Hi There! Second build log here, I'm an Italian modder who's moving in Birmingham (UK), this is not my first mod, some of you may already know me, for the others here some of my previous projects:
2013/2014 Project Clean White Obsidian
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6hrHWC
2015 Project Prime
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk97q6Sg
2015 Project NanoXia COMPUTEX 2015 (In cooperation with other EU modders)
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskbd1mUh
2015 Project Modern Orange
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskbsoatU
The build will include a full watercooling custom loop, and some paint/wrap job. The point was to create a small powerful build (my first after years of full towers) to bring with me in UK when i moving in. I planned to use 2x 240mm radiators, one on top and one on front, both graphic card and cpu watercooled. The project started some weeks ago, i already posted some update which i report on this build log.
This is a first concept of the build
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Hardware
CPU: INTEL i7 4790K
MB: ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII
RAM: AVEXIR BLITZ 1.1 1600MHZ 2x4GB
VGA: ZOTAC GTX 980
SSD: PX-G128M6e + SAMSUNG EVO 850 500GB
HDD: WD GREEN 2.5' 2TB
PSU: SEASONIC SNOW SILENT 1050W PLATINUM
CASE: PHANTEKS EVOLV ITX
Liquid Cooling
CPU: SWIFTECH Apogee XL Black Body
VGA: SWIFTECH KOMODO-NV-GTX9
PUMP: SWIFTECH MCP50X
RADIATORS: 2 x ALPHACOOL ST30 240MM
RESERVOIR: ALPHACOOL CAPE CORP 10LT
FITTINGS: COOLFORCE
FAN: 4 x CORSAIR SP120 HP + 1 x CORSAIR AF140 Quiet Ed
CONTROLLER: AQUACOMPUTER AQUAERO 5LT
First unboxing pics
23/04/2015 Update 1 - Wrapping done
28/04/2015 Update 2 - Hardware unboxing and testing
Today i had time to open some boxes. Plextor sent me an SSD M6e M.2 for this build, it works with PlexTurbo 2.0 technology. Plexturbo is an intelligent SSD RAM caching solution using system RAM to accellerate Plextor SSD performance beyon limitations. Thank Plextor for this sample. Here some pictures and informations.
PlexTurbo Technology
PlexTurbo 2.0 has three main advantages;
Performance Boost
The SSD uses 1/4 of the DRAM of the system (max 4GB) as cache. The Intelligent Boost Engine® (IBE) technology, automatically detects hot data (frequently accessed) and cold data (occasionally accessed) and applies the best caching patterns for higher performance.
Safe Power Lost
The information is written simultaneously in the cache of the system as well as the SSD, in case of a power interruption or system crash, data loss will be minimized.
Life Extension Mechanism
The SSD reduces unnecessary rewriting of redundant data by using smart algorithms, in other words, instead of overwriting an entire file, the existing data is compared and unnecessary writes are avoided, increasing the life of the SSD.
Yesterday i received the motherboard too, an ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII
A fitting test.
16/05/2015 Update 3 - Hardware unboxing and testing
Here a test of the PLEXTOR M6E M.2 SSD used in this build, amazing speeds
AVEXIR sent me a BLITZ 1.1 2x4gb RAM Kit for this build. The LEDs are awesome, i will make a video soon.
2013/2014 Project Clean White Obsidian
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6hrHWC
2015 Project Prime
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk97q6Sg
2015 Project NanoXia COMPUTEX 2015 (In cooperation with other EU modders)
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskbd1mUh
2015 Project Modern Orange
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskbsoatU
The build will include a full watercooling custom loop, and some paint/wrap job. The point was to create a small powerful build (my first after years of full towers) to bring with me in UK when i moving in. I planned to use 2x 240mm radiators, one on top and one on front, both graphic card and cpu watercooled. The project started some weeks ago, i already posted some update which i report on this build log.
This is a first concept of the build
SPONSORED BY
Hardware
CPU: INTEL i7 4790K
MB: ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII
RAM: AVEXIR BLITZ 1.1 1600MHZ 2x4GB
VGA: ZOTAC GTX 980
SSD: PX-G128M6e + SAMSUNG EVO 850 500GB
HDD: WD GREEN 2.5' 2TB
PSU: SEASONIC SNOW SILENT 1050W PLATINUM
CASE: PHANTEKS EVOLV ITX
Liquid Cooling
CPU: SWIFTECH Apogee XL Black Body
VGA: SWIFTECH KOMODO-NV-GTX9
PUMP: SWIFTECH MCP50X
RADIATORS: 2 x ALPHACOOL ST30 240MM
RESERVOIR: ALPHACOOL CAPE CORP 10LT
FITTINGS: COOLFORCE
FAN: 4 x CORSAIR SP120 HP + 1 x CORSAIR AF140 Quiet Ed
CONTROLLER: AQUACOMPUTER AQUAERO 5LT
First unboxing pics
23/04/2015 Update 1 - Wrapping done
28/04/2015 Update 2 - Hardware unboxing and testing
Today i had time to open some boxes. Plextor sent me an SSD M6e M.2 for this build, it works with PlexTurbo 2.0 technology. Plexturbo is an intelligent SSD RAM caching solution using system RAM to accellerate Plextor SSD performance beyon limitations. Thank Plextor for this sample. Here some pictures and informations.
PlexTurbo Technology
PlexTurbo 2.0 has three main advantages;
Performance Boost
The SSD uses 1/4 of the DRAM of the system (max 4GB) as cache. The Intelligent Boost Engine® (IBE) technology, automatically detects hot data (frequently accessed) and cold data (occasionally accessed) and applies the best caching patterns for higher performance.
Safe Power Lost
The information is written simultaneously in the cache of the system as well as the SSD, in case of a power interruption or system crash, data loss will be minimized.
Life Extension Mechanism
The SSD reduces unnecessary rewriting of redundant data by using smart algorithms, in other words, instead of overwriting an entire file, the existing data is compared and unnecessary writes are avoided, increasing the life of the SSD.
Yesterday i received the motherboard too, an ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII
A fitting test.
16/05/2015 Update 3 - Hardware unboxing and testing
Here a test of the PLEXTOR M6E M.2 SSD used in this build, amazing speeds
AVEXIR sent me a BLITZ 1.1 2x4gb RAM Kit for this build. The LEDs are awesome, i will make a video soon.
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so had to use my own pennies.
