Brother's rig rev 3.0 plus my rig update

[chut03]

My brother's 3rd gaming rig. His first rig I built for him was an AMD phenom 965 with a GTX 550ti. Second was a sandybridge core i3 and a GTX 660ti. Now this is his current build.

Intel Core i5 4570
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM GSkill
3GB AMD R9 280x ASUS Direct CU II
MSI Gaming B85M motherboard
120GB Intel 520 SSD
500GB Seagate 2.5" HDD
CoolerMaster N200 case
Corsair TX 550M PSU
Windows 7

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Now this is my rig. Same rig as last year with a few upgrades. A better and quieter cooler, a new ssd plus 2 hdds, a new gpu, a intel ethernet card, and I delidded my cpu. Also sanded the LED in the fractal power button to make it a more even glow, and less of a "pointy" light.

Intel Core i7 3770k
16GB 1866MHz DDR3 RAM Corsair Vengance Pro
2GB EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX770 with stock cooler
Gigabyte GA Z77X UP4 TH
250GB Samsung 840 Evo
2x 1TB Seagate HDD in Raid 0
Fractal Define R4 Windowed version
Corsair AX650 PSU
MAC OS X 10.9.5

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[realneil]

Both nice builds. Good work keeping it all clean looking with the cables.

I have one of those ASUS R9-280 GPUs and it's performance is quite nice. I put it together with an HIS R9-280X in Crossfire and now it's cooking,........

 

[bigdaddy5414]

That is one massive air cooler there!

 

[SuB]

/me bubbles OCD quietly in the corner *white fan in black build!!*

nice and tidy though

 

[RobCrezz]

Nice!

Why didnt you have the second fan attached to the TC-12DX? it lowers the temps by a good few degrees.

 

[chut03]

Nice!

Why didnt you have the second fan attached to the TC-12DX? it lowers the temps by a good few degrees.

His cpu doesn't get that hot as its not overclocked. Its not an unlocked i5, so this cooler is overkill for it. Its like a 1-2 degree difference in load temperatures when I had done so. I decided to move the stock exhaust fan to the front for dual intake to keep the R9 280x nice and cool.

 

[RobCrezz]

His cpu doesn't get that hot as its not overclocked. Its not an unlocked i5, so this cooler is overkill for it. Its like a 1-2 degree difference in load temperatures when I had done so. I decided to move the stock exhaust fan to the front for dual intake to keep the R9 280x nice and cool.

Furry muff ^_^