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The Watch Tower V1

FrontGeek18
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Hey Guys thought i would show off my build! Been building computers for a while now! (4-5 years) and this was my first proper all brand new gaming build! 

BTW i don't have loads of money so its not ballin' but it plays all my games on ultra so im happy and its pleasing to the eye haha

 

Specs-

Corsair Carbide 300R

FX8350 Black Edition

Asus mobo (forgot the name haha)

Palit GTX 580 1.5gbs

H80i

Corsair TX850

asus xonar soundcard

kingston hyperx dddr3 4gbx2

Dominator ram 2gbx2

128gb OCZ Agility 4 SSD

3 HDDS amounting to 1tb approx  

 

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I'm planning on upgrading parts are:

-GA-990FXA-UD5 

-GTX 770 or 780

-H100i

-2x1tb hdds probably WD greens

-Corsair K70

 

Also ive just gutted the whole case and taken it apart! for....

-Spraying whole case Gloss HD White

-Modding Side panel to have a Clear window 

-Light inside with nice Clear white LED's

 

Thats it really guys! Also its not new! i built it AGEESSSS ago just rebuilt it recently and upgrading so thought i'd make a topic :D

 

Cheer Carl

FX 8350 Black Edition 4.2Ghz

Palit GTX 580 1.5gb

H80i ,TX850, Corsair 300R

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cool cable management could be improved but nice setup.

Specs: Cpu: i7-4790k@4.5ghz 1.19v Cooler: H100i Motherboard: Msi z97 g55 SLI  Ram: Kingston HyperX Black 16gb 1600mhz GPU: XFX R9 290X Core Edition PSU: Corsair HX850  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Storage: Force series 3 120gb ssd, sandisk ultra 256gb ssd, 1tb blue drive  Keyboard: Rosewill RK9100x Mouse: DeathAdder  Monitors: 3 22 inch on a triple monitor mount

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cool cable management could be improved but nice setup.

Yeah I'm trying to figure out some ways to hide the cables bunched up by the psu! Non modular psu's are soo annoying!

FX 8350 Black Edition 4.2Ghz

Palit GTX 580 1.5gb

H80i ,TX850, Corsair 300R

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Update 1!

 

Hey guys spent the whole evening with my brother! (Pro Painter) prepping and spraying up my corsair 300r! It's all done apart from the inside off doors but they will be done tomorrow! heres some photos!

 

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Once i order my H100i and Corsair SP120 quite editions fans and grommets ill be putting the whole thing back together again! Woop!

Next update will be the computer back together! :D

Cheers 

FX 8350 Black Edition 4.2Ghz

Palit GTX 580 1.5gb

H80i ,TX850, Corsair 300R

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The white paint on the case looks great! Looking forward to the final product. :D

Thanks man! Me too! Haha getting some white leds to light the case slightly, not too bring just enough ;P

FX 8350 Black Edition 4.2Ghz

Palit GTX 580 1.5gb

H80i ,TX850, Corsair 300R

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