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So I am joining the glorious PC master-race. Woot!

I mainly wanted a computer for video editing (Though I've been doing more gaming then video editing... :blush:)

I bought all my parts (listed here), and called my girlfriend over (she's a nerd, and I'm a showoff). Then I realized it wasn't as easy as I thought it'd be, but I only broke one thing!

I wasn't taking pictures all throughout, because I figured it wouldn't work out that well, but here's a quick rundown:

When I was installing the PSU, I tried to put it in so the fan was facing down. However, that didn't really work, as the screw holes didn't line up on my case when it was like that. So that was weird, but I flipped it over, and started to put everything in. Getting the NH-D14 on was a bit of an adventure, but we eventually figured it out. Not a whole lot happened after that, except for me breaking the USB 3.0 header on my motherboard (whoops! :unsure:), which I fixed by using the USB 3.0 to 2.0 adapter that came with the case.

When I got my graphics card a month or so later, installing that was another adventure. I had to move around some of my PCI-E cards to get it to fit, and the wiring was interesting, but I eventually figured it out.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it. I kind of wish I hadn't broken the USB 3, but not much I can do about that, other than not doing it next time.

I've ordered some Noctua NF-A14 PWM fans to put in the top as exhaust. Now I'm just waiting for them to get here!

Perhaps I should have named this build "Nothing Special", but it's special to me, so I'll keep the name. :D

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That's a really nice, beefy build!

Intel i5 6600k~Asus Maximus VIII Hero~G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB DDR4-3200 CL-16~Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury Tri-X~Phanteks Enthoo Pro M~Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB~SeaSonic Snow Silent 750~BenQ XL2730Z QHD 144Hz FreeSync~Cooler Master Seidon 240M~Varmilo VA87M (Cherry MX Brown)~Corsair Vengeance M95~Oppo PM-3~Windows 10 Pro~http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ynmBnQ

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Congratulations, nice build.

CPU: FX-6300 @ 4.4 ghz GPU: MSI 7950 Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme R2  RAM: Teamgroup Elite Black 8GB 1600mhz


Case: Corsair 300r Windowed Storage: 60GB Corsair SSD boot, 1TB WD Black storage PSU: Corsair GS600 Displays: AOC 22", Acer 24" both 1920x1080 60hz


Cooling: Coolermaster V8 cpu cooler Keyboard: QPAD MK50 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G500s  Mouse Pad: Corsair MM400 Sound: Sennheiser G4ME ONE headset, Audio Technica ATH M50s

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That's a really nice, beefy build!

 

Congratulations, nice build.

Thanks! I tried.

 

Hardware= awesome

lightning GPU with the LED's looks sooooooo good

windows 7??? still people?

I know, I thought I'd hate the LED's, but they're kind of sick.

Heh. I know what you mean, but Windows 7 was free, so I figured I might as well. I'll probably upgrade sometime, but not right now.

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Hardware= awesome

lightning GPU with the LED's looks sooooooo good

windows 7??? still people?

Coz windows 7 = #sweg4lyf

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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Hardware= awesome

lightning GPU with the LED's looks sooooooo good

windows 7??? still people?

Windows 7 Master Race.

CPU: FX-6300 @ 4.4 ghz GPU: MSI 7950 Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme R2  RAM: Teamgroup Elite Black 8GB 1600mhz


Case: Corsair 300r Windowed Storage: 60GB Corsair SSD boot, 1TB WD Black storage PSU: Corsair GS600 Displays: AOC 22", Acer 24" both 1920x1080 60hz


Cooling: Coolermaster V8 cpu cooler Keyboard: QPAD MK50 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G500s  Mouse Pad: Corsair MM400 Sound: Sennheiser G4ME ONE headset, Audio Technica ATH M50s

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Thanks! I tried.

 

I know, I thought I'd hate the LED's, but they're kind of sick.

Heh. I know what you mean, but Windows 7 was free, so I figured I might as well. I'll probably upgrade sometime, but not right now.

eh if it was free then frgt about it. i just dont like it when people buy windows 7 NOW for their new builds

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sexy sexy C70, u know it's true when it rhymes.

 

I honestly want to see more C70s in build logs.

 

anyway nice rig, will you set color to it later down the line? :P

You know I planned on making it black and red, and it mostly is. I may throw a red LED strip in there sometime, but that's not the top priority right now.

 

Absolutely fantastic build!  Good work!  

Thank you! Honestly, I just had to watch Linus and Logan to learn.

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You know I planned on making it black and red, and it mostly is. I may throw a red LED strip in there sometime, but that's not the top priority right now.

 

yea it's something you do when you got extra $$$ to burn, I can tell you right now I've burnt through way too much money just to get the color juuuuust.... right :)

Check out the build: Used to be Obot, now Lilith

Shameless: Me

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Sweet build :).  Only gripe about it is that window... 

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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i'm sorry to hear about the usb 3.0 connector, but really nice build. I maybe would have gone with an other GPU to match the color of the MB but thats just me beeing snobbish :)

You know, I would have gotten the Asus DCUII, but it wasn't in stock, and the Lightning was $20 cheaper anyways!

 

Sweet build :).  Only gripe about it is that window... 

Yeah, I know. I live in a pretty hot place, so I figured it'd be a good idea to have some extra ventilation, but... I dunno.

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Good build, not really much to add here

RIG-Processor: Intel core i7 3770k @4.4GHz,Mobo: MSI Z77-G43,GPU:Gigabyte GTX 770, RAM:16 GB G-skill sniper f3,SSD: Corsair Force f3 240gb,HDD: Seagate baracuda 1TB,Cooler:CM Hyper 212 evo, Case: Sharkoon T28 Blue

Peripherals- Monitor: Samsung S24B300, Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow, Mouse: Razer Abyssus, Headphones: Razer Megalodon, Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Alpha, Webcam: Logitech C270,Pad:Logitech F710, Sp: Philips generic ones

#KILLEDMYWIFE #MAKEBOMBS

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