My First PC Build: Project Overkill!

[phill9800]

What size are they? I might be able to get a few sent to you if you can let me know

 

[HUNTER.P]

What size are they? I might be able to get a few sent to you if you can let me know

Very kind of you, although I dont have a clue what they are

 

[phill9800]

Bummer I'm guessing they might be a M4 or something but if its from the US it might well be slightly different

 

[HUNTER.P]

Right here we go - all this should ordered before/just after the next month (March )

- 2x Samsung S27A550H 27" Monitors
- XFX 1250W Pro Series Black Edition Full Modular PSU
- Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) Low Profile
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit OEM
- Crucial 128GB 2.5" M4 SSD SATA-III 6Gb/s
- WD 3TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD
- Asus 24x DVD±RW with DL and RAM SATA Optical Drive

- Icybox IB-863-B 5.25" Card Reader with multiport front panel
- Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface x2
- Antec Soundscience Halo 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit x2

Please dont tell me I've missed something xD I know I need to get HDMI Cables for the monitors but apart from that all this should be ready to rock and roll? Plan to change the power cables etc to sleeved ones when I can.

 

[HUNTER.P]

Bummer I'm guessing they might be a M4 or something but if its from the US it might well be slightly different

Just found this

http://blog.corsair.com/?p=987

This was what I could find from previous memory.

Would you have any? Require 8 of them

 

[phill9800]

I don't have them, but I know of someone who might well have Do you need any spares or will 8 be plenty??

 

[HUNTER.P]

8 will do - thanks for this appreciate the help

 

[phill9800]

I shall ask the man and let you know

 

[HUNTER.P]

So today arrived my BoogieBug XL Mouse Mats - really like these super smooth. IcyBox Card reader, SSD Adaptor Plate and the Antec Monitor Halos.

Could only fit the Card Reader right now

The wire at the back of the case are getting rather out of control - not to mention the other components I still gotta add :/

 

[phill9800]

I really like the card reader If only I had somewhere to put one!! :lol:

Wires do quickly become a nightmare How much more have you got left to add??

 

[HUNTER.P]

Yeah will come in handy, use cards a lot and would prob miss having one since my laptop has one.

Got Disk Drive, HDD, SDD, all those cables, then all the power cables

 

[phill9800]

I have something I plug into the USB with which does me for the moment. It's a little harder to also reach the front of my case and its turned around from me!!

I have 10 hard drives in one of my rigs and the cables are a nightmare!! What annoys me most if that some don't even reach!! I don't want to think about it when its got another pump/res combo and two more GPU's in there as well.. Jezz....

 

[phill9800]

I've found them I'll email you in trust

 

[HUNTER.P]

I've found them I'll email you in trust

No need got it fitted, got some screws from a friend

All fitted now and ready to go, pics coming now!

 

[HUNTER.P]

So yesterday I received everything to complete the build

Decided to get everything fitted at all costs before heading out for the evening and managed to do it.

8GB of corsair vengance ram fitted

Was a tight squeeze, dont think I could have gone for anything taller, best picture I could get:

ASUS DVD Drive was next

Then onto the SSD + HDD

Western Digital 3TB Caviar Green

Crucial SSD 128GB

And last but not least the PSU - XFX 1250W

Nice to see all the cables come braided

All connected up (I think xD )

Thanks to Surveyor, Admiral Huddy for the tips on making sure I had everything plugged in as I should. Little guide came in handy HERE

Just waiting for the monitor to arrive today, and will start it up for the first time.

 

[HUNTER.P]

Will grab some pics of internals etc when its powered up.

 

[phill9800]

Love the setup mate Is there any reason why you went for 8Gb and not 16Gb? I'm just curious as I don't know whether or not to upgrade the ram in my i7 rigs for the moment...

I've had a little play yesterday with the Crucial M4 64Gb SSD, I was very impressed with its performance and it was on a 5 year old motherboard as well, it scored a massive 7.8 in Windows 7 experience...

I think you'll be extremely happy with this setup!! I can't wait for more!!

 

[HUNTER.P]

I dunno what I need 16GB of RAM for basically - 8GB should be more than plenty, if not I can always upgrade.

Plus it saved some extra cash for other things, while really not restrciting performance

 

[phill9800]

I was wondering about it as I was thinking the same thing.. I will have a look into the costs..

 

[volt9291]

looking good bet you cant wait to power it up