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All parts arrived at the weekend. Had to purchase from a few different places to get what I needed on time.
OC managed to get the case to me on Saturday AM, which was great.
I have put some pictures below.
Few observations from the build:
Mobo is nice. The 1st M2 slot has a heatsink with thermal pads pre applied. The M2 screw is actually a quick release clip. Nice feature.
The tension on the CPU socket clip was unnerving. Don`t remember it being as firm on previous builds.
The Noctua cooler was a piece of cake. Saw a few people on line moaning that you have to assemble the bracket. I had no issues.
Be-Quiet case is nice. Not quite up to the standards of my aging Antec P182. TBF, The Antec does weigh the same as a small car.
The pre supplied Be-Quiet fans seem noisy. Especially the 140mm at the front. I need to investigate.
Windows installed in around 10 minutes from USB. No issues at all.
System is very quiet at idle, and still quiet whilst running 3D Mark. Score was 11095. So in the ballpark for stock speeds.
I wanted a decent system, but not too much noise as its in the bedroom. Well chuffed.
OC managed to get the case to me on Saturday AM, which was great.
I have put some pictures below.
Few observations from the build:
Mobo is nice. The 1st M2 slot has a heatsink with thermal pads pre applied. The M2 screw is actually a quick release clip. Nice feature.
The tension on the CPU socket clip was unnerving. Don`t remember it being as firm on previous builds.
The Noctua cooler was a piece of cake. Saw a few people on line moaning that you have to assemble the bracket. I had no issues.
Be-Quiet case is nice. Not quite up to the standards of my aging Antec P182. TBF, The Antec does weigh the same as a small car.
The pre supplied Be-Quiet fans seem noisy. Especially the 140mm at the front. I need to investigate.
Windows installed in around 10 minutes from USB. No issues at all.
System is very quiet at idle, and still quiet whilst running 3D Mark. Score was 11095. So in the ballpark for stock speeds.
I wanted a decent system, but not too much noise as its in the bedroom. Well chuffed.
