system spec/build ?

smaschin · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:42

stulid said:
It has an adapter for these drives.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6750

ha yeah i saw that 2 mins after posting sorry.

I have watched a few unboxing videos of the crucial drive and it appears to have no sata cables.

So do i need to order cables, i cant find any documentations saying they come with them ?

I am gonna get 2 of the 128Gb for a raid 0

stulid · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:43

The motherboard includes SATA cables.

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68VGEN3/#specifications

Accessories
User's manual
ASUS Q-Shield
2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x SLI bridge(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)

smaschin · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:13

stulid said:
The motherboard includes SATA cables.

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68VGEN3/#specifications

ahh didnt see that.

Well all ordered now along with a spare SATA cable, always good to have spares.

Thanks again

stulid · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:16

You will of course provide pics and a build log?

smaschin · 7 Feb 2012 at 16:03

stulid said:
You will of course provide pics and a build log?

of course, will do.

The OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card was not in stock and none due to come in stock either so i went back to the Asus.

I stuck with Nvidia as the drivers work well under Linux.

So will be building it all by 10am tomorrow ;-)

Cheers

sehcure · 7 Feb 2012 at 16:08

Good luck sir, you'll have a beast of a computer!

smaschin · 7 Feb 2012 at 16:10

sehcure said:
Good luck sir, you'll have a beast of a computer!

thanks, a lot of money for some cool LED lighting under my desk but all good fun ;-)

Looking forward to the build process and catching up on the last 10 years

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 12:49

I am still waiting for my stuff to come as they changed the delivery so wont be here until tomorrow now, no big deal.

However in the meantime i have been doing more research and read a few things about the stock fans in the Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Windowed Gaming Tower Case are a little noisy and people seem to be replacing them ?

is this correct ?

I am a big fan of peace and quiet especially as the machine will be on 24/7

are the stock fans no good ?

What are the better one to replace with if at all ?

I have looked at the thermalrite x-silent 140, the bequiet, and the antec truequiet ?

any opinions or recommendations on this ?

I know i should probably wait to see what the noise is like, but i dont mind spending on the fans now to get them here tomorrow if it is something i should consider ?

Cheers

stulid · 8 Feb 2012 at 12:55

First i've heard of this, as you say, wait and see.

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 13:02

stulid said:
First i've heard of this, as you say, wait and see.

ahh ok.

Yeah will wait and see, im guessing they are easy enough to replace after the build if needed anyways.

Cheers

stulid · 8 Feb 2012 at 13:08

The front one is harder as its a LED fan and its wired to a switch at the top of the case to turn the illumination ON/OFF.

The rear fans etc will be simply four screws and a straight replacement.

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 13:26

stulid said:
The front one is harder as its a LED fan and its wired to a switch at the top of the case to turn the illumination ON/OFF.

The rear fans etc will be simply four screws and a straight replacement.

yeah it was the 140mm top fan being replaced with 2 x 140mm fans for top exhaust.

It wasnt really a major point, just a couple of mentions here and there in various posts on different forums, no one made a big deal of it, just a few mentioning the noise.

Yeah i will wait and see

cheers

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 14:24

so ive been looking at front panel control devices, as my buddy as a nice digital device for controlling his fans, not sure what it is as i cant get in touch with him.

Anyways i was after a internal card reader so was looking at the icybox ib-863 front 5.25@ panel.

However i saw the akasa all in one AK-ALL-02BK device which does the same as above but with fan control also and is a nice looking device.

Any opinons or recommends on this subject or these 2 devices ?

The reviews on the akasa seem to be mixed ?

Cheers

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 19:04

So i received the case today, decided to get some of it ready for the build tomorrow.

It comes with standoffs x 10 and standoffs-hole-fix x2 which have a protuding end

I know what the standoffs are for and i have put them into the 9 allocated ATX holes ready.

Do i need to use the standoffs-hole-fix with the protuding end anywhere ?

Cheers

stulid · 8 Feb 2012 at 19:13

These are the ones that look like they havent been finished properly and have a lip on them?

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:46

stulid said:
These are the ones that look like they havent been finished properly and have a lip on them?

yeah, they there is 2 of them

stulid · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:49

When I used this case in someones build I stuck them in the middle holes, so the "lip" went into the holes on the motherboard to help locate it.

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 21:52

stulid said:
When I used this case in someones build I stuck them in the middle holes, so the "lip" went into the holes on the motherboard to help locate it.

ahh gotcha, yeah i guessed they may be for location to make screwing in easier, but hadnt seen the mobo yet so didnt know if they went into where i have put the existing standoffs or if there was additional holes for these.

I am so impatient, i wont sleep tonight cos i know everything is arriving tomorrow, i am like a kid when i know im getting new stuff...LOL

Cheers for your quick replies, i am sure i have plenty to come ;-)

smaschin · 8 Feb 2012 at 23:43

i just realised that my coolermaster case is supposed to have a VGA holder ?

Is that needed to install to my grfx card tomorrow or is it a missing item i can do without ?

Cheers

stulid · 8 Feb 2012 at 23:45

You can do with out it (easily detaches) it helps support long cards/heavy cards and multiple cards.