Typically my builds would start off with a few hundred hours in CAD, meaning I'd have some renders to show. In this build, all custom parts are laser-cut acrylic, so no 3D CAD will be necessary, although I did model up some of the acrylic work which will be shown at a later date. So instead, to start with, here are some of the core components we'll be throwing into the Mastercase Pro 6 from Cooler Master.
We originally wanted to go with the new Asus Maximus X Formula, however at the time of purchasing these components we were unsure of the release date, and the price was a little steep for the budget. The STRIX Z370-F is still an amazing board, and I'm so pleased with the direction manufacturers are taking motherboard design.
The glorious peel..
Couldn't quite fit a 960 Pro into the budget, but this will be plenty. I had wanted to minimise cable clutter by keeping all storage on M.2 drives, however it was just going to be too expensive. So instead, we ended up going for a single M.2 drive and an SSHD.
Had to go with the 8700K. A brilliant chip for gaming, and the extra cores will allow for some extra performance in multi-threaded tasks.
SLI EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0 cards. SLI 1080ti's would've been ideal, however it was outside the budget. A single 1080ti would've been a more logical choice, however the dual cards work much better to fill out the case's internals. EVGA is always my go-to for watercooled builds.
My past 3 builds have all had Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM. The design is unbeatable if you ask me. These will have CableMod black memory kits on them eventually.
Always seem to end up using Corsair PSUs. This will be plenty for this build. We could've gone higher in terms of wattage, but at the time of purchasing I was unsure whether we would need the extra space in the case's lower compartment for storage. Sorry about the fingerprints
That's all for now. At the time of posting this, the build is about 50% complete. I should have a steady stream of updates for the next month or so before completion. Thanks for reading!
Acer Predator Helios 300? The 15.6" version goes for $999 on Amazon and packs a i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD. No HDD here but it can be installed separately if you have a spare internal 2.5" HDD. Though if you don't have a spare, a 1TB 7200rpm sets you an additional $60 ish. Which slightly goes above $1000. Regardless though, this is one of the few laptops that's just below $1000 with a GTX 1060, a heck of a deal.
There's another model that's recently released, and that's the new Dell Inspiron 7577, for about the same price as Helios 300, you get i5-7300HQ, GTX 1060 6GB (Max-Q Design), 8GB DDR4 and 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD (I think it's 5400rpm) combo. The main advantage here over the Helios 300, is the ThunderBolt 3 support with full 4 PCIe lanes (40Gbps theoretical speed) which can be really useful if you're into eGPU.
Hey! If you are buying parts for the Ghost S1 already you should go for the Noctua NH-L12, remove the top fan and use it in the bottom of the case if you are not planning on adding a 2.5" drive there! This solution has been performing like a dream, with moderate fan settings the system is totally noiseless and with very healthy temps!
The NH-L12 is soon being updated with a taller version that will not fit, so get it while you can!
Se results here: http://louqe.com/img/img/ext/ext/alphatest.pdf
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