Project White Boy

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012, 07:33 AM

Okay so here it goes this is my first ever build log so I will do my best to document and photograph the process and share it with you guys. The premise of this build is a small form factor PC I can use as a main PC and take with me to LANs, and also be easily transported cross country, all while having bleeding edge performance that puts large no compromise rigs to shame. Oh and this will all happen in 1 week.

Day 1: Parts ordered!

So just to tease you guys a little here are some of the parts I ordered.

For those too lazy for pictures the list includes the following (note some parts aren't listed . . . I have to keep some things in store for you people)

Fans & Misc :

1 x Bitfenix Alchemy Connect 15 LED Light Strip - 300mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 120mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 140mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 230mm - White
1 x bgears black 120 mm to 140 mm fan adapter
2 x Corsair SP120 High Perfomance edition

Case & Internals

1 x BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White / White Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
1 x SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge
1 x CORSAIR H100
1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A2133C10
2 x Samsung 256 GB 830 SSD's
1 x ASUS BW-12D1S-U
1 x EVGA GTX 680 4GB Classified Edition

((Also if anyone has the contact info for sponsors, please feel free, to share my project with them, as I would dearly love sponsors!))

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012, 07:35 AM

Reserved

freaksavior · Sep 16, 2012, 07:49 AM

I wish I had an extra 1300 also.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

I wish I had an extra 1300 also.

That's not even all the parts

freaksavior · Sep 16, 2012, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

That's not even all the parts

I wish I had an extra $1300 + whatever else you spend on this project.

micropage7 · Sep 16, 2012, 08:26 AM

yeah ITX build, it would be pretty challenging

PopcornMachine · Sep 16, 2012, 05:10 PM

Congrats. Love that case and would like to try this myself.

Due to lack of funds however, I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously with your build.

GC_PaNzerFIN · Sep 16, 2012, 06:39 PM

Can't wait to see what magic you can do with that case. If it is anything like your previous builds, the result is mouth-watering kickass. :slurps:

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GC_PaNzerFIN

Can't wait to see what magic you can do with that case. If it is anything like your previous builds, the result is mouth-watering kickass. :slurps:

Really appreciate that I will be doing my best to take this build to the next level!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopcornMachine

Congrats. Love that case and would like to try this myself.

Due to lack of funds however, I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously with your build.

I'll do my best to get lots of pictures for you!

Athlonite · Sep 16, 2012, 10:38 PM

you go Hard [H] I look forward to the build pics

I've picked up a part time job to pay for my next build so hopefully I'll be doing the same

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 17, 2012, 04:09 AM

I can't wait to get this project started!

manofthem · Sep 17, 2012, 04:19 AM

Love the parts and I love people's p-logs so needless to say I'm excited for your build!

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 18, 2012, 10:33 PM

Parts have begun to arrive pictures to follow, as soon as I get home.

Athlonite · Sep 19, 2012, 01:21 AM

Sweeeeeeeeeet

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012, 03:43 AM

So this is some of what came in today.

Ram kit

Mobo

H80

Blu-Ray Burner

More to come in a little bit!

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012, 03:57 AM

Looks like your first order from Egg arrived, very nice! Looking forward to what's to come

popswala · Sep 19, 2012, 04:03 AM

This gonna be sweet. That prodigy looks nice and pretty small. can't wait to see it come together and how it turns out.

You get that case from that link i sent ya or you just snagged a new one?

definitely sub'ing in for this.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popswala

This gonna be sweet. That prodigy looks nice and pretty small. can't wait to see it come together and how it turns out.

You get that case from that link i sent ya or you just snagged a new one?

definitely sub'ing in for this.

The one you linked me was black, I wanted white so I drove 200 miles round trip to a Micro Center that had one in stock today.

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

The one you linked me was black, I wanted white so I drove 200 miles round trip to a Micro Center that had one in stock today.

Man that's dedication right there for ya! 200 miles

I wish I had an MC nearby, you guys always snag such great deals there.

popswala · Sep 19, 2012, 04:40 AM

lol. didn't know what color it was. Just say it was what you were after. at least you got one. I see you really wanted it to drive that far for a case lol. sounds like me.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012, 04:58 AM

Okay I didn't get much done tonight, but I took plenty of pictures all the same, so lets just dive in!

First some unboxing porn

Now on to the case.

Now to begin the PSU installation

In it goes

Oh it's a tight fit, but I'll make it work!

Alright that's all for tonight, I am still waiting on some more odds and ends, and will continue to document and update as they arrive.

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012, 05:02 AM

Very sexy indeed!!! I'm no PSU guru, but that looks very nice. Im loving the case!

I didn't catch it earlier (maybe I missed it), but what gpu you sporting?

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manofthem

Very sexy indeed!!! I'm no PSU guru, but that looks very nice. Im loving the case!

I didn't catch it earlier (maybe I missed it), but what gpu you sporting?

That's to come later.

Athlonite · Sep 19, 2012, 11:44 AM

Thats alot of very nice (drool) stuff [H] and that case kinda reminds me of an Apple G5 case but white and smaller

looks like it's going to be one impressive build

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012, 06:20 PM

Well here goes another round of pictures of parts that came in today.

Some aweseom goodies from Performance pcs

Some strip LED's

120mm Bit Fenix fan

140mm Bit Fenix fan

230mm Bit Fenix fan

Will be back later with some installation pictures.

Sep 16, 2012, 07:33 AM	#1
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Project White Boy Okay so here it goes this is my first ever build log so I will do my best to document and photograph the process and share it with you guys. The premise of this build is a small form factor PC I can use as a main PC and take with me to LANs, and also be easily transported cross country, all while having bleeding edge performance that puts large no compromise rigs to shame. Oh and this will all happen in 1 week. Day 1: Parts ordered! So just to tease you guys a little here are some of the parts I ordered. For those too lazy for pictures the list includes the following (note some parts aren't listed . . . I have to keep some things in store for you people) Fans & Misc : 1 x Bitfenix Alchemy Connect 15 LED Light Strip - 300mm - White 1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 120mm - White 1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 140mm - White 1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 230mm - White 1 x bgears black 120 mm to 140 mm fan adapter 2 x Corsair SP120 High Perfomance edition Case & Internals 1 x BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White / White Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 1 x SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply 1 x ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard 1 x Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 1 x CORSAIR H100 1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A2133C10 2 x Samsung 256 GB 830 SSD's 1 x ASUS BW-12D1S-U 1 x EVGA GTX 680 4GB Classified Edition ((Also if anyone has the contact info for sponsors, please feel free, to share my project with them, as I would dearly love sponsors!)) __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay Last edited by [H]@RD5TUFF; Oct 1, 2012 at 09:27 AM.

System Name:	White Boy
Processor:	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling:	CORSAIR H100
Memory:	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Hard Disk:	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case:	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Sound Card:	none
PSU:	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software:	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

Sep 16, 2012, 07:35 AM	#2
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Reserved __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

System Name:	White Boy
Processor:	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling:	CORSAIR H100
Memory:	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Hard Disk:	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case:	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Sound Card:	none
PSU:	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software:	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

Sep 16, 2012, 07:49 AM	#3
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	I wish I had an extra 1300 also. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

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Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
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Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
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Sep 16, 2012, 08:26 AM	#6
micropage7 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 3,674 (3.18/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 835 Times in 549 Posts System Specs	yeah ITX build, it would be pretty challenging __________________ :: New Cases, Tips And All About Your Cases Visit CaseGear :: Don't Ever Ask About Love And Honesty That You Don't Ever Have

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Processor:	phenom x4 955 Black Edition @ Stock
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Video Card:	Radeon 5570 CrossFire
Hard Disk:	Seagate 160Gb, 250Gb & 500Gb SATA
Optical Drive:	LG DVDRW, Samsung Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case:	Lian Li PC-7FNW
Sound Card:	Creative Audigy Value
PSU:	VenomRX Red Diamond 650 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Classified

Sep 16, 2012, 05:10 PM	#7
PopcornMachine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles/Orange County CA Posts: 1,125 (0.82/day) Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 372 Times in 302 Posts System Specs	Congrats. Love that case and would like to try this myself. Due to lack of funds however, I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously with your build.

System Name:	Green-Blooded Vulcan
Processor:	I5 2500K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Gene-Z
Cooling:	XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Kit & EK 6970 Water Block
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6950 (900/1400)
Hard Disk:	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
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Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	CORSAIR 650HX
Software:	Win 7 64-bit

Sep 16, 2012, 06:39 PM	#8
GC_PaNzerFIN Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 378 (0.29/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 203 Times in 82 Posts System Specs	Can't wait to see what magic you can do with that case. If it is anything like your previous builds, the result is mouth-watering kickass. :slurps: __________________ WE REQUIRE MORE HARDWARE

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Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DX + Sennheiser HD 598
PSU:	Corsair AX750W
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Sep 16, 2012, 10:38 PM	#10
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.15/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	you go Hard [H] I look forward to the build pics I've picked up a part time job to pay for my next build so hopefully I'll be doing the same __________________

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Optical Drive:	1xSATA Pioneer DVR212S 18x
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Case:	SilverStone Raven RV02B-W + 3x SS AP181
Sound Card:	Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme PCIe + Pioneer VSX-D457 amp
PSU:	SilverStone ST75F-P Modular 750W
Software:	Windows 7 X64 RTM
Benchmarks:	it sucks much

Sep 17, 2012, 04:09 AM	#11
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	I can't wait to get this project started! __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

Sep 17, 2012, 04:19 AM	#12
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,345 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,094 Thanked 2,520 Times in 1,281 Posts System Specs	Love the parts and I love people's p-logs so needless to say I'm excited for your build! __________________ My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

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PSU:	Corsair 1000HX [] XFX 550Pro
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Sep 18, 2012, 10:33 PM	#13
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Parts have begun to arrive pictures to follow, as soon as I get home. __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

Sep 19, 2012, 01:21 AM	#14
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.15/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	Sweeeeeeeeeet __________________

Sep 19, 2012, 03:43 AM	#15
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	So this is some of what came in today. Ram kit Mobo H80 Blu-Ray Burner More to come in a little bit! __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

Sep 19, 2012, 03:57 AM	#16
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,345 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,094 Thanked 2,520 Times in 1,281 Posts System Specs	Looks like your first order from Egg arrived, very nice! Looking forward to what's to come __________________ My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

Sep 19, 2012, 04:03 AM	#17
popswala Join Date: May 2009 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,188 (1.50/day) Thanks: 1,602 Thanked 960 Times in 717 Posts System Specs	This gonna be sweet. That prodigy looks nice and pretty small. can't wait to see it come together and how it turns out. You get that case from that link i sent ya or you just snagged a new one? definitely sub'ing in for this.

System Name:	Deep Space // Black Mystery
Processor:	AMD Phen II X4 945 oc'd 3.4GHz // I7 870 oc'd 4.0GHz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7 AM3+ // MSI P55-GD80
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Video Card:	eVGA GTX 275 // eVGA GTX 460 SC 768mb oc'd (830/1620/2000
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PSU:	Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 850w // Corsair HX1000W
Software:	Win 7 Ult X64 // Win 7 Ult X64
Benchmarks:	Crunching & Folding 24/7 Help Save Lives!!!

Sep 19, 2012, 04:40 AM	#20
popswala Join Date: May 2009 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,188 (1.50/day) Thanks: 1,602 Thanked 960 Times in 717 Posts System Specs	lol. didn't know what color it was. Just say it was what you were after. at least you got one. I see you really wanted it to drive that far for a case lol. sounds like me.

Sep 19, 2012, 04:58 AM	#21
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Okay I didn't get much done tonight, but I took plenty of pictures all the same, so lets just dive in! First some unboxing porn Now on to the case. Now to begin the PSU installation In it goes Oh it's a tight fit, but I'll make it work! Alright that's all for tonight, I am still waiting on some more odds and ends, and will continue to document and update as they arrive. __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

Sep 19, 2012, 05:02 AM	#22
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,345 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,094 Thanked 2,520 Times in 1,281 Posts System Specs	Very sexy indeed!!! I'm no PSU guru, but that looks very nice. Im loving the case! I didn't catch it earlier (maybe I missed it), but what gpu you sporting? __________________ My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

Sep 19, 2012, 11:44 AM	#24
Athlonite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 1,386 (1.15/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 441 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	Thats alot of very nice (drool) stuff [H] and that case kinda reminds me of an Apple G5 case but white and smaller looks like it's going to be one impressive build __________________

Sep 19, 2012, 06:20 PM	#25
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.34/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Well here goes another round of pictures of parts that came in today. Some aweseom goodies from Performance pcs Some strip LED's 120mm Bit Fenix fan 140mm Bit Fenix fan 230mm Bit Fenix fan Will be back later with some installation pictures. __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

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