Xmas 2022 build

[FTLN]

Hi All,

Been off the forums for a while, been mega busy at work last year or so.

Anyway, I'm back to share a new build which should hopefully be completed by the end of the week.

First parts came in today:

CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard: Asus X670E-I
Ram: G.Skill Flare X5, DDR5-6000, CL36, AMD Expo - 32 GB (2x16)
Storage: WD SN850 2Tb
GPU: AMD RX 7900 XTX
PSU: Corsair RM850x
Case: Fractal Design Torrent Nano
Cpu Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax black

Some notes:
- managed to bag the 7900 XTX on launch day for 1150 euros
- Was in a local PC builders shop listening to the NH-D15, its so much more quieter than most of the 240mm AIO's on the market today
- The newer model of the RM850x apparently has high quality Japanese capacitors that help provide cleaner power to components which it turn can help to cut down on coil whine

Still need to buy some braided PCIe cable extensions, will see if any go on offer in January sales.

 

[Dicehunter]

Very cool... MORE PICS !!!! ^_^

 

[FTLN]

Very cool... MORE PICS !!!! ^_^

Ram should be here on Wednesday and case on Thursday, will put up some more pics once received.

One thing not to happy about is the QC on the Asus motherboard, it seems the Thunderbolt ports on the back are slightly misaligned which makes the USB-C cable very hard to push in. Looking at review sites it seems that mis-alignment of backplate on this ITX board is a common issue. Shame the review sites don't pick this up in their reviews though even though its clearly visible in the photos they are publishing. All the Asus non-itx sized boards seem to have their USB4 ports aligned just fine.

Will have to see if the backplate can be taken of and re-aligned as I don't want to risk creating a short circuit, I have some pretty high powered Thunderbolt devices:

 

[Warchild]

I love that "Welcome to the RED team" message on the GPU box

 

[WYP]

Nice. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[FTLN]

PSU + some cable extensions should be arriving today

 

[FTLN]

The case landed

 

[23RO_UK]

The case landed

Great choice! I have the very same and couldn't be happier with it

 

[FTLN]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Everything mounted in the case this afternoon and bios updated (thanks bios flashback) all ready for the RAM to arrive tomorrow.

Unfortunately couldn't fit in the second fan on the Noctua NH-D15, will have to get a fan for the back of the case, 140mm chromax black should do the trick.

 

[FTLN]

All up & running, no issues, -20 curve on the 7950x cores and -150mv on the 7900 xtx.
System is silent, performance is rock solid.