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Should've gone for an Arctic 420mm, but whatever

 

@Laithan - noice ! Looking forward to the build

 

looking great so far keep us posted

 

Got the Thermal Grizzly CPU frame installed and motherboard tests good so far. I am coming from an older X79 platform so the CPU "SP" and cooler rating is a bit new to me. I just watched buildzoid's video to get some orientation with the SP rating. Looking in the BIOS I have a SP 101 rating for this 13900K which seems like it might actually be pretty good. His video was about 12th gen CPUs so I don't know if the SP ratings he discussed are equal to the 13th gen or not. The cooler rating is 177 with the Thermal Grizzly CPU frame and Thermal Grizzly Extreme TIM.

 

Been a bit under the weather (tis the season) but managed to get things started. I took some pictures as I got going but lost a bunch <smh>. I basically just installed the power supply with the cablemod cables and started to get familiar with the case. It is a pretty neat design and so far I like it a lot. Until you've built a system in a particular case you really don't know how everything is going to fit.

There was a (5) 3.5" hard drive cage at the bottom of the case and since I am only using NVMe drives this had to go. I tried to remove the drive cage but it was riveted in (oversight by Corsair IMO)... so time to drill. (9) drilled out rivets later and the drive bay was gone.

I installed the motherboard, AIO cooler, rad fans in push/pull and the GPU and rad AIO in push/pull also... but I really don't like how it looks.. The case is so huge that I cannot mount the AIO in the front of the case as the tubes do not reach. The CPU 360 will fit up top and the GPU 240 in the back but it kind of looks jank because I cannot manage the tubes well... and covers up the motherboard's dot matrix display.

These are just test fits anyway so I am going to see what I can do. I did buy the optional (8) 120mm fan tray so I think I will replace the top (4) 120mm fan tray and try to mount both the 360 and the 240 up top if the gpu tubes reach.

 

Installed the top 8x120mm tray and moved the CPU/GPU rad to it. I think it looks better and not blocking the MB dot matrix now.

This is the first time I have ever mounted 2 AIOs in the top of the case... a little odd but I think it looks better than before. Sadly I 'need' more fans now to fill out the front to create positive air pressure . I'll leave the empty spaces at the top for now. These fans literally cost a fortune... up to $700 in just stinkin' fans now. I am wondering if these fans come with an insane asylum membership discount lol.

Once I have 8 intake fans in the front I am hoping I'll be able to create positive air pressure but technically with the push/pull configs I will have more exhaust fans in total. There will be 12 exhaust fans total and 8 intake fans but since all of the exhaust fans on top are stacked (10 of them) and have to push through rads I might be able to consider it equivalent to 7 exhaust (maybe less?) and 8 intake.. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on this config achieving positive air pressure.

 

Still fighting some bug but managed to make some progress. I had 2 spots on the MB where I needed to peel the protective plastic but pics were before I noticed.

The MB has (2) USB 2.0 headers and I need a total of (6) to connect everything so I picked up a couple NZXT Internal USB hubs. Using (9) SATA power connectors.

Devices that needed it's own internal USB header:
(1) Ryujin II
(2) Corsair PSU
(3) Lian-Li Controller
(4) Lian-Li Controller
(5) Lian-Li Strimer
(6) Obsidian 1000D controller

Time for some cable management.

Not going for show quality since it will all be hidden behind the magnetic doors on the back. I ziptied every single cable individually first and then bundled after. I have velcro ties but they are bulky and more of a PIA IMO.

I ordered a custom CableMod 12VHPWR cable to match the blue pro pack and still waiting on the other 2 fans but other than that it is pretty much done. All the ARGB and the internal display gadgets are pretty cool when powered on. Once I finish customizing them I'll try to get some 'dark pics' and maybe post a video as the pics don't do them justice.

I don't have a device to measure for positive pressure. I currently have more exhaust than intake (even when the other 2 intake fans I am missing arrive) so I am trying to figure out how to address this. The push/pull on the rads and fan stacking I know is reducing some of the exhaust footprint but as I mentioned above the ratio is intake 8 to exhaust 12. I could possibly just run the intake fans at a higher RPM than the exhaust fans. Anyone know any tricks to measure for positive pressure inside the case without buying a meter? Only reason I am trying to achieve that is so I don't draw air in through the cracks and direct it through the filter.

 

The remaining fans came in and got them installed. Mostly complete now just waiting on a cable. The lighting options are almost endless. I'm not into the rainbow thing, this is what I am using for now.

 

The remaining fans came in and got them installed. Mostly complete now just waiting on a cable. The lighting options are almost endless. I'm not into the rainbow thing, this is what I am using for now.

That looks great ! In my book, any colour is good... as long as it is cherenkov radiation blue...

 

Just sharing this for anyone else with this Z790 Extreme motherboard and a case that has (2) USB C ports as this 1000D does. This Z790 Extreme only has one USB 3.1 C internal header so I was only able to use one of the USB C ports on the case. It sort of bugged me that I had a dead port so I went looking around. The motherboard does have a 2nd internal thunderbolt connection (red) but the case wants the USB 3.1 header (blue).

I found this nifty adapter that will allow me to connect that TB4 port into my 2nd USB 3.1 header. It should still allow thunderbolt speed/functionality also since the wiring is the same. I'll report back once it comes in if there are any issues but theoretically should be fine since the wiring is the same as USB C. Sharing in case this helps someone.

USB 3.1 C Male to Type E Female Front Panel Header Adapter Converter Motherboard | eBay

It can better enhance the stability of the transmission and the service life of the product. USB Front Panel Adapter supports data transmission and fast charging. no need to install drivers, plug and play.

www.ebay.com

EDIT: Adapter works fine for USB drives.

 

Did you try this adapter with a Thuderbolt device at all? Just trying to set my expectations appropriately lol

 

@Laithan ...somewhat similar specs for the 1000 D (though that memory they're using >🥴). Anyway, I much prefer your interpretation. Still, not a bad channel to follow (they're in S.Korea and do a lot of workstations)

Spoiler

 

I ended up adding a fan for the memory. The Noiseblocker 60mm PR-2 fan seems to be a perfect fit. It fits the bracket great, has a tiny stubby fan header so I don't have to manage any cables and covers both DDR5 sticks plus the DIMM.2.

 

I finally received the custom Mesh Mod Cable MOD 12VHWPR cable... it looks really nice, too bad the cable was defective.. <smh>. Thankfully I have a spare. I'll have to send it back for a replacement..it happens. I also added a 2nd USB card so that I could connect a USB hub. For some reason I cannot connect a hub to ANY of the onboard USB ports but I think it has something to do with the NZXT internal USB hubs or the Ryujin.

 

Updated lights off video. Ram RGB now working and some slight changes.

 

Very nice - and I just love that blue ! Also: 10 G and 2.5 G on the back I/O panel is s.th. my next board will have to have (my Asus X570 Dark Hero 'only' has 2.5 G and 1G).

Wondering though about your comment above re. the USB hub issue and the need for the Inateck USB daughter card...I haven't had any issue with USB hubs on my Dark H.

 

I finally got around to customizing the Ryujin II screen with GIFs. Enjoy

 

Leaving the GIF files I used here if any other Ryujin owners may want to mess with them.

 

Looks like all the pictures in my OP are gone... help
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