"Ice Pack" - H440 - R9 290X

[catbutts]

Hello again!

 

This build is for a friend who has been gaming on an old laptop since Aug 2011 and before that, an even more ancient desktop.

That's where the name of this build comes from: his laptop would overheat and artifact and in order to get back in the game, he'd toss an ice pack under it lmao

 

This is definitely a massive step up from his old setup. He shipped me all the parts and I went straight to building!

 

Parts list:

Case - NZXT H440

PSU - Corsair RM750

CPU - i5 4670K

Motherboard - ASUS Z97-C

RAM - 2x 4GB 1600

GPU - 1x R9 290X WINDFORCE

 

Storage - 1x 128GB SSD, 1x 2TB HDD

Cooling - Corsair H100i

 

A ton of parts came in the mail separately, but I finally got a picture of everything together

 

i5 4670K and R9 290X:

   

 

Lighting:

    

I really like the lighting on the back of the case. It feels subtle and not so overly done. The inside is a bit dark though--I think white LED fans in the front would look cool.

 

This totally looks awesome in daylight though:

Complete!

 

I'm using all the included case fans and this thing is surprisingly quiet.

I'm kinda sad that I don't get to keep this rig! :^(

 

imgur album for full size pictures: http://imgur.com/a/CwLcj

[PC-NOOB]

Should have gone with Z97AR for color match

Otherwise +1

[connorpiper]

ADATA FTW!

[TheSLSAMG]

Not bad, though considering the GPU, the name doesn't seem all that fitting

[catbutts]

Should have gone with Z97AR for color match

Otherwise +1

Aw that would've been perfect! I guess it's not on newegg though

The Z97-C was the closest thing to being all black I could find. Everything else was the usual black/red or black/blue that I'm pretty bored of haha

[xToFxREAPER]

Not bad, though considering the GPU, the name doesn't seem all that fitting

Actually the windforce editions are pretty good, linus did a build with them in crossfire so they cant be all that hot

[TheSLSAMG]

Actually the windforce editions are pretty good, linus did a build with them in crossfire so they cant be all that hot

I know, just making a joke considering the card's heat output

 

And the original Windforce cards had major issues since they were adapted GTX 780 coolers. The new ones aren't bad, but aren't that amazing compared to the competition.

[xToFxREAPER]

I know, just making a joke considering the card's heat output

 

And the original Windforce cards had major issues since they were adapted GTX 780 coolers. The new ones aren't bad, but aren't that amazing compared to the competition.

Fair enough, ive never been one for the red team so i dont know the specifics of those cards but i do know they look damn nice i love the windforce coolers

[TheSLSAMG]

Fair enough, ive never been one for the red team so i dont know the specifics of those cards but i do know they look damn nice i love the windforce coolers

Yeah, Windforce is a good cooler. My 770 has one, it does what it needs to do.

[Commander_Z]

Hello again!

 

This build is for a friend who has been gaming on an old laptop since Aug 2011 and before that, an even more ancient desktop.

That's where the name of this build comes from: his laptop would overheat and artifact and in order to get back in the game, he'd toss an ice pack under it lmao

 

This is definitely a massive step up from his old setup. He shipped me all the parts and I went straight to building!

 

Parts list:

Case - NZXT H440

PSU - Corsair RM750

CPU - i5 4670K

Motherboard - ASUS Z97-C

RAM - 2x 4GB 1600

GPU - 1x R9 290X WINDFORCE

 

A ton of parts came in the mail separately, but I finally got a picture of everything together

 

i5 4670K and R9 290X:

   

 

Lighting:

    

I really like the lighting on the back of the case. It feels subtle and not so overly done. The inside is a bit dark though--I think white LED fans in the front would look cool.

 

This totally looks awesome in daylight though:

Complete!

 

I'm using all the included case fans and this thing is surprisingly quiet.

I'm kinda sad that I don't get to keep this rig! :^(

 

imgur album for full size pictures: http://imgur.com/a/CwLcj

 

looks pretty clean

 

nice job

[xToFxREAPER]

Yeah, Windforce is a good cooler. My 770 has one, it does what it needs to do.

i might get windforce 980's once they hit market (since theyre skipping 800's to "avoid confusion") depending mostly on how much vram they end up with

[Aniallation]

Should have gone with Z97AR for color match

Otherwise +1

Not sure why everyone says "you should have got the Z97-AR"... they're only available at Micro Center which not everyone has access to

[PC-NOOB]

Not sure why everyone says "you should have got the Z97-AR"... they're only available at Micro Center which not everyone has access to

 amazon

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KVLIOI8/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

tiger direct

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9086468&csid=_61&rrpl=search_page.content1&rrstr=SolrSearchToView&rrindex=0

 

MicroCenter Web Store (not the in store pick up bs)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/433977/Z97-AR_LGA_1150_Intel_ATX_Motherboard

[nixproducer]

Should have gone with Z97AR for color match

Otherwise +1

agreed i have this board my self and i recommend it 100% 

[Epitome]

agreed i have this board my self and i recommend it 100% 

what colour pcb does it have, considering getting it along with a wi-fi card. In some shot i've seen it looks brown

[nixproducer]

what colour pcb does it have, considering getting it along with a wi-fi card. In some shot i've seen it looks brown

it is black unless you hold a flash light up to it really really close then you can barely see the brown but if you want to see it in my rig here it is: http://imgur.com/a/6mDlv

[AlWinwood]

That h440 is still a lovely case. Great for cable management too, you could make a non modular psu look neat in there!

[raultherabbit]

i love it. that case is awesome and everything looks really nicely put together.  +1 on the winforce, my 760 is sweet.  (maybe you could have taken off the cooler shroud and painted it white though?  Just a thought.)