Following on from the Hybrid Builds of ASUS and Gigabytes GTX 970s, thought i'd stick a little more to normal convention Introducing ; 100% ASUS ROG and beQuiet Themed project build. Parts List Intel i5 6600k/ i7 6700k- Ordered Asus ROG Z170 Gene viii - Ordered ASUS STRIX GTX 1070 8GB - Ordered Samsung Polaris 256GB - Ordered Seagate SSHD 1TB - Ordered Kingston FURY Black DDR 4 2444hx 16GB - Ordered beQuiet Pure Power 9 600w - Ordered CoolTek UMX 3 Window Black - Ordered NZXT Hue+ - Ordered beQuiet Silent Wings 3 120+140mm - Ordered Alphacool Eisbaer 120 (Silent Loop not out yet) - Ordered Total Build £1305 This Build was due to feature a GTX 1060 Strix in the UMX1 Plus mITX case, but was given official clearance measurement of 125mm for the max height of a GPU, the 1060 STRIX is 129mm and would of used ASUS's B150i Aura board. I did see the exact or chinese version of the Strix cooler in this case, it would fit just with the removal off one of the panel pins but the heat was just to much for the system to run well. This lead to the jump up to the mATX version of the case, that soon spiraled into GTX 1070 and then the jump to the Z170 chip. Keeping the case cool will be handled by BeQuiet Silent Wing 3 fans, 140mm up top set to 100% (as the PSU expels hot air to the top of the case then is drawn out) since its so quiet. 120mm will be also acting as an exhaust but will cool down the i5 6600k using Alphacools Eisbear AIO, in push. Unfortunately beQuiet's Silent Loop isn't out till 4 weeks time (made by Alphacool), hence the Eisbaer. Im half tempted to utilise the Strix fan headers by controller fans at the bottom of the case since there's a giant filter on the bottom of the case. Although there is not actual fan mounting points, will just use a PCIe fan bracket and have two 80mms to push some cool air towards the GPU and top of the case. FYI max card length in case is 320mm with PSU being 160mm including cables. Strix is 290mm and True Power PSU is 150mm so should be tight! Handling the lighting will be the Hue+ , should light up the case nicely with 3 strips around the case edges and one under the Gene on the right hand to give an underglow.
and first two batches have arrived from Distributor will start to take digital shots today but wow the STRIX... its huge, well with the case only being 30mm longer it really puts it into prospective !
Had a spare 5 mins and quickly checked to see if the car would a) fit and b) could I maneuver it in. Answer is ... Now to check if the 150mm long PSU with its non modular cables will be able to work in the 165mm gap..
Been taking high res pictures of the parts whilst i'm waiting for the rest of the parts. i7 should be inbound today and found the Gene is coming early Did fit the fans and PSU to check space between the GPU and the cables, all fine. Will need to take out again and hide the 2nd PCIe cable better along with spare aux cables. Rear Silent Wing 3 will be mounted as a Push on the rad but wanted to see clearance for having a 140 rad up top- looks all fine
Stitched together a few Digital shots, will upload off of the individual pics at the end Such a nice case, just wish that it had a floating mother board tray like the UMX4 version to hide and managed cables . i7 has arrived and hopefully Gene VIII comes today, Alphacool order should be here by end of the week. Glass Door, not plastic like UMX 1 Plus or what I read on some reviews and doesn't curve under the case like the rear panel or UMX 1 version Case is running on a Negative Pressure design beQuiet! Fans do look so stunning in the case and has a nice stealth appeal, nothing will be seen in the case till the Hue+/Strix is powered on Fan Goodness . Will link the top 140 Pure Wings to the fan controller on the case. Dont think they'll be any difference to sound at low, medium and full to be honest. I didnt take photos of the Silent Wings 3 kit, but have to say the nicest fan I've come across as a whole package. PWM version, will be mounted to the 120 45mm thick rad in push exhausting air out of the case. Read Reviews that beQuiet had been rather conservative with the Bronze rating and should actually be gold... Looking forward to seeing this lit up as well as seeing how the thermals and sound are in the case. Still have to option to mount a fan either on the floor panel of via PCI bracket and link directly to the cards PWM controller. Would be nice to use a silent powerful fan to provide are to the card to keep the fans spinning as less as possible close ups
What should of taken 5 mins took an hour ! Stand offs are so short couldn't hide any of the cables behind it Need to hide 2 branches of Sata cables behind the PSU which means taking it out again . and seeing if I can tuck the front port cables under the board as well. Will upload digital snaps on Monday . Will test fit the Eisbaer tonight , needs to be trimmed down by the looks of it
Issue with motherboard solved and standoffs in place. Cables can now go under the board which is a massive help! Place both cards in to give me a guideline with their own cable and how space is looking. Hue+ will be on the top rack of the SSD cage with a 2.5" SSHD underneath. Still have to get around to refitting the Eisbaer for a more detailed guide as I believe the tubing will have to be cut down, and whether the ports are facing the top or the bottom of the case. Would prefer on the bottom purely for the face a 140 could be added in the future. snaps just off my phone for the time being
More phone pictures but second Silent Wing 3 fan came in for push pull config. Not exactly happy with it, would of preferred just one on the 45mm or twin on a 30mm but thermals will be hot in such a small case and hoping to hit 4.8 off the 6700k, any help helps. Before and after
First Boot up ! And guess who wired the power button wrong luckily mobo had it'd own button. Had a few snags so didn't get around to OS install. Pump is a little loud, more then reviews, I believe this is due to a lot of air in the system. Worst pre-filled AIO I've come across with is such a shame but easy to correct
Finally got around to getting snaps done! stitched a few together, will take a while to upload individual photos so these will do for the time being Started running benches for overclocks, so far so good. Really impressed with the GTX 1070 and STRIX model ! Found max OC and runs heaven at a steady 2.06Ghz with 63c max temp- looped for an hour and in such a small case @1440p !!
