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3 minutes ago, Garifuna said:

So I'm a little stupid when it comes to motherboards. What's the biggest difference between the 2 you guys listed other than size (I can guess that by the name ha)

The color? Mine has more blue. It also has a U.2 port, costs way more and has no video port for integrated gpu like i5 6600k but less SATA ports

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Good find. I don't know how I missed this. However, OP has his/her heart set on an Air 540.

was looking around for a nice budget case when i saw DIYPC's cases and they looked pretty good. didn't know you can get a full psu shroud for $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353098&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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5 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

not a whole lot of blue, but:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.48 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Case: DIYPC VT380-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.88 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1199.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:25 EST-0500

I'd get different RAM. Even though there is not lot of blue, the orange in it kinda throws off. Love the white SSD though lol

Wow nice find on the case. Though I wish the interior wasn't black but who cares

[Garifuna]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

The color? Mine has more blue. It also has a U.2 port, costs way more and has no video port for integrated gpu like i5 6600k but less SATA ports

Wait, so the MSI Micro ATX has more functionality than the Gigabyte Z170?

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Garifuna said:

Do you have anything against the case? Other than raising the cost? I willing to listen to criticism from people who know what they are talking about.

its a nice case, but seems abit too expensive imo. just get a $50-70 case and focus the budget on other components.

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, Garifuna said:

Do you have anything against the case? Other than raising the cost? I willing to listen to criticism from people who know what they are talking about.

Well, if you'd look at the build I posted (quoted below), then you'll see the slight problem I have with the white LED fans. They're great, but they aren't very blue. I was wondering if there was a way to turn off the white LEDs so they don't conflict with the blue. I don't want to ask you not to use the bundled case fans, because they're very good.

 

7 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

@Garifuna- I included three 140mm blue LED case fans, so you can either replace the existing white LED fans in front and install one more in the back, or you can add them in with the white fans. However, I would not recommend two different colours of LED lighting. What I would recommend is, if you can, turning off the LEDs on the white fans if you can and keeping them on top while using the blue LED fans in the front and back.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($202.98 @ Directron) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($397.42 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($137.75 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.98 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 
Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 
Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 
Total: $1268.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:24 EST-0500

 

 

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1 minute ago, Garifuna said:

Wait, so the MSI Micro ATX has more functionality than the Gigabyte Z170?

are you talking about this one? it's an ATX. how many drives you plan to put in? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GRvZxr/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming3x 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I'd get different RAM. Even though there is not lot of blue, the orange in it kinda throws off. Love the white SSD though lol

Wow nice find on the case. Though I wish the interior wasn't black but who cares

eh, small bit of red/orange on the sticker, not really a deal breaker but i can see your point.

[Garifuna]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

its a nice case, but seems abit too expensive imo. just get a $50-70 case and focus the budget on other components.

Ok, then what about this case? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vpdqqs/nzxt-case-cas340ww1

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1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Well, if you'd look at the build I posted (quoted below), then you'll see the slight problem I have with the white LED fans. They're great, but they aren't very blue. I was wondering if there was a way to turn off the white LEDs so they don't conflict with the blue. I don't want to ask you not to use the bundled case fans, because they're very good.

 

 

 

remember when Z170X ultra was only for around ~150-170$. Now they are being sold out anywhere and Amazon has only 1 left

That's what you get for not making blue parts in mass

 

#BlueLiveMatters

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Just now, Garifuna said:

Ok, then what about this case? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vpdqqs/nzxt-case-cas340ww1

It's a very solid case. No blue in it. There is a S340 Black and blue of it though. If you don't mind painting?

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Garifuna said:

Ok, then what about this case? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vpdqqs/nzxt-case-cas340ww1

its good. can go deepcool dukase for full white(blue LED fans included but they aren't the best.)

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

remember when Z170X ultra was only for around ~150-170$. Now they are being sold out anywhere and Amazon has only 1 left

That's what you get for not making blue parts in mass

 

#BlueLiveMatters

remember when blue components were easy to find? 

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

remember when Z170X ultra was only for around ~150-170$. Now they are being sold out anywhere and Amazon has only 1 left

That's what you get for not making blue parts in mass

 

#BlueLiveMatters

Yeah, and it has more blue too.

 

Whatever happened to ASRock making cheap, good, blue Z-series motherboards? Remember their Z97 Extreme4, Extreme6, Pro3, and Pro4 motherboards? Instead, they've got ugly rust heatsinks now.

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Just now, herman mcpootis said:

remember when blue components were easy to find? 

x99 chipset. there's like 11 of them Extreme11, Extreme9... god damn it ASrock

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

its good. can go deepcool dukase for full white(blue LED fans included but they aren't the best.)

I second this. I don't know about the fans, but the DUKASE v2 is an incredible case for an astonishing price.

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4 minutes ago, Garifuna said:

Ok, then what about this case? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vpdqqs/nzxt-case-cas340ww1

i've seen lot of people paring the mobo i meantioned above with noctis 450 since the case is blue and has blue LED light at the bottom and looks great

Here are some photos

Check some more for ideas

https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/by_part/QZJkcf

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I second this. I don't know about the fans, but the DUKASE v2 is an incredible case for an astonishing price.

the tesseract blue LED fans i had i couldn't feel the wind moving at all  granted it was used but did seem really weak. i'm not sure if the dukase uses the same fans but they look pretty similar, if not identical.

 

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2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the tesseract blue LED fans i had i couldn't feel the wind moving at all  granted it was used but did seem really weak. i'm not sure if the dukase uses the same fans but they look pretty similar, if not identical.

 

Enermax OStrog is something to look at, though they are black and blue. Let me check my blue list for a second lol

[Aereldor]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the tesseract blue LED fans i had i couldn't feel the wind moving at all  granted it was used but did seem really weak. i'm not sure if the dukase uses the same fans but they look pretty similar, if not identical.

Solution:

20 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 
Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 
Case Fan: Apevia CF14SL-BBL 59.6 CFM  140mm Fan  ($7.49 @ Directron) 

[Guest]

OP consider this as well

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1117495-REG/bitfenix_bfc_neo_100_wwwkb_rp_neos_window_chassis_white.html

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Solution:

silverstone has blue and white fans.

https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=silverstone+blue/white+fan&espv=2&biw=2560&bih=1334&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipnZal7oHRAhVEv48KHYQzDo0Q_AUIBigB

#beauty

[Garifuna]

Wow, that's perfect. And at a good price too.

[Garifuna]

Man, you guys have helped a lot but have made it harder at the same time hahaha. So many choices.

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

OP consider this as well

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1117495-REG/bitfenix_bfc_neo_100_wwwkb_rp_neos_window_chassis_white.html

Eh, looks like a standard deepcool tesseract conpetitor. DIYPC has a white/blue atx case with a full psu shroud for $30 after rebates.