Ice White Core i9-12900k & EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Streaming Build

by Don P Posted on: 2/1/2022

Build Description

This was a rebuild/refresh of my 1st PC. I went to rebuild my rig to an all-white build, and ended up with an opportunity to upgrade CPU, MoBo, & PSU while doing so. 99% of the time this PC is on it is gaming, with half of the time streaming from it while gaming (on my Facebook Gaming Page, WhyNotDonP3). I mainly play Warzone, Battlefield 2042, Battlefront 2, AC Odyssey & Valhalla, with some others sprinkled in here and there. Biggest thing I did on this build was take my time while doing all the wiring routing & cable management to get it done right. I installed all the fans & controllers first, installed the motherboard, connected the fan controllers & case I/O to the MoBo, then ran and tidied up all the fan & RGB headers, tidied up the case I/O wires nice and tight, then ran the easy to run PSU Cables, for an overall nice and clean back panel. It helped that this case (Corsair 5000D Airflow) was very easy to build and do cable management.

Favorite Feature

My overall favorite thing about this build is how clean and aesthetically pleasing it, especially once I get the GPU backplate painted white. Also, with the plethora of fans (positive case pressure, 6 intake fans w/ 4 exhaust fans), temps while gaming for hours at a time stay great, typically always under 67°C for both GPU & CPU. Overall, I'm very happy and pleased with this build, how it performs and how it looks, especially being only my second build!

Parts contained in build

Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1 $499.99
ASUS Z690-A ROG Strix Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
ASUS Z690-A ROG Strix Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1 $349.99
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming Triple-Fan 12GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming Triple-Fan 12GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1 $1,429.99
 VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18 White Memory CMW32GX4M4C3600C18W
VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18 White Memory CMW32GX4M4C3600C18W
Qty: 1 $209.99
Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case - White
Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case - White
Qty: 1 $199.99
 RMx Series™ RM1000x — 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX PSU CP-9020201-NA
RMx Series™ RM1000x — 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX PSU CP-9020201-NA
Qty: 1 $189.96
 iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler White CW-9060051-WW
iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler White CW-9060051-WW
Qty: 1 $184.99
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Qty: 1 $229.99
Used For Game Storage
 Samsung 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive MZ-V8P2T0B
Samsung 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive MZ-V8P2T0B
Qty: 1 $327.95
Used for Game Storage (games with demanding read times)
 Samsung 980 PRO SSD 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive MZ-V8P500B
Samsung 980 PRO SSD 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive MZ-V8P500B
Qty: 1 $109.99
Used for Boot Drive & Base Software
 CORSAIR iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT, Digital Fan Speed and RGB Lighting Controller
CORSAIR iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT, Digital Fan Speed and RGB Lighting Controller
Qty: 1 $54.99
 iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm PWM White Fan — Single Pack
iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm PWM White Fan — Single Pack
Qty: 1 $32.20
 iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm PWM White Fan — Triple Fan Kit
iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm PWM White Fan — Triple Fan Kit
Qty: 2 $115.18
 LL120 RGB 120mm Dual Light Loop White RGB LED PWM Fan — Triple Pack
LL120 RGB 120mm Dual Light Loop White RGB LED PWM Fan — Triple Pack
Qty: 1 $94.28

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