Cxizent
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Hey guys, what's up?
So I've had ideas kicking around in my head long since six months ago, and I've started cobbling some parts together, so I figure now is probably a good time to start a project log.
If you'll bear with me, I'd like to wax lyrical about my thought process for a bit, and talk about my previous rigs and where I'm at now.
My first rig was a heap of garbage that I bought piecemeal from computer fairs around my city. It was an AM2 socket, IDE cable nightmare in the most plastic case you could imagine, and I all but literally threw the hardware in. I thought it was the coolest
A while after that, I built my current rig (please don't look it up in the rig gallery
), this time from mostly online retailers, with a few bits salvaged from my first one. I'd learned a few things from my first build - fans and airflow mattered, aesthetics played a part, I needed a window, and green LEDs = good.
Which brings me to a few months ago when I found OC3D. I'd had vague ideas of what I wanted my next rig to be for a while, but nothing concrete. It was to be in a Cosmos II, because Coolermaster amirite. It was to have all Koolance watercooling, because bay/res combos are totally rad.
Poring over the project logs, the rig galleries, and TTL's videos really opened my eyes as far as rig design went. Without wanting to sound gushy, I really have learned a lot about how far rig design can be taken, and how anal you can get about details :lol:
So it caused me to pause and think. I changed my mind about a lot of things, a lot of times, and eventually came to the concept that I have now.
Both my previous rigs were called "ph34r", because when you're fourteen that is just the coolest shit ever. I wasn't sure what to name this next foray into building, the latest in my line of green machines - I wanted to keep a trend going if at all possible, and I wanted something snappy that fit with my green colour scheme.
My fellow forumgoers, this is Envy.
Now, enough of my chinwagging!
Components:
Straight up huge box
Seriously guys what the hell I only have so much table
Oh boy oh boy oh boy
Never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate being sent a nutrunner, too.
I must have checked that I didn't miss any screws like twenty times
I don't think I'll be using the drive cages, but I was still super impressed with them
I thought it was cool how they put vibration dampening on the mechanical drive cage, but not the SSD cage
Power angle showing off the radiator mounts
I has feets
Does this make me a case building pro now?
Thanks for checking it out! Next up: radiators and fans and test fitting (Oh my!)
So I've had ideas kicking around in my head long since six months ago, and I've started cobbling some parts together, so I figure now is probably a good time to start a project log.
If you'll bear with me, I'd like to wax lyrical about my thought process for a bit, and talk about my previous rigs and where I'm at now.
My first rig was a heap of garbage that I bought piecemeal from computer fairs around my city. It was an AM2 socket, IDE cable nightmare in the most plastic case you could imagine, and I all but literally threw the hardware in. I thought it was the coolest
A while after that, I built my current rig (please don't look it up in the rig gallery
), this time from mostly online retailers, with a few bits salvaged from my first one. I'd learned a few things from my first build - fans and airflow mattered, aesthetics played a part, I needed a window, and green LEDs = good.Which brings me to a few months ago when I found OC3D. I'd had vague ideas of what I wanted my next rig to be for a while, but nothing concrete. It was to be in a Cosmos II, because Coolermaster amirite. It was to have all Koolance watercooling, because bay/res combos are totally rad.
Poring over the project logs, the rig galleries, and TTL's videos really opened my eyes as far as rig design went. Without wanting to sound gushy, I really have learned a lot about how far rig design can be taken, and how anal you can get about details :lol:
So it caused me to pause and think. I changed my mind about a lot of things, a lot of times, and eventually came to the concept that I have now.
Both my previous rigs were called "ph34r", because when you're fourteen that is just the coolest shit ever. I wasn't sure what to name this next foray into building, the latest in my line of green machines - I wanted to keep a trend going if at all possible, and I wanted something snappy that fit with my green colour scheme.
My fellow forumgoers, this is Envy.
Now, enough of my chinwagging!
Components:
M/B: Gigabyte G1 Sniper
CPU: Haswell i7 4770k
RAM: 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866
GPU: 2x GTX 780
SSD: 2x Samsung EVO 500 GB, RAID 0
PSU: Seasonic Platinum 860W (going to be sleeved in MDPC toxic green)
Case: Caselabs SMH10, Standard ATX, windowed back panel.
Watercooling:CPU: Haswell i7 4770k
RAM: 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866
GPU: 2x GTX 780
SSD: 2x Samsung EVO 500 GB, RAID 0
PSU: Seasonic Platinum 860W (going to be sleeved in MDPC toxic green)
Case: Caselabs SMH10, Standard ATX, windowed back panel.
Radiators: 1x Hardware Labs SR-1 480mm, 1x Alphacool NexXxos Monsta Full Copper 360mm
CPU Waterblock: Leaning towards the Koolance 380i, but haven't fully committed yet (like a few things, actually)
GPU Waterblocks: 2x Swiftech Komodo NV GTX 780 waterblock
M/B Block: EK have a block in the pipeline for the Sniper 5, which is actually one of the things that pushed me over the edge in going for this board. So, waiting on that!
Pumps: 2x Alphacool D5 vario (Dual loops! I've always wanted to do this
)
Pump tops: 2x Alphacool HF D5 TOP Black Acetal G1/4
Reservoirs: 2x Alphacool Alphacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 25 LT
Tubing: Primochill rigid acrylic 1/2" OD
Fittings: Primochill rigid ghost anodized black (not sure if actually anodized, but anyway...)
Fans: 120mm Corsair SP Quiet Editions
Flow Indicators: PrimoChill Vortex Black POM Flow Indicator Clear
Coolant: One loop will be running Mayhems pastel green, the other will be running Mayhems black.
Time for some Case photos!CPU Waterblock: Leaning towards the Koolance 380i, but haven't fully committed yet (like a few things, actually
)GPU Waterblocks: 2x Swiftech Komodo NV GTX 780 waterblock
M/B Block: EK have a block in the pipeline for the Sniper 5, which is actually one of the things that pushed me over the edge in going for this board. So, waiting on that!
Pumps: 2x Alphacool D5 vario (Dual loops! I've always wanted to do this
)Pump tops: 2x Alphacool HF D5 TOP Black Acetal G1/4
Reservoirs: 2x Alphacool Alphacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 25 LT
Tubing: Primochill rigid acrylic 1/2" OD
Fittings: Primochill rigid ghost anodized black (not sure if actually anodized, but anyway...)
Fans: 120mm Corsair SP Quiet Editions
Flow Indicators: PrimoChill Vortex Black POM Flow Indicator Clear
Coolant: One loop will be running Mayhems pastel green, the other will be running Mayhems black.
Straight up huge box
Seriously guys what the hell I only have so much table
Oh boy oh boy oh boy
Never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate being sent a nutrunner, too.
I must have checked that I didn't miss any screws like twenty times
I don't think I'll be using the drive cages, but I was still super impressed with them
I thought it was cool how they put vibration dampening on the mechanical drive cage, but not the SSD cage
Power angle showing off the radiator mounts
I has feets
Does this make me a case building pro now?
Thanks for checking it out! Next up: radiators and fans and test fitting (Oh my!)
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all up it was $770USD delivered to Aus. I was fretting a bit the moment after the transaction went through, but honestly the moment I opened the box all doubt left my mind. The case is phenomenal, and the service is absolutely flawless. Would thoroughly recommend!
