I guess a little introduction here is in order, and whats the plan.
Well Ive been building PCs from when I was 8 years young, and would builds the PC for my father and his friends etc; it just interested me; and now 20 years, and 74 builds later; my very first Build Log.
The main reason about doing this, is to one; get used to keeping record of the steps I take, two; self advertisement (not that I would find any here, as im in Australia) and 3, well because this is gonna be the bee's knee's; its gonna take me a bit of time, and I want to keep the client happy by telling him what im upto.
Simple... I hope.
Now to go along the Parts picked/chosen (taken 2 weeks of back and fwd between the client to keep the parts in order)
Going for a White/Black/Blue Sci-Fi look/feel. And will be used to play his long range collection of steam games; (638 last count, not including DLCs)
Main Hardware:
Motherboard = ASRock X79 Extreme9 (Chose this motherboard for the number of ports on it, as in future the client may want to add more HDDs; and ive worked with the bios before for OCing) (Oh, and I may have the waterblock with me as well
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CPU = i7 3930k (Because it less then the 3970X by about $400, and for gaming, you dont need that sort of power.
RAM = G.Skill Ripshaws F3 1600 (32GB )(Sure he doesnt need 32GB, shoot only 8GB would do really, but when you got the spare cash, and want the thing to look even on a 2011 chip board, 4x8 sticks look so god blasted sexy, even more so when water cooled)
GPU = ASUS 7950 TOP 3GB (Now this was more of a "I have two spare 79x0's water blocks"; and this would let the user to use the last of my "active DP cables"; sure I could of gone for a single 690 (aka 2 GPUs on 1 PCB )but this just got rid of some spare parts, and makes it look like there's two floors inside the case, still have to buy the back plates but)
HDD = Intel 520 240GBSSD (Ahh just for the reliability and for the warranty factor)
HDD 2 = WD Blacks 2TB (3 of them, because steam really is his golden apple, and that tree is getting a little cold; also one of the fastest reliable HDDs out, with a huge 5year warranty right off the get-go)
PSU = Corsair AX1200 Gold (Bang for buck, and had it spare; all I did to it, was paint the sucker white on the outside, while keeping the corsair logo on it)
Optical Drive = Silverstone BR Burner Slim (Its slim and sexy looking, also is needed for side mounting)
Case = Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow (yes; a little bit of cutting will need to be done to it XD)
Cooling Hardware:
Reservoir = Bitspower Z-Multi 250 (This will be 1/4 sticking outside the case when the doors are closed, to give it that extra WOW factor (Not World Of Warcraft))
Pump = Koolance PMP500 (Yes this thing can be used on a med size watertank, but ill be setting it to its lowest setting to keep it hush hush, as much as possible.
Radiator 1 = XSPC 240 Crossflow (As much cutting as I will be doing to the case, I want to try and keep it to a min, and this is the largest size without cutting)
Radiator 2 = XSPC 240 (Now this will force me to cut the case, infact, this will be going where the drive bays are going togo; if you look at that slim Optical Drive I will be putting it on its side, next to the radiator)
Fittings = Bitspower Multi-link; and some compression fittings (If you see the tubing im going tobe using, you will understand)
Tubing = 1/2" Copper pipes, that are nickel plated. (Will be sanding and polishing this up for more WOW factor; but will maybe use normal or white tubes in unseen areas.
Waterblock CPU = XSPC Raystorm
Waterblock GPU = HeatKIller Nickel plated
Waterblock MoBo = MIPS Extream 9 Nickel Plated (Very hard to find, as they primaraly make the X11 version now)
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Well lets see what I get done in 7days; ill probs just order the parts as I go along that I havnt already; as the client isnt able to pay me all the costs at once. but his trying to sell his jeep for it XD.
I did find that sourcing the pipes was a little hard at first, as REECE wasnt too sure on the exact size of their pipes (Aus = 12.07mm OD); but after a little bit of sanding that was needed, and polish, they fit snug into the multi links
Cheers Guys and Girls.
P.S. Would love it, if corsair did a watercooled PSU.. with a clear plate... how sexy.
Well Ive been building PCs from when I was 8 years young, and would builds the PC for my father and his friends etc; it just interested me; and now 20 years, and 74 builds later; my very first Build Log.
The main reason about doing this, is to one; get used to keeping record of the steps I take, two; self advertisement (not that I would find any here, as im in Australia) and 3, well because this is gonna be the bee's knee's; its gonna take me a bit of time, and I want to keep the client happy by telling him what im upto.
Simple... I hope.
Now to go along the Parts picked/chosen (taken 2 weeks of back and fwd between the client to keep the parts in order)
Going for a White/Black/Blue Sci-Fi look/feel. And will be used to play his long range collection of steam games; (638 last count, not including DLCs)
Main Hardware:
Motherboard = ASRock X79 Extreme9 (Chose this motherboard for the number of ports on it, as in future the client may want to add more HDDs; and ive worked with the bios before for OCing) (Oh, and I may have the waterblock with me as well
)CPU = i7 3930k (Because it less then the 3970X by about $400, and for gaming, you dont need that sort of power.
RAM = G.Skill Ripshaws F3 1600 (32GB )(Sure he doesnt need 32GB, shoot only 8GB would do really, but when you got the spare cash, and want the thing to look even on a 2011 chip board, 4x8 sticks look so god blasted sexy, even more so when water cooled)
GPU = ASUS 7950 TOP 3GB (Now this was more of a "I have two spare 79x0's water blocks"; and this would let the user to use the last of my "active DP cables"; sure I could of gone for a single 690 (aka 2 GPUs on 1 PCB )but this just got rid of some spare parts, and makes it look like there's two floors inside the case, still have to buy the back plates but)
HDD = Intel 520 240GBSSD (Ahh just for the reliability and for the warranty factor)
HDD 2 = WD Blacks 2TB (3 of them, because steam really is his golden apple, and that tree is getting a little cold; also one of the fastest reliable HDDs out, with a huge 5year warranty right off the get-go)
PSU = Corsair AX1200 Gold (Bang for buck, and had it spare; all I did to it, was paint the sucker white on the outside, while keeping the corsair logo on it)
Optical Drive = Silverstone BR Burner Slim (Its slim and sexy looking, also is needed for side mounting)
Case = Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow (yes; a little bit of cutting will need to be done to it XD)
Cooling Hardware:
Reservoir = Bitspower Z-Multi 250 (This will be 1/4 sticking outside the case when the doors are closed, to give it that extra WOW factor (Not World Of Warcraft))
Pump = Koolance PMP500 (Yes this thing can be used on a med size watertank, but ill be setting it to its lowest setting to keep it hush hush, as much as possible.
Radiator 1 = XSPC 240 Crossflow (As much cutting as I will be doing to the case, I want to try and keep it to a min, and this is the largest size without cutting)
Radiator 2 = XSPC 240 (Now this will force me to cut the case, infact, this will be going where the drive bays are going togo; if you look at that slim Optical Drive I will be putting it on its side, next to the radiator)
Fittings = Bitspower Multi-link; and some compression fittings (If you see the tubing im going tobe using, you will understand)
Tubing = 1/2" Copper pipes, that are nickel plated. (Will be sanding and polishing this up for more WOW factor; but will maybe use normal or white tubes in unseen areas.
Waterblock CPU = XSPC Raystorm
Waterblock GPU = HeatKIller Nickel plated
Waterblock MoBo = MIPS Extream 9 Nickel Plated (Very hard to find, as they primaraly make the X11 version now)
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Well lets see what I get done in 7days; ill probs just order the parts as I go along that I havnt already; as the client isnt able to pay me all the costs at once. but his trying to sell his jeep for it XD.
I did find that sourcing the pipes was a little hard at first, as REECE wasnt too sure on the exact size of their pipes (Aus = 12.07mm OD); but after a little bit of sanding that was needed, and polish, they fit snug into the multi links
Cheers Guys and Girls.
P.S. Would love it, if corsair did a watercooled PSU.. with a clear plate... how sexy.
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