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Hey guys, recently I'm looking to buy a matx videoediting and gaming beast, and stumbled upon the Maingear X-Cube X99. The X-Cube is a maingear "modified" version of the Corsair Air 240, and it can house an X99 powerhouse up to a 5960x, and dual GPU's.

 

Anyways, here are my customizations. My questions are: Will this computer perform well? Will it have normal temperatures? Will this be a noisy or a decent sounding computer? 

 

 

Customizations:

Special Promotions:  Save $125 off any orders over $2499 or $250 off any order over $4999 -discount applied during checkout

 

Special Promotions:  [samsung 850 SSD Required] Free Games! Farcry 4 and Assassins Creed Unity.

 

Chassis:  X-Cube White Windowed Compact Case

 

Chassis Lighting:  Blue LED Light Strip

$39.00

Motherboard:  EVGA X99 Micro

Included

Processor:  Intel® Core™ i7 5960X 8-core 3.0GHz/3.5GHz Turbo 20MB L3 Cache w/ HyperThreading (16 Threads)

$855.00

Processor Cooling:  MAINGEAR EPIC 240 Supercooler

$57.00

MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking Service:  YES! - Redline™ Overclock My System! - Requires 4990k, 4790k, 5820k, 5930k or 5960x CPU

$49.00

Memory:  32GB Corsair® DOMINATOR™ Platinum DDR4- 2666 (4x8GB)

$824.00

Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator:  2x NVIDIA® GeForce™ Titan X 24GB GDDR5 in SLI

$2,270.00

Power Supply:  1200 Watt Corsair® Professional Digital Series AX1200i 80+ Platinum Certified Modular Power Supply ROHS

$270.00

Power Supply Sleeving:  Corsair® Power Supply Sleeving - WHITE

$99.00

Hard Drive Bay One:  1TB Samsung® 850 Pro SSD [550MB/s Reads]

$753.00

Hard Drive Bay Two:  256GB Samsung® 850 Pro SSD [550MB/s Reads]

$250.00

Hard Drive Bay Three:  4TB Seagate® Desktop HDD.15 5900rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G

$220.00

Optical Drive One:  12X Asus® Blu-ray Burner External USB 3.0 with Cyberlink PowerDVD

$150.00

Audio:  Creative® Soundblaster Z PCI-E Featuring SBX Studio Pro, Dolby, Sound Core3D

$135.00

Ethernet Adapter:  On-board Gigabit Ethernet

Included

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

$73.00

Security Software:  Free 1 Year Subscription! McAfee AntiVirus Plus

Included

The Final Finesse:  Designed, Manufactured, and Supported in the USA - Flawless Craftsmanship and Wire Management

Included

Angelic Service Warranty:  Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 1 Year Comprehensive Warranty

Included

 

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  Product Subtotal: $8,069.00      

 

If anybody could suggest a MATX better and quieter build than this for $8,069, please tell me below.

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Just saying your build color is yellow or near white. (The text of it)

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I can't readdd!

Case: NZXT phantom CPU:I5-4460 GPU:MSI-GTX1070 Gaming X RAM:2x4Gb-DDR3-HyperX fury MOBO:Asus Z97-P HDD:Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm PSU:Sentey650W

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Seems quite a bit overpriced to me..

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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First of all fix the text color,

second of all...

 

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T BUY A MAINGEAR PC!

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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Can you change the text to a readable color pls?

If you guys were on the Night theme you could read it :P

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Can't read text but my x99 setup cost £3-5k

Workstation:
Intel Core i7 5820k @ 4.4Ghz, Asus Rampage V Extreme, 32Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 4 2400 DDR4,2 x Nvidia 980 Gtx Reference Cards in Sli,
1TB - 4 x 250Gb Samsung Evo 840 Raid 0, Corsair AX1200i, Lian Li PC-D600 Silver.

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this look overpriced and why do u need 32gb of ram?

Not to mention 32gb of ram that costs 900 dollars jesus corsair what the hell are you smoking

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fmH6dC

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.17 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: EVGA Micro Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($489.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($77.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($134.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Corsair Sleeved Cables - White ($99.99)
Total: $5395.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 17:07 EDT-0400
 
For the most part, its the same thing, and costs over 2.5K less.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Not to mention 32gb of ram that costs 900 dollars jesus corsair what the hell are you smoking

I'd suggest a combination of weed, meth, and cocaine.

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i can top it by a mile for $500 less

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($237.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $7689.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 17:06 EDT-0400
its not mATX but it is sporting 4 titan x's (2 more than that build, 64 gb ram, 9 TB of storage, and a 1500w psu

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Hey guys, recently I'm looking to buy a matx videoediting and gaming beast, and stumbled upon the Maingear X-Cube X99. The X-Cube is a maingear "modified" version of the Corsair Air 240, and it can house an X99 powerhouse up to a 5960x, and dual GPU's.

 

Anyways, here are my customizations. My questions are: Will this computer perform well? Will it have normal temperatures? Will this be a noisy or a decent sounding computer? 

 

 

Customizations:

Special Promotions:  Save $125 off any orders over $2499 or $250 off any order over $4999 -discount applied during checkout

 

Special Promotions:  [samsung 850 SSD Required] Free Games! Farcry 4 and Assassins Creed Unity.

 

Chassis:  X-Cube White Windowed Compact Case

 

Chassis Lighting:  Blue LED Light Strip

$39.00

Motherboard:  EVGA X99 Micro

Included

Processor:  Intel® Core™ i7 5960X 8-core 3.0GHz/3.5GHz Turbo 20MB L3 Cache w/ HyperThreading (16 Threads)

$855.00

Processor Cooling:  MAINGEAR EPIC 240 Supercooler

$57.00

MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking Service:  YES! - Redline™ Overclock My System! - Requires 4990k, 4790k, 5820k, 5930k or 5960x CPU

$49.00

Memory:  32GB Corsair® DOMINATOR™ Platinum DDR4- 2666 (4x8GB)

$824.00

Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator:  2x NVIDIA® GeForce™ Titan X 24GB GDDR5 in SLI

$2,270.00

Power Supply:  1200 Watt Corsair® Professional Digital Series AX1200i 80+ Platinum Certified Modular Power Supply ROHS

$270.00

Power Supply Sleeving:  Corsair® Power Supply Sleeving - WHITE

$99.00

Hard Drive Bay One:  1TB Samsung® 850 Pro SSD [550MB/s Reads]

$753.00

Hard Drive Bay Two:  256GB Samsung® 850 Pro SSD [550MB/s Reads]

$250.00

Hard Drive Bay Three:  4TB Seagate® Desktop HDD.15 5900rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G

$220.00

Optical Drive One:  12X Asus® Blu-ray Burner External USB 3.0 with Cyberlink PowerDVD

$150.00

Audio:  Creative® Soundblaster Z PCI-E Featuring SBX Studio Pro, Dolby, Sound Core3D

$135.00

Ethernet Adapter:  On-board Gigabit Ethernet

Included

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

$73.00

Security Software:  Free 1 Year Subscription! McAfee AntiVirus Plus

Included

The Final Finesse:  Designed, Manufactured, and Supported in the USA - Flawless Craftsmanship and Wire Management

Included

Angelic Service Warranty:  Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 1 Year Comprehensive Warranty

Included

 
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  Product Subtotal: $8,069.00      

 

If anybody could suggest a MATX better and quieter build than this for $8,069, please tell me below.

If you are spending that much on lights get some NZXT Hues, they are RGB.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9DNjLk I like the night theme, it complements my dark basement. If you are reading this then you must also be a fan of the night theme.

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@dominikgajos467  If you don't already have LEDs you can check out my store AddonCustoms.com pick the LED colour, powercable length and connector (3pin fan or 4pin molex)  They will then be hand made and sent to your door, then all you need to do is plug them in to your computer.

 
Forum member Lays done a quick review here - Click Here
Forum member jtai117 done a review here - Click Here
 
Both topics contain pictures of their builds with our LEDs.
 
 
Our LED strips contain more LEDs than the average LED strip as we have out LEDs closer together, the PCB (LED strip circuit) is black, sleeved in black paracord with a black connector and black heat shrink.
 
 
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i can top it by a mile for $500 less

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($237.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $7689.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 17:06 EDT-0400
its not mATX but it is sporting 4 titan x's (2 more than that build, 64 gb ram, 9 TB of storage, and a 1500w psu

 

That is actually a great combination! The only thing I would change is the quad titan x's, unfortunately there's always a problem running quad-sli so instead I would have 3 of them. The Corsair 900D is a nice case but boy is it huge, I would go with the Fractal Design R5 Titanium instead. Thank You for taking your time to give me some ideas :)

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That is actually a great combination! The only thing I would change is the quad titan x's, unfortunately there's always a problem running quad-sli so instead I would have 3 of them. The Corsair 900D is a nice case but boy is it huge, I would go with the Fractal Design R5 Titanium instead. Thank You for taking your time to give me some ideas :)

i would not recommend putting tri titans in a mid tower. a mid tower can handle 2 gpus. more, and i would recommend a full tower.

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Not to mention 32gb of ram that costs 900 dollars jesus corsair what the hell are you smoking

I paid the equivalent of around $450-500 for my 32gb ddr4 kit (£350-380)

Not to mention £80-90 for 250gb Samsung ssd's & £100 for a 4tb wd green drive

Workstation:
Intel Core i7 5820k @ 4.4Ghz, Asus Rampage V Extreme, 32Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 4 2400 DDR4,2 x Nvidia 980 Gtx Reference Cards in Sli,
1TB - 4 x 250Gb Samsung Evo 840 Raid 0, Corsair AX1200i, Lian Li PC-D600 Silver.

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Just a quick note:

 

Buying "custom made" PCs, or better pre made PCs, will always cost you a premium. Most of the time we are talking around 25%(best case szenario) - 150% (ouch) premium.

The cheaper offerings usually cheap out on some parts. Cheap CPU, cheap GPU, bad ram, SSD ect.

 

In your case price is astronomically high, so cheaping out of stuff is not needed, the price Premium is around 40-50% over building the same thing yourself tho.

Up to you if you want to spend 2,5-3k on the service alone (you coulc build a PC, almost like that, for 3k and make someone extremly happy!).

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I paid the equivalent of around $450-500 for my 32gb ddr4 kit (£350-380)

Not to mention £80-90 for 250gb Samsung ssd's & £100 for a 4tb wd green drive

DDR4 is way less than that tho now, at least here, 32gb of DDR4 is like 300

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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Okay guys, so are there any experts on hardline water-cooling? I'm still debating between the NZXT H440 and the Fractal Design R5,  but if I am to build it myself than hardline water-cooling is in my best interest, to keep the system smooth and quiet.

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