Little Light 8700k

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Little Light 8700k

First time messing with clock/voltage settings. Didn't go too crazy. Didn't go past 5.0Ghz CPU but I believe I probably could've. I've been playing a lot of Destiny 2 lately so I got a little light!
Before I had to route the GPU cables over the tube above it but found 180 degrees 8-pin adapters on amazon. Cleans up the cabling and works well. I switched from a header powered DDC pump to a Molex powered one recently. Luckily didn't have to re-sleeve the cables for aesthetics for the frontal view. Custom length power cables make things easier.
The side panels have plenty of perforation so I'm skipping the TG panel mod. I'm going to add in an extra Noctua NF-A12x15 or Noctua NF-A9x14 for side intake. The temp difference might be negligible but the DDC pump with heat sink needs airflow over it. The VRMs are okay but it would help there too.

CPU was delidded and TIM switched to Conductonaut.
CPU benchmarks were done using x264. GPU benchmarks were done using Heaven 4.0 and real-world testing on Destiny 2 and The Outer Worlds.

Ambient Temperature
20.55c
Idle
CPU 38c
GPU 33c

STOCK x264 test
Min 38c
Max 63c
Average 59c

Stock clock -0.07v offset
Min 31c
Max 52c
Average 48c

4.9GHz 1.232v
Min 34c
Max 62c
Average 59c

5.0GHz 1.300v
Min 34c
Max 69c
Average 67c

GPU Benchmark Heaven 4.0
+165 Core/+1100 Memory
2265Mhz Core/ 8100 Mhz Memory
Min 32c
Max 47c
Average 40c

Destiny 2 and The Outer Worlds
CPU 58c-68c depending on what I'm looking at in-game.
GPU 53c-57c
Color(s): Black White
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Video Game
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 178.00
Intel - Core i7-8700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 465.60
ASUS - ROG Strix (Z370-I)
Chipset: Z370
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 152.99
G.Skill - Trident Z (3200MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 1,499.99
EVGA - Black Edition
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2080 Ti
Storage
$ 75.00
Intel - 660p
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: PCIe x4
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 107.00
Samsung - 860 EVO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
$ 255.00
Samsung - 860 PRO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 256 GB
Storage
$ 87.39
Samsung - 970 EVO Plus
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 211.00
Corsair - SF600
Wattage: 600
Form Factor: SFX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
Ncases - NCase M1
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Solid
Case Fan
$ 59.90
Noctua - NF-A12x15 PWM (Brown) (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 18.95
Noctua - NF-A9x14 PWM
Size: 92 mm
Cooling
$ 114.00
EKWB - CoolStream SE
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 240 mm (2 x 120 mm)
Cooling
$ 131.36
EKWB - EK-Velocity RGB Intel - Full Nickel
Type: CPU Waterblock
Cooling
Cooling
Hardware Labs - Black Ice GTX Micro
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 92 mm
Accessories
$ 285.98
Monitor
$ 472.87
Gigabyte - AORUS AD27QD
Size: 27 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Monitor
$ 299.99
LG - 29UM67-P
Size: 29 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Keyboard
$ 119.00
Ducky - One Mini (RGB)
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Brown
Type: Compact
Keyboard
$ 69.99
Razer - Tartarus V2
Interface: Wired
Type: Compact
Mouse
$ 39.99
Logitech - G502 Hero
Interface: Wired
Mouse
$ 145.00
Logitech - G600
Interface: Wired
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