My new Black & Gold PC!

Jul 16, 2016 5:50 PM

Marzoval

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Case:
Phanteks Evolv ATX (non-tempered glass)

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5

CPU:
Intel Skylake i7 6700K

RAM:
HyperX Fury 32GB DDR4

GPU:
2x SLI GTX 1080 EVGA

PSU:
Corsair 850w

SSD:
1x Samsung 950 Pro M.2 256GB
1x Samsung 850 500GB SSD

Pump:
Swiftech MCP655

Reservoir:
EKWB 100 Revo D5

GPU Waterblocks:
EKWB 1080 Copper/Acetal

CPU Waterblock:
XSPC Raystorm Pro (Copper)

Radiators:
2x XSPC 360

Fans:
6x Corsair SP120

Tubes:
Black Primochill PETG

Fittings:
Monsoon Economy Black Chrome
XSPC Angled Black Chrome

Extension Cables:
Silvertek Black and Gold extension cables

I LOVE the Phanteks Evolv ATX, and wanted to continue the diagonals of the chassis' design with the PETG tubing. Also custom painted the EKWB backplates with gold diagonal lines.

Painted motherboard heatsinks, RAM sinks, fans and SLI bridge.

Lights on!

Added LED strips behind the front plate.

Mine and my brothers PCs side by side. Album of his PC setup: http://imgur.com/a/WqrDQ

Corsair Carbide Air 540, Phanteks Evolv ATX

"I wanted it to be pretty and light and refreshing"

Monitors:
1x Acer x34 Predator
2x ASUS PG278Q RoG Swift
1x LG 39" HDTV

Speakers:
LG NB3530a Soundbar

Desk:
Custom built via IKEA LACK coffee table parts

Mouse:
Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

Keyboard:
Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum

Keypad:
Razer Orbweaver Chroma

Chair:
Alera Elusion high-back

Headphones:
Beyerdynamic T90

Amp:
Schiit Valhalla

DAC:
Aune T1

Wow, thats fucking expensive

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Here's thousands of dollars guys! Look at it. LOOK. AT. IT.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That must have cost, like.. at least $30..

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Well, you're not wrong.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

[Crying internally]

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I cannot wait until I have enough money for my PC parts, only £800 to go

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

must be nice having money

10 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 1

Everything looks so clean.

10 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

Yes. Right. I'll have one in pink and glitter thank you!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Oh I like glitter:)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ha! GAYYYYYYYYYYY!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dude no. Female.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Just one? Why not two? ;-)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Curious you didnt go for the Enthoo Evolv Tempered glass edition. My re-build will be in one of those.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I've had the case several months before the TG edition came out. Decided to stick with it...I quite like the door-style panels lol

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yeah its one of the best looking cases on the market imo and at a very reasonable price.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

ayyy

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Go ahead. Rub it in all our faces. Not only is the setup awesome but the lighting in the pics are solid. Well done OP, well done indeed.

10 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

Price tag?

10 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 1

OP says $2500-$3000 for the PC itself.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

If you have to ask you can't afford it.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

About tree fiddy

10 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 1

Came expecting to leave this comment, was not disappointed.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

adding up the parts its prob around $4000

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 4

Must be nice to have a bunch of money to blow on a computer like that

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

If you include monitors and all that it's almost certainly more than my car.....

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Yeah, well I built a shoebox PC with a pentium E2200 and 4gb of RAM. Take that! also an ATI fireMV 2200

10 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

I built a nice old lady a PC, had her spend $60 on an SSD, $60 on a case, and I put an oldish Q6600@3.6GHz, H50 cooler, 5850 and a 650w PSU.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

All 6-10 year old parts, but good parts. Her 13 year old son can play CS:GO instead of facebook games now. PCs don't have to be expensive.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That's a very Deus Ex looking computer

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I looked up this guy's parts using new egg, amazon, and manufacturer websites. The price of this is just over $8300, no tax or shipping.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Holy fucking shit balls I spent that much???

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

You claimed in another comment that it only cost $2500-$3000.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

To be fair, he said computer alone in that comment. There's a lot of pricey peripherals going on, albeit I do doubt 5k worth

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well did you?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Granted, the way I looked up the prices was the current market price, not factoring in things like sales or deals!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Rule #1: be rich..

10 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 5

Rule #2: Manage to be rich and have a lot of free time.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Its most important rule. Cos if job will take all time, what is the point of this super set up?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Step 1: Be both rich, and have a job that will reimburse you for computer expenses...

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

That would be the ultimate job

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Literally any decent job in an IT field.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

What IT job's have you had that will reimburse you for your own personal PC build or even allow this luxury with a work PC?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Dude, there are even non-IT jobs that have reimbursement programs if you just tell them "It's for work" when you're buying $800 dollars

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

All I'm seeing here is a pornhub machine sponsored and designed by pornhub

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

@pornhub

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thanks for the compliment!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Dope. Some people love car engines, I get off on gaming builds. You read that right.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Fuck yeah.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Both are some engineering marvels to behold.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And I'm just here with my gtx 960 wondering when I'm gonna have the money for a 970.

10 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

Probably soon since the 1000 series will make the 900 series "obsolete" and start selling em a dollar less /s

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

you should save up further and go for the 1070 imo

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

RX 480 is way cheaper.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Get an RX 480

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Yuuup. Maybe in 5 years I can get that sweet 1080 for only $300 when it's obsolete!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

i bought a gtx 460 last year. get on my level, rich person!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

460's are nothing to sneeze at. I gamed for many more hours than I care to admit on my 460, and it worked like a champ.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

it does! awesome bang for buck, if you dont give a fuck about power consumption. its just too outdated too buy in 2016.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You probably should have labeled this mature and nsfw. *unzip

10 years ago | Likes 811 Dislikes 8

Yeah we all know the poster's penis size I guess.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

ikr, my 'y' and 't' keys are now stuck together!!

10 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 2

That's what the extra K310 keyboard is for

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Well I mean, it IS pornhub colors

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Lol ????

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If a man took me to a date and showed me this, he better make me breakfast in the morning.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Because I would play all night. He can watch. I'm not a monster.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

I hope you used gold thermal paste

10 years ago | Likes 573 Dislikes 3

Igotthepun

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

There are better materials than gold for thermal or electrical conductivity. People like using it because it's also pretty inert.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Unfortunately it's gray. Build ruined.

10 years ago | Likes 562 Dislikes 0

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'll take it off your hands man, no worries.

10 years ago | Likes 245 Dislikes 0

That'll be tree fiddy ...... thousand

10 years ago | Likes 52 Dislikes 0

Gawd dammit overclockness monster! I ain't got no three fiddy...... thousand

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

How barbaric.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Best restart from scratch, then.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Is 32gbs of ram really needed anything nowadays?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

video-editing. or chrome.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Snarky

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

...or was it arctic SILVER!? /5

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

did it at least have silver dust mixed in?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

how much did this build cost

10 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:41 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Yes, but that's just PC alone. That price definitely doesn't account for the monitors, speakers, other peripherals, or the desk.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

If it does, he bought pretty much everything used.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

I can't afford to look at this post

10 years ago | Likes 222 Dislikes 0

Lol

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This made me kick my head back in laughter while I was poopguring

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

+1 for poopguring

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Haha you poor

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

......Accurate

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maybe you should get a job??

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Everyone is so good at cable management... except me....

10 years ago | Likes 355 Dislikes 4

I manage to at least get my cables plugged in. Does that count?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Custom cables.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It's easy if you're willing to spend a little extra on cables. Also, use zip ties because if you make a mistake you can just cut the tie.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And me

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Not just you man, I suck at it and I've been trying for years

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I wish to see the back, the front is easy, it's behind the tray that is hard to manage.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

exactly

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

nah, just people that show their work... :D

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Everytime I have to do anything in my case I have to move cables... it looks like I'm gutting an animal.

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Spam nylon ties. Looks fabulous.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They don't show what's on the other side.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Practice makes perfect, usually the cables that come with products aren't long enough so you have to pay even more to make it look clean.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

yep, used to sleeve now I just pay someone and get prefect cables made up.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

::Continues shoving cables to the side so stuff can fit::

10 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 0

Good thing I don't need this disc drive space.....

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Velcro ties provide the illusion of semi decent cable management.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

It'll all zip-tie later, it's fine.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

They make it look so easy :(

10 years ago | Likes 57 Dislikes 0

It is custom cable with spacer... This is nice, but not impressive from a technical point of view.

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 3

Everything is easy if you can afford it.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:41 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Beautiful

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

H440 Nice. I used that case to build a rig for my dad. Was pleasent to build in.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Get a case that's big enough and it really does become pretty easy (relatively). I've got a full tower and it ALMOST looks professional :D

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:41 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Ooo, very nice! Well designed case & good LC setup! I went alil cheapo on the case & am using stock cables: /a/PCGLH

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same here. All I did was make sure to route cables through the holes in the back panel and it looks quite clean. Corsair 760T ;)

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Nice, got a pretty sweet setup myself

10 years ago | Likes 95 Dislikes 1

I'm proud of you.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

4 20 bake it

10 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

418*

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bit overpowered for current games, don't you think?

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

should upgrade to 3 potato for VR

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

GLaDOS is that you?

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

It better be. morDuck

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Oh. Hi. So. How are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO."

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Looks white and blue to me...

10 years ago | Likes 102 Dislikes 5

Swiped back to upvote this.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

You deserve more credit than you got.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Got more than I expected, honestly.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ah beat me to it.. by.. 10 hrs..

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Dammit, you beat me to that comment by 57 minutes!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

God. Damn.

10 years ago | Likes 1560 Dislikes 3

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10 years ago (deleted Jul 17, 2016 2:55 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Purdue alumni?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

My sentiments exactly.

10 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 0

Looks blue and white to me.

10 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Looks like white flight IMO

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The opposite of OP'S computer.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I said this just at the case... And then I saw the rest

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Took the words out of my mouth and made them appear as this comment.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I came.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hands on. Pants off

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Seriously

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know right..... I'm so jealous!!! ????

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Brings a tear to my eye

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Mostly because you know that he won't use it to its full potential

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10 years ago | Likes 175 Dislikes 0

Must all be guys

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 4

Girl here. Can confirm, just came

10 years ago | Likes 45 Dislikes 1

Good to know, random, virtual girl! T_T

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Where's this from?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Black Dynamite Mother Fucker

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Uses it to play fucking Farmville

10 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 0

at 144fps on triple 4K monitors

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter if he does nothing but check the HELL outta his email...the thing is beautiful.

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

How much time and money went into this us amazing

10 years ago | Likes 193 Dislikes 0

.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Or is ridiculous, as a gamer...

10 years ago | Likes 46 Dislikes 3

Fuck the pc, what camera is he using?

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Tree fiffdy

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Probably close to $6 or even $7k. Considering everything inside is custom painted, I'd say maybe* 12 hours for all of it.

10 years ago | Likes 83 Dislikes 0

Close to $6? I'll give you ten bucks for it!

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I'm all in with 11.45

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I'll up you to $11.50

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

OP said 2.5-3k.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago (deleted Jul 17, 2016 7:29 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Yeah, not sure what truck your parts are falling off of but the 4 displays alone would come close to $3000.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah, the PC probably only costs about that much, but you're excluding everything else. Just the PC alone isn't nearly as impressive.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Not a chance, those 1080's? 600 each, two side monitors are 600 each two, middle one is a grand, ridiculous money in this.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The GPU's alone would cost an arm and a leg, especially at the current gauged-price market. I just snagged my 1080 on amazon for $670

10 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 1

You can thank Nvidia for charging $700 for their version and somehow expecting everybody to follow the $600 MSRP >.>

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Not just that. Prices are gauged due to the high demand and low supply. This has been going on for months btw

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Part of the blame is Nvidia for not keeping the supply up but at the same time the leap between Maxwell and Pascal 1/2

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0