I built this core system back in 2021 and fulfilled my goal of owning a CaseLabs setup. With the release of Battlefield 6 (very CPU heavy game) and the upward trajectory of component prices, I decided to just go ahead and overhaul it now.

    I replaced the core of the system with components:

    – Ryzen 7 9800X3D
    – MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk
    – 64GB GSkill Flare X5 CL28 6000MT/s DDR5

    I also added an AquaComputer NEXT flow meter, changed my 14 year old PSU out for an MSI MPG A1000G, and changed all my old clear tubing out for matte black EPDM from McMaster-Carr. I reused my existing NVIDIA 3090FE, EVGA Nu Audio Pro, storage, display, etc.

    Water cooling system is:

    – 3x Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 480mm rads
    – Optimus Signature V3 AM5 block
    – EKWB 3090 FE Limited Edition full coverage block
    – 2x EKWB FLT240 reservoirs with D5s
    – 24x EK Vardar X3M fans
    – AquaComputer Octo, Farbwerk 360, 6x Splitty4s, and NEXT RGB flow meter
    – Bitspower compression fittings

    Tried to clean up the cables as best as I could, but, well, there's just a lot of them.

    I enjoyed putting this together. 3090 is the bottleneck now, guess I should have bought the 5090 FE from the queue last year. Oh well.

    – http://www.3dmark.com/sn/11535115
    – http://www.3dmark.com/spy/61418813

    Guest appearances featuring my dogs.

    Posted by r_z_n