Frank N SteinPC - Epic Upgrade 2013

[Lord1stCAV]

I have finally finished a labor of love that has taken over 8 months of holidays, weekends, and many many nights of work. I was fortunate enough to have “Frank” to a finish point where I took him to Quakecon 2013 and entered this rig into the Case Mod contest which eventually took first place. Please check out “Frank” in the CPU Quakecon coverage in the October edition.

For your viewing pleasure, I give you Frank N SteinPC

To view the album: ImageShack Album - 72 images

Name: Frank N SteinPC (Upgrade 2013)

COMPONENTS:
Chassis: Mountain Mods Extended U2-UFO (Modified) & Water Barrel 24
MB: Asus ROG RE4
CPU: Intel 3930K @ 4.6Ghz daily/OC @ 5.3Ghz - all 6 cores/12 Threads
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Z 1866Mhz 8x4GB (32G/OC 2133Mhz Solid
GPU: EVGA GTX 680 4GB x3 - 3-Way SLI
S/C: Asus Phoebus Xonar 7.1
SSD1: 2x Corsair Force GT 120GB RAID 0 - Boot
SSD2: 2x Patriot Pyro SE 120GB - Programs
HDD1: Toshiba 2TB 7,200RPM 6GB SATA
DVD/BR: Asus 12x Blu Ray DVD/R/RW
PSU: LEPA G1600 1,600W PSU/1,700W PEAK - MOST SOLID/STABLE PSU EVER!

COOLING
Coolant: Primochill Performance Blood Red
Coolant Tinting: Primochill Dye pack (Used Blood Red, UV red, and Black)
Tubing: Primochill Advanced LRT Clear 3/4"OD x 1/2" ID
Fittings: Bitspower Black Sparkle finish - tons of fittings
Quick Disconnects: Bitspower Black Sparkle
RAM Blocks: Bitspower Universal RAM Cooling Blocks - modded
CPU Blocks: Watercool Heatkiller CPU v3 - modded
GPU Blocks: Watercool Hole Edition Heatkiller w/Custom Backplates - then modified
MIPS Block: EK RE4 Water Blocks Modified
Pumps: Aquacomputer VPP655 x4
Pump Dual Mod Tops: Bitspower
Pump Controller: Koolance Dual 24v Pump Controller (Front panel)
Reservoir 1: 2x Bitspower 250mm Z-tube Clear
Reservoir 2: Primochill 400mm CTR Clear w/Advanced top
Fan Controller 1: Bitfenix Recon 10w per ch/5 ch
Fan Controller 2: Bitfenix Recon 10w per ch/5 ch
Fan Controller 3: NZXT 5ch @ 30w per ch
Fans Front (Push): 9x 120x25mm SilenX Effizio EFX-12-15 15dBa 74CFM
Fans Front (Pull): 9x 120x38mm SilenX iXtrema IXP-76-18 18dBa 90CFM
Fans Rear (Push): 9x 120x25mm Bitfenix Spectre Pro Red LED 18.9dBa 56.2CFM
Fans Rear (Pull): 9x 120x25mm Enermax Magma UCMA12 18dBa 69.5CFM
Fans Top: 5x 120x25mm Xigmatech Crystal Series LED Red CLF-F1252 19dBa 61.3CFM
Radiator 1: Swiftech Performance 360
Radiator 2: HW Labs Black Ice Xtreme 360
Radiator 3: Alphacool UT60 360
Radiator 4: Watercool MORA-3 1080 (9x120)
Flow Indicator (Analog): 2x Bitspower Flow Indicator
Flow Meter: Koolance FM17N + Koolance Flow Meter Readout (Front panel)
Temp Displays: XSPC v2 Temp Readout Red (In/Out Temps - Front panel)

CUSTOM CABLES
Sleeving used was Lutro0 Customs Coreless Paracord (Imperial Red, charcoal, black).

PERPHERALS
24" Monitor: 3x Asus VW246 1920x1080 @ 60hz
27" Monitor: 1x Asus VG278HE 1920x1080 @ 144Hz
3D Control: Nvidia 3D Vision 2 kit
KB: Logitech G19
Mouse: Razer Naga Molten Edition
GP: Razer Nostromos
HP1: Razer Tiamat 7.1
HP2: Razer BlackShark Expert 2.0
Tactile: Buttkicker Gamer 2
Speakers: Klipsch HD500 5.1 Surround
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V567


Please consider the following resources when looking to do your next upgrade or build.
Primochill: http://www.primochill.com/
Lutro0 Customs: Lutro0 Customs | Lutro0 Customs is a quality provider of sleeving supplies and tools.
LEPA/Enermax: LEPA - Circular LED fan, CPU cooler, 80 PLUS power supply units
Bitspower: Bitspower Taiwan On-Line Shop
Mod/Smart: Mod/Smart - FrozenCPU.com *
Bitfenix: BitFenix.com » Start
PerformancePCs: Performance-PCs.com, ... sleeve it and they will come

[Doctor_Death]

Excellent work, Congrats !

[vinman]

I have looked at a lot of builds over the years and yours is right up there with some of the best I have seen
Very Nice Work!

[killjoyjim]

WELCOME TO PUREOC .

[xelosia]

Awesome build thanks for posting

[Scarecrow1976]

It looks AWESOME !!! I wish i can build something hot too.

[woomdawg]

Truly awesome man. I have been following you on FB.

[Solara2xb]

Very nice build.. Allot of work went into this case..

[Carnyakam]

Just wow.... that is some nice work, like the slaving, and that is some Fanage!

[Bilehazard]

Very nice indeed, love the red theme.

[Lord1stCAV]

Awesome build thanks for posting

Thanks it was a long road to get here but I think the end result was worth it

It looks AWESOME !!! [IMG]file:///C:/Users/FRANKN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]I wish i can build something hot too.

Thanks so much – I am sure one day you will if you continue to hold that desire and focus, you too will find a way to build your own beast.

Truly awesome man. I have been following you on FB.

Awesome – thanks so much for following this build and I hope the many more I have planned will not disappoint compared to this massive beast, though not all rigs can be this massive, each rig in its own right I hope to make a piece of functional art. So thanks for following along on FB – mod on bro

WELCOME TO PUREOC HARRY.

Lol - this is Frank N SteinPC (“Frank”) – not MonsterPC (Harry) – I know you are not the first to get us mixed up because of the “monster” reference in “Frank N Stein” and the massive rigs, but its all good. I have been a long time lurker on these forums, but thanks for the welcome

Very nice build.. Allot of work went into this case..

8 months of total dedication and love went into this build – yes. I know there is more detail missed than seen when looking at everything that went into this case and system build. There are times I will look at Frank and go “Oh wow, I forgot I did that” – if that gives you any indication of the layers of modding that went on. thanks so much for your comment and feedback.

Just wow.... that is some nice work, like the slaving, and that is some Fanage! [IMG]file:///C:/Users/FRANKN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]

Sleeving is Lutro0 Customs Coreless Paracord (Imperial Red, Charcoal, Black). Yeah it was a treat to work with that special coreless paracord. Total fans = 41, yeah there is some air moving but when I run all fans at ½ speed, its relatively quiet considering how much air is moving and the cooling taking place. I can run everything <50% and still basically maintain ~3-5c of ambient even when I game for hours. So yeah, love the fans, I was very fortunate to be able to acquire 9x of the Bitfenix Spectre Pro Red LED Fans as well for that wall of red you see. Those are the 120mm Spectre Pro fans and they look rather nice on that MORA3 I think

[realneil]

Awesome build! Very clean looking and something that anyone would love to own.

[saturn97]

This build is Fantasic!!! I am glad I got to see it come together on Facebook and see it in the highlights of QuakeCon! WTG!!!

[Lord1stCAV]

Awesome build! Very clean looking and something that anyone would love to own.

Thanks - it certainly is a pride piece for me.

This build is Fantasic!!! I am glad I got to see it come together on Facebook and see it in the highlights of QuakeCon! WTG!!!

Woot! thanks for following on FB and the creme de le creme the Quakecon win was something pretty special to be sure. I had a great time there and look forward to taking a different category next year

[Lord1stCAV]

Here are some pics I took during the last push to get all the Bitfenix fans and Recon controllers in that I had not posted, so figured I would share them here as some additional pics. Hope you like.

[Doctor_Death]

I've used the Koolance quick disconnect, and was impressed with them, I'm going to have to order a couple for the 900D custom build.