Finally Decided to Care for Aesthetics This Build

[TheCyncialCanuck]

Most of these parts I already had, while the case, and GPU are the new parts along with the sleeved cables. Even with those few changes it looks like a completely new build

 

Parts List:

CPU: I7 6700k @4.5Ghz

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 HD3P
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory @2.3Ghz
Storage: 1 Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM | WD Blue 750GB 5200RPM SATA 2
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 TI Founders Edition @2.1Ghz
Case: NZXT S340 Elite
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold 750W

 

 

[dizmo]

Interesting choice of storage.

I see you just decided to bathe everything in green light

[airdeano]

good build.

i'd opted for the CPU HSF to be oriented 90° from what you have and rid the roof fan. pulling the warm air from the GPU and have the front top fan cool nothing as the roof fan pulls that good air out with no benefit. a better flow path and use of incoming cool air.

 

source: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/273974-señor-shiny-by-darkman-image-heavy/

 

might try it with some of your own testing and experiences.

 

[TheCyncialCanuck]

5 hours ago, dizmo said:

Interesting choice of storage.

I see you just decided to bathe everything in green light

Well that 750GB hard drive is nearly 10 years old now and it's still rocking so I can't give it up now. And I mean if I'm gonna have a FE, I might aswell flood the case with green, also got the chromax green on the LTT edition NF-F12's and NF-A14's.

 

3 hours ago, airdeano said:

good build.

i'd opted for the CPU HSF to be oriented 90° from what you have and rid the roof fan. pulling the warm air from the GPU and have the front top fan cool nothing as the roof fan pulls that good air out with no benefit. a better flow path and use of incoming cool air.

 

might try it with some of your own testing and experiences.

 

I actually tried mounting it like that both times I've had to move it too a different motherboard but with no success. Quite possibly I'm too stupid for Noctua's mounting system.

[TheCyncialCanuck]

So slight update. I did a bios update, took out the cooler, reoriented it for better airflow, and  mounted a rear exhaust fan which is right against the CPU cooler but none the less it there. All the fans aside from the GPU are Noctua's, damn that's a lot of money on fans. The CPU is now running at 4.7Ghz and there's a light OC on the RAM too.

 

 

[wildgg]

On 3/29/2017 at 5:10 AM, airdeano said:

good build.

i'd opted for the CPU HSF to be oriented 90° from what you have and rid the roof fan. pulling the warm air from the GPU and have the front top fan cool nothing as the roof fan pulls that good air out with no benefit. a better flow path and use of incoming cool air.

 

source: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/273974-señor-shiny-by-darkman-image-heavy/

 

might try it with some of your own testing and experiences.

 

i have not tested this my self but since OP has a blower style GPU cooler the orientation wouldn't matter much right? since the hot air of the GPU gets blown outside of the case anyway.

like in the picture you showed as a example, it has a open style cooler on the GPU so the hot air will go into the case regardless.