Project ROG - The Beginnings

[pigeonguyuk]

Hi All

Well today was Payday £££ !!!. Finally Took The Wallet out.

Currently running a system with FX-8350. So after months of debating and looking to the future, with no clear signs of improvement coming from AMD i am Moving to Intel Devils Canyon

Introducing

(Part I) Project ROG - The Beginnings

Well i have always been a big fan of the Blac/Red Builds. However, as everyone complains that they are too common. I would agree, However im sticking too it but adding some highlights in the form of some WHITE into the mix as a nice contrast.

Parts Already Received/ Keeping from Existing RIG are :

YOUR BASKET
1 x sapphire radeon r9 290 tri-x oc 4096mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card (11227-00-40g) £299.99
2 x samsung 500gb ssd 840 evo sata 6gb/s basic - (mz-7te500bw) £179.99 (£359.98)
1 x asus vn247h 24"widescreen super narrow bezel led monitor - black £161.99
1 x nzxt switch 810 ultra tower case - matt black £149.99
1 x superflower leadex platinum 1000w fully modular "80 plus platinum" power supply - black £139.99
1 x nzxt kraken x60 aio water cooling unit - 280mm £119.99
1 x asus 24x dvd±rw drw-24f1st sata rewriter - black (retail) £17.99
5 x prolimatech red vortex red wings red led 140mm fan £11.99 (£59.95)
total : £1,340.39 (includes shipping : £25.45).




parts ordered today 29/08/2014 are:

your basket
1 x asus maximus vii formula intel z97 (socket 1150) ddr3 atx motherboard £254.99
1 x intel core i7-4790k 4.00ghz (devil's canyon) socket lga1150 processor - retail £251.99
1 x avexir blitz 1.1 original 16gb (2x8gb) ddr3 pc3-19200c10 2400mhz dual channel memory kit (avd3u24001008g-2bz1) £161.99
1 x seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm sata 6gb/s 64mb cache - oem (st2000dm001) hdd £54.98
1 x asus rog front base dual bay gaming panel - fan & system controller £49.99
1 x nzxt front panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - black £5.99
total : £789.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



i have also ordered some mdpc-x psu extensions for the extra crisp clean look.

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Yeah i know its a mess will do cable management when extensions arrive

Looking into the future development (Cash Flow Depending)

(Part II) Project ROG - The Evolution To Eyefinity

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Planned Upgrades:

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-P-4GD5) £419.99 (£839.98)
3 x Asus VG248QE 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £239.99 (£719.97)
Total : £1,590.48 (includes shipping : £25.45).

One Screen and One GPU Already Purchased !




Depending When Cash is available - If Newer Line of Cards/ Better Quality Monitors Apprear within Budget they will be bought instead

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Reserved For The Finished Project

(Part III) Project ROG - The Surrender to The Ice Age

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Loop 1 (TOP CPU LOOP) = WHITE Coolant
Loop 2 (BOTTOM GPU LOOP) = RED Coolant

Will be going all out and using Monsoon Fitting and Acrylic Tubing[/SIZE]

Feed Back Welcomed

Product List [/COLOR]

YOUR BASKET
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 140 (incl. pump) £107.99 (£215.98)
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Matrix - Acetal+Nickel £99.95 (£199.90)
1 x XSPC EX420 Triple Fan Radiator £69.98
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Acetal + Nickel £52.99
1 x Monsoon Hardline Pro Bender Kit 1/2 x 5/8 (16mm) - Value Bundle £49.99
1 x XSPC EX280 Dual Fan Radiator £44.99
2 x XSPC EX140 Single Fan Radiator £39.95 (£79.90)
2 x EK Water Block EK-FC R9-290X Matrix Backplate - Black £29.99 (£59.98)
2 x Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline 1/2 X 5/8 (16mm) 4 Pack - Red £24.95 (£49.90)
3 x Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline 1/2 X 5/8 (16mm) 4 Pack - White £24.95 (£74.85)
2 x Mayhems Pastel - Red Coolant 1L £14.99 (£29.98)
2 x Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L £14.99 (£29.98)
5 x Monsoon Hardline Acrylic Tube 1/2 X 5/8 (16mm) 4 Pack - Clear - 4x30" £11.99 (£59.95)
2 x Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline 3/8 X 1/2 (13mm) - White £6.95 (£13.90)
2 x Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline 3/8 X 1/2 (13mm) - Red £6.95 (£13.90)
Total : £1,046.12 (includes shipping : ).



Suggested Design

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Reserved For The Finished Project

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Reserved For Project Build Log Pictures(PartI)

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Reserved For Project Build Log Pictures (PartII)


The old sapphire r9 290 is a great card and well build. However, with hads on with this BEAST its BUild Quality is 2nd to none. And Looks amazing

Modified a few 3.5" SSD Holders and Used the existing Holes on the Case. Think Its a perfect fit

 

[Mark This Day]

Maybe add a new case love your thread format

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Maybe add a new case

Im pretty happy with the case. Plent of space for whats going into it at the minute. And plenty room for watercooling.

Down the line a new case may happen but not for the foreseeable

 

[Mark This Day]

Have you considered x99 ?

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Have you considered x99 ?

i had its out of my price range. z97 will do me for a few years to come

 

[Mark This Day]

DDR 4 is pricey it put me off think I'll keep my z87 for a whlie then save for my new gpus x99 has come at a bad time we'll for me it has

 

[Mark This Day]

How much are your MDPC-X Extensions costing you

 

[pigeonguyuk]

@mark

They dont come cheap.

MDPC-X MDPC-X Extensions
Colours : white/red/black/white


8 Pin PCI-E 8 pin PCI-E Extension x2
8 Pin CPU 8 pin CPU Extension
4 pin CPU 4 pin CPU extension
24 Pin 24 pin extension
SATA 3 SATA3 (6GBPs) Cables x3

Costing £90-100 in total for the above.

Luckily i already bought the MDPC-X Sleeving 2 months ago. As MDPC-X have stopped their selling for a few months while they relocate. So i am able send the sleeving off for to get done.
Hoping i have enough left over to do another 2 8pin pcie extensions in future

 

[Mark This Day]

That's not bad mate I have just sent mine away to get cut
To size and braided no idea on cost yet but his work is very good

 

[pigeonguyuk]

That's not bad mate I have just sent mine away to get cut
To size and braided no idea on cost yet but his work is very good

ill take a guess and say possibly 1 of 2 people. either Dave or James doing yours?

 

[Mark This Day]

Dave was going to do them but he has so much on so
James is doing them

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Dave was going to do them but he has so much on so
James is doing them

LOL same for me. Cant wait to get the finished items

 

[deFiniLoGy]

Congratz for the upgrade

You surely won't regret it

I'm sure everyone are eager for pictures tho

 

[pigeonguyuk]

Delivery Expected on tuesday for the parts. Sleeving from Pexon might be a few weeks.

 

[setter]

Look forward to seeing this, Maximus 7 formula is a nice looking board, though i think they should have kept the white bits from the 6 model. Using similair colour combo braided cables here too.

 

[Mark This Day]

What colors in what order are you going for mate

 

[paulstung]

Those DC2 blocks are for DC2 cards mate, not the Sapphire. And the Matrix back plates are for the Matrix cards. I'm not even sure you can get them for the Toxic OC, there not even listed on EK's configurator, the Toxic non OC is but not OC. I'd double check to be sure mate.

Great looking build though buddy.

 

[pigeonguyuk]

@setter

Im going to paint on some white onto the armour probably highlight the name and the groved lines withing the armour for a contrast

@mark
Ive went for the White/Red/Black/White

@Paul
Will be replacing the single sapphire with the 2 rog Matrix eventually probably around xmas time