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Green and Grey Monster--$3,000

 

 

Component   Selection Base Price Promo Shipping Tax Price Where       CPU

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Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $234.98 -$5.00 FREE   $229.98 Outlet PC    

 

$5.00 mail-in rebate

      CPU Cooler

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Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $109.99   FREE   $109.99 Newegg    

Motherboard

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Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $196.99   FREE   $196.99 SuperBiiz    

Memory

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Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $79.99       $79.99 NCIX US    

 

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Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $79.99       $79.99 NCIX US    

    Add Additional Memory                   Storage

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Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $102.99       $102.99 NCIX US    

 

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Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $88.98 -$5.00     $83.98 Outlet PC    

 

$5.00 mail-in rebate

          Add Additional Storage                   Video Card

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EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card $640.99   FREE   $640.99 SuperBiiz    

    Add Another Video Card For 2-Way SLI                   Sound Card

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Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card $169.99   FREE   $169.99 Amazon    

Case

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NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case $159.99   FREE   $159.99 Amazon    

Case Fan

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Aerocool Shark 120mm Green 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan $14.99   $0.99   $15.98 Newegg    

 

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Aerocool Shark 120mm Green 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan $14.99   $0.99   $15.98 Newegg    

 

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NZXT FS-200RB-GLED 89.5 CFM 200mm Fan $12.99   $6.99   $19.98 SuperBiiz    

 

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NZXT FS-200RB-GLED 89.5 CFM 200mm Fan $12.99   $6.99   $19.98 SuperBiiz    

 

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Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan $19.99       $19.99 NCIX US    

 

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Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan $19.99       $19.99 NCIX US    

 

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Aerocool Shark 96.5 CFM 140mm Fan $17.99   FREE   $17.99 Amazon    

 

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Aerocool Shark 96.5 CFM 140mm Fan $17.99   FREE   $17.99 Amazon    

Power Supply

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Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply $99.98 -$20.00     $79.98 NCIX US    

 

$20.00 mail-in rebate

      Optical Drive

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LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $99.99   $7.99   $107.98 SuperBiiz    

    Add Another Optical Drive                   Operating System   Choose An Operating System                   Monitor

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Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor $376.99   FREE   $376.99 Amazon    

Keyboard   Ducky DK2108-BUSLLA Wired Gaming Keyboard $92.00       $92.00 Mechanical Keyboards    

Mouse

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Mionix NAOS 8200 Wired Laser Mouse $69.98   FREE   $69.98 Amazon    

Speakers

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Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 232W 2.1ch Speakers $229.99   FREE   $229.99 Amazon    

Expansion Cards / Networking

Displays

Peripherals

Accessories / Other

Custom   Add Custom Part                   Base Total: $2965.73   Mail-in Rebates: -$30.00   Shipping: $23.95   Total: $2959.68

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Corsair + Asus [brand-Themed Build]--$1,000

 

 

 

CPU   Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor $149.99   FREE   $149.99 Newegg     CPU Cooler
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Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $59.99 -$10.00 FREE   $49.99 Newegg      
$10.00 mail-in rebate
      Motherboard
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Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $129.99   FREE   $129.99 Amazon     Memory
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Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $66.94   $7.14   $74.08 TigerDirect         Add Additional Memory                   Storage
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Corsair Force Series GS 360GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $299.99   FREE   $299.99 Newegg         Add Additional Storage                   Video Card
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Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card $144.99 -$25.00 $9.99   $129.98 SuperBiiz      
$15.00 Mail-in rebate, $10.00 off w/ promo code: IRENA4210, ends 2013-09-09
      Case
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Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case $65.99       $65.99 NCIX US     Power Supply
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Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply $99.98 -$20.00     $79.98 NCIX US      
$20.00 mail-in rebate
      Optical Drive   Choose An Optical Drive                   Operating System   Choose An Operating System                   Expansion Cards / Networking   Displays   Peripherals   Accessories / Other   Custom   Add Custom Part                   Base Total: $1017.86   Promo Discounts: -$10.00   Mail-in Rebates: -$45.00   Shipping: $17.13   Total: $979.99

It's the best I could do for $1,000.00

No building in this thread

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Idea: PC you could literally take in the desert or army outpost. (Very high quality sturdy components, lot of dust filters, possibly military theme), $2000 with monitor, your call to include pheripherals, but with that it should be $2100-2200.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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Ultimate DAW build? $3500 including a sound card, or $2500 no sound card?

What does that stand for? Digital Audio Workstation? I think many people would be hard pressed to even come up with the parts for a $1,000 sound system (but I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject).

 

Idea: PC you could literally take in the desert or army outpost. (Very high quality sturdy components, lot of dust filters, possibly military theme), $2000 with monitor, your call to include pheripherals, but with that it should be $2100-2200.

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I like it :) (although I normally hate the puke green/brown color scheme of "military" builds. Green Corsair C70 + Noctuas...)

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Corsair + Asus [brand-Themed Build]--$1,000

 

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Green and Grey Monster--$3,000

 

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Green and Grey Monster--$3,000

 

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3 things:

  1. As @Deddie said, no builds should be posted in this thread. They go in each week's respective thread.
  2. Did you just highlight, copy, and paste from your part list page? (I don't know how else you got all the pictures). PLEASE READ THE RULES/GUIDELINES! If you were to enter, use the BBCode Markup button and copy/paste that.
  3. Don't post part lists before the contest starts. The Corsair + Asus Build will happen next week, so you can't enter until that thread has been created.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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What does that stand for? Digital Audio Workstation? I think many people would be hard pressed to even come up with the parts for a $1,000 sound system (but I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject).

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I like it :) (although I normally hate the puke green/brown color scheme of "military" builds. Green Corsair C70 + Noctuas...)

That's the point, expand people horizons so that they can learn.

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That's the point, expand people horizons so that they can learn.

You're right.

Did I guess correctly with the acronym?

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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From the OP:

 

If you have any questions or suggestions, please post them in this thread. However, do not post part lists in this thread.

 

 

Green and Grey Monster--$3,000

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($336.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte G1.SNIPER 5 EATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)
Case:  NZXT Switch 810 (Gun Metal) ATX Full Tower Case  ($152.94 @ Amazon)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 73.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 64.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 64.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 64.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan:  Cougar Dual-X 64.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($553.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2821.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 13:49 EDT-0400)

Under the Winners section, there is a link to each contest thread. Put your entry in the one that pertains to what you are entering.

 

This isn't supposed to be here, you have to post to this week's contest thread or you will be (probably) disqualified.

Yes, thank you. If the submission is not in the correct thread it will be disqualified.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Ideal Rig for linus,

 

a case filled with noctua fans

lol :)

 

Get two of those small HAF Stacker cases, fill one with Noctuas and one with SSDs, and download all the ninite options onto it.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.20 @ Outlet PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER 5 EATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($369.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($284.99 @ Best Buy)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.29 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Gunmetal ATX Full Tower Case ($199.98 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.41 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 700W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.48 @ Outlet PC)

Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: CPU Waterblock: XSPC Raystorm Black ($62.99)

Other: Tubing: PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Green ($25.99)

Other: 360 RAD: BlackIce GTX Xtreme 360 ($119.95)

Other: Coolant: PrimoChill 1 Gallon water ($26.99)

Other: Pump: Swiftech MCP655 Adjustable ($119.95)

Other: GPU Waterblock: EK-FC770 GTX - Acetal ($99.99)

Other: RES: EK-BAY SINGLE RES CSQ - Acetal ($51.99)

Other: Fittings: ModMyToys Carbon Fiber Enhanced Compression Fitting (12) (2 extra as a backup) ($107.40)

Other: Shipping on custom parts from Frozencpu.com (UPS ground) ($14.48)

Other: NZXT HUE ($28.99)

Other: Kill coil (Pure silver) ($6.99)

Total: $2888.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 22:59 EDT-0400)

CPU: I picked the 4770k because I'm assuming that if you price your PC out at $3000 your going to want a lot of power.

Thermal Goop: I know this stuff is high quality and it has worked for a lot of people in the past.

MOBO: Its black and green. And its a high end board made to overclock. Perfect for the $3000 budget

SSD: Samsung makes all the hardware. That means they get first pick of the components. Which is good because that means they get the first pick of the best components.

HDD: 3TB is more than enough for most people on the market. and its a 7200 RPM drive so Seagate isn't skimping out on this one. It also has 64MB cache.

RAM: I guess I designed this system to be a gaming/video rendering rig. 32GB of ram will speed up the rendering process well as reducing the the severity of lag spikes

GPU: The 770 is a fantastic card. And it looks sexy. I figured it would be perfect because of GPU Boost 2.0 and its one of the higher end cards on the market.

Case: No doubt that the Phantom line is NZXT's most popular line of cases. I'm personally a huge fan of the SSD Mounts and the built-in fan controller. especailly since this PC will feature a custom loop.

Case fans: Since this build will have a 360 Rad in it, I figured that static pressure is important to get air through the rad. And a static pressure optimized fan can't go wrong.

PSU: NZXT REALLY outdid themselves here. This is the most bang for your buck Ive ever seen. A fully-modular 700w power supply for a $100? That's insane. the only downside here is that its only 80Plus Bronze.

Optical Drive: Its an optical drive...

Monitor: Its a 1080p IPS monitor that supports HDMI 1.4 DisplayPort DVI-D. It has tilt, swivel, height adjustment and wall mounting support. I could have picked a 1440p monitor but they're so much more expensive. So 1080p will do.

CUSTOM LOOP

CPU Waterblock. If you get green LED lights in the block it will match the build theme and look good at the same time. (Note that the leds are optional)

Tubing: Amazing green tubing that is extremely kink resistant. I personally picked the 1/2 X 3/4

RAD: Its a 360 rad. Its not so thick that it looks weird.

Coolant: I see nothing wrong with using plain water if you have a kill coil and some colored tubing.

Pump: Build on the already amazing MCP650, the MCP655 uses G1/4 fittings now instead of barbs. And this version of the MCP655 has adjustable speed which is useful for taking out the air bubbles.

GPU Waterblock: I like that this one has no visible branding (that i saw at least) so it gives the card a very clean look.

RES: Small 1 5.25" bay res. Its not flashy but it is cheap.

Fittings: Compression fittings look nice.And for some reason these stood out to me.

NZXT HUE: Ive only seen 1 overview of this and I was instantly sold. SO MANY OPTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES! the lighting effects look good too like the pulse etc.

Kill coil: Keeps crap out of the loop. If it can do that Job well done.

Also a quick note. it will say there's an incompatibility. There isn't. pcpartpicker.com says that the Phantom 630 can't do E-ATX. It in fact can and I have checked nzxt.com to verify this.

This isn't supposed to be here, you have to post into this week's contest topic, otherwise you're disqualified.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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Ideal Rig for linus,

 

a case filled with noctua fans

A super quiet rig would be nice although it may be a bit boring for a build off.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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This isn't supposed to be here, you have to post into this week's contest topic, otherwise you're disqualified.

Thanks for letting me know. but im fairly new so how do you delete a post?

Current Rig:
Intel core i7-4790k, EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0, Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1, Corsair H100i, Kingston Hyperx Fury 16GB, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB, WD Red 3TB (RAID 1), Corsair RM750, NZXT HUE, Phanteks Enthoo Luxe.

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Thanks for letting me know. but im fairly new so how do you delete a post?

You can't. You can report it to the mods (hit the report button next to multiquote), and edit it so it takes up less space.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Voting is live, but since I was late in making the poll and we have a lot of entries, this contest has been extended one week. Thursday the 19th is the last day of voting.

Vote here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53902-build-off-week-910-green-and-grey-monster-nvidia-theme/

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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This is what I came up with for the Asus-Corsair 1000$ PC.
 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound:  Masscool Stars-700 0.5g Thermal Paste  ($1.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Corsair Neutron Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($184.14 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor:  Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $999.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Since haswell is brand new, I thought its extra 10% perfomance would be appropriate for this build. The 7870 GHZ edition is cheap and performs really well. I followed the black and gold color scheme, though I didn't have the extra 10$ to pick a windowed 350D. Could of done it without the CPU cooler though.
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This is what I came up with for the Asus-Corsair 1000$ PC.
 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound:  Masscool Stars-700 0.5g Thermal Paste  ($1.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Corsair Neutron Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($184.14 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor:  Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $999.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-12 18:27 EDT-0400)
 
Since haswell is brand new, I thought its extra 10% perfomance would be appropriate for this build. The 7870 GHZ edition is cheap and performs really well. I followed the black and gold color scheme, though I didn't have the extra 10$ to pick a windowed 350D. Could of done it without the CPU cooler though.

 

Wrong place, post your builds in the weeks thread. This is the overall build off thread where updates on rules and winners are announced. 

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Ideas - 1, Eco build - A build with a focus on power saving and lesser heat output - $1500

            2, "The red star" - High performance AMD and red themed build - $2100 with pheripherals

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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EDIT: I screwed up and posted this in the wrong spot. so this is here because if me being dumb. if someone would be kind enough to tell me how to delete a post, that would be great.

Thank you for shortening/fixing your post. You can't delete it. If you hit the report button, a mod can delete it for you.

 

Ideas - 1, Eco build - A build with a focus on power saving and lesser heat output - $1500

            2, "The red star" - High performance AMD and red themed build - $2100 with pheripherals

I like both of those. I'll probably trim down the budgets though.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Congrats to @WoodenMarker, our repeat winner! He's steamrolling everyone else, you guys need to step up your game :P

The next contest can be found here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/58603-build-off-week-11-corsair-asus-brand-themed-build/

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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The poll is up for Week 11! vote here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/58603-build-off-week-11-corsair-asus-brand-themed-build/

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Just a little thing: You spelled my name wrong.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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Just a little thing: You spelled my name wrong.

Sorry, my typo is fixed now

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Week 12 was a tie between @Kiwiandapple and @WoodenMarker. Congratulations to both of them. The next contest is up: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60397-build-off-week-12-dedicated-game-server-host/

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Sweet! I wish we could get more people to vote haha! But i'll take it anyway <3 

NZXT Phantom windowed, Asus Z77 Sabertooth, Intel 2600K, Noctua NH-D14, EVGA 780 Classified, Crucial Ballistic Tactical, Crucial M4 128GB + Samsung 850 EVO, Corsair RM850, Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Peripherals: Sennheiser HD598, FinalMouse Classic, SteelSeries Qck Heavy, Ducky Shine Zero (MX Brown), AOC G2460PF & Qnix QX2710

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