Maralder-D4
by hazium233 Posted on: 1/4/2024
Build Description
Built for general computer use and gaming. Many components from good Micro Center specials. I was familiar with the Meshify C so used one again, although maybe a more modern case would be better.
I am not entirely happy with the default Corsair cables, especially the pigtailed PCIe and also the large capacitor bulge in the ATX cable. So replacements for those may be on the to-do list, or I might depin the pigtailed wires. Otherwise would like some direct cooling on the ram, which might take the form of a few 40mm fans.
I am not entirely happy with the default Corsair cables, especially the pigtailed PCIe and also the large capacitor bulge in the ATX cable. So replacements for those may be on the to-do list, or I might depin the pigtailed wires. Otherwise would like some direct cooling on the ram, which might take the form of a few 40mm fans.
Favorite Feature
Machine is very quiet at low load. Nearly inaudible when the HDD is spun down. HDD was sort of superfluous, but added it out of habit. May be time to move on though.
Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1
$324.98
Bundle deal with motherboard
ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$0.01
Bundled with 12700K
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, 08G-P5-3797-KL, 8GB GDDR6X
Qty: 1
$600.00
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL14 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3600C14D-32GVK - Black
Qty: 1
$149.99
DR Samsung 8Gbit B-die. Got a set when they went on clearance.
Fractal Design Meshify C Tinted Tempered Glass Midtower ATX Case - Black
Qty: 1
$40.00
Bought open box on discount. I like the Meshify C well enough for air cooled builds.
Corsair RMx Series RM850x 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$89.99
Noctua NH-D15S CPU Cooler
Qty: 1
$66.00
Can find these open box.
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal SMR Hard Drive
Qty: 1
$40.00
Crucial MX500 500GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Qty: 2
$44.99
Decent SATA SSD
SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB 128L 3D TLC NAND Flash PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
Qty: 1
$62.99
Gen 3, but solid drive.
WD Black SN770 1TB SSD 112L TLC NAND M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
Qty: 1
$59.99
Can't add NVME via search for some reason. DRAM less, but still good
Acrtic P12 PWM PST 120mm Fan
Qty: 1
$6.99
Had some of these laying around
beQuiet! Silent Wings 3 High Speed PWM 140mm Fan
Qty: 2
$12.49
Had these laying around from a bulk open box purchase a while back.
MEG Silent Gale P12-120mm, 2000RPM,31.2db max
Qty: 2
$19.99
LCP fans. I wish I had bought more, you can't find these now.
Thermalright Intel 12th/13th Generation LGA1700 Anti-Bending Buckle, Curved Pressure Plate, CPU Fixing Buckle, Fully Fitted and Fixed Without Trace Installation (Gray)
Qty: 1
$8.29
Not strictly necessary, but it did reduce core temps ~5-7 degrees in 150W loads.