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Bitfenix Prodigy mITX Watercooled Gaming Build (Project Liquid Prodigy)

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I built this a year ago back in June 2012, just thought I'd post it here. :)

 

It's a watercooled mini-ITX system I built as a HTPC for my living room which is also my "Steambox" whenever I feel like playing from the couch. Only the CPU is watercooled. Reason being, the 7850's stock cooler is super quiet and performs very well. This also makes swapping cards easier as I don't have to deal with additional tubing. No modifications were done on the case except removing all HDD cages.SSD is mounted on the right side panel.

 

Full gallery here:
PICTURE GALLERY

 

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CASE
Bitfenix Prodigy White
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=71144

CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=70541

MB
ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=71116

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL7D-8GBXM 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL7-8-8-24
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=70119

PSU
Corsair HX650
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42532&vpn=CMPSU-650HX&manufacture=Corsair

FANS
3 x Zalman ZM-SF3 120mm White (radiator)
http://www.zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=406
1 x Bitfenix Spectre 140mm White (rear exhaust)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=64848

FAN CONRTOLLER
Bitfenix Recon Touch Screen
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71195&promoid=0

GRAPHICS
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 OC **Getting replaced with the GTX 680 from my desktop when I upgrade to AMD's new 9000 series later this year

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=69913&vpn=11200-01-20G&manufacture=SAPPHIRE

 

SSD
Crucial M4 128GB
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=74849&vpn=CT128M4SSD1&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY

 

MOUSE

Logitech G700S

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=82196&vpn=910-003584&manufacture=Logitech&promoid=1536

 

KEYBOARD

Logitech K810 Bluetooth - White LED Backlight

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=82178&vpn=920-004292&manufacture=Logitech&promoid=1359

 

WATERCOOLING

RADIATOR
XSPC EX240
http://www.xs-pc.com/products/radiators/ex-series-radiators/ex240-dual-fan-radiator/

RESERVOIR
Swiftech MCRES-MICRO REV2
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=34401&vpn=MCRES-Micro%20Rev2&manufacture=Swiftech

PUMP
Swiftech MCP-355 (aka Laing DDC)
Aquacomputer Aquacover Top

CPU BLOCK
Swiftech APOGEE HD
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=65366&vpn=Apogee-HD-WT&manufacture=Swiftech

FITTINGS
8 x Monsoon ID 3/8" OD 5/8" Compression Fittings Matte Black
1 x Bitspower Coolant Temperature Probe Matte Black
1 x Bitspower Clear Stop Fitting w/ 5mm White LED
2 x Bitspower 45 Degree Matte Black
1 x Bitspower 15mm Extension Matte Black
1 x Bitspower 30 Degree Matte Black Adapter
1 x Bitspower 60 De4gree Matte Black Adapter
2 x Bitspower 90 Degree Matt Black Adapter
2 x Bitspower 8mm Extension Matte Black

TUBING
Primochill Primoflex Pro LRT White 3/8IN ID 5/8IN OD
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=41663&vpn=PFLEXP10-58-W&manufacture=Primochill

COOLANT/BIOCIDE
Distilled Water
Silver Kill Coil

 

 

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Those are some really clean pictures. This one of the neatest logs I've seen on this forum that don't include super full blown expensive parts (excluding the cooling loop of course).

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Thank you. I've always liked black and white color schemes.

 

DSLR on a tripod is much better than cell phone pics no? :lol:

 

 

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Wow man this looks awesome and clean love it !

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WoW love it

RIG-Processor: Intel core i7 3770k @4.4GHz,Mobo: MSI Z77-G43,GPU:Gigabyte GTX 770, RAM:16 GB G-skill sniper f3,SSD: Corsair Force f3 240gb,HDD: Seagate baracuda 1TB,Cooler:CM Hyper 212 evo, Case: Sharkoon T28 Blue

Peripherals- Monitor: Samsung S24B300, Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow, Mouse: Razer Abyssus, Headphones: Razer Megalodon, Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Alpha, Webcam: Logitech C270,Pad:Logitech F710, Sp: Philips generic ones

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amazing "little" thing :D

 

those pictures are insane , love it!

 

GG man!

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-Sapphire HD4890 1GB DDR5 (New Edition) + 1x Intel SSD 330 120GB + 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB SlimSinglePlate (RAID0)

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I thought you sold it for $700-ish profit?

CPU: i5 4430 PSU: XFX 550w Ram: 8gb Patriot Viper 1600mhz


Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Case: Fractal Design Define R4


SSD: 840 Evo 250gb, 512gb MX100 GPU: MSI GTX 980TI Gaming Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo

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I thought you sold it for $700-ish profit?

 

No, it was never sold. This is my baby lol.

 

 

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Amazing photos and a very clean build

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Hey guys, somebody by the name of PCgamingFTW is using my pictures and claiming he built this system and sold it for $2800 which is completely bogus. I have no idea who this guy is lol.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/zqq

 

Thanks Lowe for bringing this to my attention.

 

 

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Nice job man well done.

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Hey guys, somebody by the name of PCgamingFTW is using my pictures and claiming he built this system and sold it for $2800 which is completely bogus. I have no idea who this guy is lol.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/zqq

 

Thanks Lowe for bringing this to my attention.

 

Just an update, looks like the imposter's build log was removed by the site admins after I sent them a copyright complaint. ;)

 

 

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Just an update, looks like the imposter's build log was removed by the site admins after I sent them a copyright complaint. ;)

Well that is that all cleared up :P

CPU: i5 4430 PSU: XFX 550w Ram: 8gb Patriot Viper 1600mhz


Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Case: Fractal Design Define R4


SSD: 840 Evo 250gb, 512gb MX100 GPU: MSI GTX 980TI Gaming Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo

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Looks absolutely gorgeous and sexy, I love it, definitely build of the week material.

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You have the same RAM as I do, very nice!

 

Awesome! I've always liked G.Skill ram (as well as Corsair). Never had any issues with them and they great.

 

 

Looks absolutely gorgeous and sexy, I love it, definitely build of the week material.

 

Thanks! :)

 

 

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I absolutely love that radiator mount on this. It's freaking awesome. Beautiful pictures, build, and nice cooling and cabling!

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Wow. Looks awesome. I love seeing all that empty space in a relatively small case; very clean!

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This is the build that is responsible for me choosing the Prodigy. Thanks for implanting the idea. This build is awesome!

CM Storm Switch Tester MOD (In-Progress) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/409147-cm-storm-switch-tester-macro-mod/


       Ammo Can Speaker 02 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/283826-ammo-can-speakers-02/       A/B Switch V 0.5 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/362417-ab-switch-v0


     Build 01 - The Life of a Prodigy -  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13103-build-01-the-life-of-a-prodigy/             Build 02 - Silent Server 3000 - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/116670-build-02-silent-server-3000/

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I am about to start building my Prodigy Rig and would love to know what cable clips you are using to hold down the 24 pin cable and the cpu power :). Thanks.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7950X3D | Cooler: NZXT Kraken 360 2023 Edition | Motherboard: Asus X670-P Wi-Fi |  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance 6000MT/s

GPU: XFX AMD Radeon 7800XT | PSU: NZXT C1000 | Storage: Corsair MP600 Core XT 2TB | Case: NZXT H7 Flow

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I am about to start building my Prodigy Rig and would love to know what cable clips you are using to hold down the 24 pin cable and the cpu power :). Thanks.

 

+1 to that; very effective use of the SSD mounting holes :)

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