Project Risky Waterbird

[Hoempfel]

Project Risky Waterbird

 

Welcome to my build rig, this is also my introduction into the LTT forums  :lol: When I was researching for parts I stumbled upon Linus' YouTube channel and thus I am posting my rig here  ;) Why Risky Waterbird? Well, I used a random project name generator, but it actually fits, because this is the first time that I have water running inside of my computer case  :P

 

After 6.5 years of duty, I decided to retire my old Conroe E6600 / GeForce 8800GTS rig and build a new one with the release of Haswell. My old case was an Antec Ninehundred and the cable management job I did was terrible. I had a non modular power supply, and the case offered no cable management help whatsoever.

Other things I wanted to have in my build was:

- Watercooling options

- mATX form factor

- Plenty of power for gaming and HD video editing

 

After saving enough money I chose this part list:

CPU: Intel i7-4770K

GPU: GigaByte GeForce GTX 780 OC with Windforce3 cooler

MB: Asus Maximus VI Gene

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Case: Corsair Obisian 350D

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB

HDD: Salvaged 1 TB WD from old rig

RAM: Kingston 16 GB HyperX DDR3 1600 MHz

PSU: Corsair AX760
Extra fans: 2x Corsair SP120



Let me tell you it was an absolute blast building this rig into the 350D  ^_^ So much ease in cable management.

 

Please tell me what you think :D

 

[felixbearpig]

looks real nice 

[JordanMac]

nice colour scheme! i really like that 350d the front looks really clean.

[enRodjavel]

Clean build, looking nice. And u just need the Custom Loop drug in ya and ya be all good hehe

[PsychoClan]

Awesome!!

[Hoempfel]

looks real nice 

 

 

Great job looks very beautiful

 

 

nice colour scheme! i really like that 350d the front looks really clean.

 

 

 

Awesome!!

 

 

Thanks guys, I chose the colour scheme, since it was pretty easy with the swappable rings on the SP120s and the heat sinks on the Kingston HyperX memory.

 

 

Clean build, looking nice. And u just need the Custom Loop drug in ya and ya be all good hehe

Thanks. I want to do a custom water loop in here eventually, but I first need to save up some more money before I can attempt a custom loop  :P

I'll update the build once I do  ;)

[CJPowell27]

Thanks guys, I chose the colour scheme, since it was pretty easy with the swappable rings on the SP120s and the heat sinks on the Kingston HyperX memory.

 

 

Thanks. I want to do a custom water loop in here eventually, but I first need to save up some more money before I can attempt a custom loop  :P

I'll update the build once I do  ;)

You should fix the Pci cables.  Thats just my OCD cables

[testiclemachine]

This is one of my dream rigs :), Wanna trade my 2600K and Gigabyte Windforce 3X GTX 670 OC for your rig? I'll throw in a Phantom 410

[Hoempfel]

You should fix the Pci cables.  Thats just my OCD cables

 

Gawd I  know right!  :angry: The PCI cables are so stiff... need some more time to fix that, I'll post an update after I've done so.

 

This is one of my dream rigs :), Wanna trade my 2600K and Gigabyte Windforce 3X GTX 670 OC for your rig? I'll throw in a Phantom 410

 

Haha just got this rig and I'm loving it so far  :P It was really easy to make, I'm sure you can build it yourself if you have the funds  ^_^

[Nicktrance]

Not sure what's so risky but an awesome build nonetheless :D. Only thing I would add is a GPU backplate.

[Night]

Stealth your drive bay!!! ><

[Calavera]

Looking sweet!  B)

[Hoempfel]

Not sure what's so risky but an awesome build nonetheless :D. Only thing I would add is a GPU backplate.

Good point, thanks for the tip. I might just do that

Stealth your drive bay!!! ><

Drive bay is temporary. Gonna get a USB optical drive enclosure ;)

[MalcolmSex]

What fans are up front?

[Tecnoman5000]

freaken beautiful, love it. so much horse power in a nice little package

[Hoempfel]

What fans are up front?

 

Up front is the stock 140mm fan, but I'm going to switch that with a Noctua fan. It will be more silent and it doesn't matter aesthetically.

 

 

freaken beautiful, love it. so much horse power in a nice little package

 

Thanks man :)  It's really convenient

[knight_40k]

Nice looking build!

 

Can you post a few more pics of your RAM and how it looks installed in the motherboard? I have a ROG Crosshair V and am looking at getting the same RAM, just wondering how it will look.

[TicTac]

Looks awesome nice job man! love that case :P

[NoobNeb]

mmm nice, give us a shot facing in from the side directly??

[Hoempfel]

Nice looking build!

 

Can you post a few more pics of your RAM and how it looks installed in the motherboard? I have a ROG Crosshair V and am looking at getting the same RAM, just wondering how it will look.

 

 

mmm nice, give us a shot facing in from the side directly??

You ask and I deliver

 

 

[chirag.rh]

Bro that's looks so clean and beautiful! Nice One

[Muffinator]

My opinion: Corsair Vengeance RAM (Red colored) would look epic in there.

[Hoempfel]

My opinion: Corsair Vengeance RAM (Red colored) would look epic in there.

 

I agree with you, but this Kingston HyperX RAM was much much cheaper  :P and it still looks pretty bad ass imho

[Ymac]

I like :)

[knight_40k]

That looks so good, thanks.