Here's a nice looking build that I did for a client, took
about 30-40 hours of work, and booted flawlessly with absolutely no hic-ups or
complications.
Specs:
Asus Maximus V formula 1155
Intel Ivy Bridge i5 3570k 3.4ghz pushed to 4.6ghz
G-Skill 8GB 2133Mhz
Sapphire HD6950 2GB flashed to 6970 Bios
120GB OCZ Vertex 4 Solid State Drive
Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM 64MB
Bluray drive/DVD burner combo drive
Cougar 1000w modular 80 plus bronze power supply
Full liquid cooling loop using the Raystorm block and the
Swiftech 955
NZXT Phantom Full Tower Case with separately ordered window
panel
Mods:
16.4 Feet of LED strip lighting inside the case
Custom painted fans, grills and CD drive locks
Unsoldiered all the blue LEDs and replaced them with red,
including the Raystorm LEDs
Custom black and red sleeved braided cabling on the 24 Pin,
EPS 8 Pin, and both PCIe 6 Pins