About a year ago I replaced my main desktop and posted the build. I am a big fan of building in the Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C Tempered Glass and if Microcenter had one of the mesh front panel variants in stock when we went to buy parts for Holly's new desktop, I would have gotten one in a heartbeat.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/6 second exposure.
The problem is, with the solid front, the Define R6 just does not pull enough air through the front to feed the radiator and cool my AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Cores 3500 MHz AM4 105W. 16 cores is just a lot of CPU. This is especially true in the summer in our current apartment. While we have central air the room we use as an office apparently has the worst air circulation of them all. Oops.
So, I wanted a new case with a more open front panel. And the only case that Microcenter had in a stock that I had liked the reviews of so far, and was willing to buy in the colors they had available (sorry, I did not want a white PC), was a Corsair 7000D Airflow. This was an absolute monster to fit into the car.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/6 second exposure.
With that all said, I disassembled my rig from the Define R6 and transplanted it into the 7000D (already started disassembly in the images above). Along the way I cleaned it with multiple tanks of the new air compressor.
You will see a lot of Post-it notes throughout the images. This was so that I could label the parts, especially the fans, in terms of what fan controller and what LED controller they were previously connected to in going from old case to new case.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/5 second exposure.
7000D with just the side panels removed.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/5 second exposure.
7000D with almost everything removed so that I can figure out what will still fit when I am done building.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 11 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/10 second exposure.
So many Post-it notes! This made it so easy though.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/4 second exposure.
I did not like building in this case nearly as much as building in the Fractal Design Define R6. The Define R6 was an absolute pleasure to build in both in terms of fit, finish, and just a super intuitive layout. The Corsair 7000D was more messy and not as refined a building experience. I do not really have an explanation for this since the 7000D is a much more expensive case.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/5 second exposure.
I feel like my second time doing the wiring for this build, especially with everything labeled, was a much easier process.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/8 second exposure.
Getting the inner back panel to close was a bit of a fight.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/8 second exposure.
All closed up.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/10 second exposure.
This case is big.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/6 second exposure.
Probably bigger than I need to be honest, but maybe I will go with a 420 mm radiator in the not too distant future, since I have the space.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/4 second exposure.
With the glass panel on. The hinge design can be a bit finicky to get the panel back on.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm and f/3.5 and ISO 100 with 1/4 second exposure.
In conclusion, not my favorite build experience, not my least favorite either. But I will say that building this makes me appreciate building in the Fractal Design product even more. I think when I have occasion to use their cases they will stay my first choice.
Holly got the pleasure of building in the Define R6 for her new build.
CPU temperatures so far are 5-10 degrees C below where they used to be, so the transplant was a good idea.
Final build list:
Case: Corsair 7000D Airflow Tempered Glass EATX Black
MB: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) X570
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Cores 3500 MHz AM4 105W (boosts to 4200+ MHz)
HSF: Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro (configured for push-pull)
RAM: 2x G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600MHz CL16-19-19-39 1.35V 32GB (2x16GB) [64GB total RAM]
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Super Advanced Edition (8GB GDDR6)
Sound: ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC (from MB)
PSU: Seasonic PRIME Ultra 850 Titanium (850 Watt)
SSD: Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD 1TB (OS)
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO SATA 2.5" SSD 2TB (Documents)
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO SATA 2.5" SSD 4TB (Media)
Networking: 1x Intel I211-AT
Networking: 1x Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN
Networking: 1x Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Primary Monitor: ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQR Curved HDR Gaming Monitor (32" WQHD 2560x1440 144Hz)
Secondary Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Monitor U2718Q (27" 4K 3840x2160 60Hz IPS)
Fans: 3x Corsair ML120 PWM (push on radiator), 3x Corsair ML120 Pro RGB (pull on radiator), 4x Corsair ML140 Pro RGB (exhaust, 3x top, 1x rear), 1x Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-14 (intake, bottom)
Fan / Light Controller: 1x Corsair iCUE Commander PRO Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller, 2x Corsair Lighting Node PRO
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY® MX Brown
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
All that is different from the prior assembly is one fewer fan in the bottom and the case.
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