First Build - Build Log!

[Cosford]

Well, Got home from school yesterday and guess what i found waiting for me? :thumb:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0444.jpg


So, unpacking it, and stealing an IDE drive from my old computer, i had the following:

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0446.jpg

and obviously a case:

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0448.jpg

So this is my build:

- Intel Core i3 OC'ed to 4.4Ghz
- Gigabyte H55M-UD2H motherboard
- 4Gb Mushkin Ram
- Coolermaster 212+ (i think it is anyway :D) Cooler
- MSI GTX460 1gb Cyclone OC edition
- 500W Corsair PSU
- 500Gb Seagate hard drive
- Windows 7 64-bit.
- Coolermaster Elite 430
- Extra 120 Yate loom case fan
and a can of lo-carb monser :rolleyes:

Well, here are the pics!

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0450.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0451.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0452.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0454.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0455.jpg
YES THAT WAS A MANUAL! New one for my books ;)

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0456.jpg
Bit of plugging in and tiding up.


and..............
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0457.jpg
Have never been happier to see a blue screen in my life :D

Another random pic (flash went a bit... weird....)http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0459.jpg

And here it is in it's spot in my room:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0465.jpg
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0466.jpg

Very happy! Just finished installing everything i need. Very pleased, running quickly, smoothly, and maxing out starcraft 2 with 50 fps :thumb:
Obviously some cable management needs to be done when i get around to it :).

Played around with overclocking the Graphics card further and got it to 940 ish clock which was stable even after 3-4 hours of SC2, but figured there was no real reason for me to do so ATM, so put it back to factory as it's easily maxing everything i can throw at it.


Overall, very successful build and am very pleased. Definitely worth waiting the extra couple of months i did to get the far superior parts. Really enjoyed building it too. I get a hell load of satisfaction by looking at it (Hence the windowed case :D) and thinking that i researched all these parts and learnt how to put it all together in little over two months.

Finally, i'd just like to conclude by thanking all you forum members (you know who you are) who helped me out. Whether it be by recommendations or support for building it. Also a thanks to Aria obviously for the outstanding job they did building and OC'ing my CPU, and their good prices and the support i received over the phone. Thanks be to you all.


Now, what benchies should i run? :thumb:

Cosford.

[A Ginger Sheep]

nice build, now show us a proper picture of the insides now its complete so well can scrutinize your cabling ;)

[Cosford]

My cabling is awful. Theres a pic on the screwy flash one :P

Will give it a good go over the weekend when i have some time.

[BigIan88]

cable management pics:

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0457.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/GamerCosford/IMG_0455.jpg

[Spaceboy]

lovely mate - really happy it all came together well for you :thumb:

[lucas4]

looking very good :thumb:

put ur gpu in the upper pcie x16 slot, isnt the bottom one x4 speed?
if so, it will negitively impact performance :(!

[Cosford]

0.o Really? WOW if so, what have i bought XD playing Starbattle Custom on Starcraft 2, (Fave game) and hitting 120 FPS on max settings! :P

[lucas4]

0.o Really? WOW if so, what have i bought XD playing Starbattle Custom on Starcraft 2, (Fave game) and hitting 120 FPS on max settings! :P

starcraft 2 <3 gtx 460 1gb's :thumb:

[Cosford]

starcraft 2 <3 gtx 460 1gb's :thumb:
Evidently :P So glad i listened to you guys heh heh. looks all sexy in Blue Black and Silver reflecting the blue LED in the front. Just need a blue LED strip to run along the corners now :rolleyes:

[Sarky]

Very nice build there mate! Glad you've got it up and running, looks like a beast :)

[callumburns]

looks pretty good man can't fault the Hyper 212 + :)

[lucas4]

looks pretty good man can't fault the Hyper 212 + :)

its the hyper tx3.
only 3 heat pipes :thumb:

[callumburns]

ah right didn't notice that :p

[Cosford]

Ah! thats the one tx3. lol couldnt remember off the top of my head! Will post some pics at the weekend once i've tidied the cables up a bit. Armed with cable ties and a couple of these 'cable binders'. Like tubes fo putting cables through.

Edit: Temps are looking good too. CPU idle at 33-35 degrees. GPU at 30C.
I think that CPU one is about right anyway?

[Brutos]

nice pics....great build

[Cosford]

Cable management complete, I've come to the conclusion I need a Sata DVD writer, just to ge rid of that horrible IDE cable :P

[kav]

Cable management complete, I've come to the conclusion I need a Sata DVD writer, just to ge rid of that horrible IDE cable :P

lol - that's the reason I changed my drive!! Looks good though and good 1st build for sure! :D

[Cosford]

Thanks guys, really happy with it. Hit 5.9 on windows experience index only let down by a lack of an SSD :P

Will be replacing the black fan at the back with a clear blue LED one, as well as some blue LED strips in the case aswell, just to jazz it up a bit. Will get that sata disk drive too and hopefully it'll come out looking real good :)

Will get those cable management pics up later.

[BeeP]

Very tidy build mate.

[FlasH]

Get that HDD reverse mounted! Looking great though.

[gavbon]

thats basically the same setup ive just ordered

except i got the i5 2500k 4.5ghz OC bundle


glad you put a pic of your case up, lets see if i can keep it as nice/tidy looking as yours

good job mate!