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[ahickmon78]

My first build. I originally built a system with the storm scout case but upgraded to the Phantom 630. I also added a better PSU and closed-loop liquid cooling. The Storm Scout case unfortunately could not fit the GPU properly and the case was also limited in cooling options. The build was meant to last for awhile and be easy to upgrade in the future. The CPU has rarely reached over 40 C (HW monitor) and I'm not regretting the move to this case. Greatly appreciated the help and information offered on this site.

CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K

Motherboard - Gigabyte Z87 LGA 1150

Memory - Corsair High Perform Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz2x4

HD - WD Black 500 GB 3.5"

GPU - GIGABYTE VIDEO CARD GTX770 2GB DDR5

PSU - XFX PRO 850W Black PSU w Full Modular

Cooling - Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme CPU Liquid Cooler (Mounted on top)

2x 200mm Top Exhaust
1 140 mm Rear Exhaust

200mm front intake
200mm side intake
2x140mm bottom intake
140mm chipset fan

Not the best pics but I'm still tweaking the wiring.

 

[RussK1]

Nice build, but RAM isn't installed right. 2 DIMMS should be installed in either A1/B1 (black) or A2/B2 (grey) for dual channel.

 

[stickg1]

 

[RussK1]

Very clean. Looks like the tubes have high cholesterol.

 

[hero1]

Awesome systems fellas. Stay tubed for my soon to be completed mod of my current rig.

 

[ahickmon78]

Nice build, but RAM isn't installed right. 2 DIMMS should be installed in either A1/B1 (black) or A2/B2 (grey) for dual channel.

True. I had trouble with POST. I would install the RAM in A1/B1 or A2/B2 and it would shut down after about 10 seconds and restart. It's running very smooth for now but later I'm going to figure out why it does that.

 

[tiny voices]

One of your sticks may be bad. In the configuration you have it now, only 1 stick is likely being recognized.

 

[ahickmon78]

One of your sticks may be bad. In the configuration you have it now, only 1 stick is likely being recognized.

Surprisingly they both are being recognized.

 

[tiny voices]

They are only running in single channel which is slower than dual channel.

 

[RussK1]

Nice build, but RAM isn't installed right. 2 DIMMS should be installed in either A1/B1 (black) or A2/B2 (grey) for dual channel.

True. I had trouble with POST. I would install the RAM in A1/B1 or A2/B2 and it would shut down after about 10 seconds and restart. It's running very smooth for now but later I'm going to figure out why it does that.

Install one DIMM in A1 and boot to bios and configure DRAM to specs. Shut down and install 2nd module in B1 and reboot. Probably wise to run memtest. Being in single channel you haven't run into issues but the RAM may be defective.

Or worse, the memory controller on the CPU may be bad or motherboard. That system was designed to run dual-channel, if it does not, then something is wrong. Either config. or harware = best to find out.

Good luck!

**BTW**

I'm looking at getting that same case (red lighting though and AMD based) for my GF. How is it? Is it flimsy or well built?

 

[jimthenagual]

Just finished my micro ATX yesterday

Asus Maximus VI Gene
H100i
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8g
Gigabyte 770GTX
OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
Samsung 840pro
i5-4670k
Corsair 350D case

 

[tiny voices]

Just finished my micro ATX yesterday...snipped

Hooray! I love microATX builds. Looks great!. Might consider trying to use some cable ties to hide the rest of the cables behind the motherboard tray there. It took me a few tries to get my SLI mATX build to have really clean cable management.

 

[hero1]

Just finished my micro ATX yesterday...snippity snip

NIce setup. I think you should have that USB cable for Corsair ling run behind the motherboard tray and come out where the 8-Pin CPu connector is. That way it will look cleaner!😀

 

[stickg1]

I got some Mayhems Pastel Ice White coolant.



Running through the GPU block..

 

[Proximon]

Is that the nanofluid?

 

[stickg1]

Yeah that's their nano-fluid, available in all sorts of colors. Looks really good in person.

 

[towhog66]

I got some Mayhems Pastel Ice White coolant...snip

got milk lol

 

[ArtX38]

First BitFenix prodigy "Mirror" black_blue

System:
BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black
EVGA Z77 Stinger, Intel Z77
WiFi/WiDi 300MBPS/BLUETH4 920119 Gigabyte
EVGA GeForce GTX 670
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Processor
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB)
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SATA3
WD Green 3.5'' 2TB SATA3 IntelliPower 64MB AFT
Corsair TX650 V2 650W ATX
Scythe Slip Stream Slim 120mm 1600rpm

Water systems:
Watercool HEATKILLER® CPU Rev3.0
Watercool HEATKILLER® NSB Rev3.0
Watercool HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 670
Laing DDC-Pumpe 12V DDC-1Plus
Phobya Laing DDC top Black Nickel Edition
Phobya Balancer 250 Black Nickel
Phobya Temperature Sensor
Koolance Nozzle Single, 3/8" (10mm) G1/4 Angled Threaded
Koolance Nozzle Single, 3/8" (10mm) G1/4 Threaded
Koolance tubing 13/10mm (3/8"ID) UV-active blue
Mayhems Dye Ocean Blue 15ml
Koolance Liquid Fluorescent Blue
Black ICE Radiator GT Stealth 120
Black ICE Radiator GTS-Lite 240
Phobya Touch 6 Controller

Other:
LBM x4 series LED Module x2
RGB LED Strip
BitFenix 24-Pin ATX
BitFenix 8-Pin ATX12V
BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe
BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe
BitFenix Prodigy Window Side Panel
Front mirror glass
Side mirror glass

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Second BitFenix prodigy "Mirror" white_blue

System:
BitFenix Prodigy Midnight White
Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI, Z77
Radeon HD 7970
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Processor
Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2x4GB)
WD Green 3.5'' 2TB SATA3 IntelliPower 64MB AFT
INTEL 520 SATA3 SSD 120G
Corsair TX650 V2 650W ATX
Corsair Fan Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition x2
Scythe Slip Stream Slim 120mm 1600rpm

Water systems:
Koolance CHC-125
Koolance CPU-370 (CPU)
Koolance VID-AR797
Laing DDC-Pump 12V Ultra HF 38
Phobya Balancer 250 black nickel
Phobya temperature sensor
Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 120mm
Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mm
Alphacool 1046/1048 Eheim inlet adaptor
Alphacool 1046 Eheim outlet adaptor 90°
Mayhems concentrate UV Blue 15ml
Koolance Liquid Coolant UV blue
Masterkleer tubing UV-reactive white
Phobya Touch 6 Controller

Other:
LBM x4 series LED Module x2
RGB LED Strip
BitFenix 24-Pin ATX
BitFenix 4-Pin ATX12V
BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe
BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe
BitFenix Prodigy Window Side Panel
Front mirror glass
Side mirror glass
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Bitfenix Prodigy vs Cooler Master Elite 120
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CM Elite 120 HTPC
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VIDEO: BitFenix Prodigy White and Black (blue)

 

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This is my pc:

 

[bejabbers]

Case: Corsair 900D
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K
RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill RipjawZ @ 1866MHz
GPU: EVGA GTX Titan Signature Hydro Copper
Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Phoebus
Wireless: ASUS PCE-AC66
PSU: Antec TPQ 850
SSD (OS): Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SATA III
SSD (progs): Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 240GB SATA III
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Optical: LB Super-Multi Blue BD reader
Cables: Bitfenix single sleved cables, Phobya fan splitters
Lighting: 20" LED strips from DazMode

Cooling:
Radiators: Alphacool Nexxxos UT60 480, XT45 480, XT45 240
Fans: 10 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15, 3 x Corsair AF120 quiet, 1 x Corsair AF140
CPU block: EK Supreme HF full copper Gold
GPU block: Swiftech
Fittings: various bitspower 7/16 x 5/8
Pump: Alphacool D5 single
Reservoir: EK X-Res 140
Fan controller: G-Vans Legion
Tubing: Primochill Primoflex Advanced LRT

 

[DComander1x]

My DCC-B003 Workstation -
AMD FX 6300 - Undervolted to 2875v & 3.1 GHz / 4.0 GHz Turbo w/ Stock AMD Cooler (for now, plan to replace it)
ASRock 880GM-LE FX mATX board & Dell Dimension 2300 Case | 12 GBs DDR3 1333 PNY (8GB+4 GB)
400w Dynex PSU | EVGA GT 620 1 GB | Rocketfish / Creative 5.1 PCI | 120 GB Mushkin SSD | 320 GB WD IDE HDD
750 GB HGST HDD | HP Lightscribe DVD±RW SATA | AVerMedia Game Broadcaster HD PCI-E
(Photos were taken by Google Nexus 7 v1 Tablet)

 

[kittyassassin]

AMD FX-8350 "Vishera" @4.5ghz
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+
SAPPHIRE 100355OCL Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC Version
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W PSU
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600MHz
OCZ Synapse Cache SYN-25SAT3-64G 2.5" 64GB (32GB cache capacity)
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
CORSAIR H60
Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black Case
G.SKILL Desktop Memory Fans
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Rosewill RFA-120-RL 120mm 4 Red LEDs LED Case cooler 2x
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA
Taotronics TT-SL006 5M 5050 RGB 150 LED Strip Light with 44 key and 60w Adapter (Total 150 leds
ASUS USB-N13 USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter
1 x COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 Blue LED Case Fan 2 in 1 pack
Red Cable Sleeving For Psu

Sorry, Ninja edited your post to fix your images - Lutfij

 

[stickg1]

My DCC-B003 Workstation - snip

Whoa, well clearly no rhyme or reason with the cables. But one thing that should be changed immediately is that Dynex PSU. Those are terrible units, get something else ASAP, it doesn't have to break the bank, a 400-500w Antec or Corsair budget model will do just fine. Probably cost you $45 and you wont have to worry about a voltage spike frying half the components in your system.

 

[RussK1]

I think it's awesome!

 

[DComander1x]

Whoa, well clearly no rhyme or reason with the cables. But one thing that should be changed immediately is that Dynex PSU. Those are terrible units, get something else ASAP, it doesn't have to break the bank, a 400-500w Antec or Corsair budget model will do just fine. Probably cost you $45 and you wont have to worry about a voltage spike frying half the components in your system.

Its a workstation, so it does what it needs to do. That dynex has lasted me right through superstorm sandy, and about 3 or 4 years in my old workstation, and that old workstation still runs. I was concerned about it frying my system before, but, so far its been pretty good.