Fractal Design Define R5 Builds - Post your builds!

Anthony_51

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Please post pictures of your builds!

I am currently in the process of building a new computer. I'm using the case as said in the title.

I am going to potentially have two radiators, one for CPU and the other for GPU. I just need inspiration on the layout. I also have many fans at my disposal.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JXDBsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JXDBsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($364.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($291.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card ($716.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Mushkin ECO3 480gb ($119.99)
Total: $2106.87


 
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I wanted to go all low power,cheap,gameable, and silent and ended up with more than I thought I would get
CPU: AMD 8320E $130
CPU Cooler: Hyper TX3 $23
Motherboard:MSI 970A $40
Memory: 2x4gb Corsair 1600 $50
Storage: 120gb ssd(OS)$40, WD 1TB HD ($40), 2x 500GB HD (Free)
Video Card: Zotac Geforce 750ti 2gb ddr5 low profile card $100
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 no window $100
Power Supply: EVGA 500w psu $40
Other: MIA high def soundcard (free)
Total: $563

for the low cost and power it delivers quite a punch. I can run skyrim with 60mods at 60fps on ultra, wwe 2k16 on high, I can edit video and music without lag. The gpu doesnt need a power connector and the cpu is low wattage so overall i have plenty of room to add stuff on only a...

kdissette

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I wanted to go all low power,cheap,gameable, and silent and ended up with more than I thought I would get
CPU: AMD 8320E $130
CPU Cooler: Hyper TX3 $23
Motherboard:MSI 970A $40
Memory: 2x4gb Corsair 1600 $50
Storage: 120gb ssd(OS)$40, WD 1TB HD ($40), 2x 500GB HD (Free)
Video Card: Zotac Geforce 750ti 2gb ddr5 low profile card $100
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 no window $100
Power Supply: EVGA 500w psu $40
Other: MIA high def soundcard (free)
Total: $563

for the low cost and power it delivers quite a punch. I can run skyrim with 60mods at 60fps on ultra, wwe 2k16 on high, I can edit video and music without lag. The gpu doesnt need a power connector and the cpu is low wattage so overall i have plenty of room to add stuff on only a 500w psu. Also the rig is almost completely silent. The only sound is the occassional HD spin on long transfers.
 
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