>UPDATED< Sleeper Build Log: Project Z

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EDIT: 11/01/17 14:23 This build is finished! I will be posting more pictures and benchmark results soon. Stay tuned!

 

Greetings, LTT. Thanks for stopping in to check out my build log.

 

This is what I have been working on for the past month and a half or so. I am building (yet another) sleeper, and it seems like whenever one rolls across here that there are some mixed opinions. Well, here is my shot at it and I don't mind any criticism. I know it isn't all there yet but it's getting really close!

 

I am working with an eMachines ET1161-07 OEM case, which housed a 2.2 GHz Athlon system some time back, and it never let me down. It sat in my closet for about a year before I decided to pull it apart and sell the parts that I could. From there I put another system in the case, and wound up buying another case to sell that system in.

 

I was one of those people who swore to AMD on my life and would never turn to Intel. After a long night of thinking and research, I chose to go to the blue side of the coin.

 

Now that I have a better paying job, my wallet isn't screaming at me as much when I build a system. This is what I am calling Project Z. I know, rather vague, but my goal was to erect the baddest sleeper I could with a $1000 budget. Also, Thanks to Gigabyte for sending me some case badges!

 

Project: Z

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

PSU: Corsair RM650x (Factory recertified)

CPU: Intel CORE i5-6600k @ 4.00 GHz (planning on overclocking some more!)

CPU Cooling: Intel TS13X Liquid Cooling (Single 120mm)

GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition

RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-2666

SSD: Intel 600p PCIe 3.0 x 4 M.2 NVMe 128gb

Case fan: 1x Arctic F9 PWM

Case: eMachines ET1161-07 OEM

 

So now, on to the eye candy for you folks. It's what you came for after all, right?  I really like the way this thing is turning out so far, I just have to find a way to get the front I/O cables managed out of the way. Otherwise things are pretty good. I had to run my PCIe power cable to my 1070 over one of my coolant hoses - it would not have worked any other way, but I can always go back and try something else. Let me know what you guys think so far! Any opinions are appreciated.  I'll be sure to keep you all updated!