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Midnight Mist
by NitroDatsik Posted on: 1/29/2025Build Description
Ever since the Lian Li A3 came out I wanted one and finay got a chance to build it.
Ryzen 7 5700x3d, asrock b550i, amd radeon rx 6950xt, lian li 750w sfx psu, nzxt kraken elite 360, Samsung 980pro 2tb, 32gb tridennz rgb @3600mhz, 4 lian li tl fans, 3 lian li tl lcd reverse fans. Building in this case was nice but man is it tight with all the cables. First on an itx motherboard you and sfx psu you will need an extension cable for the cpu power. Then you need to route every single cable that needs to go over the motherboard first. We'll if you are suing a radiator. Once the radiator goes in you don't have access to that space. No cables fit behind the case so it makes is a little hard to cable manage. I personally put the psu on the back side about half way. This gives me space for the 360aio and enough clearance for the small and gpu. For the future I am planing to change the rear exhaust fan to an lcd reverse fan to intake fresh air and pass it to the radiator since the gpu is covering most of the bottom fans and this gou runs hot. My temps aren't horrible, maybe maxing out at 70° for both cpu and gpu while gaming. Unless I run a benchmark or stress test then cpu does go up some more and gpu goes up to 80°. Overall I'm very happy with the looks of this pc.
Ryzen 7 5700x3d, asrock b550i, amd radeon rx 6950xt, lian li 750w sfx psu, nzxt kraken elite 360, Samsung 980pro 2tb, 32gb tridennz rgb @3600mhz, 4 lian li tl fans, 3 lian li tl lcd reverse fans. Building in this case was nice but man is it tight with all the cables. First on an itx motherboard you and sfx psu you will need an extension cable for the cpu power. Then you need to route every single cable that needs to go over the motherboard first. We'll if you are suing a radiator. Once the radiator goes in you don't have access to that space. No cables fit behind the case so it makes is a little hard to cable manage. I personally put the psu on the back side about half way. This gives me space for the 360aio and enough clearance for the small and gpu. For the future I am planing to change the rear exhaust fan to an lcd reverse fan to intake fresh air and pass it to the radiator since the gpu is covering most of the bottom fans and this gou runs hot. My temps aren't horrible, maybe maxing out at 70° for both cpu and gpu while gaming. Unless I run a benchmark or stress test then cpu does go up some more and gpu goes up to 80°. Overall I'm very happy with the looks of this pc.
Favorite Feature
Case to show off itx build.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Vermeer AM4 3.0GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1
$100.00
Bought it from an auction
Asrock b550i
Qty: 1
$120.00
Amd radeon rx 6950xt
Qty: 1
$350.00
Micro center vip price

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL18 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-360018D-32GTZR - Black
Qty: 1
$69.99

Lian Li A3 microATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1
$40.00
Micro center discount

Lian Li SP750 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold SFX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$105.00
Micro center open box
Nzxt kraken elite 360mm
Qty: 1
$100.00
Used
Samsung 980 pro 2tb
Qty: 1
$90.00
Micro center open box
3 Lian li tl lcd reverse fans
Qty: 1
$56.00
4 lian li tl fans
Qty: 1
$50.00