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Build-Off Week 49: Black, Blue, and Purple

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Welcome to Week 49 of the LTT Build-Off! The rules and guidelines can be found here.

There hasn't been a color-themed build in quite a while, so this week your challenge is to make the best gaming rig you can with a black, blue, and purple color scheme. Some of Linus' Gelid Wings fans might be in order...

Budget: $1,100
Speakers/Headphones: No
Mouse: Yes
Keyboard: Yes
Monitor: No
Submissions: June 28th through 30th
Voting: July 1st through 3rd

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Working on it ...

Sorry for terrible English, I'm Norwegian   :D

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00 GHz | Motherboard: Old MSI Thing | RAM: 2x4GB | GPU: Old Nvidia 8800 GT Card | Case: Old Antex Thing THAT IS F*CKING luod! | Storage: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO + 2x 80GB Western Digital | PSU: Old Blonze Plus 500W | Cooling: Stock Fans
CPU: A | Motherboard: A | RAM: A | GPU: A | Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Arctic White | Storage: A | PSU: A | Cooling: A
Headphones: HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset | Speakers: Logitech Speaker System Z323
Displays: 2x BenQ 24" LED GL2450HE (on a AX Double Monitor Stand (AXM4100) | Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 | Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 + Razer Manticor (and sometimes Corsair MM600)
Old/Reserve Pheripherals: SteelSeries Frost Blue Gaming Gear (Headset, Mousepad and Mouse) Webcam: Micosoft LiveCam Studio Business | Consoles: Wii + Play Station 3 + Play Station 4
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZWpmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZWpmG/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.98 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M40 Wired Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1086.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This should be good but I had to downgrade the gpu from a 290 order  to come in at sub 1100$ when I saw that pheripherals were needed.

 

Also  found a great deal on a Raptor M40. (it's linus approved.)

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Purple 24pin ($12.00)
Other: 8 pin motherboard ($8.00)
Other: 8 pin GPU ($8.00)
Other: 6 pin GPU ($8.00)
Total: $1099.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
 
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Me reserved this spot babe :D

 


 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card  ($332.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Silverstone SG05BB-LITE Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1078.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

If anything I would've swapped the geforce gtx 770 for that sweet gtx 750 ti from galaxy with the single slot form factor.

Please become a member of the Linus Tech Tips forum, keep writing smug remarks & let us love you. Peace out.


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Managed to colour match pretty much every part, not too much purple but you can set the backlight to purple on the keyboard so you've got purple peripherals.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: VisionTek 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Mouse: AZIO G8 GM8200 Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1095.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZWpmG

 

This should be good but I had to downgrade the gpu from a 290 order  to come in at sub 1100$ when I saw that pheripherals were needed.

 

Also  found a great deal on a Raptor M40. (it's linus approved.)

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[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 



Keyboard: Cobra Mazer Type-X Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($45.24 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Mad Catz MCB437040002/04/1 Wired Laser Mouse  ($69.55 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1078.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Written on my Lenovo Z500 T - I5-3230M   Or

My pc :)

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1099.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
 

 

 

Pentium Build and the H100i has color changing ability to blue and purple

 

same with the K40 keyboard

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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well, i'm a little late this week

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1097.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
A 4670K will beat the sh*t out of any pentium, no matter how overclockable it is. 

Aesthetics of rigs matter

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.98 @ OutletPC)  Nice and black and will have two Purple LED fans mounted on it
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.98 @ Newegg)  Black PCB & Blue Heat sinks
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon)  Blue Heat spreaders
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.81 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) Blue Accents
Case: Silverstone PS07B-W MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Case Fan: Xigmatek CFS-SXGJS-PU2 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg)  Purple LED
Case Fan: Xigmatek CFS-SXGJS-PU2 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg)  Purple LED
Case Fan: Xigmatek CFS-SXGJS-PU2 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg)  Purple LED
Keyboard: Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Magenta LED Backlit (Black Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard  ($137.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)  Purple LED
Mouse: ROCCAT Lua Wired Optical Mouse  ($28.49 @ Amazon) Blue LED
Total: $1078.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

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done

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-GX7-01-A 128.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Xigmatek XLF-F1455 63.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Xigmatek XLF-F1455 63.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.72 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.72 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.15 @ B&H)
Mouse: Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($11.48 @ Amazon)
Total: $1099.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I was expecting some UV blue builds :P

This is very limited budget (especially for kb and mouse), but the builds are awesome nevertheless.

 

Idd add another 100$ for sleeving, LEDs maybe some strech for UV fans if someone want them.

And another 150$ for better gpu and CPU.

AND (:P) another 120$ for SSD

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