Tech Specs
For our tests, we used a new test rig which is comprised of a ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Motherboard, along with an Intel Core i7-8700K at default clock speed of 4.7GHz, as well as 16GB of DDR4-3200 ram in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at default clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.7GHz (Boost @ 4.7GHz) |
| Cooling | Full Custom Loop with watercooling components from Thermaltake Pacific W5 RGB CPU waterbloc Pacific PR22-D5  Pump+Reservoir comboPacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator Thermaltake Temperature sensor Thermaltake Flow Meter Various fittings and connectors |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Motherboard |
| Ram | 16GB Thermaltake WaterRam RGB DDR4-3200 |
| HDD | Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB PCIE M.2 SSD |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughtpower XT 1275W |
| VGA card | 2 x ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 AMP (in SLI mode) |
| Nvidia Drivers | Latest Game Ready Drivers – WHQL |
| OS | Windows 10 |
Benchmarks
PassMark – Performance Test 9.0 (3D Test)
Test the speed of your 3D video card by selecting from options such as fogging, lighting, alpha blending, wire frame, texturing, resolution, color depth, object rotation and object displacement. Separate tests for DirectX 9,10,11 & 12. With support for 4K resolution.
3DMark v2 – Port Royal (DXR – Ray Tracing)
Port Royal is a graphics card benchmark for testing real-time ray tracing performance. To run this test, you must have a graphics card and drivers that support Microsoft DirectX Raytracing..
3DMark v2 – Time Spy (DX12)
3DMark Time Spy is a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for Windows 10 gaming PCs. Time Spy is one of the first DirectX 12 apps to be built “the right way” from the ground up to fully realize the performance gains that the new API offers. With its pure DirectX 12 engine, which supports new API features like asynchronous compute, explicit multi-adapter, and multi-threading, Time Spy is the ideal test for benchmarking the latest graphics cards.
3DMark v2 – Firestrike (DX11)
Fire Strike is a showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for today’s high-performance gaming PCs. It is our most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what is found in other benchmarks and games today.
3DMark v2 – Firestrike Extreme (DX11)
Unigine Valley (ExtremeHD)
Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.
Unigine 2 – Superposition (1080p Extreme)
Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.
Unigine 2 – Superposition (4K Optimized)
FINAL FANTASY XV Benchmark – High Settings
The FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION Official Benchmark application can give you a score to indicate the level of performance you can expect from your PC environment when running FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION. It does this by displaying several of the events, maps and characters used in the game.
Temperatures
Quick Page Reference
- Main page – Introduction and Components
- Alita’s Arm – Paint Job
- Hard Tube bending
- Components – Motherboard, CPU Waterblock,
- Components – WaterRam RGB, Patriot Viper VPN100
- Components – Riing 14 Trio RGB Fans, PSU, Radiator, Pump & Reservoir
- Components – ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 AMP (with SLI bridge)
- Modding the Thermaltake Level 20 GT ARGB chassis
- Motheboard Installation and Watercooling Setup
- Graphics Card Installation
- Leak Test and RGB Lighting Check
- Benchmarks and Temperatures
- The Finish Item & Final Thoughts
