New matx build, some advice needed please

stulid said:
Judging by the picture the drive goes in the center and looks like it fits.

P.S I said a H100i fits, the H100i GTX im not sure about as the specs did say it was 3mm wider.

Definitely no window right?
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I'd rather not have a window. My reasons are I cant be bothered with trying to make everything look neat and tidy just because you can see it all through the window. I also think whilst the pc is in the living room imo it will look better without a window.
 
So new basket, for now :D

stulid I would rather stay with Asus for the motherboard.

Just thought I'll need a Blu-Ray drive too lol. No biggy though I can get that anytime

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Thought you had a drive.

When you do get a retail one as they tend to come with the software needed for playback.

Most of these case choice nightmares could have been avoided with a external drive.
 
stulid said:
Thought you had a drive.

When you do get a retail one as they tend to come with the software needed for playback.

Most of these case choice nightmares could have been avoided with a external drive.
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Yeah you're right I will just use the external drive I already own.

I wonder if I am better off placing a thread in the case section?
 
That wont help much as I know most things:)

If you went external drive (samsung have one listed here) then that takes you back to the Phanteks mentioned a few posts up or the Bitfenix Phenom.
 
stulid said:
That wont help much as I know most things:)

If you went external drive (samsung have one listed here) then that takes you back to the Phanteks mentioned a few posts up or the Bitfenix Phenom.
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The Phanteks is too tall and not particularly nice to look at imo. I do like the Bitfenix Phenom. Shame all the usb/audio connectors, power button are on the side but hey there is no perfect case.
 
I see you've put a corsair GTX cooler, not sure that will fit the 250D, the h100i GT will though.

I see every spec has the BenQ monitor for £300 - why? Is there something special about this monitor?
 
Theres no such thing as a H100i GT.

The monitor is 27", 1440P and IPS with a fully adjustable stand.
 
OracIe said:
I see you've put a corsair GTX cooler, not sure that will fit the 250D, the h100i GT will though.

I see every spec has the BenQ monitor for £300 - why? Is there something special about this monitor?
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The GTX will fit in a 250D, 30mm is the absolute maximum though and it's easier if you use a board like the Asus that does not run cables along that edge of the board.

Corsair have made a few video's/blog of their full custom set up using a 30mm rad on the side.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
The GTX will fit in a 250D, 30mm is the absolute maximum though and it's easier if you use a board like the Asus that does not run cables along that edge of the board.

Corsair have made a few video's/blog of their full custom set up using a 30mm rad on the side.
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Cool :) - I have lots of experience with the h100i in the 250D but none of the GTX variant.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
The GTX will fit in a 250D, 30mm is the absolute maximum though and it's easier if you use a board like the Asus that does not run cables along that edge of the board.

Corsair have made a few video's/blog of their full custom set up using a 30mm rad on the side.
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According to Corsairs website both radiators on the H100i and the H100i GTX are the same size of 240mm x 25mm.

When you mention its easier using an Asus board because the cables don't run that side would you mind explaining exactly what you mean please?

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Having looked at the Asus boards I see the Maximus VII Impact has the 24pin and the cpu power socket all on one side. The Z97I Plus has the cpu power along the adjacent side though.
 
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Yep, I have had a 250D for some time - I have had a Asus Impact VI and I've currently got a temp build with an Impact VII in there - all the power and SATA are along that side to make cable managment a bit easier.
 
OracIe said:
Yep, I have had a 250D for some time - I have had a Asus Impact VI and I've currently got a temp build with an Impact VII in there - all the power and SATA are along that side to make cable managment a bit easier.
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Yeah it certainly will help with cable management.

New updated basket :)

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1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2981-KR) £449.99
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Impact Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060021-WW) £101.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Series 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £75.95
Total : £1,564.87 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
That will all work and will be quite a powerful little system.

The 250D will take 2x 3.5" HDD and 2x 2.5" HDD and 1x 5.25" Optical/enclosure drive.
 
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OracIe said:
That will all work and will be quite a powerful little system.

The 250D will take 2x 3.5" HDD and 2x 2.5" HDD and 1x 5.25" Optical/enclosure drive.
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Yeah Im looking forward to building it once I have the funds sorted which should only be in a week or two. :D
 
JaseUK said:
Having looked at the Asus boards I see the Maximus VII Impact has the 24pin and the cpu power socket all on one side. The Z97I Plus has the cpu power along the adjacent side though.
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That is exactly what I was referring to, normally there would be enough space to run the cable straight down but with a 30mm radiator you cant so it looks messy.
 
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