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PBjuice
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So I did this awhile ago, but someone recommended that I post it here. Well my first build was last November. I recently moved into a new home and inherited a massive TV. I converted my GF back to PC gaming, so I turned my original build into the HTPC/Living Room gaming machine. So I went with a new build based on Haswell. I kept my Sapphire 7970 for this build and was about to get another. But I've been reading about how the micro-stutter is terrible with Eyefinity and the new drivers don't fix it. I am probably going to wait for Maxwell. I wanted to also try entry level water cooling and make a themed build. I went with a black and white color scheme to match the case with blue accent lights. Yes, I know the power supply is way overkill. I bought it awhile ago, not really doing much research, but it was a steal.  I'm running an EX280 radiator with the stock 140mm fans in push with the 200mm fans in pull. That took a little modding and bending to fit, but I think it is well worth it. Also, I managed a stable overclock at 4.7GHz with 1.258V. I was reaching a max of 85 degrees Celsius under Prime95. Oddly, a higher Vcore led to instability at 47x and it kept crashing in windows at 48x. This is the first time I've seriously tried my hand at overclocking. I spent a lot of time and meticulous work to do this and am very proud.

 

Since building I have gotten individual arms for each monitor and am really enjoying them. The Monitors are the Dell 2321HM IPS. Sorry for the crappy phone pic at the end. I will soon be adding a 4TB Barracuda drive and another 8GB of RAM, and hopefully I can sell my 7970 for a high price and pick up a 780 Ti or wait for Maxwell. 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $239.99) 
Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $204.99) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $79.99) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (Purchased For $205.00) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: NZXT Hue (Purchased For $28.19)
Other: XSPC Raystorm 750 EX280 (Purchased For $197.14)
Total: $955.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 11:06 EST-0500)

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So..white!

i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. 

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Ho.. ly.. shit! ;O That is sooooo nice! Great work! 

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The build is nice, but if you organize those custom sleeved cables it will be event better. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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that looks awesome!  Love the triple portrait monitors.

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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The quality of work is simply amazing! The white light accent makes the build look futuristic.  I love this build.

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One of the best white builds I have seen! Great work!

Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

----CPU: FX-6300 @ 4.2ghz----COOLER: Hyper 212 EVO----MOBO: MSI 970A-G46----PSU: OCZ 600watt----CASE: Black Corsair C70----GPU: Sapphire 7870 dual fan ghz edtion----2 random HDD'S----A couple fans here and there. Mouse: Gigabyte M6900-------Keyboard: Logitech G105-----Mousepad: Steel series something something.

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Love these white builds, very clean.

 

Do you game on the three monitors in portrait ?

Nothing to see here - move along.

 

 

 

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Yes I game on allthree in portrait. Ijust didnt like it in landscape. I thought the bezels would be annoying but they arent anymore.

And soom I will be making some additions so the cables will be redone.

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I knew this looked familiar xD. When you check the pcpartpicker Completed builds, you're #2 most up voted! Anyway nice build, glad you decided to join this forum

 

BTW you can sell that card and say its for mining, with the craze people would want to buy it on like ebay and you could easily get a 780 Ti

Gaming Rig "Project Primitus" - AMD FX-8320 CPU, Asus M5A97 R2.0 Mobo, G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB RAM @1866 MHz, WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Gigabyte Geforce GTX 760 GPU, Fractal Design Define R4 Window, Corsair CX600 PSU

Pics and my reviews for the build here - http://pcpartpicker.com/b/LvN

Peripherals - Corsair Vengeance K70 MX Red, Logitech G402,Kingston HyperX Cloud, 21" TV, Steelseries QcK Heavy Mousepad, Macbook Pro 2012 13"

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Wow that is one hell of a setup!!

CPU Ryzen 5 Asrock B350 Pro 4 / MSI RX580 Gaming / RAM 16 Gigs Corsair Vengeance 3000 / HDD 1TB Seagate Barracuda / SSD Samsung 840 120GB / 500GB Samsung SSD / Case Urban S31 / PSU EVGA G2 750w / Os Windows 10 / Keyboard Corsair K70 / Mouse Razer Naga 2013 (Won it from Linus!!

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suck white 

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Ya thats what I was thinking. I have a 7950 and a 7970, but both rigs are frequently gamed on. Im just waiting on a 780 ti sale (not likely). Since 280xs are so expensive right now, I might fo for a 780 ti and a 760 to replace the 7950. Thoughts?

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