Yet Another Custom Cooled Computer!


I am in building computers for years, this one is my first with a water cooling solution, and it's fully custom.

Intention
I wanted to have everything Asus Aura Sync compatible (because I had the mainboard first), everything should have a distinct/unique look without visually breaking anything, and I wanted to be free of choice of manufacturers/brands (as long as luminiscent components were compatible with Aura Sync), and I believe that this build shows a nice mix of what's possible.

Thermal & Cooling
The CPU (i7 7700K - innately a hothead) has been delidded and liquid metal was applied to improve cooling/heat transfer.
There are two 360mm radiators, the top one (pull, blows hot air out to follow natural thermal lift) is 45mm thick, the front one (push/pull, blows cold air in) is 60mm thick.
A rear case fan blows cold air into the case giving the whole build a slight overpressure which results in a good airflow with fresh cold air from outside the case.


Next steps:

• Custom cables (black, grey, white color scheme) will follow
  
• Decent vendor logos printed out of diffusion film
  
• Maybe another case? Waiting for a Cooler Master C700M donation ;)
  

More (RGB) impressions:


I tried to be as precise as possible with the parts list, but some components were left out because they're too common (like some cables), were only part of the building process or chances are very small that someone else has the same product:

• (extension) cables (SATA/SSD, RGB, (PWM) fans, XLR)
  
• VESA compatible table mounting kit
  
• CPU Delid Die Mate 2 by derBauer
  
• Tube Bending Tools (AlphaCool Eiskoffer, Heatgun)
  

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