Components Used:
-Lian-Li PC-8FIR
-Intel Core i7-3770k
-ASRock Z77 Extreme6
-4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz CL8 RAM (hard to find)
-Sapphire & HIS Reference HD7970
-Creative Titanium HD
-Thermochill (I think) 1/2 ID tubing with XSPC Black Chrome and Bitspower Pure Silver compression fittings
-XSPC Rasa Block w/RX120 and RX240 radiators
-Koolance RP401x2 bay reservoir with a DazMode Storm PWM DDC pump
-Plextor M3 128GB SSD and 2x 1TB Western Digital RE4 in RAID 1
-2x Enermax UCTB12N-R T B fans (Front), Lian-Li red LED fan (Bottom), GentleTyphoon GT AP-31 (Rear)
-Seasonic X-760 sleeved with Mil-Spec Paracord (550LB Test). Not sure exact brand or where it came from)
A year ago, it began as my very first PC with up-to-date (not last gen) components. I got the case with the intention of filling it with as much stuff as it'll physically take.. I dubbed it "Paint It Black", because I was going for a very neutral, colourless look - bare aluminum, black and grey.
As you can see, it was almost successful. Just minor things - cables, mostly.
I did, however, fall in love with Enermax's TB Silence LED fans.
You can't really see it in this picture, but they've got a lightning bolt-esqe LED pattern on the fan. Pretty quiet too.
As time went on, I had gotten out of debt and kept spending money on my PC. Unfortunately, I only have any pics after I'd gotten the second HD7970 - the first being an XFX Double Dissipation Black Edition, which I bought on launch day. That card introduced the first bit of "real" red into the system. After that, I got another 7970 and it more or less snowballed from there.
Yes, that was 3 GentleTyphoon GT's.
At this point, I was getting limited as to what I can upgrade - it was before Ivy Bridge came out. So I decided to get an XSPC Rasa RS240 water kit.. if only to see whether it'll actually fit.
As you can see, it fit with lots of room to spare (pic taken before full completion).
After that, I decided to go in a completely different direction - Red.
I remembered Lian-Li made an anodized red, spider edition of the case I had (PC-8FI series). I love everything about the 8FI series case. I also wanted to expand the water loop.
I had spent alot of time looking for a lazy way out of sleeving my cables, but had given up as soon as I found amazing paracord at a local store.
It also came in white. As you can see, the rest is history lol
Sadly, I didn't take many more pictures..
This is an almost done pic. There's a few things missing, but pretty much how it ended up.
There isn't even a need for any lighting - the componants are colourful enough that lighting isn't really needed.
Edited by Dirtyworks - 8/2/12 at 12:45pm
-Lian-Li PC-8FIR
-Intel Core i7-3770k
-ASRock Z77 Extreme6
-4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz CL8 RAM (hard to find)
-Sapphire & HIS Reference HD7970
-Creative Titanium HD
-Thermochill (I think) 1/2 ID tubing with XSPC Black Chrome and Bitspower Pure Silver compression fittings
-XSPC Rasa Block w/RX120 and RX240 radiators
-Koolance RP401x2 bay reservoir with a DazMode Storm PWM DDC pump
-Plextor M3 128GB SSD and 2x 1TB Western Digital RE4 in RAID 1
-2x Enermax UCTB12N-R T B fans (Front), Lian-Li red LED fan (Bottom), GentleTyphoon GT AP-31 (Rear)
-Seasonic X-760 sleeved with Mil-Spec Paracord (550LB Test). Not sure exact brand or where it came from)
A year ago, it began as my very first PC with up-to-date (not last gen) components. I got the case with the intention of filling it with as much stuff as it'll physically take.. I dubbed it "Paint It Black", because I was going for a very neutral, colourless look - bare aluminum, black and grey.
As you can see, it was almost successful. Just minor things - cables, mostly.
I did, however, fall in love with Enermax's TB Silence LED fans.
You can't really see it in this picture, but they've got a lightning bolt-esqe LED pattern on the fan. Pretty quiet too.
As time went on, I had gotten out of debt and kept spending money on my PC. Unfortunately, I only have any pics after I'd gotten the second HD7970 - the first being an XFX Double Dissipation Black Edition, which I bought on launch day. That card introduced the first bit of "real" red into the system. After that, I got another 7970 and it more or less snowballed from there.
Yes, that was 3 GentleTyphoon GT's.
At this point, I was getting limited as to what I can upgrade - it was before Ivy Bridge came out. So I decided to get an XSPC Rasa RS240 water kit.. if only to see whether it'll actually fit.
As you can see, it fit with lots of room to spare (pic taken before full completion).
After that, I decided to go in a completely different direction - Red.
I remembered Lian-Li made an anodized red, spider edition of the case I had (PC-8FI series). I love everything about the 8FI series case. I also wanted to expand the water loop.
I had spent alot of time looking for a lazy way out of sleeving my cables, but had given up as soon as I found amazing paracord at a local store.
It also came in white. As you can see, the rest is history lol
Sadly, I didn't take many more pictures..
This is an almost done pic. There's a few things missing, but pretty much how it ended up.
There isn't even a need for any lighting - the componants are colourful enough that lighting isn't really needed.
Edited by Dirtyworks - 8/2/12 at 12:45pm
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