Noctua-Themed Build

[WoodenMarker]

Challenge Accepted.

Alright, too lazy to photoshop sleeved cables in but you can probably guess how they'd look.

 

Parts that matter:

Motherboard: Z170 Krait Gaming

RAM: Trident Z

GPU heatsink: MK-26

Cooler: NH-U12S

Case: S340

Figure: Good Smile Sen-ti-nel Brave-Act Levi Action Figure

Paint on motherboard, ram, cooler top fin, figurine base, case 

 

Edit: Now I wish I had a reason to actually build this.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Alright, too lazy to photoshop sleeved cables in but you can probably guess how they'd look.

 

Parts that matter:

Motherboard: Z170 Krait Gaming

RAM: Trident Z

GPU heatsink: MK-26

Cooler: NH-U12S

Case: S340

Figure: Good Smile Sen-ti-nel Brave-Act Levi Action Figure

Paint on motherboard, ram, cooler top fin, figurine base, case 

 

~snipped some amazing shops~

The paint on the S340 cable plate looks sexy af

[WoodenMarker]

8 minutes ago, Energycore said:

The paint on the S340 cable plate looks sexy af

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

lol

[Starelementpoke]

I'm late and it's early, what's happening?

[Aereldor]

6 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

I'm late and it's early, what's happening?

I've always been intrigued by the concept of a Noctua-themed build. I decided to put out a challenge to the members of this forum (the five of you in particular) to put together such a build.

 

The catch was that you had to stick with off-the-shelf components, avoiding heavy customization and custom watercooling loops, sticking with what was available on PCPartPicker, or other websites where you could provide purchasing links. That's how @Energycore and I went about incorporating brown-and-white aftermarket cables from CableMod.

 

We've all had subtly different approaches to the build. @deXxterlab97 went for a more rust-coloured theme, @Energycore went for a white build with the Noctua colours being the only removal from that, and I went with a black build to the same effect, using a top-facing cooler to show off the fan a little more. @WoodenMarker went a step further and photo shopped case and motherboard modifications into his/her concept. Although painting and component modification were something I was initially opposed to because of the goal of making these builds accessible to mainstream builders, I can't say I don't dig it.

 

In short; go for it! 

[BingoFishy]

All right, I've finally got mine

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXGyHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXGyHN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($296.20 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum Chrome 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($329.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($239.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($404.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $2173.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 15:40 EST-0500

 

Only one Noctua fan but you can't really add more to the case without it looking stupid. I think beige + white looks quite nice.

 

Also I would like to steal @Energycore's custom cables.

 

[Aereldor]

3 minutes ago, BingoFishy said:

All right, I've finally got mine

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXGyHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXGyHN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($296.20 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum Chrome 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($329.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($239.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($404.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $2173.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 15:40 EST-0500

 

Only one Noctua fan but you can't really add more to the case without it looking stupid. I think beige + white looks quite nice.

Good job! I don't dig the chrome of the Dominator Platinum DIMMs, but it's a cool idea, and that case is gorgeous. @Energycore went for a similar colour scheme of white with Noctua colours being the only ones.

 

Does the Snow Silent PSU come with white cables?

[BingoFishy]

58 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Good job! I don't dig the chrome of the Dominator Platinum DIMMs, but it's a cool idea, and that case is gorgeous. @Energycore went for a similar colour scheme of white with Noctua colours being the only ones.

Yeah, I was split between those and some other RAM. I decided on those because they were taller. I think I was looking at some silver/grey ballistix RAM earlier, not 100% sure. You could absolutely go for those as well.
 

EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x6DzK8/crucial-ballistix-sport-lt-64gb-4-x-16gb-ddr4-2400-memory-bls4k16g4d240fsb these are the other modules I was looking at. Do you think I should add them to the list @Aereldor?

[DutchTexan]

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/hxD8TW

 

[Aereldor]

On 12/23/2016 at 2:47 AM, DutchTexan said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/hxD8TW

 

It's a beautiful build, but it isn't exactly in line with the accessibility demonstrated by a PCPartPicker list.

[DutchTexan]

8 hours ago, Aereldor said:

It's a beautiful build, but it isn't exactly in line with the accessibility demonstrated by a PCPartPicker list.

Haha true. Sorry, that is all that comes to my mind when someone says 'Noctua-themed' :1

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, Dryader said:

cool

Your post was initially to ask if you can join. This is open to anyone who wants to- I just tagged guys whom I knew were into this kind of thing.

 

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Dryader said:

nah i'm fine did u get the idea from my build?

I'm afraid not. I've never seen you on here before.