Guru3D Rig of the Month - September 2016 - Page 2

4. How much money did you spend on the rig as it is right now?

I combed forums and watched experts choose components to figure out what kind of parts I wanted. Around Thanksgiving I had finally compiled a list of parts I wanted to buy. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to just buy everything at once, so I had to purchase each item as I could afford it. It took 6 months, but I finally had all my parts together in the spring of 2016. In all, I spent just over $2500. I could have spent less than $2000 if I had given up on the white theme, but I knew I would only get one shot to get this thing right, so I made sure I got exactly what I wanted and didn't settle for cheaper parts that didn't fit my theme. I really wanted it to look and perform to an exact specification because I wasn't planning on doing another build for at least another two years.
 

5. How often do you update/buy a new rig?

N/A

6. What components are used?

• NZXT H440
• i5-6600K (OC to 4.3GHz)
• Asus Z170-A
• Swiftech H220 X2 Prestige (Refilled w/Mayhems Extreme Pastel White)
• 16GB Geil Super Luce DDR4 3000MHz
• Galax GTX 970 Hall of Fame
• Intel 535 Series SSD 240GB
• Western Digital Black 3TB
• EVGA Supernova G2 650W (w/custom braided cables from Ensourced.net)
• Xigmatek XAF-1252
• NZXT Hue+ (x2)
• G.Skill KM780 RGB
• Roccat Tyon
• Hyper X Cloud II