Zen Tower - Open Waterfall Cooled Computer

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Zen Tower - Open Waterfall Cooled Computer

The Zen Tower is our first open waterfall computer and radiator-less water-cooled computer we've done! We utilize the 92lb, solid aluminum InWin USA Z-Tower in an EK Water Blocks Fluid Gaming loop (fully aluminum) as the heatsink in place of a radiator. We premiered the Zen Tower at QuakeCon 2019. We are proud it was even featured in a small article by PC Gamer.

Showcase Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR-HD-L5dXo&t=1s
FAQ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIhN2BN9E-4

This has been my favorite NGEN-PCs project so far and is a culmination of all of our support and drive to push forward. Thank you!
Color(s): Aluminum
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Art
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 279.13
Intel - Core i7 9700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 549.00
ASUS - ROG Maximus XI Formula
Chipset: Z390
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 83.98
G.Skill - Ripjaws V (3200MHz) (Red) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 269.97
EVGA - 1060 6gb SSC
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1060
Storage
$ 53.99
Western Digital - WD Black SN750 (With Heatsink)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
PSU
$ 148.59
ASUS - ROG Thor
Wattage: 850
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
IN-WIN - Z - Tower
Type: Full-Tower
Side Panel: Open
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