I have been building my own computers all my life, and designing them for performance (even if I don't use that performance) is one of my hobbies. No longer constrained by budget, I wanted to build a machine without compromises that allowed me to express my handiwork, and allow for upgrades over time. I've designed an incredibly powerful machine, with a fully custom triple-radiator hard-line water cooling loop, enabling completely silent operation, even when at maximum load. I've added a number of custom mods as well, including a display for my SSDs, sleeved cabling, hidden Bluray burner drive, and software-controlled LED lighting. Specs below:
Components:
i7 4790K processor, overclocked to 4.4Ghz
GTX 980 Ti, overclocked to 1.2 Ghz
256 GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD (OS)
1 TB Samsung 850 Evo SSD (Programs and files)
2 x 4 TB SSHDD (Media storage)
1.5 TB HDD (scratch disk)
16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
Wireless AC networking / dual gigabit ethernet
ASUS Xonar DSX Sound Card
LG Bluray RW drive
Corsair HX 750i power supply
Cooling:
Corsair 900D case (modded)
Corsair Commander fan / light controller
Transparent EK D5 pump
EK TitanX all copper water block
Swiftech Apogee XL all copper CPU block
Custom PETG tubing / black nickle fittings.
1 x 360 mm all copper radiator
1 x 140 mm all copper radiator
1 x 420 mm all copper radiator
EK 400 ml reservoir
3 x Noctua NF-F12 120 mm fans
1 x Corsair SP140 140 mm LED fan
~8 ft 5050 LED lighting
2 x blue cathode lighting
Peripherals:
LG 34UM95 34" 3440 x 1440 21:9 ultra-wide monitor (on vesa mount)
THX-certified 5.1 surround sound system
CM Storm cherry MX Blue mechanical keyboard
Logitech G700s wireless gaming mouse
Fingerprint scanner
Xbox One Wireless controller
1080p webcam
microphone
Doxie document Scanner
Oculus Rift CV1