Aurora Borealis

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Nocturnal4Life
Chris
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Aurora Borealis

A build of love 2+ years in the making. It's evolved a lot over the time, 4 different cases, 2 different GPUs, countless fan combinations. I'm very happy with how it turned out so far. Built for gaming and recently VR.

I plan to replace the AIO with a hard tube custom loop this summer to get it looking cleaner and to add a block for the GPU if I can source one. I just love the look of the hard tubes and the customization that comes along with a custom loop.

Processor has been de-lidded. Liquid metal between the cpu die and IHS. Overclocked to 5.0ghz and remains stable and cool.

PSU Cables have been modded with combed extensions. 90 degree USB 3 adapter on the motherboard to keep the front 3.0 port header cable from bending in ways that were awkward and in the way. All other cables were tucked and routed the best I could to hide them.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Contests

This build participated in 2 contests.

Hardware

CPU
$ 148.00
Intel - Core i7-7700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 4
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 185.00
Gigabyte - Gaming 5 (GA-Z270MX)
Chipset: Z270
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Micro-ATX
Memory
$ 19.99
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (3000MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 349.00
Gigabyte - RTX 2070 WINDFORCE 8G
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2070
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 111.94
Samsung - 970 EVO
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
PSU
$ 118.48
EVGA - 850 B3
Wattage: 850
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Bronze
Case
$ 84.99
Rosewill - CULLINAN PX
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 40.00
Cooling
$ 245.00
Corsair - Hydro H100i v2
Type: AIO
Accessories
$ 9.99
Monitor
$ 275.00
ASUS - VG248QE
Size: 24 Inch
Panel: TN
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Keyboard
Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V1
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Razer Green
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 79.90
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,326.32
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