My build

ben_93 · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:09

Hi all, i'm new on here, my name is Ben, and I've just built my first pc,
spec;

AMD Phenom 2, x4 955
XFX GeForce 8200 AMD DDR2 MB
XFX 750W Black edition PSU
Kingston Hyperx 4gb Ram
XFX GTS 250 GPU
Maxtor 500gb 7200rpm hdd

I'll get some piccys up later

Ryan-3 · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:44

Sounds good - whats the case btw

Higadeb · 27 Mar 2010 at 15:02

Hello and welcome!
I hope your PC is up and running smoothly

I want pics!

Redmint · 27 Mar 2010 at 15:54

Something tells me you like XFX.

As higadeb said get some pics up.

illogik · 27 Mar 2010 at 15:57

Hi Ben, Welcome to the forums

ben_93 · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:24

Cheers for the welcome guys!
Yeah I like XFX

, good quality products, and always had good customer service from them.
Pictures uploading

it's an i- cute atx case, sprayed all the inside matt black, changed all the fans, as the ones that came with it were pants, and added a few cathode's.

Tr Insanity · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:43

Welcome, sounds like a nice pc you have there! Any plans on overclocking it ?

Oh and I'd remove the competitor

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ben_93 · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:45

Right pics

If they are too large let me know..

Painted in matt black heat proof paint (didn't like the look of the bare metal) WIP;

Finished case;

Switched On;

Hope you all like it, may not be to everyone's taste.
Was thinking of going for green fans, but decided to go with blue, as I think it breaks up the green a little..

ben_93 · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:47

Tr Insanity said:
Welcome, sounds like a nice pc you have there! Any plans on overclocking it ?

Oh and I'd remove the competitor

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes

Sorry now edited

Vision · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:58

Nice pics. Maybe a tad untidy

ben_93 · 27 Mar 2010 at 18:01

AT Orchard said:
Nice pics. Maybe a tad untidy

Yeah I keep getting round to tidying it up, but tbh the case has nowhere for all the cables to go..

Tr Insanity · 27 Mar 2010 at 18:39

ben_93 said:
Yeah I keep getting round to tidying it up, but tbh the case has nowhere for all the cables to go..

And that's why there are dremels!

Ryan-3 · 28 Mar 2010 at 10:52

I have the same problems with my cables, case 'had' no where to put them (NZXT Panzerbox) + it was loud as ....

Plus, I see your idea of breaking up the green, but personally, I'd have 1 colour -eg Black, and have blue fans/lighting, and I'd stick to 'em, just my opinion though

+ is that case a Xigmatek?

Redmint · 28 Mar 2010 at 11:39

Think he said it was an iCute.

Higadeb · 28 Mar 2010 at 12:43

Looks... different

Not sure I like the colour scheme too much, but hey, that's personal taste

Enjoy your new PC

reflux · 28 Mar 2010 at 12:44

Looks very much like a first PC

Mine looked just like that.

imamosher · 28 Mar 2010 at 13:20

I did exactly the same with my first build, well done and good luck with all future builds.

ben_93 · 28 Mar 2010 at 13:49

Cheers all, I understand it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I don't think it's too bad for a first build..

reflux · 28 Mar 2010 at 13:49

ben_93 said:
Cheers all, I understand it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I don't think it's too bad for a first build..

Yeah, you've done a good job overall.

MasterPlan1 · 28 Mar 2010 at 14:00

You should've gone with green cathodes\fans to keep in with the black\green stylings of XFX