First 1155 system(i3) - Cooler Master 360 Elite

[marc1024]

Hi all, want to share a good small system i built for a friend and local competitors would cost a hell of a lot more! so i offered my services and bought everything from ocuk
Spec -
LG Flatron W2361V-PF 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Asus P8H67-M PRO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply
Cooler Master Elite 360 Mini Tower Case
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit

Not a mega build but i thought i should share before anyone asks, the reason for large powersupply and the motherboard is to give the guy some upgrade options. If he needs more graphics performance the psu can handle it, if he wants to upgrade to i5 or i7 in future, the power supply should handle it ok Anyway here are the pics!

very nice looking monitor tbh! Now for the hardware

thanks for looking i am trying to tidy up the cables even more! but its hard as there is 2 dvd drives in it now

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

Looks really nice, gr8 job

 

[munz]

sweet pics, pretty much bang on for a basic PC/punchy htpc

what are temps like in that case?

mind sharing the total cost?

 

[marc1024]

sweet pics, pretty much bang on for a basic PC/punchy htpc

what are temps like in that case?

mind sharing the total cost?

+£26 for 2 drives

give me a min, ill go down and get some temps

Sorry, for some reason i couldnt get a decent shot within the bios! screen was to dark and the flash kept making it unread able. This is using the latest speed fan. Bios says CPU is at 40C 91F, Cpu1 and cpu2 give the correct readings. GPU, doesn't show but ATI control says 46C and that was after watching a Planet Earth in HD and trust me it isnt 91 C couldn't screenshot the screen as i have no usb stick to transfer it over.

& thank you for the compliments much appreciated!

 

[hyperst]

That's a well put together system there, well done tidying them cables, and just shows what you can put together for a very good price.

 

[marc1024]

That's a well put together system there, well done tidying them cables, and just shows what you can put together for a very good price.

thanks much appreciated !
one fault about the cooler master 360 the side the powersupply sits on, if you turn it 180 for the cables to come out on the bottom of the case instead of right under the drive bays it would be a lot easier to clean the cables! (see pic of when i installed the psu). The fan will also have more intake the other way as there is a gap, which is where i put the switch/led cables etc.