2017 Hardware Thread

sygnus21 · 13 Oct 2017

pparks1 said:

Yeah, i had high hopes. I liked the concept of the giant front fans, but as reviews showed, air flow is impacted by case design. I have never had a flashy case before. This doesn't seem like a great place to start.

Definitely not!

slicendice · 14 Oct 2017

slicendice said:

I have been thinking about building a mini-ITX rig around the 8700K and GTX 1080Ti. All water cooled of course, and because size matters to me. The smaller the better.

In addition I would only need 2x NVMe drives, 4x SATA SSD and 32GB of Dual Channel RAM and the rig would fly for years to come ( at least if one compares to my current fossils ). The case I was thinking about would just fit all elements including the water cooling.

What do you think?

Was planning on building something similar to this: The Ultimate Fractal Design Define Nano S - Build and Review VLOG

ThrashZone · 14 Oct 2017

Hi,
In a final attempt to keep the i9-7900x ez bake oven cool oc'ing I got this loop

2017 Hardware Thread-x299-cpu-cooler-loop-ekwb-280.jpg

I also got microcenter to extend the return policy from 15 days which is tomorrow to 30 days from today just incase this loop does as good as the corsair H115i which is not going to cut the mustard
Worst case I'll return the i9 and swap it for an i7-7820x which is said to oc will lower temp spikes and not to mention 300.us cheaper and would still probably benefit from the new loop :)
No telling when I'll get this thing installed MS had no drain hardware for it so I'll have to order it online :/

pparks1 · 15 Oct 2017

I am excited about the 1070TI. That will hopefully save me a few $$s on my build, as long as the coin miners don't screw it all up.

Cliff S · 15 Oct 2017

pparks1 said:

I am excited about the 1070TI. That will hopefully save me a few $$s on my build, as long as the coin miners don't screw it all up.

From yesterday: NVIDIAs New Geforce GTX 1070 Ti Gets First Gaming Benchmarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti benchmarks begin to leak

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Benchmarks Leaked From Ashes Of The Singularity Database | HotHardware

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti spotted in AotS benchmark database | VideoCardz.com

Cliff S · 15 Oct 2017

How about some expen$ive hardware porn guy's?

copiertech25 · 15 Oct 2017

Cliff S said:

How about some expen$ive hardware porn guy's?

I'll take two! My rig is weak compared to that.

slicendice · 16 Oct 2017

Cliff S said:

How about some expen$ive hardware porn guy's?

Gosh that is one sexy build. Love that case!

ThrashZone · 16 Oct 2017

Hi,
When the front moved I was expecting it to run off the table like a transformer :)

On another note the reservoir on the 280 was too tall I had to order a shorter one

essenbe · 16 Oct 2017

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
When the front moved I was expecting it to run off the table like a transformer :)

On another note the reservoir on the 280 was too tall I had to order a shorter one

You could buy one Mike. DeepCool Computer Cases Mini-ITX TriStellar SW | eBay

Of course the fans he is using at $100 each. Deepcool Demonstrates Amazing Latest Products at CES 2017 DEEPCOOL- News Release about the middle of the page.