-Post pics of your computer-

[Seyiji]

KAC, what’s with the trimmed like photos? Have you got statues of Ganesha all around your PC? No one cares. Do a full zoom out photo of your setup like I do.

He doesn't want people to know he's got his rig in a tiled bathroom

Judging by the latest pics he moved in an empty bookshelf as well

[SirBaron]

Before and after, also upgraded to 32GB RAM at 3800mhz CL18 the moment, only overclocked by 200mhz from 3600.

Micron B-Grade Ram, no idea if that's any good or not, only ever heard of Samsung and Hynix.

[Nunz]

Micron and Hynix are poopy. You're running 3800CL18, I'm running 3800 15-15-15-28 with tight secondary timings on cheapish Samsung B-Die

[SirBaron]

Well yeah, but I wasn't planning on paying another 100 euro for tighter timings , so figured would be good enough as was going for 32GB as 16GB wasn't enough.

[Nunz]

How much was your kit? I spent $195 on mine over a year ago.

[Crawdaddy79]

Not because I'm trying to impress anyone, but thought it appropriate to make record of my setup after putting everything in the new case. Speaker cones are pushed in because kids. Tape on corner to soften head injuries because kids. Grandma wallpaper is not clearly visible, so I won't tell you to ignore it.

[acroig]

Before and after, also upgraded to 32GB RAM at 3800mhz CL18 the moment, only overclocked by 200mhz .

Looks awesome!

[KAC]

New rad orientation and 3 new LL120 fans.

[Dave]

Are the fans matching on the radiator? Looks like the front fans are different.

[KAC]

Back of radiator are non RGB ML120 fans. Rest are all LL120s.

[Ghastlyone]

I used LL Series fans on my last build and I was amazed how terrible they were for radiator use. And that's usually how Corsair markets them too. I ended up having to to do push pull just like that with ML Series on the back to get just normal temps.
I won't ever use those again (the cabling on those alone is a nightmare). All show, and no performance.

[andino]

I went with all Gentle Typhoons. They are grey as hell and don't RGB but they have amazing static pressure and are somewhat quiet at decent speeds. They start to get loud at like 50% on my setup. I doubt that they'll ever get much more than that.

I looked at the corsair fans and didn't like the static pressure that they had listed. They say that they are built for rads but there are MUCH better options out there.

[KAC]

The RGB is important!

[Nunz]

The last of my Noctua A12x25s came in. I actually have two extra as I decided against going push-pull on the GPU rad. I just don't see the point on these thin radiators; they don't benefit from push-pull much because there the fin density and the thickness of the radiator is just not that restrictive. I cleaned up the cable management as the case was a mess when I originally threw my 3080 back in the case with the Hybrid cooler installed; she's super clean and extremely, extremely quiet. GPU Rad fans are @ 1000rpm, CPU Rad fans are @ 1000rpm, bottom intake and the one side intake (no rad) are @ 900rpm, and rear fan is @ 900rpm.

It's so silent, that the ever so slight whine from the EVGA Hybrid pump is really, really noticeable now. I'm running all fans at a static speed, so even when full tilt gaming, the fan speeds don't change. I haven't tested the GPU temps yet; if they are significantly worse, I'll just throw the other two fans on to make up for the low RPM. Previously, I was running 4 Corsair ML120 Pro @ 1200rpm.

Either way, I'm finally free of the garbage Corsair fans. I'm so glad to throw the finger at that crap and be done with them. I'll never buy another fan from them again. Noctua has earned me as a customer.

I was playing around with my new OnePlus 8T phone camera; tried a few different things.

[KAC]

[Nunz]

edited them in. Imgur was being stupid.

[KAC]

Oh dear lol. Those brown fans. I love Noctua but they really need to make some RGB fans without the brown accents. The whole planet will jump on them.

[Nunz]

Honestly, if you did a custom waterloop build with a copper aesthetic, they would look fantastic. If I had money to throw away, I'd do a clear tube loop with an orange coolant and some metal angled fittings. It would look sick.

In my case, you really can't see them as I don't have any RGB inside besides the GPU, the very dim lettering on the EVGA cpu block, and my sound-card that you pretty much can't see because of how giant the 3080 is.

I prefer performance over aesthetics regardless, but they really don't look ugly when you go all-in on the look. I think it looks great, and the fact that I'm pushing the clock speeds I am while being completely silent is just the cherry on top!

[KAC]

Of course they are great fans no doubt. But not for me.
I think with some of the changes I made, my temps are fine and also the aesthetics are good as I really like the Phanteks case design.

[Evileh]

dats a big bitch nunz... like Kac's mom.

[Meteor_of_War]

I prefer performance over aesthetics regardless

Correct.

But I think it even looks better than a build like KAC's with all that RGB anyways IMO. I think the Noctua color scheme with everything else black in the case looks fine.

[Silent-Runner]

i'm still not sure how they came up with this color, but as Nunz said, performance over looks. If the rig runs silent the inside of the case can look like a whale had diarrhea, i couldn't care less.

[demo]

........pics.......

Looks good nunz

I think the Noctua color scheme with everything else black in the case looks fine.

Yeh with black case and components I think they look alright

Here's a couple of my current build with AIO, still not sure if I'll go water this time. The rad is intake with 3 hidden fans in push, and bottom fans are intake too. Exhaust at the top. Works very well, the up draft acts like push/pull on the rad.

[KAC]

Not enough RGB demo.

[demo]

Exactly

[Nunz]

Looks so good when it's not lit up like a ****ing Christmas tree. I'll try to get some shots of the rig running when I get back from this trip. The main issue I have is the reflection from the glass while trying to take the pictures

[Dave]

Looks awesome Demo - Less RGB is better

[Destroy]

i'm still not sure how they came up with this color, but as Nunz said, performance over looks. If the rig runs silent the inside of the case can look like a whale had diarrhea, i couldn't care less.

User name checks out.

[KAC]

Updated the lighting. Top mounted the rad.

[Silent-Runner]

User name checks out.

damn right

[Silent-Runner]

Updated the lighting. Top mounted the rad.

still needs a discoball inside for more bling bling

[aviphysics]

I have a pretty hard time with the Noctua color scheme, but at least they now make a black version.

[Ghastlyone]

If you want all black fans that perform on par with Noctua, than go with Noise Blocker eLoop and Black Silent Pro fans. Noise Blockers are amazing. I used Noctua Redux fans in a previous build.


Fans I will not ever use again are Corsair. I thought the ML series were good, until I tried NB's. Never realized how loud Corsair ML Series are.

[KAC]

[Mangler]

Not enough RGB, the gpu and psu is letting you down.




How stiff are those RGB power extension cables vs regular ones?

[KAC]

They are OK. Not too stiff. This is version 1 of the cables not the new strimmer plus crap which is like white plastic all over. My bigger problem was cable managing at the back.
I know about the RGB PSU and Graphics Card. With 3080 Ti one of the biggest considerations would be to get as much RGB as is possible. For PSU, not sure how it will show up. Will see if there is one with RGB that can be showcased from the window in the case.

[Crawdaddy79]

Really
G__
Bling

[andino]

All you need now is a disco ball.

[Silent-Runner]

All you need now is a disco ball.

told him numerous times, he won't listen, as usual

[KAC]

Since I am unable to find a better RGB graphics card, I am thinking about picking up this cooler master bracket as graphics card support.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Addressable-Universal-Adjustable/dp/B07YF64KLX/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rgb+bracket&qid=1610551065&sr=8-2

Also for the PSU, thinking about ordering some RGB strips from corsair and putting them around the window.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-LS100-Smart-Lighting-Expansion/dp/B07X4XV3V9/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=corsair%2Brgb%2Bstrips&qid=1610551162&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNE1CSDFTUjFFUlZCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzg1MDk0MzNONTlFMFJHSVo2UiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjgwMjA1MUhDUlBLNDhGQzFGWSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

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