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  • Storage upgrade from

2 x HDD to 840 evo

  •  Case upgrade from

 

thermaltake M5 to phantom 240 

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With ghetto 

Foam grommets

 

  1. Is the combo good?
  2. plus any other grommet ideas?  

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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your upgrading to a potato... i swear the 240 looks like a potato but if you like the case and don't mind the plastic go for it 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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your upgrading to a potato... i swear the 240 looks like a potato but if you like the case and don't mind the plastic go for it 

$$$$$...... :'(  plus i like the curves 

 

If i was to go with the Cor c70 i wouldn't be able to get the SSD 

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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$$$$$...... :'( 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NGMIBXC/?tag=pcpapi-20 ???

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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I live in a potato where its not available (SA)

H440 is but the price is literally doubled

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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I live in a potato where its not available (SA)

H440 is but the price is literally doubled

what about this? http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Core-3000-FDCACORE3000US3/dp/B00945N17Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411717023&sr=1-1&keywords=fractal+core+3000

anyways back on topic id drop one of the ssds and grab a 6300

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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your upgrading to a potato... i swear the 240 looks like a potato but if you like the case and don't mind the plastic go for it 

It's a nice potato..

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It's a nice potato..

ain't no fried potato's though...

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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That's a good thing :P

i'm sure you could make a case out of chips 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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That's a good thing :P

#potato things 

 

It doesn't come with a usb 3.0 to usb 2.0 adapter.......come on....

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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i'm sure you could make a case out of chips 

I'd eat it.

 

#potato things 

 

It doesn't come with a usb 3.0 to usb 2.0 adapter.......come on....

Those aren't too expensive.

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I'd eat it.

 

Those aren't too expensive.

I know but where will i find them  :unsure:  :o  :(

 

Like i said i live in a potato....

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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I'd eat it.

 

Those aren't too expensive.

 

 

i'm sure you could make a case out of chips 

I think i might forget about getting that case becasue of this 

Dimension 131.5 x 120 x 165 mm (5.2 x 4.7 x 6.5 inch) CM v6

 

Cooler  Clearance CPU Cooler: 158mm 

 

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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