Lian Li Vision Compact - Brotherhood of Steel theme

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Lian Li Vision Compact - Brotherhood of Steel theme

Recent build for a friend who was looking to upgrade his gaming setup. He's a big Fallout fan, so I did kind of a Brotherhood of Steel theme, which worked well with the hardware. We went with the Vision Compact - it's a great case with a couple of limitations. First (and not an issue in this build), the design requires the AIO to be passed through an opening in the case. For AIOs with really large pump/display modules this may not fit.

Second, the case is more narrow than I expected. The Vanguard is a really wide card, and while it does fit, this led to a pretty sharp bend in the 12V-2x6 cable. I initially tried an EZDIY 90 degree downward adapter, but when inserted the fan shroud blocked the cable. Also, with the Carbon motherboard having such a low PCIe slot there's not much room between the GPU and bottom fans.

I ended up going with the Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro, and going up over the top of the card. I figure if you have to use an adapter, go with a brand you trust; plus its monitoring functions are pretty great. One of its temp probes is inserted right where the plug housing inserts through the PCB. Some cable combs and training made the power cable a little more presentable.

I made the sleeved cables for the PSU (other than the 12V-2x6; I used the stock cable for this). In this particular case I don't think the port orientation of the Edge PSU was that helpful, although in certain cases it's probably great. One criticism I have is that the USB hub, a welcome feature, almost blocks some of the plugs. They're still accessible, just makes it a little awkward.
Color(s): Black Silver
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Video Game
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 459.98
AMD - Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket: AM5
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 356.49
MSI - MPG X670E Carbon (WiFi)
Chipset: X670
CPU Socket: AM5
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 193.99
KLEVV - Cras V (6400MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR5
Capacity: 64 GB
Graphics
$ 1,992.00
MSI - GeForce Vanguard SOC 16GB (Launch Edition)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 5080
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 109.99
Samsung - 990 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: PCIe x4
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 142.99
Lian Li - Edge
Wattage: 10000
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 124.99
Lian Li - O11 Vision Compact Black-Steel
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 243.78
Lian Li - Uni Fan TL (Reverse Blade) (3x)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 604.02
Lian Li - Uni TL LCD (3x)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 145.32
Lian Li - Uni TL LCD Reverse Blad (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 369.99
Accessories
$ 79.99
Accessories
$ 139.99
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 4,726.19
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