Final list for new build

I like the antec C3 personally..having the 011d, you realise how fat it is sitting on the desk. prefer the thinness of the corsair 5000X, and got a phanteks NV5...the C£ has fans included though...still get open look of the fishtank type design, with the tinness of a standard case
Asus B650e-e board just been dropped to £230, so only £15 more than the B650e-f..for me, that's a no brainer for £15 more..different when it was £70 more
 
Thanks for the replies, I've switched out the motherboard for the Asus B650e-f but I've kept the Lian li 360 liquid cooler. Now I'm just trying to decide if the Antec C5 will actually fit on the shelf as it's only 260mm wide but the case is 285mm wide and I'm wondering if the feet will sit on the shelf or overhang in which case the airflow at the bottom is severely reduced.

At least the hardware side is sorted, just the case and aesthetics to figure out. Thank you for everyone's input, I'll be sorting out my basket and ordering the parts later this week.
 
Craig_d1 said:
I like the antec C3 personally..having the 011d, you realise how fat it is sitting on the desk. prefer the thinness of the corsair 5000X, and got a phanteks NV5...the C£ has fans included though...still get open look of the fishtank type design, with the tinness of a standard case
Asus B650e-e board just been dropped to £230, so only £15 more than the B650e-f..for me, that's a no brainer for £15 more..different when it was £70 more
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Just swapped for the B650e-e, I had seen the C3 but I'm going to see if I can find out if the C5 would fit, C3 is a good compromise though.

tamzzy said:
the thermalright is less than 30% of the price of that lian-li, and comes in white too
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I may circle back round to this once I've totted up the totals it might be a good investment, I've come to realise you're kinda paying for the name with Lian Li
 
neil_1821 said:
I may circle back round to this once I've totted up the totals it might be a good investment, I've come to realise you're kinda paying for the name with Lian Li
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(I will never recommend something that I would never use myself :) )

tamzzy said:
Guess my 7800X3D deserves some more cooling (upgrading from the Liquid Freezer II 240mm :cry: )
And my motto of not recommending PC components that I would never use myself...

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I had a similar parts list last year and also ditched the lian li gear. Worked out a fortune.

I ended up going for an NZXT elite case with their kraken AIO on the 7800x3d.

Yeah I didn’t need the AIO but it meant the pre-installed case fans perfectly matched the AIO fans then and was all on one bit of software to control them.

Was possibly still a bit extravagant, but was less than half the price of going for the full Lian li look.

I also love my 7900xtx. I mainly play FPS games so not particularly fussed about the likes of ray tracing. Just wanted grunt and FPS. Call of duty is one of my main games which favors amd and it actually matches my pals 4090 in warzone which was £800 more. Its a great card
 
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tamzzy said:
(I will never recommend something that I would never use myself :) )
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Ok, you've worn me down, ditched the Lian Li, can't seem to find any frozen prism 360 in stock so I've opted for the Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 Black ARGB which comes in at £70.89

Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 BLACK ARGB​

 
neil_1821 said:
can't seem to find any frozen prism 360 in stock
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definitely in stock (both non-rgb and black rgb and white rgb) your google skills are lacking lol
google: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 White ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler,Efficient PWM Controlled Pump 3300RPM,3×TL-E12 series PWM Fan,Water Cooling Computer Parts,For AMD AM4/AM5,Intel 1150/1156/1200/1700/2011

(the white argb is actually cheaper at sub-£46)
 
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tamzzy said:
definitely in stock (both non-rgb and black rgb and white rgb) your google skills are lacking lol
google: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 White ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler,Efficient PWM Controlled Pump 3300RPM,3×TL-E12 series PWM Fan,Water Cooling Computer Parts,For AMD AM4/AM5,Intel 1150/1156/1200/1700/2011

(the white argb is actually cheaper at sub-£46)
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You're right! Found one elsewhere but it's £5 more than the Thermalright frozen notte, although I'm not 100% sure what the difference is between them, seems the notte gets better reviews, but this is about the last thing and I can buy everything
 
Loving the TR AIO's, raising the bar in price to performance, leaving more budget for the components that really matter.

Strix B650E-E is fine if you'll use the features, otherwise you are getting the same performance from your CPU as a £99 board. So unless you need lots of M.2 or USB I/O then, I'm not saying don't buy a nice board, just realise its not adding anything unless you need those features, £230 isn't terrible but it isn't 'cheap'
 
tamzzy said:
@neil_1821 what was your original budget lol and were you expecting to spend a lot more?
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I had a rough budget of £2000, then I stretched it a little to £2300 but I feel happier knowing I've got a pretty solid rig with some water cooling and decent aesthetics at a cheaper price!

I'm still deciding about the case as it's C3 vs C5. C3 would fit on the shelf and the c5 is 25mm too big, so 12.5mm a side, I'm thinking the feet are bigger than that so would just fit.
 
get the c3 then lol
don't take chances with clearance
cases are expensive to return
you also don't want the case to have a chance of toppling over/falling off the desk (you don't want to claim on your home insurance :cry: )
 
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def a nice looking case...review/build below

it's basically a cheaper version of the NV5 below, but although the case itself isnt that much more in price, you dont get any fans. quality is better though
 
Yeah I've been watching a lot of C3 videos, I think it'll do nicely but I'm going to have to buy their GPU support brackets as it doesn't seem they come with one.
 
neil_1821 said:
Yeah I've been watching a lot of C3 videos, I think it'll do nicely but I'm going to have to buy their GPU support brackets as it doesn't seem they come with one.
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no doesn't..also @tamzzy is the aio standard thickness? I'm assuming Op getting same one as you if read correctly...review above actually says it's quite a tight fit for aio, so a thicker setup prob wouldn't fit..about to shoot to bed and rather than look it up, thought just ask you as you have one :)
 
Craig_d1 said:
also @tamzzy is the aio standard thickness? I'm assuming Op getting same one as you if read correctly...review above actually says it's quite a tight fit for aio, so a thicker setup prob wouldn't fit..about to shoot to bed and rather than look it up, thought just ask you as you have one
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yes the thermalright frozen prism is standard thickness

the reviewer should've moved the rear fan downwards (he didn't) see 10:45 in the video
 
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