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THE CAKE ISN'T A LIE. YOU JUST HAVE TO BAKE IT RIGHT.
 
sorry. just had to say that. good luck with such a great idea!

Hello! 
 
As you probably guessed, this is going to be a portal themed build. I can't even tell you how excited i am for this. A few years ago i was building a similar PC and ran into nothing but bad luck. The paint shop i brought my case to didn't bother to spell check before airbrushing ?, as well as some parts being stolen and I ended up not having the money to fix/replace things. BUT THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE! Fear not my fellow portal fans, it's time for me to upgrade and oh boy is this going to be fun. So if you're as big of a portal dork as i am feel free to follow my build and I'll do my best to keep you all updated along the way.
 
I have all my parts ordered already and they should be arriving soon.
Case: Corsair 780t
CPU: i9-9900K
RAM: 32gb DDR4 (4x8gb)
Mobo: Asus Prime Z390-A
GPU: 2X EVGA 2080 XC
Storage: 2x Samsung 1tb SSD (raid 0)
                2x 6tb WD Black (raid 1)
PSU: Corsair RM1000
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14
Cooling: Dual water loop - PETG rigid tubing, 2x EK 360mm radiators 
 
Thank you all for checking out my build log
 
 
Teaser:
 

Hello again everyone!
So I got some stuff in the mail and I've built the system. Well, at least the first phase of it. So far it has a 5930k, 16gb of DDR4 and a GTX 960. The 960 I bought for another PC in the house, but it's what I'm using until i get my 980's. Everything is just air cooled as of now until i get all the water cooling parts. Well anyways, here you go
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
That's all for now. Hopefully I'll have another update for you soon! Thank you all for following

Big update for you guys
The airbrushing was actually a lot faster than even they thought it would be, and so i already have it back. Yay!
Here's the design i decided to go with.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
So there you go. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out overall. Only thing though is the Aperture logo.... Not actually being an Aperture logo? But that ones on me. I apparently forgot to send the picture in the email, so they just looked at my rough sketch with a circle in place of the logo and painted on a circle. No big deal though i actually have some pure black and white Aperture stickers i can put over that and it'll fit right in. If it looks off i could always have it redone but i thought i'd do it this way first so i don't have to pay for it if it looks perfectly fine. Well i hope you enjoyed this update I'm excited for more to come!

And that is related to the OP and my post how?
He was getting sub zero temps (Which is excessive and risked condensation, although he did take precautions), and then 70 degrees with the stock cooler, and proved there was no difference in performance (Excluding overclocks).

rocking my thermalright ultra 120 for 8 years baby

So, this year, we decided to put together a fun little giveaway for all of the techies in our audience... the chance to give mom, or grandma, or WHOEVER in your life that isn't a techie a tech-focused gift for the holiday!

The rules are simple:
 
- Comment below telling us what gift (value of US$300 or less before tax and shipping on Amazon) you would want to give to your non-techie counterpart and link to that gift on Amazon
- In your comment, tell us WHO you have chosen to potentially receive that gift (mom, grandma, neighbor, etc.)
- Also tell us WHY you're getting it for them (eg. a new smartphone because grandpa still has a flip phone)
 
Make sure your gift is US$300 or less on Amazon.com. If a selected winner has linked to an item with a value greater than US$300 they will be re-drawn!
 
Winners will have 24 hours to respond here on the forum. If we do not receive a response in 24 hours, we will not hesitate to re-draw.
 
The three (3) winners will be selected on December 14. Once winners have been selected, they will be contacted by me here on the forum, and will provide the full shipping info for the recipient of their gift. Once we receive that information, we will order the winner's selected gift from the recipient's local Amazon and schedule for delivery by December 25.

There are no age or geographical restrictions to enter this giveaway.

Good luck to all, and happy holidays!
 
EDIT: Winners have been selected!

@VictorC777 who selected a Canary All-In-One Home Security Device for their Mother
@Kibelok who selected a Ninja Ultima or the Instant Pot for their mom
And @KirbyTech who selected a point and shoot camera for their dad

Thanks again for entering, and happy holidays to everyone here

Please stop spamming. This is against CoC

I spend most of my time on the forum during school.

British talk would be interesting

has anyone tried to make an english talk?

They should do paintball with thin shirts. it hurts like ball sacks but its fuckin awesome I want to see Dennis scream

His company went bankkrupt around 4 times I believe, so no, he sucks at everything.

As a business man I'd want him on my side. As a political leader, not really.

He's a fucking idiot and I have already started looking at getting an express residential visa to Canada, just in case.
Edit: Provided I will be allowed to cross a border once the supreme ruler takes over.

The outside is a bit messed up but the inside is great.
Sooo much storage capacity!
I don't need one nearly as nice as the one i have
It's not very practical, mostly just for fun but does a little work sometimes
I wish i had a better one
My entire family comes to me asking to use it (oh god. maybe i shouldn't say that one )
Can't wait to get a new one, and another, and another, and another, etc
Turns on faster now that i put an ssd in there (ew lol i'm laughing at myself now)
Lets see how well it does on a stress test!!
Hm what color liquid should i put in here
What the f*** why did you do that? What the hell's the matter with you? Stupid POS!
I wish you weren't so hot
Restart usually fixes most of my problems
Don't like that? Ok fine. I'll just change your settings.
Lol "future proof" no such thing.
End processes with ease
Little to no maintenance
Always does what i ask
 
 
I've probably got more lol. I'll post if i think of any others.

The outside is a bit messed up but the inside is great.
Sooo much storage capacity!
I don't need one nearly as nice as the one i have
It's not very practical, mostly just for fun but does a little work sometimes
I wish i had a better one
My entire family comes to me asking to use it (oh god. maybe i shouldn't say that one )
Can't wait to get a new one, and another, and another, and another, etc
Turns on faster now that i put an ssd in there (ew lol i'm laughing at myself now)
Lets see how well it does on a stress test!!
Hm what color liquid should i put in here
What the f*** why did you do that? What the hell's the matter with you? Stupid POS!
I wish you weren't so hot
Restart usually fixes most of my problems
Don't like that? Ok fine. I'll just change your settings.
Lol "future proof" no such thing.
End processes with ease
Little to no maintenance
Always does what i ask
 
 
I've probably got more lol. I'll post if i think of any others.

I've stuck at least 5 different parts in there since I've got her.

Wait, 'lemme just turn this all up to Ultra graphics.

It's up for the most demanding of games and always keeps going, even when I get bored.
(The PC, I mean )

I am able to turn this one off.

What the fuck is wrong with you this time?

It's always there when i need it.

She's fucking heavy, and i'm scared her fluids are gonna leak..