[Build Log] Bleeding Panther (x99, Noctis 450, G1 980ti)

[Davethegamer]

 

 

 

Hello Guys and Gals, today I'm pleased to announce my brand new build! Which I've named The Bleeding Panther!

 

Before I get into it, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone whose helped me out on the forums, whether it be with parts, or where to get great deals. Thank you!

 

 

Now, let's get into it! I've been planning this build for about a year and a half, jumping between here, reddit, and elsewhere. It's seen many iterations, from z97 to x99 even to z170 before I quickly went back to Haswell-E, but it's finally reached a point where I feel comfortable buying everything. Now for the reason I got this, well first was streaming, gaming, and 3D rendering, but for school I'm in a computer science class so typing essays will probably happen too.
 

Mods

I do plan on modding this build in a few different ways! First, I'll be repainting the G1 gaming card since the silver on the card doesn't match I'll be Plasti dipping that part. The next mod that's happening to this build is cable sleeving and cable training (if that is considered a mod). This next mod was suggested by someone on reddit. Since I don't the thin and grooved tubing of my cooler, I should take some flex tubing, cut it down the middle, and put the coolers tubing inside of the flex tubing.  Lastly, I'll be looking for anyway to make rubber grommets for the openings that aren't grommeted on this case. 

(I might add more depending on other peoples ideas)
 
Now for the parts:
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor : Arrived ( Bought at MicroCenter )
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 360 : Arrived ( 8/19/15 )
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste : Coming soon
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 : Arrived ( 8/19/15 )
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) (x2) : Arrived  ( 8/27/15 )
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB : Arrived ( 8/23/15 )

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB : Arrived

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB : Arrived
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB : Arrived
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB : Arrived ( 8/23/15 )
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case : Arrived ( Bought at MicroCenter )
Power Supply: EVGA 850 G2 80+ Gold Certified : Arrived ( 8/25/15 )

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition : Arrived ( Bought at MicroCenter )
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition : Coming soon
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition : Coming soon
 

*I'll update this thread whenever I have a major update or when a Purchased item Arrives.
 
This week I bought all the expensive items. Next week I'm getting the Harddrives and SSD's and the week after that I'm getting the remaining fans and memory.

 

8/16/15

 

CPU and Case (Box Post)

 

I know it's a box post right now, but I wanted to post this.

 

8/19/15

 

Motherboard and CPU Cooler

 

 

Yeah for real pictures!

 

8/23/15

 

GPU and SSD

More images in the update reply

 

8/27/15

 

PowerSupply and RAM

 

Any questions you have feel free to ask.

[AlwaysFSX]

Should name it Cecil.

 

I like that parts list.

[Davethegamer]

Should name it Cecil.

Oh my..... 

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh my..... 

Just gonna take sensitivity and throw it right out the window. :lol:

[Darth_Klein]

Looking good

[themaniac]

Just gonna take sensitivity and throw it right out the window. :lol:

everyone should do that, if everyone did that we won't have such butthurt brats everywhere

[Davethegamer]

Just gonna take sensitivity and throw it right out the window. :lol:

Then down the street.  :lol:

[Curufinwe_wins]

I know you probably have reasons, but the sp120s are pretty bad fans.

Ideally you'd be getting noctua or venturi fans. But those are just a little bit more.

[Davethegamer]

I know you probably have reasons, but the sp120s are pretty bad fans.

Ideally you'd be getting noctua or venturi fans. But those are just a little bit more.

Okay, I'll look into it for sure.

[LittleCarrot]

should have gone with skylake...

[Davethegamer]

should have gone with skylake...

No, the trade-offs weren't worth it. I'd rather have a few more cores and skylake doesn't impact gaming performance and with 3D modeling/rendering I'll want the extra cores.

[Guest]

should have gone with skylake...

No point.

X99 is the same price or cheaper and better

[Davethegamer]

 

• My motherboard is arriving today (expect another update)
  
• The SSD's have been changed to the 850 evo
  
• This weekend I'll be purchasing my RAM
  

[Davethegamer]

 

• My Motherboard has Arrived!

• My CPU cooler suprised me by arriving today too!!!

• My PSU should be here by the end of the week (it's already shipped)
• Ram will be purchased on Saturday

[Davethegamer]

 

• Updated main post
  
• CPU has been installed
  
• The GPU will be arriving on the 24th due to back order 
  

[Davethegamer]

 

We have a pretty big update today so lets get into it!

 

•  My GPU has arrived today! One day earlier than expected!
  

 

 

• My SSD arrived today too! (The rest of the storage is being bought next week)
  

 

• The RAM has been purchased from Newegg and should be arriving shortly!
  
• The powersupply still isn't here and no updates to when it will be, unfortunately  .
  

[Davethegamer]

 

• My Power supply arrived a couple of days ago (No update then since I had notthing else to update on)
  

• My RAM arrived today!
  

 

• I'm about to buy the Hard Drives and the remaining SSD