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Nearly a year of reviews and LTT I have created the formula for my first mid-grade pc. It's no modded, custom liquid-cooled thing of beauty that I've seen so much of on here, but it's already so much for my expectations and needs. I've already ordered that dang mouse.....more is on the way.....
 
 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($116.06 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.56 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Corsair Force Series GS 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  NZXT H440 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse:  ROCCAT Kone Pure Color Wired Laser Mouse  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: SUPERNIGHT 5M Waterproof 5050 SMD 300 Epoxy LED Strip Light White ($16.00)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 6-Pin PCI-E Extension Cable - 45cm - Red  ($8.99)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 8-Pin PCI-E Extension Cable - 45cm - Black ($8.99)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 24-Pin ATX Extension Cable - 30cm - Red  ($11.99)
Total: $1950.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 15:33 EST-0500)
 
edit: I forgot to add my purchase of 2 Sennheiser 518's. Already received these in the mail. Much love.
 
Just ordering whatever is hard to find, first:
 
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Roccat Kone Pure - Phantom White:
 
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Corsair K70 - Anodized Black
 
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Lutro0 Teleios Cables braided by me.
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Case arrives tomorrow and then I can begin to build!
 
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No better place than to place my 500th Post!

 

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Ninety-three percent built..... First up: The case FINALLY arrives:

 

 

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One last look the packaged product (minus the monitor I forgot to include):

 

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We back tracked and mis-installed things enough times, I thought it would never end..

 

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Thanks to NZXT for not providing the mounting screws whatsoever to mount the rad and fans! Had to make a stop at the hardware for replacements.

 

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Much intake, very positive.

 

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Before the video card makes it's appearance.

 

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The heatsink.

 

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Up and running.

 

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To me, the cables still need a little bit more work. I could mess with these things all night if I let myself.

 

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The light show.

 

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The setup.

 

 

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The sleeved 24pin and leds will be installed shortly.

 

 

LEDs installed. Hooked them up to 12 volt and attached a switch.

 

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I just love how much detail it brings out of the circuit boards! Expectedly, the light is a bit blue-tinged. I'd like to think it leaves a cold, stark feel to it.

 

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My Nexus 5 is discoloring it all a bit anyhow, as you notice the cooler light is actually red and not orange.

 

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Waiting on the supplies from LutroO to finish up the 24 pin.

 

These arrived. Such a good find for such a small space. LP-2020A+ Lepai Tripath Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Mini Amplifier & Dayton Audio B652 6-1/2-Inch 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker Pair.

 

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24-Pin Sleeved

 

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NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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Nearly a year of reviews and LTT I have created the formula for my first mid-grade pc. It's no modded, custom liquid-cooled thing of beauty that I've seen so much of on here, but it's already so much for my expectations and needs. I've already ordered that dang mouse.....more is on the way.....
 
 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($116.06 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.56 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Corsair Force Series GS 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  NZXT H440 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse:  ROCCAT Kone Pure Color Wired Laser Mouse  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: SUPERNIGHT 5M Waterproof 5050 SMD 300 Epoxy LED Strip Light White ($16.00)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 6-Pin PCI-E Extension Cable - 45cm - Red  ($8.99)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 8-Pin PCI-E Extension Cable - 45cm - Black ($8.99)
Other: Bitfenix Alchemy Multisleeve 24-Pin ATX Extension Cable - 30cm - Red  ($11.99)
Total: $1950.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-01 15:33 EST-0500)

 

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Trust me when I say that this is not Mid-Grade. It's high end :)

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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I, personally, considered high-end to be involving more money and modded-time. That's just my view on it.  ^_^

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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Looks pretty high end to me.

IMO I prefer running a 4770k with a Hyper 212, than a 4670k with a X60.

 

Compared to my boyfriend's pc, I see that it is high end. Perhaps it's a defense mechanism for me. At any rate I admire the seriously enthusiast built pc's and am excited still to build this one. Too bad I don't have any pc friends to show it off regularly. :(

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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Compared to my boyfriend's pc, I see that it is high end. Perhaps it's a defense mechanism for me. At any rate I admire the seriously enthusiast built pc's and am excited still to build this one. Too bad I don't have any pc friends to show it off regularly. :(

well atleast you can post the build here ;)

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I wish I had a better camera than my beat up Moto Photon to use. Maybe I can get a better phone to use before I build and unpack.

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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I think I'll be adding Ice Modz sleeved cables - I love the look of the tri-color. I will be back.

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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Looks pretty good. planning to overclock?

 

I will attempt to oc the cpu. Definitely going to oc the ram.

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Anyone know how to edit title?

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Try the gpu aswell :P

 

I believe it comes pre-overclocked.

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Anyone know how to edit title?

by using the full editor

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Danke.

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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Danke.

thats german, im dutch, but NP anyway

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Loos good!

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I think I'll be adding Ice Modz sleeved cables - I love the look of the tri-color. I will be back.

Try some LEDs while youre there ;)

I have cables and leds. Id recommend getting the 24 pin and gpu cables. I got the 8 pin for cpu that isnt seen...

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