[DIY] 1.5k gaming rig

[babychimz]

Have you decided if you wanted to do OC?

The costs seems high compared to the benefits, so probably not for this rig i'm building. Guess its overkill then?

 

[Alternative X]

The costs seems high compared to the benefits, so probably not for this rig i'm building. Guess its overkill then?

750W is overkill for a single GPU setup that is not OCed. At most 650W would do.

 

[babychimz]

750W is overkill for a single GPU setup that is not OCed. At most 650W would do.

Got it, thanks man!

 

[theReas]

May i know how much did u get your Node 804s for?

And would u recommend the Asus Z97M-Plus, i5-4690K, FD S24 close look CPU cooler and 3 additional FD 120mm silent series fans too if i want to do some OC?

I'm also looking at Corsair K70 RGB as an option for KB, read somewhere that there was some USB conneciton issues though? Any idea?

around $140++, cant remember because i purchased it along with other items too.

i just based from pcpart picker website to determine what option im available with, because i purchased my casing first. that alone already filtered out basically quite alot of motherboards already.

i wanted a cube yet have potential for serious upgrades.

for cooler wise you can go with most of the close loop or even regular fan cooler, i chose FD basically i wanna try it out only since it just newly launch or something.

cpu fans i figured i just wanna cover up those fan opening so i add in 3 more to look nice and 'balanced' then again since my existing fans which came with the casing is already using FD, i must as well purchase same brand and add in loh.

one of the factor that determined my parts specially was just to look nice and flushed together with the casing. my colour theme for this build mainly black and subtle gold.

as for the k70, i have no ideal about the usb connectivity issue, i believed its better than razer keyboard right?

 

[babychimz]

around $140++, cant remember because i purchased it along with other items too.

i just based from pcpart picker website to determine what option im available with, because i purchased my casing first. that alone already filtered out basically quite alot of motherboards already.

i wanted a cube yet have potential for serious upgrades.

for cooler wise you can go with most of the close loop or even regular fan cooler, i chose FD basically i wanna try it out only since it just newly launch or something.

cpu fans i figured i just wanna cover up those fan opening so i add in 3 more to look nice and 'balanced' then again since my existing fans which came with the casing is already using FD, i must as well purchase same brand and add in loh.

one of the factor that determined my parts specially was just to look nice and flushed together with the casing. my colour theme for this build mainly black and subtle gold.

as for the k70, i have no ideal about the usb connectivity issue, i believed its better than razer keyboard right?

Haha alright man! I'll probably get a few more FD fans too. Thanks a lot!

 

[theReas]

Haha alright man! I'll probably get a few more FD fans too. Thanks a lot!

so far i installed the fans, optical drive, ssd, HDD and the fan controller. still waiting for mobo to arrive.

 

[babychimz]

so far i installed the fans, optical drive, ssd, HDD and the fan controller. still waiting for mobo to arrive.

Can't seem to see the photos man.

 

[theReas]

sorry i thought the link from my email finally can works.

 

[babychimz]

sorry i thought the link from my email finally can works.

So FANciFULL haha

 

[theReas]

So FANciFULL haha

hopefully all these 6 fans will not be too noisy

 

[kuroro2]

If you wanna overclock get a pentium anniversary edition. It is good to practise overclocking, cheap and if overclocked can match some i3's. You can overclock on most mobo's. This is only if you wanna just enjoy watching your ghz go up and down thats all.

Otherwise ocing is irrelevant for gaming these days.

 

[babychimz]

Hi everyone, anyone got recommendations for 120mm silent fans?
Went around SLS looking for the fractal design r2 silent series but like totally out (using fractal design node 804).

Would like to get 3more (probably 2 LED ones and 1 non-LED if possible).
Preferably in the 15-25$ range for each if can.

Thanks!

 

[babychimz]

1st photo - My hoots! Less my MSI GTX 970 to come... (obviously >1.5k) The 1.5k was for the CPU components mainly.
2nd photo - What i have done up thus far!





The cluster is obviously on the other side haha. Will post both sides once my final piece comes.

 

[theReas]

LOL

NICE!

i gonna post mine once my items arrive.



basically our build parts were mostly identical

 

[babychimz]

LOL

NICE!

i gonna post mine once my items arrive.



basically our build parts were mostly identical

Yours definitely more ups bro. Looking forward to the pics

 

[theReas]

Yours definitely more ups bro. Looking forward to the pics

sure! btw remember to update your profile rig.

 

[itsmee]

wow. nice.
anybody got recommendation for a slim/small casing that can fit 1 ssd, 1 to 2 hdd, 1 gfx. looking to retire my old mini tower lenovo pc. budget maybe $900-$1000, no need to fanciful.

quite hard to find small/slim casing, tats y always buy stock brand de.

 

[babychimz]

wow. nice.
anybody got recommendation for a slim/small casing that can fit 1 ssd, 1 to 2 hdd, 1 gfx. looking to retire my old mini tower lenovo pc. budget maybe $900-$1000, no need to fanciful.

quite hard to find small/slim casing, tats y always buy stock brand de.

Best if u post it as a separate thread or in the sticky thread 'buyer's guide II' and let the pros advice!

 

[itsmee]

Best if u post it as a separate thread or in the sticky thread 'buyer's guide II' and let the pros advice!

ok thks! sry first time post here

 

[BlackSmokeInTheSky]

1st photo - My hoots! Less my MSI GTX 970 to come... (obviously >1.5k) The 1.5k was for the CPU components mainly.
2nd photo - What i have done up thus far!





The cluster is obviously on the other side haha. Will post both sides once my final piece comes.

Hi may I ask where you bought those noctua fans?