Have you noticed that today's computer cases are gradually becoming "younger" and "fashionable"?
In the past two years of playing with the RGB case full of marquees to the sea view room, there is suddenly a desire to return to the basics, I am not saying that the RGB/sea view room is not good, but the homogenization is getting more and more serious, I want a very textured, and full of temperament of the case, so there is today's computer.
Hi ~ Hello everyone, I am Feifan Feifan, a digital enthusiast of home appliances who likes to study and decorate 8 houses and 2,000 square meters of office.
I believe that there is no perfect product, it has at least 1 dimension that will make some users feel that it is a disadvantage, how to show the real advantages and disadvantages of the product to everyone, to determine whether it is suitable for you, is the purpose of my sharing.
Whether it is advertising or personal experience, it is the basic principle to strive to ensure that the experience is true and objective, and I hope everyone will supervise it together!
Host setup
机箱：分形工艺 North XL 侧透版
To determine the temperament of a computer, the chassis is the core.
The chassis is fractal, which is a brand from Sweden.
At first, I wanted to be known as the "strongest air-cooled" torrent, but because the plan was to be water-cooled and the torrent was similar to another 13900K host, I gave up.
Later, when I saw North's official announcement map, I fell at a glance.
The North has two types of mesh side panels, glass side panels, and two 14CM fans can be installed on the mesh side, so I chose the glass version.
Directly in front of the 420 position and equipped with 3 14CM fans as standard, if you go on the 420 liquid cooling standard fan will be wasted.
Thinking about it again and again, it is still 360 water cooling on the top, a 14CM fan is added to the tail, the air duct is the forward air, and the top and rear are out of the air.
This is a diagram of the wiring situation on the back, there are 2 mechanical hard disk slots in the parallel position of the power supply below, and there are 2 SATA SSDs below the back of the CPU, I am with NAS to achieve a mechanical hard disk host, which is quieter.
There is a built-in 4-plug fan hub in the upper left corner of the case, and the cable routing of the entire chassis is also very reasonable.
Kindness... About the neatness of the wiring... After all, as soon as the side panels are covered, they just get it casually.
Inside the case, North's workmanship and materials are very good, and there are a large number of openings in various partitions inside and outside, which is very in line with the brand tone of extreme heat dissipation.
The ten solid wood (walnut) grilles on the front panel each have a different texture, making it very comfortable to match the wood-colored tabletop.
The top USB is 2 5G A ports, 1 10G C port, and the power light is hidden on the far right of the line.
The materials and workmanship of North are at the first-class level, the installation position of the water cooling and air cooling is fully considered, the standard three 14CM fans have an excellent balance between silence and air volume, the internal wiring hole design is very reasonable, and the overall structure is extremely solid.
But that's not the main reason why I paid for it, the core is its unique appearance.
It makes good use of logs to weaken the sense of technology and metal of the chassis, which is unique on the market, as I said at the beginning, it is difficult for you to find a main chassis with excellent air duct, reasonable cabinet design, and great temperament.
Display: Joint innovation 27M2U-D
The second one has to do with temperament, which is the display.
Since the chassis is white, the display also has to be white, so I bought the United Innovation 27M2U-D.
It's hard to believe that in 2024, a display with Mini LED technology, 1000 nits of peak brightness (HDR1000 certification), 384 zones of light control, and 4K resolution will only cost 1,004.
HDR1000 certified display, can bring a very realistic effect in the picture with strong light and darkness, high light illumination, such as direct sunlight, searchlights, starships in the universe emitting lasers and other scenes, in HDR1000 certified display can show a more shining effect, which is not achieved by general displays.
I think HDR certification must be HDR1000 for movies and games to make sense, anything below this is a gimmick, and with 4K resolution, it is currently the strongest tool for watching movies.
That's one of the reasons why I chose it, after all, my biggest entertainment outside of work is watching movies, watching dramas, and playing PS5.
Its zone dimming 2.0 technology also performs well, further enhancing the experience of watching movies and gaming.
In terms of productivity, it's also very good, it's a 100% sRGB, 99% Adobe RGB, △E<2 excellent monitor, the color gamut and color accuracy are professional-grade specifications, and each one has been factory calibrated to ensure that users get a perfect monitor.
Light sensor differences
With a light sensor, it can automatically adjust the brightness of the display according to the indoor brightness, so as to avoid excessive contrast between the environment and the brightness of the display.
The matching stand can be rotated 90 degrees, which is suitable for the needs of a group of dual screens, and I put it on the monitor arm.
This monitor can not only meet my entertainment needs for watching movies and playing PS5, but also meet my work needs for drawing and doing videos at work, and the appearance also meets my requirements, and the price is really worth it.
主板：技嘉 B760M AORUS ELITE X AX
The motherboard must be white, which needs to match the chassis.
CPU: I continue to use the 14700K I bought last time.
The 14700K is ashes from the factory, there is no need for overclocking, and the key to the motherboard is to look good, use sufficient materials, be cost-effective, and have good adaptability to memory.
技嘉冰雕B760M(B760M AORUS ELITE X AX)几乎是唯一的选择了，14+1+1相数字供电，就算i9也能很好的支持。
Although it is a small board, it is still covered with a large amount of thermal armor, so the motherboard and SSD do not have to worry about the heat dissipation effect during high loads.
Four 4 memory slots support up to 192GB (single slot 48GB), no need to ask if four 32G can support it!
The maximum XMP support is up to 8266MT/s, and GIGABYTE's memory overclocking is very simple, even a noob who knows a little bit about it can easily do it! It will be introduced in the following measurement section.
The metal heatsinks on both M.2 SSDs are quick-release designs, and the thickness of the heatsinks is pleasant, which is absolutely reassuring.
The graphics card socket uses an ultra-durable graphics card slot, which can hold even the heaviest graphics card;
On the onboard interface, there is an HDMI interface next to the USB front interface, which provides convenience for the chassis with a screen, and the chassis screen no longer needs to be wound to the rear to insert the graphics card, and the details are in place!
The fan interface is CPU*1+SYS*3, a total of 4; RGB ports are 3;
The distribution is also relatively reasonable, with 1 fan and RGB connector in the upper part and 2 in the lower part.
On the back interface, 4 black A ports are USB2.0, 3 blue A ports are 5G, red A ports are 10G, and 1 C port is 20G;
The wireless network of 2.5G wired network port + WiFi6 is very good;
The others are the 3.5mm audio interface, optical interface, and the HDMI and DP output ports of the onboard graphics card.
The more important 2.5G wired, WiFi, and 20GC ports have been given, and the low price is not low quality.
The comfort of the GIGABYTE PC software Smart Butler is quite high, and it feels the best in the Royal Three Houses.
For example, Shenguang Sync supports non-GIGABYTE brand memory, and supports brightness adjustment;
For example, all drivers can be downloaded and upgraded in the software;
For example, the BIOS can also be downloaded and updated in the software, and the user only needs to restart it.
Memory overclocking, graphics card overclocking, CPU overclocking, CPU bucking and other operations can also be done in the software, which is very convenient.
And mainly, this board is bought by Duoduo 13XX ... Do you say that the price and configuration are not elegant? Temperamental?
显卡:技嘉 4070Ti 雪鹰
The graphics card is the original 4070 Ti 12G Snow Eagle in hand, and the white Snow Eagle is extremely good-looking.
Among the 4070 Ti with three fans currently on the market, the Snow Eagle's cooling module is the best material, such as the three fans adopt a forward and reverse design to reduce turbulence and increase air pressure to accelerate heat dissipation, and also support intelligent start and stop; The fan bearing uses graphene lubricating oil, which has a longer normal working life; For the specific performance of the graphics card, let's look at the actual test link.
I'm out of stock here, so let's put a 4070 super
Hard drive: Coldplay 530/520
I have always recommended that the host computer should not put the mechanical hard disk anymore, the noise is low and the wiring is reduced, and the data and videos that need to be stored are put on the NAS, and you can take them as you go.
The Coldplay series is a product launched by Seagate specifically for esports gamers, and is divided into the 530 with extreme performance and the 520 with the main value for money.
The Seagate Coldplay 530 series is a PCIE 4.0 product with a maximum read speed of 7300MB/s and a maximum write speed of 6900MB/s, with Seagate's validated E18 controller and 176 layers of 3D TLC, which is designed for high-frequency use, with a total maximum write byte count of 5100TBW for the 4T version and 2550TBW for the 2T version.
It is very suitable for system disks.
With a maximum read speed of 5,000MB/s and a maximum write speed of 4,850MB/s, the Seagate Coldplay 520 Series delivers the performance and durability required by gamers.
The total maximum number of bytes written is up to 1200 TBW for the 2T version and 600 TBW for the 1T version.
It is very suitable for sub-plates.
Seagate offers a 5-year warranty and 1 free factory data recovery service for both products.
The measured performance is put in the test link.
Memory: Golden Baida Whiteblade 6800 MHz
Considering elegance, the neat shape of Jinbaida white blade is very suitable.
Jinbaida is a domestic brand established in Shenzhen in 2016, when DDR4 was more popular, Jinbaida was sought after by the DIY circle for its excellent price, transparent memory particles and excellent quality.
As the king of domestic storage volumes, Jinbaida is also very good in DDR5 products, especially the black and white blade series, the performance and price are very famous in the circle, I am on the white blade RGB 6800MHz 16*2 memory of Jinbaida this time.
This is Hynix's original A-die particles, using 10 layers of reinforced PCB board, because it does not lock the voltage, the overclocking performance is good, XMP is easy to run on 6800MHz, but if the CPU and motherboard are excellent, the overclocking space is still relatively high, we look at the actual measurement link.
Heat dissipation-Xingu Kunlun Shanhai MU360 water cooling
The 360 water cooling with integrated fan is really worth recommending, and it is still very happy to screw a few fewer screws.
This time, Xingu's Kunlun mountains and seas are like this, and the fan is installed at the factory.
The latest generation of ceramic pump head is adopted, and the speed is between 1800~3000RPM±10%, and the overall vibration is lower than that of the previous generation.
A square 320*240 resolution screen is placed on the pump head, which is more suitable for players to customize the display than the round screen.
The three fans are designed for building block fans, so only one fan and RGB cable need to be connected, the speed is 7000-2200RPM±10%, and the bearing oil is designed to prevent oil rejection, which effectively increases the life of the bearing.
An infinity mirror with light is placed on the edge of the fan, which, combined with the small light source around the fan, is very understated and elegant.
In addition to the built-in content, the small screen also supports picture and GIF playback, which can be combined with monitoring data display.
It also supports streaming display, which can be displayed in real time at any position on the desktop, allowing users to achieve a full range of customized displays.
The same default setting is to bake the FPU, my 14700K maximum power is 278.6W, the temperature of the CPU is up to 91°C, and the heat dissipation capacity is not bad.
Xingu also provides a 5-year warranty for this water cooling, and the current retail price is less than 500 yuan, which is still very valuable.
电源：安耐美REVOLUTION D.F12 850W ATX3.1
After a few years of low-keying, Anami has successively released two blockbuster power products, D.F12 and PalatiGemini series, and has scored extremely high in the evaluation of many bigwigs, which can be regarded as a re-start to develop the domestic market.
In addition to the white appearance, the size of this power supply is only 12.2cm, and the standard white embossed module cable is very suitable for cable management, and the money for customizing the power cord is saved.
Don't think that 850W is not enough, always think that more than 1000W is the real guy, as strong as 4090 designated power supply is only 850W.
In fact, this power supply complies with ATX 3.1 and PCIe CEM 5.1 specifications, and the power of the 12V-2x6 graphics card special interface supports up to 600W, which is very powerful!
80PLUS gold certification, the internal is a high-end power supply standard all-Japanese capacitors, using DC-DC structure design, full-bridge LLC resonance and active PFC, the materials and configuration are very solid, there is no need to worry about stability and durability, Anamei also provides a 10-year warranty for this product.
THE FAN WITH DOUBLE BALL BEARINGS, WITH A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 12CM, SUPPORTS INTELLIGENT START AND STOP, AND THE FAN WILL STOP WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY IS LOW, WHICH CAN ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE SILENT EFFECT.
Through the D.F.Switch button on the back, you can see that there is a flip cleaning technology (automatic dust removal), the power fan will rotate in reverse for 15 seconds to clean up the dust after turning on, and the user can also manually turn it on through the button, which is very practical.
What is very intimate is that Anamei also provides users with a short-circuit module, which can be used without a motherboard after insertion, such as powering the optical drive as a CD player...
THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION ALSO SAW THAT THE SIZE OF 12.2CM IS REALLY VERY SMALL~
The feeling of pretending to be complete is that the old power boss and power boss who was in the time when I first played DIY seem to have come back! And this 850W product is really cost-effective!
Peripheral selection
Huiwei X4
For ordinary users, a computer needs to listen to songs, watch dramas, watch movies, and play games;
For users whose computers are productive, a computer needs to listen to sounds, edit files with audio, etc.;
And the best computer speaker experience is definitely 2.0, the difference is just to choose ordinary speakers or monitors.
Ordinary computer speakers have a certain tuning, no matter what is played, it will have the tuning style of the factory.
Monitors, on the other hand, are designed to play real sound, with very little styling and excellent resolution.
Only monitors can fully balance these entertainment and work characteristics. Or to put it another way, ordinary speakers can't do the things of monitors, while monitors can do everything.
Active monitors are more or less something that ordinary users can afford, right?
There are not too many manufacturers of monitors in China,Huiwei is more famous,I have HuiweiX4 and X3。 And the more well-known active monitoring in China is Huiwei and Zhenli, right?
Huiwei X4 and Zhenli with the same specifications are Zhenli G2,The retail price is Jingdong9998Yuan a pair,Huiwei JD is a pair3180A pair,Can you feel this gap?
Look at the gods of the outer station to make horizontal evaluations and comparisons,HuiweiX4The cost performance is greatly appreciated,Because under the same sizeX4There are wins and losses with other brands,But the price is only one-third or even lower than others。
Huiwei X series monitors from X3 to X6 a total of four, the larger the number, the larger the size, the cabinet is a low diffraction arc design of the rounded shape, the use of high-strength cast aluminum alloy material, the base is made of silicone anti-vibration pad, the speaker can be placed on it can be adjusted at will tilt angle and left and right angle.
If you use it as a computer desktop speaker, the X3 and X4 are the best choices, and the X5 and X6 are a bit wasteful.
Starting from the X4, the X series uses an XLR audio interface to enhance the anti-interference ability, and there are four audio gain adjustment buttons on the back, three of which are high, medium and low frequency three-band fine tuning (the other is the frequency cut-off switch for external subwoofers), which can be regarded as providing a certain degree of customization.
X4In terms of actual hearing, the high-frequency sound has a strong sense of brightness, and the vocals and musical instruments are more delicate; The midrange is full of detail and thickness, especially in some voices, which sound very moist and catchy. The low frequency is also very reasonable, and the texture is very strong.
At first glance, it sounds like X4 will be a little cold, but as time accumulates, this slightly rational sound is very suitable, from morning to night, it doesn't seem to make people feel overdone, very comfortable.
As an entry-level monitor,X4It is a combination of monitoring and good sound,This is what traditional speakers can't do。
At present, a large number of self-media users、Users who have a little pursuit of sound、Users who are fed up with the head-banging feeling of Bluetooth speakers,It's really worth getting X series monitor speakers to use as computer speakers、Bookshelf speakers,For exampleX4,It takes into account both work and entertainment well,And the key is that the cost performance is really high!
keychron V5 Max /M3 MINI 4K
Keychron has also been popular abroad for many years, and all users who like win/Mac dual cultivation in China are absolutely full of praise for using keychron. The products of this brand are easy to use and fun.
It should be reminded that Keychron is a Chinese brand, and the Chinese name is thirsty.
The one in my hand is the V5 Max, which adopts the traditional color scheme of the thirsty family, and the 97 keys + 1 knob layout design, which fully takes care of the needs of the game party and the code word party.
Gasket structure, Jiadalon Jupiter red axis, all-key hot-swappable design, QSA height PBT keycaps, Bluetooth + 2.4G + wired three-mode design, with RGB lights and 22 kinds of lighting effects, 4000mAh battery lasts about 220 hours in non-light Bluetooth mode.
In terms of hardware configuration, the mechanical keyboard should have it.
The QSA height with the use of the Jupiter red axis will be very amazing, the sound is relatively quiet, there will be a full soft elasticity when pressing the keycaps, and you can feel reasonable toughness when you reach the bottom, the Gasket structure alone cannot be achieved, and the Jupiter red axis is definitely one of the reasons.
From 23 years to the present, in terms of keyboards, in addition to the gold dust switch that has given me a similar sense of codeword pleasure, this V5 Max is the second. I'm sure every codeword, coder, and girl will love the touch of this keyboard.
The details of the design are also in place, such as there are two kinds of 2.4G receivers in C port and A port, the computer only has C port users will like it very much, considering the transmission environment, thirsty is also equipped with a receiver with an extension cable.
The switching system and connection mode are carried out by the on/off key at the top, and the design is discreet without affecting the appearance.
V5 Max supports programming using open-source key change schemes such as VIA, and is highly playable.
For newcomers, if you need to import json in VIA this step is stuck, thirsty creation has also launched its own key change website, users only need to click on this URL, you can change the key without driving, but you need to be wired in connection mode.
The M3 MINI 4K is my first contact with the thirsty mouse, and it weighs only 55g, and the reasonable ergonomic design allows me to grip it naturally and feels very good.
Bluetooth/2.4G and wired three-mode connection, up to 26000 DPI, with Huannuo micro motion has 80 million click life, using PAW3395 flagship sensor, 4K version of the return rate reaches 4000Hz, the overall configuration is very good.
The left and right thumbs of the mouse and the position of the scroll wheel have physical anti-slip lines, and the foot stickers are made of Teflon, which is moderately smooth on my ultra-fine cloth pad.
The software on the computer side of Thirst can do very detailed settings, and I have the impression that the software of the other two major manufacturers does not have so many details.
It's such a combination, there is no overly dazzling color scheme and strange shapes, but the texture of the past is obvious at a glance, a feeling of old fashion.
Actual measurement
First of all, the CPU score of R23 under the default settings,Multi-core33503、Single-core2128,From the actual measurement of various gods13700K can reach 35000 points in tuning in place、If the physique is reasonable,And according to my previous experience,The score of multi-core under the default setting is relatively large related to heat dissipation、Motherboard。
In terms of graphics cards, the stress test stability is 98.8%.
Fire Strike测试环节
Fire Strike是DirectX 11 基准测试，使用2K渲染分辨率。 Fire Strike Ultra 同样情况下4K分辨率。
Time Spy得分46257，Time Spy Exterme得分13793。
Time Spy test session
Time Spy is a DirectX 12 benchmark that uses 2K rendering resolution. Time Spy Extreme is the same case with 4K resolution.
Time Spy得分22776，Time Spy Exterme得分11038。
The GPU temperature is up to 68°C and the Hot Spot is up to 83°C under Time Spy Extreme, which is performed continuously for 40 minutes, and the temperature control is excellent.
In terms of graphics cards, the Gigabyte Snow Eagle is at the level that a 12G 4070Ti should have, and the stress test stability is very high, and the temperature is well controlled.
In terms of memory, the read speed of these two Golden Baida 6800MHz is 101GB/s, the write speed is 88916MB/s, the copy speed is 92794MB/s, and the latency is 69.3ns, and the performance is okay.
After a little more than 7600MHz, the read speed was increased to 111GB/s, the write speed was 95891MB/s, the copy speed was 100229MB/s, and the latency was 67.8ns, which was further improved.
Just go to the BIOS page, click on DDR5 XMP overclocking in the bottom left corner, select the frequency you need in the pop-up window, press enter to confirm, save and reboot... Isn't it super easy?
GIGABYTE motherboards also have two memory-specific optimization options, High Bandwidth and Low Latency, which can further improve memory performance if you choose to enable them.
Open the front and back as shown above:
The read speed is 111GB/s before opening and 114GB/s after opening;
打开前写入速度95.89GB/s，打开后为111.33GB/s；
The copy speed is 100.02GB/s before opening and 106.47GB/s after opening;
The delay before opening is 67.8ns, and after opening it is 64.0ns, and the memory has been further improved.
In terms of SSD speed, the Seagate Coldplay 530 is in:
CDM实测读取最高为7035MB/s，最高写入为6826MB/s。
TxBENCH实测读取最高为6970MB/s，最高写入为6589MB/s。
AS SSD Benchmark实测平均读取为5837MB/s，平均写入为5918MB/s。
The official maximum read is 7300MB/s, the highest write is 6900MB/s, as we all know, to test the limit speed of SSD, the latest platform intel platform is not as good as AMD, so the measured maximum speed can go up to 7 is already good, and the highest write is almost the same as the official claim.
And in terms of temperature, the Coldplay 530+ motherboard thermal armor has been tested for 20 minutes, and the maximum temperature is only 55°C, and the temperature control is very good.
The speed of the Seagate Coldplay 520 is as follows:
CDM实测读取最高为5064MB/s，最高写入为4841MB/s。
TxBENCH实测读取最高为5065MB/s，最高写入为4805MB/s。
AS SSD Benchmark实测平均读取为3933MB/s，平均写入为4113MB/s。
酷玩520余官方宣传的最高读速5000MB/s 、最高写入48500MB/s完全相符。
And the same temperature control is also excellent, the maximum temperature is only 55°C for about 20 minutes.
It scored 10 points in the Extended test of the productivity PC MARK13646.
As for the actual measurement link, I will briefly show you here.
summary
This temperament host was successfully completed,The appearance meets my requirements,Performance can be fully satisfied with both productivity and daily leisure and entertainment,It's also one of the wishes of a big toy,Things in the study should still have a little bit of temperament,It's usually more comfortable to work,Usually it looks happier,I don't know what everyone's chassis looks like?
That's all for today's sharing~