The H540 (Air 540)

[pjho]

The H540 Build

• CPU: AMD FX-8150 @ 4.5Ghz
• MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH R2.0
• GPU: ASUS GTX770 DCU II @ 1245Mhz
• RAM: Kingston HyperX BEAST 2 x 4GB @1866Mhz
• PSU: XFX 750W
• SSD: 2 x Kingston HyperX 120GB in raid 0
• Case: Corsair AIR 540
• Watercooling: EK-Pump, resevoir, fittings, CPU, GPU, 240Rad. Techbay 360Rad
• Fans: Corsair SP120 HP x 6
• Lights: AKASA Blue LED Strips

Some fixes here and there are needed but this will work for now.

Some fails and gains for my older builds. http://johnbuildlog.weebly.com/

The desktop as it is at the momemt

Some Before and after Shots

 

[tinytomlogan]

Nice to see an AMD rig on the forums, they are pretty rare now!

 

[raist679]

Nice to see an AMD rig on the forums, they are pretty rare now!

I'll second this. I felt terrible when I recently traded in my AMD FX rig and switched over to Intel. I've always been a fan of the little guy. I hope for competition's sake they can come back with something competitive for the enthusiast even it is a ways down the road.

 

[mod_ex]

nice rig fella i like the res at the top

 

[RadeonHDx]

Really love your desk area. Nice build too, love to see some appreciation for the reds.

 

[chewythefirst]

Is that a 360mm and 240mm for just CPU and GPU cooling??? seems a bit over kill to me.

But looks really nice man, set out very well.

just one more thing..... move the case in just a bit, the OCD in me is crying looking at the 1inch hanging over on the right side.

 

[pjho]

Is that a 360mm and 240mm for just CPU and GPU cooling??? seems a bit over kill to me.

But looks really nice man, set out very well.

just one more thing..... move the case in just a bit, the OCD in me is crying looking at the 1inch hanging over on the right side.

Thanks for all the comments and im planning to get one more GPU in there so mostly all the watercooling stuff is for future proofing my self.

 

[CalVic]

Is that a 360mm and 240mm for just CPU and GPU cooling??? seems a bit over kill to me.

You think that's overkill? I'm adding another UT60 240 Rad in to further cool my AMD 8350 to go past the 5Ghz. Yup.. two thick rads to cool a CPU.

Anyhow, great build OP!

 

[NeverBackDown]

Ironic you have a AMD CPU but a Nvidia GPU... nonetheless its a sexy lookin' build

 

[vorticalbox]

Ironic you have a AMD CPU but a Nvidia GPU... nonetheless its a sexy lookin' build

Amd gpu prices have got high so the performance/price ratio is not that great anymore.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Amd gpu prices have got high so the performance/price ratio is not that great anymore.

Thank you for the obvious???
But doesn't mean he could have gotten the GPU before the price hike. My brother got a 280x before the prices skyrocketed and at that time it was by far the best bang for you buck... Except now thats not the case.. which would be understandable for the 770 OP has. Still a great card(better than mine lol)

 

[vorticalbox]

Thank you for the obvious???
But doesn't mean he could have gotten the GPU before the price hike. My brother got a 280x before the prices skyrocketed and at that time it was by far the best bang for you buck... Except now thats not the case.. which would be understandable for the 770 OP has. Still a great card(better than mine lol)

i was merely stating why he could have gone green ^_^

if i was going for amd cpu i would go for amd gpu just to make better use of mantle.

 

[Permafrost]

nice build mate, i got two EK XTX (240mm and 360mm) in a 750D

 

[NeverBackDown]

i was merely stating why he could have gone green ^_^

if i was going for amd cpu i would go for amd gpu just to make better use of mantle.

I would get an amd GPU just for the sake of matching because it would bother the hell out of me

 

[pjho]

i had 2 x 7850 in crossfire before i got my GTX 770. my personal experience with the brands is, i think the Nvidia cards is more fluid than the AMD not the best FPS but better picture quiality overall. that is my personal opinion though.

 

[wgc138]

thats pretty cool

 

[FoodStampz]

What did you use for the bottom of the case to hide the hard drives?

 

[pjho]

What did you use for the bottom of the case to hide the hard drives?

2mm Steel plate that i bended and colored black with spray paint i messured a tight fit so it actually sqeezes in by it self.

 

[Dieselnuts]

Hi. Nice build.

I am thinking of doing a build in this case and have some questions. Is that a dual bay res? How is it performing on its side like that? I had the same idea but can not seem to find any reservoir's that can be vertical like that.

 

[pjho]

bay res

Hi there itis working great. but i dont think itd ment to be used that way.
i am using the port 1 for the outlett and port two for inlett. on the ek bay spin res.

Hi. Nice build.

I am thinking of doing a build in this case and have some questions. Is that a dual bay res? How is it performing on its side like that? I had the same idea but can not seem to find any reservoir's that can be vertical like that.