First Ever Build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £79.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Xigmatek Tauro 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP2G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £556.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Full spec so far, looking to upgrade the RAM in the new year
 
Not yet, the build was done on a budget. I will be adding one in the new year, up to now the IGP is just about coping with the stuff I do.
 
So 2012 is over and I've a PC which I can actually perform tasks on! I will be looking at taking the upgrades further in 2013.

These will include
  • Some basic watercooling, just a CPU block, 240mm rad and reservoir/pump.
  • A graphics card, something along the lines of a 7850? Allows me to crossfire if i buy another
  • Increase HDD size, maybe a larger SSD but primarily a couple of 1TB HDDs for movies and music
  • Definitely need a new monitor, I'm still using a Dell 1908FP from when I started work 4.5years ago!
  • Get a proper fan controller and some decent fans

I will get some fresh photo's up of it soon, I'd like to say it has come on a long way since my first post:)
 
Just finished ordering a Corsair H80i, hoping to get the CPU a bit cooler. With normal useage at 3.8Ghz it would hover around in the 50's and on full load would reach the 70's.

Hope to reach 4.3/4.4Ghz with this cooler :)
 
Simon_89 said:
Just finished ordering a Corsair H80i, hoping to get the CPU a bit cooler. With normal useage at 3.8Ghz it would hover around in the 50's and on full load would reach the 70's.

Hope to reach 4.3/4.4Ghz with this cooler :)
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Hows to let me know how you get on with that cooler, I been looking for a replacement!

cheers
 

Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr


Zalman Build by Simon Blades, on Flickr

Apologies for the blurry photos, I can't get enough light at the moment to take some decent ones but these show enough of the build as it stands.

My biggest problem at the moment is that I've a bunch of HDD's and I'm struggling to connect them all up neatly within the Zalman case. I could also have a good go at doing some cable management within the case too, it's a mess due to a funny issue I had over the Xmas period where the system just wouldn't turn on and I just stripped it back to basic components and thankfully things started working again. I'm putting it down to Windows 10 as I have never experienced anything like that before upgrading; I'm back in Windows 7 now.

Any comments would be ace.

Thanks for looking!
 
I had forgotten about the build thread and have just been using it. I plan on upgrading a few bits and also building my fiancé a machine out of some of my old parts. This will be alongside saving for a mortgage!
 
I also narrowed down my issue of the system not booting correctly due to a damaged USB port on the front panel. Somehow one of the pins was bent and shorting out.
 
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