First Build!

[Rian]

Hi guys! I just completed this build yesterday! 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $255.00) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $46.00) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $214.00) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (Purchased For $96.00) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $121.00) 

Video Card: KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 2GB EXOC Video Card  (Purchased For $219.00) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $142.00) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $87.00) 

Total: $1180.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-11 11:17 EDT-0400

 

This PC is primarily for light gaming (dota and COD is the only games I play for now) and audio production.

Really EASY to build in the air 540, it's huge and super spacious. There's no where you can't reach, really.

Everything works perfectly except for the cpu, I was told that it's this "silicon lottery" thing that I got.

I ran my 6600k @ 4.3Ghz with 1.35V and it still crashes while running stress within the 10 minutes mark. Really disappointing but the temperature only peaks out at 60 degrees C max while stress testing with the Hyper 212X.

As of right now, I'm only able to run it stable @ 4.2Ghz with 1.275V.

Ram did really well, with enough voltage I was able to run it at 3000Mhz but I wasn't very sure if it's stable to run for long so I just used xmp and ran it at the stock 2666Mhz.

Originally I was going for the 6700K but it was out of stock EVEYWHERE in my city so yeah went with the 6600K instead.

I have planned to add a HDD and a external sound card the next month when money is available.

 

Here's some pictures, sorry for the bad quality in advance as I was using my phone for it and I my living room have very dim lights.

 

Personally looking at all this parts before building it is the best feeling I get all along.

 

 

MOAR SPACE FOR CABLES

 

Sexy PSU

 

Some shots inside the case.

 

Favorite

 

 Some overviews

 

And finally...

 

 

Will change all the stock fans as soon as possible but I have some questions, for maximum airflow should I go with 2x 140 fans or 3x 120 fans? Also, what should I do with the top vents? Exhaust or should I just leave it? Note that they did not include any dust filters for the top.

 

Aesthetic wise, I'm thinking of buying custom white cables and putting a stripe of white leds on the top. Anymore suggestions on how I can make it look better? Looks pretty "empty" and "lifeless" to me now. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Looks nice. I love the Leadex PSUs, shame it's hidden in the back compartment. 

 

The only thing I don't like in here is the board. MSI really skimped on the quality of the Krait boards with Z170. 

 

EDIT: Also, front should be intake, top should be exhaust. You don't need filters for exhaust, and most cases are designed to have the air flowing that way. I'd have 2x140mm fans for airflow, it would be quieter than 3x 120mm

[Rian]

Looks nice. I love the Leadex PSUs, shame it's hidden in the back compartment. 

 

The only thing I don't like in here is the board. MSI really skimped on the quality of the Krait boards with Z170. 

 

EDIT: Also, front should be intake, top should be exhaust. You don't need filters for exhaust, and most cases are designed to have the air flowing that way. I'd have 2x140mm fans for airflow, it would be quieter than 3x 120mm

 

Since z97 the Krait series aren't very high quality to begin with but I really wished that the series would get better treatment the next round as I really love their colour scheme

[Rian]

EDIT: Also, front should be intake, top should be exhaust. You don't need filters for exhaust, and most cases are designed to have the air flowing that way. I'd have 2x140mm fans for airflow, it would be quieter than 3x 120mm

 

Wouldn't it be negative air pressure if I have 3 exhaust and only 2 intakes? Sorry I'm a noob at this fans thing...

[Oshino Shinobu]

Wouldn't it be negative air pressure if I have 3 exhaust and only 2 intakes? Sorry I'm a noob at this fans thing...

Depends on the size of the fans. If you had something like two 140mm in the front and 2 120mm in the top, it would be positive air pressure, which is what you want. 

[Rian]

Depends on the size of the fans. If you had something like two 140mm in the front and 2 120mm in the top, it would be positive air pressure, which is what you want. 

 

True! What about the 140 I'm having at the back of the case? Should I set it to really low rpm or just remove it  :huh:

[Oshino Shinobu]

True! What about the 140 I'm having at the back of the case? Should I set it to really low rpm or just remove it  :huh:

You could have it at low RPM, or move it to the other compartment to get air flowing through there. I'm not sure what the mounting options are like for the other side though.

[Rian]

You could have it at low RPM, or move it to the other compartment to get air flowing through there. I'm not sure what the mounting options are like for the other side though.

 

Alright I think I should just set it to the lowest rpm available, that should do the job! Thanks very much!

[Croum]

Pretty good rig for gaming, I think the GPU needs to get upgraded if you consider playing more AAA games.

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[Rian]

Pretty good rig for gaming, I think the GPU needs to get upgraded if you consider playing more AAA games.

Oh, and remember:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 OF COURSE !