Build log

Caporegime
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Heres a quick build log for a system that my Niece will use for school.

The spec of the system is as follows.

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1 x CSR-CX430 Corsair CX 430W ATX2.2 Power Supply
@ GBP 30.63 each (Ex Vat)

1 x SIL-PS03B Silverstone PS03 Mid Tower Black
@ GBP 33.18 each (Ex Vat)

1 x SG-712S500 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 16MB Cache Hard Drive SATA II 300MB/s 11ms 7200rpm - OEM
@ GBP 25.52 each (Ex Vat)

1 x SON-AD5260 Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x Internal DVD+/-RW SATA - OEM
@ GBP 12.76 each (Ex Vat)

1 x ASU-880TVE Asus M4A88T-V EVO AMD 880G (Socket AM3) Motherboard
@ GBP 63.82 each (Ex Vat)

1 x CSR-4GXMS3 Corsair XMS3 TwinX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit
@ GBP 52.75 each (Ex Vat)

1 x AMD-X4630 AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core 2.8GHz Socket AM3 - Retail
@ GBP 57.01 each (Ex Vat)

Total cost of Products in your Basket...... 275.67
Total amount of VAT........................ 48.25

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF YOUR ORDER (GBP) 323.92
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So after ordering the bits last weekend, I drove to Portishead to collect the Items.

shiny goodies!!!
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The Silverstone case next to my ATCS840.
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The all black interior, even the supplied screws and standoffs are black.
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Motherboard, a very nice product with lots of room.
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CPU goes in.
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The stock Athlon II X4 630 heatsink vs Phenom II X4 955be heatsink.
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Ram and heatsink go in.
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Corsair PSU comes in a very nice bag!!! my high end Antec for my own pc didn't!!!
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So those two parts now go in.
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OH NO!!! cable mess!!!
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Before I even attempt to tidy the cables, its time to see if it lives.
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Thankfully my PC building skills are as good as ever, and it powers up just fine, Install Win7 and apart from now sorting the mess inside. its done.
 
its got this flap at the top.
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which when open reveals a place for gadgets, more USB ports and Audio ports.
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The Silverstone case next to my ATCS840.

That looks very nice, I would've ordered one myself for my dad's build I've got planned, but the said proposed case is going under a desk with not much room to spare so buttons on the top would've been out of the question. Ended up buying an Antec 300. (Nephews choice BTW)

Corsair PSU comes in a very nice bag!!! my high end Antec for my own pc didn't!!!

I like that. I missed out on the 500w OCZ offer last week (couldn't make my mind up on the case :rolleyes:) so I've ordered one of these. Is it quiet?
 
Another question about the PSU. Were the stickers on it that way up when you unboxed it?

Its just that I want to know does corsair want you to install the PSU that way up? Not a good idea if you are using a case that has a top psu fitting.
 
dam good question, there was an identical sticker on the other side, was it facing the other way up? can't honestly remember.

the wattage chart is on the bottom/top.
 
Seen that vid thanks. Not that helpful though, all he does is unbox it & describe the features. (he does this in his other review videos too)
 
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