Project White: NZXT Switch 810 Build

Rawrso · February 22, 2017

First post here so why not make a build log. This is my first "build", previously I had a low end prebuilt PC from cyberpower that I ended up upgrading everything but the motherboard and CPU and case. So when I started this build I transferred most things over I had put in like the PSU, RAM, HDD, Fans, GPU (Had a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti). ANYWAY, how it is as of current along with some future plans.

NZXT Switch 810 White Case
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 RAM @ 1600Mhz
AsRock Extreme6 Z77 Mobo
Intel i5-3570k @ 4.2Ghz 1.14v
Gigabyte GTX 970 @ 1500Mhz
Corsair TX650v2 Power Supply
Storage is a mix of random hard drives I had
Custom Water cooling loop I just got put in to replace an H100i, first time doing a custom loop too(Basically a XSPC Raystorm kit from performancepcs)
-Dual 5.25 bay res/pump combo with D5 pump
   -AX240 Rad
   -Raystorm Pro Waterblock
   -1/2" x 3/4" tubing
   -Compression Fittings

Previously it looked like this with the H100i

Current plan of now are to run RGB LED strips in the case, get some individually sleeved cable extensions for the GPU, MOBO, CPU power cables but I'm running out of room behind the motherboard for cables (its a nightmare, I'll never buy a non modular PSU again). Probably look into upgrading to a more recent CPU/Mobo, and modular PSU. Along with some different fans. Also might get a waterblock for the GPU and add another rad on the top of the case buttt, not ready to void that warranty yet. Also looking into a SSD, I put super cheapo amazon one in my laptop and couldn't believe how fast it was so now I want one for this. Currently in the process of moving states so nothing can be done for a while plus my 2nd money pit has been hogging a lot of my time recently.

Some misc pictures from the most recent water cooling adventure. Aside from a few mistakes from rushing like getting the inlet and outlet hoses mixed up on the block that I noticed after I got the loop bleed -.-, forgetting to take the protective plastic off the waterblock and wondering why I was doing 75c load temps, shorting the 8pin CPU power connector on a fan header on accident why bleeding the loop (haven't tried to make sure the header works, assuming its ded), everything went swimmingly and turned out better than I anticipated.

Ooops

Tis all for now

vorticalbox · February 22, 2017

looking good, I remember my switch being this white. The kids like to look im through the window lol

I will suggest that at the front you find a away to filter the mesh, it lets in a shocking large amount of dust being at the bottom.

DieselWeasel · February 23, 2017

12 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

looking good, I remember my switch being this white. The kids like to look im through the window lol

I will suggest that at the front you find a away to filter the mesh, it lets in a shocking large amount of dust being at the bottom.

If you filter the front mesh it will go trough the sides. You just cant win this battle

@Rawrso Is your switch just as loud as mine? I love to see old cases pop up

vorticalbox · February 23, 2017

1 hour ago, DieselWeasel said:

If you filter the front mesh it will go trough the sides. You just cant win this battle

@Rawrso Is your switch just as loud as mine? I love to see old cases pop up

I have all my fans on a controller at the front and I have them just about spinning, it's pretty quite here. Yeah I think I might change cases in my next update if i have the funds. Nice case but I think I want something smaller.

Rawrso · February 23, 2017

@DieselWeasel it depends what fans I use. Generally tho it does seem sorta loud like the sound resonates through the case making them louder. I use a mash of fans because I've been too cheap to get matching ones for the whole case. The front 2 fan slots I have a 120mm Coolermaster Sickle flow (this one is louder), and 1 140mm NZXT fan that came with the case, 1 140mm NZXT fan on the hard drive cage, 1 140mm NZXT fan on the rear exhaust, 1 120mm random fan i had in the middle spot on the top of the case as exhaust, 2 120mm XSPC fans on the rad as intakes. Case is about 3ft away on the ground, noise is easily overpowered by TV or low volume music or my typing. But when its quiet you can definitely hear the fans. When I had more of the Sickel flow fans in the case it was VERY loud.

Thought about loading up the fan slots with the Corsair RGB fans for some extra lighting and so I can turn the speed way down on them to hopefully reduce noise.

Also yes, the very bottom part of the front grill is super annoying for dust I might have to try to figure out some ghetto filter. Its sorta weird hearing you call this an old case then I realize I built this PC like 4 years ago.

DieselWeasel · February 23, 2017

5 hours ago, Rawrso said:

@DieselWeasel it depends what fans I use. Generally tho it does seem sorta loud like the sound resonates through the case making them louder. I use a mash of fans because I've been too cheap to get matching ones for the whole case. The front 2 fan slots I have a 120mm Coolermaster Sickle flow (this one is louder), and 1 140mm NZXT fan that came with the case, 1 140mm NZXT fan on the hard drive cage, 1 140mm NZXT fan on the rear exhaust, 1 120mm random fan i had in the middle spot on the top of the case as exhaust, 2 120mm XSPC fans on the rad as intakes. Case is about 3ft away on the ground, noise is easily overpowered by TV or low volume music or my typing. But when its quiet you can definitely hear the fans. When I had more of the Sickel flow fans in the case it was VERY loud.

Thought about loading up the fan slots with the Corsair RGB fans for some extra lighting and so I can turn the speed way down on them to hopefully reduce noise.

Also yes, the very bottom part of the front grill is super annoying for dust I might have to try to figure out some ghetto filter. Its sorta weird hearing you call this an old case then I realize I built this PC like 4 years ago.

they sold a set of 3 or 4 filters just for the 810. It was for the top, back and that front part (maybe something else but i thing this 3 will cover all mesh parts that don't already have filters. I regret not buying the set

it was just 40€ the last time i saw it.

Rawrso · May 17, 2019

Oh man, 2 or so year update? Looks like all of the picture links are borken cuz I'm silly. ANYWAY.

Since the last post the PC had got a new CPU. I traded my 3570k for a 3770k + $50. So not a bad deal I guess? Got a Samsung 850 Evo SSD, EVGA Supernove 550w PSU, Ran that till about early 2019. About that time I got a bug up my butt about needing a new monitor. So I went out and bought a 1440p 144/165hz monitor. Cool right? Only thing was my GTX 970 struggled to run games at 60ish fps at decent graphics settings as well as I noticed minor CPU bottlenecks in games say GTA V and Anthem. I OCed the CPU basically to its limits. I managed to run 4.5Ghz on a 3770k at like 1.4v (oof) it ran so hot and I basically didn't care because I planned on upgrading if it died. So I thought well the lesser of 2 evils was to just get a new GPU. I settled with a EVGA RTX 2070. Chill $500 later the minor CPU bottleneck became a BIG CPU bottleneck which lasted a couple weeks till I just said whatever ended up just redoing the whole rig. This time around I figured not to get an i5. Ended up getting a i7-9700k, Asus ROG Z390-E mobo, G.Skill TridenZ RGB RAM, Corsair RM750x in white. First thing I said was ya know...See what kind of OC the chip takes...Managed 5Ghz at around 1.19v. Super happy with that and it runs sooooooo much cooler than the 3770k did. Rig plays all of my games at 1440p maxed out 60+ FPS.

But.....I couldn't leave anything alone....CPU ran cool but the GPU.....now even with the EVGA dual fan cooler it would still crest 65c while gaming which is just unacceptable. Problem was....nobody made a waterblock for my 2070. It wasn't till a couple months after I built the rig and checking EKs website every couple weeks I seent that they released that some 2080 waterblocks they sell fit my card and that conveniently PPC's was selling it for like $50 off. So I acted pretty fast on planning a loop and researching parts, new tubing, fittings, 360 rad. After some googling and consulting a friend who just did a custom loop he recommended HW labs for rads which is what I was mostly worried about. So I quickly put an order together for a 2080 RGB waterblock from EK, backplate, Primochill LRT white tubing 1/2" x 3/4", EK white compression fittings, HW Labs GTX360 rad just over $400 so it wasn't too bad imo. It wasn't till the day before everything was supposed to arrive it hit me....I kinda forgot fans for the rad....So a trip to microcenter later I picked up a pack of RGB ML120s along with a 9mm hex key to tighten the EK fittings.

Now the fun of rebuilding the loop. I thought it was going to be a simple swap the tubing, add the GPU boom ezpz....yeah no...My neglect of my loop kinda bit me on my ass. 3 years of the loop running and only draining it once. I had some minor algae build up which means I had to remove everything and clean everything with a vinegar solution and a tooth brush. Open the CPU block and res and clean them flush the rad a million times ect then i wiped down everything inside the case and scrubbed all my fans so everything looked brand new. After that couple day process. It was finally time for me to assemble everything. Everything went fine, putting the waterblock on the GPU was an "experience" to say the least and EK's instructions combined with what seemed like a million screws I almost hurt the PCB but everything ended up fine. The 2080 waterblock worked flawlessly on my 2070 even tho EK only stated compatibility based on "customer" feedback. I had a day span of contemplating what coolant to run. I didn't want to deal with algae again because before I used distilled plus a KillCoil. Was going to go with EK coolant but at $18 a bottle I was like damn. Well the primochill tubing came with a sysprep and a utopia mix with distilled water to make a gallon of "coolant" ended up going that route vs coolant and distilled with killcoil (mostly cuz I know EK's nickel plating history). Anyway, enough of the life story. Here is some finial pictures of the build. I'm super happy with it it definitely makes this full tower case look more filled and the GPU hardly cracks 45c hitting about 2040/2070Mhz core.

Note my destroyed apartment with stuff everywhere during the process.