[Build Log] NFC S4 #126

[1461748123]

After tonnes of waiting, I finally gather most of the components required for my build  This will be a work log recording what I'm working on currently (and what I have failed miserably).

 

Specs:

 

• Intel i7 6700 CPU
• G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 8Gx2 3200 Mhz Memory
• Asus ROG Strix Z270i Motherboard
• Zotac 1070 mini GPU w/ Scythe KAZE-JYUNI Slip Stream Slim 120mm PWM fan
• Samsung 1TB 850 EVO x2 SSD
• Samsung 256G 960 EVO M.2 SSD
• Noctua NH-L9i Cooler w/ Noctua NF-B9 redux-1600 PWM fan
• G-Unique Slim 400w DC-ATX
• NFC-Systems S4 Mini

First of all, almost all the parts that gonna involved in this build:

 

The motherboard, Asus Strix Z270i. A sexy board that really will fit my build theme:

 

The logo have a rainbow reflection under the light

 

The Strix logo, you just gotta love the color scheme:

 

The black capacitors and power delivery units:

 

SupremeFX audio unit:

 

I/O:

 

My CPU, an intel delided i7 7700K with a full copper heat spreader:

 

G-Skill TridentZ 3200 Mhz. Man the color!

 

Moving on to system storage, my boot drive, Samsung 960 EVO 256G:

 

Storage drives, two Samsung 850 EVO 1TB:

 

GPU, the Zotac 1070 mini. I bought this the day before they announced the 1080 mini  sad..

  

 

Due to the length limitation, I have to remove the stock shroud and fans. In order to do so, I have to remove the whole heatsink first.

 

The heatsink, one of the reasons I choose Zotac instead of Gigabytes Mini 1070:

 

Now for the custom back plate I made for it!

 

Assemble them all back together:

 

GPU riser from Josh, I put some gaffers tape on it to give it the matte black look:

 

Moving on to the CPU cooler, I choose to use the Noctua Nh-L9i, the best performing low profile cooler on the market:

 

But wait! We gotta swap out the fans to fit our color scheme!

 

Looks muuuch better now!

 

I shorten the cable on the fan to make it fit nicely in the chassis

 

The PSU I'm using, G-Unique 400w Silm:

 

The golden G logo:

 

The 16mm power button:

 

Ah, you might remember we removed the fan on the GPU. For its cooling, we are using the Scythe KAZE-JYUNI Slim 120mm fan:

 

Modded the connector so I can directly plug it into the GPU:

 

Now starting to put things together, first, the motherboard assembly:

 

Now we have to take apart the S4 Mini to fit everything into it:

 

The cooling fan gotta go in first otherwise it will be a mess when we install the GPU:

 

Now the DC power jack, I'm using GX-16 here:

 

Time to put in the GPU:

 

Then the SSDs:

 

We are almost done! Next the motherboard:

 

Then.. tada!

 

I will continue to update the thread with more images. Remember the VFD screen in the start? It wasn't in yet 

 

Thanks for watching!

[Spork829]

Are the images not loading or is that just me

[1461748123]

3 minutes ago, Spork829 said:

Are the images not loading or is that just me

They are hosted on Imgur, so they should load fine

[Spork829]

Just now, 1461748123 said:

They are hosted on Imgur, so they should load fine

Oh I'm at school and Imgur is blocked, that would be why. So nevermind  

[Scott_Paladin]

I am full of envy.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, 1461748123 said:

They are hosted on Imgur, so they should load fine

Put images in spoiler tags please