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So this was originally a build I started early last year. (original project) Which unfortunately came to a halt due to various set backs. Anyway I am picking it back up, with a whole new direction as too where I want to take it with (hopefully) current generation hardware if I finally get round to finishing it this time.  :D

 

With that said, lets begin... :)

 

Checklist of parts and Hardware I am yet to require. None of which are set in stone as I have the tendency to change my mind as I go:

 

 

Hardware-

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 (aquired)

Motherboard: MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming (aquired)

CPU: i5 4670K (aquired)

RAM: Ballistix Tracers (aquired)

Boot Drive:  Samsung 840 Pro

Storage: -

Graphics Cards: 2x Saphire R9 290x 

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W (aquired)

 

Water Cooling-

 

Pump:  Laing D5 Vario (aquired)

Radiator 1: Swiftech QP 480mm (aquired)

Rad Mount: XSPC 120 Rad Mount (aquired)

Radiator 2?: 

CPU Block: Swiftech Apogee HD (aquired)

GPU Blocks: - Swiftech Komodo R9-LE (aquired)

Reservoir:  Swiftech MCRES (aquired)

Reservoir 2: - Bitspower Red Res (aquired)

Res Mount: Alphacool Cape Cyclone 60mm (aquired)

Tubing: - PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 3/8" ID - 5/8" OD (aquired)

Fittings: Swiftech Black Compression Fittings (aquired)

Fans: Noctua NFP12's (aquired)

 

"Go-Faster" Stuff-

 

Sleeving: MDPC-X Color X and Shade 19. Anthracite Heat shrink. (aquired)

Screws: MDPC-X Black-Oxide buttonheads, Phobya Mainboard Screw Kit Black Edition (aquired)

Lighting: Bitfenix Alchemy Red LED strips

 

 

 

As you can see I don't have much acquired in terms of hardware. So I thought I would start by sharing some of the prep work my case has undergone.

 

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Starting to sand down the case internals ready for painting.

 

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Some of my dodgy Dremel work for my cable management, and fan brackets on the top mesh have been removed as well.   :wacko:

 

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Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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Looking forward to it. Subbed!

CPU: Intel Core i5 2550K @ 4GHz | Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo Rev. 2 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

GPU: XFX 1GB HD6850 OC'd | SSD: OCZ Agility 3 60GB | HDD: Samsung 500GB | PSU: Corsair HX520W | Case: Zalman Z11+

 
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I just love these TJ cases! Stoked for the finished product! :) 

phanteks enthoo pro | intel i5 4690k | noctua nh-d14 | msi z97 gaming 5 | 16gb crucial ballistix tactical | msi gtx970 4G OC  | adata sp900

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Can't wait :)

Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+

Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715

 

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Good pictures +1

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

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

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prep work look great. great shots too

I dream of 0s and 1s folding to my every command,

algorithms seeping from the back of my head when I need them.

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awesome! looks promissing! :P

-Corsair Carbide 500r + TX-750w V2 | Asus P5Q Deluxe + Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 3.8Ghz + 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz

-Sapphire HD4890 1GB DDR5 (New Edition) + 1x Intel SSD 330 120GB + 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB SlimSinglePlate (RAID0)

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Finished the last of the sanding tonight. And my paint should be arriving some time tomorrow maybe Friday, I am hoping to get it all painted up this weekend. :) So expect some updates soon. 

 

I am also looking at two 7970's in a cross fire config. What are your thoughts on this, or is there a better solution out there?

 

Later, B)

Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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Look what arrived today. :)

 

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Weather has turned a bit crappy today so had I am having to paint in my garage with my ghetto paint booth. :( fingers crossed for tomorrow.

 

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I don't know what this does exactly, but apparently it helps. 

 

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Paint doesn't seem to be covering too well. And have no where to spray the bigger pieces. Guess I will have to wait for the weather to improve.  -_-

Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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Started to reassemble my case tonight. So decided to share some pics with you. :)

 

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Hmmm... Where do all these go? :S

 

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Beautiful MDPCX rivets. :) 

 

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I'm afraid that's your lot for now. Got to test a few things before I go any further.

Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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awesome, subbed

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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Thanks for all the interest guys. Hopefully will be bringing you some bigger updates in the next couple of weeks.  B)

Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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Looks great so far! Be keeping an eye on this one :D

CPU: Intel Core i5 2550K @ 4GHz | Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo Rev. 2 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

GPU: XFX 1GB HD6850 OC'd | SSD: OCZ Agility 3 60GB | HDD: Samsung 500GB | PSU: Corsair HX520W | Case: Zalman Z11+

 
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I'm Back!!!! (Sort of)

 

Not made a fat lot of progress but I thought I would leave a couple of pictures with you just to show the current state of things.

 

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Just a quick off topic question, how come I cant link from postimage anymore? Thanks.
 
More to come soon hopefully. :)
Current Rig:

 

Case: CM Storm Mid Tower | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V I CPU: Intel i7 (1155) 2600k @ 3.4GHz | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU:  XFX HD Radeon XXX DD 6870 | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX  | Power Suply: OCZ 1000W  |  Boot Drive: 2 x WD Raptors 300GB in Raid 0 | Storage: Samsung SpinPoint T3 1TB | OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit 

 

Project Zero (In Progress)

 

Case: Silverstone TJ07 I Motherboard: MSI z87-G45 Gaming | CPU: Intel i5-4570k | Ram: Ballistix Tracer DDR3 4x4GB | GPU: 2X MSI R9 290X 4GB (x-fire) | Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX | Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W | Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | Cooling: Custom loop (cpu+gpu's)

 


 


 


 

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