About to begin my first ever self build..any tips or advice?

[ZzLy]

Looks pretty good. That 2080ti is looking hella thicc doe 

[GamerBlake]

58 minutes ago, ZzLy said:

Looks pretty good. That 2080ti is looking hella thicc doe 

Because it is!  

 

Its a 2.75 slot card.  

[Ravendarat]

Im not sure if it was mentioned yet but if you got sleeved extensions than you could really make it look good. That would get rid of seeing the GPU power cable loop you have going on from one 8 pin to the next and it would let you take that big bulky 24 pin eyesore and hid it being the MB tray, would make a world of difference IMO. Over all though after looking at that picture you posted a few up Id say you did a great job with what you are working with.

[GamerBlake]

2 minutes ago, Ravendarat said:

Im not sure if it was mentioned yet but if you got sleeved extensions than you could really make it look good. That would get rid of seeing the GPU power cable loop you have going on from one 8 pin to the next and it would let you take that big bulky 24 pin eyesore and hid it being the MB tray, would make a world of difference IMO. Over all though after looking at that picture you posted a few up Id say you did a great job with what you are working with.

Ah no I just got a Corsair RM850x and used the cables it came with. No custom sleeves or anything.

 

I figured since it was a red, white and black build that having black cables wouldn’t be a big deal.

 

Plus I didn’t want to spend any money on just aesthetics and wanted to do what I could with what I got.

 

Thanks though! I think for a first build I did a good job since I didn’t have the knowledge to plan ahead and had to go with it as I went.

[Ravendarat]

Just now, GamerBlake said:

Ah no I just got a Corsair RM850x and used the cables it came with. No custom sleeves or anything.

 

I figured since it was a red, white and black build that having black cables wouldn’t be a big deal.

 

Plus I didn’t want to spend any money on just aesthetics and wanted to do what I could with what I got.

 

Thanks though! I think for a first build I did a good job since I didn’t have the knowledge to plan ahead and had to go with it as I went.

Oh I realized thats what you did, I have the same power supply so I recognized the cables  Im just saying you could buy a set of the extensions from like Asia Horse for like 30-40 bucks and it would make your life easier, but youre looking good regardless as it is

[GamerBlake]

14 minutes ago, Ravendarat said:

Oh I realized thats what you did, I have the same power supply so I recognized the cables  Im just saying you could buy a set of the extensions from like Asia Horse for like 30-40 bucks and it would make your life easier, but youre looking good regardless as it is

Thanks! I’m actually really proud of myself for building it right the first time and being able to do some decent cable management .

[GamerBlake]

Omg! I can’t believe I finally did it!  

 

I never thought I would be able to build a computer all by myself. While building it I went through so many challenges and frustrations that I was seriously feeling dejected and believed I would fail.

 

But pushing through it and figuring out how to solve my problems really gives me a sense of accomplishment in completing my build. It feels amazing!

 

I was even able to do a decent (in my opinion) cable management job!  
 

Specs:

 

MOBO: MSI MEG z390 ACE

 

CPU: i7 8700K (OC’ed @ 5.1 GHz)

 

AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm

 

GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080 Ti

 

RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 3200 MHz CL16 (OC’ed @ 3600 MHz)

 

PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold (fully modular)

STORAGE:

- 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe (boot)

- 1TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD (games)

- 1TB Samsung 860 QVO SSD (games)

- 2TB Seagate Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD (non-gaming programs)

- 1TB WD Blue 5400rpm (media/storage)

 

CASE: NZXT H510 Elite

 

Monitor: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 27” 2560x1440p 144hz 1ms

 

Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset

Webcam: Logitech C922X Prostream

 

Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma 

 

Mouse: Corsair Scimitar RGB

 

What do you guys think?  

 

[seagate_surfer]

Congratulations man! It looks too cool, I hope you enjoy it a lot.

[GamerBlake]

1 hour ago, seagate_surfer said:

Congratulations man! It looks too cool, I hope you enjoy it a lot.

Thanks bro!!  

 

It took a lot of time, sweat and head scratching just to get it built and a whole lot more to get it even decently cable managed.  

 

Now I’m too afraid to take it apart again in case I screw it up.  

[GreatnessRD]

Really nice, pimp. Congrats!

[GamerBlake]

12 hours ago, GreatnessRD said:

Really nice, pimp. Congrats!

Thanks!!  

 

It was a lot of blood (from scratching my fingers on the metal case ), sweat, and tears (of frustration), but all of that makes completing it even more satisfying.  

 

Trying to build a PC for the first time and some nice cable management is difficult.  

[GamerBlake]

19 hours ago, seagate_surfer said:

Congratulations man! It looks too cool, I hope you enjoy it a lot.

Do you work for Seagate?

Im using a Seagate Firecuda SSHD in my computer and so I’m wondering if you work for them?  

[seagate_surfer]

18 hours ago, GamerBlake said:

-to get it even decently cable managed. -

Yeah, the cable managent is what I noticed first! Well done. 

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, seagate_surfer said:

Yeah, the cable managent is what I noticed first! Well done. 

Oh wow thanks!!

 

I thought maybe I made some mistakes or didn’t do cable management very well since it was my first build so it’s nice to hear a did a good job :).

[seagate_surfer]

3 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

Do you work for Seagate?

Im using a Seagate Firecuda SSHD in my computer and so I’m wondering if you work for them?  

And yes, not necessarily for customer service or technical support. I just try to help as much as I can, sometimes I can't come and share anything with the community, but when I have the time, I share everything I can ...

[GamerBlake]

Just now, seagate_surfer said:

And yes, not necessarily for customer service or technical support. I just try to help as much as I can, sometimes I can't come and share anything with the community, but when I have the time, I share everything I can ...

Oh cool!

I don’t need customer support or tech support or anything like that. I just have a question about the specs of a product I bought.

 

I’m wondering if you happen to know what the cache size of this Seagate 2TB Firecuda is?  

 

I bought it from Amazon and it shows it’s 7200rpm but doesn’t show the cache size.

[seagate_surfer]

It shows 64 MB (64,768 kb) in both the data sheet and the user manual: https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/firecuda/#3-5-inch-specs

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, seagate_surfer said:

It shows 64 MB (64,768 kb) in both the data sheet and the user manual: https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/firecuda/#3-5-inch-specs

Oh ok thanks!  

 

I think I accidentally threw the manual away when I threw the box away. 

I appreciate your help!  

[TrainFan475]

That looks amazing! Congratulations.

[GamerBlake]

2 hours ago, TrainFan2020 said:

That looks amazing! Congratulations.

Thanks!!  

 

I think I did pretty good for a first build.  

[Tobleh]

Whew boy that's a beast of a first build!! You did an awesome job, looks rad as hell!

[TrainFan475]

There's fans on the radiator, right? Out of sight in the photos?

[GamerBlake]

8 hours ago, TrainFan2020 said:

There's fans on the radiator, right? Out of sight in the photos?

Yup! Theyre on the other side towards the front of the case.  

 

But I installed them like this.

[GamerBlake]

8 hours ago, Tobleh said:

Whew boy that's a beast of a first build!! You did an awesome job, looks rad as hell!

Thanks! I appreciate it.  

 

It took a lot longer than I thought and I was pulling my hair out at some points but I got there in the end.

[seagate_surfer]

On 2/4/2020 at 6:06 PM, GamerBlake said:

Oh ok thanks!  

 

I think I accidentally threw the manual away when I threw the box away. 

I appreciate your help!  

 Ok, no problems! Everything is on the internet anyways. For the firmware update you can use the following link, it is not mandatory, but if you want to check for if there are updates for that unit, you can do it from here:
https://apps1.seagate.com/downloads/request.html