As we all know, the newly released 12th-generation Core processor and RTX 30 series graphics card have made great progress in performance, and the new architecture and new technology have directly made the gaming experience rise sharply. But the problem also comes, no matter which of the two is not "energy saving", the heat generated under full firepower is not small, if it is RTX 3090 with i9-12900K, the full load power consumption of the whole machine can even approach seven hundred watts, and the instantaneous power consumption will be higher, so the heat dissipation and power supply of the entire platform also pose new challenges.
After a series of tests, I found a set of relatively higher cost performance, but also can fully exert the strength of the 12th generation Core and RTX 30 series graphics cards, heat dissipation and power supply solutions, you can use them as a reference for everyone who are ready to start a new platform.
Chassis: Hangjia GX780R
The first thing you need to choose is the chassis, in recent years, there is a period of time when it is very popular to reverse the motherboard, or the chassis with the power supply facing up, which seems very cool, but in fact, the air duct of this chassis is very unreasonable, which will lead to the backlog of hot air flow in the graphics card or power supply, affecting the performance. Relatively speaking, I prefer the front-to-back air duct design of the Hangjia GX780R, which has almost no heat accumulation and a separate power supply compartment, even if the power supply is fully loaded, there is no need to worry about overheating.
In addition, if you pay more attention to the value of the face, this chassis can also support the vertical installation of graphics cards, not only can show the handsome cooling armor and RGB lights, but also do not have to worry about the radiator is too heavy and bent graphics card or PCIe slot. Water cooling can also be supported up to 360 water cooling, basically most of the players' needs can be met.
Radiator: Xingu frozen 360 water cooling
The performance improvement of the 12th generation Core is of course very large, but the power consumption is also considerable, of which the i7-12700K grill power consumption has approached 200W, and the i9-12900K can even exceed 250W in the overclocking state, the traditional air cooling is difficult to meet them, so it can only be on the water cooling with higher heat dissipation efficiency. The Xingu Ice Seal 360 water cooling in my hand is very suitable for the 12th generation Core, which can provide enough heat dissipation performance within 280W, even if you are an overclocking player, it can also leave you a lot of cooling margin.
Of course, there are also many players who pay more attention to the effect of RGB lighting, and the Xingu Ice 360 water cooling can still satisfy you. Its own light controller can be connected to the motherboard to achieve divine light synchronization, and memory, chassis fans, graphics cards and other hardware to form an overall lighting effect. Even if your motherboard does not support it, it does not matter, you can switch the effect through the buttons on the controller, and how cool you want to be can satisfy you.
Although its heat dissipation efficiency is much higher than that of ordinary radiators, the noise of this 360 water cooling is exceptionally small, the noise of the pump and fan is only about 30 decibels, and the normal distance is almost impossible to hear any sound, which can provide a relatively quiet gaming environment when the game is fully loaded.
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With them, you no longer need to worry about thermal bottlenecks or insufficient power supply, you can enjoy the full range of your graphics card and CPU frequency and power, and enjoy the powerful performance after full power. As far as my own actual measurements are concerned, this configuration pressure i7-12700K and RTX 3090 is more than enough, and everyone can safely copy the work.