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hi guys
this is my second build, had my first build roughly 6 years ago and tried to upgrade as much as possible but came to a dead end with the processor being only single core, was holding me back, so decided to move with the times and upgrade, heres a pic of my old build... (ignore the mess of wires)
... on to the new build
Spec:
CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
Case:
Aerocool X-Predator in white
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-Z77-D3H]
Graphics:
ATi Radeon HD6850 series
Storage:
1x 160Gb sata hard drive
1x OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Ram:
GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel
CPU fan:
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
OS:
windows 7 64bit Professional
and here is all the boxes ready
so got unboxing, started with the case which HUGE (my first tall case)
(my cat giving his approval)
this is my second build, had my first build roughly 6 years ago and tried to upgrade as much as possible but came to a dead end with the processor being only single core, was holding me back, so decided to move with the times and upgrade, heres a pic of my old build... (ignore the mess of wires)
... on to the new build
Spec:
CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
Case:
Aerocool X-Predator in white
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-Z77-D3H]
Graphics:
ATi Radeon HD6850 series
Storage:
1x 160Gb sata hard drive
1x OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Ram:
GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel
CPU fan:
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
OS:
windows 7 64bit Professional
and here is all the boxes ready
so got unboxing, started with the case which HUGE (my first tall case)
(my cat giving his approval)
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