Starting a new build Friday after work. Will try and post pics as I am moving along.
Was having a hard time with what case I wanted to go with. It was between the NZXT H9 Elite and Corsair 5000T. I went with the H9 because there just isn't enough room in the 5000T to do what I want. The double chamber in the H9 allows me to do some of my piping behind the back panel and hides the pump, drain, etc. I went with the Corsair XD7 because the water plate I found for this case was only designed for a ddc pump and I wanted a D5, especially running 2\two 360mm Rads. And if I went with another plate, I would have to put the pump in front, and it just wouldn't look as clean IMO.
I am using 10 fans in this build. There will be a push-pull setup for top radiator with the bottom 360 and back 120 being the exhaust. I want to take advantage of the top cutout in the case where you can showcase some fans or a water plate.
I have been using those TT RGB fittings in my last couple build and it turns out nice, so I am going to stick with it one more time and have clear XL8 HydroX coolant and some RGB pipes.
This will be my first build in a while where I have no EK parts in it at all. Only things not pictured are the Bykski CPU block, coolant and some fittings.
Nzxt H9 Elite
Asus TUF x570-Plus WiFi
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X w/ Bykski block
Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB (4x16gb) DDR 4 3600
MSI RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio w/ Bykski block
2TB WD Black m.2
Nzxt 1000w PSU
Corsair HydroX XD7 RGB
Thermalright 120mm fans (x10), 3 in reverse
TT Pacific RGB Plus Rigid Tube fittings
Nzxt Vertical GPU mounting kit
Alphacool NexXxos 360mm Radiator (x2)
