My second build in 2015, was my first sponsored project. Nate over at E22/Hex-Gear took a leap of faith and offered me one of their brand new R40 chassis! he ran E22 which, for the longest time was the best/only place in the UK to get modding supplies. Nate pioneered much of the stuff everyone is still doing today, combs, hardline tubing... that was Nate. So for him to offer up a free ride was huge to me. I'll be forever thankful.

The case was a monster! panels were steel! and so heavy as hell! but it's design was awesome! still some great builds being turned out today in the R40/R80. They almost put out the ITX R20 too. It was Nate and Hans. I hope someday they bring it back. This was also the first build I did all the cables myself, until this point (2015) I'd order my cables from PexonPCs (highly recommend them to anyone).

Nate carried Teleios sleeve so I jumped at the chance to learn from the best (Hans).




SPECS:


Intel Core i7-2600K
Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W
R40 Premium Micro ATX case - Reverse Black on Black!
ASUS ROG Maximus IV GENE-Z68 MATX
KLEVV Urbane 16GB (2 x 8GB) (If I can find it)
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 980 DirectCU II OC Strix

WC:

EK Water Blocks EK-DDC 3.2 PWM
EK Water Blocks EK-DDC Heatsink Housing - Black
EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Nickel
EK Water Blocks EK-FC980 GTX Strix - Nickel x2
EK Water Blocks EK-FC980 GTX Strix Backplate - Black x2
EK Water Blocks EK-FC Terminal DUAL Parallel - Plexi
DarkSide - Dual LP240 Extra Slim Radiator
DarkSide - Dual LP360 Extra Slim Radiator
Bitspower DDC Top - POM Version
Bitspower Premium G1/4" Black Sparkle High Flow 1/2" Compression x12
Bitspower BP-BS30R G1/4" Black Sparkle Rotary 30-Degree IG1/4" Extender
Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter x6
Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle Rotary 90 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter x4
Aqua Computer Aquatube Delrin Reservoir - black
Mayhems Ultra Clear Tubing (1/2 - 3/4) Tubing
Mayhems X1 - Oil Black 1ltr x2

MISC:

DarkSide - CONNECT Dimmable Rigid LED Strip White - 12" (30cm) x2
BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan - All Black x7