Hello guys

I have been running on an ancient Core2 Duo E6750 build for ages now and all i have been doing with that over the last few years was some moderate OC'ing of the cpu and upgrading memory and gpu as time went by. Last upgrade was a ASUS GTX 760 DCU2 OC gpu.
That kind of sparked my desire to build a new rig allmost from scratch to get a nice gaming rig that can stand the test of time... wich can't be said of my ancient rig anymore. So here we go.

It has to be said that my funds aren't limitless, since i am a student, and have a 2 year old son who needs to be spoiled often. 😛
I figgure he will get my old rig wich still runs most games pretty ok.

I have ordered components for the new build wich will center around a pretty basic ROG and Corsair Theme. I would welcome advice on this system, and hints on what performance i can expect from it. Also i would really like to know what kind of CPU OC would be realistic. My goal here is not to aim for 5Ghz but maybe a nice and comfortable 4.2-4.4Ghz that are rock stable. On to the parts list... Some parts i ordered simply because they fit beautifully into my theme of the Black and Red ROG colouring. Some because i just fell in love with them even if there might be better alternatives out there...

Once the parts come home i will post pics to document the build.

Parts List for the build:

Corsair Vengeance C70 Arctic White Case (despite of mediocre reviews i just love that case... so for me it is a must have.)
Intel Core I5 4690K (The I7 is a good deal more expensive and since it's a K-series i should be able to get some OC done on the I5)
Corsair AX860 PSU (Should deliver enough power for 2-way SLI, some moderate OC'ing and all the cooling needed. + design ofc...)
ASUS MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97 Mainboard (Just love that board and it's spec's and features... don't get me started on it's design...)
ASUS GTX760 DCU2 OC 2GB x2 (Will use the one from my current Rig and run them in an SLI Config. Still cheaper than a single 780ti or Titan)
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 Memory 4Gb 2133MHZ CL9 (Will get 2x RED and 2x Black because how they would match with the Hero)
Corsair Hydro Series 105 (To keep my CPU nice and cool)
3x Corsair SP120 PE Fans and 4 Corsair AF120 PE Fans (To keep that case nicely ventilated. and to retrofit the 105 fans with some red trim...)
ASUS ROG Front Base (Can monitor and control the Mainboard based fans, I like the features and ofc. for Bling effect...)
Aerocool Cooltouch-E Black (Fan-control for additional Fans)
ASUS BW 16D1HT Blu-Ray drive ( I have a lot of BR movies and this is not much of a choice for me...)
Plextor M6e M.2 2280 PX-G256M6E 256 GB (My hope is to run the OS and my most used games from this... Just hope it will work like that.)
I have 2 WD 1TB 7200RPM Harddrives that i will take from my current rig also for storage.
I also have a Line6 UX2 external Interface/Soundcard that i will carry over since i use my computer for my music too. (i play some guitar)


In theory and keeping my financial limit in mind this should be a pretty sweet system. Capable of most games at quite high settings, plus add room for me recording some music too. The Looks of it should be really nice with the C70's White and Black case and the internal Black and red theme. I will most likely not install more than one Red LED-Strip inside the case to keep it relatively dark + so the Hero's visuals don't drown in too much light. Later on i will replace the hideous Sidepanel window of the C70 with a light smoked Window. Much better than my current Blue-lit accidental transformer theme looking oddity of a case... 😮

Coments, hints and tips... also well founded criticism are more than welcome. :cool:

Regards

Marcus (Soon to be moddet right)