My Simple Build

mattgaunt · 21 Sep 2010 at 23:17

Hey everyone,

First off - checkout what got delivered today:

Tomorrow I'll be putting the build together, I started looking at the motherboard and heatsink, one thing that concerns me is the Noctua installation guide says LGA1156 board have a stock back plate which will need to be removed to fit the Noctua one. Currently the M/B just has this on the back which holds the CPU in place:

Is it referring to taking this off or something else?

Cheers,
Matt

Lobwan · 21 Sep 2010 at 23:25

Looks like a good haul of parts there :cool:

Good luck with the build

Arthalen · 21 Sep 2010 at 23:41

Sometimes the simplest is also the best looking

Do a decent cabling job and I don't think you can fail with a Lian Li case

*<------- Warning: Lian Li fanbois alert here

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mattgaunt · 21 Sep 2010 at 23:43

Lol, I've wanted a Lian Li case for ages and since my old was so terrible (photos coming tomorrow I figured I pay the money and see if it lasts

Arthalen · 22 Sep 2010 at 00:04

Last .... 5? ... cases I've owned have all been Lian Li's.

PC-60
PC7
PC7-B2+
G70
A70B

And soon to be a PC-P50R Dragon edition case

(I think... )

Si105 · 22 Sep 2010 at 12:21

What i5 is that? I can't see the number in the picture.

mattgaunt · 22 Sep 2010 at 12:49

Its the i5 760 2.80 GHz Lynnfield

Biffa · 22 Sep 2010 at 12:51

mattgaunt said:
Noctua installation guide says LGA1156 board have a stock back plate which will need to be removed to fit the Noctua one. Currently the M/B just has this on the back which holds the CPU in place:

Is it referring to taking this off or something else?

Cheers,
Matt

No the installation manual says:

"Caution: On LGA1366 and LGA1156, the supplied backplate
will install over the mainboard’s stock backplate, so the mainboard’s
stock backplate must not be taken off."

Podmonkey · 22 Sep 2010 at 12:52

In terms of the mounting plate. Is there anything else in the mobo box? I would assume you use the 4 corner holes around the cpus backplate. Easiest thing to do is take out the new coolers mount that you need and see where it lines up.

mattgaunt · 22 Sep 2010 at 12:55

Biffa - Looks like I completely mis-read the guide. I also thought about it, and it talks about lining up holes from both backplates, so yeah I'm just having a simple moment.

Klau55 · 22 Sep 2010 at 13:31

You shouldn't have any issues with mounting the cooler, most of the coolers ive fitted in the past had a backplate that fitted over the cpu plate on the mobo.
look forward to the pics!

jej_knowles · 23 Sep 2010 at 18:26

good choice on the case buddy! i have the same and started out keeping it ultra clean and simple

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but the watercooling itch got me in the end hopefully i'll be installing that at the weekend...
look forward to see what you make of yours !

Doughnut007 · 23 Sep 2010 at 19:00

Nice looking build. Wish I could stretch to a such a nice case.