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Kira

Kira is a fully custom watercooled small formfactor PC.

After a long wait time I finally finished the first stage of my first ever custom loop cooled SFF PC. It required some drilling and bending and a lot of waiting. I took it slow but sometimes rushed it anyway so I may have used about twice the amount of tubes I would've needed!

The RTX 2080 can definitely handle many games at 4K, even though this requires running the fans at full blast as the water temperature quickly reaches 50°C otherwise. Ah, the joy of SFF EmojiI mostly play indie games and these can be played at 4k & max settings without breaking a sweat and stable water temperature around 42°C. Playing AAA titles is done via Steam Link so I can run the fans at 100% and not hear a whisper.

My noob efforts in OC
CPU: 4.9 GHz @ 1.29V (AVX-2). max ~80°C.
GPU: ~2070 MHz. max ~65°C.

Benchmark results
  • TimeSpy: [url=https://www.3dmark.com/spy/9089808]10.581 pts[/url]
  • Port Royal 1.1: [url=https://www.3dmark.com/pr/167795]6.908 pts[/url]
  • Fire Strike Extreme:[url=https://www.3dmark.com/fs/20803395]11.305 pts[/url] (no OC)

TODO
I am still planning to do custom cables, but I've put them on hold for now as I couldn't wait any longer to finally play some nice games again!
Color(s): Black Orange
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: none
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

Build Updates

Moar Storage

More cooling, soft tubing

Hardware

CPU
$ 201.99
Intel - i5-9600K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 295.00
ASUS - ROG Strix Gaming (Z390-I)
Chipset: Z390
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ATX
Memory
$ 95.98
G.Skill - Trident Z (3200MHz) (Black/RGB) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 749.99
Palit - RTX 2080 GamingPro OC
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2080
Storage
$ 59.99
ADATA - XPG SX8200 Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 89.99
Samsung - 970 EVO 500 GB M.2 NVMe SSD
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
PSU
$ 239.00
Corsair - SF600
Wattage: 600
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 299.00
Ncases - NCase M1
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Solid
Case Fan
$ 59.90
Noctua - NF-A12x15 PWM (Brown) (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 65.90
Noctua - NF-A12x25 PWM (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
Barrow - Fittings (8x)
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
$ 222.54
Cooling
$ 34.27
EKWB - EK-Tube ZMT
Type: Tubing
Cooling
EKWB - Pump
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
$ 69.58
XSPC - TX Ultrathin
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 240 mm (2 x 120 mm)
Accessories
$ 226.99
Monitor
$ 379.99
Acer - Acer XV273K
Size: 27 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Mouse
$ 48.97
Logitech - G305
Interface: Wireless
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