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"Yellow Grange", an air cooled MSI build

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I built this PC for a friend of mine. He wanted something quiet and flashy, but also something which will last him for a long time. I did my best to abide. Check out the pictures below to see the results.

 

No sponsors, nothing fancy, just cash

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Windowed

 

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k

 

Motherboard: MSI Z87 M-Power

RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LP 1600mz cas 9 @1.35v (only one stick shown)

 

Graphics: MSI GTX 680 Lightning

 

CPU Cooling: Phanteks ph-tc14pe

 

Boot Drive: Samsung 840 120gb

 

Storage: 3TB Seagate Momentus 7200rpm

 

Power Supply: (modified) OCZ ZT650w 

 

Additional: NZXT HUE and Corsair AF140 QE fan(s)

 

I believe he also has a razer BW ultimate keyboard and a corsair M60 mouse.

 

The parts all lined up 

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The PSU was a little loud, so I installed a 140mm Cougar Vortex fan to silence it.  

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It worked great! Now the PSU is practically inaudible. 

 

Just installed the CPU and wanted to check out my lazy custom cabling

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We're getting there. Just wanted to stop and take a look. 

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Did you notice the Pci covers? I would have done the hard drive trays as well, but I thought it would be too much yellow

 

Time to install the graphics card! He is so lucky. This 680 lightning is so nice

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THE FINISHED PRODUCT

 

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I hoped you guys liked it. Other than a few software problems, it was a blast to build.

 

also, if you liked it, check out my personal rig. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13117-project-juiced-budget-modded-itx-build/#entry140069

 

itx personal rig [juiced]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13117-project-juiced-budget-modded-itx-build/

 

a nicer one for a friend [yellow grange]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/29799-yellow-grange-an-air-cooled-msi-build/

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Looks awesome, pretty much what i wanna do except sli 770 lightnings in a tj11 :) awesome build though man

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Wow, great looking build. I love how it all matches so well!

[Case] Phanteks Eclipse P400S TG (Air Mesh) || [CPU] Ryzen 7 5800X || [Cooler] Dark Rock Slim || [Mobo] ROG STRIX B550-F || [RAM] 32GB Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16

[GPU] XFX MERC319 Radeon RX 6950XT || [SSD] 1TB WD SN550 M.2 NVME || [HDD] 6TB Seagate IronWolf 7200 || [PSU] Corsair AX850

[Display] LG 27GL850 @ 2560x1440 - 144Hz || [Mouse] ROG Gladius II || [Keyboard] ROG Strix Flare (Cherry MX Red) || [Speakers] 2.1 Logitech Z-3 || [Fans] 3x 120mm Corsair LL RGB

 

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This is great! Personally, I like non-watercooled builds more, so this really tickles my fancy :D

I wish I had a 680 :(

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Looks awesome, quite a big heatsink in a small case, looks like it just fits

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+1 R4. excellent color scheme. LEDs give it a neat super high tech feel. cookie for you.

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I love the simplicity of it.  A little bit of extra paint goes a long way.  Great job!

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Wow, this looks really nice. You should consider painting the fans on the cpu cooler yellow to match everything better. 
Even without that, this build is beautiful.

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Thank you for all the great compliments! I am really glad it's being received well

itx personal rig [juiced]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13117-project-juiced-budget-modded-itx-build/

 

a nicer one for a friend [yellow grange]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/29799-yellow-grange-an-air-cooled-msi-build/

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love the bumble bee theme

My build:  Leviathan  Case: 900D  CPU: i7 3770K (watercooled)  Mobo: Z77X-UD5H GPU: EVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper GPU: MSI GTX 780 watercooled PSU: EVGA 1300W G2  RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengance  HDDs: 1 x 120 GB Intel 330 SSD (OS X); 1 x 256 GB Samsung 840 pro (Windows 8); 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda (RAID 0 Data OS X); 1 x 3TB Seagate Barracuda (OS X backups)  Monitors: 1 x 24" Apple LED Cinema (center); 2 x 23" Apple LED Cinema (surround)  Watercooling: 3 rads, CPU, GPU, GPU, MCP655 pump, Lots of fittings, EK reservoir, EK UV Blue coolant.  Updated build: Leviathan 2.0

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Very nice build - I had plans myself using the yellow/black theme MSI is sporting.

I was planning to use Akasa fans - Should have a look at them :)

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Awesome build, I like how you used the bumblebee colour scheme but didn't overdo the yellows :).

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Very nice and clean, love the Lightning themed build.

 

What are you idle and load temps?

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wow man looks nice like the colors good job!

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Nice, another person rocking lightnings!

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Very nice and clean, love the Lightning themed build.

 

What are you idle and load temps?

 On the lightning?

itx personal rig [juiced]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13117-project-juiced-budget-modded-itx-build/

 

a nicer one for a friend [yellow grange]: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/29799-yellow-grange-an-air-cooled-msi-build/

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On the lightning?

CPU and GPU

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clean very clean, i'm using the aircool solution also, but i have a lot more fans running my rig :p does it keep cool?

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my build: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/133477-750d-finished/

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Nice rig, you definitely have a lucky friend 

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i love it it looks really awesome :D But the hints of white really dont go well with the yellow i think, if you can you should fix that but other than that it looks GREAT!!

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Nice job, the yellows match perfectly.

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