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NIGHT FURY"The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself..."

Inspired by How to Train your Dragon's Toothless, a powerful, silent and deadly dragon, my setup will be geared towards quiet operation, power and plain good looks. With a budget of £990 it's not wildly impressive or powerful but it's good enough for me to game on! (BTW, for anyone who mentions it, no fury GPU, I'm just too cheap. I do have HyperX Fury ram though...)

 

Status: Done! All of your picture are in "The Build".

 

Previous Build:

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It was Novatech prebuilt, AMD quad-core CPU at 3.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HHD, AMD Radeon HD 6570. It was a pretty bad setup, but it had a secret! It was free, along with the desk, chair, monitor, keyboard and mouse. Pretty cool, huh? I wanted an upgrade so started saving near the end of 2014, then it was now! It's gonna be a massive difference!

 

The Specification:

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✔-Arrived/Installed

⏱-Ordered

✘-Not Ordered/Issue

✔ CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K@4.4GHz
✔ CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK
✔ Thermal Paste: ARCTIC MX4
✔ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151
✔ RAM: HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133
✔ SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"
✔ HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
✔ Graphics Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB
✔ Case: NZXT H230 (Black)
✔ PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold
✔ Case Fans: NZXT Stock 120mm fan x1, BitPheonex PWM 120mm x2
✔ Monitor: Acer G246HLBbid
✔ Lighting: LED Strip Green 50cm x2

✔ OS: MSX

 


The Build:

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22/1/16:

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Ignore the puzzle, there's nowhere else it will fit in the house...

BeQuiet's coolers are an arse to install... There was the issue that beQuiet has preapplied thermal paste and I have nothing to get it off so no MX-4 for my PC.

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The H230 it a decent size but damn the finger prints!

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No major issues with getting the motherboard assembly in.

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So cabling was a bit tricky, the H230 has no grommet in the top left where the CPU connector goes...

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Turns out I bought 140mm fans. The H230 only supports 120mm...

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Cable management was... tricky. We got it better than this but there's still a bulge in the panel.

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The Wires for the LEDs had to come out of a PCI expansion slot. This will eventually get a modified PCI slot cover but for now it'll have to do.

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It all works! That make me happy!

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Finished, hardware wise.

23/1/16:Installed Windows 8.1 Pro off of my old laptop with a USB, that took ages to create the boot media. Took about an hour in total since my laptops so bad. Drivers for motherboard came off the DVD onto the same USB but this time I used my mum's laptop. Took about half an hour. Then moved it to my desk, plugged it all in and upgraded to Windows 10. All the software downloaded and I was done...

 


The Issues:

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14/1/16:I've got a dead pixel. It's not annoying playing at 20fps with my old PC but static images or Youtube videos with plain colours just get on my nerves! I'm not sure yet but EBuyer may not need me to send back the first monitor to get a new one. I might have a dual screen setup!

 

20/1/16:I was just testing for ground sources near my build area and found that the two ends of my static-strap aren't connected. So yeah!

 

21/1/16: Got some news with the monitor. I've been referred to Acer so that they can talk me though "fixing it". We all know how simple it is to fix a dead pixel with a tech. helpline! At least we're making progress...

 

22/1/16: So it turns out that the H230 doesn't support 140mm fans...

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Updates:

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Thanks to IKEA I managed to get this desk for £13.

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OK. I'm sending the monitor off to Acer but have to choose a temporary one... My previous 5:4 monitor would've been fine! But the R9 390 doesn't have VGA connectivity. So, I've ended up with this, my old 720p bedroom TV. Its tiny!WP_20160126_002_zpsbohhuzif.jpg

Back with the  normal monitor, Ebuyer should be replacing it soon.

Later:

Monnitor is back, fans are in, and such. Over-clocked to 4.4GHz!

 

 

Todo:

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Short Term:

  • New Desk
  • Cable Manage New Desk
  • New Keyboad
  • New Mouse
  • Mouse Pad
  • Better Fans
  • Overclock
  • Better Cable Management
  • Minor Case Mods

Long Term (AKA-Never):

  • GPU Upgrade (Crossfire?)
  • 1440p monitor
  • Watercooling!

No particular order...

 

 

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Please get a better PSU that this is not the best. Even consider getting a 700W.

 

 

 

 

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EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W?

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This is latest Skylake build

 


 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£103.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£38.75 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£56.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£264.94 @ More Computers) 
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£110.99) 
Total: £889.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is latest Skylake build

Allright seems like an improvement. I like it!

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Allright seems like an improvement. I like it!

Definitely worth. Throw in a Hyper 212 evo later and you are good to go with overclocking that CPU! :)

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You can overclock non "k" series CPU with AsRock Z170 motherboards! So yeah! :)

Not through the multiplier though. Non - K processors are overclocked through the BCLK. Some stability issues can occur using BCLK to overclock. 

 

Would take multi over BCLK OC any day imo. 

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Definitely worth. Throw in a Hyper 212 evo later and you are good to go with overclocking that CPU! :)

Yeah that was my plan for whatever I got. OC it later.

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Not through the multiplier though. Non - K processors are overclocked through the BCLK. Some stability issues can occur using BCLK to overclock. 

 

Would take multi over BCLK OC any day imo. 

But for the money, it's much better option. It's gonna be like more to 300 Mhz in difference I guess if through K series CPU.

 

Me too. I agree with ur point. I would take "K" CPUs over BCLK. But for budget gamers, Overclocking CPU is not gonna make much of a difference.

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New budget of £950! (1420 USD 1955 CAD)

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New update. New plan. New target. Night Fury!

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New update. New plan. New target. Night Fury!

Night fury will be sick looking. I love that.

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Night fury will be sick looking. I love that.

The red-black aesthetic is a bit too common for me. There will be green underlighting!

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NIGHT FURY"The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself..."

Inspired by How to Train your Dragon's Toothless, a powerful, silent and deadly dragon, my setup will be geared towards quiet operation, power and plain good looks. With a budget of £950 it's not wildly impressive or powerful but it's good enough for me! I'll put up the build, upgrades and some benchmarks here.

 

The Specification:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.95 @ Aria PC)

Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste  (£4.63 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.99 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£42.32 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£56.00 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£253.99 @ Aria PC)

Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.14 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.98 @ CCL Computers)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  (£13.48)

Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£110.99)

Other:  Anti Stati​c/Static R​elease Wri​st Strap (£2.88)

Other: LED Strip Green 50cm (£1.02)

Other: LED Strip Green 50cm (£1.02)

Total: £933.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 13:02 GMT+0000

 

The Build:

Coming in a few weeks...

Nice, I have one of those PSUs and they are really rather quiet .

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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Nice, I have one of those PSUs and they are really rather quiet .

Just what I'm looking for an nice quiet thing to game on!

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why not a fury or fury x, would go with the name eh? 

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why not a fury or fury x, would go with the name eh? 

I'd love to, but cost is too high...

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Nice build. And nice name ;3; 

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Bit a change in the spec. I'll probably be able to get a 6600K to avoid BCLK issues.

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With a name like that I was expecting the Xfx's Watercooled Fury (non X) or something, 

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With a name like that I was expecting the Xfx's Watercooled Fury (non X) or something, 

Sorry... But with a £1000 computer you can't really have a Fury. That'd be half the budget... I still want one though... :(

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Sorry... But with a £1000 computer you can't really have a Fury. That'd be half the budget... I still want one though... :(

it's okay I don't expect everyone to get one like I did well atleast you have Kingston fury ram xD close enough

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Few updates: Parts Have been bought and more history. So excited!

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