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[redrumy3]

 

[Tweakin]

redrumy3,

Nice build...whatch ya got in there?

 

[redrumy3]

redrumy3,

Nice build...whatch ya got in there?

Thanks!

Intel Core i5 4670K
Corsair 8GB DDR3-1600
Corsair 760T White
Evga GTX 770 4GB
Evga 850W G2
Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD
Samsung Evo 120GB SSD
Asus Xonar Essence STX

 

[Tweakin]

Thanks!

Intel Core i5 4670K
Corsair 8GB DDR3-1600
Corsair 760T White
Evga GTX 770 4GB
Evga 850W G2
Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD
Samsung Evo 120GB SSD
Asus Xonar Essence STX

Very Nice !!!

 

[Z15CAM]

Sorry not a great PIC but if you look hard enough she's all there. Them 2 pig tails you see off the GPU's are for PMW Fans that don't Work - Not enough Voltage to run the 4 x's PMW 140mm Noctuias so I manually run the 4 x's Fractal PMW 140mm fans off the Fractal Case Fan Controller - You don't need PMW Fans on your GPU Rad if you run a Manual Fan controller ;o)

Front View: Compact, Heavy and QUIET.

Back View - Gotta do a little cleaning here - Rather tight with the Fractal Arc MIDI R2 case considering she's a 5.2 Ghz i7 by CF 290X @ 1180x1500Mhz platform.

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ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Gen3 /i7 2700K (Corsair H110) running at 1.6 to 4.8Ghz's 24/7 - 2 x's CF Ref 290x's RAZOR XSPC WB's / Samsung MV-3V4G3D-US_DDR3 @ 1866Mhz 9-9-9-24 1T 1.35v idling at 32C never reaching more then 68C under full load. Koolance RP 401x2 with 2 PMB 400 Pumps in Series over a Coolgate 280x60x140 Rad up front with 4 x's Noctuia PMW 140mm fans in Push/Pull cooling the GPU's. XFX 1050 Watt Black Edition BEFX KM3 PSU.

I can run her at 5.2Ghz's with GPU's at 1180x1500Mhz's where the CPU never goes above 68C under full load.

Fractal Design ARC MIDI R2 Case (Love It) Plus a WinTV PVC 1250 and optional Intel NIC.

Bios Cfg'd for Intel SATA RAID MODE with a Samsung 840 Pro 256MB SSD as Boot with 2 x's 500 WD Blacks in RAID-0 for a Playground and a WD 1TB Black for BackUp and Personal Files... etc.

Running Win7 64-Bit Sp1

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Sorry for the Bad PIC's but it's all I can do with this Cam. I confess the case is so heavy that if I move her I may have to Re-Seat my GPU's so they will be recognized by the BIOS and load CF in WIN. If necessary I can run 2 X's 280x60x140 rads in Push/Pull.

This is a FAST, Cool, Heavy and Quiet BOX with minor alternations to the Fractal Design ARC MIDI R2 case; except at idle neither my i7 2700k and CF 290X's never throttle under load at what ever Speed I elect to run her at - Yes I can run the Ref 290X's at 1260x1500Mhz for Benching but I get Artifacts - 1180 x1500 is perfect and the final Bench Scores are about negligible.

All at between .9 to 1.34v 24/7 at with and 17 2700K @ 4.8Ghz's or maxed out at 1.5v @ 5.2 Ghz's and 290X's @ 1260 x1500Mhz's heavily OC'd and all under 50C for the GPU's under load - Should I say a COMPACT, FAST, COOL, QUIET and Heavy Box again - Love this Platform and I see no reason to upgrade this Z68 Platform to a 97Z MB/4790K (Whatever).

Not as pretty as the last contender but I'll beat the ass off whom ever approaches me - Dollar Wise that is. My Big Issue is that I can't can't keep my eyes from watering and sneezing. In my opinion when the Z68 with the i5 2500K and i7 2600 and 2700K came around was a MAGIC TIME for enthusiasts that can barely be matched today.

 

[Jovec]

Lian Li Tyr PC-X500F

The stock Lian Li 2x120mm exhausts and 3x140mm intakes have been replaced. The front (top) panel ports were replaced to one with an internal USB3 20-pin header. The two removable drive bays (upper left, lower right) can each hold 3x3.5" drives and 1x2.5" drive, all using anti-vibration rubber mounts. There is a built-in 5 fan controller, with the control knob located on the back of the case (upper left).

The tool-less expansion card holder holds the cards securely, but is a real PITA to actually install cards with on motherboards that have capacitors or other raised components on the rear of the board. Often I have to unscrew the entire tool-less assembly and remove it completely before inserting a card. Larger CLCs could pose a problem, with only the front 140mm or rear 120mm available. If one seats the GPU in a lower slot, a 2x140mm may fit (or 2x120mm with adapters as the front intakes are solely 140mm mounts, not 120/140).

There was a expansion card stabilizer that connected vertically across the bottom 2/3 of the case, but couldn't be used with a large CPU cooler (even my old Tuniq 120, let alone a NH-D14/15). The PSU extender is a nice touch (not shown or used) that moves the PSU 65mm out the back of the case. The two 5.25" bays can open to either side of the case.

I would not classify the case as a great cooling case, but it's clean and the extra width makes cable routing behind the mobo tray really nice. I would certainly look for different design choices if I were buying today, but I've been through my fair share of cases and and I'm happy with these. Debatable if they were worth the price - to me they were, but to most probably not.

The front intake fan filter is 2/3 raised.

The fan controller know is located to the left of the top exhaust fan.

For scale: the case on the right is a Lian Li PC-B25 standard ATX midsize tower.

The PC-B25 in the background, with the rears aligned, showing the shorter depth of the 500X.

4790K in blue, 8350 in red.

Intel 4790K
Asus Maximus VI Formula Z87
32GB G.Skill Trident 2400 cas 10 (1.65v)
MSI 780 Lightning
Seasonic 860w Platinum (full modular)
Noctua NH-D15
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB & 256GB
WD 1GB Black & 2GB Green
3x Noctua NF-P14 FLX 140mm fans as intakes
1x Noctua NF-S12A FLX as exhaust (controlled via LL case controller)
1X Noctua NF-S12A PWM as exhaust (controlled via mobo)

AMD 8350
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 cas 9 (1.5v)
Sapphire 7950 Dual-X
Seasonic 650w Gold (full modular)
Noctua NH-D14 (using PWM fans that came with a NH-D14 SE)
Samsung 840 Evo 512GB
WD 1GB Black & 2GB Green
3x LL 140mm fans as intake, 2x LL 120mm fans as exhaust (all controlled via LL case controller)

 

[muskie32]

Here is my soon to be upgraded build:

Specs:

i7 3960x watercooled EK waterblock
GTX 690 Signature watercooled XSPC waterblock
Asus Rampage IV Gene
32GB Patriot Viper
LSI megaraid 9265-8i raid card
(3) Hitachi 3TB HDD's in raid 5
(4) 120GB Corsair SSD's in raid 0
(3) 240gb Mushkin SSD's in raid 0
Seasonic 1000w Platinum PSU
Silverstone Tek Micro-ATX Mini-DTX TJ08B-E
Dell U3011 Monitor
DAS Keyboard


It is a nice little powerful machine though

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

I run naked, chicks dig it :awe: 3930K RIVE, intel 520 SSD'S, 2 780ti, custom loop.
My Maximus V Gene got for a song on flee bay with bent pins 3770K,2 7970"S Custom water loop

 

[axgaming]

motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition
cpu: Intel Core i7 4930K
Water Cooler: Corsair H105
Memoria: 16G 4x4G DDR3 1866Mhz Dominator Platinum
vga: GTX 970 Gigabyte G1(waithing for other vgas sli)
SSD: Samsung EVO 840 250GB
psu: Corsair AX1200I
case : Corsair Obsidian 750D
display: Benq XL2420T 120hz

 

[KaRLiToS]

Really awsome rig man.

 

[Tr4nd]

On and glowing (I need to change out the red LED)

Loving this hulk water cooled rig.

 

[Biggu]

My most recent pictures of my case, moved the 2nd pump that feeds to the GPU and will do the same for the CPU pump eventually. added a GTX 980 with Hydro copper block to the mix.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Wow, that is a crazy nice rig. I would put more white lights inside instead of too much blue though.

Your color theme is super nice as it is, no need for blue lighting! :thumbsup:

Can you tell me why you have two pumps? Is it for two loops?

 

[Biggu]

Wow, that is a crazy nice rig. I would put more white lights inside instead of too much blue though.

Your color theme is super nice as it is, no need for blue lighting! :thumbsup:

Can you tell me why you have two pumps? Is it for two loops?

Its funny you mention that because I actually pulled the blue LED's out of the case yesterday and did all white LED's. I kind of actually like it better now with the white.

I have two pumps because I have a dual loop in the case. The GPU is on its own loop and so is the CPU. Yes its over kill for my needs but I prefer to keep it cool and I have the space in the case so why not?

 

[papapapapapapapababy]

wow nice. but that looks super distracting, i have my lian li box on the floor and just the u2711 at my desk, otherwise is to much ligh from my front panel

https://imgur.com/a/f4QVm#xEqfZ0N

 

[Tweakin]

Just thought I'd drop in the latest build, Chaos II...really need to get a camera and stop using my phone!

 

[wgusler]

Noob here. Some quick shots of my "Ammo Box" C70 in process.

 

[wgusler]

I went ahead and finished the job!
My son is in college and has his computer at school, so he needs one here for breaks and the summer. He is a COD and BF fan and is heading into the Marines after college so I liked the C70 ( and the green M56 mouse, just need a green K 70.)

Ordered the C70 and started hacking. First I made an aluminum panel to replace the side panel.



Then need to make it look like this:



So after painting the case ( color wasn't quite right), I had some stencils made:


And shot some holes in it for effect.


Finished product:

 

[wgusler]

Painted the DVD drive:

All back together :

And now for the finishing touches:
Pulled both side panels, loaded up the AR-15 and shot some holes in them! I just don't have the time for the dremel/ airbrush thing .



Add a 50 round belt of M-9 .50 cal and we are done!





I have started modding the inside for fans and configuration, but I will post all that when it's done. I'm waiting on Black Friday to by the parts.

 

[Burpo]

Nice effort "Dad".. Respect.. The things we do for our kids, eh?
Looks like a fun project.. Would have been more fun if you were both squeezing off the rounds!
Nothing like starting a new build by shooting it full of holes first!

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Best way to put holes in a case ever!

 

[waxbytes]

Funny, I never though of just shooting the case to put "bullet holes" in it!
Sometimes we all need a visit from superhero Captain Obvious.

 

[yoda5]

Funny, I never though of just shooting the case to put "bullet holes" in it!
Sometimes we all need a visit from superhero Captain Obvious.

Agreed, that is awesome.

 

[wgusler]

The Ammo Box is completed!
Specs are:
I-7 4790K at stock clocks
Gigabyte Z97 UD5H
Corsair H80I cooler with two GT-15 120MM 2000RPM
Aquaero LT fan controller
16GB GSKILL Sniper DDR3 1866
EVGA GTX 780 Ti Superclocked w/ Ref cooler
Intel 530 120GB OS drive
Intel 730 480GB Game Drive
Seagate 1 TB 7200 HHD backup
2 Corsair AF 140MM QE fans front intake
1-Notcua Industrial 2000 RPM 140MM bottom intake fan


Inside the case (don't mind all the wires, temps sensors for testing airflow)





Temps running Intel burn test @ 22.89 ambient max CPU package temp 57C= 34.11C load temp!! Yea!





Running all the fans on the controller the two push/pull GT-15's on the H80I reached a max of 77% during the burn test.
Heaven 4.0 at 1980x1080 :



The ammo box up and running in my son's room:





Thanks to BonziDuck and all the others who gave me advise on the build.

 

[CurrentlyPissed]

New build mangos.

NZXT H440 Case
NZXT Kraken x61
Samsung 840 Pro 256 SSD
ASRock 970 Performance Fatal1ty
8370 @ 4.9/1.475v
8GB (2x4) G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5v
EVGA 970 SC ACX 2.0
EVGA SuperNova G2 850 Watt PSU