My First Build

rockstar · 19 Nov 2009 at 19:53

Hi There.
This is my first go at building a PC, this is for mild gaming and OCing
so be gentle with me.
The specs so far are

Antec 900
E2160 1.8GHz ( will OC )
Arctic freezer Pro 7
Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
Corsair HX750 PSU
Palit Geforce GTX260 Sonic216SP

I have some pics to show so here goes,hope it works

This is the front,have put fan controller and DVD in the middle,put empty box
with fan at top for CPU cooling and HD's at the bottom.

This is my spaghetti junction at the moment,still got to put in some memory
and change the original Antec fans for some quiet LED fans as they have
Molex plugs and i can not be bothered to chase around to find adapters,
i am going to keep the top fan on 12volt and use the original switch to control it.
I have still got to put the power cables and sata cables in and a second HD.

And finally what i call the clean side,but i know it will not stay this tidy for long when i get all the cables in.
So there you go the begining of my first build,i know it is not a major mod as sutch but i have a lot of time to play with it.
Will update as time goes on.

Nige01010 · 19 Nov 2009 at 19:57

Looks tidy

Can remember my first build about 7 years ago

maduser · 19 Nov 2009 at 20:26

Very good case for 1st build imo looks nicey

indyskyz · 19 Nov 2009 at 20:37

nice build rockstar,

try putting your freezer7 pointing up to the roof as it is really close to the top exit fan
it works as a push pull action along with the freezer7 fan. i did the same in my antec300
also pointing the freezer up it deflects air on to the voltage regulator

also if you use the forum link for your pics on photobucket they will display at full size instead of making you click through to get a good view of the picture

Ducky Spud · 19 Nov 2009 at 20:37

Yea, my first build was a hell of a lot worse than that haha. Looks good, nice work

rockstar · 19 Nov 2009 at 21:45

Thanks guys for your thoughts.
Indyskyz i posted them that way because they are 1.4mb pics they are big and thought
they were to big for the forum page!.
I mounted the Arctic that way thinking that with a top mounted front fan in front of it and the rear exhaust fan it would give it a semi wind tunnel efect, but hey what do i know it is my first time.

rockstar · 17 Feb 2010 at 11:59

Hi guys.
Sorry it has been so long for update,but work and money dictates ( sure you know that problem).
The rig is now together and have run it and tested it and it worked first time (big smile on face).

These are the usual night shots showing off the fans,really should learn to use a digi cam better.

And the last two are when i tested it,i used the software from the mobo to OC it to see if the cpu would last and it did and is stable enough to run flight sim 2004 with everything on high (am over the moon at the moment).

Sorry for crap pics but we can't all be good at everything,still learning.