Fractal R4 - Asus ROG - Red and Black ... Patented Design ;)

[S-L-R]

Hi,

 

First of all, I would like to apologize for any grammatical mistakes, I'm from Quebec so.... Yeah.

 

This build was actually a project from last summer, I did it and took very few pictures during the process so I didn't bother putting it up here.
But (!), this last couple of weeks, I changed some things from the original build (You eagle-eyed will notice) and then convinced myself to take some pictures and post them.

 

Part list :

 

Case :                  Fractal Design R4 Black Pearl (Window)
 

Motherboard :     Asus Maximus VI Hero Z87

 

CPU :                   Intel 4770k

 

RAM :                  16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 1866MHZ

 

GPU :                  Asus 7970 DC II

 

Power Supply :    Corsair AX860

 

Fans :                 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15

 

Case Fans :       1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition + 2 x Phantek 140mm 

 

Heatsink :           Swiftech H220

 

SSD :                 Samsung 840 Pro 128GB

 

Hard Drive :       Western Digital Green 3TB (WD30EZRX)  Seagate ST3000DM001

 

Miscellaneous :  5,25 - 3,5 Adaptor , Corsair's Sleeved Cable AX760 and, also, things.

 

 

 

Here we go.

 

 

 

 

 

Small modifications to these already awesome Gentle Typhoons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go away white pci bracket... 
 

 

 

Sleeving them wasn't enough. I had to... I just had to...

 

 

 

 

 

There we go. This should fit the build best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early assembly. At the time, I was still waiting for my motherboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swiftech H220 with shortened tubing and a touch of carbon fiber vinyl wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ouch... I had to take this chunk out of one of my GT because of the positioning of the 8 pins EPS connector and the layout of the R4. Otherwhise, it wouldn't fit with the radiator and motherboard installed. Not even close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still looks great. Right guys? Guys?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replaced the stock blue power LED for a red one. Little things.

 

 

 

Storage and such.

 

 

 

 

The making of a cover / ROG logo that will appear in the final form of the build....

 

 

 

 

Asus HD7970 DCUII. Beast. Even though this card is now "old", it's still a beast and it looks, in my opinion, way better than the newer revisions of R9 280x.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triple slot. Because.... why not?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, that's it for the "last summer projet" pictures. 

This is now.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's alot of cables... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm also thinking of buying a custom made glass to replace this window.

 

 

 

 

There we go. That's pretty much it. With the hand-made ROG logo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it ...for now.

 

 

Thank you guys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scionyde]

Wow, that's sexy. Very well done - nice and clean!

 

Some people will say black and red is overdone, but I say screw 'em - Targaryen colors all the way.  I'm really digging that carbon fiber wrap, btw.

[X1XNobleX1X]

Beautiful!

I love that ROG logo! 

[Coombzy]

Damn this is nice great job! 

[S-L-R]

Wow, that's sexy. Very well done - nice and clean!

 

Some people will say black and red is overdone, but I say screw 'em - Targaryen colors all the way.  I'm really digging that carbon fiber wrap, btw.

Thanks! Red and black ftw.

 

 

Beautiful!

I love that ROG logo! 

 

Thank you. It was a little bit tricky with a cheap dremel, some plexiglass and paint.

 

 

Damn this is nice great job! 

 

Thank you. First time build post, but certainly not the last.

[X1XNobleX1X]

 

 

 

 

Thank you. It was a little bit tricky with a cheap dremel, some plexiglass and paint.

 

 

 

Can you make one for me?

[S-L-R]

Can you make one for me?

 

Ahahah I wish I had the time. Sorry mate. But, I'll send this to Asus ROG and it would be nice to see something come out of it

[gilm0re3]

This looks amazingly sexy. Thanks for the post!

[austin541]

your craftsmanship is great, and how much dedication you have. 

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Great, clean build.

[S-L-R]

This looks amazingly sexy. Thanks for the post!

 

your craftsmanship is great, and how much dedication you have. 

 

Great, clean build.

Thanks alot guys.

[Kittke]

Why did you change from the AX760i to the 860?

[mikeeginger]

How quite are those phanteks fans>?

 

apart from that very nice sir very nice 

[S-L-R]

Why did you change from the AX760i to the 860?

 

I used it in another build and had a deal on the 860.

 

 

How quite are those phanteks fans>?

 

apart from that very nice sir very nice 

Silent at 5 and 7 volts, but 12 is moving so much air that you will hear them. They're more static pressure fans really.

[Woody]

Now why the Corsair fans and not Cougar fans? They also come black (with orange anti-vibration ends) and they push a lot more air. Not to mention they are much more quieter than the Corsair's for the same price. I'm just curious because I am looking for new fans and the Cougars honestly look like they perform better than Corsairs by a long shot. 

 

Also, how do you use a dremel? I wouldn't mind making cool logos one day like you did but I have no idea how. It looks like you have to know engineering just to try it. 

[d33g33]

Nice paint job on the GT's Well done, very nice, excellent cable management. 

[CookieTheMonsta]

So many pictures I like it No but really, it looks really clean and cool. Also logo looks awesome, nice job

[S-L-R]

Now why the Corsair fans and not Cougar fans? They also come black (with orange anti-vibration ends) and they push a lot more air. Not to mention they are much more quieter than the Corsair's for the same price. I'm just curious because I am looking for new fans and the Cougars honestly look like they perform better than Corsairs by a long shot. 

 

Also, how do you use a dremel? I wouldn't mind making cool logos one day like you did but I have no idea how. It looks like you have to know engineering just to try it. 

Yes, the Cougar fans are nice but orange, and not easy to paint

 

For the dremel thing... Just go for it. It's not expensive and only require time and patience

 

 

Nice paint job on the GT's Well done, very nice, excellent cable management. 

Thank you. I did my best but the front HDD and 2 SSDs do add a little bit of work on the cable management side.

 

So many pictures I like it No but really, it looks really clean and cool. Also logo looks awesome, nice job

Yea, I realised, while uploading them, that I had more picture than I would have think...

[EpicGeekonFire]

Wow Great job! Came out really well <3 ROG logo

[EldarNi]

Great job! Nice sleeving, cable management, etc etc =) very clean and tidy build

[rambi36]

You give me a reason to keep my define r4 case. Love the amount of detail you put in this system!

[Woody]

Yes, the Cougar fans are nice but orange, and not easy to paint

 

For the dremel thing... Just go for it. It's not expensive and only require time and patience

 

 

Thank you. I did my best but the front HDD and 2 SSDs do add a little bit of work on the cable management side.

 

Yea, I realised, while uploading them, that I had more picture than I would have think...

Aren't the Cougar fans I am speaking of only have orange on the rubber grommets? Those should only take a sharpie or something to easily make them black. And I guess I will just have to look online for some tutorials.

[Demonking]

Thanks alot guys.

thanks i wasn't sure i cpuld fit a H220 in my R4 now i know was it a hard fit ?

[OverachievingSnowfall]

The cougar fans come with black blades too:

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553006&cm_re=cougar_fan-_-35-553-006-_-Product

 

140mm too:

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553007&cm_re=cougar_fan-_-35-553-007-_-Product

[Real_PhillBert]

Nice job! The build looks really nice. I still like a well done black and red build.