Final Specifications - Please advise £7600 Build

Jacob Gardiner

Jacob Gardiner

Jacob Gardiner

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Hello Guys/Girls

Initially, I apologise this Is such a long list, but as I'm finalising everything I want to make sure I have Everything needed to put this build together effectively.

Background Info
I will be putting a 360 Radiator at the top of the case with 3x Fans below, I will be swapping the fans at the top of the HAF X for the 200mm fans below. I will also be modifying the HDD bay at the bottom of the case so I can put a 240mm Push Pull Radiator configuration. I will also cut holes at the bottom of the case for the fans to pull air In to the case. I will be either putting the 120mm Rad Internally where the default 140mm Fan Is located or outside of the case. I may also test with this on top of the PSU. Please note I may have ordered extra parts such as cables and connectors, I have simply ordered these as spare and I will send them back or sell them on If they are not needed for the build.

Product Name
Processor - Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz
GPU's - OcUK Tech Lab H2O GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 Nickel Acetal x2
SSD's - OCZ Vertex 4 512GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s x2
Motherboard - OcUK Tech Lab - Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 Watercooled with EK Full Cover Waterblocks
UPS - APC Smart-UPS DLA2200I 2200VA UPS
RAM - G.Skill TridentX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz x2
Monitors - Samsung S23A750D 23" 120Hz 3D x2
HDD's - Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 10000RPM SATA 6Gb/s x2
PSU - OCZ ZX Series 1250W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
Case - Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942)
Router - Cisco Linksys E4200 Wireless-N 450Mbps Router - Dual Band 5GHz
Keyboard - Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Mouse - Razer Naga Epic Elite Wireless MMO 5600DPI Gaming Mouse
BRD - LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive
FC - Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller x1

Watercooling
Pump - Laing D5 Vario Pump -T12 VPP655 12V DC Pump
CPU Waterblock - EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Acetal
Radiator - XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator x1
Reservoir - XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir x1
Radiator - XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black x1
Radiator - XSPC EX120 120mm Radiator - Black x2
Fans - Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 5400 RPM Cooling Fan x12
GPU Watercooling - EK-FC Bridge DUAL Serial 3-Slot x1
GPU Watercooling - EK-FC Link GeForce x2
Fans - BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm x2
Fluid - Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L
Fluid - Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L x2
Hose - XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Black x1
Hose - XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear x2
Compression Fittings - EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black x15
Compression Fittings -EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black x15
Compression Fittings -EK PSC Compression Fitting 7/16 [16/12mm] - G1/4 x30
Compression Fittings -XSPC G1/4" Plug (Black Chrome) x5

Cables
24 Pin Extension - Akasa FLEXA P24 24 pin ATX PSU extension cable x2
6 Pin PCI-E NZXT 6 Pin PCI-E Black Sleeved 45cm Extension Cable x2
3Pin x 3 Fan Adaptor - BitFenix Alchemy 3pin x3 Fan adaptor extension x6
Front Panel - NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved x1
SATA 6GB/s - BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm x5
8 Pin - NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable x2
4 PIN Molex PSU - Akasa 4pin Molex PSU Cable Extension - 30 cm x30
PWN Fan Extension - Akasa PWM Fan Extension cable - 30cm x30

Misc
Thermal Compound - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) x1
Tube Cutter - OcUK Tube Cutter Aluminum 3-14mm x1
Bridging Connector - OcUK Value PSU Bridging Connector (24 Pin) x1

I would appreciate If you could provide me with any questions you may have and any advice, or anything that I have missed.

Thanks In advance for all your Help.

Kind regards

Jacob Gardiner-Moon (MCITP)
 
Spent a long time making sure that I've Got everything for the build. Haha, Everyone Hates the HAF X! There Wouldn't be enough room for everything I've planned here as I've planned my build around this case. I Forgot to mention I'll be modding the fans so they can be controlled by a Fan Controller aswell. Keep the comments coming! I might eventually upgrade the case but for now the HAF X Is my choice to be honest!

Thanks again

Jacob
 
had a double read and didn't spot anything, what o/s are you planning to run on the system ?

any particular reason your going for the sandybridge-e i7 over an ivybridge i7 ?

out of interest what are you planning to use the system for :D.
 
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Well I'm Planning to use ESXi on the machine and then run virtual machines/servers using Windows Server 2008/2011 - Might create another boot option for Just a Windows 7 machine aswell. I will be Getting business broadband with 5 static IP addresses. I've looked at Ivybridge and It's not the best to Overclock compared to the Sandybridge. I'd say It look's better - May upgrade to the Ivybridge X processors when they come out depending on the overclocking performance.

Keep the reply's coming!

Thanks

Jacob
 
Why ?

Surely your better off using a multi processor seperate server for your work and gaming machine seperate.

Oh and I agree your case choice is pig ugly.
 
It's Going to be a Training/Own server project, that's why It Isn't for any business need allthough I may be hosting a website for Testing. It won't need to be constantly on so that's why I could use the additional partition/Hard Drive.

Kind regards

Jacob
 
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