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  1. Maxvla

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    Sweet rig. Enjoy.
     
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  2. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    I knew this was going to happen.

    Custom loop. Only way to go. Move res and pump outside of case.
     
    zerodeefex, Feb 7, 2016
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  3. Luckbad

    Luckbad Traded in a unicorn for a Corolla

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    Nice build.

    RE: Corsair liquid: Why not change the fans? You can find higher static pressure and lower dB fans. Can't remember what I replaced mine with at the moment but they're much quieter.
     
    Luckbad, Feb 7, 2016
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  4. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    He'd ask me for some slipstreams or Noctuas if it was fan noise.

    He's right, the pump is noisy.
     
    zerodeefex, Feb 7, 2016
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  5. velvetx

    velvetx Gear Master West/Vendor Spotlight Moderator

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    Yah pump sucks which is the reason why custom loop is better since you can tone down the speed of the pump. Actually with with what you have you could just use a noctua.

    If you want super quiet this one is pretty sweet: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Noctua_NH-U14S
     
    velvetx, Feb 7, 2016
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  6. velvetx

    velvetx Gear Master West/Vendor Spotlight Moderator

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    New Case and new fan:

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    velvetx, Feb 7, 2016
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  7. Maxvla

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    Ordered all the rest of my parts tonight. Should be building next weekend. Even though I know the NH-D15 is massive, I think it will still shock me in person.
     
    Maxvla, Feb 7, 2016
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    NH-D15 should be one of the only options. It's a great cooler with great fans.
     
    ohhgourami, Feb 7, 2016
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  9. The Alchemist

    The Alchemist MOT: Schiit - Here to help!

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  10. Maxvla

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    Got it all set up tonight and all working more or less. Forgot how old my PSU was and that it only has 8 SATA power connectors along with 8 4 pin Molex (old style) and I have 10 SATA powered devices, so my front panel USB 3.1a/c and Bluray are not plugged in atm. Here's the final parts list, items with prices were purchased now, items without are all old, except the Sandisk SSD which was free with my motherboard.

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Kypyc

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    Maxvla, Feb 13, 2016
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    I suggest moving that rear fan to the front and maybe adding one on the bottom next to the PSU.
     
    ohhgourami, Feb 14, 2016
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  12. Maxvla

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    There are already 2 fans in front of the hard drives that are pretty well hidden.
     
    Maxvla, Feb 14, 2016
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  13. takato14

    takato14 God of Ruin

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    Cooler Master Storm Scout (Gen. 1)
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    Asus Z97-E
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    Corsair Ballistix Tactical 32GB (CAS 8 8 8 24 @ 2600MHz)
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    Nvidia GTX-550Ti OC edition (Cyclone II) (bottleneck -- upgrading soon)
    Silverstone 1000W Platinum+
    no case fans, PC is dead silent and idles at ~40C (max 70C under load)

    OS: windows server 2008 R2 enterprise -- heavily customized

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    DAS 4 Ultimate (Blues)
    Eizo Foris FS-2434-BK
    eMachines E14TW (secondary (and soon tertiary) 15" monitors)
    Razer DeathAdder Black Edition (upgrading to Proteus G502 soon)
    Mayflash Gamecube Adapter for Melee netplay
    Samson Go Mic on a scissor mount with pop filter for streaming
    soon a logitech C920 to go along with the samson for aforementioned streaming

    oh, and my laptop is hot swappable into my perhipheral setup via a lenovo ultrabase 3 and a KVM switch (because why not)

    my laptop is a Lenovo X230T, upgraded with a 480GB Intel 730 and 16GB of RAM, also running server 2008 R2 E

    very solid, clean build aside from the recycled GPU but I can't find the pictures I took, I'll reupload them tomorrow
     
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  14. HitmanFluffy

    HitmanFluffy Hoping to see real genitals someday!

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    Generic Chinese case with fans built in
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    @Hands old GTX 780 2GB with custom bios
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    Steelseries Rival mouse and 6gv2 keyboard.

    I use a shitty Lenovo netboook running Ubuntu 14.04 for audio, and a Surface 3 for work.
     
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  15. Hands

    Hands Overzealous Auto Flusher - Measurbator

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    Isn't that a 2GB card? :p
     
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  16. HitmanFluffy

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    Pfttt, typo. My bad.
     
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    NFC S4 Mini Case (I got #19)
    It's pretty good for my use case. Plays the occasional game without breaking a sweat and it's QUIET. It's also takes up about 5 percent more space than a PS4.
     
    TimelessTele, Feb 15, 2016
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  18. The Alchemist

    The Alchemist MOT: Schiit - Here to help!

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    Did a little modifications to my keyboard, and PC to make it look Matrix-Style. Hope you think it looks cool.

     
    The Alchemist, Mar 6, 2016
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    Case - Phanteks Enthoo Luxe
    CPU - I7-5820K overclocked to 4.2 GHz
    Motherboard - Asrock X99 Fatal1ty Killer
    GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980TI
    RAM - Mushkin Redline 4x4 DDR4-2400 (16 gigs)
    SSD - Samsung 850 Evo Series 500 GB
    HD - Seagate 2 TB 7200 RPM Hybrid Drive
    Cooling - Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler and a few more case fans
    PSU - EVGA Supernova 1000 P2 1000W Platinum certified supply (for potential SLI in the future)
    OS - Windows 10 educational edition (I like free stuff)
    Monitor - Acer Predator XB270HU
    Mouse - Logitech G502
    Keyboard - Logitech G710+
     
    RAZRr1275, Mar 9, 2016
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  20. Kon Peki

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    Built mine a few years ago. Now thinking of possibly replacing it with an iMac though the extreme pricing on RAM and SSD upgrades gives me pause.

    Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl w/ Window Case
    Seasonic Platinum-1000 1000W Power Supply
    Asus Z87-Deluxe/Dual Motherboard
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    Crucial 512GB MX100 SSD
    Additional HDDs

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