Real Time Overhaul

Ken

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Struggled with a title there :p

But yes in this thread you will see real time pics as the overhaul progresses as I build through the night. I will start tomorrow night with delivery in the morning and hope to finish Saturday afternoon and if all is well additional purchases will be made to silence the build and tidy it up. Just some information to start off with on my current system and desk layout...

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AMD 4400+
EVGA 8800GTS
Corsair 2GB 3200LL PRO
Crucial C300
Enermax Noisetaker 600W
Lian Li A70B

Next up will be pics of the new components! <20 fps gaming is over...finally :D

If there's a delay in pics, I'm in trouble and you will probably see me post for help in the other forum sections :p

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Thanks for the suggestions guys :) It's on the right side as you're looking at the case so window option is out. The vinyl wrap I considered but the current finish I like more so will just have to fill it in with marker. It shouldn't be too noticeable but it's bugging me knowing it's there and with anodising/respray I'm concerned I won't get the same finish so will probably just buy from abroad. Components have arrived!...

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3770K/670...

Let's begin...
 
Hope the mods don't mind me moving to 1000px wide...

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Holy crap the smell while it was in the anti static bag. Just as satisfying as petrol...:D

I chose the UP5 because I've read Gigabyte's customer service/RMA is super and it's a feature packed board. I didn't go as far as the UP7 as I felt it was overkill for my needs especially when I'm only running single GPU and 1920x1080.

Few more sniffs of the motherboard first and then I'll move on...:p
 
Oh...forgot to mention...Haribos! Thanks to the man who packed my parcel
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I experienced new motherboard smell for the first time today. I couldn't resist but open and have a look!

It's looking good so far, that's a nice motherboard you've got there :)

Looking forward to reading your build :)

Memory installed..

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I chose this memory as it's a good overclocker and it's low profile for the D14 cooler.

Time to clean out the case...

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Case cleaned. Using NF-P12s at the moment but may buy NF-S12Bs for an even quieter PC...

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Motherboard/CPU/Heatsink in...

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Chose the D14 because it's quiet and performs well too.
 
Chose this Asus 670 as it's one of the quietest...

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Pwoar...

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The Seasonic's fan is inactive if the load is under 30% so that's one less fan to put up with...

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Oh I went for the 3770K because I won't be upgrading for some time as you can tell from how long I've had a 4400+. Because I didn't have a budget, I'd figured I go for the 3770K for overclocking and its hyperthreading. Those extra cores may be useful in the future.
 
Liking the write up so far and nice selection of components. Good luck with the build!
Thanks! Nervous about pressing that power button when the time comes. :o It's been like 7 years since my last build.

Reusing my old X-Fi Platinum. I cleaned the back of the PCB because it was dusty as, by rolling blue tac over it. Anyone else do this? :confused: Works great though.

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All cards installed...

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Post test...

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:D

Motherboard doesn't have an IDE socket for my DVD drive. Think I've got a IDE to SATA converter somewhere...
 
Agreed guys, and plus IDE cable is ugly and difficult to manage so just got back having bought a Pioneer BDR-207DBK :D

OK, time to configure BIOS and then install Win 7.
 
ensure you set it to ahci in the bios, i forgot to do this first time and it really impacts performance of sata drives.
Cheers, good point. enables trim. :)

In terms of the 840 Pro, this was selected as it's one of the fastest SSDs out at the moment. The C300 I will use for my laptop...

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Love the case, i have the newer A70F model. In some ways it's a bit of a step back in design features. Namely the extra fans on the A70's hdd cage. Theese are removed on the A70F. Fantastic space in both though. Very nice build.:)
Thanks, Yep, very spacious and good build quality. Can I have your right side case panel? :p:p:p
 
That Shinobi looks good Matt effect too so doesn't scratch as easily. Do like cases that look similar to the Coolermaster 110 from years ago.
 
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