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Hey guys,

 

This is my first PC build ever. Throughout the years I've been a console gamer, I don't know what got into me but one morning i woke up and said screw it I want to build a PC....greatest decision I've ever made in my life. I build this PC following Linus's build videos on YouTube. Let me know what you guys think of the build and what I could have done better.

 

-Intel Core i7 4790K 4.4Ghz
-Evga GTX 980 SC ATX 2.0 (SLI) was gonna do tri-sli but decided to return the third card.
-MSI 97 Gaming 7 Motherboard
-Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR3 Ram
-Crucial 1TB Solid State Drive
-Noctua NH-D14 Dual Heatpipe CPU Cooler
-CM Storm Stryker Full Tower
-FirePower ModXStream Pro 700W PSU
-Asus MX279H Monitor
-Logitech G510s & G502

 

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Used my girlfriend for cable management purposes...lol

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Dont mind the mess, picture taken right when build was completed out of excitment

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Three card boxes but only two installed?

 

Looks great, though! Welcome to the forums!

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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Awesome, however I'd do some mods (nothing complex, just some paint and plasti-dip) to make the colors match.

CPU: i5-6600k @ 4.4GHz | Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming | RAM: 8GB HyperX Fury | GPU: Asus Strix GTX 980 | Case: NZXT Noctis 450 Red/Black | Storage: 256GB Sandisk SSD + 1TB Western Digital HDD | PSU: EVGA 750w | Monitor: ASUS VS247H | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Keyboard: $15 Cheapo Rubber Dome Keyboard | Mouse: Rosewill RGM-300


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Awesome first build! And welcome to the forum!

 

Three card boxes but only two installed?

Read OP. He returned the 3rd one. Changed his mind. 

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Returning the third one to Amazon, too much money and I need to save up for my trip to Vegas in June  :(

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Returning the third one to Amazon, too much money and I need to save up for my trip to Vegas in June  :(

 

Awesome first build! And welcome to the forum!

 

Read OP. He returned the 3rd one. Changed his mind. 

Derpity derp derp. Oh ok. Sweet!

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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thats a crazy high end build for a first timer.

 

thats a crazy high end build for someone that has a girlfriend! 

 

crazy nice build , all in all, good job!

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Looks nice! Wondering if you'll get the third 980 after your trip.

OT:

thats a crazy high end build for someone that has a girlfriend! 

lol

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.6 GHz

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VII Hero

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB @ 1903 MHz

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X @ 1100 / 7030 MHz
Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D with the Ghetto LED 5000 lighting kit
Storage: 1TB Samsung 840 EVO
PSU: Corsair AX1200i
Display: Dell P2415Q
Cooling: Corsair H100i
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 RGB (Cherry MX Reds)
Mouse: Sharkk MMO Pro
OS: Windows 10 Pro
 
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2
G.Skill Value 8 GB (1333 MHz)
Cooler Master N200
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
Insignia 300W
Windows 7 Enterprise
 
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Intel Core i3 3240
Asus P8Z77-V LX
4790K stock cooler with Cooler Master HTK-002 thermal paste
Corsair XMS3 4 GB (1333 MHz)
Cooler Master HAF 912
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
Thermaltake TR2 430W
Windows 10 Pro
 
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Noice build m8.

Looks nice! Wondering if you'll get the third 980 after your trip.

OT:

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I hope so....most likely yes....

 

absolutely yes.

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A little messy with the cable management on the bottom in the past pic, but nice work fellow Northern Virginian.

CPU i5 3570k MOBO Asus Maximus Gene V GPU Asus DCUII 670 CASE Corsair 350D (windowless) SSD Crucial M550 256GB msata CPU COOLER Noctua NH-D14 RAM Corsair XMS3 8GB 1600mhz PSU Corsair AX750 Display Asus PB287Q 4K (my review on it http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/380533-journey-into-4k-goodness-asus-pb287q-review/) & Asus VH236H 1080P

Keyboard Logitech G710+ MX Brown Mouse Logitech G502 (my review on it http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/299464-logitech-g502/ )

Proud owner of a BlackBerry Q10.

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Wow, when you moved to PC gaming you REALLY moved to PC gaming!! First build rocking GTX980 SLI! awesome. 

 

J.

- AKA HACKJOE -

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I'm loving it so far. Every game running on Ultra with not a single hiccup. I would like to however upgrade to a 2k or 4k monitor in the near future

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mmmmmm... white stryker cases are always so good looking. :>

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

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mmmmmm... white stryker cases are always so good looking. :>

was stuck between the black one and white one, both look amazing

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Ok this might be a stupid question but I just realized I forgot to install the I/O shield while building...I really dont feel like taking out the motherboard all over again to put it in. Is it necessary? 

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Ok this might be a stupid question but I just realized I forgot to install the I/O shield while building...I really dont feel like taking out the motherboard all over again to put it in. Is it necessary? 

Not really necessary, you should be OK :)

 

P.S.: Nice build!

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EDIT: Returned the PSU for a EVGA 850 G and returned the monitor for a Asus PB278Q. My 2 980's we're a waste on just 1080p

 
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That's quite the beastly build. Very nice! :)

 

You may want to check the direction your fans are blowing on the Noctua cooler. The rear fan on the cooler looks like it's blowing towards the front of the case which will conflict with the exhaust fan right behind it trying to blow the other way. ;)

 

As a rule of thumb, you should have all case fans flowing in through the front and out through the rear/top and your CPU cooler fan should flow in that same direction for the best efficiency and temps.

 

There should be arrows on the fans that tell you which way they blow. If not, just look for which ever side has the motor support structures - that's the side they blow out of. ;)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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That's quite the beastly build. Very nice! :)

 

You may want to check the direction your fans are blowing on the Noctua cooler. The rear fan on the cooler looks like it's blowing towards the front of the case which will conflict with the exhaust fan right behind it trying to blow the other way. ;)

 

As a rule of thumb, you should have all case fans flowing in through the front and out through the rear/top and your CPU cooler fan should flow in that same direction for the best efficiency and temps.

 

There should be arrows on the fans that tell you which way they blow. If not, just look for which ever side has the motor support structures - that's the side they blow out of. ;)

When i turn it around it conflicts and the ram sticks dont fit it :\

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When i turn it around it conflicts and the ram sticks dont fit it :\

 

Just flip the fans around on the the cooler. Don't need to turn the whole cooler around. ;) 

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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I'm loving it so far. Every game running on Ultra with not a single hiccup. I would like to however upgrade to a 2k or 4k monitor in the near future

 

Have you tried running games in 4k DSR? You definitely have the system for it.

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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