- Joined
- Mar 27, 2011
Hey everyone,
Here is is my NZXT build that I've been working on for quite some time.
I just finished the build...and my only planned mod left is to replace my crucial ballistix tracer ram with the new orange led models.
I definitely wanted an orange theme, and am extremely happy with the results! I went through a first phase of LED lighting where I loaded up the interior with red cathodes hoping for an orange look but it just didn't accomplish what I wanted...So I ripped them all out and put in the UV cathodes...All 7 of them lol.
I was kicking myself for not buying a modular power supply, as the Apollo doesn't have any wire management options, so instead of hiding it, I wrapped all the power cables with UV reactive coil. (Meant for liquid cooling tubes)
I haven't seen a whole lot of Apollo builds with these case mods.....Tell me what you think!
System specs below.
Monitors:
2 22" Samsung SynchMaster P2250 Widescreen 1080p LCDs
Case:
NZXT Apollo mid-ATX case (orange)
Motherboard:
Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 955 3.2GHz quad core cpu
CPU Cooler:
Zalman 9500A-LED copper cpu cooler
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal compound
PSU:
Corsair 750W CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified (CMPSU-750TX)
RAM:
2X2 gig Crucial Ballistix Tracer Ram DDR3 1333 w blue leds
2x2 gig Crucial Ballistix Tracer Ram DDR3 1600 w red leds
(Running all four @ 1600)
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
Mouse:
Special edition Razer Naga Molten Edition
Mouse pad:
OCZ Behemoth Regulator
OS:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Host
Ubuntu Linux (VirtualBox) Guest
Video cards:
2 HIS ICEQ 5770 Turbo 1GB graphics cards running in Crossfire (H577QT1GD)
Lighting:
1 Logisys 12" Red LED lighting tube (LDKMTRD1)
1 Logisys 5LED UV Lazer Light (MDLED5RD)
4 Logisys 4" UV cathode tubes (CLK4UV2)
2 Logisys 12" UV cold cathode tubes
Case Mods:
4 Xigmatek orange w/ white LED 120mm fans
OKGEAR UV orange cable sleeving
Removed Tinted Acrylic on front of case to create Intake
Added extra intake fan in front with Thermaltake 5.25" bay converter (A2309)
Removed Chrome "Alien Eye" inserts to create two intake slots in front.
5 strands of Primochill orange UV coil in both "UV Brite Orange" and "UV Orange" colors
Sound:
2 KRK Rokit Powered 5 Studio Monitor Speakers
Windows Experience Index Scores (w/o overclocking)
Processor: 7.3
Memory: 7.5
Graphics: 7.4
Gaming Graphics: 7.4
Primary hard disk: 5.9
Base Score: 5.9....