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This is my first build and i have enjoyed the whole process so far.. despite a faulty motherboard and cooler! I still need to install the EVGA backplate i have and buy a soundcard, deciding which one to buy is proving difficult.. help would be appreciated ;)

 

 

So the specs are :

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87

 

Graphics card: EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX

Memory: 2x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro

Storage: Western Digital Black 2TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi 2

Fans: 3 SP120 Quiet edition. & 3 140mm Fractal design silent r2

Power Supply: Corsair AX760

Monitor: Asus VE278

 

Microsoft 3000 Keyboard, Microsoft 5000 Mouse.

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Nice build! Love the 350D; it's so popular right now.

 

Edit: Lol woops

System Specs - CPU: i7 4770K - RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) Vengeance Pro - Motherboard: Maximus VI Gene - Case: Modded PowerMac G5 - CPU Cooler: H100i - PSU: AX860i - SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB and Kingston V300 120GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Graphics Card: 2x GTX 780 - Case Fans: SP120s and Spectre 140s - Headphones: HD700, Alpha Dog, SE215

Sony A7R w/ Zeiss 55mm F1.8

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Nice build! Love the 350D; it's so popular right now.

It's a Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 not a 350D

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Looks superb nice and clean dude :D!!!

CPU: AMD FX 8120 @4.5Ghz - CPU cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M Watercooling - Mobo: Asus M5A97Pro - GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X @ 1200Mhz - Memory: Kingston Hyper X 16GBs DDR3 - Storage: Kingston SSD & Seagate Baracude HDD - PSU: Cooler Master V850W PSU- Case: Cooler Master Cosmost II

-- Build Log old PC (HAF XB): 'the Cube': http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/36288-the-cube-cooler-master-haf-xb/ --

 

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Wowzers, thanks for the replies people :P

The Arc Midi 2 is a great case for the price, my only gripe is that the slot covers are white ( i painted mine black) and that it isn't as optimised for silent pc's (not as much soundproofing like the R4)

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Wowzers, thanks for the replies people :P

The Arc Midi 2 is a great case for the price, my only gripe is that the slot covers are white ( i painted mine black) and that it isn't as optimised for silent pc's (not as much soundproofing like the R4)

so arc midi 2 or r4

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so arc midi 2 or r4

R4 so long as you don't want to water cool with a 240mm radiator. That is the reason i went with the Arc midi 2 ;)

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R4 so long as you don't want to water cool with a 240mm radiator. That is the reason i went with the Arc midi 2 ;)

thnx cause im gonna use a h220 in my first ever build and i was going for a r4, so anyway thanks for the heads up

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Loving that black theme, and I have used that keyboard before and can say it lasted me a long time, apart from when I had to replace it because I broke it.

CPU: i5 4430 PSU: XFX 550w Ram: 8gb Patriot Viper 1600mhz


Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Case: Fractal Design Define R4


SSD: 840 Evo 250gb, 512gb MX100 GPU: MSI GTX 980TI Gaming Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo

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Looks Great, Love the case

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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The Midi R2 is the most beautiful case ever produced  ;)

 

I have a question , what fans are the best ? The 140mm R2's from Fractal or the 120mm QE from Corsair ? In terms of noise and the air that they move? Thanks and great build BTW :)

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this build is so close to what i am doing in my arc midi, it just looks awesome. I cant wait to finish mine

Case: Phanteks Evolve X with ITX mount  cpu: Ryzen 3900X 4.35ghz all cores Motherboard: MSI X570 Unify gpu: EVGA 1070 SC  psu: Phanteks revolt x 1200W Memory: 64GB Kingston Hyper X oc'd to 3600mhz ssd: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB ITX System CPU: 4670k  Motherboard: some cheap asus h87 Ram: 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

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Awesome and clean build. The Arc Midi R2 always looks great.

 

Question though. In the first set of pics, is your RAM giving off a reddish glow, or is it just me?

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What is that molex connector doing right below the graphics card. Are you using the power cable adapters included with the graphics card ? If so, please don't. Better use the included 8pin and 6pin power connector directly from the psu. The power directly from the psu is going to be better and cleaner than the power from those adapters, and the manufacturers don't even recommend using them. Those adapters are used only if thats the last resort.

 

Anyway love your build. Very clean :)

 

Also you could change the led color of the corsair logo to red to match your red rams ;)

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So sexy, that card goes great with the motherboard.

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This is my first build and i have enjoyed the whole process so far.. despite a faulty motherboard and cooler! I still need to install the EVGA backplate i have and buy a soundcard, deciding which one to buy is proving difficult.. help would be appreciated ;)

 

 

So the specs are :

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87

 

Graphics card: EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX

Memory: 2x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro

Storage: Western Digital Black 2TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi 2

Fans: 3 SP120 Quiet edition. & 3 140mm Fractal design silent r2

Power Supply: Corsair AX760

Monitor: Asus VE278

 

Microsoft 3000 Keyboard, Microsoft 5000 Mouse.

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this is friggin sweet, very nice

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The Midi R2 is the most beautiful case ever produced  ;)

 

I have a question , what fans are the best ? The 140mm R2's from Fractal or the 120mm QE from Corsair ? In terms of noise and the air that they move? Thanks and great build BTW :)

The QE from corsair obviously produce less noise but that could be because they are 20mm smaller... they manage to cool the h100i as good as the stock corsair fans so must have pretty good static pressure. The 120mm corsair fans that came with the h100i were like jumbo jets ha, way too noisy for me.

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Awesome and clean build. The Arc Midi R2 always looks great.

 

Question though. In the first set of pics, is your RAM giving off a reddish glow, or is it just me?

Yeah you are correct, the ram has 'running' lights and 'activity' lights, both have either orange or blue options to choose from in the bundled ram software. I dont often have them switched on... i would if they were white leds.

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What is that molex connector doing right below the graphics card. Are you using the power cable adapters included with the graphics card ? If so, please don't. Better use the included 8pin and 6pin power connector directly from the psu. The power directly from the psu is going to be better and cleaner than the power from those adapters, and the manufacturers don't even recommend using them. Those adapters are used only if thats the last resort.

 

Anyway love your build. Very clean :)

 

Also you could change the led color of the corsair logo to red to match your red rams ;)

I never realised that, i have taken them out this morning.I think i may have to invest in some sleeving, any advice on where to buy in the UK

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MDPC is about the best you can possibly get, and they do international shipping. I can't think of any specialty pc shops based in the UK off the top of my head, but most will carry different types of extensions if you'd prefer to go that route. You'll get the best results from a custom job, but it's pricey and time consuming. You've got a Corsair psu, so you could also just grab a set of sleeved cables from their website. Clean setup btw, it'd look great with black and white sleeving.

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