Hello all,
I decided to assemble and build a strong, futureproofed system for the very 1st time in my life, on the contrary of always having low-mid range builds. I know the basics of PC building but there are some questions that are bugging me when it comes to practical tips, maybe more advanced information about this. So i've collected some of the most important of them here and I hope for some (even brief) answers.
There is no official part list as some of them are going to be released in (hopefully near, haha) future. For sure i plan to update to:
- CPU: Intel Ice Lake 9700k and relevant top-tier motherboard (EVGA or ASUS)
- GPU: GTX 2080/ti
- CPU Cooler: BeQuiet or Cryorig for Ice Lake socket
so final parts will be assembled by the end of this year (hopefully)
Any help will be appreciated
Question 1: Which fan configuration would be the best for the case and fans mentioned below? how many fans should be as a intake and exhaust (for maximum cooling performance, cleaning dust is not a problem)
case: cougar panzer S
for reference: The Case
3x 120mm premounted cougar fans + 3x beQuiet SilentWings3 140mm PWM fans
wanted to use 2x 140mm in the front + 1x 140mm at the top + 1x 120mm in the back (so 4/6 fans in usage)
Question 2 (more of a speculation): Fan control - I plan to buy an ASUS FORMULA motherboard for 9th gen Ice Lake (if CPU ever comes out), assuming it will have at least 4 PWM headers, can I connect all the fans to the motherboard, without any extra fan PWM controller? Could i safely connect any PWM fan to the H_AMP port or W_PUMP (water cooling) / AIO PUMP headers provided (in overview they say, those connectors are also PWM/DC controllable)
link for the specs:
The Motherboard
Question 3: Can motherboard backplate (like in formula one, electro-galvanized steel) cause any kind of electrical shortages/issues when mounted in the case? is backplate rather mobo pro or con (just a "marketing scam"), besides fact that it will be more rigid?
Question 4: PSU mounting - PSU fan directed upwards or downwards? Case will be standing on the wooden floor (not on carpet) so downside intakes won't be covered so badly (aiming for Seasonic 750W Platinum)
Question 5: GPU (single GPU build) - should be mounted on the higher PCie slot, or lower one?
Question 6: Drive configuration will be 1x m.2 NVMe SSD + 1x m.2 Optane memory + 1x HDD + 1x SSD - if motherboard is going to have vertical secondary m.2 port, is such mounting very dangerous for the drive? should I avoid vertical mount and buy an add-on card so it goes in regular PCIe slot for more protection? Have you ever seen/heard vertically mounted drives getting broken easily?
Question 7: more likely info about LED Strips - Corsair lighting node pro (4 strips) + Extension kit (another 4 strips) - how much wattage will actually those 8 strips take from PSU?
Thank You!
I decided to assemble and build a strong, futureproofed system for the very 1st time in my life, on the contrary of always having low-mid range builds. I know the basics of PC building but there are some questions that are bugging me when it comes to practical tips, maybe more advanced information about this. So i've collected some of the most important of them here and I hope for some (even brief) answers.
There is no official part list as some of them are going to be released in (hopefully near, haha) future. For sure i plan to update to:
- CPU: Intel Ice Lake 9700k and relevant top-tier motherboard (EVGA or ASUS)
- GPU: GTX 2080/ti
- CPU Cooler: BeQuiet or Cryorig for Ice Lake socket
so final parts will be assembled by the end of this year (hopefully)
Any help will be appreciated
Question 1: Which fan configuration would be the best for the case and fans mentioned below? how many fans should be as a intake and exhaust (for maximum cooling performance, cleaning dust is not a problem)
case: cougar panzer S
for reference: The Case
3x 120mm premounted cougar fans + 3x beQuiet SilentWings3 140mm PWM fans
wanted to use 2x 140mm in the front + 1x 140mm at the top + 1x 120mm in the back (so 4/6 fans in usage)
Question 2 (more of a speculation): Fan control - I plan to buy an ASUS FORMULA motherboard for 9th gen Ice Lake (if CPU ever comes out), assuming it will have at least 4 PWM headers, can I connect all the fans to the motherboard, without any extra fan PWM controller? Could i safely connect any PWM fan to the H_AMP port or W_PUMP (water cooling) / AIO PUMP headers provided (in overview they say, those connectors are also PWM/DC controllable)
link for the specs:
The Motherboard
Question 3: Can motherboard backplate (like in formula one, electro-galvanized steel) cause any kind of electrical shortages/issues when mounted in the case? is backplate rather mobo pro or con (just a "marketing scam"), besides fact that it will be more rigid?
Question 4: PSU mounting - PSU fan directed upwards or downwards? Case will be standing on the wooden floor (not on carpet) so downside intakes won't be covered so badly (aiming for Seasonic 750W Platinum)
Question 5: GPU (single GPU build) - should be mounted on the higher PCie slot, or lower one?
Question 6: Drive configuration will be 1x m.2 NVMe SSD + 1x m.2 Optane memory + 1x HDD + 1x SSD - if motherboard is going to have vertical secondary m.2 port, is such mounting very dangerous for the drive? should I avoid vertical mount and buy an add-on card so it goes in regular PCIe slot for more protection? Have you ever seen/heard vertically mounted drives getting broken easily?
Question 7: more likely info about LED Strips - Corsair lighting node pro (4 strips) + Extension kit (another 4 strips) - how much wattage will actually those 8 strips take from PSU?
Thank You!
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