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frostentangle
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So it was time for me to replace my 5+ year old rig and I asked the help of our friends here. With their help and the stock availability restrictions I was able to come up with the final build specs below:

Cpu: Core i7-4790k
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB
Ssd: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
Hdd: 2TB Seagate Barracuda's
Gpu: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc
Psu: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular
Case: CM 690 III
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL
 
Others:
- Corsair SP fans X5 
- NZXT fan controller
- NZXT Sleeves
 
I asked the shop (Strategic Technologies) to assemble Carrie as I don't have the time to do it myself. They were reliable and fast, and I was happy for the FREEBIES that I got from them (PSU Shroud and Noctua Cover).

Sorry for the cam photos. I will upload a more detailed photo if I have the gadgets and time.

Guys and gals, meet Carrie...

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CPU: Core i7-4790k Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

GPU: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc PSU: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular Case: CM 690 III Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL

Others: Corsair SP fans X5, NZXT fan controller, NZXT Sleeves

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That nh-d14 though.. Big ass thing, haha. Nice specs!

The Beast: CPU: i7 4790K GPU: EVGA 1080 SC Cooling: Dual NZXT Kraken x61 RAM: HyperX Fury 1866MHz Storage: SSD: 500GB Samsung EVO 840 + HDD: 1TB WD MOBO: Asus Z97 - a PSU: RM850x Case: H440 green-black Setup: Link PCPP: Link Evolution: Link 

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Other stuffs: Acer aspire 128GB SSD 10GB RAM // MacBook Pro 13" 500GB SSD 16GB RAM // A 2009 iMac 21"

 

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I think it may be better to have white LED to appreciate the red accents of the rig IMHO.  ;)

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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Change the orientation of your CPU cooler, you're staving it.

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Too much REEEEDDD! And RROOOOOGGG! I think it is a bit too much in your face shade of red. But it is a matter of taste.

Because Carrie loves red, lots of blood in the movie Carrie. LOL.

 

That nh-d14 though.. Big ass thing, haha. Nice specs!

Its definitely HUGE, but it performed well. Idle temp for 4790k is at 35degC.

 

I think it may be better to have white LED to appreciate the red accents of the rig IMHO.   ;)

Hmmmmm. Great idea! will do that.

 

Change the orientation of your CPU cooler, you're staving it.

Really? I thought I should orient the fans upward to blow the hot air up and out.

CPU: Core i7-4790k Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

GPU: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc PSU: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular Case: CM 690 III Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL

Others: Corsair SP fans X5, NZXT fan controller, NZXT Sleeves

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Really? I thought I should orient the fans upward to blow the hot air up and out.

Orientation is fine IMO. :D

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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Orientation is fine IMO. :D

I measured the clearance though, if the Noctua is oriented horizontally it will hit the board.

 

2 fans front = IN
2 fans top = OUT
1 fan rear = OUT
CPU: Core i7-4790k Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

GPU: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc PSU: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular Case: CM 690 III Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL

Others: Corsair SP fans X5, NZXT fan controller, NZXT Sleeves

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I measured the clearance though, if the Noctua is oriented horizontally it will hit the board.

The same thing can be done with the rear fan, that being said the cooler right now is being staved and what air it is able to pull through is being directly heated buy the GPU. Is it the fan on the outside of the cooler that is hitting the board or is it the cooler itself?

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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Its the cooler itself

CPU: Core i7-4790k Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

GPU: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc PSU: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular Case: CM 690 III Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL

Others: Corsair SP fans X5, NZXT fan controller, NZXT Sleeves

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The same thing can be done with the rear fan, that being said the cooler right now is being staved and what air it is able to pull through is being directly heated buy the GPU. Is it the fan on the outside of the cooler that is hitting the board or is it the cooler itself?

Its the cooler itself. Sorry for the double post. I have 35C at idle CPU so Im not sure if it is really starved. I would need some heavy runs to confirm though.

CPU: Core i7-4790k Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600 CAS 9 16GB SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

GPU: Asus gtx770 2gb ddr5 direct cu11 oc PSU: Seasonic X750 80+ GOLD Full Modular Case: CM 690 III Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

OS: WINDOWS 8.1 64BIT SL

Others: Corsair SP fans X5, NZXT fan controller, NZXT Sleeves

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Love how you cover that ugly CPU cooler:D

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Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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