project Vespula Vulgaris

[paulstung]

Hi there guys, I'm new to the forum,l so a little hello from me to start. My name is Paul and come from South Wales in the UK,  I'm 39  but a big kid, but aren't we all really ? I have only been into build your own for just over a year but have got the bug, and can't stop. This build is my 6th but only my 2nd with water cooling. My first was just a simple cpu loop on an i5 3570k.

 

 

Onto the build it started with a win on another forum of the Fractal Design R4 XL, and the plan was just to add my Z77 kit, but another lucky win from a local prize draw landed me a £1000 Amazon voucher, so I decided to treat myself to the 4670k and in my opinion the best looking motherboard on the Z87 platform, the beast that is the MSI XPower.

 

 

There wasn't much to really mod with the case except for a roof mod to hold a 360 rad, and I had to remove the drive bays to mount the Monsta 420 up front, along with the roof mod, I had to add a 3 x 120mm rad shroud to be able to go push pull. The only other mod I have planed is the door, it needs a nice big window, but the acrylic is on it's way as wee speak. enough of me some pics, they aren't the best my oh killed my dslr ( silly cow ) so I'm relying on my S4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The psu shroud is just a temp solution , I have something special being fabricated for that

 

 

 

SPECS

          

               Fractal R4 Xl                                                                                     

               MSI XPower Z87

               Intel i5 4670k 4.2 @ 1.050v

               16gb 4 x 4gb Avexir 2400mxz

               MSI 7950 / HIS 7950

               Intel 335 180gb ssd boot

               Samsung 840 pro 250gb ssd main drive

               OCZ agility 60gb music

               XFX 750w 80% silver

 

COOLING

 

                Alphacool ST30 360mm up top

                Alphacool nexXxos monsta 420 up front

                Akasa 140mm / 120mm all round in push pull

                XSPC raystorm cpu block

                Alphacool NexXxos 7950 blocks / back plates

                D5, koolance top

                Bitspower Z multi 250mm

                Fesser TFC 1 rotary fittings, fesser 1/2 barbs, fesser XFire bridge

                Primochill advanced LRT 7/16 hose

                2l de-ironised water, 500ml Mayems sunset yellow pastel concentrate

     

                 Bitfenix Alchemy extensions

                 Koolance 3 x 120mm rad shroud

                 Bitspower 140mm fan filters x4

                 23" asus LEd monitor

                 32" Lg cinema 3d tv 1080p

                 Microlab solo 7c' / beringher MS20's 

                 Steelseries Merc Stealth

                 Cyborg R.A.T 7

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

[bchampion96]

I don't think I've ever seen someone pull off black and yellow so well before :P Well done!

[alpenwasser]

*evil voice* So we meet again, Paul!

:D

[paulstung]

Thanks mate.

 

Hello matey. I hope you were stroking a cat when you said that.  lol

[alpenwasser]

Thanks mate.

 

Hello matey. I hope you were stroking a cat when you said that.  lol

Well, I was stroking something... It can be a cat if that makes you feel better. :lol:

[Liam-McShane]

Well, I was stroking something... It can be a cat if that makes you feel better. :lol:

That sounds a tad weird, lol. Any ways really nice build, looks really sharp.

[alpenwasser]

That sounds a tad weird, lol.

My dog, I was stroking my dog! :lol:

[paulstung]

We believe you  :D

[Winther]

Very nice! love to see a different color, looking forward to the PSU shroud..! ;)

[concinnity]

awesome rig!

 

did you perchance steal the name from Pabz0r?

[Ranty]

I have one question. Where is the power button? 

[Theo]

Very very nice! well done :D

[paulstung]

awesome rig!

 

did you perchance steal the name from Pabz0r?

No mate I now of the rig though. My nickname for the past 30 years has been Stungy, and my last build was in a Phantom 630 with the Z77 Mpower also black and yellow called the Phantom Bee, and I was stuck for a name for this build so I just Googled Latin name for bee and it was Apis, and I didn't like the sound of that so next i tried wasp, and that I liked Vespula Vulgaris. I thought I was being original until I saw his build 

 

The bower button is just above the door up top, I need to add some better pics of the finished build, I'll take it outside in the AM, my shroud might be here then too.

[NinjaStyle013]

I love the colour scheme, good to see rarer colours used.

 

I realyl wanna see something done with that one motherboard thats got golden caps n stuff thatd be sweet

[Nicktrance]

Nice work, that black and yellow colour scheme looks awesome .