Ark

Key features

High Rated Intel CPU AMD Graphics AMD CrossFire Custom Paint Job

The build

You don't need water to stay cool. (⌐■_■)

System specs

CPU
Dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 8C/16T 2.4 GHz
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master TPC-812 x2
Motherboard
Asus Z9PE-D8
RAM
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GPU
MSI Radeon HD 7870 Hawk Edition 1300 MHz x2
Storage
Crucial M4 64 GB SSD
Storage
Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB SSD x3
Storage
8 TB HDD
PSU
Cooler Master Silent Hybrid Pro 850 W
Case
Lian Li V1200 Plus
Radiators
Bitspower 360 Radguard
Fans
Gentle Typhoon AP-15 x2
Fans
Gentle Typhoon AP-29
Fans
Cooler Master Blademaster x3
Fans
Scythe Server Master

Performed mods

Powder coated interior chassis satin black
Fabricricated aluminum accent pieces and sanded to even texture
modified motherboard tray to accept EEB form factor
Installed 3x120mm intake fans on the top of the case
Added cable management holes
re-positioned hard drives for better cable management
added white led strip lighting

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How visitors rated it

8.0 / 10 · Superb · 29 votes
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12 Comments on Ark

#1
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
Wow. Just.. Wow. Clean.
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#2
ikem
thanks, took a while (and alot of iterations) to get it the way i wanted it too look.
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#3
Blackwolf 41
Really Nice like all the others, was there a work log . Really nice Build
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#4
julio9
I voted 5/10
look nice..if mobo n gpu same brand more better..
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#5
ikem
@ Blackwolf there really isnt a build log anywhere, since it was kinda done over a long time.

@ julio, kinda a bad way to rate a 5.... what is wrong with asus and msi?
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#6
Xenturion
Unfortunately, it would seem there's a subset of people who register accounts simply to troll the Case Mod Gallery. I'll give you a 10 to help counteract the troll votes and because it's deserved. Sweet build, man. Always had a sweet spot for 2P builds, esp. with 8-Core Xeons. Extremely clean and aesthetically pleasing.
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#7
Xenturion
I voted 10/10 because:

10/10, explained above.
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#9
Huddo93
I voted 10/10 because:

10/10, This build looks incredibly clean, and you have obviously put alot of time and effort to making sure its looks right!
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#11
Toe_Tagz
I voted 10/10 because:

I love your rig. Very clean & a great build. 10/10
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#12
Ranse
I voted 10/10 because:

sorry for repeating myself but...

I voted 10/10 because:

It is easy to vote a one and not give a reason.

There was an experiment conducted where one person was hooked to a chair and another person was placed in front of him. The person that was not bound was told they could push the button in front and give the person in front an electrical shock. Very few would do so if the bound person could see them but when they were cloaked so that the bound person could not identify them they became almost sadistic. I am not try to get behind the ideology of those who give ones without justification but I feel she should be required to say who they are so we may also look at their accomplishments. I am sorry for becoming long winded but this is a case modification site not a performance site those who truly work on their cases producing a one of a kind deserve our respect for their accomplishments and should be judged according to those standards. You can purchase a lot of part and put them together yet you have not done any medications, but painting, changing design, being creative is what medications are all about. So my standard is if I can purchase and produce the same computer it is not modified, if I have to perform design changes, and extra steps to achieve the same design it is modified. Can I produce a computer that looks like this one off the shelf; no I can’t so therefore this is a modified computer and I vote 10 to counter the children who hide behind their mask not wanting us to see their work. I also like to give pointers where I can to help my fellow modders.
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