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    Save the whales. Collect the whole set MightyDWC's Avatar
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    Geekout NEW Computer Build (WARNING*Pornagraphic Images Inside)

    So I've been running 6 year old machine and have had the urge to upgrade, just havn't had the budget for what I wanted. At Christmas, my daughter bought me a new case and a AIO.

    Then for Father's Day, she hands me a bag with this inside.


    I had a small bonus from work right at that time, so thought if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it right, so went and bought this.


    1st) My case is the Corsair 760 T graphite. BIG case, with alot of room.
    Breakout my anti-static clip and proceed to tear out the old equipment which was:
    Asus Sabertooth x79
    i7 3930k
    16 gigs of GSkill DDR 3.






    2nd)Next was taking out the one thing that hurt my soul for so long, and that was my old PSU. It's been a good one, but NOT being modular was ALWAYS a headache.



    3rd) Now for the new mobo and PSU.


    4th) Now install my AIO to the case. Clean off the old thermal paste with some good ole Isopropyl Alcohol



    5th) New CPU on the mobo, and then the ram. Apply some thermal paste to the top of the CPU. As you can see I like to use the "PEA" method :)
    I like to always put the cooper block for whatever I'm using on the CPU, and give it a 45 degree turn to the left, then 45 degree turn back to the right to help spread the thermal paste so there's not gap in coverage.






    6th) Final part is my GPU.


    7th) Now everything is in place, time for some cable management.


    The only thing I was not happy with on the motherboard was there was no case connection fast plug card in the box. It wasn't on the parts list in the manual. And my old card wouldn't fit this board. This makes connect the case leads a pain :(






    My wife likes to pick at me, saying I love my computer more than her. She even bought me this shirt.



    She's named my computer Phoebe. So if anything, this is Phoebe 2.0. There are still things to add :)

    So my full Specs are:
    Case: Corsair 760T Graphite Series
    Mobo: Asus Rog Stryx Z370-E Gaming
    CPU: i7 8700k
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB LED DDR4 16 gigs
    CPU Cooling: Thermaltake Flowriing 280 TT Premium
    GPU: EVGA 1080 ti Hybrid
    PSU: Corsair RMX Series 850 Watt

    And finally, this baby in action. Try not to fap too much ;)


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    Don't piss me off! I'm running out of places to hide the bodies
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    Congrats on the new build, it looks great!

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    Congrats! That's one really sweet build!

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    I have come to terms with the fact that I am cannon fodder. Cyrihs's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by AOD_MightyDWC View Post
    My wife likes to pick at me, saying I love my computer more than her.
    I understand completely. My wife calls the computer my "Mistress."

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    Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector effectiv's Avatar
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    Sweet build man! I'm sure it's well deserved. I bet you feel very fortunate for such a supportive and loving daughter.

    Watch your temps and everything, I'd hate to see a lovely build like that overheat. Although having a liquid cooled gfx card and an AIO helps :P

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    It looks like a tropical earthquake blew through here or something man. AOD Member AOD_31drew31's Avatar
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    Nice PC Mighty!

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    Save the whales. Collect the whole set MightyDWC's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by AOD_effectiv View Post
    Sweet build man! I'm sure it's well deserved. I bet you feel very fortunate for such a supportive and loving daughter.

    Watch your temps and everything, I'd hate to see a lovely build like that overheat. Although having a liquid cooled gfx card and an AIO helps :P
    Yeah air flow is pretty good. Two 140's on front for pull. The radiator fans on the CPU and GPU AIO are push. The ram is rated at 3600, but the mobo defaults it to 2100. Using the auto profile in the bios got the ram up to 3600, but I didn't realize it would overclock the CPU as well. So the CPU is running at 4.7. Average temps at load are 55-60 C on the CPU and 45-50 on the GPU.

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    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue Seal77's Avatar
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    Nice build.

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    Criminal Lawyer is a redundancy AOD Member AOD_Centaur6's Avatar
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    Hahaha, you so lucky, congrats man, nice rig :D

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    Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I Carbonstihl's Avatar
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    nice

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    Don't piss me off! I'm running out of places to hide the bodies AOD Member AOD_AJeepDog's Avatar
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    Congratulations are in order.

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    Divorces Suk cant wait for mine to be finished YellowPheaver's Avatar
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    lol damn i came for porn

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    Criminal Lawyer is a redundancy Velozzity's Avatar
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    Nice!!!


 

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