What resolution and refresh rate is the monitor?
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Ok - so in order to run 1080p at Ultra with anything over 60-80 frames per second you are gonna need a current gen Video Card. Since the Monitor is "FreeSync" (an AMD technology) sticking with AMD video cards will mean the most compatibility and you the Omen is already AMD anyway so it makes sense to stay AMD.
Even the most recent GTX4070 can't support 1080p Ultra at 240 fps so here goes... but using FreeSync and locking fps at something like 120 (the human eye can't distinguish anything faster than about 60 and 24 is the standard for frame rate at movie theaters) and keeping VSync enabled usually results in the best gaming experience.
You currently have the RX5500 4GB and the newest version is the RX 7900 XTX 20GB which is around $1200 by itself but if you take one step down to the RX 6950 XT (which is actually better than the RX 7900 XT Ultra) then you cut that price in half... they are all here on the same page so you can see the prices: XFX Speedster Merc ...BUT... you current Omen only has a 600W power supply and the 6950 recommends an 800W so without upgrading the power supply you are going to be stuck at the 5000 Series. So you have to upgrade the power supply (the easiest upgrade you will do - plug & play.) And this will get you to RDNA2 and being able to use Ray Tracing.
So in agreement with @BobTheBirdTurd start with a new M.2 SSD: Samsung 980 Pro = $220
Then 4 x 16GB SDRAM Upgrade: GSkill RipJaw Black = $170 (you might find something better, but the HyperX RGB that's currently in the Omen is out of stock, and you need to ask him if he cares more about the RGB lightning or ultimate speed cause you save a few bucks not having the lighting on the RAM.)
Then decide if you want to spend ~$115-150 to upgrade the Power Supply: Corsair RM850e
So you can run the $700 RX6950 XT
Total = $845
Correct - here's the passmark G3D results for both and the OP can make that decision.
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The mineral oil builds are scary - the pumps are higher pressure contributing to leaks and depending on the purity of the oil you use some of them were proven to have a flash point under 500⁰ F and contributed to some serious fires.I remember seeing a few rigs like that.
When I got into PC modding for a time water cooling was starting to take off.
Water cooling was difficult to do and leaks were common. Now you can buy an AIO and be done.
Do you remember the mineral oil PCs? I think some still build them.
When I did dabble in water cooling my go-to place was Performace PC
For modding Bit-tech was my go-to place for inspiration.
After reading this thread I popped over there to see if the site still exists and it does. The build there is still awesome.
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My last actively cooled build was a combination of peltier devices and water cooling and when it worked correctly could keep massively OC'd CPU and GPU Temps in the single digit Celsius range but if you didn't push the system hard enough they would get so cold that frost developed on the backplane which created condensation and all kinds of problems. Ended up being way more trouble than it was worth.
Way more invested in building silent passively cooled systems now. No dust, no noise and unless you game competitively no heat problems.
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Yeah - the one we built was massive overkill created before calculating the dissipation required so it was a SNAFU. It can be done and the tech has come a long way since then...Interestingly, Linus from Linus tech tips did a review of a Peltier CPU cooler; it didn't do so well.
Intel makes a product that regulates the temp to prevent freezing.
Here is a cool master using the Intel Cryo Tech
We used propylene glycol and a dedicated head exchanger - once we removed the peltier devices the water cooling was more than adequate.
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