[Buildlog] GAME HARD, FOLD HARDER

[Hukkel]

I think it is time to show this baby.

I have thought long and hard about this. I was almost sure I was going to buy the MSI Mpower. But in the end I couldn't resist. I got brainwashed by a couple of friends and by it gorgeous black and orange colourscheme (and of course the amazing specs of it and SIN's amazing results). So without further talking, lets just watch it in silence. ... :evo:

This is a rather odd shaped box...





Weapon of choice.



It is, it is..... :wth:



:wheee: :drool:

I want to thank Ben from Salland who not only gave this project a very nice discount, but he also added two shirts in the package to give away to viewers. Not sure if they will be given away here. All depends on the amount of replies from people. Thank you very much Salland and thank you very much Ben!!! :thumbsups



www.salland.eu

 

[Hukkel]

NICEE.... So jealous of that motherboard!

Thanks you

I had been jealous of others for quite a while now. So instead I just sold one kidney and took part in 10 odd medication sample tests. See, everyone can have one!

 

[Hukkel]

I do rather like Gigabytes colour scheme - that's why I recently went for the X58a-GA OC mobo. Seeing how your build is going has inspired me that my rig needs a bit of Black and orange in it

When you unboxing the mobo? Dead keen to see that....

I also wanted to go that mobo man. It is utterly gorgeous! But those CPUs tend to like a lot of power overclocked. So I went with this one instead.

Unboxing has been done and photo's are coming up. But I hope my neighbour will make better photos with his high end camera. Mine just can't shoot the pictures a mobo like this needs

 

[Hukkel]

looking good

Thank you

 

[Hukkel]

Well the sata for the gpus are just way better than the ugly molex ones other brands use. And I too have 2*8 pin for the cpu haha. I will use them both. If only just for show. Nah I will use them because of the big oc I hope to achieve.

Give us more reason to show off our amazing sleeving skills correct?

 

[Hukkel]

What cpu have you ordered? A hexacore?

If you need a custom sleeving job hit me up, I do them a lot for others for a small fee.

 

[Hukkel]

this build is epic !!!! love the detail ..

Thank you so much

Haven't read the whole thread, it's bed time almost, but I had to comment. Those hex grilles are amazing

Hope you had a good night. Thank you for your comment.

Pretty sweet

Thanks.

Yes mate - I've got a 980 I ordered from the states new years day.

As for sleeving, that's a very kind offer - I'll see how my build goes first - not sure what I'm trying to achieve yet I hadn't even thought about what colour sleeving, or whether to even use sleeving

Nice. A hexacore is a strong CPU. It will suit your mobo very well.

A pro build needs pro sleeving

I personally think sleeving is very important. It is like the icing on the cake. It can make or break a build. It just looks so clean and can really add to the colourscheme. If someone doesn't want it to pop just sleeve them full black or shade 19. And of course any other combo is possible when you want to highlight one of multiple colours a bit or a lot.

Check my Facebook for examples, search for Dutch Lion Customising.

 

[Hukkel]

My appologies for the ghastly quality of the photos. My neighbour is too busy with his own stuff atm so he cannot help me out. So with yellowish light and an all purpose birthday picture taking camera this is what I got. Please don't hit me...

If I don't use a flash the orange becomes....pinkish

 

[Hukkel]

2 words come to mind when I look at that board.

...and they were both "HUBBA!"

 

[Hukkel]

My Sammy 1.35v 4*4 GB kit. This mobo will eat them for breakfast. Aiming for 2400mhz with them @ 1.65v. I will be fitting a XSPC RAM waterblock on them when I also receive my XSPC heatsinks to fit to the bare Sammies first.



One brand spanking new i7-3770k from the United States of Americana.



EKWBs prefered weapon of choice. Gelid Extreme. So if it's good enough for them it is good enough for me. It is non conductive so also usefull for the GPUs.



The XSPC Raystorm :drool:
Ever since I first layed my eyes on these I wanted one. So stylish and clean. LUV'M





It is a used one. Bought it for 20 euros because there was one screw missing. I bought another pack of Raystorm screws for 8 euros. So I got an alright deal.

As you can see from the following before and after pictures. The previous mounting left a bit of a darker spot on it. Hukky does not approve of that :nono:



After me and my friend Mr. Brasso worked our magic it got the official Hukky seal of Approval! :thumb:



Open up and say AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



Omnomnomnomnom



I normally use this to clean a thermometer after being used....where the sun does not shine. But I also use it to whipe any kind of grease from the cpu lid caused by fingerprints.



And after putting a pea worth of Gelid Extreme on it I placed the waterblock. Isn't she a beauty?

ps don't mind the poo-stool on the far right xD I accidentally snapped that through the lid of the box













I ordered a small package containing the new screw pack for the Raystorm, orange o-rings (as if you can see them after fitting, oh well as long as I know they are there) and three of the Bitspower fittings to be able to fit plexi tubing in them. I made a few shots of them. Pay attention to one of them looking into the fitting with the flash. You can see the two black o-rings in there which will keep the pipes in place and make them NOT leak.



















And back in the box. The case is currently somewhere else (together with my stock of parts) because we're remodelling the attic. So I will now transport this to where the case is friday (when my wife isn't working in the evening) and fit it into the case (and maybe take one or two pictures).

 

[Hukkel]

mmmmmm high end hardware. Looking really good. Don't mind that you can't see the new O-rings! You know they are there and it's that attention to detail that sets builds like this apart from the rest!

Are you going to make any modifications to the XPSC RAM blocks for the Samsung RAM? It would be very cool if you could keep the low profileness of it all!

Thank you. I agree. Such tiny details are what I like about builds as well.

I don't know if I will mod the RAM plates. I know they also come with plexi spacers for low profile ram. I will have to see them and then look at how and IF I can mod them properly to keep the low profile look of it all.

This is coming together AWESOME!

Thank you so much!

 

[Hukkel]

Nice attention to detail - I'm on the lookout for Orange O-rings and paint to match my GA-X58a-OC - any recomendations?

Regarding ram, I thought that it was not advisable to use 1.65v long term as these purported to shorten the life of the CPU...

I am not sure. I think 1.65v is fine to run. Especially with this mobo. It all depends on how fast it can go on 1.5 and 1.65. Perhaps I will turn it up to 1.65 to get the max but for 24/7 I will run it at 1.5. But then again, if it ain't broken you're not pushing it hard enough

The o-rings are from Bitspower. As for paint, you would need to go to a shop and colourmatch.

really looking forward to seeing the board in the case....trying to picture the orange colour scheme coming together, its going to be a nice looking rig!

great attention to detail!

cant wait for the next pics

Thank you very much! When I have new pics they will be shown

 

[Hukkel]

I have never used one of these before and I have always been interested in them. I mean they're not very cheap and some people claim them not to work at all. Yet all the pro players have them or even endorse them. I got in contact with one of the marketing employees of Gunnar and explained him about this project. He was very positive and offered me one of their glasses for the project (and added a shirt to give away to a viewer of one of my buildlogs). I can give them a try and see how they work for me. I have to say they already have a big + in the looks department. I think they look very stylish. Since this hardware will be powerfull enough to do some serious gaming I will use the glasses when trying to do some benching and when playing a hardware eating game to see how it performs :rock:
And of course with general computerwork. I have a job that requires a lot of screen time and I game as a hobby so their glasses should be very worthwhile for me.

















Thanks a lot Nate and Kathy for this sponsoring
I will be sure to use them a lot



www.gunnars.com

 

[Hukkel]

Sorry dude but what are the glasses for?!...

http://www.gunnars.com

They make multiple variants. They are used to reduce eye fatigue after long hours of screen time, less headaches and such and improves contrast. Lots of MLG players use them and I know people that use them for regular jobs with lots of intense screen time.

 

[Hukkel]

I want some now. hahaha.

Well what is keeping you

I remain to be convinced. However, they do look very cool.

I am going to give them a go. Also at work (I do a lot of MS office use, A LOT). So I will tell you later on.

 

[Hukkel]

Them glasses (if they really do help) will be perfect for me. I am on a PC 8 hours a day at work and then when I get home - Another 8/9. (Yup, no life. But I'm young it's okay!)

Same here. I am going to use them soon (I keep forgetting to bring them to work). I have had quite a lot of very positive US comments on them.

 

[Hukkel]

Finally update time! :thumb:

I made some new pictures of the stuff in daylight now. Much better even though same camera.

Also finally another package with watercooling stuff I need. Going to try and fit some stuff this weekend. I can now measure some cabling and such. I can't wait!













Thanks Salland and especially Ben (again) for giving me such a nice discount! You have been an amazing help for this project.

www.salland.eu























These parts come from HD-PCWorks in Holland. Without a discount they're the cheapest watercooling shop in Holland.



http://www.hd-pcworks.nl/

 

[Hukkel]

Great to see your progressing again. I was missing the photos of your lav

Yeah I finally can do some work again. I really want to put these things in the build next week.

This build is just amazing! You really pulled all of the stops out on this. Every little detail is given thought! Keep this going OP.

Thank you very much, that is a huge compliment

 

[Hukkel]

I was bored and wanted to work on them so bad so I pre-made them so I can put them in the build right away. Hope you like the too many pictures of just ram and heatsinks xD





What in the world XSPC. You sell these per TWO. You put everything in per TWO. But the plexi pieces for low profile ram...YOU PUT IN ONLY ONE!!! What is that about? So I cut them up into 4 pieces to get them to work for all 4 heatsinks.

 

[Hukkel]

They look really good! Have you contacted XSPC/OCUK about the missing plexi? I'm really surprised if that was meant to be like that! However it does makes the Samsung RAM look how it should for the performance!

You could always get the dremel/jigsaw out and cut them down! They would look pretty slick that low! I think you'd just about keep the XSPC logo too!

Thank you very much.

I have actually thought about it. But I can never get it that straight and who knows I want to re-use them in the future for regular sized ram. So I kept them stock hight.

I actually didn't buy it from OCUK. I might contact XSPC about it though. Just to ask if this is normal or not.

Looking great!!

Any other reason for the RAMsinks because at 1.65v they really are not required, probably won't even need 1.65v for 2400Mhz.
Or just because they look cool? They do look damn cool.

Thanks!

Nah it is more a "look" thing. There will be an XSPC waterblock on them. Full watercooler components.

I still can;t get over how small those ram modules are - and yet they're one of the best EVER sets. Oh well.

Nice looking ramsinks. VERY nice. You likely to be adding any orange to them?

No there will be plenty or orange everywhere. Also the coolant will be orange and there are orange accents all over the build. I am keeping this black as it is. And probably have white leds in it.