Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL/G1 Distro Plate - First Build - Thanks and Pointers for Others
[https://imgur.com/gallery/OCI4MSj](https://imgur.com/gallery/OCI4MSj)
\*\*\* Special Thanks to u/anfibil and anyone else who posted a similar build log.
Hi, this was my first PC build ever and I wanted to not only say thank you but also help others looking to start a similar build. I know this is a popular build, I wanted to be able to reference something but also be able to give it my own touch.
Main Goals for PC: Quiet and Cool Temps for Competitive Fortnite at 240 FPS 1080p or 144 FPS 1440p.
**Tips for Others:**
1. *Motherboard*: Study the ports on your motherboard carefully, the USB 3.0 header for my case on this ASUS motherboard leaves no extra space between the bottom radiator and the board. Very annoying, doesn't look perfect and blocks 3 more fans being installed. 2. *16mm OD Tubing*: The 2 short tubes coming from each radiator were terrible to get right. The 90 degree bend just wouldn't be tight enough, I would recommend getting factory bent tubing if you're going with this bug of tubes. 3. GPU Brand: The FE Nvidia card was annoying to find in stock, had a lot of excess thermal paste to clean, 35 screws to remove and arrived DOA. EVGA's card had half as many screws, great quality thermal pads and very little paste to clean. I highly recommend it, super easy block install. 4. Distro Plate Height: If I could go back I would take way more time lining up the Distro Plate. As you can see If the Plate was positioned an 1/8"-1/4" Higher, My CPU Tubes would be perfectly straight and not on an angle. 5. 1 to 4 RGB Header Splitters (2): No one mentioned this on there parts lists, and you definitely need it. Given that you can't just go to the store right now, I wanted to say this. Others might have just assumed you knew you need this but again this was my first time so these things matter lol. 6. Don't get the Cable Mod "Extension" Cables: There will be way too much excess cables to manage, I already have no extra space behind everything. I also recommend a different PSU as this one does not line up very well with this case.
**Parts/Price List**
***Micro Center***
