First time i5 2500k build!

Corky20 · 21 Dec 2011 at 17:07

All parts have been ordered and will be arriving over Christmas. Is my first build so excited to get all the parts and start building even though it'll probably take a couple of days. Here's the list of parts:

Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Midi Case
MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
MSI GTX 560 Ti 1024MB DDR5 TWIN FROZR II OC Edition Graphics Card
Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K Unlocked Core i5 Quad-Core Processor
Corsair DDR3 XMS3 8GB Desktop Memory
Sony 24x Internal DVDRWRAM SATA Black Lightscribe
Crucial Solid State Drive2 64GB M4 Solid State Drive
Enermax ETS-T40-TB CPU
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Will be using a 1TB external HDD until the prices come down. Once i get more funds will be purchasing a larger SSD too along with a Tricool fan for the side of the case.

I have a Viewsonic 21" Full HD monitor and will be using my 50" LG HDTV to stream content. Will also be purchasing a Razer Black Widow Ultimate Gaming Keyboard, Razer Deathadder Mouse, Razer Carcharias headset and Boogie Bug XL.

Corky20 · 21 Dec 2011 at 17:10

The case arrived today!

Stinger53 · 21 Dec 2011 at 17:17

looks gd

cant wait to see more pics

Narj · 21 Dec 2011 at 17:40

Will follow this with interest seeing as I'm in a similar boat (not done any building for years and there's new stuff that's caught me off guard!)

Corky20 · 21 Dec 2011 at 17:50

Stinger53 said:
looks gd cant wait to see more pics

Cheers. I was just looking at your build, very nice case. Think I might also order the Antec CPU Liquid Cooler at some point too, looks really nice. Would like to customise it with some blue tubes!!

PianoBasher said:
Will follow this with interest seeing as I'm in a similar boat (not done any building for years and there's new stuff that's caught me off guard!)

I just got another delivery just now, had a quick look inside and all the parts are starting to look a bit overwhelming :confused:

i'm sure i'll get stuck plenty of times when building, will see how it goes!!

Motherboard, Power Supply and CPU cooler just arrived:

Narj · 21 Dec 2011 at 18:49

Same PSU as me!

They look awesome. Wish I'd gone fully modular now though..

Tibbz2 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:43

Looking good...

Hyburnate · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:44

I will be watching you >_<

Corky20 · 22 Dec 2011 at 19:09

PianoBasher said:
Same PSU as me! They look awesome. Wish I'd gone fully modular now though..

Yea after seeing exactly how many wires come from the PSU I kind of wish i'd gone modular, ah well!

Got another delivery today!!

Was not expecting the GPU until after Christmas but it showed up, now only waiting on the processor which will be here tomorrow!

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 00:45

Whilst i'm waiting on the processor, got the Power Suppy, optical drive and SSD installed. Took a while to figure out where the SSD went, thought there was a mount but it just goes on the bottom of the case. Also removed the bottom HDD rack as it's not needed for now.

No cables connected or tidying done yet, so many cables!!!

Narj · 23 Dec 2011 at 00:54

You should be able to tuck away the PCI-E cables that you don't need somewhere around the edge of the case I'd think. The only problem with the braiding is that it makes some of the cables a bit difficult to twist around or bend to how you want them to be.

The other annoying thing is no single plug long SATA power cables but seeing as it's modular, I'm sure it'd be possible to get some from somewhere.

Don't worry about the snake pit of cables at the moment, you'll manage to get it nice and tidy in the end!

Just got my system up earlier after a few schoolboy errors, good luck with yours!

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 01:43

PianoBasher said:
You should be able to tuck away the PCI-E cables that you don't need somewhere around the edge of the case I'd think. The only problem with the braiding is that it makes some of the cables a bit difficult to twist around or bend to how you want them to be.

The other annoying thing is no single plug long SATA power cables but seeing as it's modular, I'm sure it'd be possible to get some from somewhere.

Don't worry about the snake pit of cables at the moment, you'll manage to get it nice and tidy in the end!

Just got my system up earlier after a few schoolboy errors, good luck with yours!

Cheers!! The cable tidying is definately going to be a headache, hopefully it works out OK as I go along, we'll see!!

Processor should arrive tomorrow, so is gonna be a long day!!

Narj · 23 Dec 2011 at 01:48

Corky20 said:
Cheers!! The cable tidying is definately going to be a headache, hopefully it works out OK as I go along, we'll see!!

Processor should arrive tomorrow, so is gonna be a long day!!

Great... don't forget your anti-static precautions (ie: grounding yourself while working on any components!)

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 01:53

PianoBasher said:
Great... don't forget your anti-static precautions (ie: grounding yourself while working on any components!)

Yes will have to remember that. If it hadn't been for reading some guides here i'd probably not have known about grounding myself!

Btw, was checking out your build. Turned out really well, great job with the cable tidying... if I can get mine looking that good i'll be happy!

will13 · 23 Dec 2011 at 06:05

In my old Antec 902 I removed the top cage for more cooling for the GPU and just had the bottom one for HDD‘s, might be something to think about

Also maybe i should upload some photos of my PC

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 16:27

will13 said:
In my old Antec 902 I removed the top cage for more cooling for the GPU and just had the bottom one for HDD‘s, might be something to think about

Also maybe i should upload some photos of my PC

That's actually good idea to remove the top one instead, never considered it!

Processor arrived in the post just now!

Gonna start putting it together now and see how things go!!

Narj · 23 Dec 2011 at 17:57

Awesome - if you're anything like I am, you'll be scared ****less yet very excited at the prospect. Go go go!

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 18:43

PianoBasher said:
Awesome - if you're anything like I am, you'll be scared ****less yet very excited at the prospect. Go go go!

Haha, yea exactly. Scared to death of screwing it all up but is exciting... is a bit like Lego for adults!!

Got the motherboard installed with the headsink and RAM. Had to add 3 new MB standoffs to the case!

Unfortunately just realised the heatsink is too big to allow a fan to be mounted on the side of the case!!

Will be ordering a new one sometime, maybe the Antec liquid cooler!

redfist · 23 Dec 2011 at 19:09

Corky20 said:
Will be ordering a new one sometime, maybe the Antec liquid cooler!

You could check out the NH-C14 as its around the same price point. Just got it myself and its really nice

Corky20 · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:00

redfist said:
You could check out the NH-C14 as its around the same price point. Just got it myself and its really nice

Cheers, will check it out!

Another problem, the damn 8 pin PSU cable is too short to run around the back of the case, won't reach!!! :mad:

Gonna have to order an extension cable!