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The_Siren_117
By The_Siren_117
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Here are my specs -

 

Case - NZXT S340 Mid Tower Case White 

 

CPU Cooler - Cryorig R1 Ultimate CPU Cooler 

 

CPU - Intel Core i5 4690K 

 

GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked 4GB 

 

SSD - Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD 

 

HHD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 

 

RAM - Kingston Hyper X Fury HX318C10FK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) Blue 

 

MOBO - ASRock Z97 Pro4 Motherboard 

 

PSU - CoolerMaster V650S 80 Plus Gold 650W Power Supply 

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Everything looks great! apart from maybe changing the CPU cooler to a Hyper212 Evo (kinda the go-to around here) I can't recommend many other changes. Solid build here!

 

(Maybe consider a WD Green drive, they're dirt cheap for 1-3TB storage)

• NCASE M1 • i5-9600k • GTX 1080 FE • Z370N-WIFI • SF600 • NH-U9S • LPX 32GB • 960EVO •

I'm a self-identifying Corsair & Nvidia Fanboy; Get over it.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/

Use that site,you will be glad it exist 

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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All in all it comes down to $1505, $5 over budget :)

 

With the WD green drive it costs the same here in aus :)

 

And with the "cm cooler" there are none left in stock :(

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Everything looks great! apart from maybe changing the CPU cooler to a Hyper212 Evo (kinda the go-to around here) I can't recommend many other changes. Solid build here!

 

(Maybe consider a WD Green drive, they're dirt cheap for 1-3TB storage)

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/

Use that site,you will be glad it exist 

 

 

All in all it comes down to $1505, $5 over budget  :)

 

With the WD green drive it costs the same here in aus  :)

 

And with the "cm cooler" there are none left in stock  :(

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Stick with the cryorig cooler... the r1 is on par with nh-d14 afaik. A thing to consider tho: the sidepanel window on the s340 is extremely soft - it scratches immediatly even from fingernails :/

Core i7 4820K  |  NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440  |  Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W

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Stick with the cryorig cooler... the r1 is on par with nh-d14 afaik. A thing to consider tho: the sidepanel window on the s340 is extremely soft - it scratches immediatly even from fingernails :/

Really well i'll probably end up heavily modding the case so i'll change the window to a different material :)

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Have to say, this looks terrific for a first-time build. Definitely going to be a very balanced, well-rounded gaming rig.

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:unsure: Have to say, this looks terrific for a first-time build. Definitely going to be a very balanced, well-rounded gaming rig.

Thanks i'm kinda scared of putting it together  :wacko:

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Thanks i'm kinda scared of putting it together  :wacko:

Hey, that's what we're here for. We'll guide you every step of the way if you need. You know where to find us. ;)

 

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Maybe get a second Evo and run them in RAID for more better-ness. I have one if you like. I opened the box to see the contents but I'm not using it.

How much would shipping be?

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Maybe get a second Evo and run them in RAID for more better-ness. I have one if you like. I opened the box to see the contents but I'm not using it.

How much would shipping be?

Really dude that would be awesome i'm in australia so i'll have to check :)

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Looks good (Apart from the ASRock board) 

 

I would take this MSI over the ASRock.

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97guardpro

 

A 550w psu is enough for a single GTX 970.

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

Hey man i actually just changed it to that motherboard guess great minds think alike afterall

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Hey, that's what we're here for. We'll guide you every step of the way if you need. You know where to find us. ;)

 

Thanks bro appreciate it and i'll make sure to message you if i have troubles :)

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I'm in Ontario, find out and let me know.

Around $20 it's hard to find out from were you are you'll have to double check at your nearest post office :)

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I'm in Ontario, find out and let me know.

and if you can fit it in a letter it will cost you 4 dollars

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and if you can fit it in a letter it will cost you 4 dollars

PM me.

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I mentioned this in our private conversation but I'll post here as well so we can get some more opinions.

On the Puget Systems site (I was REALLY wanting that mineral oil case) they have an article about the draw backs of having your OS drive in RAID and the reasoning is that it adds a level of complexity that only garners minimal performance improvements since the small writes won't really be any quicker and the reads will be nearly the same as a single drive.

Plus you are counting on 2 drives not failing instead.

It would be nice to get another voice on this. Perhaps from a member that doesn't have my "Newbie" tag.

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I just built my first pc very similar to this, I used the same MOBO so I would recommend a different one Tbh. This one was really odd to work with and you can notice the design flaws easily, I could barely fit my strix 970 on it without hitting the USB 3.0

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