The PC Components
We will be using the Gigabyte Z270X Ultra Gaming motherboard for its RGB Fusion feature, an Intel Core i5-7600K (Kaby Lake) for its overclocking ability and ALL watercooling components by Bitspower.
Watch the video of our Leak Test …
Gigabyte Z270X Ultra Gaming Motherboard
Read the full review here … Gigabyte GA-Z270X Ultra Gaming Motherboard Review
Specifications
- Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Fast USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
- 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
- Dual NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
- NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connector
- Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
- ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp
- Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
- USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
- RGB FUSION LED Light Show design
- Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
- Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
- Lightning-Fast Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™
- APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
A Closer Look
The Intel Core i5-7600K
We decided to use the Intel Core i5-7600K for this project build. It’s an amazing chip that’s overclockable to a whopping 4.9GHz … and it only cost USD $239.
