Project "Dalamud"

[M3talGod2]

Hello everyone! This is my first actual build log, so please excuse any mistakes. I'm here to show off my new build/start a new project.

So you may be wondering "What does 'Dalamud' mean?", it is in reference to this. It's a "moon" that was in the game FFXIV. Towards the end of the 1.0 era of the game, Dalamud was crashing down onto the in- game world, but some plot stuff happened, and Bahamut, the legendary FF franchise summon, pops out of it and destroyed the world (literally, a cutscene played and the servers went down) and the game was reborn around a year later as FFXIV: A Realm Reborn.

As you will see I went with a red aesthetic (as Dalamud was red), and will eventually be adding more in the way of FFXIV themed things as I go along with this build. 

 

So let's get into the actual build log.

 

This was my previous build.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 

CPU Cooler: Stock Cooler

Motherboard: MSI B350 Tomahawk 

Memory: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 1 TB

Video Card: EVGA GTX 1060 SSC 

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BX1 650W 

 

This is my new build (with the classic spread of components).

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Master Liquid ML240L (Arriving sometime tomorrow, got delayed unfortunately)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 I Mini Itx Motherboard 

Memory: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX  

Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 1 TB + WD Black 500GB M.2 SSD

Video Card: Zotac RTX 2070 Super Twin Fan 

Case: NZXT H210i 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BX1 650W 

 

A lot of the upgrades were more future proofing, then actually needing them. Adding more storage as games get bigger and bigger. Upgrading the gpu so I can wait another 3-4 years to upgrade to a newer one. Upgrading the motherboard so I can get a new Ryzen cpu once they come out. Upgrading/Downgrading the case, so it’s a bit more compact as my desk space becomes smaller due to online college classes.

I kept my current psu because I don't anticipate my future builds needing to go any higher than 650w, but maybe when Black Friday rolls around I'll get a new one.

 

Here is a pic of the "final" build.

 

Now onto more of the project stuff. This is mostly in the concept stage, so I'll just list out some bullet points I plan on doing in a first to last in priority order.

• Tie in the red theme, i.e. red/black cables, rgb fans/strips, spray paint gpu/ssd?
• Either A. Get some custom stickers for the case depicting the FFXIV logo which looks like this, Bahamut, and a couple job icons or B. Spray paint them onto the case
• Find some more Dalamud related things to slap into/onto the case.

Thanks for reading through everything (if you did)! This will be a long ongoing project that will probably stay pretty down to earth with nothing too crazy happening to it. I'll keep this updated with pretty much everything I do with it, so stay tuned!

 

 

[porina]

I had to check this out as the PC I'm using right now, I also named Dalamud  Will certainly be interested to see how your decoration ends up. I debated buying a vinyl cutter at one point, but never got around to it.

[M3talGod2]

12 hours ago, porina said:

I had to check this out as the PC I'm using right now, I also named Dalamud  Will certainly be interested to see how your decoration ends up. I debated buying a vinyl cutter at one point, but never got around to it.

Nice. I didn't think about getting a vinyl cutter, but that might be a good idea, or I could just custom order them from somewhere.

[porina]

3 minutes ago, M3talGod2 said:

Nice. I didn't think about getting a vinyl cutter, but that might be a good idea, or I could just custom order them from somewhere.

They're not that expensive, but they're not small either. I was thinking of using one as part of a creative business, that I never progressed. The smaller ones didn't seem worth it to me. For small one-off jobs, getting someone else to do it probably makes better sense.

[DailyProcrastinator]

Nice build, I am in the process of modding my H210 case right now.

 

I HIGHLY recommend placing one of those exhaust fans as front intake or buy 2x 120mm fans for intake.

[M3talGod2]

12 hours ago, TheDailyProcrastinator said:

Nice build, I am in the process of modding my H210 case right now.

 

I HIGHLY recommend placing one of those exhaust fans as front intake or buy 2x 120mm fans for intake.

Thanks! I do have an AIO cooler coming soon, so I will have a pair of intake fans. 

[DailyProcrastinator]

8 minutes ago, M3talGod2 said:

Thanks! I do have an AIO cooler coming soon, so I will have a pair of intake fans. 

Nice! Never mind then haha!

[M3talGod2]

Big? Upgrades

 

Here’s what I’ve gotten since the first post

• NZXT Fans/Strip/Hub

• Red/Black Cable Extensions

• Silverstone 650w SFX Power Supply

• Corsair H100i V2 AIO- ending up getting this from someone on r/hardwareswap for $65

• LG 32GK650F-B 1440p 144hz Monitor

 

Everything put in

 

Pic of the monitor

 

That’s pretty much it for the more hardware-ish upgrades. Going to start moving onto more aesthetic (spray paint, vinyl, etc.) stuff here soon, so be on the lookout.