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Welcome to my build log.
 
The aim of my build is to have a clean looking PC from the inside and out. This means that cable management will be a big part of my build and I will try to individually sleeve my cables. This is not an easy task, but I will not be happy until this build looks 100% clean, and it must be colour coordinated! I may not see the internals of my PC a lot, but it is very important to me that it looks good, because I know how it looks in there and if it looks bad, it will bug me. The build should commence around the 10th April so stay tuned for pictures and updates.

 

Partspicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2OReE
 
PC Hardware:

  • CPU: Intel i5 4670k - Need
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H - Need
  • Memory: Kingston Hyper-X 8GB 1600MHz - Need
  • Graphics Card: AMD Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon R9 270x 2GB DDR5 - Need
  • Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black-Side window) - Need
  • Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Need
  • PSU: Corsair RM650 (650w) - Need
  • CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Need

Extras:

  • Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro (with blue LED) x3 - Need
  • OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit OEM - Have
  • Lighting: BitFenix Alchemy Aqua LED Strip (6 Pack) - Need

Sleeving:

  • PSU Sleeve: MDPC Small Sleeve (Red) - Need
  • Sata Sleeve: MDPC Sata Sleeve (Red) - Need
  • PSU Heatshrink: MDPC Pre-cut Small Heatshrink (Blue) - Need
  • Sata Heatshrink: MDPC Sata Heatshrink (Blue) - Need
  • Tape: Blue Electrial Tape & Red Electrical Tape - ​Need (This is for covering up the true colour of the wire to that it doesn't show through the MDPC sleeving)

Peripherals:

  • Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM - Need
  • Mouse: Razer Deathadder - Have
  • Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition - Have
  • Mousepad: Ozone Gaming Edition Mousepad - Have
  • Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 780 - Have

Well... As you can see I'm missing quite a few parts, but when I get them all bought I have no doubt this is be a beauty!

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Sweet!

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

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sigh.. yet another Define R4 build. jk :D

 

I hope you are buying the 3rd generation CPU and motherboard used, otherwise it would seem a little silly not to get the latest gen. (3570k and 4670K is the same price as new. At least where i live)

 

oh and.. subbed 

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Main Rig
 Case: Fractal Design Define R5 CPU: INTEL 
i5 3570k Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: Maximus V Gene Z77 GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (w/ 0% fan mode) RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x8GB 1600mHz Storage: OCZ VERTEX 4 256GB PSU: Corsair AX860 Monitor: ASUS PB278Q 1440p 27" Headphones: QPAD QH-90 Laptop
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Sleeving a CX600 is kind of wasteful IMO..

you can just buy a better PSU with ribbon cables. 

Yeh I guess I could, but I adore the look of sleeved cables :3.

 

Why a 3570k? 

Good processor, I know it's good had one before and is alright for overclocking.

 

sigh.. yet another Define R4 build. jk :D

 

I hope you are buying the 3rd generation CPU and motherboard used, otherwise it would seem a little silly not to get the latest gen. (3570k and 4670K is the same price as new. At least where i live)

 

oh and.. subbed 

Yeh I think the CPU's are the same price here too but the Motherboards are different prices. Also, I'm not fimiliar with Haswell and I don't know a nice looking blue motherboard for the new-gen's? Thanks for the sub.

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This looks kinda cool.

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VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Yeh I guess I could, but I adore the look of sleeved cables :3.

 

Good processor, I know it's good had one before and is alright for overclocking.

 

Yeh I think the CPU's are the same price here too but the Motherboards are different prices. Also, I'm not fimiliar with Haswell and I don't know a nice looking blue motherboard for the new-gen's? Thanks for the sub.

Get a 4670k... Z87 mobo's are far superior. 

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Yeh I think the CPU's are the same price here too but the Motherboards are different prices. Also, I'm not fimiliar with Haswell and I don't know a nice looking blue motherboard for the new-gen's? Thanks for the sub.

Gigabyte Z87-UD3H?

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Main Rig
 Case: Fractal Design Define R5 CPU: INTEL 
i5 3570k Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: Maximus V Gene Z77 GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (w/ 0% fan mode) RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x8GB 1600mHz Storage: OCZ VERTEX 4 256GB PSU: Corsair AX860 Monitor: ASUS PB278Q 1440p 27" Headphones: QPAD QH-90 Laptop
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OS ''extra'' seems legit. Kinda makes sense, I love to fuck around with my bios too! NOT

Well your bios is very important for OC'ing...

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Well your bios is very important for OC'ing...

I hope that's not the only thing you're going to be doing on that rig. I would play some games, BUT YOU NEED AN OS FOR THAT. I'm only criticizing the placement of your os under ''extra's'' because for practically everyone it's a requirement

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I hope that's not the only thing you're going to be doing on that rig. I would play some games, BUT YOU NEED AN OS FOR THAT. I'm only criticizing the placement of your os under ''extra's'' because for practically everyone it's a requirement

Well it's not hardware...

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Well it's not hardware...

then just do OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OEM

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then just do OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OEM

I did...?

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PC Hardware:


  • CPU: Intel i5 4670k - Need
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-UD3H - Need
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz - Need
  • Graphics Card: AMD Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon R9 270x 2GB DDR5 - Need
  • Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black) - Need
  • Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Need
  • PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX600 (600w) - Need
  • CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Need

Extras:


  • Sleeving: KustomPCs Full Size PSU Braiding Kit (UV Red) - Need
  • Case Fans: Noctua NF-F12 x2 - Need

Peripherals:


  • Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM - Need
  • Mouse: Razer Deathadder - Have
  • Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition - Have
  • Mousepad: Ozone Gaming Edition Mousepad - Have
  • Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 780 - Have

 


OS: 


  • Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit OEM - Have

 


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PC Hardware:

  • CPU: Intel i5 4670k - Need
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-UD3H - Need
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz - Need
  • Graphics Card: AMD Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon R9 270x 2GB DDR5 - Need
  • Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black) - Need
  • Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Need
  • PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX600 (600w) - Need
  • CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Need

Extras:

  • Sleeving: KustomPCs Full Size PSU Braiding Kit (UV Red) - Need
  • Case Fans: Noctua NF-F12 x2 - Need

Peripherals:

  • Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM - Need
  • Mouse: Razer Deathadder - Have
  • Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition - Have
  • Mousepad: Ozone Gaming Edition Mousepad - Have
  • Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 780 - Have

 

OS: 

  • Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit OEM - Have

 

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No need.

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Sleeving a CX600 is kind of wasteful IMO..

you can just buy a better PSU with ribbon cables. 

Decided to go with a RM650, this way individual sleeving will be worth-while and if I upgrade PSU, I can keep the cables and use on the new one because it's modular:)

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Decided to go with a RM650, this way individual sleeving will be worth-while and if I upgrade PSU, I can keep the cables and use on the new one because it's modular:)

 

Remember that not all modular cables are the same, so you risk blowing up your components if you carry across your sleeved cables. 

 

Generally, as a rule of thumb, upgrading within the RM series is fine, so is going across to the AXi series as they use the same connector plug. 

My Personal Rig - AMD 3970X | ASUS sTRX4-Pro | RTX 2080 Super | 64GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB DDR4 | CoolerMaster H500P Mesh

My Wife's Rig - AMD 3900X | MSI B450I Gaming | 5500 XT 4GB | 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Silverstone SG13 White

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Remember that not all modular cables are the same, so you risk blowing up your components if you carry across your sleeved cables. 

 

Generally, as a rule of thumb, upgrading within the RM series is fine, so is going across to the AXi series as they use the same connector plug. 

Okay thanks for the tip bro :)

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Updates and added a "Sleeving" section. Please let me know if you think that colour scheme will be nice along with the BLUE LED and BLUE LED FANS? (I think it will be cool)

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If you are unsure about how to overclock your Intel Haswell CPU, I recommend this tutorial on a Gigabyte board. It holds all the necessarry and useful additional information.

 

I also recommend to use the legacy BIOS, since the new one can be quite cumbersome to deal with when using a keyboard only.

Reduce > Reuse > Recycle

 

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