My New i7 Build Thread :)

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 12:10

Alright Guys, I will Be Ordering the Rest of my Parts this Week i hope, to complete my i7 Build.

These are the parts that will be ordered

These are the parts i have so far

I am New to pc building, i did build half my pc with a mate a while ago, but need an upgrade and building it all myself

( i Probably will be asking noobish questions)

I will Be updating this Thread when parts arrive and Start building,

Any Help will be appreciated

Thanks!

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 13:09

i will be using the Ati 4850 1Gb, i chose the 850W psu becuase i will be buying another 4850 in the future

As for the Case, its taken me forever to decide on one between the HAF, Silverstone Fortress, Etc. I want a Large case that looks clean and not too extreme but i think im going for the ATCS 840 i know its a lot of money but ive watched a few video reviews and its the best of the lot imo, Nice and Big, Has dust filters, Room for watercooling if i ever go there, Looks nice!

i have a 30Gb 10,000rpm raptor that will be going in aswell for a games drive, i also have A few WD External HDDs for backups.

About the CPU cooler which would be the best then? i do want to Overclock a bit

i will be adding lots of pics on the build!

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 14:25

lynchy6789 said:
Best cooler is either noctua with 2 fans pull push or thermalight with noctua fans in pull push

ok, yea that noctua looks quite good, Anyone else recommend the noctua or the V8?

Also i have bought Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, now does the i7 come with Thermal paste on?

If so is it best to remove it ( How?) and apply the Arctic Silver (how lol ?) : )

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 16:02

Helios1234 said:
I'd recommend the noctua.

The i7 won't have thermal paste on it so just apply the as5. I think if you go to their site, they tell you how to do it.

ok cool, i will have a look on there site. ( Had a Quick look so you just spread a line of paste and apply Heatsink that spreads it out? )

not sure what too do about a Cpu cooler now then

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 20:14

i have already bought the Arctic Silver thermal paste is this one better? i am thinking i might buy the Noctua one one as it does have 2 fans instead of the V8s one

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 10:33

ok i have added the Noctua Cooler to my basket instead of the V8 now, Does anyone know if i does just come with 1 or 2 Fans?

OK so the Noctua paste will be just as good as the AS5? ( This is the Bit im scared about, apply the paste. I dont want to do it wrong a blow up my i7! :O )

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 11:21

ha, yea ok i have done that, Will someone Confirm that you just Spread a line and then apply the Heatsink and that Spreads the paste out? obviously theirs a bit more to it than that but that's how it spreads across the cpu?

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 12:00

hp7909 said:
See this guide. Should be the same for the Noctua stuff or if in doubt, stick to AS5

yea i will follow that, i probably will stick to the AS5.

Ive Just order the CPU

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game

While its on This Weekonly!

Lets hope some of my other components are in tomorrows This Week Only! change!

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 16:06

mmm Looks like my ATCS 840 Case is unavaible at OCUK now, Was there Eariler

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-159-CM Werid!?

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 18:49

I had a Email Saying they Will be Back in stock soon but dont know when, I have found that Case a Lot Cheaper somewhere else so will probably get it from there.

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 10:53

I have Received my i7 Today!!

But No Far Cry 2 Game !!!! The Offer was still on when i ordered it aswell! a bit Annoyed at the moment about that. Hopefully OCUK will sort it out.

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 16:28

Ok OCUK have sorted out the deal with the Far Cry 2 Game for me now, Thanks!

I have Ordered the Rest of my Build and This is the Final Spec List Below!

Now ive just Got to try and build it!

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 16:39

shadowake said:
Looks good, are those SSD's OK I thought they had the dreaded jmicron controllers?

i havent a clue! dunno what that means ?

I only went with one Last minute, Wasnt planning on getting one but that price wasn't too bad i thought

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 16:57

right, do you think it would be best to install my OS on this SSD? or my Games?

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 19:04

i have Already ordered it, Im just going to install Vista on it thats it my other programs will be on my Samsung F1drive

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 19:25

ok thanks for that, ill let you know here how i get on with it!

bob055 · 27 May 2009 at 19:45

leexgx said:
with all that money spent on it i would have got an 64/128GB SSD and put OS and all program files (64gb) and games (128gb) onto that

SSDs are very fast on reads (response times below 1ms) you never want to use an HDD agane for an system drive agane

yea i would have loved to of! cant afford it with everything else.

In time tho i will get a few of them i think!

bob055 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:26

Yo guys, I am Typing this on my New PC!!

Here are some Photos of the Build, Sorry for the Quality. I did forget to take more photos near the end! The Case is Huge! Love it

I now have it all set up on Vista 64bit and it is running sweet! i havent played any games yet or done any benchmarks. Im slowly learning my way round vista!

I think ive installed all the drivers etc, Just trying to look for a Gadget to monitor my pc.

Cheers for all the help along the way! i will be back pestering you about overclocking im sure! ha

bob055 · 1 Jun 2009 at 16:56

FaceplantSi said:
Looking good, congrats!

cheers dude!

bob055 · 1 Jun 2009 at 17:37

RIZZEE said:
no graphics card?
nice build!

yea i have ATI 4850 1Gb in it atm, forgot to take pic with it in!

Yea the mobo tray made it a lot easier!

does anyone know of a CPU and GPU Temperature monitor that sits on your Desktop?

ive had a look around and cant see a decent one.

Cheers.