Project Black Friday Beast

orbitalwalsh · 5 Dec 2019 at 09:40

looking ace !

@GIGA-Man a RGB Monster has been created ^^^

how are you finding the Aorus liquid cooler !

Carlosfootball · 5 Dec 2019 at 09:44

orbitalwalsh said:
looking ace !

Cheers, I'm happy with it!

orbitalwalsh said:
how are you finding the Aorus liquid cooler !

Really nice, keeping the 12 cores nice and cool!

Adam-r · 5 Dec 2019 at 09:52

It’s alive! What are the benchmark scores like?

Chris [BEANS] · 5 Dec 2019 at 10:10

That’s a lot of fans!!!!

looks great mate, bet you’re chuffed

Carlosfootball · 5 Dec 2019 at 10:56

Chris [BEANS] said:
That’s a lot of fans!!!!

looks great mate, bet you’re chuffed

Yeah I am, this is my first full build that I did fully alone (my previous build I had a mate come over as he was more experienced) so I'm really happy it turned out this way and everything actually works.

Now I know most will probably facepalm here and ask why I spent so much money on a 'enthusiast' build but...I have never overclocked anything in my life so I'm not really sure where to start. Enabled xmp on bios for memory but that's about it so far.

Chris [BEANS] · 5 Dec 2019 at 11:02

Carlosfootball said:
Yeah I am, this is my first full build that I did fully alone (my previous build I had a mate come over as he was more experienced) so I'm really happy it turned out this way and everything actually works.

Now I know most will probably facepalm here and ask why I spent so much money on a 'enthusiast' build but...I have never overclocked anything in my life so I'm not really sure where to start. Enabled xmp on bios for memory but that's about it so far.

I’ve just built a slightly lower spec computer and have no idea where to start (or even whether to bother!) with overclocking... if you find a good beginners guide let me know!!

The thread on here is great, but years old and recent comments suggests it’s out of date

Carlosfootball · 5 Dec 2019 at 11:22

Adam-r said:
It’s alive! What are the benchmark scores like?

Not sure if this is good or not :S

Vidar · 5 Dec 2019 at 16:47

orbitalwalsh said:
looking ace !

@GIGA-Man a RGB Monster has been created ^^^

how are you finding the Aorus liquid cooler !

Those cables are insane! Also what have you done to your AIO? I like it!

Carlosfootball · 5 Dec 2019 at 18:48

Vidar said:
Those cables are insane! Also what have you done to your AIO? I like it!

Its the new Aorus AIO which comes with a display you can customise etc.
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte AORUS 360mm RGB Liquid AIO Performance CPU Cooler= £199.99

Total: £208.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

Replaced the stock fans (which are not bad, they are nice RGB ones) with the QL fans to keep all the fans in the case the same

koolpc · 5 Dec 2019 at 19:57

Total spend?

Carlosfootball · 5 Dec 2019 at 20:47

koolpc said:
Total spend?

Including monitor around £4300

koolpc · 5 Dec 2019 at 20:51

Carlosfootball said:
Including monitor around £4300

Totally bonkers

snips86x · 5 Dec 2019 at 21:02

Carlosfootball said:
Including monitor around £4300

Jesus....thatd pay off my outstanding car loan balance

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Dec 2019 at 21:46

Ouch! Wish I had under half that for a pc!

robfosters · 6 Dec 2019 at 10:39

koolpc said:
Totally bonkers

snips86x said:
Jesus....thatd pay off my outstanding car loan balance

Sometimes i wonder if this is a PC enthusiast forum, or the money saving expert one :rolleyes:

chroniclard · 6 Dec 2019 at 10:49

Nice setup.

Horrendous overload of RGB making it a bit of a mess.

Vidar · 6 Dec 2019 at 10:52

robfosters said:
Sometimes i wonder if this is a PC enthusiast forum, or the money saving expert one

Indeed

orbitalwalsh · 6 Dec 2019 at 12:24

Vidar said:
Those cables are insane! Also what have you done to your AIO? I like it!

Lian Li RGB ones .

Silent loop/Eisbaer that's been striped back. Bigger compressions, rad and clear tubing etc .

koolpc said:
Totally bonkers

With Dacia car brand, no one needs to pay over £5k for a brand new car or £14k max for 4x4 . With that thinking, anyone buying a focus or Corsa is madness when you can get a brand new car with 4 wheels and warranty for 2/3rds the price etc

Carlosfootball said:
Including monitor around £4300

Power !!!!!

Vidar · 6 Dec 2019 at 13:19

@orbitalwalsh does it effect the performance of the loop much? Am curious as to if the pump struggles with having to move more volume.

Do you have a guide I could nose at?

orbitalwalsh · 6 Dec 2019 at 13:35

Vidar said:
@orbitalwalsh does it effect the performance of the loop much? Am curious as to if the pump struggles with having to move more volume.

Do you have a guide I could nose at?

slight increase. unlike standard Asetek units and rads alphacool uses G1/4 ports on their products like EKWB and others. this means roughly the Inner Diameter of the hole matches 13/10mm tubing to allow unhindered flow and pressure. Currently on their stock units its 11/7mm tubing and compression fittings. though you can install 16/13mm compression fittings if you wish etc .

Alphacool rads have some of the best performing rads to price range and actually have lower fins per inch then say EKWB . Means they work well with 500-1500rpm fans . Using 45mm with single fan will give better performance then stock 30mm or 27mm you find on asetek units. Why i changed mine along with using silent wing fans at slower rpm for pure silence.