[build complete] Arctic Killer / 2060 Super 9600KF NVME

[AT0MAC]

 

 

I build this around December 2019, around same time as Frozen II was released in cinemas here where I'm from ~ so I had some fun with it and some of my daughters toys XD

I build it for a friend who have for long been needing a much better system, so he gave me a budget and let me loose - this is what he ended up with.

It's a pretty damn solid build, and I was actually quite surprised how speedy and silent the whole thing turned out, specially the CPU cooler is freaking awesome! …most likely not the last time I will use this cooler again in other builds

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DL94Pn

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7 GHz
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120
Motherboard: ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666
Storage: Intel 660p 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Case Fan: 4x ARCTIC F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120 mm

 

...I'm not very active in the tech world at the moment as I'm having too much fun being somewhat of a small time content creator, specially for Sea of Thieves, that takes a lot of work and time - but I still tinker with tech from time to time, i'm not hard to find in case your interested in what I do, I'm at0mac - I'm pretty much everywhere on the Internet

 

[AT0MAC]

There was a few requirements, one of them being budget.
But also noise, or the lack there off, look and had to have Wi-Fi ~ so that kinda looks like this:

 

 

He have NO interest in overclocking, but still want a smooth experience, and in my opinion Intel might cost a little more than AMD, but gives in general a smoother ride with strange things happening.
Went with a 9600KF:

 

 

We where discussing storage a lot, because he wanted speedy access to data, but at a low cost.
That combined with the look requirement lead me to go for NVME, so there's no cables for the first 2TB of data:

 

 

Taken both looks, price and quiet into consideration, I went for this new cooler from Arctic - because he don't want to OC then there is no need for anything above a solid 120 option and this thing, damn it performs and looks GREAT

 

[AT0MAC]

The case itself is also a bit of a surprise, it actually don't cost that much, but is really nicely build and looks pretty great - right out of the box it looks a little bit boring inside.....

 

 

 

Just look at it, it looks pretty great, but little boring ~ at the same time.....

 

 

Oh yeah, by the way, there was room in the budget for RGB RAM - we all know that squeezes the last few FPS out of any gaming rig

 

 

 

 

I was thinking about what to do for a few days, just postponing the whole build.
Was supposed to be done before Christmas, but that did not happen due to the fact I don't want to deliver a boring PC

Browsed the local hardware store, as in power tools, paint, nails and that kinda hardware - found a rippled piece of plastic, that I then sanded down on the back to make it more matt and attached it with double sided sticky tape:

 

 

 

Now that's much better..... Let's see this with some light on

[AT0MAC]

At the time I build this, I posted this picture on my Twitter - and ended up having Arctic Cooling retweet it XD

 

 

 

 

My daughter is a huge Elsa and Anna fan, so we have a bunch of those toys at home, was too tempting not having a little phot fun with it....
Oh yea, also borrowed some of her nail polish to make my mark on the case, my "at0m"

 

 

 

 

Well, I think I forgot it in the parts list, but there is like 3 Phanteks LED strips in here too, for the light effect. It is RGB, but I kept all lights cool blue/bright white - not sure that the owner did after he got it

 

 

 

So, here it is, a very simple little mod, mainly just carefully selected parts (especially I'm a sucker for white fans)
ARCTIC KILLER:

 

 

 

Get inspired, do your own thing, build an awesome PC and have fun.

I am already working on the next thing so I see you again soon.

[Ralf]

So where does the fresh air go inside your case? Since all fans are exhaust.

[AT0MAC]

2 minutes ago, Ralf said:

So where does the fresh air go inside your case? Since all fans are exhaust.

It honestly don't matter much as long as the cooling itself can handle temps no matter. Air will always find a way in, like there where the slots are in the PCI covers, or the space both in front and top not covered of fans, it's not like this a sealed box so it really don't matter

[Ralf]

Just now, AT0MAC said:

It honestly don't matter much as long as the cooling itself can handle temps no matter. Air will always find a way in, like there where the slots are in the PCI covers, or the space both in front and top not covered of fans, it's not like this a sealed box so it really don't matter

What about dust?

[AT0MAC]

Just now, Ralf said:

What about dust?

there will always be a little bit of dust, it's close to impossible to avoid, and I rather build an all round good looking / good performing box, than one that's so ugly but clinically clean just for practical reasons, pretty sure that's the compromise most gamers take.

 

as long as you just clean your home like a normal person, dust is not that major of an issue, you can't really avoid it so I don't like to make things complicated for no real reason 

 

 

Personally I have computers installed in unusual places, like in the top of a very tall cabinet with access to clean outside air, and another inside a cabinet next to my TV , or what about the one hanging upside down with magnets under a iron shelf - that's odd ways to avoid most dust, and normal people don't realty do that, they build a box and leave it at that