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My first build: Tiger Kampfwagen Ausf. Wraith

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Hey guys

The time has finally come and my rig is completed, for now. There's only a couple changes I will be making to this in the near future like getting a second 8GB RAM stick, quieter case fans and a second monitor, maybe some LEDs.

 

If you have questions about the name, here's the little back story (not really a story but more like an explanation): I am German but live in the US and me and my friend frequently play Company of Heroes together. For the people that don't know Company of Heroes is a WWII RTS and I usually play as the Germans and me whipping out the Tiger tank (Tiger Kampfwagen) saved our butts on multiple occasions. 'Ausf.' stands for 'Ausführung' which means model/version/execution/issue with the later versions like the Königs Tiger called something like Tiger Kampfwagen Ausf. B. Now the wraith part comes from a different game called Warframe. In this game there are these so called Wraith weapons which were only available for a short time and cannot be obtained afterwards. These Wraith weapons are a lot more powerful than the regular versions and all have a Red and Black color scheme, which is exactly the colors that my rig has.

 

Enough talk! Let's get going, shall we?

 

First off, these are my specs:

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($347.99 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.97 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $974.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And now to the pictures. This is my baby. I know I have it standing on carpet but I couldn't come up with a elegant solution to this yet. Got suggestions?

 

 

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Here it is out of that dusty corner and in the light

 

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With the side panel removed. I also took the opportunity and did what I wanted to do for a while: put googly eyes on my cooling block.

 

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And now the other side with cable-management just on the brink of being acceptable.

 

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And lastly here's my battlestation including a super ghetto laptop-used-as-second-monitor setup.

 

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I hope you've all enjoyed. A huge thank you to all the people that answered my many questions I had about this build. Please leave any questions or comments below.


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