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Hi guys, I'm back with another case mod, this time with Corsair! I'll be using their SPEC-ALPHA case to create a special case mod to showcase the new ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 graphics cards! This project will be inspired by an HRC (High Resolution Computers Shop) build in the same case. For those that don't know HRC, you can check out their page here and the SPEC-ALPHA mod they did here. When I say inspired, I mean the open-frame design of the build, I'll be doing some things a bit different :) I'd like to thank NVIDIA ANZ, ASUS ANZ, Corsair, Bitspower and CableMod for their support on this build! I'd also like to thank all those who follow my build logs or follow my page through social media and share the same passion with me! All my builds would not be the same without sharing them with all of you! I'm on a very strict deadline to get this build finished for an upcoming event so the build log updates may sometimes be delayed to what I'm actually working on. Hope you guys will enjoy this one! Onto the SPECS: CASE - Corsair Carbide SPEC-ALPHA CPU - Intel Core i7 5930K MB - ASUS ROG STRIX X99 Gaming GPU - 2 x ASUS STRIX GTX 1080s SLI - NVIDIA High Bandwidth SLI Bridge 3-Slot RAM - 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 2800Mhz (8x8GB) with Light Bar Upgrade Kit SSD - Corsair Force LE 480GB x 2 PSU - Corsair HX1000i Custom Cables & LEDs - CableMod Custom Watercooling CPU - Bitspower Summit EF RES - Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi (Clear acrylic) PUMP - Bitspower DDC Plus with Bitspower DDC Upgrade Kit RAD - Bitspower Leviathan Xtreme 360 FITTINGS - Bitspower Matte Black - various TUBING - Bitspower 12mm Acrylic FANS - Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition x 4 COOLANT - Mayhems Aurora Silver I'll start of with a pic of the Corsair hardware all together! I'm also planning on doing a few video updates for this build as well. Stay tuned, should be an exciting build/mod! Cheers, Alex
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/06/28 00:28:14
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Just checked out some of your previous work and I'm excited to see how this one will turn out. Good luck with the build.
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Classified K | CPU: Intel Skylake i7 6700k, 4.6GHz | Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum, 16GB, 3000MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ AXC 2.0+, w/OC | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 | SSD: Samsung 960 Pro NVMe M.2, 256 GB | SSD: Samsung 850 Pro, 512 GB, (x3 | Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D | Watercooling: Custom dual-loop
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/06/28 06:18:15
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lvl1k0n Just checked out some of your previous work and I'm excited to see how this one will turn out. Good luck with the build.
Thanks a lot mate :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/06/29 04:44:15
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Looking forward to another great project Alex
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/06/30 07:24:17
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rjohnson11 Looking forward to another great project Alex
Thanks a lot Robert :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/03 01:27:34
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Another interesting build Alex.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/03 15:33:51
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Should turn out pretty nice.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/04 05:30:32
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rjohnson11 Another interesting build Alex.
XrayMan Should turn out pretty nice.
Thanks guys :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/06 05:16:31
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Oh yeah Alex, that's the way you 'do it'.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/08 19:35:14
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rjohnson11 Oh yeah Alex, that's the way you 'do it'.
Haha cheers Robert :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/09 01:56:17
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Looking great so far Alex.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/09 21:37:26
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rjohnson11 Looking great so far Alex.
Thanks a lot Robert :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/10 07:48:25
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Looking forward to the final pics.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/12 06:56:46
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Hi guys, I have some good and bad news unfortunately. The good news is, the build has just come back this morning from Melbourne and the bad news is that it is slightly damaged. It seems like the bottom of the box took at little hit. There's a bit of a dent at the bottom however it can easily be put back with some hand force. I'm guessing from the shock as well that the acrylic on the front panel was shaken a bit and it ended up going into the fans scratching the green painted rings. I'll be spending a couple of days this week on it before I bring you the final photos :) However, for now I'll leave you with this quick video I took of the Bitspower waterblocks for the ASUS ROG GTX 1080 Strix graphics cards that I have in this build atm which will eventually go on the two cards :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpj2xKhiKD0 A few things I forgot to mention in the video. The waterblock comes with no backplate as it is fully compatible with the original backplate on the card meaning you can still use the RGB features on the original backplate. That combined with the RGB feature in the waterblock and should be a pretty nice looking set up :) Also, I'm thinking with an extender as well as a splitter cable between two waterblocks, it should be able to be connected to an RGB controller on the new ASUS motherboards for more easy control. Hope you guys enjoy this small update. Stay tuned for more. Cheers, Alex
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/17 01:24:44
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I'm staying tuned for more pics. I'm a bit sad about the damage and hope that can be worked out somehow.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/17 05:57:59
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Hi guys, Good news! The build is back in one piece and fortunately none of the components were damaged! :D Some quick phone snaps before the final photoshoot! Cheers, Alex
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/17 06:21:15
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Looking forward to the final photoshoot Alex.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/28 08:33:10
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I love all of your builds Alex but if I had to choose one for myself from all that you've built so far then this would be the one.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/31 06:12:29
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Yea, look good, that's Strix Project... I see Strix cards and motherboard. Same as EVGA and ASUS improve look of new graphics compare to Maxwell. From Kepler to Maxwell and Pascal their Strix is nicer and nicer. These two fit great on their Black X99 boards.
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/31 07:03:52
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rjohnson11 I love all of your builds Alex but if I had to choose one for myself from all that you've built so far then this would be the one.
Hehe thanks a lot Robert :D
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/31 07:06:40
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Hi guys, The build plus a few of my others were on display at an NVIDIA NFAN event yesterday hosted at the flagship Microsoft Store in Sydney! Will have photos and a video from the event soon however here's some quick snaps of how I transported the builds there hehe :P Some of you may not have seen the gold one before. I will have a build log for this one up soon, it will be a post build log as the build has been finished for a few months now. I just didn't have time to do a build log at the time due to being in the process of moving to another city and adjusting :) Anyways, stay tuned for more on Project Alpha Omega! Cheers, Alex
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/07/31 07:17:27
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To what city did you move to?
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Re: PROJECT ALPHA OMEGA (modded Corsair SPEC-ALPHA)
2016/08/01 02:38:39
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rjohnson11 To what city did you move to?
Hi Robert! I moved from Gold Coast in Queensland which is a state in Australia to Sydney in New South Wales, a different state :P
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