My 9900K build - introducing Carbon Claw!

[LaserLion]

Introducing Carbon Claw v1.0!


 

 

 

My entire setup pcpartpicker:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$229.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$139.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 960 EVO 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$135.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$297.99 @ B&H
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$749.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case	$134.99 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ B&H
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - ML140 PRO RGB 55.4 CFM 140mm Fan	$39.30 @ Newegg
Monitor	Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$379.80 @ OutletPC
Keyboard	Logitech - G513 Silver Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse	SteelSeries - Rival 600 Wired Optical Mouse	$59.99 @ Amazon
Headphones	Sennheiser - GSP 500 Headset	$179.59 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3434.29
	Mail-in rebates	-$80.00
	Total	$3354.29
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-15 16:19 EST-0500

Opinions, critiques, anecdotes, advice, thoughts of any kind are welcome.

[Princess Luna]

It looks great, but have in mind white is the easiest to show dust so you'll be cleaning that up at least once a month~

 

Congratz!

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Glorious. Not really a fan of the H500P Mesh but you're doing it justice

[Guest]

o0o very nice.

[Firewrath9]

nice, but i think you are missing a cable comb on the gpu 6 pin. Someday I'll save up and get a all white build. 

[Shiv78]

Really nice! Only thing I think you missed out is some TridentZ RGB

[3 Lions]

Even though this does look nice, I personally couldn't deal with a whole white system since in my opinion full white systems look too clinical for my liking.

[R0B0]

Approximately infinite times better than mine  

[LaserLion]

12 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

It looks great, but have in mind white is the easiest to show dust so you'll be cleaning that up at least once a month~

 

Congratz!

I'm that guy that is always reminding my friends to clean their system. 

9 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Glorious. Not really a fan of the H500P Mesh but you're doing it justice

I was on the fence about it myself, but Coolermaster's fast turn-around with the revision earned them my consideration. Years ago I dreamed about having a HAF and so there's an element of fulfilling that childish desire with my decision to go with the H500P Mesh. My inner-child is happy.

3 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

nice, but i think you are missing a cable comb on the gpu 6 pin. Someday I'll save up and get a all white build. 

You are right, I think about that often. I'll get around to sorting it soon.

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

Really nice! Only thing I think you missed out is some TridentZ RGB

The black and white Trident Z ram I used is a holdover from my last build, and I am really happy with it. I did briefly consider getting the RGB version...In fact, I almost ordered them last night. But my intention was to have a white/black/silver-ish build, and I think the ram I have really suits it.

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Even though this does look nice, I personally couldn't deal with a whole white system since in my opinion full white systems look too clinical for my liking.

I can understand that. It lends itself to that sort of "sterile" hospital feeling, right? I feel like I have enough black and grey to sort of off-set that. I just love white builds, always have.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Just now, Laser Lion said:

I can understand that. It lends itself to that sort of "sterile" hospital feeling, right? I feel like I have enough black and grey to sort of off-set that. I just love white builds, always have.

Yeah the same for B&W too IMO, that's why I fill my rig to the brim with blue LEDs lol

[wildgg]

neat

[LaserLion]

So, my original photos were pretty awful...And although these new ones aren't great, they're still a lot better. Here you go:
 

 

I just want to do my new build justice.

I also edited my original post to include these.

[Rambo]

Nice clean build! 

Have you tried putting the radiator in the front? I think it would look more symmetric without the empty space in the front. 

[Enochian]

Why you did not go with a H150i Cooler for this i9?  There's no big difference in price at this point anyway. 

 

What If u put the rad on  the front ? you still have space to add fans on it and then add more fans on the upper part !

Overall the build is like.. wow
I admire the cable work, almost ocd

[LaserLion]

On 12/18/2018 at 9:37 PM, Rambo said:

Nice clean build! 

Have you tried putting the radiator in the front? I think it would look more symmetric without the empty space in the front. 

Thanks. I have considered it, I absolutely see what you mean about the empty space.

17 hours ago, Enochian said:

Why you did not go with a H150i Cooler for this i9?  There's no big difference in price at this point anyway. 

 

What If u put the rad on  the front ? you still have space to add fans on it and then add more fans on the upper part !

Overall the build is like.. wow
I admire the cable work, almost ocd

Thanks, I am totally committed to cable management!

 

I think the main reason for using the top is that it's what I've always done, but after observations on performance I might give it a try. I am at times a brave pioneer...yet at other times, wary of change.

 

I don't feel compelled to populate every fan space, and I have this constant whisper in my ear that tells me a solid fan curve and good quality pump should do the trick...but maybe that's just a quirk that I'll have to do away with in the future.