Project Phenom - Open System + CPU Tuning Entry.

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CPU competition - Intel CPU.



Build Name: Project Phenom



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How this desktop came to existence was due to my love for building practical, feature filled computers. I used I originally posted the v1 of this build on reddit and got a lot of positive feedback which prompted me to upgrade it and make it better, hence the v2 of Project Phenom. The help of corsair parts really helped me create an ideal rig.



Corsair Hardware:

• Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R ATX Mid Tower


• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler


• PSU: Corsair (AX 760i) 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular


• Fans: 3x - Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 120mm fans.


• Sleeved cables: half of rig uses the Corsair Professional Individually sleeved DC Cable Kit, Type 3 (Generation 2), METALLIC GRAPHITE)

Hardware/equipment:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz (4.6 Ghz OC'd. Up to 4.8.) Quad-Core


• Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard


• Memory: Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory


• Video Card: 2x PNY GeForce GTX 770 4GB 1.15 Ghz Video Card (2-Way SLI)


• Storage:
  
  
  
  • Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
  
  
  • Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD
  
  
  • Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD
  
  
  
  


• Other Case Fans: 2x - Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm Fan


• Optical drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer


• Wireless Network Adapter: Netgear A6200-100NAS 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter


• Monitors:
  
  
  
  • 2x - AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" 1080p IPS Monitor
  
  
  • 1x - Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" 1080p IPS Monitor
  
  
  
  


• Mouse: Razer Mamba 2012 Elite wireless 4G


• Keyboard: Alienware TactX Wired Gaming Keyboard


• Audio:
  
  
  
  • NuForce - Icon uDAC-2 USB Audio Receiver and Digital-to-Analog Converter
  
  
  • Sennheiser HD 598's
  
  
  • V-Moda Custom M-100's
  
  
  • Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9's
  
  
  
  

Some unique things about this build:

• Custom cut full clear side window + laser etched project name + signature + custom designed braided cables.


• Everything is linked together with Corsair link (love it.)


• Remote controlled lighting installed


• LCD Touch screen fan controller + Multi SD card slot (with front red LED strip control scroll switch)


• Sound dampening foam installed where ever possible


• Additional magnetic dust filters installed front, side, and optionally top (not always put on).


• 14 USB 3.0 ports for some serious expansion.


• Incorporated AC wireless adapter inside of build thanks to AsRock's onboard usb port.

Pictures:



Glamour shot:





Front:





Angled:





Left side w/o side panel:





- Using sound dampening foam

- Incorporated the wireless AC adapter by the 5.25 bays

- Covered SLI bridge with red carbon fiber vinyl design

- Mounted the circuit board under PSU to wirelessly control my lighting system. For the most part, only the receiver is visible to give me a wide range.



Close up of left side:





Left side with side panel:





Wireless remote control for lighting:





I can change to any color I want and many effects such as fading and flash.



Left side with green light:





Right side w/o side panel:





Not the best cable management, but works just fine. Able to put on side panel back on without any effort.



Entire setup:









CPU Tuning specification entry:





Thanks for viewing my entry, hope you guys like it.

{Mods, if you want me to remove some pictures, I can. It was tough narrowing down like 60 pictures to these.}

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