Posted July 12, 2016 Hello everyone...I'm back! Sorry, I couldn't resist the Kojima reference. Anyway, this is Project A.Y.U v2.0, an updated version of the current build I did over a year ago. All I'm going to be doing is making a few changes and additions. So in short, same system, just with a few different parts. And with that, here is the parts list (parts in bold are additions): Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX - Galaxy Silver RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600Mhz - White HDD: Western Digital Blue Series 4TB PSU Cables: CableMod E-Series Custom Sleeved PSU Cables - Black and White Lighting: NZXT HUE+ Advanced PC Lighting Kit I will also be adding two additional USB PCI/PCIe cards. One 5 port (4 external, 1 internal) USB 2.0 card and one 4 port (3 external, 1 internal) USB 3.0 card. The reason for these two is simple. This machine will be VR Ready (I'm still torn between the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift). The re-build will start this Thursday and I will be logging every step. Why Thursday? Well...I'm going on a trackday to Snetterton on Wednesday (2 hour drive at 5AM) and I need some practice. So until then, here's a picture of those parts to wet your appetite. Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2016 I'm looking forward to it. I really love that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2016 Always follow Evolv builds :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Good morning. The system is ready to be stripped down. But first (as you can see in the bottom left corner) vital fuel is required ? Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author System is now in bits. Coffee has been drunk and the dust is unreal!! Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Compound cleaned from both CPU and cooler. Now for the first addition... Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author ...and done? Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author And now time to prepare the new case. Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Let the rebuild commence... After some more coffee ? Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Standard fans out, Noctua fans in with a slight layout change. 2x NF-A14s in the front, 3x NF-F12s in the top, but the same NF-A14 in the back. Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Motherboard and CPU Cooler installed. Even installed the hard drives. Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author Sorry it's been a while, I haven't stopped since 9am this morning. But after all of that, this is end result of my labours. I know one of the cables is very out of place at the moment, but I will get it sorted. Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Is that a custom made desk? I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 good job, but the one thing I don't get is why you got these ugly fans... silent wings are as expensive as the noctuas and as powerful, but look waaaaay better... a dark rock pro would also suit very well GUITAR BUILD LOG FROM SCRATCH OUT OF APPLEWOOD - Ryzen Build - R5 3600 | MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX | 16GB CL16 3200MHz Corsair LPX | Dark Rock 4 MSI 2060 Super Gaming X 1TB Intel 660p | 250GB Kingston A2000 | 1TB Seagate Barracuda | 2TB WD Blue be quiet! Silent Base 601 | be quiet! Straight Power 550W CM 2x Dell UP2516D - First System (Retired) - Intel Xeon 1231v3 | 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport Dual Channel | Gigabyte H97 D3H | Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 | 525 GB Crucial MX 300 | 1 TB + 2 TB Seagate HDD be quiet! 500W Straight Power E10 CM | be quiet! Silent Base 800 with stock fans | be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1 | 2x Dell UP2516D Reviews: be quiet! Silent Base 800 | MSI GTX 950 OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 20 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said: good job, but the one thing I don't get is why you got these ugly fans... silent wings are as expensive as the noctuas and as powerful, but look waaaaay better... a dark rock pro would also suit very well since he lives in a "converted attic" type floor it gets super hot in every season except for the winter. I've lived in one before and Im sure that's the reason for the noctuas. They aren't ugly, they are a style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 5 minutes ago, Darkmatter35 said: since he lives in a "converted attic" type floor it gets super hot in every season except for the winter. I've lived in one before and Im sure that's the reason for the noctuas. They aren't ugly, they are a style if you think so ^^ GUITAR BUILD LOG FROM SCRATCH OUT OF APPLEWOOD - Ryzen Build - R5 3600 | MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX | 16GB CL16 3200MHz Corsair LPX | Dark Rock 4 MSI 2060 Super Gaming X 1TB Intel 660p | 250GB Kingston A2000 | 1TB Seagate Barracuda | 2TB WD Blue be quiet! Silent Base 601 | be quiet! Straight Power 550W CM 2x Dell UP2516D - First System (Retired) - Intel Xeon 1231v3 | 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport Dual Channel | Gigabyte H97 D3H | Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 | 525 GB Crucial MX 300 | 1 TB + 2 TB Seagate HDD be quiet! 500W Straight Power E10 CM | be quiet! Silent Base 800 with stock fans | be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1 | 2x Dell UP2516D Reviews: be quiet! Silent Base 800 | MSI GTX 950 OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2016 Author 23 hours ago, Darkmatter35 said: Is that a custom made desk? I love it It's actually an Ikea MALM. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00214181/ That plinth that the computer sits on was the pull-out panel. Both that and the audio shelf were made by my dad. 23 hours ago, 19_blackie_73 said: good job, but the one thing I don't get is why you got these ugly fans... silent wings are as expensive as the noctuas and as powerful, but look waaaaay better... a dark rock pro would also suit very well They may be ugly by some, but they do their job very well indeed. Same can be said about the HD 598. They look ugly in terms of colour, but sound amazing. 23 hours ago, Darkmatter35 said: since he lives in a "converted attic" type floor it gets super hot in every season except for the winter. I've lived in one before and Im sure that's the reason for the noctuas. They aren't ugly, they are a style You are right in saying that this room IS a converted attic (it was my brother's bedroom before he moved out). But this being England, it doesn't get hot at all, even in the summer. It does get really bloody cold in the winter!! Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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