My PC Building History -

I got my first taste of building computers in college when i bought a Dell just for online poker and web browsing. I quickly realized i was missing out when it came to immersive gaming so i started doing my research. I couldn't do much with what i had besides upgrading the ram and adding a GPU so my first purchase was a ATI X800XL strictly to play Doom 3 on. I was from that point on hooked on PC gaming and the rest is history. Its been over 10 years now and i have naturally evolved over time with my builds depending on my budget or given life style at the time. I have used all kinds of cases/formats over the years ranging from a Corsair 800D,Silverstone FT03 and a Cooler Master Haf XB. As you can see i like to try different things and always have a vision for the next build. I am married and have a young daughter now so my time i can dedicate to gaming is slim, The plan was to migrate to a case i can appreciate for the next 10 years + and Caselabs was the obvious answer.

Vision For The Build - To build something Clean,Powerful, and Balanced!


Case -

Caselabs S5: Black, Drop-In 120.3 Mount, Ventilated/Window Top Cover, Left Door Standard Window, Right Door Standard Window, Standard Power/Reset Switches With Sleeved Cables, USB 3.0, 120.2 Fan/Radiator Mount

Performance Components -

MOBO: Asus Maximus Gene VI

CPU: Intel i7 4770K

GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Matrix Platinum

Memory: Crucial Ballastix Tactical Tracer 2X4GB 1866MHz(Current), Hyper X Savage 2X4GB 2400MHz (Replacement Memory En Route)

PSU: Silverstone Strider S Gold 850 Watt

Storage -

SSD: Intel 520 Series 240GB, I have plans to upgrade to a 1TB TBA additional SSD since i am in need of more room for games

HDD: WD Caviar Black 2TB

Cooling Components -

CPU Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalems Black Edition

CPU Cooler Fans: Noiseblocker PK-PS PWM 140mm X2

Intake/Exhaust Fans: Enermax Magma 120mm X6

Dust Filters -

DEMCiflex: 120mm X2 Dust Filter, 120mm X1 Dust Filter

Custom Sleeving -

Teleios 8mm Sata Sleeve Red

Teleios 4mm Sleeve Red,Black,Dark Red

24 Pin, 8 Pin, PCI E 8 Pin X2 Power Connectors In UV Red

Fan Control -

Mod My Toys 8 Pin Power 8 Port Distribution Block/ Phobya 7V Voltage Step Down Adapters X6

Monitor -

Asus ROG Swift

I will update this thread as i make progress and i hope every one can appreciate the build like i do -

Case as of 03/16/2015, I still need to complete custom sleeving, install new fans, install new ram, install lighting.

The Megahalems "Megatron" prob my favorite air cooler.
 
You going with a 360 rad later?

Updated 03/21/2015 -

Installed another Enermax Magma Intake Fan, Teleios Dark Red, Red, Black Sleeving Arrived, UV Red Power Connectors Arrived. I am up in the air about using the UV connectors since they are all a slightly different shade of UV Red :mad:.

Next movie is to install new ram, 3 more exhaust fans up top and get started on custom sleeving.

Very nice

Finally had a chance to install the new memory -
Hyper X Savage 2X4GB at 2133MHz



Short Clip Of A Live Boot Up -
 
https://youtu.be/OSzDXEcjHd4
 
I am working on all the custom sleeving but it may be a few weeks before i have satisfactory results.