Time to Replace / intel goodies update

[Eddie long]

Well its been a while since since i was lucky enough to be picked as the winner , now its time to share whats going on .
I am replacing my ageing packard bell all in one with the items , but rather than just do a basic chuck the parts in a black box build , i am giving it a good home (yes mad and completely hooked now on builds )

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The old offender , didn't like the windows 10 update it got forced to do , never really been happy since

First things First TEA , Tom was right about the mug lol

Work area ready

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And now for the rest of the goodies , after doing some serious bargain hunting (well i thought so)

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[AlienALX]

Lovely gear

 

[RobM]

o0 shiny shiny

 

[Eddie long]

Sorry about delay but work commitments have taken there toll , so i got a few mins to do some more

Case looks better in the flesh than the picture well that's my opinion
Right time to start stripping

Remove the standard fans and get some higher static pressure ones fitted

That's better
Motherboard time , why do i always get nervous about fitting the cpu

I know the ram kit may not match the overall theme and may look a little odd in the end but it was a bargain

Board in place or though it was a bit of a fiddle with its pre-installed shield and back fan in
i please so far

 

[Mr. Smith]

Nice, what did you win and what are the specs of the build?

 

[Eddie long]

Nice, what did you win and what are the specs of the build?

So i was lucky enough to win the mother board and cpu and then went hunting for deals where i could , cause i wanted to give it a good home

Spec will be when finished

evolv X case in black
maximus X hero mobo
8700k cpu
dominator platinum torq 32gb 3200 ram
evo 870 m.2 boot drive
evo 850 2tb storage drive
ek 360 rgb liquid cooling kit
4x additional ek 120 rgb fans
seasonic ss750 power supply
titan Xp star-wars Jedi addition gpu
and a set of alchemy 2 psu cables

 

[Eddie long]

So a quick update , Just test fitted the pump/res combo , and i just love the singularity computers bracket

 

[tinytomlogan]

Thanks for posting this eddie, look forward to seeing the build and OMG what an upgrade!

 

[Eddie long]

Thanks for posting this eddie, look forward to seeing the build and OMG what an upgrade!

Least i can do guv is to share

 

[Eddie long]

Couple more bits of the puzzle turned up today , over-site by me my last ek cooling kit was supplied with 13/10 tubing , but for some reason ek decided to change the size to 16/10 for the rgb kit , so extension make it easier to help clearance on radiator fittings .
For a high end phanteks case not to supply at least one ssd holder seems a bit odd too

Power supply time , i do like Seasonic

Now for cables

Oh did i mention there GREEN
and there is a method in my madness well i think there is

Now for Cable management HELL lol

 

[Korreborg]

It's an awesome case. Finnished my built in december.
But need to change the water, and the addressable RGB took me by surprise :/
You can't just buy a splitter and add more strips.
And the Phanteks D-RGB don't work with a cablemod strip

But looking forward to seeing the end result

 

[Eddie long]

So i had sometime today , can not put it off anymore cable to be run and tidied

And before anyone comments yes i did try and do it properly or as best as i can cause i'm no artist

next is the cooling but i kept changing my mind on run , will update when Mr indecisive make up his mind

 

[Bhebhe]

Great Build Dude. Hope to get great deals also as you did. =)

 

[Eddie long]

thank you , as for the deals alot is just being in the right place at the right time , i was in no rush which also helps

 

[Eddie long]

So i had a bit of a second wind last night and got the loop sorted (well for now )

I might when i feel brave enough invest in some hardline tubing as there are only 3 straight runs and i have enough wiggle room with the fittings , but thats for another day

 

[Eddie long]

Oh an i also fitted the riser cable for the GPU on the farthest back slot so i have clearance from the side

 

[Eddie long]

Filled loop this afternoon to flush then drained and refilled , left running for about 4 hours then checked fitting , no leaks result

Time to fit GPU and see if i have actually got this right , and the crunch question will it post ?

Yes It Posted ! looks like a fairground ride but it posted , have a couple of issues with fans not reporting rpm correctly on the included fan hub , so i will have to pop it out of the case to have a closer look later

 

[AlienALX]

Looks great man ! Love the res. I also like how you tubed it.

 

[Eddie long]

Looks great man ! Love the res. I also like how you tubed it.

Thank you well I try, got some little gripes to sort out and to get software loaded then we we see how she proforms.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Corrr blimey this is one heck of an upgrade dude!