Phoenix
This is my first custom liquid cooling build.
The name Phoenix came from having to replace or modify nearly every part of the original system due to an unexpected motherboard failure and getting a custom water cooling kit which did not fit in my case (without modifying) for reviewing...
So it has been risen (or maybe Ryzen... pun intended) from the ashes...
Its main components are a Ryzen 7 3700X, a Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro, 32GB of Crucial Ballistix RGB and a NVIDIA RTX 3070 Founders Edition.
The water cooling kit I'm using is a Alphacool Eissturm Blizzard Copper 45 3×120mm.
Everything build into a Fractal Design Define 7 (with minimal modifications in the Top bracket, for a fillport and radiator mounting).
(And I know I should improve cable management outside of my PC ^^)
The name Phoenix came from having to replace or modify nearly every part of the original system due to an unexpected motherboard failure and getting a custom water cooling kit which did not fit in my case (without modifying) for reviewing...
So it has been risen (or maybe Ryzen... pun intended) from the ashes...
Its main components are a Ryzen 7 3700X, a Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro, 32GB of Crucial Ballistix RGB and a NVIDIA RTX 3070 Founders Edition.
The water cooling kit I'm using is a Alphacool Eissturm Blizzard Copper 45 3×120mm.
Everything build into a Fractal Design Define 7 (with minimal modifications in the Top bracket, for a fillport and radiator mounting).
(And I know I should improve cable management outside of my PC ^^)
Color(s): Black Purple White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build
Contests
This build participated in 8 contests.
| Rank | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| #112 | Build of the Month - May 2021 | ended |
| #220 | Build of the Month - March 2021 | ended |
| #609 | EK 10K Challenge | ended |
| #107 | Build of the Month - February 2021 | ended |
| #84 | Build of the Month - January 2021 | ended |
| #70 | Build of the Month - December 2020 | ended |
| #68 | Build of the Month - November 2020 | ended |
| #2439 | The builds.gg 10K Challenge | ended |
Build Updates
GPU Watercooling + Change of coolant
New case + cable sleeves
More appropriate mainboard + RAM
New CPU + GPU
Hardware
CPU
$ 278.99
Motherboard
Memory
$ 214.04
Graphics
$ 1,299.00
Storage
$ 120.00
PSU
$ 100.00
be quiet! - STRAIGHT POWER E9 | 580W CM (discontinued)
Wattage: 580
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 150.00
Case Fan
$ 201.00
Cooling
$ 74.25
Cooling
$ 79.99
Cooling
$ 134.99
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