The case content
I still gathered some components from my old testbench, so a good gaming PC can still be realized with them. The MSI MEG X570 ACE together with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X form the center. The processor is cooled by the new Sharkoon S80 240 mm AiO. The PC is supplied with power, of course, and the Seasonic Prime GX-850 takes care of this task. And, so that we also get to see a really big graphics card, MSI’s GeForce RTX 3070Ti will show itself off in the SuprimX variant – vertically.
I initially installed the Crucial Ballistix RGB with 3200 MHz CL16 as the main memory. But since I still had the G.Skill with 3600 MHz CL16-19-19-39 lying around, the Crucial had to vacate its place later on. The Crucial RGB Ram and the MSI Mystic Light controller are at war. This looks much better with the G.Skill. See you later…
I installed three additional Sharkoon SilentStorm 120 mm aRGB fans in the front to provide the components with enough fresh air. Unfortunately, they are only preinstalled in the Sharkoon TG7M, which also costs a surcharge. With the three fans, we not only ensure maximum fresh air, but also the necessary overpressure in the case. Thus, the coarsest dirt should stay only in the dust filters and not clog the interior. One thing to note: three in-take vs. three out-take fans (as you’ll see later). This means that you have to adjust the speeds accordingly so that more air is pressed into the housing than is sucked out.
In order to make the “vertical installed graphics card” project work, I had to improvise a bit. The Sharkoon M30 does offer the option of having a GPU installed vertically, but the space of only two slots only allows for one GPU in the end, which has been converted to a water block. On the other hand, even a 2-slot GPU would gasp pitifully. The fans of the GPU would stick to the pane.
The picture speaks volumes! From my point of view, only a GPU with a water block works here. Since Sharkoon does not offer a bracket as known from Cablemod, I combine the riser cable (PCIe 4.0) from Sharkoon with the bracket from Cablemod for the PC. Of course, you don’t have to do it that way, but I had no other choice. Because the Cablemod kit was not available with PCIe 4.0 riser cable. Improvisation was the order of the day…
The cooling
In addition to Sharkoon’s new case, I also wanted to check out one of Sharkoon’s new AiO watercoolers. Sharkoon sent me the S80 for this. A 240mm watercooler with two aRGB fans and a very nice pump head.
I don’t want to do a detailed review of the Sharkoon S80 here, as good Tim Kutzner has already done that.
But later on, you will see the cooling performance of the S80, which is quite remarkable. The PC draws around 450 watts under full load (without load peaks), which more or less has to be transported out of the case as waste heat.
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