An xmas day build log!

shinester184

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Hey guys, am in process of moving some of my core components into a new house, as well as a few new ones! What an xmas, although i've had to pay for much of it :)

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-Dell ST2410 24" 1080p monitor
-Lancool Dragonlord PC-K62
-Powercolor 5850
-Samsung PB-22J 64GB SSD
-Windows 7 HP 64-bit
-Razer Deathadder
-Razer Goliathus
-Razer Lycosa
-Vantec Nexus NXP-301 Fan and Cathode controller
-Lamptron Red Cold Cathodes


First, here is my Phenom II 940, Asus M3A79-T Deluxe and Noctua NH-UP12 which i've had for a few months, although I have added an additional fan today:

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Right, I am now going to commence building in the case...

Wish me luck, and I'll get this thread updated very soon :D

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Right here is the case - it has such a nice finish and looks amazing...

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and without window

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Right next step, psu and mobo.

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In goes the PSU and mobo

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It is very easy to install the mobo with these useful thumb screws, even though the size of the noctua tried its best to get in the way!

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Here is the vantec nexus nxp-301

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Another shot with those installed along with dvd drive and front and top panels removed

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More to come soon!
 
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Looks good so far.Keep us posted and don't hesitate to ask questions if you have any problems.Merry Xmas.:)
 
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Ooh that noctua is close, gonna be fun fitting my megahalems into the armorsuit.

Nice bits, kind of reminds me of the bits im waiting on, fingers crossed for a nice sapphire card to turn up soon.
 
Hi guys, I have now finished hardware installation and now face the challenge of cable management, but i'm finding it to be a pleasure in this case!

Ok, here is my Sammy SSD, 3.5" HDDs are installed toolessly like my sammy 640gb f1.
However the 2.5" drives have to screwed to the tray

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Here is my Powercolor 5850, ready to go in the case...

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Here is the case as it stands, prior to cable management and installation of the red cold cathodes!

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:)
 
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Finally got it finished! :)

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With my old 228wfp dell monitor here

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Sorry this build took so long, but what with xmas and the family, its been a pretty hectic day!

Right, next is to unbox the monitor, keyboard and mouse! Will do that very soon. But the build is running smoothly and installing Windows (very quickly)!
 
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I'm going to build a new gaming rig for a friend and now I know for sure what case to choose.;)
 
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Ast3r said:
I'm going to build a new gaming rig for a friend and now I know for sure what case to choose.;)
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That's the case I used in mine, and I'd definitely use it again. It was very easy to work with, apart from one thing. You can route most of your cables around the back, the mboard tray is inset to make that easy. But the hold for the top 4/8-pin motherboard power connector is very fiddly - it took me quite a bit of effort to get that through.
Make sure you do that before fitting the motherboard, and especially before fitting any CPU cooler.
 
MeMeMeMe said:
I see you got a 5850 bundled with that copy of Dirt 2!

That's what it looks like from the box, anyway.

Really nice build.
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/Grags keys, runs to car and heads to shop to pick up a copy of Dirt 2. :eek:

Meant to say: Even with a good couple of grands worth of PC stuff sat here, but amazingly that Razer Goliathus is one of the best things I have bought for PC in years, makes a big change from wearing the desk away atleast.
 
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