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I've recently got my build just how i want it, working on getting a second 680 for sli and planning on getting some MDPC sleeving in the future.

This is the first Full build I've done on my own, let me know what you guys think  :D

HEAD TO PAGE 2 FOR UPDATES!!

 

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- ASUS Sabertooth Z77
- Intel 3570K i5 clocked too 4.2ghz

- EVGA GTX 680

- G.Skill ARES 4x4gb

- Corsair H100i

- ULTRA X3 1000w power supply

- Samsung 256gb EVO SSD

- 1Tb Seagate Barracuda HDD

- x5 Cougar Vortex PWM fans

- x2 Corsair H100i fans

- NZXT 2m light strip

- Some crappy asus CD/DVD drive

 

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If i may ask......why do you have a 1000w PSU?

 

 

BUT....It looks very nice....and i love the color scheme  :D

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Its builds like this which makes me so happy I switched from console to PC, Love it.

My Current Rig: CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.8Ghz CPU Cooler: H100i MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X SOC GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950 Tahiti pro (Died 6/07/2014 RIP) & PowerColour HD7950  GPU Cooler: NZXT G10 W/ Corsair H55 HDD&SSD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB + Corsair GS 128GB + Samsung 840 EVO 250GB PSU: Corsair RM 750 Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2.  


 

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I actually got an amazing deal quite a few years back on the power supply and it has been sitting in my grandparents pc (my old one) up until just recently hahaha. It was overkill then and its overkill now but i couldn't pass up whatever price i got it for.

Also thanks guys, appreciate the positive feedback :)

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@Dirt Wizard     I also like that you used white lights instead of orange (too much orange if you did)

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awww man, dat ram. love it! very tidy build

And then you realize your shoes are filled with peanut butter, what then?! >:L

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I like it but that 1000w PSU???

 

 

PC everything!

CPU-FX8350@4.2  GPU- Sapphire 7870  RAM-8Gb Corsair Vengence @1866 Case-Arc Midi R2 PSU-Rosewill Xtreme Series 850W  Hard Drive-1.5T MOBO-ASRock 970 Extreme3

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Ya i agree, I seriously thought about using orange lights originally but came to realize that i dont really like coloured lights in builds. They seem to take something away from the parts they illuminate.

Also @LUCKYcREBEL

Refer to my earlier post about the power supply :)

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@NohbdyKnows

Ya i agree, I seriously thought about using orange lights originally but came to realize that i dont really like coloured lights in builds. They seem to take something away from the parts they illuminate.

 

Yeah, white light makes the colour of the parts really pop, coloured lights just make everything look washed out, so glad you didn't go that route, way too many people ruin an otherwise great looking rig like that.

 

As for the build I really love the colour scheme, all the black makes it look really clean and the orange really stands out without being overused, such a simple build goes to show how you can really build a beautiful rig with just some care and dedication.

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@NohbdyKnows

Ya i agree, I seriously thought about using orange lights originally but came to realize that i dont really like coloured lights in builds. They seem to take something away from the parts they illuminate.

Also @LUCKYcREBEL

Refer to my earlier post about the power supply :)

Ahhh ok same here I feel you

 

 

PC everything!

CPU-FX8350@4.2  GPU- Sapphire 7870  RAM-8Gb Corsair Vengence @1866 Case-Arc Midi R2 PSU-Rosewill Xtreme Series 850W  Hard Drive-1.5T MOBO-ASRock 970 Extreme3

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That is very nice!

The first step to insanity is believing in your sanity.

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very very nice.

beatifull looking build

what case is this?

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very very nice.

beatifull looking build

what case is this?

Corsair Vengeance Series C70

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Did you change the HDD indicator to orange too? I have the military green and it's white...If so that's awesome!

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Love this, possible build of the week. Colours look amazing

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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Nice job dude looks great :)

Case: Fractal Design Define R3 | CPU: i5 3570k @ 4.0Ghz | MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H | GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD7950 Dual Xfan | RAM: Patriot Viper 8GB 1600MHz | Storage: OCZ Agility 3 64GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, Samsung 750GB, Seagate 500GB| Display(s):
Acer S235HL, Acer P236H | PSU: OCZ ZS Series 750 W | Keyboard: SteelSeries 6Gv2 Red Edition | Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T 7 |

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Corsair Vengeance Series C70

yes, that one.

 

Did you change the HDD indicator to orange too? I have the military green and it's white...If so that's awesome!

kind of, i put an orange sticker around the light to make it orange, easy to do and looks good as well  :lol:

 

Love this, possible build of the week. Colours look amazing

nooo way, you really think so?  :blush:  :P

 

 

Thanks so much everybody :D

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looks great man. I did my first build in a c70 also, it really is a great case.

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Have you heard of Stealthing your optical drive? heres a link : 

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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Have you heard of Stealthing your optical drive? heres a link : 

I have heard of that, might do it at some point. If not i'll probably remove it entirely then just plug it in when i need it, looks worse on the inside then it does on the out.

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The orange goes much better than I was expecting in your colour scheme. Really nice first build

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Looks super clean. Love the white back lights, my 1st built was the C70 as well. Check out my sig our PC could be twins lol.

I went with the ax 1200i for my 7970 CF and to future proof my upgrades.

http://s1010.photobucket.com/user/tgunsg35/slideshow/PC%20build

Gaming rig: ASUS|CROSSHAIR V FORMULA Z-CASE CORSAIR VENGEANCE C70 BLK-ASUS HD7970 3G Crossfire-PSU CORSAIR AX1200i-CPU AMD FX-8350-CORSAIR 8g 1600DDR3-DVD BRN ASUS-CORSAIR H100I R-CORSAIR CSSD-F240GBG-ACER B6 B276HULymiidprz Black 27 1440p

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Do you mean 3570k? Sorry to be picky.

 

Very, very nice build though. Clean and matching. :)

 

 

 

- Intel 3560K i5 clocked too 4.2ghz
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Do you mean 3570k? Sorry to be picky.

 

Very, very nice build though. Clean and matching. :)

oops, yes i did :P

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