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Temps
- CPU (OC: 4.9 GHz) - 32C idle, 58C load

- GPU (OC: I forget what lol) - 26C idle, 50-55C load


Details

This one has been a long time coming. A while back I posted on reddit asking for help on this project and got some great responses to help out with the desk/bookshelf/murphy bed I was having installed. My wife and I had our first little one so the guest room became nursery and my office is now also the guest room (murphy beds are amazing)!


I decided to do away with the builds we already had and sell off her parts to get her over to the 2400g (crazy deals once Gen 3 came out). I stuck with my 8700k & 1080ti but did a de-lid for the first time.


Overall I am pretty happy with how the build turned out and I definitely learned some new things for my next go once we move. I am definitely not touching this thing until then (except for yearly maintenance). I may add some additional 3rd party light strips behind the build similar to under my desk to spice it up.

I hope you all enjoy!


Lessons for anyone interested:
- De-lidding... Is not very hard with the der8auer kit. Anyone can do it.

- EK ZMT tubing is so damn easy to work with if you are looking for a soft tube build. Hard AF to tighten fittings on it though.

- Passthrough fittings are a bitch when you are using a thicker material. It was crazy annoying to have to use a step bit on the backside to widen holes and get them screwed in tight. Using them in a metal case panel would be so much easier.

- Custom cables are still a bitch but worth it in the end IMO.

- Properly plan for the component cables. I have an issue fitting more than one cable into my GPU as it is too close to my wife's mobo. Moving to an ultrawide anyways but if I want another monitor I'm fucked.

- I should have accounted for how far the GPU was from my mobo better for the PCIE ribbon cables. Needed two and those fuckers aren't cheap.

- Engine block black paint is amazing and dries super fast. That's what the whole board is painted with (Thank Jayztwocents on that one).

- Long component cords are expensive.

- I'll probably never go back to two separate towers again now that I have crazy long cords. Probably would do the Phanteks Luxe 2 next time and build them both in there.