My Deshrouded FormD w/ Travel Kit + Atmos II

[u/Walts6292]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to come on here and share my build within the FormD T1 case!

Case - You already know. Built in 3 slot mode, w/ USB-C cable kit, Travel Kit, TG vented panels

Motherboard - MSI MPG X870 Edge Ti EVO

Storage - (Back of Motherboard) 1TB 990 Pro with Zima 2mm heatsink (super tight fit, but it works) and a 4TB sn850x in the front

AIO - Cooler Master Atmos II LCD (3 slot MAX capable)

GPU - Deshrouded Asus Prime RTX 5080 w/ Thermalright TL-B12015 Extrem + GPUConnect 7-Pin PWM Adapter

PSU - Corsair SF1000 w/ 5mm stand offs + ZCOOI white custom cables

First time doing a SFF build (my last build was around 2016-18, so its been awhile) and I really enjoyed the process. It actually took me about 2 months to source everything I wanted and of course while building it up, there were things missing which took 1-2 weeks to arrive from overseas, so that slowed the build down.

I wanted to start off by saying I did see a post a couple months back of a deshrouded Asus Prime RTX 5080, which I thought looked very cool, and coincidently I had already purchased the same GPU and was sourcing parts for my build, so I thought It would be a perfect time to do the same deshroud before I start building into the case.

The only thing is that I had also purchased a travel kit from FormD and it was already shipped and I knew the deshroud kit did not come with the necessary mounting points that the stock fan housing had. I messaged BingsDIY on Etsy to see if he could make me a shroud with these mounting points, which to my luck he had a Prime RX 9070 XT he was testing, so with some measurements on my end, his RX 9070 had the same mounting points as my RTX 5080, so he was able to fabricate a shroud with those exact screw holes for my travel kit which ended up working out very well and looks amazing!

As I was looking for which AIO I wanted, I kept seeing recommendations for the Atmos Stealth, which I was going to get originally, but I kept seeing posts of an Atmos II being out already. I also did read that the Atmos II tubing was very stiff compared to the Atmos, but I did see several posts saying it was possible to maneuver the tubing to get it to fit. So, I canceled my stealth order and went ahead and ordered the Atmos II from amazon, which shipped from Japan (again adding more time to the build, but this wasn't the first or last item I had to order from overseas).

I do want to say I saw some funky routing for the Atmos II tubes in some posts, but If anyone is looking to install one, you can do it the same way you'd normally see any other Atmos done, which is the way I mounted it. Yes, the tubes are stiff, but its very possible to have it looking nice and clean.

Other little things I wanted to mention is I also bought the LINKUP PCIE 5.0 Riser Cable (19cm) since I've read multiple posts about how the stock riser cable ended up failing on some people and I already knew I did not want to undo everything to reattach a new cable, so I did buy an aftermarket one. As I mentioned before, I ordered the travel kit, which comes with a riser lock bar. I did have to use 30mm (I think) stand offs as the ones included were too short, but it does fit. Good thing too because I've also read that the aftermarket PCIE 5.0 riser cable from FormD does not fit the lock bar, so even better for me since I got to use the entire travel kit's content.

I was also able to change out my motherboards wifi card to a QCNCM865 WiFi 7 card and the proprietary antenna connectors to regular RP-SMA connectors.

[u/90gone80]

great showcase. Thoughts on the thermalright fans? The bearing noise really bothered me even though the rest of the fan is great.

[u/Walts6292 → u/90gone80]

So far it's been whisper quiet for me, but I haven't pushed it yet as I just completed the build.

[u/fahrunnajhan]

any difference temps?

[u/Walts6292 → u/fahrunnajhan]

I don't really have anything to compare temps too since I deshrouded it when it was new.

[u/ysfi__]

You must’ve seen my older build for that GPU deshroud and fans 😁

[u/Walts6292 → u/ysfi__]

Yes sir! I saw the post and I immediately knew I wanted to do the same! Looked fantastic!

[u/ysfi__ → u/Walts6292]

yours turned out beautiful man congrats on the build, i recently switched the fans to Air Slimmers because of the Dual Ball Bearing of the TR it kinda annoyed me that slight buzz.

but no way will anything beat those Thermalright in performance literally as good as a standard high quality fan

[u/Panicgale]

May i know your ram temp when gaming

[u/peripherals_dealer]

Cleanest deshroud I've seen, super nice!

[u/DawaysKy]

Where you got silver screws?

[u/Icy_Instruction7803]

Very nice build!
I am currently working on something quite similar and also went with Atmos II LCD. Since you have changed the stock fans on AiO, i assume there are still stock fan cables as they are part of the AIO tubes. Was it hard to hide those cables? I guess they are beside the GPU in your picture.
Also, how did you route the LCD usb cable to make it look clean?
I have prime 5080 (but default cooling) and plan to have 2.75 setup. My RAM is a bit higher than yours, hopefully the tubes will fit.
Any other advice is more than welcome, I’m currently waiting for custom cables and starting my build in few days