"General Whitby" PC Build

[PH3EN0M86]

This is my very first published PC build on here so please bear with me. Anyways...

 

So, what started out as a humble PC build escalated into something I spent too much money on, but dang it! I am proud of it! I originally had an AMD FX system in this PC but then knowing me, I wanted more power. Seeing how this was at the end of November 2016, I figured I would go for an Intel 5820K or a 6800K. I found a 6800K for a decent deal of around 380 dollars US.

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So why X99 when all I was going to do was play games, browse the internet, and maybe some minor video editing? Bragging rights, really. I know I could've definitely accomplished the same things with a 6700K or even a 6600K. I figured if I was going X99, I may as well get the best I could afford.

 

I was shopping all around for a good looking X99 motherboard to go with the whole "military" feel with my C70 case and then I stumbled upon the Asus TUF X99 Sabertooth. The reviews are a bit sketchy and the price on it was a bit higher than I was expecting but what the heck, I thought. I bought it, it came in and now it was time to wait for the RAM.

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Got me some Corsair Dom-Plat's DDR4 2400, 16 GB's of it. I want to get another set to fill out 2 more of the RAM slots but that'll be for another day. 

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Ok so now I needed a power supply. Hmm, RM1000i it is! I won't be posting a picture of that since it's just a power supply after all and you'll be seeing it in the final form of the build since my case has no shroud. 

 

Anyways, time for the case. I mentioned it was a Corsair C70 in Military Green. And I also bought some cheap, low-rev, quiet, white LED 120mm fans. These would do the trick for me since the case itself has plenty of room to move air and I wanted a somewhat quiet gaming experience. I'm not super picky about that type of stuff since I usually have a loud AC unit in the same room too...

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As for cooling, I got me a H100i v2 (or GTX? They're both the same I think). This ought to keep the CPU cool, even with the OC I plan on doing. Maybe one day I'll do a custom loop... 

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Oh yeah, storage! Almost forgot about that. I'm going to bring over my 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO and 2x 2 TB HGST Enterprise HDDs. Had this combo from previous builds so I know it works. Should be plenty of storage. I figured HGST since they're basically owned by WD now and they were decently priced.

 

Alright, now I think I have all I need. Time to piece it all together! 

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Personally, I think it looks alright. I am still very much new at the whole cable management thing, I mean look at the mess that is behind the PC lol.. But hey, it all works! As for why the PSU is facing up instead of down, I keep my PC on a carpeted floor since my desk is occupied with three monitors and some speakers. I didn't want to choke the airflow to it. The PSU fan itself never really turns on except on boot anyways so I think we're fine. The temps usually stay around 40C most the time.

 

Time to try my hand at some overclocking.

 

Thanks to the numerous OC guides on YouTube, I was able to follow and get a rather interesting result. 4.5 GHz at 1.385v. Yes, that's a little higher than I would like, especially compared to Haswell-E but I think it should be fine. As long as I don't touch 1.4v. After completing an hour and a half of stability testing on OCCT, I'd say that we're stable. Temps stay around 65C on load and 33-35C idle. 

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Okay, it's Christmas time and I got me some money saved up (thanks ma and pops) and my work place also got a store bonus. SWEET, it's time for a new GPU! The GTX 970 that I have in it is in no way a slouch but I figured, get a new GPU and give that one to my cousin so he can enjoy some glorious PCMR  

 

Anyways, I got me a GTX 1070 SC from Best Buy (thanks price match!). Time to throw it in!

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Also, I can't forget the finishing touches... 

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And here's the PC as a whole. Front fan controller is a NZXT Sentry 2. As I mentioned earlier, I am very much aware of the spiderweb that is behind the PC. It looks like garbage and I'll clean all those wires up one day but this is all just a test to see if everything I had bought (peripherals and audio equipment) works. 

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So where did the name "General Whitby" come from? Random really, was just thinking out loud and I knew I had to have a name that tied in something military-related. Whitby? No clue. I guess I knew a guy with that last name and couldn't come up with something cleverer. Final price? ~$1700 iirc not including Windows or peripherals.

[Viesulis]

This is one serious machine!

[PCMasterDebater]

there are better ways of spending $1700 for gaming and web browsing PC but what the heck, ya did it your way and for that u should be happy.  I hope you enjoy it OP.

 

Overall, it looks excellent!

[PH3EN0M86]

Oh yeah, for sure. Believe me, I never thought I'd get this far with what I have lol I just bought most of the pieces separately (mobo, CPU, etc.). Took me around 6-8 weeks to piece it all together. @PCMasterDebater

[Lekzii]

What's that fan controller you have?

[PH3EN0M86]

1 hour ago, Lekzii said:

What's that fan controller you have?

It is a NZXT Sentry 2