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My Dark Base Pro 900 build!

Benjiman46

This is my attempt at a proper build! I've saved long and hard and finally I've been able to afford my dream case and a new PSU and res/pump combo!

 

Full specs are:

Intel core i5 4690k overclocked to 4.4ghz

Corsair Vengeance ddr3 16GB

Samsung 850 SSD

EVGA GTX 970

EVGA 750 P2 power supply

Asus Z97-Pro mobo

CableMod orange cable kit

2 GB Seagate HDD 

XSPC Raystorm waterblock

XSPC 3/8 5/8 UV red/orange tubing

XSPC D5 170 reservoir and pump combo

 

The case is great to work with, it's so modular! Everything can be moved and shifted around, and I had to move the motherboard tray right to the bottom so I could fit my stupid cross flow radiator!

 

What are everyone's thoughts/criticisms? 

 

Cheers

Ben

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gg nice one, but one question: why did you put your gpu so low? i saw a couple of people do that and i dindt get the point why

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.5 GhZ COOLER: Noctua NH-D14 GPU: Gainward GTX1080 GS MOBO: MSi Z170 Gaming M7 HDD: Samsung 950 Pro 512 GB PSU: Be quiet Power Zone 850W CASE: CoolerMaster Master Case 5 Pro DISPLAY: ASUS ROG PG348Q + LG 34UM95 + Samsung U28E850R + Samsung C24F396 SERVER: HP MicroServer G8 w/ HP P222 & 4x Seagate 8TB RAID5

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33 minutes ago, TaylorSwiftOrNon said:

gg nice one, but one question: why did you put your gpu so low? i saw a couple of people do that and i dindt get the point why

Just aesthetically, it looked better, I like the round Asus badge on the motherboard, and if I put the gpu in the upper slot it covers it up. With the amount of airflow this case has, it definitely won't be affecting temps :P

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Nice work. As you have the DarkBase Pro 900 and I am considering it for my next project, can you tell me if the orange strip around the edge is in any way removable? If it is I'll probably get a black or silver version (to keep the rubber grommets more neutral) and paint the strip a color that better fits my build (it won't be blue or orange as I already have 2 w/c rigs in those colors).

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CPU: i7 6800K | Mobo: MSI X99 Gaming Pro Carbon | GPU: SLI EVGA 980 Ti Hydro Copper | PSU: EVGA 1000P2 | Memory: 64 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum | Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 & Samsung 850 Evo 1TB| Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 | Display: Predator X34 & Dell U2715H | Cooling: Custom Loop

Custom hard line watercooled Fractal Node 202 ITX build log

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10 hours ago, SonoDanshi said:

Nice work. As you have the DarkBase Pro 900 and I am considering it for my next project, can you tell me if the orange strip around the edge is in any way removable? If it is I'll probably get a black or silver version (to keep the rubber grommets more neutral) and paint the strip a color that better fits my build (it won't be blue or orange as I already have 2 w/c rigs in those colors).

Hi, not from what I can see mate, no. But I don't thinknow it would be too arduous to take the top and front panels off then mask it all :) It looks as though it's probably glued in tbh 

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6 hours ago, Benjiman46 said:

Hi, not from what I can see mate, no. But I don't thinknow it would be too arduous to take the top and front panels off then mask it all :) It looks as though it's probably glued in tbh 

 

OK thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it.

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CPU: i7 6800K | Mobo: MSI X99 Gaming Pro Carbon | GPU: SLI EVGA 980 Ti Hydro Copper | PSU: EVGA 1000P2 | Memory: 64 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum | Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 & Samsung 850 Evo 1TB| Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 | Display: Predator X34 & Dell U2715H | Cooling: Custom Loop

Custom hard line watercooled Fractal Node 202 ITX build log

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Nice rig. Never been a fan of soft tubing, I think hard tubing would make this rig 10x better, but its still a good looking rig! Goodjob!

 

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Intel core i5-6600k | Hyper 212 EVO | Gigabyte Z170-HD3 | G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2X8) | Samsungs 850 EV0 250GB | WD BLUE 1TB | Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1070 G1 | Corsair 200r | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold 

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