Finished Zalman Z9 Build

[Bacon?]

Finally the build is finished
It was a fairly cheap budget one so a lot of the specs aren't top of the range however throughout the year I will be modding the case etc

Spec:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £54.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £610.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).




And the pics:

So what you guys think?
And if anyone has any questions I would be happy to answer

 

[Bacon?]

2 mins in the microwave

 

[Bacon?]

Haha yeh that will be going once I can afford a proper cooler like a K2. It is surprisingly quiet apart from the stock cooler and 6850 which sounds like a jet engine

I have moved one of the top fans to the bottom however to cool down the 6850

And list of things for me to do:

1. Replace all stock fans with Bitfenix Spectres

2. Replace stock heatsink

3. Replace 6850 cooler

4. Braid cables

5. Install a 5 fan controller

 

[Bacon?]

braiding voids warranty? And I will be only keeping this GPU for a year tops.

 

[Bacon?]

Hmmmm ok may give that skip then. Looking forward to getting a new case like the 650D though

 

[Bacon?]

Haha no but at christmas hopefully xD
Just got the urge to buy a big case and fill it with fans