Project White Boy

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Okay so here it goes this is my first ever build log so I will do my best to document and photograph the process and share it with you guys. The premise of this build is a small form factor PC I can use as a main PC and take with me to LANs, and also be easily transported cross country, all while having bleeding edge performance that puts large no compromise rigs to shame. Oh and will all be built in 1 week.

Day 1: Parts ordered!

So just to tease you guys a little here are some of the parts I ordered.


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For those too lazy for pictures the list includes the following (note some parts aren't listed . . . I have to keep some things in store for you people)

Fans & Misc :

1 x Bitfenix Alchemy Connect 15 LED Light Strip - 300mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 120mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 140mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 230mm - White
1 x bgears black 120 mm to 140 mm fan adapter

Case & Internals

1 x BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White / White Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
1 x SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge
1 x CORSAIR H80
1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A2133C10







More to come soon!
 
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no video card? :confused: just fyi, the prodigy is a righteous sff case, but not the smallest by any means. those large handles make the outside much much bigger than the inside which may be a pain for transporting by plane. if you mean cross country driving, then no prob. gonna be sweet!
 
ekuest said:
no video card? :confused: just fyi, the prodigy is a righteous sff case, but not the smallest by any means. those large handles make the outside much much bigger than the inside which may be a pain for transporting by plane. if you mean cross country driving, then no prob. gonna be sweet!
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I didn't list some parts because I either haven't decided or I want it to be a surprise.
 
So this is some of what came in today.

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Ram kit
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Mobo
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H80
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Blu-Ray Burner
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More to come in a little bit!
 
Okay I didn't get much done tonight, but I took plenty of pictures all the same, so lets just dive in!

First some unboxing porn

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Now on to the case.

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Now to begin the PSU installation

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In it goes

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Oh it's a tight fit, but I'll make it work!

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Alright that's all for tonight, I am still waiting on some more odds and ends, and will continue to document and update as they arrive.
 
Well here goes another round of pictures of parts that came in today.

Some aweseom goodies from Performance pcs
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Some strip LED's
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120mm Bit Fenix fan
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140mm Bit Fenix fan
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230mm Bit Fenix fan
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Will be back later with some installation pictures.
 
Okay here comes some disassembled case pictures and some fan installation, again I didn't get much done today as I have to leave to brew some beer with friends.

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From the other side
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The front off
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Almost completely apart
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Threading the first fan
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Threading the second fan
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The 140 mm fan installed
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The 230 mm fan installed
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Again from another view
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Was able to get some more work done today.

To begin some unboxing.

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And installed.

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Still working on it, so more to follow after dinner.
 
Almost 100% finished, but I got a lot done today!

So lets begin round 2.

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Well that's not going to work.
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Now that looks better.
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All done for the night.
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But wait 1 piece is missing.;):D
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Tune in for the next installment and the final piece of the puzzle!
 
Okay and the mysterious video card is . .. . .. . .. .

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A GTX 680 4GB Classified!
 
Okay so I have everything installed and updating!


SOOO some more installation pics, benchmarks and more to come in the morning and throughout the weekend.

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This is at a farewell LAN with my friends, and I forgot my camera so the pictures are a little nicer.
 
Y U NO 690? jk man sick card, and build looks awesome. that is such a great case.
 
I consider this build to be completely in line with my tastes. I think the only alterations I would have done if anything would have been different fans (but so much preference goes into that anyway), an SSD (not sure if you have on in there or not), and maybe a blu-ray drive, just cause. Everyother part (motherboard, cpu, gpu, ram, psu, WC unit), case, form-factor, etc I think is subjectively perfect.
 
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UnknownSouljer said:
I consider this build to be completely in line with my tastes. I think the only alterations I would have done if anything would have been different fans (but so much preference goes into that anyway), an SSD (not sure if you have on in there or not), and maybe a blu-ray drive, just cause. Everyother part (motherboard, cpu, gpu, ram, psu, WC unit), case, form-factor, etc I think is subjectively perfect.
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I just ordered this, as well as an H100, and 2 SSD's are in store for this rig as well.
 
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Another goody arrived today.

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More should continue to show up throughout the week.
 
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wow, 750w for a single gtx680? :x

nice build btw. i would have recommended a white casing psu like a nzxt hale (assuming it fits the case) to match the prodigy.
 
TFchris said:
wow, 750w for a single gtx680? :x

nice build btw. i would have recommended a white casing psu like a nzxt hale (assuming it fits the case) to match the prodigy.
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I looked at getting one, but decided against it, the main reason for the high wattage is for overclocks and peak efficiency is attained at around 50% load.

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yikes too big!
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Sorry I'm on a 30" it didn't even occur to me, resizing now.
 
Some more toys showed up today!



I wonder whats inside . . .
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Sweet!
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Also something smaller and more awesome showed up today as well, more on that later though.
 
So now for the secret ingredient, for this build.

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2 256 GB Samsung 830's!
 
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