iiNNeX
Description
Hello fellow PCPPers,
After having recently sold this system in hopes to upgrade, I decided to publish a completed build for it as I never go around to it. It was initially designed and built for silence and low temperatures (hence the overkill in radiator space).
The radiators were picked due to their low fins per inch, allowing the noiseblockers to push air more efficiently while running at low RPMs. They were all set to a static 600RPM, making the system practically silent. In fact the only thing I could hear was the coil whine from the graphics cards, which by the way wasn't even that bad compared to some but since every other component was silent it was a bit more noticeable.
I am really impressed with the pump solution, the EK D5 G2 PWM pump worked wonders, especially with the bitspower kit. I had it running at 100% 24/7 and could not hear it at all. Also a shoutout to Singularity Computers for the really high quality res mounts, allowing me to place my pump/res combo onto the front radiator and not having to drill into the case for mounting.
The CPU was delidded and running at 4.85ghz at 1.3v I believe (I cannot quite recall the exact voltage). Graphics Cards were also overclocked to 2080mhz in SLI or 2100mhz when working separately (not sure why SLI doesn't like 2.1ghz...).
Now that I look back on this, I do miss it, especially since the SSDs and RAM were so much "cheaper" than now... Like having 32GB ram was the norm for most enthusiasts, but now it would cost you as much as what a 1080 cost back then.
Anyway, any questions or comments welcome, this was my first hardline custom loop so I went through a lot of trial an error to get to this final build (roughly took 2 months of waiting for parts and consulting with people on the forums haha).
Thank you for looking,
iiNNeX
Part Reviews
CPU
Amazing processor for the money, it was the fastest quad core at the time and I had a great run with mine achieving 4.85ghz with reasonably low voltage and great temps (after a delid of course).
Motherboard
Great motherboard, very overclocking friendly and has really high end components (VRMs, Heatsink design, m.2 placement) ect.. Definitely recommend!
Memory
Ram is RAM. Gskill Ram is good. Gskill Trident Ram is even better. 5 stars from me!
Storage
Fastest m.2 nvme ssd at the time, still a beast even today!
Storage
Reliable, fast and good looking .What else is there to say?
Video Card
At the time of purchase these were the fastest GPUs I could buy. And funnily enough the founder edition cards overclocked better than most of the AIB solutions.
Case
Nice big tower with a lot of features. Probably a little pricey for what you get but the quality of build, flexibility and sturdiness are second to none. And as any be quiet case... it is quiet :)
Power Supply
Beast of a PSU! Recommended.
Operating System
Not sure why it says I picked a french version of windows 10, But I can assure you it was the english W10 Pro 64bit haha. Either way it's a good OS, but then again we don't have much choice do we :)
Case Fan
Quiet, high build quality and reasonably priced. Also no silly RGB here, just pure form and function!
Case Fan
Quiet, high build quality and reasonably priced. Also no silly RGB here, just pure form and function!
Monitor
Amazing monitor! Pretty much the best 1440p display you can get. That said I got extremely lucky with mine and did not have any backlight bleed or severe IPS glow. But I know that is very common so I will give it 4 stars for that reason. Otherwise, it's perfect!
Keyboard
Great for typing, mine came with MX Cherry Reds, and the RGB is nice too :)
Mouse
Arguably the best mouse on the market for FPS/Tactical shooters.
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