[Apr 2025 Update] Finally, Wifi7 addin card, M.2 NVME adaptor card, & Gundams!!! https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=111423779
[Sept 2024 Update] LGA Contact Frame, hole grommets, 500GB HDD, and ARGB blingz! https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=110531724
[June 2024 Update] Tuned my RAM timings down as I cannot up the speed higher with my NonK CPU https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=109967018
[Feb 2024 Update] Add 'new' 1TB HDD, bigger front intake fans, fan rubber stubs, fine mesh filter at chassis rear, CPU cooler & GPU combi holder support https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=109256023
[Dec 2023 Update] New ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade Gen4x4 M2 NVME 2TB SSD https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=108863141
[Nov 2023 Update] Replacement of Intel stock cooler with home improved Mugen 5 RevB CPU cooler https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=108629296
[June 2023 Update] Additional of Teamgroup DeltaRGB 16GB (8x2) DDR4 3600 RAMs https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=107604668

Wassup guys,

Thanks to everyone's comments & critic in my previous post about my proposed build,
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5279514

I finally built my PC during 11.11 sales tho it took me a month to post it up as I was away for a while and then were doing some memory XMP tweaking when I got back. Haha.

Anyhow during the months in between, my specs have largely changed somewhat as below:

Core i7 12700F + RM1 stock cooler (unchanged)

Asrock B660M PG Riptide (15 power phase goodness & works with 4x RAM at XMP)
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B660M%20PG%...ptide/index.asp

Teamgroup Delta RGB 3600MHZ 8GB x 2 (saw review it can do 4x 3600MHZ RAMs at XMP)
https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/delta-rgb-ddr4

Where all three were reviewed to be working at full unlocked PL2 comfortably, with 4x 3600MHZ DDR4 ram. Plus aftermarket cooler.
(shout out to Tech Yes City) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3vwAt3J-Sg

Manli Geforce RTX 3060Ti (the manliest card brand whatmore can I say HAHA! But at RM1598 its one of the cheapest)
https://www.manli.com/en/product-detail-Man...+N630)-291.html
https://videocardz.net/manli-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-8gb

FSP HV PRO85+ 650W 80+Bronze (this is the newer 85+ version)
https://www.fsplifestyle.com/en/product/HVPROBR650W.html

Tecware Nexus Air TG (unchanged)
https://www.tecware.co/nexusair

24" LG 24MP400-B (budget IPS monitor, meh 75Hz refresh rate)
https://www.lg.com/my/monitors/lg-24mp400-b


Parts reused:
256GB Adata SP900 SATA SSD (MLC goodness plus my ori Win10 is reused)
4TB 3.5" SATA HDD (internal storage)
4TB WD HDD (external storage via rear 3.0USB)
1TB USB HDD (external storage via rear 3.0USB)
1.5TB Seagate HDD (external storage via rear 3.0USB)
1.5TB Seagate HDD (external storage via rear 3.0USB)
*Maximised my rear USBs LOL

Total cost is a bit under RM 5000. However for the system only (minus the monitor), you could say it is a RM 4.5K system and that is with Alderlake i7 and 3060Ti.

Overall impression, I've been working on these specs since June and making changes along the months until I made the buy so, can I say I am a lil bit disappointed there wasn't any surprises? Maybe. Only the RAM performance did not do as I had expected.

I'll be going into the RAM section to ask some advice about it as my RAM just barely couldn't make it for 3600MHZ.

Anyhow I'm quite satisfied for now but this is not the end as my PC will be a long term work in progress of constant improvements.

I will post some individual parts reviews, benchmarks when I have the time but for now here is my nondescript sleeper PC build.



Interior shot


Stay tuned!

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Apr 1 2025, 01:37 AM

Grats on your new rig. Perhaps, get Thermalright Peerless Assassin so that your CPU can flex its muscles.

Congrats.

Might want to replan how your data stored, consider having redundancy and for important files to have backup. Files corruption and dead HDD will hit without notice.

If you play long hour of high graphics game, I doubt your Intel stock fan can give you optimum temp to give your processor to run optimum performance.

Some benchmarks I did. Not really sure if these are okay results, considering Im using stock cooler and underspec RAM. Anyways:

Intel XTU


Sisoft Sandra


PC Mark 10


Timespy (for some reason it gives me GPU score only and no CPU score]


Cinebench23 (single & multicore) - had throttled on this test

Thanks. PA120 is really good for its price but dual towers are for me a bit meh since nearly all will have front fan overlap the RAM. So Im looking towards single towers and spotted this quite a rare beast;
Thermalright Burst Assassin 120
http://www.thermalright.com/product/burst-assassin-120/


It has the same 6 heatpipes, convex coldplate, and 245W TDP, plus it has perfect RAM clearance for LGA1700 mobo setup with 4x RAMs.

Considering a full PL2 unlocked 12700 will peak at 180+W it would stay comfy under full load with the BA120 thermal headroom.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Dec 17 2022, 02:21 AM

Hey thanks for the suggestion! Yeah my storage choice was a bit weird, as I had been using external HDDs basically as additional storage as they were permanently hooked up to my previous PC and the same as well with this new build. All in all after using the ported over SATA SSD, it didn't feel all that slow so delay a bit on the upgrade to my storages.

My long term plan for upgrades will be something like this;

2023 CPU tower cooler(thinking of Thermalright BA120 as above) > 2024 512GB/1TB Nvme Gen4 SSD @4-6k MBps (perhaps Crucial P5Plus) > 2H2024/2025 another 8+8GB TeamGroup DDR4 3600 RAM sticks (to fully occupy my RAM slots) > 2026 2/4TB Nvme Gen4/5/6? SSD @7+k MBps > 2027 xx70/xx80 level GPU + higher watt PSU.

The RAM upgrade I might bring it earlier if I foresee DDR4 might soon be discontinued or worse a price hike incoming.

Hey thanks for your comments! Well mine is nonK so you'd be surprised that it keeps to within 80oC during gaming with averaging 60+oC. Even the stock fan only spins to <3000rpm so the noise from it isnt that unbearable. Yes its not really optimum as the tau defaults to 65W atm using stock cooler. But I will change that following my upgrade path. With the BA120 headroom, I will then unlock the full PL2 potential of this CPU.

While the PSU isn't exactly great, congratulations on your new build!

wow, so this is the build u mentioned, gratz!

wondering, hows the stock CPU cooler , decent?

and manli 3060ti, working good? im looking for 3060ti too, this price range also got gainward ghost.. duno which to choose.

I just done some cleaning on my liquid cooler fans. It give me average of 42~45°C. Normal gaming it run around 60~65°C. While heavy graphics game, it could keep me below 80°C while duing video processing with Adobe Premiere Pro it keep me below 88°C. BY the way, I'm running on AMD processor.

This post has been edited by jonathanYYDS: Dec 19 2022, 08:00 AM

congrats nice build. need more rgb. rgb makes the pc go faster!

You can refer this https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5341702 as I am doing a separate parts review. Gainward, Palit & PNY are basically the same company with equally B-tier cards so it is up to you but do check out my complete review where I point out much similarities with my Manli 3060 Ti.

I must be doing something wrong as I prefer to turn off whatever little RGB it comes with. Lesson learned. Hu hu

See this link below for a personal review of my Manli Geforce RTX 3060 Ti




https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5341702

Postscript: I completed my 3 part review of this card. Please have a look.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Dec 26 2022, 01:50 AM

Also if any one could help me with my RAM settings question on tweaking to get back 3600MHZ and run stably would be greatly appreciated
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...0&p=106157950&#

Perhaps next I will do a review of my Nexus Air case as I found something interesting that online reviewers did not highlight. So stay tuned....

Did you fix the RAM with the suggestions on that thread?

Hi, not yet. Still reading up on the bios flash and what to do if shit happens. Mine doesnt come with bios flashback so am a bit concern.

What do you think of Asrock bios flashing? Can a noob like me get it right first time?

Just finished the review of my case, the Tecware Nexus Air.


Please go to this thread https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...#entry106285011

Do note this is the midtower Air and not the more commonly reviewed Nexus Air M which is the MATX version.