jclappers

4770k and an asus rog board :)

Looking good! When the black scheme edition Noctua's are available. It will look great  ^_^

Also another Kiwi, this is the best example of the Kiwi DIY i have come across, you sir are the god of Custom Built PC's. just amazing.

this is a difference of 5 pins ...
If you know car's, IB is a 1155 cc engine, haswell a 1150 cc engine, because the haswell engine is finer tuned, haswell will will the race.
The 1150/1155 sockets are meant for small high rpm engines that deliver less performance per rev, while the 2011 socket is a big engine that delivers more performance per rev, but can't get high rev's.
Picture a Mazda RX-8 vs a Ford Mustang :-)

Tip for the future, dont put the mobo on the anti static bag, put it on the box next time, otherwise looks great

Ive done some work for both Asus and Corsair so i get 50% off most products for corsair and lifetime warranties for any asus products, therefore i will be keeping the same PSU, cant hurt plus i may get a second GPU later. after looking at the samsung 840 i may switch to it, Ram is 1866Mhz, Basic adobe stuff and 3dvia and art of illusion, and my old machine had an i3 3220 on a Gigabyte ga-b75m with a 500gb hdd

LOL..
they do tend to have some co-ordination in parts, don't they.. it's a conspiracy!
 
airdeano

What is the speed of the RAM? It could be a little overkill, but with looking at the components, it definitely seems like you don't have a restricting budget. Otherwise, it looks great and my comment would be, are you sponsored by Corsair or something? 

what are you upgrading from?
what appz in VE/R and 3D modeling?
 
airdeano

PSU overkill you could go 600w maybe even 550w. If you are going to do serious 3d modeling and editing go with more RAM and a socket 2011 chip and keep the PSU with this config.

As others have said, the PSU is a bit overkill. Bump down to a 600 to 650 watt PSU.

Colors will be added from fittings, cables sleeving and leds (those from the motherboard (blue) and some from Monsoon Lightport (orange)).
 
Quick teaser for you :
 

 
~Sgt

Hi there,
 
This is my first build, but who really cares. It came about when i decided that my laptop was not cutting it; single core, 3GB of RAM, cheap and nasty. The quest for a PC that could fit my budget first began in June 2012, as I said before the laptop wasn't cutting it, so I decided to go for the AMD side as the platform was cheaper and my friend had the same setup so I knew it would work. Thus, it was decided I would buy the FX4100 and asus m5a78l-m/usb3 as a starting point and use a second hand case I got free. Coupled with a CiT "750w" powersupply. Suddenly she was alive and she was named Lauren. She was born without a Graphics card and a case with nice airflow so she was not tested properly until she was old enough to grow a Graphics card and at the start of 2013 she grew an EVGA GTX 660 sc edition.

 
She was a messy PC and couldn't keep her cables in a bunch.
 

 
She was an ugly signet, waiting to flourish into a graceful swan. This great change came about the anniversary of her creation where she underwent a metamorphism. When she emerged from her cocoon she was dramatically changed.
 

 
Unlike her previous shell this one provided space for all of her cables!
 

 

 
And thus Lauren was completed until such a time that she needed to change again.
She had a final specification of
AMD FX 4100 CPU @ 4.3Ghz Corsair XMS3 RAM 8GB ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 EVGA GTX 660 sc edition Arctic cooling freezer Xtreeme rev.2 CPU cooler Cit "750w" powersupply Seagate 500GB HDD Thank you if you read her story or just looked at my bad pictures
 
Chris
 
P.S.
I tried to do something different with this build log and write a very short, probably bad story. I'm surprised you read this far actually.
An album of all the pictures can be found here.
 

Water Cooling 101
I have been reading a lot of posting in this sub-forum and am seeing a lot of the same questions. So I figured this forum need some basic guide to water cooling. My basic idea is to take a ton of information on the internet and condense it down to as short and simple explanation of Water cooling. This should be a good starting place for most people. You will need to much more research than just this to be a successful water cooler.

I have spoken to a Mod and this should be made into a sticky soon.

My goal with this guide is to be of a FAQ than more of a building guide. Try and explain everything that has to do with what goes into a custom water cooling loop. I am trying to make a guide that will work well with Linus's water cooling videos on the NCIXcom Youtube channel. Trying hard not to cover what he has but make sure nothing is missed.

So welcome to my Basic Noobies guide to water cooling. Please feel free to comment or post with your ideas of what I could add or change.

So why do we water cool? Why would you want to stick a tank of water in a box of very expensive electronics?
This is a question that gets asked a lot on the forum and I thought one of our members summed it up best;

From our own MdX MaxX;
“It's not just about temperatures, but about noise. With water cooling, you can run fans at much lower speeds and lower noise levels than you can with air cooling and achieve the same temperatures. Especially for GPUs, I mean GPU fans get loud. Plus you have the benefit of cooling everything you want in the same loop.

And "good enough" isn't what enthusiasts strive for. Sure, multi-hundred dollar loops aren't necessary. An NH-D14 or Silver Arrow is "good enough." But being a PC enthusiast is much more than having a "good enough" rig. Most people here would have much lower-specced PCs if they only wanted what was "good enough" for them.

Also, it's fun. Building is fun. Taking on [such] an intensive project is a thrilling challenge for a lot of people. You get to really absorb the experience rather than putting together a system in 2-3 hours and then you're done.

And lastly, water cooling loops are freaking gorgeous. I mean look at them.

I would just add that for most of us that use water cooling is more than getting the best performance out of your rig. For most of us it is a hobby. Once you get started it is hard to stop. You always want to try something new or add something to you loop, or even multiple loops.

The event is now over and this giveaway is closed for entries. Thanks to everyone who participated! We will contact the winner by forum PM by June 30th
 
 
 
One June 2 at the Intel DuPont, Washington campus, Intel is hosting a *bonus* special event during Intel LANFest to celebrate the launch of the 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor.
 
LANFest is sold out, but this “after party” is starting at 12:01 a.m. and it is open to all tech enthusiasts with nearly $45,000 worth of prizes being given away!  Plus, there will be food, music, casino games and much more.  
 
 
 
The Basic Facts:
-          Special celebration for the launch of Intel’s 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor.
-          Held immediately following Intel LANFest, June 2 from 12:01 – 3:01 a.m. at Intel’s DuPont, Wash., campus in the Fieldhouse.
-          Admission is free.
 
 
The BIG BONUS exclusive to Linus Tech Tips forum members - Help spread the word about this sweet event for a chance to WIN a 4th Generation Unlocked Intel® Core™ Processor! This prize was generously provided by Intel. The giveaway will be closed on June 2, so act fast! The winner will be announced before June 30th!
 
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