"Aluminium not Aluminum"

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stuart98
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"Aluminium not Aluminum"

Dual rad custom loop fully using EK's Fluid Gaming watercooling parts that are, as titled, Aluminium based. Main reason for going Aluminium not Copper is the price which at the time of building was the main factor and I desperately wanted a custom loop.

I have a 360 up top which originally interfered with the rear exhaust fan when I had my 240 at the front, so I had to drill extra mounting holes at the front to lower the front rad, slide the top along and then could fit the rear exhaust fan. Also had to drill a hole for the reservoir clamp so it would be centred with the beauty panels.

System is incredibly quiet under full load which was another focus, and I have quite conservative overclocks for that reason.
GPU has +100 on the core and +600 on the memory, while gaming is between 50 and 60c.
CPU OC is controlled by ASUS AI and while gaming generally is 4.7ghz and around 70c.

*Photos were quick ones on my iPhone so apologies for the less than stellar quality*
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 160.00
Intel - Core i7-8700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 227.90
ASUS - ROG Strix Z390-F
Chipset: Z390
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 67.49
G.Skill - Trident Z (3600MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 499.00
EVGA - Founders Edition
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Storage
$ 45.97
Crucial - MX500
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
Samsung - 970 EVO NVMe
Form Factor: M.2
Capacity: 250 GB
Storage
Western Digital - WD Black Desktop
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 169.99
EVGA - SuperNOVA 650 G1
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 234.01
be quiet! - Silent Base 801 Window Black
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 39.61
Corsair - LL120 (RGB) (Black)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 38.43
Corsair - ML120 Premium 2-pack
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
EKWB - Fluid Gaming A360G (discontinued)
Type: Custom Loop
Monitor
$ 299.98
ASUS - PG278QR
Size: 27 Inch
Panel: TN
Refresh Rate: 165 Hz
Keyboard
Corsair - Strafe RGB
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Silent
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 19.13
Razer - Abyssus V2
Interface: Wired
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