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Your PC ATM

Looks good @khemist :toast:
How difficult was it to use the nickel tubing?
 
Very easy, i used PETG first since it's easier to trim to length then copied it with the Nickel tubing and used a pipe cutter to cut it.

I didn't plan the loop as i wasn't going to do it for a while so just made it up as i went along, i enjoyed it, was fun.
 
i just built this console buster for my son. Hes desperate to start using it, so, for safetys sake i have put it in a temporary case.


DFI Lanparty X58
Xeon W 3520 overclocked to 4.2ghz
Sapphire SC HD 7970 1045/ 1495
8 gb ddr3 @1400
OCZ 600w modular PSU
Bernstein 7.1 sound
750gb HDD

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Got to love the old DFI boards, loved my p35 T2RS.
 
My new build. Got a new case and PSU. Fractal Design Define S and EVGA Supernova 650 G3. Not very good pictures, maybe I'll take better ones some other time:

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Specs:
EVGA GTX 1070 SC
Intel i5 4670K @ 4GHZ
Xigmatek Gaia 120mm with two Arctic Cooling 120mm fans
16GB of Team Group DDR3 (same kits, different heat spreaders)
Crucial MX300 750GB
Crucial MX200 500GB
Western Digital 2TB Black
Toshiba 3TB P300
MSI motherboard
EVGA Supernova 650 G3 PSU
2x Fractal Design 140mm
1x Noctua 120mm
1x Corsair 120mm

Peripherals
Acer Predator 27" 1440P with G-Sync
CM Storm Cherry MX Brown mechanical keyboard
Logitech Pro Gaming Mouse
Saitek X52Pro HOTAS
HyperX Cloud headset
Creative T40 speakers... hopefully arriving tomorrow

Think that about covers it. Overall this case was not as friendly to work in as the Corsair 550D it is replacing. Getting the side panels on/off require more work and I do miss the ease of swapping drives in the 550D. Will be gaming a bit more to see if the extra airflow helps though.

I will note that when the HDDs make noise, it is notable louder than it was in the 550D. Likely because they're against the side panel and don't have plastic mounts covering them which likely helped absorb sound. Still, a fairly good case when it comes to keeping sound to a minimum.

But cable management was easier, especially with the modular PSU I have now. I will note that the angled SATA connectors don't really work in the back of the Define S. Combined with the SATA layout of my motherboard, I will have to get a new SATA cable if I need to use a 3rd HDD.

Overall I am happy with the case though.
 
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Hi guys!

This is my current setup. :)

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Intel Core i5-4670K @ 4500 MHz + Arctic Freezer i32
MSI Z87-G55
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2*4 GB @ 1600 MHz
MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G @ 1450 / 8000 MHz
ADATA SP 920 256 GB, WD10EFRX
Fractal Design Define C
Asus Xonar DGX
EVGA SuperNova GQ 650W
 
Here is my venerable build, seen a number of changes throughout the years, now in this form:
(unlikely that it will see another upgrade, though I find it hard to discard it..)

Thermaltake Armor Jr. (In its 11th year..)


Corsair CX600M
Intel i5-2300
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3
Palit Nvidia GTX 760
2x4GB Corsair vengeance DDR3
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120gb
WD Blue 10EZEX1TB
1 build-in 120mm case fan
1 Xigmatec 120mm case fan
1 Zalman 92mm side panel fan
Corsair A50 CPU Cooler


LG E2250V
Micrososft Sidewinder X4
Logitech G9X
Logitech Z313

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(You can see an old XFX GTS8800 enjoying its retirement in the left corner..)

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Thermaltake Core V1 Wood edition (sort of).

Core I5 4690k, 16GB RAM, 500GB Samsung SSD, GTX970 (soon to be 1080). Mini ITX.

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egalsim said:
Thermaltake Core V1 Wood edition (sort of).

Core I5 4690k, 16GB RAM, 500GB Samsung SSD, GTX970 (soon to be 1080). Mini ITX.

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is that a brushed on wood effect ?
 
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Got my DEFINE C yesterday, man i love this case.
Gonna get a Be Quiet! CPU Cooler next week, make my system more black.
 
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Gonna get a Be Quiet! CPU Cooler next week, make my system more black.
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spray paint the visible bits of the cooler black or use a marker pen...........hell of a lot cheaper. A can of spray is one pound.


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Like for the girl on gpu stand :D
 
Quicker and easier than my wooden one

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After alot of internet, needed to do the management myself.
 
Ah, poop, chose the wrong one.





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+ SSD on the back side. :D
 
my pc so far gotta do something with cpu cooler and PS fan led. just messing with some plexi and clear fans with rgb led strips.
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i love reference coolers from nvidia, they look so kick ass,
 
@mcborge - Yeah, these cases were meant for air cooling, and they do a damn good job at it. The case temperatures are superior to the newer, water-cooling friendly cases.

However, having the 1200, have a look at this link:

http://archive.williamwendland.com/index012011.shtml

I can fit a triple 120 in the front by taking the HDD cages out. Same goes for the 900 and a dual rad.

http://www.codisha.com/blog/build-log/antec-300-mod/

Or something like this, if you own a 300, or other similar cases.


@peche - Same here, love the industrial looks. Also, case temps have gone down since it blows all the heat outside and I (at least I think i do) have the case at positive pressure, heat doesn't come back.
 
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@peche - Same here, love the industrial looks. Also, case temps have gone down since it blows all the heat outside and I (at least I think i do) have the case at positive pressure, heat doesn't come back.
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agreed, i like them cuz they are so simple, so plain.... nice, also the GeForceGTX led its so sexy for a case with a big side window or tempered glass
 
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