lundi 31 mars 2014

Submission: The Lightning 350D V2.0

Below is my formal submission for the System Build competition beginning with the two bonus pictures, followed by the four required angles. Corsair parts required for entry are highlighted in bold. I believe this qualifies in the Standard System category as all the parts are retail products with the exception of the painted fan rings and cable sleeving. Otherwise I suppose it can be entered into the open competition.



800x800 resolution pictures are attached below.



System specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor Overclocked to 4.8GHz @ 1.274v

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock Z87M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3GB Video Card Overclocked to 1205MHz GPU and 1553Mhz memory.

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 140mm Fan

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 140mm Fan

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition PWM 120mm Fan

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition PWM 120mm Fan

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition downvolted 120mm Fan


Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)

Monitor: QNIX Perfect Pixel QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor

Speakers: Klipsch Promedia 2.1 Speaker System

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard

Mouse: Razer Orochi Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse

Misc: Bitspower 120-140mm fan adaptors.

Sleeving: Sleeved all cabling myself with tools and materials from Lutro0-Customs.

Misc: Custom painted yellow fan rings



Significant portion of the build time was related to sleeving and cable management. The back panel cable management of the 350D requires short tight wire runs as there is not much room to work with.



The previous iteration of this build featured AF140mm fans cooling the Kraken radiator which was not optimal and I noticed it impacting performance and the Kraken's ability to adequately cool. As a result, I replaced the 140mm fans with 15mm Bitspower 140mm-120mm fan adaptors and fitted 120mm PWM static pressure fans. The change required that I cut off the locking clip on the 8-pin ESP connector. The connector does not technically lock, but due to the tight bends and cable sewing, the connector will not come out unless I physically remove the entire cable and finagle it out.



My wonderful girlfriend is responsible for the pictures using a Nikon D80.











































Phase II:



MSI R9 290X LIGHTNING 4GB Video Card

Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper Slim Profile Dual 120mm Radiator

Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper Dual 120mm Radiator

EK Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir / Pump Combo - w/ D5 Vario (EK-BAY RES D5 Vario (incl. pump))

PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid Acrylic Tube - Clear

PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid Revolver Compression Diamond Knurled Fittings

EK MSI R9-290X Lightning VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel

EK Supremacy Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Clean Gold Plated

Mayhems Pastel Coolant Concentrate - 250mL - Sunset Yellow



Thanks!







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