Final Spec.. hows it looking?

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 13:41

oceaness said:
No, just pointing out that mATX is still an option if you want to save a little space, you can probably get everything you need from a smaller board? If you really want the carbide the you might as well get the ATX version as they're the same price but does your PC need to be that big, just thinking that you started off at ITX lol?

With that board you lose the 3rd PCIe x16 slot, 2 PCIe x1 slots and a few USB3's from the back (still has 4) otherwise it appears to be pretty much exactly the same.

That in the 350D could work very well?

Couple of examples:

i think i agree with you, could i stick with the seasonic

oceaness · 27 Sep 2013 at 13:52

Yeah it's a top PSU it just wont run SLI/Xfire.

In which case you could probably also save some money on the board? Though you'd lose the black and red theme.

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 13:57

oceaness said:
Yeah it's a top PSU it just wont run SLI/Xfire.

In which case you could probably also save some money on the board? Though you'd lose the black and red theme.

thats the main thing in all fairness ive never been bothered about SLi ill just update the card when needed

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:03

SO BEFORE THE PLUNGE IS TAKEN:

oceaness · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:09

Couple of things

I believe that GPU is one 6 pin PCIe and one 8 pin PCIe connector.

Also I'm not sure AS5 is the best thermal compound anymore, huge excellent review by Stulid here.

This is how mine came out

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 680 Direct CU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £82.99
1 x Razer Taipan 8200 DPI Expert Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse £74.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Red Switch £72.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £71.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Molex to 4x SATA Adapter 20 cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95
Total : £1,582.66 (includes shipping : FREE).

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:14

oceaness said:
Couple of things

I believe that GPU is one 6 pin PCIe and one 8 pin PCIe connector.

Also I'm not sure AS5 is the best thermal compound anymore, huge excellent review by Stulid here.

This is how mine came out

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 680 Direct CU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £82.99
1 x Razer Taipan 8200 DPI Expert Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse £74.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Red Switch £72.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £71.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Molex to 4x SATA Adapter 20 cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95
Total : £1,582.66 (includes shipping : FREE).

what do we need all them cables for i wont have much on display, everything will be mainly hidden

only atx and pci-e will be main visible

oceaness · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:19

I just included all the cables that you will likely have in the build, feel free to pick and choose what you'll actually have on show

There are also 6+2 PCIe versions available to cover any GPU if you wanted.

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:23

oceaness said:
I just included all the cables that you will likely have in the build, feel free to pick and choose what you'll actually have on show

There are also 6+2 PCIe versions available to cover any GPU if you wanted.

its an 8 and a 6 ive looked at pics on google, ocuk need to change them, shall i take the plunge then also gone for MX-2 thermal got good reviews in that thread you posted

oceaness · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:28

I just meant if you upgraded the GPU in the future it might have 2 8's for example, so you could get 6+2s and you'd be covered for both, though it wouldn't be quite as neat

Yeah the MX-2 really is good value. You might want something to clean off the thermal compound thats pre-applied on the H100i if you don't have something already.

Do you think the PSU's 8 pin CPU power cable will reach around the back, not sure how long it is?

ussie · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:31

I think you are pretty much sorted mate

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 14:33

oceaness said:
I just meant if you upgraded the GPU in the future it might have 2 8's for example, so you could get 6+2s and you'd be covered for both, though it wouldn't be quite as neat

Yeah the MX-2 really is good value. You might want something to clean off the thermal compound thats pre-applied on the H100i if you don't have something already.

Do you think the PSU's 8 pin CPU power cable will reach around the back, not sure how long it is?

sod it i can add another

oceaness · 27 Sep 2013 at 15:01

Haha

Please post some pics of this when its done, should be a really tidy build

Neoni · 27 Sep 2013 at 16:05

oceaness said:
Haha

Please post some pics of this when its done, should be a really tidy build

ORDERED

im so impatient now though haha hurry up monday!!