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[GBisson]

Welcome to my build log.

 

This is the first time I build myself a desktop, after my laptop started acting up and crashing I figured the it was as good a timeas any

to ditch the gaming laptop and build a proper gaming machine, the laptop is an ASUS G73JH for those who might want to know.

 

 

Component List:

 

     -NZXT Switch 810

     -ASUS M5A99X R2.0

     -AMD FX-8350

     -Antec Kuhler H20 920

     -Kingston HyperX Black series 8GB DDR3-1600 (2x4GB)

     -Corsair HX650

     -ASUS GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU

     -ASUS PCE-N15 wireless card

     -Razer BlackWidow keyboard

     -Logitech G600 mouse

     -Sleaving was done with 550 Paracord

     -Seagate momentus 750GB 7200rpm Hybrid drive

     -Currently using a Samsung HDTV monitor, it has 5ms refresh rate and 50000:1 dynamic contrast.

       It works for me and saved me some money so I could buy some better hardware

 

I ordered all my parts from NCIX.com except for the Paracord.

 

Total running cost is approximately about $1400 after shipping and taxes.

 

 

I had her running on a box for about a week because the case had to be shipped from further away then the rest of the components. I just couldn't sit and wait for the case to come in to start playing with my new toy. I just finished getting all the sleaving done and getting everything installed in the case last night and I am pretty happy with the results. Here are some picture for you guys, hope you enjoy. :D

 

 

This is the finished product for now. This is a recent picture of my system now that I have installed some cold cathodes, 2 blue ones, one in the top and one in the bottom along with a green one in the bottom.  I also bought myself a new monitor as well. Very happy with the end result.

 

 

 

 

[Topido]

Looks great!

[mvitkun]

build looks great except for two things.

the sleeving on the power supply is coming out a bit and I feel like we weren't supposed to...."taste the rainbow",though it does make the computer more vibrant lol.

 

and the cables going out from the power supply are crossing over one another making it look a bit less neat.

 

other than that it looks awesome.

 

maybe consider flipping the power supply fan down so that the cables are closer to the cable management holes rather than the case side panel.

[ilikemacandpc]

Why not move the Kuhler 920 to the rear exhaust and move the NZXT fan to the top? 

 

Otherwise, it looks great!

[GBisson]

Thanks guys, I was definitely thinking of flipping the power supply over to clean things up a bit, might still happen. I know the sleeving is a bit messy at the power supply end, I would have opened it up and sleeved right into the power supply but, being a college student atm I would rather not void my warranty just in case, I might also build a little cover to cover up the power supply and the cables at the bottom at some point. I also cannot fit the Kuhler 920 over to the rear exhaust because of clearance issues, I had tried and there is not enough room because of the heatsinks for the chipset.

[GBisson]

Decided to flip the power supply over and its definitely much cleaner looking now.

 

[GBisson]

Finally added a picture of it with the lighting. Also decided to move the rad to the middle and flipped some of the airflow around. Also got myself a proper monitor.

 

[iSuzak]

Nice setup

[Giancarlo124]

Looks nice man.

[GBisson]

Thanks guys, really happy with how it turned out.

[J4M35]

Looks awesome mate I have that same cpu cooler in my rig, the only thing i don't like about it is its stock fans, so loud when they ramp up 

[GBisson]

Thanks.  I can definitely agree with you on that. Those fans at full RPM make a pc sound like a wind tunnel.