1'st build, 1'st PC, 100% complete!!! :)

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:30

Howdy folks

im so happy right now, got all my bits to finish off my build, i dont know what i was worrying about, i must have completed my build within a couple of hours and that is including installing O/S

really could not be happier and thank you all to everyone who's head's i done in over the past few weeks with spec checks etc,etc lol its a lot easier to get my head round stuff with the bits infront of me, it was a total nightmare when i was trying to figure things out just by looking at pics and reading on the tinternet i tell you.

Few things on the buy list now like, better keyboard and mouse (i should have listened to you lol), Web cam, bit of a better desk, this one is brand new but its hell wobbly and kind of annoys me lol, apart from the named, not a lot more im really lusting for, totally happy with all aspects, and i took the advice and went with the i5 4670k and its crunched everything ive thrown at it thus far

WELL, here is a few snaps of my pride and joy (nothing compared to a lot on here but im soo happy), i was meant to take pics as i went along with the build but sorry to say my camera didnt even get a 2nd thought when i was in the middle of building lol

IMG_3223 by tingting44, on Flickr

finger prints really annoy me lol

IMG_3220 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3219 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3226 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3225 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3224 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3228 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3217 by tingting44, on Flickr

IMG_3218 by tingting44, on Flickr

Doomedspeed · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:34

Well done, i was hoping to hear a success story from yourself.

It looks really nice.

~~Where's the GPU at?~~

Just realised its not a gaming rig.

P4Clock · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:35

hi, looks nice. what the system spec

dtokez · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:40

nice bro, v tidy

dazoO · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:41

What spec did you decide to go with?

mattdunnapoo · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:42

looks good well done on your first build !!

except that long black cable coming down , bring it round the back

sorry im a neat freak with cabling.

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:51

dtokez said:
nice bro, v tidy

thanks bud

dazoO said:
What spec did you decide to go with?

i went with the i5-4670k @ 3.4ghz at the moment, 8gb ram and corsair 500w modular PSU

mattdunnapoo said:
looks good well done on your first build !!

except that long black cable coming down , bring it round the back

sorry im a neat freak with cabling.

haha thanks pal, it does look out of place doesnt it lol, i will sort that when i next open her up

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 15:52

Doomedspeed said:
Well done, i was hoping to hear a success story from yourself.

It looks really nice.

~~Where's the GPU at?~~

Just realised its not a gaming rig.

thanks buddy

haha yes might get a gpu for xmas but not gaming on it

no money now after this build lol

i went with avast security, seems really good so far

DXP55 · 23 Sep 2013 at 19:45

Tingling

Same as me - got specced up on here and build went like a dream - fired up first time.

Just fitted graphic's card and pleased as punch.

Dave

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 19:48

DXP55 said:
Tingling

Same as me - got specced up on here and build went like a dream - fired up first time.

Just fitted graphic's card and pleased as punch.

Dave

you gotta love it here dont ya dave

thats great you had no problems either

Thaifood · 23 Sep 2013 at 19:58

Nice and tidy

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 20:03

Thaifood said:
Nice and tidy

thanks bud

couldn't be happier

Ethermaster · 23 Sep 2013 at 20:05

Nice build ..... but you know that case has cable management holes right?

Evil Star · 23 Sep 2013 at 20:48

tingting44 said:
IMG_3219 by tingting44, on Flickr

I get the heebie-jeebie's seeing a PC down on a carpet floor like that, those poor fans

pastymuncher · 23 Sep 2013 at 20:55

Never mind the fans, that psu is trying to suck air through the bottom of that case. Either turn the psu upside down or stick something under the case to let the psu breath otherwise it will have a short life!!

tingting44 · 23 Sep 2013 at 23:30

Ethermaster said:
Nice build ..... but you know that case has cable management holes right?

i thought i done quite well for cable management lol,

pastymuncher said:
Never mind the fans, that psu is trying to suck air through the bottom of that case. Either turn the psu upside down or stick something under the case to let the psu breath otherwise it will have a short life!!

the case has got feet atleast 40mm off the carpet, would u recommend putting some wood under it still so its sitting on the wood? i would never lay it on the floor so the psu fan mesh is touching the floor

vonex · 24 Sep 2013 at 00:12

nice 1 fella, all ways good to get a first build under your belt!

tingting44 · 24 Sep 2013 at 02:38

thanks vonex

pastymuncher · 24 Sep 2013 at 08:59

tingting44 said:
i thought i done quite well for cable management lol,

Start again.

tingting44 said:
The case has got feet at least 40mm off the carpet, would u recommend putting some wood under it still so its sitting on the wood? i would never lay it on the floor so the psu fan mesh is touching the floor

I would do just that. The further away from the carpet you can get that psu intake the better. It will have less chance of sucking fluff up. The case will settle deeper into the carpet over time as well.

tingting44 · 24 Sep 2013 at 11:54

really! lol

cool mate, ill take a trip down to my local hardware store later on and get a bit of wood a little bigger in size of the case, will the PSU be ok sucking in then with the case on the wood? you have got me worried now