Guru3D Rig of the Month - July 2016

Posted on: 07/28/2016 10:52 PM

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Hi all, thanks for the feedback!

The riser cable comes with the case, part# is Lian Li PW-PCI-E38-1.

There are 3 intake fans modded to the posterior side. One 140mm pushing air behind the MB/CPU, and two 120mm behind the GPU. The front side is closed by a really nice tempered glass panel.

In my experience, the best setup for temperature was when I turned the top fans around as intake for a full positive pressure setup. I also turned the CPU and PSU fan to pull - blowing air onto the glass panel. I used washers to raise the glass panel a little, and the air exhausts out the side of the raised glass.

Best regards to everyone

Posted on: 07/28/2016 11:27 PM

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You done good sydefekt!....real good!

Posted on: 07/29/2016 03:54 PM

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I too am glad to see an air cooled system win, but not just because of variety. For a while, it seemed like liquid cooling was almost a requirement to win. To me, it often says "hey, look how much money I have!" because these days, it's usually an unnecessary expense and risk.

The way I see it, ROTM is more about originality, creativity, and effort rather than performance or expense. This month's winner is a good example of that (that's not to say it's a cheap or mediocre computer though).