Nabushi
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'' QimmiQ : For many generations, the Inuit have bred sled dogs to help track prey and pull loads on their travels throughout the North. The Canadian Inuit dog, Qimmiq, is endemic to Canada; it is a distinct breed known for its ability to pull heavy loads, resist harsh climates, and thrive on a high protein, high fat diet of fish and frozen meat. According to archaeologists, this dog has been present in the Arctic for at least 4000 years – as long as the Inuit themselves – and is one of the world's oldest pure breeds. Sadly, changes in the Arctic during the past century have reduced its numbers to such an extent that the Canadian Inuit dog is now at risk of disappearing''
Hi, this is my first gaming build (i build many low/mid end computer for friends and family) and thanks to this great site i saved a lot of money and got great info on parts. Note that English is my second language.
So the color theme is from the black&white wolf-dog with blue eye from Canadian Inuit. I'm no Inuit but love those wolf-dog and when i was thinking of a name for this build i found that. It reflect the purpose of this build: Heavy load and resist harsh climat.
CPU: After some research on this cpu, i decide to go with it for futur proof and great overclock potential. It's currently oc at 4.5ghz (i know i can push more but i prefer to play safe.) and i'm totally satisfied with it.
Cooler: My first experience with liquid cooler, this one had great price/quality value and it does the job right.
Mobo: I'm sold to Asus and this board had everything i wanted. Great mobo for gamer, overclock is easy and great feature. Be aware that if you put a pcie ssd, the sata 1&2 are deactivated, witch suck if you din't know it and have your main boot on those...
Ram: G.Skill have the greatest price and the color was just right for me. 16gb is more than enough for me.
GPU: My first version had 2 970 sli (was great when sli work, but 2 gpu make a lot of heat and noise). Changed for the marvelous EVGA 1080 ti Hybrid. Since i play surround and/or at 120 fps, this beast do the job in a cold way.
Case: I realy love NZXT cases. It was easy to manage cable, hdd placement and fans on that one. Great quality.
Power suply: Got a gold evga for peace of mind and stable power. (changed the 650W for a 1000w during black friday evga deal 2018, so i could had, in a distant futur, another 1080 ti hybrid)
Fans: The 200mm one are really quiet. The 2 120mm blue led are more noisy, i put them at the bottom at low spin so i barely hear them. I also got a Zalman 140mm on the side (not listed here) that worth more than the other ones and i cant hear it at full speed. I change the fan on my 1080 ti radiator for the silent Noctua... I hate fan noise :)
Other All the other part came from my previous computer. The Asus VG248QE are the reason why i want 120 fps in game. Its a 144 hz monitor that can be use with lightboost hack to completely remove motion blur from game (crt monitor feeling) wich is more fluid than any frame sync monitor. Check Blur busters for more info.
I had a lot of pleasure building that gaming rig and honestly i would make one again just for fun :). Thanks pcpartpicker!
Part Reviews
CPU
This cpu work like a charm and handle oc/heat very well. I choose it for gaming and i have no regret. OC to 4.5.
CPU Cooler
Easy to install (watch out for the pump cable, mine got stuck between cpu and copper plate... almost fried my new cpu). Keep my cpu around 30c (+-2) at idle and the max i saw on intense gaming was 60c, but it's generally under 50c with less intense game. Is a little noisy over 70% fan spinning.
Motherboard
Completely satisfied with this mobo. Got plenty of extra nice feature for gamer mainly. Easy overclock in bios or with asus software. I would recommend a more basic version for non gamer.
Memory
Best quality/price you can get for RAM in a gaming build.
Storage
well its a ssd and its from samsung... you cant realy go wrong. Put all my games on it, load fast (like any ssd). Still working after 1 year. Goes on sale often.
Storage
Just pure speed. Cant read games tips on load screen cause it load to fast.
Storage
Got 2 of them, one as 4 years and still fine. Its cheap and ok quality.
Video Card
Very powerful ! Coming from sli gtx970, the jump in performance is huge. Got 80-120 fps in surround triple monitor in most of my game, and for 1080p its ultra/120 fps steady (you have to limit fps or it will go crazy). The highest temp i saw to date is 52c and my overall system heat also drop, which is great. I replace the radiator fan with a Noctua NF-F12 cause i love silent computer, but the default fan is ok, just a little to loud for me.
Case
I think NZXT make the better looking cases and they are all made with easy handling. This one got plenty of space (its a realy big tower) and you can put up to 3x 200mm fan in it. The only downside is that the fan dust grid prevention make noise when the bottom fan go at 50%+ speed (they vibrate).
Operating System
It's windows... i just use it to play game, all other thing all do it on linux.
Monitor
It's my main monitor mainly for gaming, which is what that monitor is for. Handle nvidia 3d and you can use lightboost hack to remove blur on 2d game (see blur buster for info). It pivot from portrait/landscape. A little big but great performance, love it.
Mouse
Great mouse for gaming for 3 reasons: -Every button can be bind and you can create game profile with the app. -1000 pull-down -dpi switch programmable up to 4600
i would like a unlock scroll wheel like my other logitech mouse
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