New Core i7 Build

Intel Core i7 2700k @ 3.6GHz
Corsair Dominator 16GB 1600Mhz Ram
Corsair H70 Water Cooler
Corsair 650 Watt Modular Power Supply
Corsair 90GB SSD
Asus nVidia GTX 570 1.25GB
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Black
Cooler Master Excalibur 120mm Case Fans on Radiator
NZXT Individual Sleeved Cables
Lite-On Bluray Drive/Burner

Thoughts?






How much did you pay for the ssd?

How much did you pay for the whole thing? :stuck_out_tongue:

That is a very nice build, Corsair seem to design the inside of their cases very well. Nice and tidy, did you braid/sleeve the cables yourself?

[quote=“BloodRayne, post:2, topic:427544”]How much did you pay for the ssd?

How much did you pay for the whole thing? :p[/quote]

120 for the ssd and about 1700 for the whole thing

looks sexy as fuck =D

I am SO fucking jelly.

Thankfully I didnt otherwise it would have been a pain, but they werent cheap though either nearly $10 a cable

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aindividually+sleeved+cables&keywords=individually+sleeved+cables&ie=UTF8&qid=1325437246#/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aindividually+sleeved+cables&keywords=individually+sleeved+cables&ie=UTF8&qid=1325437267

Bottom PSU cases just look so, wrong…

lot better than top mounted imo where the case is top heavy

though one thing I cannot stand is bottom mounted psus fan pointing up, both the antec 300 and 900 have this and it’s horrible

only 650W psu?

Most good cases are bottom mounted, and if the PSU isn’t shit, its better in that place too. The last 3 of my cases have been bottom mounted and it’s weird for me to even think that it wasn’t all that long ago that we thought putting them at the top of the case was normal, it seems ridiculous now.

I’m not overclocking or anything so I didnt feel like I needed to go any bigger I have used 3 of those corsair 650’s so I knew they were reliable power supplies

[quote=“t4, post:10, topic:427544”]only 650W psu?[/quote]Because it totally makes a difference. You can run xfire or sli with 500w

Well that depends on the cards used…

How so? Its a much better design as Niall pointed out because its much more stable, if someone where to bump the case the weight is at the bottom. Its also a better cooling design (warm air rises, cold air falls) not only is it pulling air through a easily removable filter on the bottom of the case, the air from there is cooler not only because its closer to the floor but because if it were mounted at the top of case it would be intaking all the heat from the video card and memory, and in case of a non water cooled cpu, the cpu heat. Moving the psu to the bottom also allows more space for exhaust fans at the top of the case. Not to mention I think aesthetically it looks better.

As someone who sees both I don’t see why!? I’ll tell you what looks weird (and rare!)- People who still have their towers horizontal with their monitor on top!

Nice build! How much was the case?

That… that… that cable management. :smiley:

Corsair 600T Graphite was $159 and $149 with the mail in rebate then the side window was another $30 from the corsair website. The white one is $169 and comes with the side window or mesh panel.

Only the best :smiley:

It’s a beautiful thing