angryman
by dustybibleMachine is being used for moderate graphic design/gaming.
CPU/cooler ... looks great, works even better... minor gripe with the red of the aluminum, but no where near the 'pink' that some online reviews have stated... fans are quiet and effective, gaming never breaks me over 44*c.
motherboard: loved building with this, easy to set up and get running, the wifi adapter works great and i love how the antenna functions and is magnetic to hide. One minor complaint is that you cannot have (as far as I've found) the LED debug read out the temperature, as I've seen on other boards I've used, totally superficial... no deductions for this.
Ram: So far never a single problem with the Avexir Ram kits... love the pulsing light, cheaper than the crucial ballistix tracers, and personally i prefer the avexir effect more vs the options on crucial's kits.
storage: standard fare, SSD is super fast, like the self check software samsung includes, casing of the drive is nice and subtle. HDD is a HDD, no complaints, fast enough for data storage, no errors, cost effective.
Video card: plays what i want, effective in the adobe software, DCUII cooling doesn't impact the case temperature as bad as I thought, coming from a blower card prior... much quieter as well than the reference design.
Power supply: cables are good lengths, PSU itself has been bullet proof (knock on wood)
Case: absolutely love it, although I have had issues with the feet on two of these popping off due to the screw heads popping through the case floor when the case got pushed on a desk (super glue, wider head screw fixed in 1 minute), cannot tell.
I have also put privacy mirror film on the window since taking these. which blacks out the side panel until the system powers up, alchemy LED kits, the RAM, and other illumination allows you to see inside when it is on, giving a different effect... similar, but not quite as good as the inWIN tau i believe.
Standard case fans are great, i added the corsair fans to acccent and help fight against any heat bubbles from the video card not being a blower-style.
System is very quiet, very clean... and I am quite satisfied.
late update: added 2 shots of the mirror film and LEDs installed
| Component | Selection | Owner Rating | Price | Where | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core | $231.94 | SuperBiiz | ||
| CPU Cooler | Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM | $59.99 | Amazon | ||
| Motherboard | Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 | $149.99 | NCIX US | ||
| Memory | Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 | $76.99 | Newegg | ||
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD | $128.98 | OutletPC | ||
| Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM | $54.98 | OutletPC | |||
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB | $451.11 | Amazon | ||
| Case | NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower | $109.99 | Micro Center | ||
| Power Supply | SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V | $81.99 | SuperBiiz | ||
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $147.26 | OutletPC | ||
| Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm | $24.14 | OutletPC | ||
| Total: | $1517.36 | ||||
| Date Published | Aug. 21, 2014 |
| Date Built | March 31, 2014 |
| Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | |
| CPU Clock Rate | 4.1GHz |
| CPU Temperature While Idle | 32.0° C |
| CPU Temperature Under Load | 40.0° C |
| Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card | |
| GPU Core Clock Rate | 1.03Ghz |
| GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate | 6.01Ghz |
| GPU Temperature While Idle | - |
| GPU Temperature Under Load | - |
