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starting a new project for my son to replace his aging 9450 based system


Initial plan was for a budget upgrade circa £300 of a MM special mobo/cpu and GPU to get him gaming effectively at 1080p


Then I spotted this





now my son is a HUUUUUUUUUGE avengers/ironman fan so a quick bit of man maths later the upgrade budget was well and truly forgotten


proposed spec

Aerocool Xpredator Cube
800+watt PSU ideally In red with red/gold cabling
Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 mobo
Intel 4690k
Raijentek Triton cooler (in red)
either 8 or 16gig or ram depending on what I can acquire ideally those lovely red Hyper X kits
and a MSI 280x GE

already got a 2TB storage drive and a 120gig 840 SSD sitting spare to fit as wel
 
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First components (bar the SSD and HDD that are already here arrived



much disappointment as the case that's arrived is an absolute state, panels don't fit, colour match is a mile out side panel to top panel and the QC is utterly shocking.

have raised the issue with CS so hopefully get something sorted asap and get cracking with the build.
 
shame to hear about the case, hope you get it sorted.

are you going to get another of the same case or change it completely now you have seen it?
 
If I can get the same case without the issues in staying with it


Got a vision of how I want this build to look and the case is a big part of that
 
that's fair enough, I am sure OCUK will get it sorted for you as I find their customer service very good :)

looking forward to seeing the build and to see what the case is like
 
well the replacement case arrived today, box in one piece



looking good so far




colour match is still a bit iffy





but I can live with that


gaps are certainly better though




not quite perfect though although 'll straighten this panel out easily enough




looks a good case to build in ;)

certainly going to be easier than my last small case build Project Hardon http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18609687&highlight=hardon although that was just a through together, this is going to be special and themed to the nth degree












plenty of space


overall its not perfect but it only cost me £55 so I cant really grumble too much, the colour match between metal and plastic parts is awful although the actual paint finish is fantastic.





now to get the rest of the build in :)




not yet fully finalized due to some concerns about PSU and the reliability of the cooler but everything else is locked in


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£10 Saving** £303.98
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £71.95
1 x Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £44.99
Total : £500.47 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).






also got a Samsung 840 120 gig sitting spare and a 280x msi GE to go in this



roll on the wee boys birthday on the 22nd of next month, 31 days to go :)
 
The finish on he side panels is fantastic

Was showing a spray painted friend who was approving with his praise

Then they have the colours a mile out and other little niggles grrrr
 
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but I can live with that

not quite perfect though although 'll straighten this panel out easily enough
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it shouldn't matter of the case cost £55, doesn't give the manufacturers the excuse to not build a case properly, match the colours correctly or have things you need to sort out when something's brought new

at least it came in a better state that the last one did.

looking forward to the build and sure your on will like it.
 
quick test build this afternoon to make sure everything works




everything arrived woot

mobo








cpu a 4690k should be quite handy for gaming, certainly a bit beefier than the Pentium K I initially planned on using










stock HSF in place for now until the Triton comes into stock



psu






nice accesorys <3 cable ties







beefy enough for an eventual upgrade to xfire 280Xs


fitted with a bit of a faff














mobo tray is removable which makes life easier










stock cables are really poor and short need to hunt down some extensions







and It posts at least, although I don't have a usb stick at all to sort out the install (running off the previous win8.1 that is still on the SSD


sort that tomorrow but have to go to work now


To do

order braided cables
order Triton cooler
find some mobo header cable extensions(anyone advise?)

vinyl touches and some red lighting

neaten everything up overclock and game :)
 
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