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adamnieri
By adamnieri
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This build took about two months to complete since my availability wasn't always.... available? I had a little hiccup with ordering the right parts, and rethinking the custom paneling on the outside of the case. Overall, it was a great learning experience. I've never done a build like this before, and I can say it was really fun. 

 

SPECS:

CASE: Corsair Carbide Air 540

Motherboard: ASUS X99-A ATX DDR4 LGA 2011-v3

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 2666MHz 

GPU: 2 x Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

 

Most of the parts for the custom water cooling loop came from Bitspower. I was impressed with their quality reservoirs in my last build so I used them for my fittings as well this time. I did run into a snag when my impatience got the best of me and I tried to tighten a fitting with pliers to stop a leak and stripped some of the paint off. 

 

Enjoy! 

 

 

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Hmm, its decent, though I'm not a fan of the acrylic sheets you added, or the crazy bright lights on the bottom of the case :/

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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my original plan for the exterior paneling was much less plain, but unfortunately that didn't work out as I had planned. I opted for something simple in order to finish the build when I had intended to. What would you have done differently to the exterior? I'm curious to know your thoughts. 

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neat!

 

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As a huge TES fan I approve of your builds name.  I do like the build too but I wouldve used a different cover for the fans

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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I also think the exterior was somewhat bland. I want to do something with the blue acrylic but I can't think of anything particularly great. Any ideas would be really helpful.

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