Because I told him he could save some money and add it later if he wanted to. I'm not entirely sure I even config'd that build. My friend sent it to me and I probably tweaked it a bit but ultimately it was him who sent it to his brother. I then built it for him once he got everything shipped, which was at least a month after I remember doing the list. Might have changed since I'd last looked at it.Why no SSD?
I'm not saying there's no tangible difference, particularly with larger cards, but considering neither is being overclocked and he's got a pretty hefty cooler I'm not fussed with it. I've done the same thing and can definitely tell my 390 throws off some heat with that massive metal backplate. Also consider the fact that heat naturally rises anyway, so you'll still be getting hot air floating up into the heatsink either way. And that weird shroud might block some air being pushed out the back.I've stuck my hand in those areas to see the temp difference, and I'd say atleast a few degrees difference.
This is only one test, but meh.
If you really want to criticize me, none of you pointed out that I neglected to set up push pull with the several fans I had available.
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I'm honored you took the time and effort to make this.