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Spaceboy
15-04-11, 22:44
Got the parts this morning, spent a couple of hours this evening putting it together :thumb:

https://www.aria.co.uk/WishList/jkkhUe26QIGVUOalnynrJA,,

quite happy with cabling
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/spaceboy_uk/Nic%20PC/IMG_2115.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/spaceboy_uk/Nic%20PC/IMG_2116.jpg

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/spaceboy_uk/Nic%20PC/IMG_2118.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/spaceboy_uk/Nic%20PC/IMG_2120.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/spaceboy_uk/Nic%20PC/IMG_2114.jpg

Quite a reasonable case with only a couple of niggles... mostly the hard drive mounts seem back to front to me, would've preferred the cables at the back of the case. Also there's not much room behind the mobo tray - I think the side panel has a very slight bulge :D

Mushkin PSU only has 3 sata power connectors all on the same lead, and 2 molex leads, but otherwise it seems reasonable :)

Looks odd with no gfx card but on-board should run 2 monitors :thumb: As soon as I dig out a dvi->vga adapter or a dvi monitor cable... The BenQ's look amazing but only come with a VGA lead and no adapters :picard:
Nathan94
15-04-11, 22:48
Looks good! Why 160GB drives?
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 22:51
Looks good! Why 160GB drives?

Space not an issue, apparently he currently uses <40Gb... cost was an issue, and these 2 will be mirrored for speed and redundnacy :)
Nathan94
15-04-11, 22:52
Cool, nice build, what's he using it for? :)
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 23:17
Cool, nice build, what's he using it for? :)

Web design was the remit, have to say the BenQ's look awesome! :)
Nathan94
15-04-11, 23:19
Web design was the remit, have to say the BenQ's look awesome! :)

Take it he got at least 2 screens? What size and where are the pics? ;)
Faz
15-04-11, 23:22
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Monitors/22%26quot%3B+Monitors/22%22+BenQ+G2222HDL+Widescreen+LED+Monitor+?produc tId=39722

All in the wishlist Nathan!!

But I agree, we need pics. Looks a tidy build, if not a bit overpowered for web design.............
Nathan94
15-04-11, 23:24
I did look at the wish list, missed the monitors :o
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 23:24
need to pick up a dvi adapter :picard:

Will take a pic when it's all running :thumb:
Nathan94
15-04-11, 23:24
need to pick a dvi adapter :picard:

Will take a pic when it's all running :thumb:

Want one?
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 23:25
ordered, £2 from a local shop... cheers for the offer though :)
Lisa
15-04-11, 23:27
Yay, get to see Spaceboy in action.:D

That looks a lot neater than my effort :(

Memo to self: Must try harder.xxxx
Nathan94
15-04-11, 23:28
ordered, £2 from a local shop... cheers for the offer though :)

No probs, got one spare from my gpu, would've popped it in a jiffy bag. :)

Is it dual link on the mobo? I remember buying a dual link DVI adapter for my 1156 board and then realised it didn't support the extra pins :(
Josh
15-04-11, 23:28
Looks good mate, did a build in that case today actually I'll try get a pic tomorrow :)
uyr
15-04-11, 23:36
rainbows in space (just thinking aloud)
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 23:38
No probs, got one spare from my gpu, would've popped it in a jiffy bag. :)
I may hold you to that if I get stuck :D


Is it dual link on the mobo? I remember buying a dual link DVI adapter for my 1156 board and then realised it didn't support the extra pins :(
no idea, how would I tell? MSI site states 1 VGA, 1 DVI-D, 1 HDMI :confused:


Looks good mate, did a build in that case today actually I'll try get a pic tomorrow :)

Cool, how did you find it? not much room behind the tray is there :D

Thought the front fan space was neat, and plenty of space in the top for fans too although I've not used those.
scrivz69
15-04-11, 23:40
Annoying that the case has no hole for the 4/8 pin to go through, still a tidy build mate.
Spaceboy
15-04-11, 23:42
Annoying that the case has no hole for the 4/8 pin to go through, still a tidy build mate.

yeah, although I was disappointed with the length of the 4/8 pin on the Mushkin PSU. I won't be buying another one of those that's for sure :rolleyes:
Josh
15-04-11, 23:50
It was ok but theres no room at all at the back of the board and no cable management barely

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jammi
16-04-11, 02:04
nice build there mate, have you tried to run the cpu 12v under the board? I once got the cable to fit under the standoffs.
Spaceboy
16-04-11, 08:35
nice build there mate, have you tried to run the cpu 12v under the board? I once got the cable to fit under the standoffs.

Yeah, thought about it, but the mushkin cable is nowhere near long enough :(
aidan2007
19-04-11, 11:30
Run it behind the mobo tray, up through the cpu cut out, behind a bit of the board and over. I'ts what i did in an NZXT gamma which also has no hole for the CPU power. I was using single sleeve cables which go quite flat though. Also if it's not long enough just get an extension? Even better get a single sleeve extension like those NZXT ones that will go flatter and will work better for running through the cut out :D