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I have an open loop with an EK D5 - Res combo an EK CPU Block and two rads a 280 and 360 in the Lian Li 011 Dynamic Razer case. I haven’t put a waterblock on my last couple of GPUs, it’s just not worth the hit on resale imo and the 4070 Ti is efficient as it is. I’ll be getting the EK Quantum Velocity2 for the 13700k.
What about something like the Arris Surfboard SB8200 3.1 Docsis modem? I live in an apartment so I’m not sure if I need a router, just curious if I should upgrade the IP provided modem that Arris SB has good reviews. I only pay for Wifi from Optimum so cable TV and landline aren’t in the picture, on my iphone 13 pro max speedtest gets up to 500 Mbps but on my desktop it’s significantly slower <100Mbps. Unfortunately I rely on wireless right now, I don’t have wired ethernet due to location of PC, but the devices are the same distance from my modem. I’ll look at optimums approved modem list as well, if you think individual modem and router is better for desktop.
I have that case and it's good. I have it in storage at the moment, but plan on putting in use with my secondary PC here soon.
I have a 12700KF for sale PM me if you want it bro I'll hook you up cheaper than microcenter for sure. (Not sure if you or whoever you're messaging is considering this cpu just throwing mine out there before it goes in the for sale section)
The bundles can change from day to day. They had a 12900K bundle that was $399 I think, I know this isn't the right section but I'm going to list the cases I'm looking to upgrade to as I have the original Lian Li o11 Razer edition (2019?) mid tower, it's still really nice but I'd like a bit more space as it's getting tight with drives and overall amount of components.
This is the best case I've ever owned. Incredible performance. HAF 700
Yes it is big but not much bigger than a big full tower. What I love about it is the dual 360 rads on the top and a 240 rad on the rear. Then you can have the front/side/bottom all as intake. That way no hot rad air gets exhausted into the case and nothing but cool air flows through the case making the ram and everything else as cold as possible as well as all rads getting cold air. It's just amazing. The last case I'll ever buy for my main rig. I have 26 fans in it right now, it's silent.
I'd say Corsair 5000 or 7000, or Fractal since you mentioned multiple drives. I'd lean toward the 7000 or the Fractal, maybe the Thermaltake, out of what you listed.
I’m leaning heavily towards the Meshify 2 (most depth/length I can comfortably fit), I really like the 5000/7000 cases but they don’t allow bottom radiators. I like the all glass appearance of the NV7 and H9 but the tower sits under my desk anyway, I think the extra airflow from the front is more important, the Meshify 2 lite tint it is I’m thinking. The Lancool 3 looks nice as well but I’m most likely going with Fractal as it has more dust filtering than the LC3 which I need. It would be nice if I could afford and had the space for an Alta F2, V3000 or 1000D but they’re pretty overkill tbh. I also like the Torrent a lot except no airflow from the top of the case is strange to me since heat wants to rise, I typically exhaust out the top even if it doesn’t make much of a difference overall, it makes the most sense to me, and even if you can’t populate all the radiator slots at once, or only at a certain width, it’s nice to have the build flexibility imo.
I would think that is subjective, I have had both of those brands over the years and liked them equally.
You might like the new TD 500 mesh although it is very similar to the meshify 2 just another option. For a smaller mid tower I like the H5 Flow also. Deepcool has couple cool cases also like the CH560 Digital for a bit smaller then a full tower.
I read this in mcLovin voice for some reason...
I just laughed it off and moved on. I guess someone's knowledge is based on your post count here.
The Thermaltake CTE E600 Max looks nice as well I’m not sure if I’m sold on the 90 degree angle motherboard mount though. I think Fractal, Corsair and Lian Li are the way to go, but there’s quite a few other great brands like Phanteks, Cooler Master, Antec, NZXT, DeepCool, Silverstone etc. I’m stuck between Lancool 3 and Meshify 2, Lancool 3 is $20 cheaper at $140 and comes with 4x140mm and seems easier to build in, the Meshify 2 comes with 3x140mm and seems to be slightly higher build/fan quality.
For that price it's a nice buy. It was never a $400 case IMO. They were charging a higher cost because of the included fans mainly.
There is a commander also with the 3 fans. I agree 400 is too high.
Some would say pull for easier dust cleaning but I prefer push because with a high powered compressed air it blows it out anyway. I would just suggest make sure it's exhaust which I think you already stated cuz if you intake your RAM would be like 10 to 15° higher under load. Most people use one 360 for their CPU if you really want more you can squeeze in a 120 rad exhaust in the rear fan location they're super cheap and easy to mount.
Yeah it'll be exhausting out of the top, I won't need to touch any of the stock fans, it comes with 4 x 140mm, I could add the 360 ek cool stream rad from my current PC to the bottom but I honestly don't think it's worth the trouble, I'll most likely just add 120mm intake fans at the bottom and leave the stock fans as is. Went with TG Kryonaut grease as it happened to be the same price as the PK-3, Royal Blue Cryofuel, soft matte black EK tube, so coolant will only be visible from reservoir and cpu block, I think it will work nice. I have everything, once I finish school in a month I can start building! I'll make sure to post when it's done, thanks for all of the input I appreciate it!
This is a worthwhile video to watch if you're going to set up more than one radiator
I replaced my old 800d from 2013 with a new 7000d a few months ago and I like it alight.