My First Build!

[Zeet]

Hi everyone,

Not 100% complete, waiting on some RGB light strips to come in to get those extra FPS and it can use a bit better cable management. But I was excited to show off my first time building. I've been watching a lot of LTT videos and other YouTubers on tips on how to build.

So to give some context where I started.
I originally bought a refurbished HP-Omen 870-217 - Then I slowly started to upgrade that pre-built only to realize... it's a pain, as the case was small, Mobo was small, made it hard to fit a RTX 2060 comfortable, couldn't cable manage how I wanted to, PSU was terrible.

So I took that whole kit and basically rebuilt and only kept 3 items
i7-7700 Processor
120GB SSD with the OS

1TB HDD

 

Was really fun to put together my first pc! Still troubleshooting some issues but she's purring.

 

Everything else are pieces I've picked up and swapped PCPP List for reference at bottom (please note the Storage is not accurate):

 

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After Image:
 
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$304.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$34.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock Z270 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$71.98 @ Amazon
Storage	SanDisk Z400s 128 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$93.06 @ Amazon
Storage	HP S700 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi Travelstar 1 TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$81.19 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Z Video Card	$369.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass ATX Full Tower Case	$109.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$127.98 @ SuperBiiz
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$109.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	BenQ GL2760H 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	$149.00 @ B&H
Monitor	Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$491.00 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard	$189.60 @ Amazon
Mouse	Razer Naga Trinity Wired Optical Mouse	$69.98 @ Amazon
Headphones	SteelSeries Arctis 7 Headset	$178.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2652.61
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$2632.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-07 11:00 EST-0500

 

[Fasauceome]

Pretty stylish, what price did you scoop the mobo up for?

[Zeet]

12 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

Pretty stylish, what price did you scoop the mobo up for?

No sale so got it for $159. During Black Friday Weekend - i was looking for any deals but since I have a 7th gen processor I didn't see many deals. All the mobos i ran into were for 8th and 9th gen chips.

[Fasauceome]

21 minutes ago, Zeet said:

No sale so got it for $159. During Black Friday Weekend - i was looking for any deals but since I have a 7th gen processor I didn't see many deals. All the mobos i ran into were for 8th and 9th gen chips.

Ouch, always best to buy last gen Intel hardware used fyi

[Zeet]

12 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

Ouch, always best to buy last gen Intel hardware used fyi

Learning curve! I'll keep that in mind when I decide to start upgrading my build again but think this will last me a good amount of time

 

[Whiro]

Just quick question, did you mount your cpu cooler opposite direction?? Looks like fan on cpu cooler is blowing air inside of the case

[Zeet]

Nope! CPU cooler fan is blowing away from the Heatsink, straight into the rear exhaust fan. The Angle and IO Covering makes the perspective look weird.