savage1987
27-07-2015, 07:56 PM
I thought a few of you guys might like to see this one, and I'm particularly happy with how it turned out.
I had free rein with this build. No preferences, just build a gamer however I wanted, within budget. I had a lot of fun with it and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's a solid system designed purely for gaming, with plenty of headroom for overclocking and/or SLI down the track.
edit: Raijintek's cooler failed and leaked due to a combination of the radiator manufacture process and the type of tubing used (possibly a DEHP plasticiser issue). The pastel coolant broke down over a period of around three weeks and pressurised the system to the point that water forced its way out past the CPU block seal. Thankfully the system was powered off when this happened and no other damage resulted. It's worth noting that Raijintek support has not impressed me one bit during this process.
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s4_zpsmobbrxcj.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s3_zpsyptpdzmp.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s1_zpswhcxogey.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s2_zpsz3pn9moa.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
Specs:
Corsair Carbide Air 540
i5 4690K
Raijintek Triton, with Mayhem's Pastel Sunset Yellow coolant dye
--edit: this cooler failed and leaked. Replaced and rebuilt bigger and better:
---Phobya DC12-260 PWM pump
---XSPC EX240 radiator
---Phobya Balancer 150 black nickel reservoir
---EK Supremacy MX CPU block
---PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT clear tubing, 1/2" x 3/4"
---XSPC black chrome compression fittings
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H
8GB (2x4GB) Avexir Yellow Blitz, 2400MHz
Gainward GTX 970 Phantom 4GB
EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 Gold
Crucial MX200 250GB M.2 SSD
3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 7200RPM HDD
OCD moments:
Swapped the intake fans out for a pair of Corsair AF140 Quiet editions. They have a really nice gentle shimmer to them that looks awesome in low light, especially at low fan speeds.
Wasn't happy with the first dye I used so I drained the system, flushed it and refilled with Mayhem's pastel yellow.
--edit: once the original cooler failed I chose the locally available EK pastel yellow as a replacement.
Stripped and painted motherboard heatsinks, RAM top covers, GPU bracket, radiator fan dress rings and case mesh.
A friend convinced me to send a photo of the build to Corsair's Facebook page to see if they'd share the album for me. Later that day I received an email from Corsair's Aust/NZ regional manager, offering me some sponsored freebies for my own personal system. This frankly surprised the hell out of me and I'm going to try to do something special with the new bits when they arrive. I have to say I'm very grateful to Corsair for this gesture because it's something I had never even considered possible.
Let me know your thoughts! I'm always interested in suggestions for improvement :)
Sam
I had free rein with this build. No preferences, just build a gamer however I wanted, within budget. I had a lot of fun with it and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's a solid system designed purely for gaming, with plenty of headroom for overclocking and/or SLI down the track.
edit: Raijintek's cooler failed and leaked due to a combination of the radiator manufacture process and the type of tubing used (possibly a DEHP plasticiser issue). The pastel coolant broke down over a period of around three weeks and pressurised the system to the point that water forced its way out past the CPU block seal. Thankfully the system was powered off when this happened and no other damage resulted. It's worth noting that Raijintek support has not impressed me one bit during this process.
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s4_zpsmobbrxcj.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s3_zpsyptpdzmp.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s1_zpswhcxogey.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/sam_brown_05/Computer%20builds/Bumblebee%20Air540/s2_zpsz3pn9moa.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/OCDesktops)
Specs:
Corsair Carbide Air 540
i5 4690K
Raijintek Triton, with Mayhem's Pastel Sunset Yellow coolant dye
--edit: this cooler failed and leaked. Replaced and rebuilt bigger and better:
---Phobya DC12-260 PWM pump
---XSPC EX240 radiator
---Phobya Balancer 150 black nickel reservoir
---EK Supremacy MX CPU block
---PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT clear tubing, 1/2" x 3/4"
---XSPC black chrome compression fittings
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H
8GB (2x4GB) Avexir Yellow Blitz, 2400MHz
Gainward GTX 970 Phantom 4GB
EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 Gold
Crucial MX200 250GB M.2 SSD
3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 7200RPM HDD
OCD moments:
Swapped the intake fans out for a pair of Corsair AF140 Quiet editions. They have a really nice gentle shimmer to them that looks awesome in low light, especially at low fan speeds.
Wasn't happy with the first dye I used so I drained the system, flushed it and refilled with Mayhem's pastel yellow.
--edit: once the original cooler failed I chose the locally available EK pastel yellow as a replacement.
Stripped and painted motherboard heatsinks, RAM top covers, GPU bracket, radiator fan dress rings and case mesh.
A friend convinced me to send a photo of the build to Corsair's Facebook page to see if they'd share the album for me. Later that day I received an email from Corsair's Aust/NZ regional manager, offering me some sponsored freebies for my own personal system. This frankly surprised the hell out of me and I'm going to try to do something special with the new bits when they arrive. I have to say I'm very grateful to Corsair for this gesture because it's something I had never even considered possible.
Let me know your thoughts! I'm always interested in suggestions for improvement :)
Sam