OKCToolguy
Description
Building my son's rig last month gave me the bug to build me one.
It's white, has arctic camouflage and using a Sabertooth MB, hence the name. Decided to go with a white build and LEDs to change the theme if I got tired of it. lol
I made my choices based on color, performance and price. Trying to find a decent balance that enabled me to game,use editing/creation software and office applications, not to mention not having to upgrade it for awhile. So far it's been great for everything (not heavily) thrown at it.
Part Reviews
CPU
Flies right out of the box. Handles everything I've thrown at it. Will dabble in Overclocking it soon.
CPU Cooler
It's White, and not enormous like some of the CPU Coolers out there. Nice white LEDs. Long fan leads, I had to wrap and tuck them around the base to hide them. Keeps the CPU cool enough I don't worry about it.
Motherboard
Perfect for my theme, had all the connections I needed and will need for future additions. Solid board!
Memory
All 4 sticks tested with no errors. XMP running at 2400 MHz. Great memory.
Storage
SSDs are crazy fast and this one doesn't disappoint. There are better out there, but not for this price point. Using it for OS and Main programs.
Storage
Great drive and for $49, I'll be buying at least another.
Video Card
Not the fastest GTX 1070 available but it works great and it matched my theme. No back plate makes it absolutely horrible looking from the top. I will be creating my own back plate for it and will post pics when I finally get it done. I think it will look sick then. Knocked off a star just for not having a back plate. Might get another for SLI, maybe? lol
Case
This case is NICE and HUGE too. Plenty of room to work in and really looks nice. Mine came with one of the top vent cover latches broken, and the vent wouldn't stay down. E-mailed Phanteks about the problem, sent a couple pictures and a copy of the invoice and they immediately sent me two replacement latches, no questions asked. The ONLY thing I can gripe about is that at this price point I would expect the front panel cords to be sleeved or at least wrapped to NOT show any of the nasty red/yellow cabling on the Audio and USB cords. It's not much, but about 1/4-1/2" shows and it's in the case, where I want it all black or white.
Power Supply
Not much to say. Damn good PSU and got a great deal on it. $99 and $15 MIR. Modular PSUs are the only way to go IMO
Operating System
mehh. It's the newest Microsoft OS. Not bad, getting used to it
Case Fan
Quite, move a lot fo air and have LEDs to help with my white build.
Keyboard
So far I love the keyboard. Matches my theme, fairly responsive, plenty of features and has the ability to change the back lighting to almost any color.
Mouse
Matches my theme and keyboard. Also has the ability to change lighting to almogt any color.
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