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Faded Sands (Budget-ish Z-97 Build)

Ivanyly

Hey guys, thanks a billion for visiting my post. This is my 3rd build ever, so I still have some stuf to iron out (sleeving, cable manegement, etc) So I hope ya'll stay with me as I try and fix the many problems I percieve I'll have with this "budget" build. Also, I personally don't pay attention to projects without photos, so I decided to not leave you guys hangin'. Also, I'm using the Asus z-97 pro motherboard that no google search could find build logs with, so I guess it's kinda "a first"
Motherboard: Asus Z-97 Pro
Cpu: Intel Core I5 4670k
Gpu: (My old) Gtx 560ti  ...  I know... ancient
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8Gb 2x4 1600mhz Black
Cpu Heatsink: Corsair h100i
Hdd: Seagate Barracuda 1Tb
Case: Corsair 600t White graphite    
Anyways, enjoy,              Cheers!

 

PS: Scrolling though tons of pages of comments to find each new post sucks, so I'll just update/edit this post to make it easier for Ya'll to find.

 

I'm new here, and have no idea how images work, so if anyone can give tips on image resizing I'll greatly appreciate it!

 

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Just the parts currently here. PSU and memory missing, Damn you amazon...

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Watch out Xbox... Big Brother's here   :P

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Don't know why that's here.... aint nuthin' special

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And here's the king! Looks lovely in person, except for the disgusting circle   :(

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Top view, good view of the mosfet heatsinks :wub:  Love at first sight!

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MDPC-X is out Just as I started my build, so an alternative:

Heard paracord sleeving works well... IDK though (see below)

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Not completely hollow, plus it frays worse than a stormtrooper's aim
Color Scheme:

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Looking to do a IIIIIIIIIII Style of cable sleeving. Asymmetry meets my eye particularly well.
Pictures don't represent the colors right... They look WAYY WORSE in real life. I guess I'll have to do with what I got. :(

 

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Thanks, I took em' at night so the lighting sucked. Lotta parts ain't here yet, so it's a bit plain ATM.

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i am especially looking forward to the sleeving job (a shame that nils had to close the shop for now; wanted to order something too).

And i agree 100% asymmetry with colors looks way better. 

Gold can really look amazing

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Definetly; I was going to use a 750d, but the guy I'm building this for wanted to keep the cost down. still curious to see how my old white case will look though.

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