Icarus

Ikagara · July 21, 2015, 4:23am

Finally, after 3 months of waiting for the case it has arrived and Icarus lives in its own body.

I will be getting some more fans and rearranging them later once I clean up and eliminate a couple of the drives down to 3. I will then put the HDD's up top if I can so they don't block the fans. I would also like to paint something on the side panels, possibly a wing silhouette on each.

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400
MOBO: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3
Storage: 1X Samsung 850 EVO 120GB, 2X HITACHI 0F10311 2.0TB, Assortment of other old hard rives (2tb, 1tb, 500gb)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB VRAM
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 White
Monitor: 3X ASUS VH238H 23-Inch 1080P mounted on Ergotech Triple Desk Stand with Telescopic Wings (100-D16-B03-TW) + my first LCD ghetto-mounted onto the ergo stand.
Mouse: Mionix Avior SK Mouse
Keyboard: Ducky Zero Shine Zone DK2108SZ Blue LED Blue Switch Mechanical Keyboard
Headset: Sennheiser HD25-1 II Closed-Back Headphones
Mic: AntLion ModMic 4.0
3d Mouse: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator SE (Using as joystick for now)

Lets hope it does not live up to its name but rather its dream.

SoulFallen · July 21, 2015, 4:33am

Your cable management is superb!

Ikagara · July 21, 2015, 1:35pm

Thanks :o This is the first time I had a case where I could do this with.

MisteryAngel · July 21, 2015, 4:07pm

awesome build, great cable management.

MrBlame · July 21, 2015, 7:18pm

Nice build! Looks extremely clean. Cable management is on point as well!

Ikagara · August 1, 2015, 11:50pm

New little upgrade. I ditched the two HDD cages in place for a 3 bay hot-swap contraption ( http://www.kingwin.com/kf-3001-bk/ ) It doesn't use trays so i can just feed it bare drives. Since those cages are gone now the front fans are no longer being restricted and i can add a fan to the bottom. I broke one of the FD fans accidentally, was holding on to it and my thumb pressed into a blade, brittle plastic. The drive bay has no vibration dampening so you can hear the drives go. but with the padding in the case its not that bad.