Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Build

[jscho]

Hey guys, I'm posting some pictures of my [Now Completed] build. I'm really excited as it's my first ever PC build :D I've decided to get some parts now and some later when I have the money, (I'm 16 working on minimum wage), and I was quite disappointed to discover the day I got my 680, the 780 was released. Oh well, whatcha gonna do. The 680 is still beast and I got a SWEET deal on it  :D
 
Here are the specs.

---Specifications---
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.2Ghz
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz
Asus GeForce GTX 680 OC
Samsung 840 Series 120GB
Corsair H60 2013
Seasonic Platinum 1000W
WD 1GB Green HDD
Some ghetto 80GB hard drive I scavenged from school, dedicated music drive.

---Future Changes---
MAJOR:
1. NAMING THE BUILD  ;)
2. Delidding of CPU and OC to at least 4.4Ghz+ (with the current cooler) - Coming very soon. Hopefully October-ish.
3. Custom sleeved cables - Designing soon
4. Custom watercooling loop - CPU only for the moment - Top 360mm rad mod and OC further to hopefully at least 4.7Ghz+
5. I'm sticking with the single 680 for a while. When 800 series is released, I'll grab two 880s and full watercool them and add another 240mm front rad.
MINOR:
Upgrading peripherals. Mechanical keyboard, heaphones etc.
2 More Corsair AF140s
Dedicated sound card - Asus Xonar D2X most likely
Another kit of RAM or even upgrade to a 2x8 kit, move the current 2x4 to another build. We'll see  ;) 
AverMedia Live Gamer HD PCIe Capture Card
A 2TB WD Green drive for backups and more storage.
 
 
I might start a new thread once the major upgrades begin. This one is a bit too messy for my liking  :(
 
---Table of Contents---
First Photos - Below this table :)
Build Complete
Updated Parts Photo
Latest Setup Photo
New Keyboard
New Fans and LEDs
 
 
FIRST PHOTOS



No PSU just yet!


Love this memory SOOOO much!


 

 


Thanks guys, I'll keep this thread up to date as I go!

[Samuroot1987]

if it were my $$ i would of gone AMD

[Guerrero]

Nice dude, put more pics of the outside

[911^NEmeSis]

Looks nice so far mate. I am considering a build really similar to yours in terms of componenets and colour scheme so lets see how sick this looks :D

Subbed for more! :D

[jscho]

Nice dude, put more pics of the outside

 

Yeah, I think I will :D

 

 

 

if it were my $$ i would of gone AMD

 

I was thinking of going AMD at one stage, the Sabertooth 990FX really caught my eye. But I went with what I know for my first build.

[maD]

The black and chrome really look good. 

[raxx]

How do you like the performance of the H60? Nice build!

[GuppyTech]

Hey fellow Sydney-sider...

 

Congrats on the build, looks great so far...

 

Looking forward to seeing it finnished.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[Raptus]

Nice build! The Asus 680 looks sweet with the Sabertooth. A 860i PSU is overkill for that build though, if you're not planning to SLI 680s. 

[crazydog2580]

Looks Sweet dude

[jscho]

Thanks for the kind words guys, I really appreciate it! :D

 

Nice build! The Asus 680 looks sweet with the Sabertooth. A 860i PSU is overkill for that build though, if you're not planning to SLI 680s. 

Yeah, I plan on it in the future, and I like having the headroom, it's an amazing PSU. My friend has a 1200w PSU and he only has one GTX 660. :s Haha

[Jimstah87]

Awesome build, the parts you chose came together very nicely! Well done.

[jscho]

Awesome build, the parts you chose came together very nicely! Well done.

Thanks! I really appreciate it. :D

[Jimstah87]

Thanks! I really appreciate it. :D

Just wondering do you have your 3570K overclocked at all? I'm guessing you should be able to easily get a 4 if not 4.2GHz overclock fairly easily with that cooler

[Jimstah87]

Just wondering do you have your 3570K overclocked at all? I'm guessing you should be able to easily get a 4 if not 4.2GHz overclock fairly easily with that cooler

Also where do u have your SSD mounted? You should put it somewhere on display through the window cause they're just so awesome to have, just a thought.

[jscho]

Also where do u have your SSD mounted? You should put it somewhere on display through the window cause they're just so awesome to have, just a thought.

I plan on overclocking to at least 4.2Ghz. And I just have my SSD in the bottom mount of the HDD cage.

[Nit3Rid3R]

Just love an Asus Direct CU II GPU, looks really good with the sabertooth boards. 

[jscho]

Just love an Asus Direct CU II GPU, looks really good with the sabertooth boards. 

I could not agree more my friend!

[jscho]

Just got a package today. I've been excited all day!

 

 

 

Let's get started!

 

Let's get the test boot going.

 

 

Finished!!!

 

 

Thanks to all those who have liked and commented on my build. Let me know what you want to see next!

[Hazorazor]

Very nice doing one similar to that but with a red theme with rog motherboard an asus gpu and wireless card and corsair ram, psu and cooling

[hiyayhi]

looks sweet man!

[jscho]

Very nice doing one similar to that but with a red theme with rog motherboard an asus gpu and wireless card and corsair ram, psu and cooling

Very nice! Post a build log on it and I'll check it out :D

 

looks sweet man!

Thank you :)

[TheBestGuy]

 Love the build!

 

Installing some Bitfenix alchemy strips in white would complement the components amazingly! 

[jscho]

 Love the build!

 

Installing some Bitfenix alchemy strips in white would complement the components amazingly! 

Some LEDs are in my 'to get' list for sure! The Dominator Platinum lights are sweet.

[Hazorazor]

Very nice! Post a build log on it and I'll check it out :D

 

Thank you :)

Hi I posted a build log with the overview of the build but should be building it this weekend and putting pics up depending on how fast I get my parts ordered then on Saturday.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/26218-red-ravager/