Hi guys,
I've been a longtime linustechtips fan, and the WAN show made me want to show my build, though build of the week seems a lofty goal based on what I have seen Anyways, my build specs work as follows:
Hardware:
3770k
MSI Mpower Motherboard (One of the best motherboards I have ever worked with)
AMD 7950 reference with Swiftech components
Asus Xonar STX
Intel Dual Gigabit Pro/1000 PT server card (http://www.amazon.com/Intel-PRO-1000-Server-Adapter/dp/B000BMVM6S)
16 Gig, 2133 4x4 Corsair Dominators
Corsair ax850, overkill I know but I had it with a crossfire 6870 config previously
2 Samsung 840 pro 128 GB drives in Raid 0
4 HDDs, 3 Seagate 3 GB 7200 RPM, 1 Seagate 2 GB 5900 RPM
Watercooling:
EK Supremacy CPU waterblock
EK Full cover 7970 waterblock, Backplate, and single slot IO bracket
Swiftech MCP-655 Pump in an XSPC combo res
Alphacool Monsta 240mm radiator
Black Ice stealth 280mm radiator
Old XSPC 240mm radiator
This is less of a build log, because I assembled it originally over a year ago, and more about how it has changed over time. So yes, as the title suggests, I attempted to fill the case up quite substantially. Why? originally, the XSPC 240mm in the specs was unused and I only had the other 2 radiators involved. Having a $50+ component sitting on my bookshelf seemed a little sad, and wanting a fairly large number of hard drives, I had to find room for 3 rads in a case that only natively supports 2. Now every one of the 9 possible 5.25 inch drive bays has been consumed!
Sorry for the picture quality, but they are taken on a tablet for lack of a better resource; A look from the outside.
Opened up. Note that with the side panel attached all of the shoddy sound dampening foam work is hidden.
Where this build becomes kind of unique, the suspended monsta 80mm-thick radiator. I used the nf-f12 to do a virtual push pull by focusing the air flow through the radiator from beneath. The amazing thing is it actually works! With the AP-15s on hardly any air escapes around the outside. Off is quite a different story, but that doesn't bother me too much! I used 8 screws with some very strong velcro attached at the top. It is quite sturdy.
A slightly more upclose look.
Even more up close
Lastly for the internals, a look toward the front of the case HDDs, etc.
And finally, from the front, for which much of the dust has since been cleaned up. Note the laptop hard drive is not attached to the PC, and is only there for storages sake.
Well, that is all, if anyone has any questions please post back!