AORUS Open-air Custom Loop

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Some progress pics from early stage planning.
Some progress pics from early stage planning.
Deciding where the runs would go.
Deciding where the runs would go.
Loop assembled!
Loop assembled!

AORUS Open-air Custom Loop

Upgrade to the Air Carbide 540 build done in the previous year. Moved to a new case and a focus on AORUS branded-products for

Specs:
Intel® Core™ i7-8700L
Gigabyte Z370 ULTRA GAMING
Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce WB
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD * 2 (RAID 0)
16GB G.skill TridentZ RGB DDR4 3000
Corsair AX860i PSU
Cougar Conquer
EK custom watercooling components
Color(s): Black Orange Red
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Brand
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 174.83
Intel - Core i7-8700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 149.99
Gigabyte - AORUS Ultra Gaming
Chipset: Z370
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 67.49
G.Skill - Trident Z (3600MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 299.99
Gigabyte - AORUS Waterforce Xtreme
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Storage
$ 336.50
Samsung - 950 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 512 GB
Storage
$ 336.50
Samsung - 950 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 512 GB
PSU
$ 436.54
Corsair - AX860i
Wattage: 860
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 327.31
COUGAR - Conquer
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 71.99
EKWB - EK-Furious Vardar EVO 120 BB (750-3000rpm)
Size: 120 mm
Accessories
NZXT - HUE+
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 2,277.31
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