Project "Bees Knees"

[GuyMadeOfBees]

This is my first personal computer build.

 

Has nothing to do with Bees or their Knees. I wanted a whitty title.

Also Fixed it thanks to ANUPLUCIFERGAMER for helping me correct the spoiler.

 

 

This was a lot harder than I thought, and after the trials and tribulations, I am happy with what I built.

 

I had a budget of $1500 USD but it ended up being around $1300.

Here's the Parts List:
Case: Phantom 410
CPU: Itel Core i5-3570k Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH
RAM:Kingston HyperX XMP 10th Anniversary Series 16GB (4 X 4GB)
Video Card: MSI R7950 3GD5 BE Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit
Fans: Silverstone Air Penetrator AP122 120mm Case Fan (Two in front, One in back)
Power Supply: SeaSonic SS-750KM3
Cooling: Linus's Head, A.K.A. Noctua NH-D14

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB

HD: WD Velociraptor 500GB Drive... For games.

 

Here's the finished product.

 

Sorry, I do not have any pictures of the process, but I can take more pictures of the internal components and answer any questions concerning it.

[WildTurtle]

Its neat, not a fan of ribbon PCI-E connectors though.

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

that isn't the way to use spoiler!! it's this 

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[Overl0rd]

Nice build! Good lookin' colour scheme. Your power supply is waaay overkill though...

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

will you be doing only gaming in this machine?

[GuyMadeOfBees]

will you be doing only gaming in this machine?

For the most part. I was thinking of designing video games on it, but for the moment, I'm just using it for gaming.

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

good cable management done! i've never seen it so.. clean! even my system is horrible with cables.huh!

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

For the most part. I was thinking of designing video games on it, but for the moment, I'm just using it for gaming.

you could have put at least 750gb hdd in it.

[virusal19]

Looks good, would've liked to see the 24pin cable running behind the case though, still looks clean.

[Swindless]

Very nice and clean looking build, I love the white case.

[WoodenMarker]

Looks very nice.

Part of me wished you used a NZXT Havik instead: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005869XYK/?tag=pcpapi-20

[Jz1]

For your CPU Cooler, I think you should put a fan on the right side of the CPU cooler to get some even better cooling.

I think you went a little overload with the exhaust fans on the CPU cooler.

[Exlr8]

For your CPU Cooler, I think you should put a fan on the right side of the CPU cooler to get some even better cooling.

I think you went a little overload with the exhaust fans on the CPU cooler.

He can't do that because the ram is in the way

[GuyMadeOfBees]

For your CPU Cooler, I think you should put a fan on the right side of the CPU cooler to get some even better cooling.

I think you went a little overload with the exhaust fans on the CPU cooler.

There was room for the fans on the CPU cooler to be on the right side, but the choice was made to have the fans pull air through the cooler, rather than push. My thoughts were that the amount of dust that would get stuck in the radiator fins would be less. Is this not true?

[Worth]

Very clean build!