Completely unnecessary side-grade

Straxxus · March 6, 2018

Starting a build log for probably the most unnecessary build I've ever done. I'm moving from a ryzen 1800x to an intel 7820x mainly because the x299 platform has more bells and whistles, but also because I can change the 4ghz in task manager to a 5.

New parts I have planned for this build: i7-7820x, asus prime x299 deluxe, lian li alpha 550w case, then a bunch of watercooling bits like a proper top for my d5 pump.

Parts I'm recycling from my old build: 250gb samsung 960 evo m.2 drive, 16gb gskill trident z rgb (only 2x8gb sticks because ddr4 is ludicrously priced right now), toshiba p300 2tb hdd, Aorus gtx 1080ti wb waterforce extreme, evga 750g2 (might get an 850 if this cant handle full load of both cpu+gpu), 1x 240mm + 1x 360mm radiator(s), 12x thermaltake pacific rgb hard tube fittings (yes), ek pwm d5 pump, 3x ek vardar fans, 2x corsair ml120 pro fans.

will update with pics as parts arrive or I start putting bits together.

3/7/18 update: Case, motherboard, and riser cable got here and I decided to do a sanity check on the colors

The asus white is just slightly leaning towards a bone white vs the case with a very snow white, but the difference isn't too noticeable. I do like quite a bit about this case, but there are a few things I discovered that I don't particularly like about it. For 1 there is a large air gap right above the expansion slots. For 2 the io shield mounting is super weird, there's a rail on the bottom and a bar on the top that just kinda, squeeze the shield to hold it in place leaving more air gap than I'd like around the edges. I am definitely going to do my best to get positive air pressure to combat some of the dust.