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Project: Red Torpedo

Lozi
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This is my first gaming pc build so I have got a lot to learn, the last pc I built was an AMD Athlon 64 3400+ with 1GB of ram about 12 years ago and things have moved on a lot since then.

I have recently been using an old Core 2 Duo Acer laptop with an overheating problem, an old Samsung monitor and bargain basement keyboard and mouse to just about play minecraft on really low settings :D

Here she is mounted on 4 drinks cans to aid cooling lol

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I have been keeping my eye on YouTube Tech channels to get to grips with current hardware and have been waiting for the next big thing to happen, a few weeks ago I came to the realisation that the industry is always changing and so I would be waiting forever so I took the plunge and ordered all the components to make my rig.

I have taken delivery of most of it so here goes my attempt to build a gaming pc.

I want to build so etching that looks good and I also want to have a go at overclocking for the first time.

The obligatory components arranged on a table pic

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Stuff I have:

Intel Core i7 4790k

Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97

32GB Kinston Hyper X Fury 1866mhz

Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II 2 way SLI

Corsair AX860i

Corsair Obsidian 450D

Corsair H105

Samsung 850 Pro 512GB

Western Digital Black 4TB

Asus PCE-AC68 wireless adapter

Samsung external Blu Ray writer

Corsair individual braided cables

Corsair AF120 LED Fan

Asus ROG Frontbase

Windows 8.1

Stuff I'm waiting for:

Asus ROG Swift 2560x1440 G-sync gaming monitor

Corsair SP120, AF120 and AF140 LED fans

The opportunity to pre order Corsair RGB keyboard and mouse

Some more pics of stuff

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That's going to be a very nice first PC. Congrats...I look forward to seeing the end result.   :)

 

What resolution is that monitor? Tell me it's at least 1080p?

 

EDIT: Nevermind, I see you're getting the Swift...nice choice. 

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I slowly turn my head and look over to my PC...

*Kicks own PC for being so ghetto*

 

 

That's going the be a real nice rig, man.

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity"

- George Carlin (1937-2008)

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[insert "dis gon b gud" GIF here]

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cant wait to see it finished man. really great choice of parts imo...i would pick the same if i won a lottery or something lol. 

 

wish i could build pc like this without compromises due to me being "poor" lol. it reaminds me of my pc on steroids :)

 

btw. the Asus ROG SWIFT is so sexy, even without pics lol, GIEEFFFF!!

Enforced Evolution - Red/Black Beast machine from "gheto" :) All 120 images

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This is for some sort of video editing or rendering, not just gaming right?

 

I hope so with that much RAM and CPU... O:

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cant wait to see it finished man. really great choice of parts imo...i would pick the same if i won a lottery or something lol.

wish i could build pc like this without compromises due to me being "poor" lol. it reaminds me of my pc on steroids :)

btw. the Asus ROG SWIFT is so sexy, even without pics lol, GIEEFFFF!!

Although this has cost me a lot of money there are definitely compromises and to be honest I did overspend a fair bit in the spur of the moment lol

why no lga 2011?? besides that it is good :)

Price starts to go crazy with LGA2011 and I couldn't really afford what I have bought to be honest, I would love an x79 machine!

This is for some sort of video editing or rendering, not just gaming right?

I hope so with that much RAM and CPU... O:

Lol yes I plan to use it to edit my photos and videos aswell as I do abit of Motorsport related stuff, again editing will be new to me so I have got a lot to learn.

I didn't actually buy the ram because I thought needed 32GB it's just I had 16GB and wanted a second colour so went for another set in black lol such stupidity is why I will be doing plenty of overtime to pay for all this lol

Holy crap that's a big stepup from a old acer laptop :o

Yes I should notice quite a big difference I think lol

Will be nice to be able to do stuff without overheating and shutting down

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Love it!

 

Looking forward to seeing more.

Do not  as I  do, and  not  as I say. Instead do as you may..

 

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@Lozi You should request a banner from @Rumikarimu 's banner shop! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158196-rumikarimus-unofficial-avatar-banner-shop/

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Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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Thanks, didn't have time to do it myself, on an iPad right now.

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Thanks, didn't have time to do it myself, on an iPad right now.

No problem, I originally wanted to  use the bear one with the plastic seat, but didn't bother looking for it in my D:/ 

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It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature!

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That's a one hell of a project! Not like some crap you can see in Build Logs (I'm 10 and I'm building a PC. Here are my parts. Be happy)

lol, i remember that thread. I agree it's silly,  but you can't blame them

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