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Gowexile

Gowexile

Gowexile

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After a few days of hesitation I finally took the plunge and ordered all the new parts for my first ever build! Couldn't have asked for an easier time, with reference to the finance company and being able to e-sign the contract, really speeds up the process and makes sure I get my shiny new loot as soon as possible! :D. Finance was approved instantly and all I have to do is wait for the two companies to contact each other tomorrow for confirmation of the order/payment.

Specs below.

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I'm fairly confident that I will be able to put this together, will definitely be taking my time. Have had nothing but great advice/help from the other users here also :D

Will make sure to upload a detailed gallery of photos showing the process and finished product once I get it looking nice and tidy! I know myself that I spend most of my time drooling over other peoples kit! :p
 
Thanks guys! Just watching a few videos on the braided cables and just realized the corsair sp120 fans I ordered will have the stupid coloured wires! Is there some sort of white extension I can fit on to these to hide them?
 
Cheers guys! Should hopefully have the parts next week some time...(hopefully!!). Can't wait to get stuck in! I assuming most people here have built their own pcs? :)
 
Using the H100i, it came in a bundle with the cpu, sticking the corsair 120 sp fans onto the rad, depending on space, I may order another two and see if I can fit in a push/pull config. Still stuck in warehouse, 780 classified is currently out of stock, although ordered it while it was still in stock. Might have a long wait ahead of me :(
 
Came home from work to a lovely email telling me that my package is all packed up and ready to be shipped! On a side note I received a further email:

The following items will be sent to follow:
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Could anyone explain this to me? :confused:
 
At the time of delivery I checked everything was in stock, but maybe the site is a little slow to update. I'm seeing now that they have 10+ in stock, so hopefully it will be sent with the rest if not in a separate package :). Plan is to water cool the gpu in the new year :)
 
Planning as of yet is very minimal due to the fact that my main focus is actually building the thing first! But my intentions were to have a separate loop for the gpu and keep the h100i on the cpu. But yes I've read that the 600T's are quite limited for space, so a lot of research and planning will have to be done. Still a thought for the future :)
 
Parts arrived today and Have just finished putting it together, updates etc. Only problem is that I'm stuck on vga. There are signs of life on HDMI but just a black screen. Going to be a long night!
 
Update: Got it working eventually. Time for bed now, as I'm up for work at half six! :p. Friday night shall consist of connecting up the fan controllers and tidying up cables to the best of my ability lol (almost forgot... Magners and pizza of course!). Not to mention lots of nice pics! :D
 
Sorry for lack of pictures, will get them up tomorrow! at the moment I have everything running as it should. the h110i fit in nicely, unable to get push/pull due to the thermal armour not allowing for interior rad mounted fans, so I just have them mounted on the outside. Going to make a seperate post in the cpu forums, but will ask here also. I downloaded cpuz and noticed that my core voltage is at 1.744. Am I wrong in saying that this is insanely high? I still have everything at stock speeds. The forums I was searching though had people running clocks of 4.2 - 4.4 on volts of only 1.25? :confused:
 
Finally found some free time to get some pictures up!

So I had just finished a long day of work and was greeted by this lovely sight as I walked into my bedroom


I couldn't wait to tear into the boxes, so I got my trusty stanley knife and got to work!




I have to admit, I was very pleased with the packaging of the items. The boxing of the items themselves were yet another lovely surprise! I especially liked the box in which the motherboard came, giving me the satisfaction of peeling back that Velcro panel to reveal the beauty within! (It's the little things like this that I enjoy most!)


Time to start building!



For this being my first attempt at ever building a PC, I made sure I had youtube and google running in the background for any tutorials/guides that I might have needed. With that said, fitting all the components went extremely well, taking off the top mounted fan in advance to make room for the rad etc.







I left the cpu cooler until last as I kept putting it off as long as possible because I knew that within installing it lay the greatest potential for something horrible to happen. Alas I went in perfectly, although disappointed I could not fit the interior rad fans in due to the thermal armour!

This was the first fully complete photo I took. I have to admit I put no thought whatsoever into wiring up the motherboard. Spending the best part of an hour googling each and every code/abbreviation to see which cable went where. finally got there in the end!


The next few images are just interior shots, you might notice the cables look a far bit tidier compared to the above photo, especially towards the back of the case. (not to mention the black 24 pin atx which will hopefully be replaced by the end of the week!) There are still cables there that need replacing/white braiding so that will have to be done as well.








So that is all I have at the moment. Experience wise, I feel like I have learnt quite a bit from this and extended my knowledge of computers to a certain degree. The excitement of parts arriving and finally getting stuck into building was great, yet scary at the same time. I have to admit, as soon as I got the OS installed and everything running I swore that I would never do this again, but I can see this turning into an addiction lol!
I hope everyone enjoyed reading this and please feel free to comment/critique where necessary, as I said before this was my first attempt at buliding a pc and I will gladly take on any advice or criticism that will improve what I already have but more importantly, to stop me making silly mistakes in the future! Thanks guys, Conor.
 
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