Evolution X - i7 Bloodrage

apheX? · Jan 7, 2009, 02:16 PM

Hi,

This is my first proper build in which I have ordered all parts myself and constructed. Not only that but it is my first Paint Mod. So this is kinda my first.

I might as well explain why I chose to name it Evolution X, this is because my dream (affordable) car is the Mitsubishi Evolution X the car has Performance, Looks and Attitude and this is what i want to reflect in this build!

The Colour theme was Black and Red because of many different reasons;
1. The Evo X (Car) looks good in either Black or Red
2. Black and Red together is teh sex
3. First time this Colour theme is able to be completed, away with the BLUE!

The Specs
CPU: Intel Core i7 920
CPU COOL: CoolerMaster V8
RAM: Corsair Three way channel DDR3 1600mhz 3x1GB - TR3X3G1600C8D
MOBO: Foxconn Blood Rage
GPU: eVGA GeForce GTX260 216 55nm
PSU: Corsair HX620w
CASE: Thermaltake Armor+ MX
FAN(s): Thermaltake Thunderblade (Red led)
DVD 1: HP 1060i
DVD 2: Sony DRU-V200S-B
Monitor: Samsung T200 20"
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500
Headset: Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 / Logitech Revolution MX
Mouse Mat: Nova Winner II
EXTRA: Zalman ZM-MFC2 / Primer Grey Spray / Matte Black Spray

Some of these I already have and have had for a while - long time now. These are the Speakers, Headset, Keyboard/Mouse, Mouse Mat and the Monitor.
Errrmm I think I covered everything there.

The Mod
My first mod and hopefully will be a success because if not i cant buy another case really.

I will be painting the interior of the Thermaltake Armor+ MX black. The plan is 2 Coats of Black Primer Spray and 2 Coats of Flat Black Spray which should do it

I have just received the case today and will start taking apart what I can without too many screws and taping up areas that are needed to be.
I will be going out and buying Paint tonight or tomorrow and will get some pictures up of the paint work soooon.

The Plan (If you cant see it already)
The whole build/mod will be in favour of making the sexiest case ever (IMO) Black and Red. love the two colours together and every component will follow this.

Black Case with Black Interior Mod
Black/Red Motherboard
Black/Red CPU Cooler
Black/Red PSU
Black/Red GPU
Black RAM
Black DVD Drives
Red Fans
Oh and im being Honest here..... the monitor and headset are a coincidence and happen to be Black/Red.

I will be also attempting my first proper cable management and this will be done behind the Motherboard/HDD cage.
With the Zalman Fan Controller I hope to keep the 3 fans as quiet as possible whilst not gaining too much heat.
I will taking the side fan off and it will stay like that! muha

I will run some benchmarks once the build is constructed, atm the delay is the Blood Rage which is taking ages to come out!!

Lets Hope this all goes to plan and works!

Subscribe and you shall be updated as this build comes together! Pictures and Benchmarks to follow!

J-Man · Jan 7, 2009, 02:24 PM

That Foxconn is over priced.

steelkane · Jan 7, 2009, 02:41 PM

Watching

exo17 · Jan 7, 2009, 02:48 PM

Seems like a very nice build! I recently saw the Blood Rage on custom pc mag and it looks sweet. gl

Binge · Jan 7, 2009, 02:55 PM

Might I be able to convince you to go water? These are honestly the first CPUs I would say I'd want on water instead of air. You'll know if you ever really tax it

MRCL · Jan 7, 2009, 03:00 PM

I'll keep an eye on your build for sure. Wonder how that Bloodrage looks in a case.
Oh, and I like the theme you picked! Hopefully you make something nice out of the Armor, imho its a fugly case

InnocentCriminal · Jan 7, 2009, 03:25 PM

w00t!

I'm going to watching this like a hawk as I'll (hopefully) be jumping on the Bloodrage bandwagon at some point.

For those of you that haven't already read it, AnandTech have a hands on of the first revision Bloodrage.

Silverel · Jan 7, 2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

w00t!

I'm going to watching this like a hawk as I'll (hopefully) be jumping on the Bloodrage bandwagon at some point.

For those of you that haven't already read it, AnandTech have a hands on of the first revision Bloodrage.

lol, yeah, but they threw in those horrid looking blue ddr3 sticks...

EnergyFX · Jan 7, 2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Man

That Foxconn is over priced.

That was rude and unnecessary.

Aphex, congrats on getting the parts you WANTED and getting started on your first build. I'll be watching.

InnocentCriminal · Jan 7, 2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverel

lol, yeah, but they threw in those horrid looking blue ddr3 sticks...

Yeah they did, and it completely ruined the look, but aesthetics weren't really covered in the review tbf.

apheX? · Jan 7, 2009, 03:46 PM

i havnt got all parts yet

waiting on the Blood Rage.

Getting the paint tonight, will start spraying tomorrow

Also i know i could of got even better RAM like the Dominator GT which is Black/Red and awesome specs but the price killed it for me

InnocentCriminal · Jan 7, 2009, 03:48 PM

w00t!

Before and after shots... right?

steelkane · Jan 7, 2009, 04:00 PM

They would have looked good. you could always wait for the price to drop, then get them

apheX? · Jan 7, 2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

w00t!

Before and after shots... right?

yeeahh. I also tried the Armor Jr Side Panel (without the 230mm fan and fins on teh side) and it fits but think ill stick with the Armor+ side panel and just remove the fan.
Actually, ill take a pic of how it looks:

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelkane

They would have looked good. you could always wait for the price to drop, then get them

You know i can almost replicate the looks. The Head spreader thats red can be removed and painted

I might try at replicating the performance but i dunno where to start with changing mem latencies, i wouldnt change the speed as 2000mhz is no point.

I might get away with the paint drying quickly as well as its really cold outside (in the minuses)

Sorry for bad image quality, did it quickly with my phone. And the Armor+ Side panel still has that plastic protective thing on it.

Silverel · Jan 7, 2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

Yeah they did, and it completely ruined the look, but aesthetics weren't really covered in the review tbf.

I know, and it was such a mistake imo. lol, a board that looks like that... I mean really? It absolutely should have had an aesthetic review factor. Consider how many people are going to just LOOK at that board, bust off in their drawers, and throw money at someone to get their hands on it.

btw, those Corsair sticks are hot sex.

apheX? · Jan 7, 2009, 09:21 PM

i ended up getting Grey Primer and Matt Black both are spray but yeah... results should be good

Stripping the PC for spraying, will take that black thing out in the bottom right and I Still need to cover all the holes up with masking tape.

apheX? · Jan 8, 2009, 10:53 PM

Finished my first paint mod

1st picture is with 2 coats of primer.
2nd picture is with 2 coats primer 2 coats matte black. Grey area on the bottom left wont matter at all as the window covers that up

3rd picture, another shot of the paint work done

Sorry for the bad quality btw

I've also just reinstalled the back fan for now and installed my 2 optical drives.

Next progress will occur when i get my hands on the Blood Rage!

InnocentCriminal · Jan 9, 2009, 01:00 AM

SWEEEET!

Nicely done! I mean, more more!

steelkane · Jan 9, 2009, 05:49 AM

Paint looks even, nice job

apheX? · Jan 14, 2009, 11:15 AM

Well, quite a while now i know. I keep having to just look at it

Ive just received my 2 Red LED fans for the front and back and i installed the 500GB HD into the HD cage.

Ive been in contact with a rep from Foxconn about where the Blood Rage is regarding to the UK and if itll be ages until the UK get it he said he can hook me up with a distributor in Taiwan baring in mind the extra postage. Still waiting for his reply about whats going on in the EU/UK.

The Blood Rage is the only thing that is slowing this build down. Once i have the mobo i can get everything else just like that. Was waiting to order the mobo with everything else from the same website for cheaper postage you see :P

Im also waiting on the GTX285 to compare price/performance to decide between either the GTX260 55nm or the GTX285

philbrown23 · Jan 14, 2009, 03:50 PM

dood with a build like this saving $5 on postage should mean nothing. you are looking at spending almost 2k so fuck it just buy the board from one place and the rest from another, it much better than waiting for nothing, as I have heard UK wont see bloodrage for a while.

apheX? · Jan 14, 2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philbrown23

dood with a build like this saving $5 on postage should mean nothing. you are looking at spending almost 2k so fuck it just buy the board from one place and the rest from another, it much better than waiting for nothing, as I have heard UK wont see bloodrage for a while.

still, i wont be able to do anything if i got everything else like the cpu, psu, graphics card etc.

apheX? · Jan 20, 2009, 11:02 PM

Little Update

Got my PSU, Fan Controller and Core i7

Installed the PSU and Fan Controller and im still waiting on the Blood Rage

Thats all i need now as i have decided to ditch the GTX260

Reason being is its price, need to save money so i can get a car! So will wait for something to crop up on ebay (9800gtx/GTX260) or wait for the 55nm to drop down in price.

And yeahh

the current graphics card which ill use in it will ruin the whole look as it has a green pcb

apheX? · Feb 1, 2009, 10:24 AM

Finally got a hold of the motherboard!!!

Am now starting to install it.

Oh yeah, and for some reason it came in a LG box...

but all is well and the packaging was great.

Sorry about the quality I couldn't be bothered to make it look good.
Occured a problem as well

the picture with the motherboard in with the RAM and CPU all in etc i got to installing the CM V8 and realised I need to install the bracket!

dw finishing images will be better

steelkane · Feb 2, 2009, 05:59 AM

Board looks good,, I notice you have no holes cut for W/M, now would be a good time for it.

Jan 7, 2009, 02:16 PM	#1
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Evolution X - i7 Bloodrage Hi, This is my first proper build in which I have ordered all parts myself and constructed. Not only that but it is my first Paint Mod. So this is kinda my first. I might as well explain why I chose to name it Evolution X, this is because my dream (affordable) car is the Mitsubishi Evolution X the car has Performance, Looks and Attitude and this is what i want to reflect in this build! The Colour theme was Black and Red because of many different reasons; 1. The Evo X (Car) looks good in either Black or Red 2. Black and Red together is teh sex 3. First time this Colour theme is able to be completed, away with the BLUE! The Specs CPU: Intel Core i7 920 CPU COOL: CoolerMaster V8 RAM: Corsair Three way channel DDR3 1600mhz 3x1GB - TR3X3G1600C8D MOBO: Foxconn Blood Rage GPU: eVGA GeForce GTX260 216 55nm PSU: Corsair HX620w CASE: Thermaltake Armor+ MX FAN(s): Thermaltake Thunderblade (Red led) DVD 1: HP 1060i DVD 2: Sony DRU-V200S-B Monitor: Samsung T200 20" Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Headset: Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 / Logitech Revolution MX Mouse Mat: Nova Winner II EXTRA: Zalman ZM-MFC2 / Primer Grey Spray / Matte Black Spray Some of these I already have and have had for a while - long time now. These are the Speakers, Headset, Keyboard/Mouse, Mouse Mat and the Monitor. Errrmm I think I covered everything there. The Mod My first mod and hopefully will be a success because if not i cant buy another case really. I will be painting the interior of the Thermaltake Armor+ MX black. The plan is 2 Coats of Black Primer Spray and 2 Coats of Flat Black Spray which should do it I have just received the case today and will start taking apart what I can without too many screws and taping up areas that are needed to be. I will be going out and buying Paint tonight or tomorrow and will get some pictures up of the paint work soooon. The Plan (If you cant see it already) The whole build/mod will be in favour of making the sexiest case ever (IMO) Black and Red. love the two colours together and every component will follow this. Black Case with Black Interior Mod Black/Red Motherboard Black/Red CPU Cooler Black/Red PSU Black/Red GPU Black RAM Black DVD Drives Red Fans Oh and im being Honest here..... the monitor and headset are a coincidence and happen to be Black/Red. I will be also attempting my first proper cable management and this will be done behind the Motherboard/HDD cage. With the Zalman Fan Controller I hope to keep the 3 fans as quiet as possible whilst not gaining too much heat. I will taking the side fan off and it will stay like that! muha I will run some benchmarks once the build is constructed, atm the delay is the Blood Rage which is taking ages to come out!! Lets Hope this all goes to plan and works! Subscribe and you shall be updated as this build comes together! Pictures and Benchmarks to follow! __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui Last edited by apheX?; Jan 8, 2009 at 06:46 PM.

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apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	i havnt got all parts yet waiting on the Blood Rage. Getting the paint tonight, will start spraying tomorrow Also i know i could of got even better RAM like the Dominator GT which is Black/Red and awesome specs but the price killed it for me __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui

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InnocentCriminal Resident Grammar Amender Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 'ereyfurd, UK Posts: 5,475 (1.80/day) Thanks: 199 Thanked 856 Times in 668 Posts System Specs	w00t! Before and after shots... right? __________________ *Post count isn't* an intelligence meter. During the rectification of the Vuldronaii the Traveler came as a large, moving Torb. Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants they chose a new form for him—that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day, I can tell you. Musek*: "InnocentCriminal - a Chuck Norris of the TPU - knows what you are about to type and he WILL type it faster than you."*

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Jan 7, 2009, 09:21 PM	#16
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	i ended up getting Grey Primer and Matt Black both are spray but yeah... results should be good Stripping the PC for spraying, will take that black thing out in the bottom right and I Still need to cover all the holes up with masking tape. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui Last edited by apheX?; Jan 7, 2009 at 11:31 PM.

Jan 8, 2009, 10:53 PM	#17
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Finished my first paint mod 1st picture is with 2 coats of primer. 2nd picture is with 2 coats primer 2 coats matte black. Grey area on the bottom left wont matter at all as the window covers that up 3rd picture, another shot of the paint work done Sorry for the bad quality btw I've also just reinstalled the back fan for now and installed my 2 optical drives. Next progress will occur when i get my hands on the Blood Rage! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui

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Jan 14, 2009, 11:15 AM	#20
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Well, quite a while now i know. I keep having to just look at it Ive just received my 2 Red LED fans for the front and back and i installed the 500GB HD into the HD cage. Ive been in contact with a rep from Foxconn about where the Blood Rage is regarding to the UK and if itll be ages until the UK get it he said he can hook me up with a distributor in Taiwan baring in mind the extra postage. Still waiting for his reply about whats going on in the EU/UK. The Blood Rage is the only thing that is slowing this build down. Once i have the mobo i can get everything else just like that. Was waiting to order the mobo with everything else from the same website for cheaper postage you see :P Im also waiting on the GTX285 to compare price/performance to decide between either the GTX260 55nm or the GTX285 __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui Last edited by apheX?; Jan 14, 2009 at 01:25 PM.

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philbrown23 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: vermont Posts: 1,050 (0.52/day) Thanks: 197 Thanked 150 Times in 133 Posts System Specs	dood with a build like this saving $5 on postage should mean nothing. you are looking at spending almost 2k so fuck it just buy the board from one place and the rest from another, it much better than waiting for nothing, as I have heard UK wont see bloodrage for a while. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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Jan 20, 2009, 11:02 PM	#23
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Little Update Got my PSU, Fan Controller and Core i7 Installed the PSU and Fan Controller and im still waiting on the Blood Rage Thats all i need now as i have decided to ditch the GTX260 Reason being is its price, need to save money so i can get a car! So will wait for something to crop up on ebay (9800gtx/GTX260) or wait for the 55nm to drop down in price. And yeahh the current graphics card which ill use in it will ruin the whole look as it has a green pcb Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui

Feb 1, 2009, 10:24 AM	#24
apheX? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England Posts: 118 (0.07/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Finally got a hold of the motherboard!!! Am now starting to install it. Oh yeah, and for some reason it came in a LG box... but all is well and the packaging was great. Sorry about the quality I couldn't be bothered to make it look good. Occured a problem as well the picture with the motherboard in with the RAM and CPU all in etc i got to installing the CM V8 and realised I need to install the bracket! dw finishing images will be better Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gee, all this horsepower, and no room to gallop! “he was your typical 16 year old kid who insists on yelling at everyone when things start to go wrong.” -Easy Rhino “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui

Feb 2, 2009, 05:59 AM	#25
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Board looks good,, I notice you have no holes cut for W/M, now would be a good time for it. __________________

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