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Majestic's build log

Welcome to my build log thread! Making this thread to keep all my updates in a single post.
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January 7, 2014:
  • • Replaced GTX 770 with GTX 970.
    • Replaced EVGA PSU with Seasonic PSU.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Power Supply: Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
    Other: NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller






December 4, 2014:
  • • Replaced 120GB SanDisk SSD with 2 x 120GB Samsung SSD.
    • Replaced 1TB Seagate FreePlay with 2TB WD Green.

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
    Other: NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller






September 23, 2014:
  • • Added NZXT Hue.
    • Added 4 x 140mm Corsair AF140.
    • Removed 2 x 140mm Fractal Design Silent Series R2.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red LED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
    Other: NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller






September 4, 2014:
  • • Added 120GB SanDisk SSD.

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






August 25, 2014:
  • • Added 2 x 120mm Cooler Master JetFlo.

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo Red LED 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






August 15, 2014:
  • • Added i5-4690K and be quiet! Dark Rock 3.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






July 29, 2014:
  • • Added EVGA GTX 770.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






July 6, 2014:
  • • Added i3-4130, MSI Z97 Gaming 3, 2x4GB Kingston Fury, 1TB WD Blue.
    • Removed 2.5" drive from external HDD enclosure.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor
    Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
    Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Storage: Seagate FreePlay ST1000LM010 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






mid-2014:
  • • Added Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor
    Motherboard: Pegatron Corporation 2AC2 (Carmel) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card
    Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition with Window ATX Mid Tower Case
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Case Fan: Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Blackout Edition 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan
    Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






early-2014:
  • • Added PNY GTX 650 and EVGA 600B.

    Spoiler (Click to View)

    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor
    Motherboard: Pegatron Corporation 2AC2 (Carmel) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card
    Case: HP OEM Micro-ATX Case
    * Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply






2012:
  • • Started with HP prebuilt: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hp....492883150

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    PC:
    CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor
    Motherboard: Pegatron Corporation 2AC2 (Carmel) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
    Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Case: HP OEM Micro-ATX Case
    Power Supply: Bestec ATX-250-12Z 250W Power Supply


How much money do you have wrapped up into the whole setup?

Everything looks great! Perfect for a single monitor gaming station.
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(Sep 3, 2014 03:27 AM)Post Wrote:  How much money do you have wrapped up into the whole setup?

Everything looks great! Perfect for a single monitor gaming station.

I blew so much money on this setup. I kept buying parts, then a month or two later, I would upgrade them. Easily $1500+.
Yeah from the start of the log I can see you started off with nothing, and ended up having a pretty beefy setup.

You definitely got it down packed for now, I'm sure you max out any game with ease.

I'm looking to get my setup done, but I think I'm going to wait until that 900 series of graphics cards come out, that way I don't blow 500$ and have to upgrade again in a month.
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Good looking build man.

You did a shit load of upgrades though.
Did you resell any of the parts?

I also really like your speakers how do they sound?
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(Sep 3, 2014 07:00 AM)Mikavw Wrote:  Good looking build man.

You did a shit load of upgrades though.
Did you resell any of the parts?

I also really like your speakers how do they sound?

Zero parts resold. I'm probably just going to keep all my old parts as backup in case anything goes wrong.

Speakers are great. I don't really have much to compare to, but for computer speakers, they are loud and pump out a great amount of bass. I can see them being used for home-theater setups, house parties, etc.
If you know what i mean hehe

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(Sep 3, 2014 10:05 AM)♥KyoZ♥ Wrote:  If you know what i mean hehe

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You mean when I eat and I don't wanna touch my keyboard/mouse with greasy fingers? Oh yeah, I know what you mean :P
(Sep 3, 2014 10:47 AM)drugs Wrote:  You mean when I eat and I don't wanna touch my keyboard/mouse with greasy fingers? Oh yeah, I know what you mean :P

Oh..Well...Thanks for ruining my joke 😭
Updated my build.

I shit on Alienware with my LEDs xD
M8, your graphics card sags more than AR's mum's tits.

Seriously though, looks good. You should invest in a new PSU, the coloured cables look ugly.
Been adding some parts lately that I think are [email]bu[/email]mp worthy. Main upgrade is the GTX 970; I'm glad it was a free upgrade too. Find more info about this here.

I also got a cooling kit for the GTX 970, but I haven't installed it yet. Gonna play/benchmark with the stock cooler for a few days.
Cool build man. I basicly have the same build exept I have an i7 4790k and 16 gb of ram cuz I into productivity more that gaming.


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