Cube Love

hindugangsta · July 25, 2019

Hello World!

This is my first PC build that I can call my own. I've built a lot of workstations for accounting offices, small offices, but never got around to building something for myself.

Now that I'm out of college, it's the perfect time.

I do mostly gaming and 3D imaging on Solidworks. I was coming from a build with an i7-4700, the 9700k is a big upgrade for me.

Found the RAM and Monitor for a very low price, pretty much everything except the case was bought from microcenter.

My cable management could be better, but that's an on-going battle for me.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RRGMq4

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card

Case: Anidees AI Crystal Cube 2 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Monitor: Alienware AW2518H 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor

Also picked up a Ducky One 2 RGB TKL

jiyeon · July 25, 2019

Lovely build! I like how the RGB fans spill light onto the interior whilst the interior is already assisted by your AIO and RAM. Nicely done.

narrdarr · July 25, 2019

nice work. Although that cable management can use some work. If you want better cooling the front fans can fit inside.

hindugangsta · July 25, 2019

52 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

nice work. Although that cable management can use some work. If you want better cooling the front fans can fit inside.

I haven't encountered an issue with cooling yet - but I did notice that anidees sells a mesh front for this case if I do run into any.

Thank you though.

1 hour ago, seoz said:

Lovely build! I like how the RGB fans spill light onto the interior whilst the interior is already assisted by your AIO and RAM. Nicely done.

Thank you! There's also a pair of LED strips along the near edge of the case that spills in nicely. The side panel is tinted, so I find that it diffuses the light in a nice manner.