Das Fenrir, Overkill is Overrated

Vulcanis · March 8, 2017

So... Overkill really is the middle name of this build. But that happens when you win a giveaway! I won this via a PCPartpicker/MSi sponsored giveaway and couldn't be happier. Total cost of this build was beyond reckoning in CAD. Ergo, out of my inevitable budget dreams. So winning this (seriously, $0 spent) was like winning the silicon lottery x1000. Apologies, don't own a DSLR. Heck, don't even own a non phone based camera.

So the list of parts shown before you breaks down as such;

i7-6850K, MSi X99 Gaming Titanium, Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB M.2 SSD, 64GB Team Dark DDR4-2400, MSi GTX 1080 8GB Gaming, Corsair H100i V2, Phanteks P400S White Windowed, Seasonic Snow Silent 750W Platinum PSU, Asus MX299Q 29.0" 2560x1080 60hz, EagleTec KG011 Mechanical KB, and the Corsair M65 Pro RGB. A dream machine Silver/White/Red setup.

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Now the interesting part. I have taken my good fortune into account, and as such have since relinquished this machine of the 1080 in trade for a multitude of components to build my Bro-In-Law his own machine. The 1080 will be replaced by a G10/H55 cooled MSi R9 290, and the remainder of the parts (i5-6400, Z170 Mobo, Sapphire R9 290) will be used in his system. For me, honestly the whole machine is so overkill I feel bad for owning it. I have very little that actually utilizes the potential of this machine, therefore "downgrading" myself gives me no concern if it makes another happy. Hope you enjoy reading/viewing and best of luck to the rest of the builders out there!

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