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Equinox #Bitwit
by Max W Posted on: 9/7/2021Build Description
While I've made quite a few changes, this is technically the first PC I've ever built (depending on how you look at it), and definitely my first go at custom water cooling. I started putting her together around December 2020, and have been gradually acquiring and swapping out parts. Iteration 1 had no WC, was in the original Meshify C, a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Black, and a GTX 1060 I borrowed from my old Alienware. Since then, I've been lucky enough to get my hands on a 3080, and threw together a custom loop that I'm very proud of given the cramped nature of the case it's in. Unfortunately, the RGB strip in the GPU water block has died on me, so I may be missing a few FPS, as well as the aesthetic I was going for. The games I play most on here are Splitgate and Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Halo Infinite once that comes out. I plan to update the paint on the front panel to be a bit more elaborate soon, similar to what Linus did for his Intel Gamer Days build, and I may paint the MoBo and RAM heatsinks soon as well.
Favorite Feature
The GPU waterblock combined with the vertical mount frankly adds that little something special imo.
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ASUS X570-Pro TUF Gaming WiFi AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
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Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact Grey
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Samsung 970 EVO 500GB
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Samsung 980 1TB
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Bitspower Classic Water Block for ASUS TUF Gaming 3080
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Unfortunately, the RGB strip is broken, so my FPS isn't as high as it could be.
Corsair Fittings
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Corsair XD3
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