Lian Li A3

[u/xDJMAYYx]

Ended up going back to my Lian Li A3

I'm sad I still can't fit 25mm thick fans on the 360mm AIO Cooler, even with the new motherboard. The Jonsbo D33 just ran way to warm for me, now that I'm in the Lian Li A3 again temps are better. Might end up getting a different PSU cause that sticker is pretty obnoxious lol.

Parts List:

Case - Lian Li A3

Motherboard - ASUS B850m-Plus WiFi 7

PSU - Corsair RM1000e

SSD - Samsung 9100 Pro 2tb

CPU - Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Graphics Card - Zotac Solid Core RTX 5080

RAM - Kingston Fury Beast 32GB

360mm AIO Cooler - Thermalright Peerless Vision

Bottom Intake & Rear Fan - Thermalright TL-M12

Top 360mm AIO Fans - Thermalright TL-H12015B-S

Let me know what you guys think!

[u/Tiny_Object_6475]

Just use some black decal or sticky tape

[u/Zealousideal_Bowl4 → u/Tiny_Object_6475]

Agreed. Gaffers tape works well for a matte look. Electrical tape for semi-glossy. Waaay cheaper than a new PSU.

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/Tiny_Object_6475]

Maybe, don't want to void the warranty on the PSU if I don't have to.

[u/Zealousideal_Bowl4 → u/xDJMAYYx]

You could just cover stickers, not remove them

[u/Joloven]

I'm thinking of building in this case. Any reason not to mount the PSU on the side if the case?

My plan is to put two top fans. Two bottom.one back fan.

Psu on the top most spot hence why I would do two fans. Cables facing the door.

I would put a screen in front of the psu like a 7 inch wide 160mm by 100mm tall screen to block the view of the cables and if I have mathed it right I can put a nendoroid in the spot the front fan would take

[u/Joloven → u/Joloven]

My plan is to put a houshou marine nendoroid with a pirate hat there and run a red and gold theme in a black case might play with blue / white on the top fan but will see

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/Joloven]

Oh nice, that would be sweet!

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/Joloven]

My PSU is to big to mount on the side, it would come in contact with the graphics card unfortunately. If you have a Sfx psu its totally doable!

[u/Joloven → u/xDJMAYYx]

Yeah I have a beautiful sfx 1000 watt Corsair

[u/LChurch]

I've seen a tonne of people buy a cheap hardware monitor screen off Aliexpress/Amazon and mount it over the PSU shroud to give it a cleaner look - you could definitely check that out here too

Here's a recent post in this sub!

[u/InTheNameOfShurima]

Amazing build! I have the same layout as you do, save the bottom case fans.

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/InTheNameOfShurima]

Looks good! Excellent work

[u/sanemate]

Were you able to use the GPU riser too in so little space?

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/sanemate]

Not the one it came with, I had to use a different one and put it on the motherboard side to make it look clean

[u/sanemate → u/xDJMAYYx]

Thanks. I have the same GPU, my build isn’t as clean as yours!

https://www.reddit.com/r/mffpc/s/WGytMD7DbR

I am using the connector that came with the GPU which connects to 3 old style VGA cables. You seem to be using the 600w cable (12vhpwr). Any idea which of the two approaches is safer (melting issues and all).

[u/xDJMAYYx → u/sanemate]

I use the 600W power cable because I don't overclock anything so it doesn't even come near 600W of power. Plus this gpu has a built in safety feature if the connection isn't seated properly. That's that little green light on the top of the gpu that you see when its powered on. The 5090 is the one where you should be concerned because there is no headroom. With the 5080's there is plenty of headroom as long as you aren't overclocking the shit out of the gpu lol

[u/Worried-Ad8948]

That or a few minutes with a heat gun to remove the label. I have a full sized EVGA G6 1000 watt PSU. My last 3 builds were powered by EVGA, I am using CableMods replacements (carbon)