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Underachiever101
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This is a new build il be doing! I'm getting this together for my move to college so i wanted something smaller and more portable for a college life. Here is a part list, feel free to leave some comments.

 

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy In Midnight Black

CPU: i5 2500k

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z77N mini ITX

GPU: GTX 480

RAM: 8Gb Corsair XMS3

Cooler: Corsair H80i

HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500Gb 7200RPM, Hitachi 250Gb 5400RPM

PSU: XFX XXX PRO 650w

 

I plan on doing a little modding to the case to make it a little more easy to manage with the parts that i have. I will be adding a 200mm fan in the front for extra airflow and taking out the top HDD cage to make room for airflow and the GTX 480. I also may be doing some side panel artwork on it as well. Pics to come as the project comes along!

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Im looking forward to this! I am also thinking of doing a Prodigy build over the summer so I can take it to college, and would like to see how this works out. 

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why not 3570k or wait for haswell?

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Why such an old GPU? I presume you're reusing it from an old build?

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Yep! And i still havent met a game yet i cant put on 1080p ultra, even crysis 3. 

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Yep! And i still havent met a game yet i cant put on 1080p ultra, even crysis 3. 

Glad to here it!

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Yep! I will be upgrading however to the next generation GPU from whichever side offers the best price to performance ratio. 

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Yep! I will be upgrading however to the next generation GPU from whichever side offers the best price to performance ratio. 

My best guess is the Nvidia's 800 series, but who knows

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I may go 700 if there is a drastic enough performance delta, but just have to wait and see. I also have to look at games of the day and see if there will be any strain on my card anyway! 

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I may go 700 if there is a drastic enough performance delta, but just have to wait and see. I also have to look at games of the day and see if there will be any strain on my card anyway! 

700 series was what I meant to say lol, but sounds good to me. I just bought a 650ti boost SC 2GB and love it so far, handled everything I throw at it, was only $180

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@Adorable: sorry, i forgot that part! i just updated it! and yeah my friend has a 660ti 3gb and is in love, but im gonna wait and see, maybe save some money XD. Thanks for you awesome feedback btw

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Corsair Caviar Blue??

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Sorry! XD thanks doug, its been fixed! WOW i hope this thread is still this popular when i actually start the build!

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Sorry! XD thanks doug, its been fixed! WOW i hope this thread is still this popular when i actually start the build!

Good luck with the build. I really like the Prodigy case. I used the Shinobi for my rig.

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Oh the shinobi was a big big consideration for my last rig! its a nice case. To keep this thread going, can you guys post some artwork that you think would look great on a Prodigy? Thanks, cant wait to see them. 

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Oh the shinobi was a big big consideration for my last rig! its a nice case. To keep this thread going, can you guys post some artwork that you think would look great on a Prodigy? Thanks, cant wait to see them.

The design of your pc is such a personal thing. What type of artwork did you envision?

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Ok so quick update, I am switching mobos to an Asrock h77 because i have a Sandy Bridge Processor and im not going to benefit much from the z77 chipset, plus it saved me a couple dollars.

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Ok so quick update, I am switching mobos to an Asrock h77 because i have a Sandy Bridge Processor and im not going to benefit much from the z77 chipset, plus it saved me a couple dollars.

looking forward to ur build!! i suggest sticking with a z77 board..u might never knw if u wanna upgrade in the future. regretted my purchase on a h77 board.  :(

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Thanks! Parts are in this week and pics should be up by the weekend!

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Here are some day 1 photos as I get the case stripped and peeped for the h80i and the 200mm fan I put in. I also went ahead and took out all the hdd cages and hardware to make room for my gtx 480 and just reduce some clutter

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the 480 pulls out alot of heat I want to get one but instead got a 660ti

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Will there be more pics? It's nice to see someone using a black prodigy - they look better than the white by far IMHO.

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