This is Crystal

This is Crystal

This build has taken me years to get all of the parts together, and smartly pay as I went. Crystal has replaced my old 10-year-old computer, Sapphire, for the last 3 years. It started as just the CPU, Motherboard, RAM and PSU. Since I didn't have a new case, I had to take Sapphire out of the Rosewill Destroyer and install Crystal into it. I had no intention originally to buy a new PSU, but there was an incompatibility with the new mobo and the old 650W corsair. The two spinning disks are from Sapphire, but the two M.2s are new to Crystal.

I always knew that I would replace the case, but I intended to buy a chassis and video card together. When I couldn't buy it because of the video card shortage, I instead bought the Cintiq and the stand. Once I paid those off, suddenly I received a call that video cards were in stock at the BB nearby. The card was almost too big for the Destroyer, and I knew my air flow would choak. So, I bought the Torrent case and then decided to get an AIO as well.

I'm going to get custom power cords for my modular PSU. The reason being, the PSU is located up top and the current cords will have different travel lengths. Besides, there is also a glass pane for the back. But I have to measure it all.

I'm also planning on getting a mini sensor monitor to install inside the back of the case. Since I have no traditional form factor SSDs, I'm considering using the plates that those are supposed to adhere to, to adhere the monitor to.

I also came into the problem where the Pro Carbon Wifi mobo does not have a front I/O for USB C. so that port is currently not functioning on the case until I either adapt a USB-3 slot, which I then can't use it to charge items, or get a mini PCIe card to compensate. I'm not certain what direction I want to go with that yet.

So far, because the torrent has so much positive airflow, my exhaust fan barely spins. These days that exhaust fan now spins like the rest, but the GPU fans don't seem to feel the need to spin most of the time. It's so powerful, I have to clean the dust filters, 2 months later.

I did something a little different with the storage. For the most part, the OS is located in the NAND M.2 250 GB drive, and all of the programs are located on the NVMe 1T M.2. All of my games are located on the hybrid spin and documents are on the normal spin disk. I also have a NAS externally for really old archival items. I think she functions pretty well. I want to mention, just how good the hybrid has been, but it has always been my dedicated game storage for the last 7 years. The WD 1TB spin disk used to be my C drive for Sapphire, so there may be some corruption in it. However, it has been wiped clean and does well as my pc attic.

I was gifted an Omen 27i.