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[ferico87]

What "further cleanup" do you suggest?

 

[RussK1]

Looks good, but why such a big power supply?

The AX860i would have been more than enough for SLI and could have saved $100.

 

[ferico87]

That PSU is more for the next rig rather than this one. Probably shouldn't have bought it but the thought was in a couple years I would go all out and do something like triple SLI and custom water cooling.

 

[jakewat97]

@ ferico87 - As in hiding or tying the cables by the drives, tucking in fan cables and possibly some cable stitching rather than big ugly cable ties. It's absolutely fine if it doesn't bother you too much but i can be quite OCD about cables 😛

 

[Disabled]

This is my very first build on a PC.

CASE: - Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
MOBO: MSI Z77A-G45
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push/Pull
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) Kingston KVR1333D3N9/2G
GPU: EVGA GTX 560 2GB SC
PSU: Corsair CX600M
HDD: Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB
DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST
3.5" 52-in-1 Card Reader

I know the cooler is overkill for the CPU, but I'm eventually going to upgrade to an i5 K version. Also going to upgrade GPU to a Gigabyte GTX 760.



Cable management is such a pain to do in this case but I did my best!

 

[stickg1]

Well I ditched the CLC finally, lol. Still a work in progress, more parts coming today and tomorrow...
So excuse the mess, but this what I have so far.




Fractal Arc Midi R2
Maximus V Formula
3770K
8GB Trident X 2600CL10
EVGA SC ACX 760
Seasonic X-650
Crucial M4 256GB

Cooling:
Raystorm
Black Ice GT 240
XSPC RS240
Bitspower Multi-Z Tank 150mm
Swiftech MCP-655-B
4x Corsair SP120 Performance
2x Thermalright Extreme

 

[Proximon]

Good first build, Disabled..... Did you route a cable under the MB? You don't want to do that.

 

[ssddx]

@stick

if they dont leak from the start then you are probably good for the long haul.

swivel fittings have a much higher change of leaking due to the nature of the seal.

 

[Emilvl2]

i7 4770k @ 4.3 Ghz ,
Gigabyte Sniper 5 z87 ,
16GB Corsair Dominator @ 2133 Ghz ,
Seidon Liquid cooling,
2 x GTX 680 DCUII OC/TOP on SLI,
120 SSD HyperX and 3 x 1 TB Caviar Black HDD

 

[lazykoala]

My almost complete build. Still plan to upgrade the CPU cooler and optical drive at some point. Might go for the cooler master V8 GTS if it fits.

Case: Corsair 400R
MB: Asus Z87 Hero
CPU: i7 4770k
Memory: Corsair Vengeance
GPU: EVGA ACX SC GTX 770
SSD: sandisk ultra plus 128GB
HD: WD Black 1TB
PSU: Corsair HX 750
CPU cooler: stock for now

 

[Emilvl2]

You might want to put that haswell on liquid because it heats up like crazy! Lolz

 

[Disabled]

Good first build, Disabled..... Did you route a cable under the MB? You don't want to do that.

Fixed. I understand why it's not recommended, but there was space and it did not cause any problems with the cable.

 

[nukemaster]

I have run cables under the MB when I have room

I see no reason not to as long as as the cables are not too thick or get poked by legs from components.

 

[wachzagner]

This is my first build. I use it only for music production, no gaming. What do you guys think?


Case: Fractal Design R4
MB: Asus z87 Plus
CPU: i7 4770
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb LP
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 650 ti
SSD: Samsung 120GB SSD
HD: WD Black 1TB
PSU: Seasonic MII 620 Watt
CPU cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Firewire Ports

 

[stickg1]

Good choice in parts. I like it. [:stickg1:2]

 

[sarinaide]

SPECS:

A10 5800K
ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 4 M
Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3 2400
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5
SeaSonic M12II 620W
Antec Kuhler 620
2xIntel 520 240GB SSD's
Silverstone TJ08E

PICS:

[Edit REPOSTED PICS]

COMMENTS:

The Antec is only temporary, I will be doing a custom loop on this either monthend or next month along with other modifications. The TJ08E I cut and fitted a custom window. I used a 5.25 to 3.5/2.5" converter which I will spray Matt Black in due course as I will be running a opticalless and Mechanicalless system, removed the HDD bays as it is very bulky.

I have ordered Bitfenix Alchamy cable extenders, Grey/Silver HD Audio, 24Pin, 8Pin, Molex, 3xFan connectors, SATA extenders just to match the theme of the setup. I will also be putting in a kit of Corsair Platinum DDR3 2666.

 

[tecmo34]

@sarinaide... Your images are not showing up based on needing to log-on or have permissions to the http://www.carbonite.co.za . My recommendations would be to edit your post or repost your images using www.photobucket.com , which is a free/public site for image sharing.

 

[sarinaide]

@sarinaide... Your images are not showing up based on needing to log-on or have permissions to the http://www.carbonite.co.za . My recommendations would be to edit your post or repost your images using www.photobucket.com , which is a free/public site for image sharing.

Oh right sorry, my build log is there which were from photobucket , anyways will re post.

 

[nukemaster]

sarinaide, I like the internal layout of that case

Since I have never posted a system in here, Why not.

It now has a GTX 670 that enjoys crashing under many games(I have a 650ti in for further testing to see if the drivers suck or the card is at fault.).

Media Center. Now has a 3TB WD red for nas like duties on my network.

the 2.5 inch drive is my PVR drive.

 

[sarinaide]

Silverstone is pure genius, you never go to anything else once on a silverstone. Fractal Design Arc Midi and the 350D were tempting but The aged TJ08E is just well designed for optimal airflow.

I am really pushing hard to do a custom water loop soon, but more immediately oned I get my Bitfenix Alchamy's it will look very nice with the grey/silver sleeving. Found some illuminating white SATA 6GB/s cables. Bitfenix also have rubber cable leads so I can neaten my cable management up, really pedantic about it.

I was initially going to run a NAS like system with 5x2TB drives but I sold them off as the HDD cage is not very good and petrudes over the motherboard even dislodges the RAM modules so I sold off my drives and ended up buying another 2 Intel 520 240GB SSD's for a total of 4. I have double sided taped them to the back of the motherboard tray.

This week I should get my bitfenix alchamy's and my Gentle Typhoons for the Antec.

 

[mrdowntownkiller]

you have a lot of air bubbles in your res stickg1

 

[angaddev]

Got a little carried away with the spray paint today, lol..

What spray paint di d you use?

 

[tiny voices]

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Just changed my rig around a bit. Traded my 7870 for 2x gtx560s. I know they aren't as powerful but I don't do too much hardcore gaming and I like to tinker and this will eventually be in a micro ATX NZXT Vulcan case. I just like the idea of an mATX SLI build. The PSU is an Antec High Current Gamer 750w.

The top card is a blower style and the bottom card is a traditional single center fan style. When gaming the top card gets to 78 degrees and the bottom get to 70. Idle the bottom card is at 35 and the top one is at 56. Any Ideas on how to improve this? I am thinking about switching the cards around to see if that does anything. What are safe high end temps for a gtx560?

 

[nukemaster]

It always stands to reason the top card will get more heat as it sucks warmed air off the back of the lower card. A fan forcing air between the cards may help.

Nvidia specs that card upto 99c, so the 70s do not seem to bad. The idle of 50 just sounds like a lack of fresh air and the fact that the top card works all the time while the bottom one sits idle without games running.

Then again they spec my GTX 670 @ 97 and anything over 73 is unstable running folding@home(dropping the clock by 26mhz seems to fix it. Games are good at "stock" upto about 80-82 or so then they start to crash too.). I think my card is defective or something.

 

[dansgas1000]

wachzagner - How are you finding the case? I will be using that case for my first build