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[Build Log] Darkness Falls

post #1 of 80
9/13/12 at 1:30pm
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What's up OC.net! This is my first ground up build and also my first venture into water cooling so be gentle. I have ordered most of the major parts and will be taking pics as they roll in. For now, feel free to peruse the parts list and give your thoughts on the build to come.

Case: NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Cpu: I7 - 3770 K
Gpu: SLI EVGA GTX 680
Ram: G. Skill 32GB 2400
Psu: Corsair AX 1200
Hdd: WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Ssd: Crucial M4 128 GB
Fans: 14 Noiseblocker NB-Black Silent Pro
Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh

Water Cooling Parts:
Black Ice GT Stealth 420
Black Ice GT Stealth 240
XSPC Raystorm
Heat Killer GTX 680 Block with Backplate
Koolance RP-452X2 Dual D5/ Dual Bay Res
Tygon R3400 Black
Bitspower Matte Black Compression Fittings

Thanks in advance for taking a look and any advice offered. Looking forward to putting this beast together. Since I know this thread is useless without pics here's something to keep you ocupado.


Edited by ZHerman330 - 10/17/12 at 1:12pm
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post #2 of 80
9/13/12 at 7:54pm
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post #3 of 80
9/13/12 at 7:59pm
insta subbed. this is gunna be good thumb.gif
Black Tiger Sex Machine
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170 BPM
(8 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 3570k Asrock Extreme 6 z77  Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780) G.skill 16gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Western digital 2TB Hdd LG 24x optical drive x2 2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans Noctua NH-U12P 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
4x included case fans Win 7 home premium 64bit Asus 27" 1920x1200 logitech G510 gaming keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
silverstone 850W Corsair Carbide 500r logitech G400 razer goliathusXL 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones Audio Technica ATH-M35 Audio Technica SJ11 Audio Technica SJ55 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Audio Technica ATH M-50 Sony MDRZX600R Sony MDR XB 700 Asus Xonar DX sound card 
AudioAudioOther
Sony MDR-V6 Audio technica ATH M-35 Blue Snowball microphone 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 520M Aspire 5740 Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Samsung 8GB DDR3 
Hard DriveOSMouseMouse Pad
Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM Windows 7 64 bit logitech G400 Razer Goliathus 
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Black Tiger Sex Machine
(27 items)
 
170 BPM
(8 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 3570k Asrock Extreme 6 z77  Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780) G.skill 16gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Western digital 2TB Hdd LG 24x optical drive x2 2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans Noctua NH-U12P 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
4x included case fans Win 7 home premium 64bit Asus 27" 1920x1200 logitech G510 gaming keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
silverstone 850W Corsair Carbide 500r logitech G400 razer goliathusXL 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones Audio Technica ATH-M35 Audio Technica SJ11 Audio Technica SJ55 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Audio Technica ATH M-50 Sony MDRZX600R Sony MDR XB 700 Asus Xonar DX sound card 
AudioAudioOther
Sony MDR-V6 Audio technica ATH M-35 Blue Snowball microphone 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 520M Aspire 5740 Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Samsung 8GB DDR3 
Hard DriveOSMouseMouse Pad
Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM Windows 7 64 bit logitech G400 Razer Goliathus 
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post #4 of 80
9/15/12 at 1:34pm
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My fans arrived in the mail today at least. Snapped a pic of the 9 Noiseblocker NB-Black Silent Pro 140mm fans and the 5 Noiseblocker NB-Black Silent Pro 120mm fans. These fans are nicely packaged, come with multiple connectors of varying length and look BA. Didn't see too many running these fans, but for the stats vs. price I couldn't say no. Check em out!

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post #5 of 80
9/15/12 at 3:04pm
$100 worth of fans?
Black Tiger Sex Machine
(27 items)
 
170 BPM
(8 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 3570k Asrock Extreme 6 z77  Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780) G.skill 16gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Western digital 2TB Hdd LG 24x optical drive x2 2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans Noctua NH-U12P 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
4x included case fans Win 7 home premium 64bit Asus 27" 1920x1200 logitech G510 gaming keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
silverstone 850W Corsair Carbide 500r logitech G400 razer goliathusXL 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones Audio Technica ATH-M35 Audio Technica SJ11 Audio Technica SJ55 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Audio Technica ATH M-50 Sony MDRZX600R Sony MDR XB 700 Asus Xonar DX sound card 
AudioAudioOther
Sony MDR-V6 Audio technica ATH M-35 Blue Snowball microphone 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 520M Aspire 5740 Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Samsung 8GB DDR3 
Hard DriveOSMouseMouse Pad
Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM Windows 7 64 bit logitech G400 Razer Goliathus 
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Black Tiger Sex Machine
(27 items)
 
170 BPM
(8 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 3570k Asrock Extreme 6 z77  Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780) G.skill 16gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Western digital 2TB Hdd LG 24x optical drive x2 2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans Noctua NH-U12P 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
4x included case fans Win 7 home premium 64bit Asus 27" 1920x1200 logitech G510 gaming keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
silverstone 850W Corsair Carbide 500r logitech G400 razer goliathusXL 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones Audio Technica ATH-M35 Audio Technica SJ11 Audio Technica SJ55 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Audio Technica ATH M-50 Sony MDRZX600R Sony MDR XB 700 Asus Xonar DX sound card 
AudioAudioOther
Sony MDR-V6 Audio technica ATH M-35 Blue Snowball microphone 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i5 520M Aspire 5740 Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Samsung 8GB DDR3 
Hard DriveOSMouseMouse Pad
Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM Windows 7 64 bit logitech G400 Razer Goliathus 
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post #6 of 80
9/15/12 at 5:38pm
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$100 would have been theft biggrin.gif Considering I wanted a higher speed 140mm fan, without the lights and bling, that also had the matching 120mm I was short on options. I have seen good reviews on the Noiseblockers. They just arent as popular as Noctua. Will be more than happy to give a full review once they are installed for any that might be on the fence or looking to try this particular fan.
Edited by ZHerman330 - 9/18/12 at 11:35am
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post #7 of 80
9/17/12 at 12:51pm
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Got a bunch of parts in today biggrin.gif The majority of my water cooling loop will be here tomorrow!




I don't have the best lighting in my apartment and I realize these pics probably look hideous. Once I get the computer built I will try to set up some better back lighting. More pics to come tomorrow!
Edited by ZHerman330 - 9/30/12 at 8:05pm
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post #8 of 80
9/18/12 at 10:31am
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Water cooling parts are in. Just waiting on the GPU back plates and my new res/ pumps. Changed my mind on my pump/ res set-up, thanks to IT Diva, and still need to send the XSPC unit back. Here are a few pics to keep the drool flowing.



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post #9 of 80
9/18/12 at 3:55pm
This looks sweet!
White, Red, Black, White
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5-3570k ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA Gigabyte GTX 670 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin... 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM Crucial M4 128GB SSD ASUS 24X DVD-Burner Corsair H100 Extreme Liquid Cooling 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
NZXT Blue LED 140mm Fans NZXT Switch 810 Case Fbnans- 140mm Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit ASUS VE278Q 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech G510 Antec High Current Gamer Series 900W PSU NZXT Switch 810 Mionix Naos 3200 
Mouse PadAudioAudioOther
Kensington 56001 Optical-Enhancing Mouse Pad JVC Sound System Corsair Vengeance 2000 NZXT Sentry-2 Fan Controller 
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NZXT Hue 
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White, Red, Black, White
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i5-3570k ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA Gigabyte GTX 670 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin... 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM Crucial M4 128GB SSD ASUS 24X DVD-Burner Corsair H100 Extreme Liquid Cooling 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
NZXT Blue LED 140mm Fans NZXT Switch 810 Case Fbnans- 140mm Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit ASUS VE278Q 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech G510 Antec High Current Gamer Series 900W PSU NZXT Switch 810 Mionix Naos 3200 
Mouse PadAudioAudioOther
Kensington 56001 Optical-Enhancing Mouse Pad JVC Sound System Corsair Vengeance 2000 NZXT Sentry-2 Fan Controller 
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NZXT Hue 
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post #10 of 80
9/27/12 at 1:54pm
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All of the parts will be in by tomorrow. I received my reservoir and pumps today along with my GPU back plates and Corsair cables. Some pics to feed the animals biggrin.gif



Edited by ZHerman330 - 9/30/12 at 8:06pm
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