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Yesterday a friend complained that his new mobile phone(cellphone) was no good because he couldn't access facebook due to the fact that it didn't have a caps lock key. I showed him the up arrow button for uppercase characters, but he said 'nah, I need caps lock for the numbers'. I spent the next 20 minutes trying to convince him that caps lock doen't affect the numbers but he insisted it makes them bigger, and his password has some big numbers in it therefore he couldn't login.

I have a pair of those, got them from officeworks for half price. They are ok for watching youtube vids but they are absolute shit for music.

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

That would be an analog signal, which doesn’t require a dac. 

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

I7 8700k @5.2ghz
ROG Maximus X Code
32gb G.Skill Trident Z 3200mhz
ROG Strix 1080ti
Soundblaster X AE-5
Corsair AX1200i
Samsung 960 evo 256gb m.2
Samsung 850 evo 1tb x3
EKWB XE360 and PE360 rads
Thermaltake riing Premium 120mm fans x14
EKWB strix waterblock
XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU block
XSPC Photon 270 res
XSPC fittings
Primochill LRT Advanced tubing
NZXT Hue+
Cablemod Modmesh cables
Corsair 780t case
 
Some of the images show a ZXR soundcard, I've swapped that out for the AE-5. The res looks dirty in this pic due to the lighting i used for the photo:
 
Had to remove the lower bit of the 5.25 cage to fit the XE360 rad.

 
The 1080ti backplate has been modded to make it compatible with the EK waterblock.

 

 

 

 

I7 8700k @5.2ghz
ROG Maximus X Code
32gb G.Skill Trident Z 3200mhz
ROG Strix 1080ti
Soundblaster X AE-5
Corsair AX1200i
Samsung 960 evo 256gb m.2
Samsung 850 evo 1tb x3
EKWB XE360 and PE360 rads
Thermaltake riing Premium 120mm fans x14
EKWB strix waterblock
XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU block
XSPC Photon 270 res
XSPC fittings
Primochill LRT Advanced tubing
NZXT Hue+
Cablemod Modmesh cables
Corsair 780t case
 
Some of the images show a ZXR soundcard, I've swapped that out for the AE-5. The res looks dirty in this pic due to the lighting i used for the photo:
 
Had to remove the lower bit of the 5.25 cage to fit the XE360 rad.

 
The 1080ti backplate has been modded to make it compatible with the EK waterblock.

 

 

 

 

I7 8700k @5.2ghz
ROG Maximus X Code
32gb G.Skill Trident Z 3200mhz
ROG Strix 1080ti
Soundblaster X AE-5
Corsair AX1200i
Samsung 960 evo 256gb m.2
Samsung 850 evo 1tb x3
EKWB XE360 and PE360 rads
Thermaltake riing Premium 120mm fans x14
EKWB strix waterblock
XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU block
XSPC Photon 270 res
XSPC fittings
Primochill LRT Advanced tubing
NZXT Hue+
Cablemod Modmesh cables
Corsair 780t case
 
Some of the images show a ZXR soundcard, I've swapped that out for the AE-5. The res looks dirty in this pic due to the lighting i used for the photo:
 
Had to remove the lower bit of the 5.25 cage to fit the XE360 rad.

 
The 1080ti backplate has been modded to make it compatible with the EK waterblock.

 

 

 

 

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

Almost done. I just fired it up for the first time. I'm waiting on some cables and adapters to go in the back so i can thin out the wires coming from the psu, got some cable combs but they didn't fit so waiting for another set. Also need to give it a good clean.
 
temps displayed below are after 45 minutes of Wildlands.
 

 

 

 

 

Almost done. I just fired it up for the first time. I'm waiting on some cables and adapters to go in the back so i can thin out the wires coming from the psu, got some cable combs but they didn't fit so waiting for another set. Also need to give it a good clean.
 
temps displayed below are after 45 minutes of Wildlands.
 

 

 

 

 

**Watercooling build log starts near the bottom of this page**
 
I've just transferred it to a new case (Corsair 600t to 780t) and added SLI 1080s and a few other bits and pieces, lots more room in this one and much better airflow. I'll be switching this over to a full custom watercooling loop.
 
Been looking at an X99 & 6900k setup but the performance increase isn't big enough to justify the cost.
 
Ivy Bridge E 4930k @4.4ghz
Rampage IV extreme black
64gb Gskill Ripjaws
2 x Strix GTX1080s & MSI Hb bridge
Creative ZXR
7 x SSDs
Corsair H100i
Corsair AX1200i
 
 
 
Cables are a bit messy at the moment, especially around the bottom of the motherboard. Not sure about the white case, it looks ok but everything else in my room is black, I'm thinking about giving it a custom paintjob and going for a damaged metal look. I'm gonna do a test run on an older case first to see how it looks.

 
 
I need to swap out the white lights on the control panel for red ones, and get rid of the hue led controller that doesn't work properly. Might put a Hue+ in it. I'm running 3x120 Riing fans in the front (in) and one in the floor (in), a 140 in the rear (ex) and 4x120s on the H100i in push/pull (ex). It flows a heap of air, just finished 2 hours of Battlefield 1, the top card peaked at 61degrees C overclocked to 2088 mhz.

 
 
 
I bought some Primochill anti kink for the coolant hoses, ordered red but its actually pink so had to paint it. I really want some LED ram but cant find anything decent in DDR3. The light on the SLi bridge is a bit too bright, might have a look inside it and see if I can tone it down a bit.

 
 
 
I have  3 more SSDs stuck on the rear of the 3 you can see, and another one around the back of the tray. I have some carbon fibre look vinyl to cover the white parts, I'll probably end up adding a panel to cover all that so I can mount a coolant reservoir to it.

 
 
Also got an Acer X34 Predator to replace my triple 24" surround setup, I don't miss the extra width.

 
Here's the rig that most of the parts came from:

 

Started putting the hardware in, the blank on the rearside of the ek fc terminal doesn't clear my soundcard so had to go with tubing instead.

I modified the original backplate to make it compatible with the ek block. Just reaized i forgot to plug in the rgb header. 

**Watercooling build log starts near the bottom of this page**
 
I've just transferred it to a new case (Corsair 600t to 780t) and added SLI 1080s and a few other bits and pieces, lots more room in this one and much better airflow. I'll be switching this over to a full custom watercooling loop.
 
Been looking at an X99 & 6900k setup but the performance increase isn't big enough to justify the cost.
 
Ivy Bridge E 4930k @4.4ghz
Rampage IV extreme black
64gb Gskill Ripjaws
2 x Strix GTX1080s & MSI Hb bridge
Creative ZXR
7 x SSDs
Corsair H100i
Corsair AX1200i
 
 
 
Cables are a bit messy at the moment, especially around the bottom of the motherboard. Not sure about the white case, it looks ok but everything else in my room is black, I'm thinking about giving it a custom paintjob and going for a damaged metal look. I'm gonna do a test run on an older case first to see how it looks.

 
 
I need to swap out the white lights on the control panel for red ones, and get rid of the hue led controller that doesn't work properly. Might put a Hue+ in it. I'm running 3x120 Riing fans in the front (in) and one in the floor (in), a 140 in the rear (ex) and 4x120s on the H100i in push/pull (ex). It flows a heap of air, just finished 2 hours of Battlefield 1, the top card peaked at 61degrees C overclocked to 2088 mhz.

 
 
 
I bought some Primochill anti kink for the coolant hoses, ordered red but its actually pink so had to paint it. I really want some LED ram but cant find anything decent in DDR3. The light on the SLi bridge is a bit too bright, might have a look inside it and see if I can tone it down a bit.

 
 
 
I have  3 more SSDs stuck on the rear of the 3 you can see, and another one around the back of the tray. I have some carbon fibre look vinyl to cover the white parts, I'll probably end up adding a panel to cover all that so I can mount a coolant reservoir to it.

 
 
Also got an Acer X34 Predator to replace my triple 24" surround setup, I don't miss the extra width.

 
Here's the rig that most of the parts came from:

 

So far, so good.
 

There's 6 standoffs on the backplate that need to be drilled out to 2.5mm. You can then use longer screws that go throught the backplate>pcb and screw into the waterblock standoffs.
 
it's an easy mod, but you'll need a drillpress to reduce the chance of damaging the backplate.

A bit more detail for future reference:
 
These are the standoffs that need to be drilled out to 2.5mm. You'll need 6 screws, m2.5 x 7mm or 8mm. 
 
To put it together you attach the backplate to the pcb using the screws & standoffs that you didn't modify (don't forget to plug in the rgb header). Then fit the waterblock, and finally insert the m2.5 screws through the modified standoffs.
 
I have a zxr soundcard in the slot above one of my strix cards, the silver screws with the large heads prevent the soundcard from lining up with the pcie slot, i had to use the low profile black screws for that area (those screws came with the ek block).
 

**Watercooling build log starts near the bottom of this page**
 
I've just transferred it to a new case (Corsair 600t to 780t) and added SLI 1080s and a few other bits and pieces, lots more room in this one and much better airflow. I'll be switching this over to a full custom watercooling loop.
 
Been looking at an X99 & 6900k setup but the performance increase isn't big enough to justify the cost.
 
Ivy Bridge E 4930k @4.4ghz
Rampage IV extreme black
64gb Gskill Ripjaws
2 x Strix GTX1080s & MSI Hb bridge
Creative ZXR
7 x SSDs
Corsair H100i
Corsair AX1200i
 
 
 
Cables are a bit messy at the moment, especially around the bottom of the motherboard. Not sure about the white case, it looks ok but everything else in my room is black, I'm thinking about giving it a custom paintjob and going for a damaged metal look. I'm gonna do a test run on an older case first to see how it looks.

 
 
I need to swap out the white lights on the control panel for red ones, and get rid of the hue led controller that doesn't work properly. Might put a Hue+ in it. I'm running 3x120 Riing fans in the front (in) and one in the floor (in), a 140 in the rear (ex) and 4x120s on the H100i in push/pull (ex). It flows a heap of air, just finished 2 hours of Battlefield 1, the top card peaked at 61degrees C overclocked to 2088 mhz.

 
 
 
I bought some Primochill anti kink for the coolant hoses, ordered red but its actually pink so had to paint it. I really want some LED ram but cant find anything decent in DDR3. The light on the SLi bridge is a bit too bright, might have a look inside it and see if I can tone it down a bit.

 
 
 
I have  3 more SSDs stuck on the rear of the 3 you can see, and another one around the back of the tray. I have some carbon fibre look vinyl to cover the white parts, I'll probably end up adding a panel to cover all that so I can mount a coolant reservoir to it.

 
 
Also got an Acer X34 Predator to replace my triple 24" surround setup, I don't miss the extra width.

 
Here's the rig that most of the parts came from:

 

this lot just turned up, waiting on stock for a few of the items I need for the GPUs.
 

I think thats the best option, hopefully Ryzen is a winner and pushes Intel pricing down a bit.

Yesterday a friend complained that his new mobile phone(cellphone) was no good because he couldn't access facebook due to the fact that it didn't have a caps lock key. I showed him the up arrow button for uppercase characters, but he said 'nah, I need caps lock for the numbers'. I spent the next 20 minutes trying to convince him that caps lock doen't affect the numbers but he insisted it makes them bigger, and his password has some big numbers in it therefore he couldn't login.