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Dielan
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My first real build! First post on this site! Let me know what you guys think!

 

Day 1

New Case Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case, Black

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Fan Swap!

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What else is going into the build? Nice case man!

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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Nice build!

 

PS: I thought this was a news post abut Corsair starting to sell ice cubes lol.

Personal Rig


i7 4790K | Asus Z97I-WiFi | CM 280L | Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X | Kingston ValueRAM 2 x 8GB | 128GB Samsung 840 Pro | 2TB Seagate SSHD | Seasonic Platinium 660W | Bitfenix Prodigy

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Here are some more parts I got so far.

CPU: Intel i7 4770K

MOBO: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H

 

the rest is open to suggestions and gonna be scavenged from my old system for now.

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For the GPU right now i have my old GTX570, but did put a new cooler on it awhile a go!

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Runs about 20*C cooler now, mostly because it had msi blower style cooler and the fan was full of dust before.

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CPU finally came from Intel's Retail Progarm today!

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Pretty good deal from Intel for doing a couple quizzes, just the dam shipping to Canada Sucked!

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Since this build is mainly a lot if wooosh go for Windforce cards! The one with the triple fan design!

I also prefer that for your build cause I tend to stick to a brand or two for my builds.

CPU: i5 -2400 Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 Mobo: Fatal1ty Z68 Pro Gen3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600mhz SSD: Samsung 840 120gb HDD: WD 3TB Green, Seagate Barracuda 1TB GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CU II (future SLI) Sound card: Xonar Phoebus PSU: Corsair RM series 750 watts Case: Aerocool Mechatron Fans: Bit Fenix Spectre Pros
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster SA950, Philips Blade 234CLSpeakers: Logitech z506 Headset: Razer Tiamat 7.1 KB: Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth edition Mouse: Ouroburos Mouse pad: Golaithus Extended Speed edition Gamepad: Orbweaver Controllers: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Hydra 
System: Razer Edge Mouse: Razer Orochi Mouse pad: Razer Vespula Controlers: Razer Sabertooth (2 pcs.) Headset: Razer Blackshark Speakers: Razer Ferox What can I say, I'm a huge fan of Razer.  :D
 
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did some more work on my build!

 

Installed CPU! Little scary haven't done one for awhile!

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Just gonna use the stock intel cooler for now.... Any suggestions on a better one? Was thinking of going with a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo

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It Boots! Front fans look pretty cool too!

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Nice case (i use it xD Need any help with this case Anything @ all ask me)

Question Did i just see a piece of wood behind the Mother Board ?

Spec: in full if you can get time ...

Have a look @ my build log if you want . you may

be able to get some ideas of it or not .

:) :) :)

Case: | TT Core x71 | Mobo: | Gigabyte Aorus Elite DDR4 | Cpu: 13600K | 1.270V | P-Core 5.6GHZ | E-Core 3.9GHZ | Cpu Block: EK Quantum Velocity2 | Ram: Team T-Force Vulcan Z 4x8GB 3200MHz DDR4 | Gpu: Gigabyte GTX G1 970 Bios Hacked 1.275V | Gpu Block: EK | Cooling: Custom Loop | Rads: 4 | PSU: Corsair RM 1000w

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Since this build is mainly a lot if wooosh go for Windforce cards! The one with the triple fan design!

I also prefer that for your build cause I tend to stick to a brand or two for my builds.

Windforce cooler is loud, go for something like MSi's Twinfrozr or Asus's DCUII. They are both excellent coolers.

@Dielan

Hardware: | CPU: i5 3570k | Graphics: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G | Mobo: MSI z77a-G45 Gaming | OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit | 

Peripherals: Logitech G502 | CM Storm Quickfire Pro (Red switch) |

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"Just gonna use the stock intel cooler for now.... Any suggestions on a better one? Was thinking of going with a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo"

Please don't. :)) Don't ruin this beauty of a rig with a 212... 
Something from Noctua but replace the fans? or something from dark Rock. 

Better yet are you interested in the Zalman Reserator? (I dont think I spelled it correctly)

CPU: i5 -2400 Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 Mobo: Fatal1ty Z68 Pro Gen3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600mhz SSD: Samsung 840 120gb HDD: WD 3TB Green, Seagate Barracuda 1TB GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CU II (future SLI) Sound card: Xonar Phoebus PSU: Corsair RM series 750 watts Case: Aerocool Mechatron Fans: Bit Fenix Spectre Pros
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster SA950, Philips Blade 234CLSpeakers: Logitech z506 Headset: Razer Tiamat 7.1 KB: Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth edition Mouse: Ouroburos Mouse pad: Golaithus Extended Speed edition Gamepad: Orbweaver Controllers: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Hydra 
System: Razer Edge Mouse: Razer Orochi Mouse pad: Razer Vespula Controlers: Razer Sabertooth (2 pcs.) Headset: Razer Blackshark Speakers: Razer Ferox What can I say, I'm a huge fan of Razer.  :D
 
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Thanks, I figured out some of the case soo far removed the 2.5" bays and the 5.25" bays where kinda tricky but i got it.

A piece of wood? Where?

 

Ill do a full specs later tonight maybe..

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Windforce cooler is loud, go for something like MSi's Twinfrozr or Asus's DCUII. They are both excellent coolers.

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Not so much. I've built rigs with them and they seem ok. Louder but by much. 

Also with the amount of fans in his system I dont think he is concerned with how loud the system is. :) 

CPU: i5 -2400 Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 Mobo: Fatal1ty Z68 Pro Gen3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600mhz SSD: Samsung 840 120gb HDD: WD 3TB Green, Seagate Barracuda 1TB GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CU II (future SLI) Sound card: Xonar Phoebus PSU: Corsair RM series 750 watts Case: Aerocool Mechatron Fans: Bit Fenix Spectre Pros
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster SA950, Philips Blade 234CLSpeakers: Logitech z506 Headset: Razer Tiamat 7.1 KB: Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth edition Mouse: Ouroburos Mouse pad: Golaithus Extended Speed edition Gamepad: Orbweaver Controllers: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Hydra 
System: Razer Edge Mouse: Razer Orochi Mouse pad: Razer Vespula Controlers: Razer Sabertooth (2 pcs.) Headset: Razer Blackshark Speakers: Razer Ferox What can I say, I'm a huge fan of Razer.  :D
 
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That looks cool

Corsair 350d, Asus Gryphon Z87, Intel i5 4670k 4.5 GHz, Corsair H100i, Corsair Vengence 16gb 1600 MHz,


AMD Radeon 260x, Corsair CX600, OCZ Vetex 450 128gb, Seagate 2 TB 

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Yea, I don't mind a bit of fan noise, and probably will go with the windforce just to stick with Gigabyte and I think they look pretty cool too.

 

What cooler from Noctua would be a good fit for in here? Not a fan of there brown fans.....

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Yea, I don't mind a bit of fan noise, and probably will go with the windforce just to stick with Gigabyte and I think they look pretty cool too.

 

What cooler from Noctua would be a good fit for in here? Not a fan of there brown fans.....

If you don't like the color scheme of noctuas, get a dark rock or hyper 212 evo cooler

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Hyper 212 with a couple of Corsairs SP120 Performance fans be alright or would the one of the dark rock ones be better? i haven't really hear of them much.

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Hyper 212 with a couple of Corsairs SP120 Performance fans be alright or would the one of the dark rock ones be better? i haven't really hear of them much.

AF at the back and SP at front. 

 

The dark rock ones are beefier and sleeker looking. 

With Noctua one you can get the D-14's and replace the fans. You can NEVER go wrong with noctua

CPU: i5 -2400 Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 Mobo: Fatal1ty Z68 Pro Gen3 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600mhz SSD: Samsung 840 120gb HDD: WD 3TB Green, Seagate Barracuda 1TB GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CU II (future SLI) Sound card: Xonar Phoebus PSU: Corsair RM series 750 watts Case: Aerocool Mechatron Fans: Bit Fenix Spectre Pros
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster SA950, Philips Blade 234CLSpeakers: Logitech z506 Headset: Razer Tiamat 7.1 KB: Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth edition Mouse: Ouroburos Mouse pad: Golaithus Extended Speed edition Gamepad: Orbweaver Controllers: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Hydra 
System: Razer Edge Mouse: Razer Orochi Mouse pad: Razer Vespula Controlers: Razer Sabertooth (2 pcs.) Headset: Razer Blackshark Speakers: Razer Ferox What can I say, I'm a huge fan of Razer.  :D
 
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Thanks, I figured out some of the case soo far removed the 2.5" bays and the 5.25" bays where kinda tricky but i got it.

A piece of wood? Where?

 

Ill do a full specs later tonight maybe..

Never mind i know what wood is ,in 1 of the pics it looks like wood but it some thing else behind the case it self. Any way ,

Yes those bays can be tricky .Do ya self a favor the hot swap cables take those 4 screws out & remove those cables ,i did that with mine & i tell ya less cables to contend with is great ,plug the power / sata directly in & bobs ya uncle.

Case: | TT Core x71 | Mobo: | Gigabyte Aorus Elite DDR4 | Cpu: 13600K | 1.270V | P-Core 5.6GHZ | E-Core 3.9GHZ | Cpu Block: EK Quantum Velocity2 | Ram: Team T-Force Vulcan Z 4x8GB 3200MHz DDR4 | Gpu: Gigabyte GTX G1 970 Bios Hacked 1.275V | Gpu Block: EK | Cooling: Custom Loop | Rads: 4 | PSU: Corsair RM 1000w

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This might sound like a noob question but why one SP and one AF?

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sp af ? what's that haha doesn't come to mind sorry mate.

Case: | TT Core x71 | Mobo: | Gigabyte Aorus Elite DDR4 | Cpu: 13600K | 1.270V | P-Core 5.6GHZ | E-Core 3.9GHZ | Cpu Block: EK Quantum Velocity2 | Ram: Team T-Force Vulcan Z 4x8GB 3200MHz DDR4 | Gpu: Gigabyte GTX G1 970 Bios Hacked 1.275V | Gpu Block: EK | Cooling: Custom Loop | Rads: 4 | PSU: Corsair RM 1000w

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Some cable management.

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Old SSD gonna be used for the OS and a couple games

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Installed

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For the cpu cooler, i was thinking of getting a hyper 212 evo with some corsair fans on it. They have SP and AF, with rads i thought you were supposed to use the SP ones (Static Pressure).

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