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Monochrome (switch 810, watercooled, Gtx 780)

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I completed this build quite a while ago so I do not have any progress shots, but recently upgraded to a GTX 780! 

 

specs:

  • 2500k
  • Gigabye z77x-ud3
  • MSI GTX 780
  • ocz Fata1ity 750w.

 

Watercooling:

  • xspc raystorm cpu block
  • xspc D5 bay res
  • EK titan vga block
  • Alphacool ut60 420mm rad
  • Masterkleer Tubing (1/2id 5/8od)
  • Monsoon compression fittings 

 

You can see the quick and dirty DIY basement made of lexan

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Hue on. This is a cold white looks odd in the photo

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With the side panel on

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Close up on the watercooling parts

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The 420 rad fits like a glove, although I did need to drill new mounting holes for the fans

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Shot before the card swap, shows what the front of the case looks like

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GTX 780 with Titan block installed

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Close up of the installed card

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Monster of a card!

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For Slick, CM rapid red switch. Custom old school WASD key caps

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Man nice build , loveing those monsoon fittings

Cpu: Intel i7 4770k @4.4 Ghz | Case: Corsair 350D | Motherbord: Z87 Gryphon | Ram: dominator platinum 4X4 1866 | Video Card: SLI GTX 980 Ti | Power Supply: Seasonic 1000 platinum | Monitor: ACER XB270HU | Keyboard: RK-9100 | Mouse: R.A.T. 7 | Headset : HD 8 DJ | Watercooled

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Nice build, paint those heatsinks! :P

yeah i wish they were black or silver but I usually have my hue blue so it works out ok

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Mechanics of materials... best monitor stand out

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copper gpu block ruins it a bit for me,but to each his own.

 

great build

Linus Sebastian said:

The stand is indeed made of metal but I wouldn't drive my car over a bridge made of it.

 

https://youtu.be/X5YXWqhL9ik?t=552

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I REALLY like the keyboard :D looks cool

i5 3570 | MSI GD-65 Gaming | OCZ Vertex 60gb ssd | WD Green 1TB HDD | NZXT Phantom | TP-Link Wifi card | H100 | 5850


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Mechanics of materials... best monitor stand out

May not be the cheapest monitor stand but works well haha :)

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copper gpu block ruins it a bit for me,but to each his own.

great build

You can't see it unless you lay on the floor so it doesn't bother me

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oh wow... what a beautiful looking rig! very clean! i love it

 

great work man :)

-Corsair Carbide 500r + TX-750w V2 | Asus P5Q Deluxe + Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 3.8Ghz + 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz

-Sapphire HD4890 1GB DDR5 (New Edition) + 1x Intel SSD 330 120GB + 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB SlimSinglePlate (RAID0)

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what fans are you using on the rad?  can you post a pic from the top with the cover removed?

HP something | 5600X | Corsair  16GB | Zotac ArcticStorm GTX 1080 Ti | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB | OCZ Agility 3 480GB | ADATA SP550 960 GB

Corsair AX860i | CaseLabs SM8 | EK Supremacy | UT60 420 | ST30 360 | ST30 240

Gentle Typhoon's and Noctua's and Noiseblocker eLoop's

 

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Are you using all of the drive bays? and that RAM is a bit ugly but that's just my opinion.

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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Awesome build! I LOVE your keyboard too, all function no extras.

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Hibbeler's Mechanics of materials! a fellow Engineering Student I see :D. I have a paperback 8th edition right next to me too :lol:

 

Back on Topic: I love the monochrome colour scheme, looks really nice and clean and I love the basement.

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