H.p.b 750d

Hodge Podge Bodge 750D because it is essentially a 50% build running on some old parts I had laying about.

 

So this build originally started as a misjudged RAM upgrade for my old "pc" I had kicking about.

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0525_zps27d6838f.jpg

 

But the less said about that the better...

 

To date (19/03/2015) It currently look and consists of the following.

 

http://i.imgur.com/3MisqwPl.jpg

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte x79 UD3

CPU: Intel i7 4820K @ 4.5GHz

RAM: 16Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400MHz (2x8Gb)

GPU1: Sapphire R9 290 with EKWB EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel (Original CSQ)

GPU2: Sapphire R9 290 with EKWB EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel (Original CSQ)

GPU3: Sapphire R9 290 with EKWB EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel (Original CSQ)

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D

 

SSD1: Samsung 840 EVO 120Gb (OS)

SSD2: Samsung 840 EVO 120Gb (Steam Lib)

HDD1: Western Digital 2TB Green (Storage)

 

Cooling: EKWB custom loop

 

 

But started life at this

 

After purchasing a few more parts to be able to use the RAM (16 Gb Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz) I bought:

 

CPU: Intel i7 4820K

Mobo: Gigabyte X79-UD3

PSU: Corsair RM750

Cooling: Corsair H100i

Fan: Corsair AF140

Case: Corsair 750D

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO SSD

Other: NZXT HUE Led

Keyboard: Logitech G105

 

and "borrowing" so parts from the bins at work

 

Mouse: Logitech G700

HDD: 2 x Seagate 160Gb HDD, 1x WD 160Gb HDD

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6570

GPU 2:Nvidia GeForce GT 430

2x iiyama 21" Monitors

1x Hanns.G 23" Monitor

 

and a good day of shouting at the BIOS to reach a stable OC at 4.5GHhz and RAID 0 array on my HDD, I finally had this

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0596_zpsbe7bfbff.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0591_zps48d08b1c.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0592_zps14ecdb57.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0583_zps88679f89.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0593_zps8a7f6815.jpg

 

Which all feels like a big step in the right direction.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

Ta

looks good,nothing wrong using used parts when theres good core parts to bring things together

Not a bad overclock. Did you have any throttling issues while stress testing ? I had the ud5 version of the gigabyte x79 and I returned it the next day because the vrm were overheating and causing throttling of the cpu. Probably a lot less likely with a 4820k. I was running a 3930k at the time. The 750d is so nice almost thought about selling my 540 for 1. Then I thought again.

 

What kind of voltage did your 4820k need for 4.5ghz ?

No throttling issues seemed to occur, but then I only prime95 tested it for 6 hours. My biggest worry with the ud3 was which BIOS it was going to be flashed with, made worst by the fact Gigabyte couldn't tell me which one my board had.

 

540 is a lovely case I just like the look of that massive windows on the 750 and 900.

 

Think it is running on about 1.32v with rest temperature of 30*c and 55*c at max load. Very few other alteration I had to make to voltages which was nice

Just an update on some changes I am making to my rig.

 

The old GPU's have about done there job and are going to be replaced by either a GTX 780ti or two GTX 770 in SLI and in addition to that I am in the process of planning/ordering parts for 2 water loops, one for CPU, RAM and Mosfet and another for GPU's and Chipset. They will consist of a 5.25" Res and pump for one loop and a 250mm tube Res and pump mounted next to the SSD slots.

 

More pictures to come once parts show up.

Get the 780ti. I went from 2 very well binned 670s (over 1200mhz stock) which are easily on par with 770's to a single 780 and I am very happy. A single 780ti is about 20-30% faster then my 780 in most cases. Plus extra memory bandwidth and more memory. Plus saves you buying 2 blocks. Get a nice binned one tho. Evga kingpin do very well on water.

Get the 780ti. I went from 2 very well binned 670s (over 1200mhz stock) which are easily on par with 770's to a single 780 and I am very happy. A single 780ti is about 20-30% faster then my 780 in most cases. Plus extra memory bandwidth and more memory. Plus saves you buying 2 blocks. Get a nice binned one tho. Evga kingpin do very well on water.

 

Thanks for the input, had not considered the extra cost "plumbing" wise. That alone would make up the difference in price. May get the ROG Posiden 780 over the Ti

Within 2 seconds of actually reading something as opposed to going on how it looks and convenience I will be sticking with the GTX 780ti! :)

A few little changes that have been made during and post Domination competition, damn graphics cards turned up late :mad:, but oh well.

 

Firstly had a bit of a tidy up of the cabling on the rear so the back panel slots on properly and doesn't look liable to explode open.

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Cables_zps3db768e5.jpg

 

Also as my two MSI R9 270x Hawks have finally made an appearance got those chucking in and running in Xfire. Leaving the finished (for now) Pc looking like this.

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/IMG_0754_zpsde8c5fe4.jpg

 

Depending on running temps of the GPU's I may fit the NZXT's I have and some Corsair H55's, Hopefully the twin frozr fans on it are up to task though and won't deafen me!!

 

Please excuse the shoddy photo quality :D

Just ran a mild OC on both cards see if I can squeeze a bit more out of them, Fairly happy with it overall, let me know what you think.

 

Both cards ran at 73c not sure if its worth chucking on the waterblocks with temps like that?

 

Full results

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2351361

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/3dMark_zpsd7f0bebb.jpg

New Corsair AF140 added to the front of the case, plus a splash of red paint to liven things up.

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Facebook/iOS%20Photos/10440692_10154360335455201_2005269831192827277_n.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Facebook/iOS%20Photos/10441001_10154360335440201_4313582145905424743_n.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Facebook/iOS%20Photos/1977162_10154360335445201_8442912589512345161_n.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Facebook/iOS%20Photos/10464154_10154361002125201_2980973778647439606_n.jpg

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Facebook/iOS%20Photos/10464154_10154361002120201_2866521863432487412_n.jpg

 

Should have some nice shots of it coming up in the future...

Final photo dump for this build.

 

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcSide1_zps96980c33.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcSide2_zpsf5b6a73f.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcRear_zps150df2a5.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcRear2_zps2414f496.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcFrontOpen_zps09b49b2c.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/NZXT2_zps272535eb.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/NZXTHue_zps79c2802f.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Inside_zpsd27ad523.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PcOpen2_zps3d0083a7.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/PSU_zps73d5be15.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/CPU_zps56306771.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/Cooler_zpscbc18a7a.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/GPU2_zpse413fabc.png

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/Wtootell/GPU_zps1919cba6.png

Recently I swapped the Crossfire R9 270x's for a single R9 290. Anyone that has owned a R9 290 will be fully aware of how loud and hot those things can get so I am moving to a fully custom water-loop to reduce some of the noise.

 

I will be removing my H100i and adding a CPU and GPU water block along with the obvious loop parts. Ultimately this will end with RAM blocks and a second R9 290 along with a 360, a 240 and a 120 Radiator. All my parts are being ordered from EKWB, because there kit is BEA-utiful and I hear it works quite well

 

The parts list currently:

 

Reservoir : EK-RES X3 150

Radiator : EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)

Pump : EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM CSQ - Plexi

CPU : EK-Supreme LTX - Nickel CSQ

GPU : EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel (Original CSQ)

Fans : 3x Corsair SP120 Quiet PWM

 

Picture as soon as parts turn up!

Been a while, time to update on the upgrades.

 

The water cooling kit has arrived, time to get busy.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Mt3FmJ1l.jpg

 

Unfortunately I was too impatient to have fitted the water block on the GPU without an pictures :D

 

http://i.imgur.com/9VvTjkOl.jpg

 

Time to gut the beast into a box and get to work...

 

http://i.imgur.com/xxYL5SZl.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/yqLDI9Ql.jpg

Ahhh, How the never ending upgrades continue, or more accurately, how infrequently I update this build log. :D

 

SO previously, back in 2014, new EKWB waterblocks had arrived and in the last 5 months have been fitted and throughly tested.

 

Subsequent pictures to show the progress.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/Oxey4NSl.jpg

Empty Case with 360mm Rad installed, also gave it a quick dust whilst I had the space.

 

http://i.imgur.com/zasBmz0l.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/ewYM1Tml.jpg

Adding the 3 Corsair SP120 to the Rad, sticking with that red and black theme. Colour rings were also dead easy to swap which was nice.

 

http://i.imgur.com/XFeFku6l.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/eEBe8iIl.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/nvyn2OIl.jpg

Next job - Install the CPU waterblock, I opted to stick to using the original CSQ series from EKWB, half due to the cost and half because I am a fan of the slightly frosted plastic. Just clear enough to see any coolant flowing through it.

 

http://i.imgur.com/7auk6KWl.jpg

Res installed just to the side of the cutouts for power cables. Managed to mount it using the standard hole in the case.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UFzljbal.jpg

All the parts now fitted to the case, point to add here is the GPU has noticeable increased in weight. Had to prop it in place with my PSU whilst doing the thumb screws up, would not trust it on the pci-e alone.