2017 Upgrades

[Nkjones]

Hey everyone,

 

Just thought I'd share with you all of the upgrades I've done to my PC over the last few months, which has finally been finished a few hours ago.

 

Things I've done:

• Upgraded from a Samsung 850 Evo SSD to an Intel 600p 1TB SSD
• Upgraded Coolermaster Hyper 102 CPU Cooler to a Be Quiet Dark Rock 3
• Changed all PSU cables (but one sata power cable) to custom braided ones
• Upgraded from 2x4GB Corsair Value DDR3 to Black Corsair Vengeance LP 4x8GB
• Upgraded EVGA 750 Ti to an Asus Strix 1050 Ti
• Installed Corsair 350D rubber grommets
• Changed original side planel with fan holes to a Corsair 450D Windowed Side Panel

It's taken some time and money but it's finally done (for now) and I'm really happy with how it looks and performs.

Next upgrade is to the 6 core Coffee Lake Intel CPUs when they finally come out.

 

I don't have any before pics but please let me know what you think of my blue beauty in the pics below 

[Zando_]

Looks nice!

3 minutes ago, Nkjones said:

I don't have any before pics but please let me know what you think of my blue beauty in the pics below 

It's a beauty. I'm sure @deXxterlab97 would approve. 

[themctipers]

We're all hoping that covfefe lake is going to be good. 

[Nkjones]

Just now, themctipers said:

We're all hoping that covfefe lake is going to be good. 

Yeah the extra cores should really be worth upgrading for. I was thinking about upgrading to one of the kaby lake cpus but I'd be stupid to do that if coffee lake is not too far away and will be the same price

[Nkjones]

2 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Looks nice!

It's a beauty. I'm sure @deXxterlab97 would approve. 

Thanks so much. I love blue in case you couldn't tell 

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Nkjones said:

Thanks so much. I love blue in case you couldn't tell 

It defo looks great! I've gotta decide what color to make my PC..... I could just have a black/grey build and then RGB so I can make it any color I want. 

[Nkjones]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

It defo looks great! I've gotta decide what color to make my PC..... I could just have a black/grey build and then RGB so I can make it any color I want. 

Are you starting from scratch? Because you could get one of the cases with an RGB button on the front. Then you could change your mind about the colour as much as you want

[Ordinarily_Greater]

Dude it looks dope A.L. (as lit!) the strix card blends with the black background!

[Nkjones]

2 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Dude it looks dope A.L. (as lit!) the strix card blends with the black background!

Thanks a lot  It's super quiet too. I've got my front fans plugged into the card so I can control them using software. The PC is almost completely silent :))) (when the front fans are off during cooler months) 

[WereCat]

@deXxterlab97

 

I like it, nice build.

[Zando_]

25 minutes ago, Nkjones said:

Are you starting from scratch? Because you could get one of the cases with an RGB button on the front. Then you could change your mind about the colour as much as you want

I've got the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG, and it's got an RGB button. And I'm either getting an MSI Gaming Pro Carbon or a Gigabyte Gaming K7/K5, and they have RGB headers. 

[Nkjones]

15 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

I've got the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG, and it's got an RGB button. And I'm either getting an MSI Gaming Pro Carbon or a Gigabyte Gaming K7/K5, and they have RGB headers. 

Great. I really like the look of that case a lot but couldn't get it because I need 5.25" bays. With all of your RGB ready stuff it'd be rude not to add RGB LEDs then . Will look stunning with the tempered glass 

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Nkjones said:

Great. I really like the look of that case a lot but couldn't get it because I need 5.25" bays. With all of your RGB ready stuff it'd be rude not to add RGB LEDs then . Will look stunning with the tempered glass 

Yeah. I've got one strip already, but I don't want to overdo it. I'll probs get some RGB fans as well. 

[Nkjones]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

Yeah. I've got one step already, but I don't want to overdo it. I'll probs get some RGB fans as well. 

They'll look really good. I quite like how the corsair ones look. I was thinking about adding some blue led strips around my window (no need for RBG for obvious reasons). I'm not too sure if it would ruin the look or not. 

[Zando_]

Just now, Nkjones said:

They'll look really good. I quite like how the corsair ones look. I was thinking about adding some blue led strips around my window (no need for RBG for obvious reasons). I'm not too sure if it would ruin the look or not. 

I'd try it, as it probs won't cost much. Though it may take away from your clean look. Depends if you want a cool ambient lighting or a party house inside your PC. I tend to like the ambient lighting. 

[Nkjones]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

I'd try it, as it probs won't cost much. Though it may take away from your clean look. Depends if you want a cool ambient lighting or a party house inside your PC. I tend to like the ambient lighting. 

That's a good point. Think a couple more blue led fans on the top would work better?

[Zando_]

Just now, Nkjones said:

That's a good point. Think a couple more blue led fans on the top would work better?

Defo. It'd add to the nice outlined look, without making the focus of the build be the lighting. 

[Nkjones]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Defo. It'd add to the nice outlined look, without making the focus of the build be the lighting. 

eBay time then  might have to go for 120mm ones because my Blu-Ray Drive is so long and blocks two holes for the top fan mounts