Reesa Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) After sitting around watching the hubby build a butt load of PC's it was high time I got in on the action. The genesis for this build was this NZXT Phantom pink case reviewed here on OCC by Blue Panda who is my new best friend since she decided it would look good somewhere other than her house! Once it got here I finally convinced ccokeman to let me build a system on my own with parts he had sitting around so the costs were kept under control (Yeah Right). What I have below is where I am at now, but I am sure there will be further revisions to the computer. I still plan to water cool the video cards as funds allow, make room for another radiator and possibly do some modding. As a noob overclocker I did need some help with getting a good stable overclock of 4.0GHz on the CPU. After a coolant change (It was pink RV antifreeze) to distilled water with purple dye the temperatures dropped enough to start looking for more MHz. That should be something we work on soon enough. Specs for this build include: NZXT Phantom in Pink Intel Core i7 980X @ 4.0GHz 12GB of Corsair Dominator GTX8 ASUS Rampage III Formula 2 x NVIDIA GTX 580 in SLI Patriot Pyro SE 240GB SSD for the OS Seagate 3TB HDD for storage Corsair AX1200 PSU CPU Water cooling by Swiftech and XSPC NVIDIA 3D Vision Version 1 Blu Ray Drive Sure, its a work in progress but I have the time to make it better. Here are some of the pics as I put this pink beast together. I am woman here me RAWWWWWR! Let me know what you think! Putting in the mobo and radiator Installing the reservoir/pump and CPU block Started with pink coolant then went to purple to match the front purple LED fan Beauty shot of the memory and purple coolant Finally a full build shot before we changed the coolant. Yes I know the coke sign is there but hey it will make it on the wall one day! More to come as the case and build are refined! Edited February 8, 2012 by Reesa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Nice very nice. We got to meet up so I can steal it a..a..a...a I mean see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I see the username and I know who this is. Groans loudly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Looking good but how did ya get it built while trying to keep Ccoke on a short leash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Nice Machine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Geez! It was tough as I had to stay in another room until she yelled for help then was told not to touch it. (Sounds bad I know but ....) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Aww sweet! Glad it turned out so well. Love the old coke sign in that last pick... Now you just need a pink mouseand keyboard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesa Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Oh forgot the benchmarks! 4.0GHz Prime Stable 3D11 PCMark 7 Aliens vs. Predator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Looks great (well, as great as a pink case with purple watercooling can look )! I hope you took advantage of the built in fan controllers for your radiator fans - IIRC they're strong enough to handle 10-15 watts per slider worth of fans. Threads like this make me want new GPUs. Edited February 8, 2012 by Waco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesa Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Aww sweet! Glad it turned out so well. Love the old coke sign in that last pick... Now you just need a pink mouseand keyboard! Got the mouse pad but had to settle for a Razer Naga mouse and Black Widow keyboard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesa Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Looks great (well, as great as a pink case with purple watercooling can look )! I hope you took advantage of the built in fan controllers for your radiator fans - IIRC they're strong enough to handle 10-15 watts per slider worth of fans. Sure did! It sucks that the LED's are blue so we might have to fix that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Got the mouse pad but had to settle for a Razer Naga mouse and Black Widow keyboard Not spoiled at all. I'd send you the Toccata mouse that can light up pink...but that's just an insult when you've got a naga. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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