Case: Corsair 5000D Core Airflow Mid-Tower Case, Black (SKU CC-9011261-WW)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB PRO USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Brown UK (SKU CH-9109412-UK)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero
CPU Cooling: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 All In One (MPN ACFRE00068B)
Fans: Lian Li Uni P28 Performance Black 120mm Triple Fan Pack (MPN UF-P28120-3B)
Notes:
The Corsair 5000D Core Airflow (SKU CC-9011261-WW) used here is the same as the Corsair 5000D Airflow, with the following removed
(see also the article on Corsair's site):
PSU shroud extension cover (CC-8900541). Instead the PSU Shroud Low Profile Cover (CC-8900539) that comes as an alternative cover with the 5000D Case, comes installed in the 5000D Core.
I used 2 separate PCIe power cables from the PSU to the GPU (it is generally not recommended to use a single split cable).
The Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 radiator was placed at the top of the case, below the fan mounting plate. Its fans were placed
above the plate, set up to exhaust air. The 4-pin fan cable from the water block was connected to the CPU_FAN motherboard header.
The 3 Lian Li fans were placed at the front of the case, inside the fan mounting plate, set up to pull air in. They interlock together.
A single fan cable was connected to the top fan and on to the supplied fan speed controller, which was connected to the SYS_FAN1 header
on the motherboard.
The PSU was placed in the case with fan downwards and on-off switch towards rear.
The GPU comes with a support bracket, which was fixed in place.
The GPU has RGB lighting which has a default changing pattern. It can also be connected to a motherboard RGB header via a supplied
5V ARGB 3-pin cable. I chose not to do this.
On startup, I updated the BIOS (from version FC to FEc), and set the RAM speed to DDR4-3600 18-22-22-42-64-1.35V via Advanced Mode -> Tweaker -> XMP (profile 1 setting).
Later Notes:
2024-01-18: Updated the BIOS to version FEd. Unfortunately I could not then successfully boot off any devices (including off any live USBs). I could boot into BIOS. I had to reset the BIOS by removing the CMOS battery. After that (and resetting any BIOS settings), I was able to boot.
