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Blood Diamond - Asus ROG Build Log

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So, here's the start to my Blood Diamond PC build log, I hope you like the pics and there will be more to follow, total build below-

 

Asus Maximus VII Gene Z97 - Arrived

Asus ROG Front Base Panel - Arrived

Intel i7 4790K *EDIT* - Arrived

16GB Hyper X Fury *EDIT* Changed to 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400Mhz - Arrived

Corsair H105 AIO - WIll eventually be a custom loop *EDIT* Changed to H100i - Awaiting delivery

Corsair SP120's for AIO cooler - Arrived

Corsair AF120's for case fans *EDIT* - Corsair AF120 LED Red - Awaiting delivery

2 x Asus GTX 780TI Direct CU II in SLI

Corsair AX1200i PSU

Silverstone Braided PSU Extensions - Black and Red - Arrived

C Drive - 250GB Samsung EVO

D Drive - 480GB Crucial MX500 - Arrived

Corsair 350D with side window - Arrived

Bitfenix white LED strips - Awaiting delivery

 

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Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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the titles misleading...

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Sounds cool, looking forward to it

Intel 3570k 3,4@4,5 1,12v Scythe Mugen 3 gigabyte 770     MSi z77a GD55    corsair vengeance 8 gb  corsair CX600M Bitfenix Outlaw 4 casefans

 

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The Corsair SP 120's with Red rings

 

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Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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Here's a few pics of the Asus ROG Front Panel

 

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Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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the titles misleading...

Sorry Saviour but what do you mean? Is it possible to edit the title???

Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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Sorry Saviour but what do you mean? Is it possible to edit the title???

yes it is, edit your first post, and then press "use full editor"

Intel 3570k 3,4@4,5 1,12v Scythe Mugen 3 gigabyte 770     MSi z77a GD55    corsair vengeance 8 gb  corsair CX600M Bitfenix Outlaw 4 casefans

 

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Sorry Saviour but what do you mean? Is it possible to edit the title???

its fine, blood diamonds are illegal diamonds so i thought this was a post about it but i guess it makes the build unique :P   

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Here is a few pics of the motherboard with the Silverstone Braided extensions in, I always wanted one of these boards  :D

 

Hope you like!

 

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Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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its fine, blood diamonds are illegal diamonds so i thought this was a post about it but i guess it makes the build unique :P   

Haha yh I just watched the film last night figured given the colour scheme it was a cool name  :D

Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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Here's a few pics of the Crucial M500 SSD, I'm thinking of having my SSD's on display and doing a custom colour on them, if anyone has any info / help they want to throw my way regarding re painting SSD's please let me know  :D

 

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Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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i wasnt expecting them this fast

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i wasnt expecting them this fast

but i thought you liked it fast bby 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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i wasnt expecting them this fast

Haha that's it for now, the rest will filter in as I purchase them, thanks for taking an interest  :P

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Intel H105? Didn't know Intel made AIOs.

Potatoes are good for your nostrils.

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Intel H105? Didn't know Intel made AIOs.

Haha they don't lol I meant Corsair....sunday still half asleep  :huh:

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Have you noticed a plastic cover on the heatsink for the chipset and on the vrm heatsink? 

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Have you noticed a plastic cover on the heatsink for the chipset and on the vrm heatsink? 

Yh I have lol, not started the build yet

Corsair Obsidian 350D Chassis / i7 4790K @ 4.0Ghz / Asus Strix GTX 970 / 16GB Red Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 Mhz / Asus Maximus VII Gene / Corsair H100i CPU Cooler / Crucial 250GB SSD / Crucial 480GB SSD / Seagate 1T Barracuda 7,200 RPM SATA III / Seasonic G750W PSU / ASUS Vulcan Headset / Corsair M65 / Corsair K70  / Razer Vespula Mouse Mat / 2 x 22" LG 22EA63 Monitors @ 1080p / 1 x 24" BenQ 144 Hz Gaming Monitor -   :P

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Good, it's strange why they doesn't tell you about it...

 

I spent like three minutes watching your thumbnail over and over... it's just plain fucking awesome. Could you please direct me to a gif link?

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I'm pretty sure that the H105 will not fit in a 350D?

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I'm pretty sure that the H105 will not fit in a 350D?

how so? The H100 fits aren't they the same except the pump/cpu cooler part?

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I spent like three minutes watching your thumbnail over and over... it's just plain fucking awesome. Could you please direct me to a gif link?

Haha I did the same!

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how so? The H100 fits aren't they the same except the pump/cpu cooler part?

The rad in the h105 is much thicker.

I don't always have time to study, but when I do, I don't.

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