Black ice

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mazuno
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Black ice

This is my 'dream' computer I built around November 2020, with the money I didnt spend travelling this year due to Covid.
It's the 3rd watercooling loop I built but it was my first with hard tubes. It looks way better but damn how it's annoying and takes a while to do properly for a beginner Emoji
I wanted to go all-in with the watercooling loop, distroplate and everything, in the end I'm very happy with how it turned out.

It took me about one month to get my hands on a 5900x and a RTX3090 after I received all the other components. So I had time to experiment with the loop in my empty case, but the wait was sooo frustrating!

After that I did two changes, first I had to ditch the MysticFog coolant after only 2 weeks of use. It looked awesome but unfortunately it was gunking my whole system very quickly. So I had to do a cleanup and then swapped for some clear fluid.
Second update was more recently (feb '21). I swapped the Vardar X3M fans for some Corsair QL120. The Vardars were developping a very annoying noise which I coulndt be bothered with. The Corsairs are much quieter (and look better imo).

Any comment welcome
Cheers
Color(s): Black Light Blue Silver White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Futuristic
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Build Updates

Changed coolant for a transparent one

changed fans for Corsair QL120

Hardware

CPU
$ 262.99
AMD - Ryzen 9 (5900x)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 12
Motherboard
$ 318.62
ASUS - ROG Strix Gaming (X570-E)
Chipset: X570
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 334.99
Corsair - Vengeance Pro (3600MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 128 GB
Graphics
KFA2 - GeForce EX Gamer (White)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 3090
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 99.99
Samsung - 980 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 275.10
Corsair - HX850i
Wattage: 850
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 323.81
Lian Li - O11 Dynamic XL (Black)
Type: Full-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 209.94
Corsair - Ql120 (RGB) (6x)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 97.50
Cooling
EKWB - EK-CoolStream Classic SE 360 (2x)
Type: Radiator
Cooling
$ 485.60
CableMod
$ 69.90
CableMod - C-Series Basic Cable Kit for Corsair RMi / RMx / RM
Mode: Stock
Sleeve: ModFlex
Color: White
CableMod
CableMod - C-Series Basic Cable Kit for Corsair RMi / RMx / RM
Mode: Stock
Sleeve: ModFlex
Color: White
Accessories
$ 74.29
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