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Dani360c
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HI LTT 

This is my very first build! 

I wanted a bit more performance than what my MSI GE60 laptop could offer and decided to go for a desktop this time. 

I have spend a lot of time watching Linus's videos to figure out exactly what parts suited me the best and this is what it came down to :)

I'm going for a clean outside look with a red interior theme.

This is the result!

 

Specs:

Case: Fractal Design Arc midi R2 (feel in love with this case right away!)

CPU: 4670K @ 4.4 Ghz 1.29v (wanted to do some overclocking)

CPU cooler: Noctua NH-U12S (because NOCTUA and air cooling seems to be the right option for me)

GPU: MSI GTX 770 Gaming (after the prices dropped i choose this over a 760)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming (i had more features that i liked over the Asus hero board)

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x4 GB 1600mhz (looks cool! and not much more expensive)

PSU: Corsair RM650 (Silent and fully modular and 80+ gold!)

SSD: SaMSUNG 840 EVO 120 GB (for OS and because Samsung!)

HDD: old WD Blue 500GB (unknowingly provided by my ISP :D)

Optical drive: Asus DVD writer (cheapest, need it as dvd player for my tv)

 

Others:

Corsair AF140 LED red

Bitfenix alchemy strip 30cm red

 

Peripherals:

Mouse: Logitech G500s 

Keyboard: Logitech G710+

Mousepad: Logitech G440

Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 518

Speaker: Sony SRS-D8

USB sound card: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD

 

Future upgrades:

ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound Card

WD 2TB Green HDD

another RAM kit if games should start to benefit from it.

maybe an Corsair SP120 on the CPU cooler, just for looks.

another LED strip at the bottom.

2 Corsair AF140 LED fans in the front, again for looks ;)

and not likely but still a option, Red sleeved cable kit from corsair :D

 

Pictures: Taken with an HTC One, not the best photos, my bad. Haven't posted Pictures here before hope it turns out well!

 

 

Parts Arrived!

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First Boot!

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Had it running on my desk for a day because case Actually got a little lost in mail :(

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Assembly is started, Motherboard with cooler is in the case!

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Cable management has started!

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GPU,PSU and SSD installed

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the machine is ON and Working!

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with side panel on.

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More parts!

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RED!

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decided to paint the PCI bracets black, turned out good enough :) (also painted the drive sleds, just because..)

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All Finished!!! 

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GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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Looks pretty nice how is the GD-65 Gaming I plan to get either that or the Hero

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Looks pretty nice how is the GD-65 Gaming I plan to get either that or the Hero

its pretty nice, love the go2bios button since i was overclocking with it outside the case! lots of great features and a bit cheaper than the asus hero :)

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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Awsome build. Nearly identical to mine haha

Case: Phanteks Evolve X with ITX mount  cpu: Ryzen 3900X 4.35ghz all cores Motherboard: MSI X570 Unify gpu: EVGA 1070 SC  psu: Phanteks revolt x 1200W Memory: 64GB Kingston Hyper X oc'd to 3600mhz ssd: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB ITX System CPU: 4670k  Motherboard: some cheap asus h87 Ram: 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

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Awsome build. Nearly identical to mine haha

WOW haha nice! didnt get the asus 770 because it have the old cooler design :D

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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WOW haha nice! didnt get the asus 770 because it have the old cooler design :D

I got dcuii card just because of that awesome backplate and the super efficient cooler. I do have to ask though, what made you decide to have the psu fan aiming up rather than firing down?

Case: Phanteks Evolve X with ITX mount  cpu: Ryzen 3900X 4.35ghz all cores Motherboard: MSI X570 Unify gpu: EVGA 1070 SC  psu: Phanteks revolt x 1200W Memory: 64GB Kingston Hyper X oc'd to 3600mhz ssd: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB ITX System CPU: 4670k  Motherboard: some cheap asus h87 Ram: 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

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I got dcuii card just because of that awesome backplate and the super efficient cooler. I do have to ask though, what made you decide to have the psu fan aiming up rather than firing down?

damn i want a back plate!! :D

well the fan i is hardly never spinning anyway so for the sake of getting the cables closer to the bottom and it looks good Imo :)

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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Very nice looking rig. Good job! :)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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am i the only one who thinks corsairs new cables are ugly?

I do find them pretty ugly they kinda make computers look like they did back in the ribbon cable days.

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am i the only one who thinks corsairs new cables are ugly?

and they are pretty stiff to work with, considering buying their pre-sleeved kit instead 

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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Very nice looking rig. Good job! :)

Thanks! :)

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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I have a similar build, white leds ftw... :D

 

 

 

 

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CPU: Intel i7-3770k at 4.8Ghz  CPU Cooling: 320mm UT60  Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB 2133Mhz (2x8GB)  SSD: Intel 330 Series 120GB  HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Green  GPU: EVGA GTX 780 x2  Sound Card: Creative Recon3D  PSU: Raidmax RX-1000AE 1000W  Case: Arc Midi R2  Monitor: Benq XL2420T at 129Hz  OS: W8 64Bit  Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2013 Ultimate  Mouse: Logitech MX518  Mousepad: Steelseries QCK+  Headset: Turtlebeach X12 (Temp.)

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I have a similar build, white leds ftw... :D

 

 

 

 

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NICE build! yours is just a liiittle bit better ;)

 RED LEDS!!

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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The textures on that mousepad doe.  Looks like it was actually used in real life!  Never seen renders that realistic before!!!  (I know Artem is lying because the pic has 2 GPU's and his specs only say 1!)

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and they are pretty stiff to work with, considering buying their pre-sleeved kit instead 

PLZ DO! make ur buiold even cooler!!

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I do find them pretty ugly they kinda make computers look like they did back in the ribbon cable days.

yes true!

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PLZ DO! make ur buiold even cooler!!

problem is, that the cable kits cost nearly as much as the PSU it self!

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming || CPU: Intel 4670k @ 4.4Ghz || RAM: 4x4GB 1600mhz Corsair vengeance pro || MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming || CPU cooler: Corsair H105 || PSU: Corsair RM650 || SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Crucial M4 128GB || Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 || Monitor: ASUS PA238Q

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The textures on that mousepad doe.  Looks like it was actually used in real life!  Never seen renders that realistic before!!!  (I know Artem is lying because the pic has 2 GPU's and his specs only say 1!)

I'm confused as to what you guys are talking about... I forgot to update my signature after getting my second card... Here is a link to more pics of my setup. Not sure if you're trolling or just an idiot...

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/64194-icemodz-led-strips/

CPU: Intel i7-3770k at 4.8Ghz  CPU Cooling: 320mm UT60  Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB 2133Mhz (2x8GB)  SSD: Intel 330 Series 120GB  HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Green  GPU: EVGA GTX 780 x2  Sound Card: Creative Recon3D  PSU: Raidmax RX-1000AE 1000W  Case: Arc Midi R2  Monitor: Benq XL2420T at 129Hz  OS: W8 64Bit  Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2013 Ultimate  Mouse: Logitech MX518  Mousepad: Steelseries QCK+  Headset: Turtlebeach X12 (Temp.)

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problem is, that the cable kits cost nearly as much as the PSU it self!

build* i spelled it wrong

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problem is, that the cable kits cost nearly as much as the PSU it self!

You could always sleeve the cables yourself. Since the PSU is fully modular you wouldn't need to send the cables back with the PSU if you ever need to warranty it.

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I have a similar build, white leds ftw... :D

 

 

 

 

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Dude...NICE PC.

My Stuff! :D

My Stuff
  • Main Build - Soon to change due to it being dead
  • 4790k @ 4.7Ghz
  • Corsair 750D
  • Swiftech H320
  • MSI Z97s SLI
  • 7950 Vapor-X
  • 16GB Corsair Vengance  Blue LP 1600Mhz 
  • 120GB Samsung 840
  • 2TB Seagate Barracuda
  • Corsair HX750
  •  
  • ​Peripherals
  • Logitech G700s
  • Bitfenix, Corsair, and Darkside cable extensions
  • Das Professional with Cherry MX Brown's & Custom Keycaps
  • 3x ASUS VS238H-P w/ Triple monitor mount in PLP
  • AudioTechnica ATH-M50's 
  • Blue Yeti Microphone
  • TurtleBeach PX3 Wireless
  • Logitech C920 Webcam 
  • Precision Audio Bookshelf Speakers 
  • AudioSource AMP-100
  • Logitech G27 Racing setup
  •  
  • Laptop - Acer 7750G-9855
  • i7 2630QM
  • AMD 6650M GPU
  • 120GB Samsung 840 EVO
  • 8GB RAM
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 
  • Blu-ray Drive
  •  
  • Netbook - HP Pavillion DM1
  • AMD E-450 APU
  • 4GB RAM
  • 500gb HDD
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Cell Phone - OnePlus One 
  • 5.5-inch 1080p Screen
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor @2.5Ghz
  • 13 Megapixel rear camera
  • 5 megapixel wide angle front facing camera
  • 3100 mAh non-removal battery
  • AC wifi
  • Cell Phone #2 - Nexus 5
  • 5 Inch 1080p Screen
  • Snapdragon 800
  • 8 megapixel rear camera
  • 1.3 megapixel front camera
  • 2300 mAh non-removable battery
  • AC wifi
  • Upgrades for 2014
  • GTX 970
  • i7 4690k
  • 16gb RAM 
  • 1x 1440 or 1600p Monitor 
  • Das Mechanical Keyboard

 

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