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Lian-Li PC-011 Build (my first hard line build)

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I decided to try my hand at hard line since I was going to be moving from a thermaltake core p5 to the Lian-Li Pc-011. I also wanted to delid why I had it all apart.

 

First step was to get the parts I was reusing cleaned and prepped for the new system.

 

Case: Lian-Li PC-011

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IX Code

CPU: i7-7700K de-lidded with rockit88

RAM: G-Skill Trident Z 16GB 3200

GPU: EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX

PSU: EVGA P850

Fans: Corsair ML120 Pro Red LED

Cables: CableMod 

Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5, Coollaboratory Liquid Pro

CPU Block: EKWB Supremacy EVO

Pump: EKWB EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite - Plexi

Radiator: CoolStream PE 360

Reservoir: RES X3 250

Fittings: Too many EK fittings lol

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At this point I realized my res was smaller then I wanted, so I ordered the bigger acrylic tube, and started the scariest thing I think i've ever done...

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Starting to finally get the hang of this tube bending thing. (I only wasted a little PETG...)

I also realized at about this point my 80mm thick EK rad didn't fit the way I wanted in the case and had to run to micro center to get a thinner rad.

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I tried some crazy bends before I realized Fitting are my friend...

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All tubes out and cleaned while I wanted for one last fitting to come in the mail.

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Lining up the last bit, and now it's time to leak test!

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And i'm done!

 

I just have a few more custom sleeved cables coming in with some LED strips to even out the lighting.

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Damn son!

 

That build looks cool. But I have one question; why didn't you strap a waterblock onto the GTX 980?

RIGZ

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STRONK COOLZ 9000

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EK-Quantum Momentum X570 Aorus Master monoblock | EK-FC RTX 2080 + Ti Classic RGB Waterblock and Backplate | EK-XRES 140 D5 PWM Pump/Res Combo | 2x Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 480 MP and 1x SR2 240 MP | 10X Corsair ML120 PWM fans | A mixture of EK-KIT fittings and EK-Torque STC fittings and adapters | Mayhems 10/13mm clear tubing | Mayhems X1 Eco UV Blue coolant | Bitspower G1/4 Temperature Probe Fitting

DESK TOIS

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Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard | Glorious Model D Featherweight Mouse | 2x BenQ PD3200Q 32" 1440p IPS displays + BenQ BL3200PT 32" 1440p VA display | Mackie ProFX10v3 USB Mixer + Marantz MPM-1000 Mic | Sennheiser HD 598 SE Headphones | 2x ADAM Audio T5V 5" Powered Studio Monitors + ADAM Audio T10S Powered Studio Subwoofer | Logitech G920 Driving Force Steering Wheel and Pedal Kit + Driving Force Shifter | Logitech C922x 720p 60FPS Webcam | Xbox One Wireless Controller

QUOTES

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"So because they didn't give you the results you want, they're biased? You realize that makes you biased, right?" - @App4that

"Brand loyalty/fanboyism is stupid." - Unknown person on these forums

"Assuming kills" - @Moondrelor

"That's not to say that Nvidia is always better, or that AMD isn't worth owning. But the fact remains that this forum is AMD biased." - @App4that

"I'd imagine there's exceptions to this trend - but just going on mine and my acquaintances' purchase history, we've found that budget cards often require you to turn off certain features to get slick performance, even though those technologies are previous gen and should be having a negligible impact" - ace42

"2K" is not 2560 x 1440 

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Just now, JurunceNK said:

Damn son!

 

That build looks cool. But I have one question; why didn't you strap a waterblock onto the GTX 980?

Waiting until I have the funds for a 1080ti lol

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Just now, PacMan3E3 said:

Waiting until I have the funds for a 1080ti lol

Oh.

 

Can your GTX 980 get close to 100 FPS on any of your games? That GPU can last a while longer, there's people here who are running much older GPUs than us :P

RIGZ

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Starlight (Current): AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core CPU | EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black Edition | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra | Full Custom Loop | 32GB (4x8GB) Dominator Platinum SE Blackout #338/500 | 1TB + 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 480GB SATA 2.5" SSD, 8TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD | EVGA NU Audio | Corsair 900D | Corsair AX1200i | Corsair ML120 2-pack 5x + ML140 2-pack

 

The Storm (Retired): Intel Core i7-5930K | Asus ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | Asus ROG RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 | EKWB EK-KIT P360 with Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 Multiport 480 | 32GB (4x8GB) Dominator Platinum SE Blackout #338/500 | 480GB SATA 2.5" SSD + 3TB 5400 RPM NAS HDD + 8TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD | Corsair 900D | Corsair AX1200i + Black/Blue CableMod cables | Corsair ML120 2-pack 2x + NB-BlackSilentPro PL-2 x3

STRONK COOLZ 9000

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EK-Quantum Momentum X570 Aorus Master monoblock | EK-FC RTX 2080 + Ti Classic RGB Waterblock and Backplate | EK-XRES 140 D5 PWM Pump/Res Combo | 2x Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 480 MP and 1x SR2 240 MP | 10X Corsair ML120 PWM fans | A mixture of EK-KIT fittings and EK-Torque STC fittings and adapters | Mayhems 10/13mm clear tubing | Mayhems X1 Eco UV Blue coolant | Bitspower G1/4 Temperature Probe Fitting

DESK TOIS

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Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard | Glorious Model D Featherweight Mouse | 2x BenQ PD3200Q 32" 1440p IPS displays + BenQ BL3200PT 32" 1440p VA display | Mackie ProFX10v3 USB Mixer + Marantz MPM-1000 Mic | Sennheiser HD 598 SE Headphones | 2x ADAM Audio T5V 5" Powered Studio Monitors + ADAM Audio T10S Powered Studio Subwoofer | Logitech G920 Driving Force Steering Wheel and Pedal Kit + Driving Force Shifter | Logitech C922x 720p 60FPS Webcam | Xbox One Wireless Controller

QUOTES

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"So because they didn't give you the results you want, they're biased? You realize that makes you biased, right?" - @App4that

"Brand loyalty/fanboyism is stupid." - Unknown person on these forums

"Assuming kills" - @Moondrelor

"That's not to say that Nvidia is always better, or that AMD isn't worth owning. But the fact remains that this forum is AMD biased." - @App4that

"I'd imagine there's exceptions to this trend - but just going on mine and my acquaintances' purchase history, we've found that budget cards often require you to turn off certain features to get slick performance, even though those technologies are previous gen and should be having a negligible impact" - ace42

"2K" is not 2560 x 1440 

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2 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Oh.

 

Can your GTX 980 get close to 100 FPS on any of your games? That GPU can last a while longer, there's people here who are running much older GPUs than us :P

It's not really a rush, GTA V runs at max settings pinned at 100FPS.

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1 minute ago, PacMan3E3 said:

It's not really a rush, GTA V runs at max settings pinned at 100FPS.

Then you shouldn't really worry about an upgrade much unless you intend to play more recent titles like ME:A at max settings, where that game really stresses our GPUs so hard that you would need to turn down settings.

 

I'm running a GTX 960 4GB on a 1440p monitor, to give you an idea, and I do have ME:A and The Witcher 3.

RIGZ

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Starlight (Current): AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core CPU | EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black Edition | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra | Full Custom Loop | 32GB (4x8GB) Dominator Platinum SE Blackout #338/500 | 1TB + 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 480GB SATA 2.5" SSD, 8TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD | EVGA NU Audio | Corsair 900D | Corsair AX1200i | Corsair ML120 2-pack 5x + ML140 2-pack

 

The Storm (Retired): Intel Core i7-5930K | Asus ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | Asus ROG RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 | EKWB EK-KIT P360 with Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 Multiport 480 | 32GB (4x8GB) Dominator Platinum SE Blackout #338/500 | 480GB SATA 2.5" SSD + 3TB 5400 RPM NAS HDD + 8TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD | Corsair 900D | Corsair AX1200i + Black/Blue CableMod cables | Corsair ML120 2-pack 2x + NB-BlackSilentPro PL-2 x3

STRONK COOLZ 9000

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EK-Quantum Momentum X570 Aorus Master monoblock | EK-FC RTX 2080 + Ti Classic RGB Waterblock and Backplate | EK-XRES 140 D5 PWM Pump/Res Combo | 2x Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 480 MP and 1x SR2 240 MP | 10X Corsair ML120 PWM fans | A mixture of EK-KIT fittings and EK-Torque STC fittings and adapters | Mayhems 10/13mm clear tubing | Mayhems X1 Eco UV Blue coolant | Bitspower G1/4 Temperature Probe Fitting

DESK TOIS

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Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard | Glorious Model D Featherweight Mouse | 2x BenQ PD3200Q 32" 1440p IPS displays + BenQ BL3200PT 32" 1440p VA display | Mackie ProFX10v3 USB Mixer + Marantz MPM-1000 Mic | Sennheiser HD 598 SE Headphones | 2x ADAM Audio T5V 5" Powered Studio Monitors + ADAM Audio T10S Powered Studio Subwoofer | Logitech G920 Driving Force Steering Wheel and Pedal Kit + Driving Force Shifter | Logitech C922x 720p 60FPS Webcam | Xbox One Wireless Controller

QUOTES

Spoiler

"So because they didn't give you the results you want, they're biased? You realize that makes you biased, right?" - @App4that

"Brand loyalty/fanboyism is stupid." - Unknown person on these forums

"Assuming kills" - @Moondrelor

"That's not to say that Nvidia is always better, or that AMD isn't worth owning. But the fact remains that this forum is AMD biased." - @App4that

"I'd imagine there's exceptions to this trend - but just going on mine and my acquaintances' purchase history, we've found that budget cards often require you to turn off certain features to get slick performance, even though those technologies are previous gen and should be having a negligible impact" - ace42

"2K" is not 2560 x 1440 

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Just now, JurunceNK said:

Then you shouldn't really worry about an upgrade much unless you intend to play more recent titles like ME:A at max settings, where that game really stresses our GPUs so hard that you would need to turn down settings.

 

I'm running a GTX 960 4GB on a 1440p monitor, to give you an idea, and I do have ME:A and The Witcher 3.

The only reason I want to upgrade is I want to have a water cooled GPU, but don't want to spend that kind of money on a couple of year old card.

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looks dope, the case accents it nicely. im saving for a similar build but im still waiting for usb 3.1 gen 2 front panels and new gen cases, every case out there currently is kinda lackluster in specs imo. that or im just to demanding.

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8 minutes ago, tlink said:

looks dope, the case accents it nicely. im saving for a similar build but im still waiting for usb 3.1 gen 2 front panels and new gen cases, every case out there currently is kinda lackluster in specs imo. that or im just to demanding.

That is part of why I chose this case, Lian-Li is going to offer this cable to upgrade this case. (It has a blank spot in the front panel for it.

http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pw-ic01nh45/

 

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16 minutes ago, tlink said:

also did you do a test before and after delid?

I haven't run any tests or overclocked after the delid yet. (leak test finished just a few hours ago)

 

Starting the OC process right now... Prime95 running as I type.

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5 hours ago, PacMan3E3 said:

So far I got a stable 5ghz @ 1.33v prime95 leveling out at 53c

Before I would have been at 1.35v at around 75c with a thicker rad.

phew thats a pretty good chip you got there! congrats.

 

6 hours ago, PacMan3E3 said:

That is part of why I chose this case, Lian-Li is going to offer this cable to upgrade this case. (It has a blank spot in the front panel for it.

http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pw-ic01nh45/

 

huh neat, i might actually consider this case then...

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I have now gotten a stable 5.1ghz @1.375v

Max temp is 60c but it leveled off at 55c

5.2 won't boot and I don't want to go any higher on the voltage.

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Nice build! It's funny because I'm planning to do my first hard line build also in the same case, same CPU and EKWB water cooling!

I was wondering where did you found the brackets for holding your reservoir?

 

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On 4/14/2017 at 2:44 PM, glerox said:

Nice build! It's funny because I'm planning to do my first hard line build also in the same case, same CPU and EKWB water cooling!

I was wondering where did you found the brackets for holding your reservoir?

 

They are just the ones that I got with the x3 res. I'm pretty sure they come with them, I originally got the EK "starter pack" so i'm not 100%

Side note: I absolutely loved building in this case, and the pictures don't do it justice!

 

Also I highly recommend doing the delid on the 7700k, with a smaller rad I still have on average a 25ish degree drop!

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