Thanks very much :)

Yer I know, I have moved it and twisted it and this spot was about the best. I watched heaps of vids re pump placement etc and went for the more air intake from the open front without the rad. I wanted to top mount it spun around the other way, which as you said got the pipes out of the way. But I couldn't mount it like that as it hit the case usb / power button cables one end, and the extra exhaust fan i put in at the other end. This was a comprimise. I actually put the pipes one behind the other, but i was out voted as my son likes the look of them being cabled together. Cheers :)

Thankyou, yes probably not the most stringent cost choices but i liked these products for varying reasons. 32 oz is about 1 litre, the bottle is a 1.25 litre we call it here :) He is very happy with his gameplay on the new computer, can do fast edits and take walls now he reckons.. :-)

Hey, I got the vertical gpu mount from Cablemod. Cooler Master and Phanteks also do them. They are beauno = good :)

I did the geekbench tests; Geekbench 5 Score 1345 Single-Core Score 7140 Multi-Core Score Geekbench 5 Score 76033 Open CL Score :)

I will run some tests, all I've done so will far is set XMP II profile to get ram to 3600. Unlocked all chores and power limits. Set cache to 48 and all chore clock to 4.8. Is running fine with heaps of speed so I like it there. I did get it to 5.1 but that was with 1.5v and I'd rather lose slight gain for increased longevity and system running cooler. I will post if I benchmark. I did run Heaven bench and it went really well, thanks :)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vnMsj7qKxeY76UxFLaxVXuUtXhLEfFRq?usp=sharing

Hey, I used the hub that comes with the cooler. Use the cables from the case and cooler to put 3-1, then into the hub. Then I've used the hub in by-pass mode. Being an Asus Aura board I then synced the board with the fans, and the GSkill ram is also compatible. The power supply is also in the loop, as it has an ARGB header out. I plugged that straight into the board. This is the part... https://www.coolermaster.com/au/en-au/catalog/coolers/rgb-accessories/argb-led-controller/ I was gonna buy the additional hub, but with the above parts had enough splitters and ports to fit everything as it was, Good Luck :)

Thankyou very much :) Yes my son loves Fortnite ;)

I'd have to check again but pretty sure idle around 30 and under heavy load peaks up to 70? Drops back down straight away after being under load so I was pretty impressed with that.

Hey mate, I get your point. The case exhaust is at the bottom of the PSU. I just had a look and there is eight small holes in that top part of the psu shroud. There is also a bit of clearance between the top of the psu and the shroud. So it can suck it in from the sides? That said it runs that cool I don't think it's much of an issue. Technically you are right and in a perfect world... But how good is showing live watts !! That was a main feature for me buying it, and I'm not gonna turn upside and not be able to see it. Even maxxed out it hardly breaks a sweat at peaks of 300w. Here is a video @ about 6mins he downplays the importance of having absolute clearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfEDLSi--Mg Cheers, GL

Hey Theo, The fans are not bad, I run them at about 30-70% and they are not loud. At 100 % you can hear them, with a bit of buzz / drone sound. All in all quite good, sound versus performance. Side panel is glass, with the etching lines design. Cheers :)

Thankyou mate :)

Yes see above, someone already asked me this. It has a gap at the top and it is also open at the end, so can still get a fair amount of air flow. In a perfect world Yes is would be fully open / grated at the top. The psu runs so cool it doesn't effect it anyway.

Yes, very happy. Keeps nice and cool 👍

Love it been fine, build more than six months old now hasn't missed beat. Would recommend. The fans are no Noctuas, but the case runs soundly. Great air flow. Looks great with rgb, hub works fine. We are very happy with it, solid case. Get good comments on etched glass side view door.

also what a beautiful build1

Yes 240 fps on an Alienware 240hz 24.5 inch monitor. Can now also run captures in the background and spotify, other tasks etc. Old build used to crash when multiple apps open. It will go to 300fps but staedy at 240 capped seems nice sweet spot. :)

Yer you don't get much for them second hand, it still goes good. I got the board as we like the features for now and the future ( other than gen 4 ) The i5 OC is pretty good bang for buck imo, keeping up close to the other chips after OC'ing. See how we go. I just love the Samsung drives too, quality imo. Thanks :)

Not sure about low settings but have it set at mostly high and capped at a steady 240fps. I will try low settings next time i'm on :)

I don't know it said 2 x 8gb it was 4 x 8gb, 32 gb total for that price. Don't be disapointed, we are not. We just love the look of the ram, GL

Yer I have a samsung 1tb ssd out of his old build I can put in and heaps of other 1 tb hdd's that I can add. He just wanted to play and use it, so I put it together but will go back and at least fit the samsung 1tb ssd ( non m.2 ) You need 850w for more RGB !!! ;) Yer I know psu overkill, but I tend to buy then next build would use this, or if I run SLI in this one. Buy another RTX 2060 second hand if I came across one? Plus I just love the live wattage and rgb, veiwing it realtime thru the case, Cheers :)

Yes psu is overkill although I take parts from one build to the next, and also gives me the option for possibly picking up another second hand RTX 2060 and running dual sli setup. I just loved the live wattage window of the thor psu's, and the rgb fitted the theme. I also watched a fair few videos on psu testing. There is one the guys tests stable current with all these meters and machines. He showed that a higher current platinum psu provided a much more stable current when running well under its limitations, than a lower watt near its high limits under relative high load.

Yer good luck mate, thanks .