project n00b

[parkwaydrive]

heya guys i have finaly decided to start my project build. it all started with my journey to overclockers about 2 weeks ago to build my first pc ... was looking to spend a fair amount but not half as much as i walked away with . here was my starting build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x asus geforce gtx 780 3072mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £559.99
1 x intel core i5-4670k 3.40ghz (haswell) socket lga1150 processor - retail £197.99
1 x gigabyte z87x-ud3h intel z87 (socket 1150) ddr3 atx motherboard £158.99
1 x samsung 250gb ssd 840 evo sata 6gb/s basic - (mz-7te250bw) £155.99
1 x cooler master cm-690 ii advanced usb3.0 windowed dominator case - black £89.99
1 x microsoft windows 8 64-bit dvd - oem (wn7-00403) £79.99
1 x pioneer bdr-s08xlt 15x bluray / 16x dvd±rw 50gb drive - black (retail) £79.99
1 x corsair vengeance pro blue 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-14900c9 1866mhz dual channel memory kit (cmy8gx3m2a1866c9b) £79.99
1 x corsair builder series cx 750w modular '80 plus bronze' power supply (cp-9020061-uk) £78.98
1 x edifier r1600t studio plus 2.0 monitors £77.99
1 x seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm sata 6gb/s 64mb cache - oem (st2000dm001) hdd £74.99
1 x microsoft sidewinder x4 gaming keyboard - retail (jqd-00006) £32.99
1 x ozone xenon gaming mouse - black £24.98
total : £1,723.39 (includes shipping : £25.45).



4 hour drive later i was home and this was the start of my first ever gaming pc



the gf was not happy when she walked in .

the building began here are a few pics from start to finish. I didnt do many as i wasnt expecting to write a log or even enjoy it as much as i did.





h80i fitted


flicked the power and everything lit up which i was pleased about...cables everywhere as i didnt bother with cable management just incase i wired it up wrong hand had to take it all out again



and here she is set up to my samsung smart i know people have said that the graphics wont be as good but to be honest its my first gaming pc and it look and plays a hell of a lot better than my xbox ...which is now a wedge to keep my door open ;D.




so anyway that was my first problem free build but it wasnt enough ...i started looking on here every day at other peoples custom work and really fancied giving it a go... so instead of traveling all the way back i thought i would just order from the website as i was fairly confident in what i wanted.... this is what i ordered

YOUR BASKET
1 x ocuk tech lab - v12 turbo watercooling kit 420 £173.86
- 1 x mayhems pastel - ice white coolant 1l £14.99
- 1 x xspc raystorm cpu waterblock (intel) £51.98
- 1 x hardware labs black ice radiator gt xtreme 420 £99.98
1 x xigmatek elysium full tower windowed case - black £149.99
total : £507.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).



i went for the xigmatek case as it was a nice size for what i wanted plus it stripped down fairly easy. the order went in the weekend and i forgot it was bank holiday so it didnt turn up till today.





first job even tho i was a little nervous was stripping the case (hope it goes back together the same way) here is how i got on.







all the hdd clips removed



all the usb ports, reset switch, sata cable, and every other wire known to man removed.



and now shes all ready for powder coating hopefully she comes out as nice as i picture it in my head





anyway guys thats as far as i have got i hope i didnt bore you with my ramblings and i hope you follow me on my project and it turns out as well as it looks in my head tata for now

 

[parkwaydrive]

pc case has now gone away to be powdercoated 45 quid for the lot bargain. now i just have to play the waiting game.

 

[mcleish]

i know people have said that the graphics wont be as good

Confused by this. Do you mean because of the tv? or the card?
Im assuming you mean tv because that card is amazing.
Enjoy it!

 

[parkwaydrive]

yeh the tv mate its a 42 inch

 

[T345]

yeh the tv mate its a 42 inch

Size doesn't matter, resolution does.

 

[Halestorm]

Size doesn't matter, resolution does.

If its a TV it'll be at 1080p, which should be ok, as long as the screen has a decent refresh rate, shouldn't it?

 

[parkwaydrive]

everything seems to run so nice on the screen so i dont think its made a difference . anyway more pics once the case is back from powdercoating. also had more goodies turn up today

 

[parkwaydrive]

all my waterblocks have turned up apart from the memory block now im rather excited. all these boxes of goodies i just want this case to hurry up and get powder coated now .

 

[andyfrost01]

For a project named "n00b" i am impressed ha

 

[parkwaydrive]

cheers man

 

[pryere]

How long is the wait for the case to come back?

 

[parkwaydrive]

should be wednesday mate

 

[pryere]

Niiice.

 

[Bart_Hunt]

My cables used to look much the same with normal PSU (I had Corsair 600W 2013 Gamers edition), but I swapped it for a full modular EVGA Nex 750G and I will never look back at non-modular PSU. Only downside is the GPU power cables are red and my mobo is green/black

Looking forward to see how it turns up for you (btw, my current project will take longer than I planned at first as I am setting up a whole workshop first).

Good luck
BH

 

[parkwaydrive]

thankyou man good luck with yours 2... wish i had space for a workshop hehe . had some more bits turn up today. pics cummin in a min

 

[parkwaydrive]

a few parts turned up today . still waiting on the case though

 

[parkwaydrive]

heya guys just got my case back what do you think they did an amazing job for £45 imo

sorry for the bad pictures

 

[Hakanese]

O.o Baby blue.. this is looking interesting

 

[parkwaydrive]

hopefully spraying up the rest of the case this weekend

 

[Bart_Hunt]

Is that PSU a NZXT Hale?