SPECS:
i9-13900ks
MSI Meg z790 Godlike
Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
64gb TeamForce DDR5-7800
4 x Samsung 2Tb 990 M.2
Corsair ax1600i PSU
HAF Evo 700 case
COOLING:
EKWB Quantum Magnitude 1700 block (cpu)
EKWB Quantum Vector 4090 block (Gpu)
EKWB Quantum Flow indicator
EKWB Quantum Kinetic FLT 360 + D5 Pump
EKWB s420 Radiator (top) + 3 x 140mm fans
EKWB p420 Radiator (bottom) + 6 x 140mm
2 x 80mm Sickle flow (rear) exhaust fans
2 x 200mm Sickle flow (front) intake fans
It’s my first custom cooling build. Had some ups and downs throughout. Learned a ton. Had some disasters, such as soaking my previous Maximus z790 extreme in coolant when I tried to drain it. Swapped cases half way through, from a Cosmos c700m to the HAF Evo 700. Have to say, the difference is night and day, the HAF is light years ahead.
Used soft tubing throughout, which is was grateful for. Very forgiving for a novice like me. Bought a small water pump to flush radiators and fill reservoirs, and it helps enormously. Also, the EKWB torque compression fittings are really easy to work with.
Had to spend a bunch of time setting up fans in the bios because initially, with the 13 fans, it sounded like a jet engine. Now I have fans on around 30% until it hits 75+ degrees, which is very rarely does. Have pump running at 50% until 50 degrees, then a gradual upward curve. Definitely have too many fans, as the bottom, thicker, p420 radiator is sandwiched between two rows of 3x140mm fans (both rows working together); but on the flip side, it looks really cool.
Mainly using this for work, and gaming. Primarily VR. Have a Valve Index VR set, and a professional grade racing cockpit, wheel and pedals, which I use to play F1 2022. Previous 12900k + 3090 build would run smoothly on medium settings at about 90-120fps. New set up runs Ultra high settings, without a hitch, at 144fps.
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