (potentially) fries itself? https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-10-12mm-500mm-2pcs https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-ekoolant-pastel-white-concentrate-250ml Thanks!
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I am looking for a quad block terminal for EK blocks. Something like this, however EK only has an all black version, is there a non csq plexi bridge that can fix EK blocks? Or would this Bitspower block be compatible? Thanks!
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I am building a 3 way Titan XP build on a Rampage V Edition 10. I was going to use Bitspower blocks, but they are out of stock everywhere so it's either EK or Swiftech. I like Swiftech better because it looks better and has RGB leds. However I am leaning EK because I need to have a terminal connecting the cards. Is there any tripple terminal compatible with this block? http://www.performance-pcs.com/swiftech-komodo-nv-le-gtx-titan-x-pascal-vga-waterblock.html Thanks!
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Hey peeps, I am currently specking up my 900D with watercoling gear. I currently have waterblocks on the 5820k, the 2 980ti classifieds, motherboard mosfets and chipset. I am going to install a 480 on the top, another 480 in the basement and an existing 280 behind the 480 in the basement (might be hard as I have a new power supply that is longer coming: AX1500i). All this leaves me with the remains of my old predator 360, which has the attatched ddc pump and 360mm radiator. I have nowhere to put it so I was thinking of modding the case and make a new mount for the 360 rad inside (I have sortof found a place for it). But is it all worth the pain and hassle? is my other cooling setup enough or do I need this extra 360 rad. Pease help I am getting conflicting answers from everywhere. Specs to cool: i7 5820k @ 4.5Ghz 1.225V: supremacy evo plexi GTX 980ti Classified x2 1520/8000 MHz: gtx 780classy X99 chipset: RVE block Rampage V extreme VRM and mosfets: RVE block All waterblocks are manufactured by EK waterblocks as are all the fittings and radiators Coolers used: Dual D5 pumps, series one bay res and an X3 res EK XE480 radiators x2 EK CE280 radiarot Noctua NF-F12 or NF-A14 wherever required Additional part: Remainder of a predator 360 without the cpu block. - 360 radiaror -3x Vardar fans -ddc pump of some sort -fan and pump controller built in So far I was using the frankenstein predator with an extra 280 in the loop to cool my components but my CPU got in the high 80s under load which is weird as I have it running quite low on voltage . Regards, 'May Gaben shine his mighty light over us all'
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So, it's now 7 months ago that I built my very first watercooling loop. Everything went great, no leaks or anything. A few days ago I noticed that my water was turning grey/black. So I look at my tubes, and my blocks. And I see something green in there. At first I think its algae, and I take it apart to clean it. That's when I notice that its not algae, but rather what appears to be corrosion on the CPU block. What can be done about this? Do I need a nickel block? It was way worse, but I washed it off to get a better view.
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What the hell is going on?? the CPU is at 45C idle and ramps to 80 C load with a predator 360. Specs: i7 3930k @ 4.5Ghz 1.35V + speedstep enabled Rampage 4 extreme EK predator 360 I have mounted the block like 10 times already with no change . really not happy with the temps. Please help
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So it seems like EK is taking a break from their Expandable AIO solution and are pushing this instead: A custom water loop-in-a-box kit except that they now include one that has a 240 Kit and a single GPU waterblock which should be enough for say a Ryzen + 1080ti rig, probably a 7700k too if you don't push your overclock too high This is not to say however that you won't find some cost-saving measures: Honestly I think that this kid is a bit of an oddball: If you're trying a custom loop yourself you can probably afford something with at least a 360 and full copper parts but that isn't to say that this kid isn't expandable since you do get a decent pump that could probably handle another rad without issue in case you find your single 240 rad not giving you 4.2 on Rzyen or 5.0 on 7700k Here's the source: https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases_cooling/ek_showcases_their_new_fluid_gaming_series_of_custom_water_cooling_kits/1 EDIT: More info at EK's own website: https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g Also more pics for your viewing pleasure
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Hi Guys, just wondering has anyone installed the new EK monoblock for the Cross hair 6? Is there anything to look out for? I delayed installing my AM4 water cooler as there were so many issues and then EK released their Monoblock which I thought might be a better bet. Let me know?
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https://vimeo.com/214786788 AKiTiO who has been a proud sponsor of my film "The Southwest", recently released their Thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure. With the National Association of Broadcasters trade show quickly approaching we thought it would be cool to do a flashy trade show version of the NODE. Just putting a window on the side and some RGB lights would have been easy and throwing in an all in one cooler wouldn't have been much of a show stopper, so I decided to see how extreme we could go while at the same time utilizing the existing case. That meant filling the case to the brim with custom water cooling components, a full windows 10 computer, and system monitoring sensors. Inside is a MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X card that is cooled by EKWB components. The whole system is controlled by a Corsair Commander Mini running on a Latte Panda motherboard which is a full windows 10 computer thats just about the size of a deck of cards. This is all interfaced on the 7" IPS touch screen display. The software not only controls the EK PWM water pump, but the radiator fan, LED lights, water temperature sensor, air intake temperature sensor, and air exhaust temperature sensor. It allows the user to monitor the loop and adjust settings for different types of working conditions. So you can have it running very quietly when your not rendering or gaming and then adjust it depending on the load. One side of the NODE was replaced with a custom cut matte black acrylic face that has an inlay clear window to see the water block and an opening for the touch screen. On the opposite side is a small clear window to see water flowing thru the reservoir. The EK Coolstream SE 120mm radiator and EK Vardar fan pull clean air from the rear of the case and out the front. There is two temperature sensors to monitor the in and outflow air temperature and a coolant sensor in the loop just after the water block. An EK T valve was added to aide in draining the loop, so that everything wouldn't have to be removed to flush the system. The NODE comes with a non-modular PSU that has no additional inputs for powering the loop so a Silverstone 700w PSU was added. It was hot wired so it would run without a motherboard signal and I made custom wiring to fit in this tiny case. A leftover DEMCifilter from my NCASE M1 Mini itx build was added to the side of the PSU. Components MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X EK Coolstream SE Radiator EK Vardar 3000 RPM PWM Fan EK-XRES 100 SPC-60 MX PWM Reservoir/Pump Combo EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 - Nickel Plated Copper Water Block with Plexi Top for MSI GTX 1080 EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 Backplate - Black for MSI® Gaming X EK-DuraClear 9,5/15,9mm (3/8" x 5/8") Tubing EK-CryoFuel Navy Blue Concentrate EK-FC Terminal Rotary 90° - Black EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 - Black EK-ACF Compression Fitting 10/16mm (3/8 x 5/8") - Black EK-AF T-Splitter 3F G1/4 - Black EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black EK-AF Angled 90 G1/4 Fitting - Black EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black XSPC G1/4" Plug with 10k Water Temperature Sensor, Black Chrome Leftover ncase m1 Air Filter Latte Panda Motherboard with Windows 10 Latte Panda 7" IPS Display with Touch Overlay Silverstone SX700-LPT Power Supply Corsair Commander Mini Corsair Link RGB Lighting Strips Custom Cut Matte Black Acrylic Face with Clear Inlay Window Custom Wiring
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Hey guys, quick question about water cooling; I've got an Corsair Air 240 case, and I'm wanting to get a new water cooler. Currently, I've got an older H60 by Corsair, and unfortunately this thing is super loud. I'm looking at a couple of new options, but right now I'm leaning towards building my own loop from EKWB. I'd basically take the parts from one of their AIO Kits, buy them seperately, then buy SP Noctua fans to push air. My question is, is it worth it to buy using EKWB, or should I just go with another AIO that doesn't need any assembly?
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Good afternoon everyone, After learning a hard lesson of not using alcohol to clean an acrylic EK water block (EK 1080 GTX TF6) Ive got onto EK in europe and a replacement top is roughly 60-70 aud and ~2 weeks delivery if aus post decides to not lose the item.. Ive been looking at the few alternatives and came across the phanteks blocks for the MSI GTX1080 Gaming X, has anyone had experience with them? New EK block the same is 199 and acetal version is 149. OR use the special acrylic glue i have to attempt to seal. Opinions? pics for lessons learnt. (note screws were not tight at all)
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I've used one or two AIO's in the past (I just threw a NZXT X61 in for my i5-4690K not too long ago and pushed it up to 4.8 GHz), and but the expandable AIO's really tickles my fancy. That said, with two Swiftech H220's suffering from pre-mature failure within 24 ~ 48 hours, that has kind of pushed me away from expandable liquid cooling kits for a few years...until now. Initially, I had planned to grab myself a 240 mm EK Predator, but they ran out of stock at NCIX. They then become End-of-Life before re-stock, and projected to be replaced by the upcoming EK-MLC line-up in Q2 2017...as confirmed by our @EK Luc. I really want to get a better cooler so I could push my i7-6800K a bit more. The idea was to get a Hyper 212 EVO as short-term (e.g. one month), and get hold of a EK Predator...but as mentioned above, things changed. In the heat of things, I began looking at the NZXT X61, and X62...hoping to possibly use that as substitute until the EK-MLC's come out.... The NZXT X62 is already going to cost me ~$200+ Canadian Pesos (yes, cuz craptacular USD exchange rate), so might as well spend a little more, and get a full custom liquid cooling kit. I'd have to buy a X61 / X62, then grab a EK-MLC cooler when THAT becomes available. Why not just get a full water cooling kit at that point? I am looking at the 240 / 280 / 360 kits from the Slim (S), Liquid (L), and Performance (P) series. The clear tubing, higher-end CPU block, and more importantly, the better pump is making me lean towards the P-series kits. Unfortunately, there seems to be a significant price jump going from the L-series up to the P-series, and I am wondering if the extra cost is worthwhile. For an example: The S240 goes for $243.99, and the S360 for $268.39 EK L240 is $292.79 USD and the EK P240 goes for $426.99. THEN a step up, the 'Extreme Series' X240 is $439.19 -- but the thicker radiator may be a problem. For now, I plan to JUST cool my i7-6800K...my two Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury's are still doing okay on air. 240 mm, 280 mm, and 360 mm radiators shouldn't be too much of a problem since I am using a Phanteks Enthoo Pro LUXE Tempered Glass case. I feel like 240 or 360 is the way to go, as 120 mm fans are more widely available (IMO). LTT community, what is your take on this ??
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Hi guys, I got one of these in a pre boxed open loop watercooling loop kit from EK. It died when my PC was hit by a power surge, so now I want to replace it with another one. It is essentially two white LEDs that are powered by a fan header. It is inserted into the side of the plexi CPU block from EK. The only ones I can find online now are powered by a dreaded molex connector.
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Hi Everyone and Welcome to the start of my first Build Log on this Forum! I'm here with an idea that I have not seen anywhere else during my countless hours of forum jumping, which is doing a Custom Water-Cooling Loop inside of the Silverstone SG13. I have every intention of working my hardest to make this the best build I've ever done. I will be jumping past many barriers that I had thought unthinkable for myself to do, one of which will be designing and constructing a Custom Cooling Loop. I know I am taking quite a challenge in by using such a small and compact case, but that challenge is one that I am willing to face. So here marks the beginning of the build log, I hope that you choose to stick along with me in my endeavor. Thank You. With this being the Initial post of this project, many of the components have not been finalized. But within the coming few weeks, I look forward to share my choices for each. Computer Components: CPU - [Not Chosen] Memory - Corsair Vengance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) @ 2666MHz Motherboard - [Not Chosen] Storage - [Not Chosen] GPU's - EVGA GTX 980Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Case - Silverstone SG13B PSU - [Not Chosen] Water-cooling Components: CPU Block - [Not Chosen] Radiator - [Not Chosen] Pump - [Not Chosen] Fittings - [Not Chosen] Tubing - [Not Chosen] Coolant - Mayhem's Pastel Ice White Other Components: Lighting - NZXT Hue + With a build like this, there are also some other things that I would like to do so I can have my work stand out from others. Most of these will most likely not be incorporated into the final build as I have many ideas for this project, but am unsure about which would look the best. Planned Mods (No specific order) - Custom PSU Cables - Side/Top Panel Window - Custom GPU Backplate - Custom Anodizing of RAM Heat-Spreaders
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A few days ago i went into a store to buy me a gpu, i found a MSI 1080ti on sale, and only gpu in store so i had no choice but to go with it. Now im thinking about doing a custom loop again, but id love to keep my warrenty semi valid since ive had some problems with my pc before i got the new parts. So would i void the warrenty by installing a EKWB 1080TI block? Some forums says yes, some says no.