NCIX PC Avalanche 004
CIX PC’s Avalanche 001 won the Intel 2016 Extreme Rig Challenge in a landslide. The Avalanche 001 gathered more than 30,000 votes—6,000 more votes than the second-place finisher.
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Avalanche 004 The Avalanche 004 is another model in the limited-edition $10,000 (as configured) Avalanche run, and it features NCIX PC a tweaked hardware configuration www.ncixpc.com with many of the 001’s extreme liquid-cooling customizations. For
The clean lines of hardline tubing in this build are no accident. NCIX PC put a lot of thought and effort into the layout with tubing that aligns both horizontally and vertically, especially the sections next to the reservoir.
instance, NCIX PC uses EKWB’s premium PETG hard tubing in a beautifully crafted loop that cools the motherboard VRMs, CPU, two GPUs, and an Intel 750 Series SSD. NCIX PC quickly dissipates the heat via two EK-CoolStream 360 radiators. With the Avalanche 004 build, NCIX PC opts for Intel’s new Z270 chipset and the Core i7-7700K, rather than the 001’s X99 chipset and the Core i7-6950K. The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX FORMUL A sits at the heart of this desktop PC Mountain. The mainboard’s ROG Armor provides a stylish look with black ABS covers that also help to lower system temperatures. The ROG CPU / April 2017
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