Re: Project EVO [Sponsored Mods] ocaholic

Mark011

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Posted on: 2015/4/17 14:28

Project EVO #1

Hello, I recently finished my 2nd modding project (2nd place at Bit Tech MOTM), this is the first of two project in a row and is sponsored by PHANTEKS. The build will include a full watercooling custom loop, and some paint/wrap job.

This is a first concept of the build, the msi dragon will not be used in the final build. I had planned to use a MSI motherboard, but since they don't works with 2280 M.2 i decided to go for an ASUS one again.

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SPONSORED BY

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Featuring

Hardware

CPU: INTEL i7 4790K
MB: ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII
RAM: AVEXIR BLITZ 1.1 1600MHZ 2x4GB
VGA: ZOTAC GTX 980
SSD: PX-G128M6e + SAMSUNG EVO 850 500GB
HDD: WD GREEN 2.5' 2TB
PSU: SEASONIC SNOW SILENT 1050W PLATINUM
CASE: PHANTEKS EVOLV ITX

Liquid Cooling

CPU: SWIFTECH Apogee XL Black Body
VGA: SWIFTECH KOMODO-NV-GTX9
PUMP: SWIFTECH MCP50X
RADIATORS: 2 x ALPHACOOL ST30 240MM
RESERVOIR: ALPHACOOL CAPE CORP 10LT
FITTINGS: COOLFORCE
FAN: 4 x CORSAIR SP120 HP + 1 x CORSAIR AF140 Quiet Ed
CONTROLLER: AQUACOMPUTER AQUAERO 5LT

First unboxing pics

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See you at the next update!

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Mark011

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Posted on: 2015/4/23 19:40

Re: Project EVO #2

Hi, today i worked on the case wrapping some parts with white vinyl film. This is the outcome

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Waiting for some hardware to arrive, stay tuned!

LucaRocchi

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Posted on: 2015/4/24 7:22

Re: Project EVO #3

You showed that was black, otherwise I would think it was white! Well done! Nice trick there

rewarder

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Posted on: 2015/4/24 7:28

Re: Project EVO #4

Very nice Mark! Very nice!

Mark011

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Posted on: 2015/4/24 13:09

Re: Project EVO #5

Thank you

Mark011

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Posted on: 2015/4/28 19:31

Re: Project EVO #6

Today i had time to open some boxes. Plextor sent me an SSD M6e M.2 for this build, it works with PlexTurbo 2.0 technology. Plexturbo is an intelligent SSD RAM caching solution using system RAM to accellerate Plextor SSD performance beyon limitations. Thank Plextor for this sample. Here some pictures and informations.

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PlexTurbo Technology

PlexTurbo 2.0 has three main advantages;
Performance Boost
The SSD uses 1/4 of the DRAM of the system (max 4GB) as cache. The Intelligent Boost Engine® (IBE) technology, automatically detects hot data (frequently accessed) and cold data (occasionally accessed) and applies the best caching patterns for higher performance.

Safe Power Lost
The information is written simultaneously in the cache of the system as well as the SSD, in case of a power interruption or system crash, data loss will be minimized.

Life Extension Mechanism
The SSD reduces unnecessary rewriting of redundant data by using smart algorithms, in other words, instead of overwriting an entire file, the existing data is compared and unnecessary writes are avoided, increasing the life of the SSD.

Yesterday i received the motherboard too, an ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS IMPACT VII

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