This is the third "from-scratch" build I've ever done, and the second build I've done after starting my career in the USA (and therefore had the income to do it). I became inspired after watching a few videos on custom water cooling loops, and therefore features my very first hardline water cooling loop.

I'm extremely pleased with the results, both from an aesthetic and performance standpoint. My CPU runs hotter than I'd like, and I'd like to either delid or upgrade it in the future.

Eagle eyed builders will probably notice that the EKWB Monarch RAM blocks don't have compatibility with the Dominator Platinum modules I have. I only learned this after they arrived, and since I'm not the kind of person to waste things, I simply attached the block to the modules' heat spreader with thermal tape. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯