Frame-Hammer, Destroyer of Benchmarks (SFF)

System Owner: Paradox_Fox
3DMark Fire Strike: 15,628
3DMark 11: 19,199
Community Score: 6
3DMark Vantage:
3DMark 06: 0
SuperPi 32M:

ELIGIBLE

System Details

Component Type Brand Product

Motherboard MSI z87M-Gaming

CPU Intel i7-4770k

Frequency: 4.4 GHz FSB / QPI: Default Multiplier: 44.0 x Stepping: Default
VCore: Default VTT Voltage: Default PLL Voltage: Default

RAM Corsair 2x Vengeance 8gb

Frequency: Default Timing: Default Voltage: Default

Graphics Card EVGA 2x GTX 780 6GB

GPU Frequency: 1260 MHz Shader Frequency: Default Memory Frequency: 3602 MHz SLI: Yes

Case

Bitfenix

Prodigy M

Solid State Drive

Samsung

840 Pro 256GB

Hard Drive

Seagate

Barracuda 3TB

Power Supply

Corsair

GS800 800W

Cooling

Laing

D5 Vario (Pump)

Cooling

Supremacy EVO (CPU Block)

Cooling

XSPC

780 Fullbody (GPU Blocks)

Heatsink

Glorious PC Gaming Race

240mm 20fpi Slim Radiator

Heatsink

Glorious PC Gaming Race

120mm 20fpi Slim Radiator

Fan

Scythe

Ultra Kaze 3000rpm x 3

Notes

This is my SFF gaming rig. The goal was to create a machine with the best size-to-performance ratio possible. I decided to go with the Bitfenix Prodigy M, since it is one of the smallest microATX cases out there. MicroATX was a must because, unlike ITX, it allowed for dual GPUs (this was also a 'cost-effective' build, so something like the Titan Z was out of the question). It began life on air cooling and was pretty messy (imgur.com/dTS97ns). Eventually I decided to do a total custom-loop rebuild. And I'm so glad I did! My Firestrike graphics score went from 12,000 to 22,000 - almost 100% improvement on the same hardware!
Temps have never gone above 40C for any component. I've tried running Prime95 at the same time as graphics benchmarks to max everything out (CPU and both GPUs, all three overclocked), and still couldn't raise the temps past the high 30's. What's more, this is all with the fans at minimum speed (which, granted, is around 1000rpm for the Ultra Kazes). All in all, I probably went a bit overboard on the fans, hah. Could've easily gotten by with some slim silent fans instead. Oh well. It's fun to set all three to maximum and make my PC sound like a friggin' aircraft carrier. :D
This is my first ever custom WC build, and I spent a lot of time trying to make it look as good as possible. So, if you feel it worthy, +1 me maybe? :3
Thanks!

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Paradox_Fox
02/21/2015
06:28 PM

Thanks guys! Babyzone2, for the pipes, you need: - Rigid acrylic tubing - Silicone bending insert - Hacksaw - Heat gun (hairdryer did not work for me, and gas stove burner worked but was way too imprecise, lol) - Rigid tube fittings (I used push fittings for cost and looks, but they were kind of a pain to use, so I might recommend compression fittings) - Patience. Make sure to order extra tubing since you'll almost assuredly screw some of the pipes up. I don't have a link, but you can google "PC water cooling rigid tubing" or something along those lines. Basically you want to insert the silicone, heat the tube, bend it, and then let it cool. I got all of these parts from Frozencpu.com, except for the heat gun, which I got at radioshack. And I already had a hacksaw. Probably would have to go to your local hardware store for that.

Donta1979
02/02/2015
08:31 AM

+1 love the rig

Babyzone2
01/28/2015
07:40 AM

do you have a link for how to make those pipes ??

Vlada011
01/21/2015
03:48 PM

Your watercooling loop is fantastic. +1

rlb9682
01/15/2015
09:51 AM

Love the blue rigid tubing. +1

Paradox_Fox
01/06/2015
11:50 PM

Thanks guys!

Gold Leader
01/06/2015
11:28 PM

Gotta love the Blue lighting and cleanness of this build, great job bud :) +1 from me :)

sgtharry
01/06/2015
08:08 AM

There, you now have a +1

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Frame-Hammer, Destroyer of Benchmarks (SFF)

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