£1200 Gaming Spec (First PC Build)

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RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £155.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £30.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,095.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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not that looks like a good nice bit of kit
 
Thank you!

So, a small right angled sata data port *just* clears the blades but the large sata power connector (not right angle) does not clear.

If only the power connector could be right angled - is there such a thing as an adapter?

What I my options now everyone has had a look?

Thank you again everyone
 
Looking at the pic in a little more detail now, is there a possibility of using one of the other SATA power connectors and have the other one clipped out of harms way.

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I've just been trying, it could have worked but the other sata power cables seem to be 'up side down' in terms of the little notch that creates an L shape. :(
 
Apologies leta me rephrase: the front of the case will not fit two 120mm fans without the removal of the optical drive tray.
 
Lol, okey dokes... :D It's not hugely necessary tbh, it's just a bit more optimal if you're not running a front fan on the cooler (I still reckon it could be ziptied though).

If it was my case, I'd either run an external optical drive OR run a rear fan on the cooler and cut out the rear exhaust grill. Obviously, I wouldn't expect F4ust to do that though.

My advice, try it with a rear fan and see how it goes. You'll lose maybe 1-3C worth of cooling which isn't much at all :)
 
I have managed to use the following cable to connect to the back of the optical drive.

PSU====]====]====8====C

The connection is made on the 2nd sata power connector in the row ( ] ). The cord loops over the fan and the 3rd and 4th connectors dangle unused although they have ports that I don't seem to need. The first sata goes to waste pushing against the ceiling of the case.

I have sent another photo but suffices to say there's at best ~3mm clearance.

I don't know how I feel about this - what sort of 'pc builder's philosophy' should i adopt. Should I be a pragmatist and say to myself: "if this solves it then no harm no foul - carry on" or should I be looking to solve the situation in a 'safer' or less of a 'bodge' way?
 
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When we build we sometime have to make changes which solve certain issues. If works then leave it, I lost count how many times I have removed and changed cables around whilst building.

 
Hi can you post about any other problems (solutions) there have been during your build? I'll be starting my own build of a very similar system soon. A few photos would be appreciated. :) Cheers
 
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