Because NCIX decided to take three weeks to ship my case to me, I decided to just run the build outside of the case on the motherboard box until the case arrived. After having that setup for three weeks, my case has finally arrived, and I've finished the build (although I still plan on getting a new graphics card and HSF once I get the cash, but that won't be for a few months).
Pictures:
I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, although I can't wait to replace that dinky little Radeon 4850 with a decent graphics card.
Specs:
Core i5-2500k (not going to overclock it until I get a new heatsink)
Radeon 4850 (Salvaged from another computer of mine, good enough for most games though)
8GBs of Mushkin Blackline Enchanced RAM @ 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24 Timings (Might tighen those up a bit)
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (Just went with another one of these boards, as I know they're solid and overclock like a bauss for the price)
XFX Pro 750W Core Edition (OP'd, but I got it on sale)
Bitfenix Shinobi Window (Was totally worth the wait, I love this case...).
And in case you're wondering why I built a new rig, even though the one in my signature is still very powerful, it's because that's actually my computer at my mom's house, and I was completely without games at my dad's house... worked for the summer and now I can game at both houses
And I was thinking that people would assume I was some rich American kid because of the fact that I have two computers like this... I'm actually just a middle class Canadian kid who works during the summer xD
The cable management... it's... it's just so beautiful.
Took me about an hour to do, but it's one of my favorite part of building a computer. It's like putting the finishing touches on a peice of furniture... I just feel more satisfied when the whole job is done well.
Took me about an hour to do, but it's one of my favorite part of building a computer. It's like putting the finishing touches on a peice of furniture... I just feel more satisfied when the whole job is done well.
I did a terrible job on mine, because I honestly didn't know where to put all the cables. I'll redo it this weekend. I'm not going to go so far as to take my motherboard off or anything though. I don't think I would need to.
I did a terrible job on mine, because I honestly didn't know where to put all the cables. I'll redo it this weekend. I'm not going to go so far as to take my motherboard off or anything though. I don't think I would need to.
No, you really just need to remember which cables go where, and route them in the most efficient way possible.
Getting all the unused cables behind the motherboard tray was a bit of work, though.
I don't see a hard drive or an SSD anywhere... Anyway thats a good pc but instead of having two computers, wouldn't it just be better to just have one but carry it around? I have seen people get extremely creative with a mini-itx gaming build using a case such as this:
I don't see a hard drive or an SSD anywhere... Anyway thats a good pc but instead of having two computers, wouldn't it just be better to just have one but carry it around? I have seen people get extremely creative with a mini-itx gaming build using a case such as this:
Pictures:
I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, although I can't wait to replace that dinky little Radeon 4850 with a decent graphics card.
Specs:
Core i5-2500k (not going to overclock it until I get a new heatsink)
Radeon 4850 (Salvaged from another computer of mine, good enough for most games though)
8GBs of Mushkin Blackline Enchanced RAM @ 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24 Timings (Might tighen those up a bit)
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (Just went with another one of these boards, as I know they're solid and overclock like a bauss for the price)
XFX Pro 750W Core Edition (OP'd, but I got it on sale)
Bitfenix Shinobi Window (Was totally worth the wait, I love this case...).
And in case you're wondering why I built a new rig, even though the one in my signature is still very powerful, it's because that's actually my computer at my mom's house, and I was completely without games at my dad's house... worked for the summer and now I can game at both houses
And no, I'm not a rich American.
Of course I mostly got the money from a yardsale.......... And selling things............ And my own business...............
So I guess I wasn't really 'poor' then but I am now!
~~~~~~~YAAAAAAY POVERTY~~~~~~~~
Also be sure to update the BIOS on the mobo for new features (top download).
http://www.asrock.com/MB/download.us.asp?Model=Z68 Extreme3 Gen3&o=BIOS
Already have
And I was thinking that people would assume I was some rich American kid because of the fact that I have two computers like this... I'm actually just a middle class Canadian kid who works during the summer xD
Took me about an hour to do, but it's one of my favorite part of building a computer. It's like putting the finishing touches on a peice of furniture... I just feel more satisfied when the whole job is done well.
I did a terrible job on mine, because I honestly didn't know where to put all the cables. I'll redo it this weekend. I'm not going to go so far as to take my motherboard off or anything though. I don't think I would need to.
No, you really just need to remember which cables go where, and route them in the most efficient way possible.
Getting all the unused cables behind the motherboard tray was a bit of work, though.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1171&products_id=20366
I'm not about to go carrying a desktop in my backpack when I walk home from school
Plus, I despise mini-ITX computers.
And is that case good? I'm getting it for my new build.
It's the smoked window. I think it looks great, as it matches the rest of the case's black finish.
And yes, it's a very nice case. Nice looking, good cable management, decent airflow (not the best, but it's good enough).