Had just enough scrap wood laying around to make a stand.
Upgrading! Just waiting for the cpu water block
Cheap quality AMD water blocks aren’t as easy to find as intel blocks.
Upgraded to 3600!
Experimental Custom Loop upgrade!
First time building a custom loop. Just wanted something to experiment with, so bought the cheapest kit on Amazon...and it works..no leaks and GPU temps are down by 20º. But the pump is way too loud... to the point there may be noise complaints from neighbors. Also side panels are in pieces because I ran out of mats.
2.Going from Intel I3 9100 to AMD 3100/B550. Was thinking about upgrading to an I5 9400 to see if it would fix a micro stutter problem, but decided on the 3100 and B550 instead. The new motherboard and CPU cost just about as much as a i5. Even saved just a bit by selling the old parts.
Coolant leak!
Cheap $8 pump from Amazon started to leak! No harm done though, just started to pool on top of pump as I was checking things. May have to go air cool until can find a good replacement.
Nactua, RGB, and touch ups
Replaced the cheap fans added and added some rgb just to light up the insides. Also replaced the noisy pump with a cheaper pump... but at least it’s quite and works.