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Whats up guys!
 
Time to start a new log! 
 
So, as many of you know, I started my own company a year ago with A buddy, which we named HEX GEAR. Since I do all of the 3D work on these cases, I naturally need a quite powerfull workstation, and I of course wanted that workstation to be in one of our R40 cases.
 
The system will be very compact, and powered by the following components:

 


HEX GEAR R40 case with custom frosted red accent pack


Gigabyte Gaming 5m x99 micro atx motherboard


Intel Core i7-5960x Extreme


32 gb corsair dominator platinum 2666 MHZ DDR4 ram


2 x Geforce GTX 980 TI


6 tb Western Digital Red nas drive


240 gb Corsair Neutron GTX (subject to change)


Corsair HX1000i

 
 
All cables will be custom made with teleios sleeving from E22 so that they are just the length they need to be.
 
Watercooling parts will be from EK and Bitspower, and will be shown soon!
 
A big thanks goes out to Corsair, Bitspower, EK water blocks and Nvidia for helping me with components for this build! As this build will be my primary workstation, I wanted some of the absolute best components you could get. Nothing worse than waiting for minesweeper to load
 

 
The case is a standard R40 with a special frosted red accent pack. I am still tinkering with what to do with this build, other than make it a super clean workstation build. I will most likely need to swap out components now and again, so no crazy complicated interconnect block like I normally do (SORRY!)
 

 

 
CORES! All them cores:D As I will do a LOT of cpu heavy stuff on this build, there really was no other choice than the 5960x. I simply NEED the raw power of this thing.
 

 

 
Main OS ssd, and storage drive. I will most likely swap the ssd out for a bigger one, or maybe two bigger for raid. 240 is a bit small for me.
 

 
I swapped out the normal rubber feets on our hard feet kit with some mnpctech delrin feets I had lying around.
 

 
Corsair was nice enough to send over some goodies for the build, including ram. I have maxed out 16 gb before, so I really need 32 gb for this.
 

 

 

 

 

 
They are lovely them platinums. I know some of you might think they are overused, but I really like the design!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Nvidia was kind enough to also help me out on this project. Two 980 TI cards will power whatever gaming needs I should have for the next foreseeable future. They will also handle them self very well in most 3D programs, so I do not really have the need for a quadro card.
 

 
Now, since I like to make things clean, that means that I also enjoy making custom cables. 
 

 
I cheated a bit, and already cut the cables to somewhat length, and crimped some of them. I made cables for two graphic cards, 8 pin EPS and the 24 pin cpu here. Still misses the sata cables.
 

 
The sleeving I will use for this build. Teleios fuzion red/black. I wanted to use this in a build ever since Nate sent me a sample of it a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago.
 

 
A simple trick when doing cables - precrimp your connectors. It makes it SO much easier to get them onto the actual cable.
 

 
Here you see the difference between a precrimped pin, and a stock one. The precrimping really helps hold on to the wire when doing the final crimp.
 

 
So no more cursing because the pins falls off your cable before you can get them onto the actual crimper!
 

 
Nice and easy, every time.
 

 
That was it for me for now. Next up is watercooling and more crimping / sleeving! And of course some more pictures of the case itself
 
Thank you for watching

1. Canon G12
2. Samsung P&S (POS)
3. Panasonic DMC S3 (POS)
4. Canon 700D
5. 18-135mm IS STM
6. 28-80mm EF
7. 50mm f/1.8
8. 70-200L f/4 (Getting it later, like in june)
 -(Also will be getting a macro lens)
9. 2x SanDisk 32GB Class 4
10. PNY Elite Performance (lol meh) 32GB Class 10
11. Sony 128GB Class 10
12. 2x PNY 16gb
13. Will be getting a new Video Tripod (leave suggestions plz for <$60) For now, using an old tripod
14. Will also get a Neewer speedlite flash
15. Some Vivitar Filters
16. DIY Slider
17. Ghetto Diffusers
18. misc..

Awesome case! But no dust filters? If not,its gonna get dusty in there...

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About the project

 

This build is my second custom built PC, first build log and first water-cooled build. The majority of the work begins in February because I am currently deployed. However, I have already purchased all of the components, paint and other extras and its all waiting for me at home. This rig is going to be the main rig, which will be used for gaming, streaming, light content creation, and whatever else I feel like doing at that time! 

 

UPDATE: Due to back to back issues with the water setup, I sold all of it, upgraded and switch to the green team for first time all at once. Two GTX 980 TIs and a rare single tower cooler. The choose to use the Xigmatek Dark Knight II Night Hawk edition because of the performance, lightweight and matte black coating. 

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Theme

 

Carbon fiber, aluminum, and mild white LEDS.

 

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Components

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $315.98) 
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $139.95) 
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk Edition w/ 2 Noctua NF-P14r Redux Fans
Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 3.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $12.99) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $197.20) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $229.49) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $200.98) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $196.99) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $82.99) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $105.63) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $679.99) 
VIdeo Card: EVGA ACX SC+ GTX 980 TI x 2
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $109.99) 
Power Supply: OCZ ZX 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $110.00) 
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $140.00) 
Other: MCRx20-XP "eXtreme Performance" Radiator Triple 120mm (Purchased For $72.95)
Other: TruFlex tubing x2 (Purchased For $15.98)
Other: Compression Fittings (Purchased For $39.92)
Other: Ekoolant Clear premixed x2 (Purchased For $32.98)
Other: XSPC r9 295x2 waterblock and backplate (Purchased For $220.98)
Other: Dust Filters (Purchased For $41.48)
Other: Rosewill Hyperborea Fans (Purchased For $91.90)
Total: $3038.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 05:39 EST-0500
 
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Sponsors
 
None! but I hope that what I show with this build is enough for me to get some sponsors on-board for the next one

Dayuuum, how you make your builds so sexy?