CPU: 4690k that I got brand new from eBay for a great price is overclocked to 4.4ghz at 1.178 volts. I could push it higher, but I need about a .05 volt just to get to 4.5, so I don't think it's really worth it.
Motherboard: I also got my motherboard from eBay, because it was a great price at the time. It still works great, and has all the features I need. It looks decent, and has a debug LED, which can be extremely useful.
Memory: For ram I went with G.Skill Sniper 1866 and it works great. The reason for the different prices in my parts list is because I bought the first kit about a year ago, and the second kit I bought a few weeks ago, not because I needed more ram, but rather, because it was so cheap.
Video Card: I bought my EVGA GTX 770 4gb from ebay for a fantastic price. I went with 4gb, because my last 2gb card was starting to run out of vram in games like GTA V, so 4gb is just for future proofing. Anyway, this is still a pretty good GPU that can still max out most games at 1080p.
Storage: My primary drive for system is my 120gb Samsung 840 Evo that I got for $40(Kshs.4000). My games are installed on my 320gb Western Digital, and my media files are on the 2tb Seagate Barracuda.
Case: I went with the Define S because I liked how it looked and the features it offered, and even though I have an air cooled pc, it is good to know that I can build a custom loop in it without issue.
PSU: The XFX Pro650 XXX Edition is a tier 1 Seasonic rebrand. It is semi modular and has always worked amazingly well.The only thing I don't like about it is that the extra cables are flat, which makes them very hard to manage in this case.
Fans: The be quiet! Pure Wings 2 are great 140mm fans which are awesome for the price you can get them. They are dead silent and are hardly louder when you ramp them up. I have 3 of them as intake, and the two stock Fractal Design fans are in the back and top as exhaust. I keep all my fans at low settings, and all of them are installed with either rubber padding or rubber anti vibration screw mounts.
LED Lighting: I wanted to do a custom approach to LED lighting for maximum customization. I bought an Arduino Gemma controller board and some RGB LEDs from eBay. I also bought a right angle USB chord so I can plug it in straight on my motherboard, because the Z87 extreme4 has an onboard USB port by the ram slots. I have it set up with power from a sata cable by removing the sata ending and wiring the appropriate wires. Then, I used a fan extension cable so I can always unplug it when I plug in the USB chord to go into program mode on the Arduino. By going with the custom approach, I can do ANYTHING with the LEDs, by simply programming it in the Arduino software. This is basically superior to any NZXT Hue or similar system, for only like $20(Kshs.19,500). Totally worth it. I can get any led to show any color on the RGB spectrum by inputting custom values. Also, I can make different effects, such as rainbow, single color, double color, etc. I can choose how many LEDs I use and can set how quick I want colors to change.
PC SPECIFICATION:
CPU
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler
CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM
Motherboard
ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150
Memory
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
Memory
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
Storage
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD
Storage
Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Storage
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual FTW ACX
Case
Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply
XFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan
be quiet! 3 Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm
Case Fan
$11.90
be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm
Case Fan
$11.90
be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm
Case Fan
2 Fractal Design GP14-WT 68.4 CFM 140mm fans
Custom
Roccat Lua
Custom
IBM Model M2
Custom
Creative Labs A250
Custom
Arduino Gemma
Custom
LED Strip
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