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My first build.

DNick89
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Well I'm finally done with my first build. Wish I could say it went off without a hitch, but I can't. First I had to wait to get my case on backorder, even though I preordered it. It was torture looking at all my components for my computer knowing I'm only missing the case to put it in. Once i finally get the case, I excitedly rush to go build it. This was my first build, but I've watched so many build guides from Linus, that I was sure I could do it with out a problem. Silly me decided to not do a test build, and throw it all in the case. The moment of truth came.

 

I press the power button AND.......nothing. Nothing happens at all. But it's my first build, so i figured I forgot something. I went back and double checked all the connections, making sure they were in tight, and in the right place. It all seems good. So I give up and pull everything from the case, to build it on motherboard box. Nothing. Now I'm at lost. I try pulling the RAM, putting them in different slots, one ram at a time. That doesn't help. So I go to do some reading to figure out what to do next.

 

I come across on how to test the PSU. I try and jump it to no avail. So I finally THINK it is the PSU. I end up pulling the 24/8 pin cables off the old crappy computer that I have been using. Plug it up to my new mother board, and suddenly the MB lights up. I FIGURED IT OUT!!! I was super happy that I figured it out on my own, but super depressed knowing it's going to be another few weeks till my new computer will be up and running. I went through the RMA process with Newegg, and a couple weeks later, I got the replacement. Everything went smoothly from there.

 

Well here are some pics and specs.

 

NZXT H440

NZXT Hale90 V2 850W

Gigabyte GA Z87X-UD4H

i5 4670k

Hyper 212 EVO

EVGA GTX 780 SC

G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 (2x4)

120gb Samsung 840 Evo

1tb WD Black

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Thanks for your time. I'm loving the new computer to death.

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Dat ferrari monitor tho

Case: Corsair Carbdie 330R Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Asus Z97-A CPU: AMD FX-6300 i5 4690K 3.5 GHZ + 212 EVO GPU: ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP 8gb (2x4gb) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M
Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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I'm actually borrowing the monitor from a friend. He had two just laying around. He switched to a laptop and no use for them. I'll probably buy this one off of him. I had been using a 22in Samsung TV. Looked awful.

 

Also cable management is SO SO SO easy on this case. If you try even just a little bit, it's going to look good.

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I SAW A BIRD!

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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The red h440 looks amazing <3 Kinda sadfaced that I bought the white one :P

My build: i5 3570k , Sabertooth Z77, Be quiet Dark Rock 2, Corsair vengeance 16 gb ram, Corsair RM 750, WD Black 1TB , ADATA 256 GB SSD, Asus 660ti DCUII, NZXT H440, Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14.

 

I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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It does look pretty amazing. The white looks good too.

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Nice, but you should paint cpu cooler (black/red)

CPU:I5 6600K / , MOBO: MSI z170 M Mortar RAM : Kingston 16GB 2133MHz  GPU: EVGA 1070 SC HDD :BRAK SSD :Kingston 2.5'' SSDNow V300 120GB/ GOODRAM CX100 240 GB, GOODRAM C100 240 GB PSU  :  Seasonic Prime 850W 80+ Titanium CASE :Hyperion

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I like it. What were the specs of your old rig? I'm kinda curious.

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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I like it. What were the specs of your old rig? I'm kinda curious.

 

II got this from a friend for free. He switched to a laptop and this was just collecting dust. But what I know it has these.

 

CPU: Core 2 duo 4600

RAM: 2gb 500mhz ddr2 (don't know the brand)

MB: MSI 7267

PSU: I have no idea

GPU: ATI 4870.

 

The CPU really holds the computer back. As long as the game wasn't CPU intensive the GPU did fine. I was able to play Cyrsis 2 on Low/Medium settings at 1080p around 45fps.

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Nice, but you should paint cpu cooler (black/red)

What kind of paint would you use? Wouldn't that hurt thermal performance?

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What kind of paint would you use? Wouldn't that hurt thermal performance?

 

You could get by just painting the top and not the fins, painting the fins would give you higher temps. If you paint the top and cover the sides with fans it will be even more appealing. 

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I was originally planning on just replacing it with an AIO when I got the money. But i might do that in the mean time. 

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II got this from a friend for free. He switched to a laptop and this was just collecting dust. But what I know it has these.

 

CPU: Core 2 duo 4600

RAM: 2gb 500mhz ddr3 (don't know the brand)

MB: MSI 7267

PSU: I have no idea

GPU: ATI 4870.

 

The CPU really holds the computer back. As long as the game wasn't CPU intensive the GPU did fine. I was able to play Cyrsis 2 on Low/Medium settings at 1080p around 45fps.

Yeah, that CPU is terrible. A Q6600 or E8400 would be great in that system.

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

Spoiler

Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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Yeah, that CPU is terrible. A Q6600 or E8400 would be great in that system.

I thought about throwing in a better CPU, however the FSB on the motherboard is awfully slow. So it really limits me in what I can put in it. And if I get a new mother board as well, I might as well change socket.

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