New gaming computer

Hi all, Im looking to get a new Ds custom built computer and have a few questions about the velox case, what cooler I should get for the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and what ssd/m.2 I should have put in the heatsink on the asus motherboard. My first question is the velox case is marketed as a good airflow case, is this true? I feel as though it would not be with the gpu upside down. My second is would the Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black be enough to cool the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D? I really dont want to get an aio watercooler if I dont have to. Third Question, if I were to get a second SSD M.2 (1Tb Samsung 970 EVO PLUS) just for the OS and basic stuff like google, discord and drivers would that be worth it or just get a SSD (1TB Samsung 870 EVO) for that. If I were to get a 1Tb Samsung 970 EVO PLUS, should that go in the motherboard heatsink or the m.2 with all my games go in it? I appreciate the help!

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (8-Core) 5.0 GHz Turbo (3D V-Cache)
Motherboard: ASUS Prime X670-P (Wi-Fi) (AMD X670) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (DDR5)
System Memory: 64GB DDR5 5200MHz Kingston FURY Beast RGB
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 870 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 990 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Triple Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)

Edited by Ghost554 - 27 Sep 2023 at 6:48pm

I thought that the fans on gpus suck air in, not blow air out. As for what games use 64 gb of ram, star citizen, DCS, and any rts. as for theoretical, if I were to get another 970(1 tb) instead of the 990 and put the os on that, should that go in the motherboard heatsink or the 970 2 tb gaming one?

I agree the more compact 980 PRO is a good choice for primary drive. Prefer it over the 970 Evo Plus because it is nearly twice the read/write speed. Whichever M.2 drive is installed as your primary drive will be installed in your motherboard's M.2 slot designated #1. Additional storage, if an M.2 will go into the #2 slot. On the ASUS Prime B760M-A AX D5 (Wi-Fi) (Intel B760) for the 13600KF, they are both situated under the same heatsink cover.

If you stick to the slightly slower and more expensive AMD proc and board, your primary drive selection will still have the OS on it, and be installed in the heatsink slot.That board has 2 more M.2 slots without heatsinks, The first one of those will get your secodary storage.

does the velox not have air filters? the customer support guy said it did, but he could be lying. also, with this set up, could i go for the cheaper 850 w psu or just go with the 1000w one as originally planed?

On the Velox? I had a long look inside the case, and saw only the PSU filter as being removeable.

The water radiator assembly had none I could see--either anterior or posterior to the fan assembly. It has an exterior filter grill; but is not as finely meshed or removeable like the PSU filter (on the bottom of the case); which was the point of the thread.

What I want from DS is a Velox-sized case, with a detachable air filter positioned anterior to the main intake fans (on the front of the case), that I could detach and clean just as I do the PSU filter on the bottom of the case.

The top fans--which blow air up and out of the case, don't have detachable filters--only the top grill of the case.

What case are you using?

Edited by NubbyShober - 02 Oct 2023 at 3:04pm

could I go for the cheaper 850 w psu or just go with the 1000w one as originally planed?

Here's a handy PSU calculator.

https://www.newegg.com/tools/power-supply-calculator/