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teamster633

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13. my second build
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 09:09 AM
Feb 2016

• Case: Corsair Graphite 780T_Full-Tower
• CPU: Intel i7 5820K_6 Cores
• Graphics: EVGA GTX 980ti w/backplate
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX
• Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
• Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 1000P2_1000W Platinum
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4_32GB
• Storage/OS: Samsung 950PRO M.2_256GB SSD
• Storage/programs and primary data: Samsung 850PRO_500GB SSD
• Storage/games(Steam): Samsung 840EVO_1000GB SSD
• Mass Storage(internal): 3x2TB WD Black
• Mass Storage(external): 2x4TB WD MyBook
• Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Mouse: Razer Taipan Gaming Mouse

The storage might seem excessive but, I'm also a digital photographer that shoots only RAW files. The images take up a lot of room over time. That's also why I went with X99 instead of Z170. I really needed the extra ports.

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The gaming desktop thread [View all] Initech Feb 2016 OP
Sweet thread let's throw down! retrowire Feb 2016 #1
Do you have the Twin FROZR cooler? Initech Feb 2016 #2
No Twin FROZR here retrowire Feb 2016 #3
I got the Enthoo Pro. I love this case. Initech Feb 2016 #4
I'm too nervous to overclock. retrowire Feb 2016 #5
Overclocking is pretty easy. Initech Feb 2016 #6
I'm currently building it, the half-finished tower sitting on my desk right now. Angleae Feb 2016 #7
That is a crazy amount of storage! Initech Feb 2016 #8
Better to have too much than not enough. Angleae Feb 2016 #12
Nice rigs Egnever Feb 2016 #9
sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #10
Nice, I like X79. Initech Feb 2016 #11
my second build teamster633 Feb 2016 #13
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