Project: Howler - Level 20 XT Build

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xNINJAx
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PC Gamer @ Call of Duty
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Project: Howler - Level 20 XT Build

Hi All -
I have ordered a Thermaltake Level 20XT as my new project. The rig will be used as a general use/benchmarking/gaming rig for extreme online noob PWNage!!! 😁😎😁

Now the case in its basic form is gorgeous with all that glass, add some RGB lighting and it looks the mutts nutts. However all that glass restricts air flow, so my goal is to improve the air flow into this beauty. I plan on doing this by making a mesh front panel, with two 200mm fans behind it, raise the overall height up a bit with some taller feet and add some 140mm fans to the floor of the case. With some additional 140mm fans blowing cold air over the MB. A 140mm rear fan and 200mm roof fan will act as exhaust fans.

The component cooling will be handled externally by a Watercool MO-RA3 360mm heat exchanger, with 8x 180mm fans in a push/pull config. So installing rads will not be an issue. I plan on getting a custom Acrylic reservoir made up which will be split in two, one cold side / one hot side. Each side will have a Swiftech MCP35X pump attached to it. I currently have this set-up in my CM Cosmos II case, along with all of the other components. I will use flexible tubing as it's more convenient for keeping the modular aspect to this case, as I'm forever swapping hardware and like the flexibility and ease of fast strip-downs.


Tech Spec;
Core i9-10900X
Asus Rampage VI Extreme Omega
Trident Z RGB 3600Mhz CL16 32GB RAMM
WD Black SN750 1TB NVMe's x2
WD Black SN750 2TB NVMe x1
EVGA 1080Ti FTW3
BeQuiet Dark Pro 11 1200W
Custom cables
Custom fan grills
Lots of mesh

Cooling;
Watercool Heatkiller IV CPU block
Watercool MBX VRM block
EKWB RGB GPU Block
Custom Acrylic Reservoirs
Koolance QD3 quick disconnects
Masterkleer Tubing
Mayhems X1 UV Coolant
EKWB fittings
Watercool MO-RA3 cooler
Raijnitek RGB fans - Iris 140mm + Anemi 200mm
Enermax Apolish 180mm fans

TBC....................
Color(s): Aluminum Blue Carbon Green Orange Red
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Technology
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: XL-ATX
Type: General Build

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Hardware

CPU
$ 614.99
Intel - i9-10900x
Socket: LGA 2066
Cores: 10
Motherboard
$ 1,286.86
ASUS - ROG Rampage VI Extreme
Chipset: X299
CPU Socket: LGA 2066
Size: E-ATX
Memory
$ 64.99
G.Skill - Trident Z (3600MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 248.00
EVGA - GeForce FTW3
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 102.99
Western Digital - BLACK SN750 Internal Gaming
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 217.74
be quiet! - Dark Power Pro 11
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 312.89
Thermaltake - Level 20 XT
Type: Full-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
Raijintek - AURAS 12 - RGB (3x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
EKWB - EK-FC1080 GTX Ti FTW3 RGB - Nickel
Type: GPU Waterblock
Cooling
Koolance - Fittings
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
Mayhems - Fluid
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
$ 149.73
Cooling
Cooling
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2020-04-28
2021-03-18
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