BackDraft Evo (a Nanoxia DS1 Build)
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The Orange One
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Wow! They look good!
alpenwasser
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Now that is beautiful! 
Sir-Weasel
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that looks sick dude
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gotta love them custom backplates
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gotta love them custom backplates
23RO_UK
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nice mate
Now that is beautiful!
that looks sick dude
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gotta love them custom backplates
Thank you all
23RO_UK
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However...
Apologies for the lack of updates but owing to an unforeseen factor and my recent decision to up the spec of the build, things will now sadly proceed at a crawl.
The good news is that the spec itself is above and beyond what I had initially considered (thank you Intel for proving Haswell to be a shower of sh*te lol) and I will also implement some extra aesthetic enhancements to the case itself; having now had plenty of time to think (when a project stalls this happens lol).
Apologies for the lack of updates but owing to an unforeseen factor and my recent decision to up the spec of the build, things will now sadly proceed at a crawl.
The good news is that the spec itself is above and beyond what I had initially considered (thank you Intel for proving Haswell to be a shower of sh*te lol) and I will also implement some extra aesthetic enhancements to the case itself; having now had plenty of time to think (when a project stalls this happens lol).
alpenwasser
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Oh, that sounds exciting. And I'm well familiar with a glacial build paces, so don't worry
about it. I actually kinda prefer a slow build, makes it easier to savour the small little
details IMHO.
AverageNinja
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So... MOAR?!?! 
23RO_UK
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Oh, that sounds exciting. And I'm well familiar with a glacial build paces, so don't worry
about it. I actually kinda prefer a slow build, makes it easier to savour the small little
details IMHO.
I agree
Things should start going to plan over the next few weeks, the setback was kinda annoying in one respect but in another it's allowed me to step back, re-evaluate and make a firm decision as to what I want in terms of hardware; building pc's to client specs (even the most awkward client lol ) is easy but when it's your own personal rig you tend to be your very own harshest critic and not accept second best.
Thank you
Yeah guilty as charged lol
Getting rid of some of the mid range stuff
My backup rig now consists of a GA-Z77X-UD3H, i3-2130, 4Gb of G.Skill Perfect Storm RAM running at 8-8-8-24 1T @2133MHz and a GTX 650 Ti BOOST OC 2GB; Great little combo, it gives me the advantage of being able to take my time with this build
So... MOAR?!?!
I'll drop a few teaser pics in just for you mate
AverageNinja
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^^ Yay!! 
You've just made my day! Or night actually
Can't wait
You've just made my day! Or night actually
Can't wait
Tripp
too many shrooms
^^ Yay!!
You've just made my day! Or night actually
Can't wait
+1 to that i love the look of this rig
23RO_UK
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Right lets try again shall we lol
Major change to the build specs first of all...
Motherboard -
Out with the EVGA Z68 FTW
In with the Gigabyte GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H
Whilst the FTW might be one of the most aseptically striking boards I’ve ever seen and whilst it has a feature set to die for; it also has one of the most piss poor BIOS’s ever which sadly lets such down the potential of an otherwise phenomenal piece of hardware.
It’s replacement the Z77X-UD3H, loses out on aseptics yes, lacks some of the features admittedly (has a few others of it’s own which carry it through) and by strict definition is a mainstream board (not with mainstream performance however I assure you); furthermore it’s BIOS is both rock solid, intuitive, easy to use and recovers well from failed overclocks.
GPU -
Out with the EVGA 660Ti SC+ (with GPU only watercooling)
In with the EVGA 680 SC Signature (with full cover watercooling)
Not really a lot to say here, I picked up the 680 at a snip price and it ties in with my planned monitor upgrade; furthermore it’s as quick if not quicker than the new 770, uses less power and with the new Maxwell GPU’s not due out until some point in 2014...
Memory -
Out with the Patriot Viper “Black Mamba” Gen 3 8Gb (2x4Gb) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz kit
In with the Avexir Core Blue Series 8Gb (2x4Gb) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz kit
Sandy Bridge CPU’s have a speed cap of 2133MHz owing to the memory controller and latency is everything with Sandy Bridge; the Vipers ran at 11 11 11 30 2T @ 2133Mhz, the Avexir Core’s run at 9 11 10 28 2T @ 2133MHz.
It’s as simple as that.
I had some new bits delivered today so will post some pics up tomorrow, I still have a few bits due in from The States and some other stuff to order.
Major change to the build specs first of all...
Motherboard -
Out with the EVGA Z68 FTW
In with the Gigabyte GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H
Whilst the FTW might be one of the most aseptically striking boards I’ve ever seen and whilst it has a feature set to die for; it also has one of the most piss poor BIOS’s ever which sadly lets such down the potential of an otherwise phenomenal piece of hardware.
It’s replacement the Z77X-UD3H, loses out on aseptics yes, lacks some of the features admittedly (has a few others of it’s own which carry it through) and by strict definition is a mainstream board (not with mainstream performance however I assure you); furthermore it’s BIOS is both rock solid, intuitive, easy to use and recovers well from failed overclocks.
GPU -
Out with the EVGA 660Ti SC+ (with GPU only watercooling)
In with the EVGA 680 SC Signature (with full cover watercooling)
Not really a lot to say here, I picked up the 680 at a snip price and it ties in with my planned monitor upgrade; furthermore it’s as quick if not quicker than the new 770, uses less power and with the new Maxwell GPU’s not due out until some point in 2014...
Memory -
Out with the Patriot Viper “Black Mamba” Gen 3 8Gb (2x4Gb) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz kit
In with the Avexir Core Blue Series 8Gb (2x4Gb) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz kit
Sandy Bridge CPU’s have a speed cap of 2133MHz owing to the memory controller and latency is everything with Sandy Bridge; the Vipers ran at 11 11 11 30 2T @ 2133Mhz, the Avexir Core’s run at 9 11 10 28 2T @ 2133MHz.
It’s as simple as that.
I had some new bits delivered today so will post some pics up tomorrow, I still have a few bits due in from The States and some other stuff to order.
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23RO_UK
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Here we have the new arrivals -
First up the new fans, 1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM (rear extract), 2 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM's (roof extracts) and last but by no means least 4 x Akasa 120mm Piranha high performance PWM air ripper blade's.
Next up, 1 x E22 FG01 240mm stainless steel fan grill; this replaces the two existing 120mm FG01 grills (this will be mounted on the Monsta).
And lastly 1 x 22mm Lamptron illuminated vandal resistant switch (momentary); black switch with white illuminated ring to replace the existing power on switch.
Loads more bits still to arrive, lots of stuff still to order
First up the new fans, 1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM (rear extract), 2 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM's (roof extracts) and last but by no means least 4 x Akasa 120mm Piranha high performance PWM air ripper blade's.
Next up, 1 x E22 FG01 240mm stainless steel fan grill; this replaces the two existing 120mm FG01 grills (this will be mounted on the Monsta).
And lastly 1 x 22mm Lamptron illuminated vandal resistant switch (momentary); black switch with white illuminated ring to replace the existing power on switch.
Loads more bits still to arrive, lots of stuff still to order
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AverageNinja
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Can't wait to see them in your rig
Are you ditching the fans too? Seeing that your motherboard will be blue now
Are you ditching the fans too? Seeing that your motherboard will be blue now
23RO_UK
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Can't wait to see them in your rig
Are you ditching the fans too? Seeing that your motherboard will be blue now
It's good to now have a true sense of direction with the build that's for sure
The motherboard itself is matt black with blue accents
And yes I'm ditching the red fans.
It looks much better in the flesh
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sheroo
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Nooooooooooooooo.
I love those red fans, they are super sexy. Pity they don't go with your new colour scheme.
23RO_UK
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Agreed they are and agreed it's a shame
I'll just have to save them for another build eh sheroo
I desperately need to have a rig up and running proper just now; the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H is by no means a bad board and certainly no slouch either, tis a shame however that when EVGA lost the bulk of their Engineers they also lost the ability to create a decent BIOS...
