My first ever build, pics of.

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 20:53

Hi, so i built my 1st ever pc from scratch the other week.
Its now running stable so ive put up some pics.
I have plans for modding the case and such but here it is atm.

Spec:
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 810 2.6GHz
Mobo Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400 (1800MHz)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB
Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme CPU Cooler
Creative Audigy 2 soundcard with external input box (for recording audio/midi)
CoolerMaster HAF case.
1050W PSU AlphaPower Silent

Idle temps:

I still need to remove the red leds from the font fan and solder the green ones i bought in. And i need to remove the stickers from the generic psu.

Best pics i could get b4 my cam died.

Looking to overclock it soon once i get xp 64, not sure i trust windows 7 enough to OC atm.

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 20:55

I also need to clean the inside of that window :-S
Gruby factory workers put it in covered in smudges.
Theres also a few bits of dust traped between the window and the frame that i cant remove that show up under the green light, which is annoying.

Sparx · 19 May 2009 at 20:57

Why does the OS have an influence on why you should or shouldn't overclock or not..?

Nice build though either way.

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 20:59

Just because i figured no one knows wether windows 7 is 100% stable yet, so would rather do it with an OS that is already as stable as it will get, meaning the resulting errors and crashs will be easyer to find a cause for.

...or does it not matter? :-s

Spooter · 19 May 2009 at 21:02

Looks, good. Seen a few pictures of that case on here this week and really like. Its probably out my price range though!

Spooter · 19 May 2009 at 21:05

Looking to overclock it soon once i get xp 64, not sure i trust windows 7 enough to OC atm.

Windows 7 is pretty stable but at the end of the days its only a RC, so you will have to start with a fresh install if you purchase it on release.

Razor-BladE · 19 May 2009 at 21:10

Looking good

Would love to get that case, but no need to atm and that thing looks huge!

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 21:18

Its bigger than huge, its massive. The mobo looks dwarfed and im pretty sure my cooler is one of the biggest on the market that you can buy, and it looks small in the vast emptyness of the case.

ConTRo13R · 19 May 2009 at 21:19

Is it just a green led fan that gives your nice green ambiance in the case?

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 21:23

Its one of the green strip lights. It fits perfectly onto the side of the case between the window and the mesh. Because its mid mounted and not visable it gives the green glow with no real directional shadows, im realy happy with it :-)

Also the unit for the light fits perfectly on the upper mounting bracket (its like it was ment to fit there) and the on/off switch for the light is the same size as the watercooler holes so ive installed it so you can switch the lights in the case on and off with ease insted of having to open it all up :-D

ConTRo13R · 19 May 2009 at 21:27

green cold cathode, thats a really nice blend through the case form just one cathode, i always tried UV cathodes with green fluids to get my glow but this looks good

EDIT: ah i see the inverter now

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 21:33

thats the one, forgot the name. :-D

Btw, nice sig controler ;-)

Kennysevenfold · 19 May 2009 at 21:37

It's very...very green

chuck990 · 19 May 2009 at 21:37

what case is it? looks awesome! does your cd drive not do sata?

despotofmidnor · 19 May 2009 at 21:38

Hi, no its an oooold dvd drive. Gone buy new one soon ;-)

Its the coolermaster HAF case ;-)

RJC · 19 May 2009 at 21:39

Very nice

Raikiri · 19 May 2009 at 22:30

Decent build but I personally can't stand the case

I have to ask, why did you get tri-channel memory for a system that only supports dual?

RIZZEE · 19 May 2009 at 22:32

nice build mate
not a big fan on the case though

doiks14 · 19 May 2009 at 22:52

Raikiri said:
Decent build but I personally can't stand the case

I have to ask, why did you get tri-channel memory for a system that only supports dual?

I can't stand the case either... too bright and too see through..

I think he bought a tri-channel kit cause it only costs a couple of £ more than a dual channel kit.

Plec · 19 May 2009 at 23:25

Kennysevenfold said:
It's very...very green

Just wait until he adds the pink!

When do you start machining and painting the invader zim/irkon logo onto the case?

His overall look he's after should be quite funky when it's finished as, if i'm not mistaken, he planning on painting and etching the case in the future.

despotofmidnor said:
Looking to overclock it soon once i get xp 64, not sure i trust windows 7 enough to OC atm.

Don't worry about clocking your system under windows 7, it's fine - it's my sole operating system at the moment and my system is clocked to within an inch of its life.