Blu - My first ever PC modding project

[habowh43]

I already posted this build on the MNPCTech FB page, OCN & MNPCTECH forums a while ago but I thought to myself... hey, why not repost it here for others on the interwebz to see and to get some feedback from other people :P

Description: So this was my first ever PC mod and the very first PC I built from the ground up for myself. I went for a simple modding approach since I didn't trust myself enough to start butchering my case and I had been saving up for two summers to update my old Alienware Aurora (please don't hate me :/ lol) and I didn't have much time before starting school again to finish the whole thing. I chose a blue and black theme because it fits well with my room and honestly, I didn't want a 27" tall tower to stick out like a platypus in a Christmas tree. My mom would have hated me forever. :P

Anyway, here are the pics but I really want to take a moment to thank you guys for keeping the NCIX/LinusTechTips communities active since they've the ones who have helped me get started with computers!

(Specs are underneath)

(Terrible pictures taken by me with a Canon T3i, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II & Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and the pictures are edited using Adobe Lightroom)

Specs:

i7 3770K (stock clock... ugh.)

EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked Signature+

Corsair Dominator platinum 8GB 1866MHz

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H

ASUS Xonar Xense

2x Crucial M4 256GB in RAID 0

WD Caviar Black 1TB

OCZ Vertex II 60GB

Cosmos II (duh.)

Corsair H100

2x Cougar CF-V12HP

Seasonic 860W Platinum

3M Di-Noc

2m NZXT LED sleeved cable (blue)

2m NZXT LED sleeved cable (white)

2x Military switch with blue LED

2x XSPC LCD temp display (blue)

2x Coolermaster R4 120mm fans (blue LED)

Akasa EL String

and a sh*t ton of paracord (black & Caribbean blue)

paint is a blue metal flake with a polished and waxed clear coat.

Hopefully I didn't forget anything....

[Dross]

that build looks great I especially like the paint job it looks excellent. great job man you really got me thinking about the colors on my current project.

[Bupalooga]

Very nice man, that paint is just Beautiful!!!

[Carter]

Loving the carbon fibre and those little blue switches!

[Appelzaadje]

Why no window in the side!!! Such nice detail inside and yet you cant show it off such a shame. Lovely job though. But honestly cut open that side panel and get a nice window in it the insides deserve to be seen.

[Parkway Drive]

That's an awesome build. I love the blue. First mod + first build. Mate I can't wait to see what you got up your sleeves next

[bennyino]

this looks awesome! linus should feature it on the live stream

[nishank93]

Oh such an awesome blue. Just so good. Bravo my man!

[lieudusty]

Amazing build! Love the color schemes and sleaving.

[Jozi]

Awesome job mate!

[Viroth]

One of the best looking cases by far. Makes me cry when I look at mine! haha. Nice one!!

[MzCatieB]

blue and black is so common, but the cosmos 2 makes it look so amazing its the reason why im using it for my next build

[maximilian4o]

AWESOME. That blue is so gorgeous. And the sleeving is amazing. Great job mate. :)