AlienALX
Well-known member
Here we go again. So a few months back I built a PC to play games on the TV. I do most of my gaming there now. Any way, it looks like this.
And I love it. Fastest PC I have, with the 4080 Super and all. However, today I sold my enormous collection of BMX bikes and so I decided to splurge on a top end PC. I am absolutely in love with the case (Lian Li Dan). Now the idea is to pull out the board and RAM from it, replace with a 570i Strix with a 5700X3D and 32gb DDR4 and it will look pretty much as it does now. That will then go to my mother's house, and I will keep the 760i Strix which is pretty much new and start the new build there. Currently it has a 12700KF in it, but I bought a 14600KF to replace it.
OK. So why not a 9800X3D? well to be honest I would hope this new PC can push 4k pretty well. Besides, DDR5 is now botty bleeding prices and yeah. Time I buy a new mobo and RAM I am looking at at least £700 more. It ain't worth it. So, a 14600KF
With 32gb of this.
On this board.
Will be plenty. So why Sinister Twin? well, I am going for the complete opposite of the above but using the exact same case.
Mostly because it is utterly fantastic. Funny thing is I have another Strix ROG led panel too, so they will look very similar inside. I do need a cooler as the one I run now at my mother's house is a 360 so I once again went with Thermalright. This cost me just over £50.
For the PSU I bought a Strix Loki. The 750w one will not cut it, so I got a 1000w.
I then got three reverse flow intakes (same as the white one)
And a rear exhaust.
Again, all Thermalright. Total cost on all the fans was £34.
So why do I need a 1kw PSU? well, because this.
And I love it. Fastest PC I have, with the 4080 Super and all. However, today I sold my enormous collection of BMX bikes and so I decided to splurge on a top end PC. I am absolutely in love with the case (Lian Li Dan). Now the idea is to pull out the board and RAM from it, replace with a 570i Strix with a 5700X3D and 32gb DDR4 and it will look pretty much as it does now. That will then go to my mother's house, and I will keep the 760i Strix which is pretty much new and start the new build there. Currently it has a 12700KF in it, but I bought a 14600KF to replace it.
OK. So why not a 9800X3D? well to be honest I would hope this new PC can push 4k pretty well. Besides, DDR5 is now botty bleeding prices and yeah. Time I buy a new mobo and RAM I am looking at at least £700 more. It ain't worth it. So, a 14600KF
With 32gb of this.
On this board.
Will be plenty. So why Sinister Twin? well, I am going for the complete opposite of the above but using the exact same case.
Mostly because it is utterly fantastic. Funny thing is I have another Strix ROG led panel too, so they will look very similar inside. I do need a cooler as the one I run now at my mother's house is a 360 so I once again went with Thermalright. This cost me just over £50.
For the PSU I bought a Strix Loki. The 750w one will not cut it, so I got a 1000w.
I then got three reverse flow intakes (same as the white one)
And a rear exhaust.
Again, all Thermalright. Total cost on all the fans was £34.
So why do I need a 1kw PSU? well, because this.
