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I completed my SM5!

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Wow..that is all I can say about the quality of this case. It was an absolute dream to build in. I though my Fractal ARC Midi R2 was a great case but it has nothing on this sucker! Here are the parts I used for the build:

i5-4690K
EVGA GTX 780 SC
ASUS Maximus 7 GENE
G.Skill 16GB 2133MHz
Samsung 840 EVE 250GB
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
EVGA SuperNova G2

EK Supremacy CPU (Acetal + Nickel)
EK FC780GTX GPU (Acetal + Nickel)
EK PE Series 360mm rad
EK PE Series 240mm rad
EK Dual Bay RES w/ D5 vario
EK 7/16' x 5/8" compression fittings w/ angle adapters
Primochill Blood Red Advanced LRT
XSPC 2000rpm fans in push/pull

So far this setup is working great. I have the CPU and GPU and stock clocks for the moment and played some World of Warplanes last night maxed out with HD package and the GPU only reached 28 degress Celsius while the CPU hit 38 degrees Celsius. I was a bit worried about space in the front flex-bay area with the dual bay res but everything fit perfectly.

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Sorry for the terrible image quality..it was about 2:30 in the morning and it was with my smartphone. Will try to get some better pics up soon after I have a chance to do some cable management. Thanks CaseLabs for making an outstanding product..worth every penny
 

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Ok, as promised here are a few more pictures:







I am still blown away at the craftsmanship and build quality of this case...there truly is no equal that I have seen in person. I may have to order a new I/O panel without the front panel audio/USB 3.0 as I do not have it set up and I think I may need to get the ventilated PSU cover (10 fans running at 2000rpm means it's a wind tunnel in there lol might help exhausting more air outside the case quickly. I am still undecided if I like the dual bay reservoir enough to keep or if I should go with the EK D5 X-RES 140mm instead and mount it to one of the fans on the front 240mm rad. Have to do some measuring to ensure there is enough space between the fans and the edge of my gtx 780 for it to fit.
 
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