...BEHOLD!!!

[CaptainSav916]

Hey there.... Please go easy on me... Basically this is my situation. About 4-5 years ago I fell heavy for wanting to build a PC and began buying my parts one at a time. I did what I call a promo build. Basically I would browse my local electronic outlet for killer deals on components. What happened was I bought a few components and that was as good as it got for me before I had financial difficulties. Earlier this year I had purchased an i5- 3570k only to find out that the place I had bought it from had kept a dead CPU stocked and didn't have a description on it being dead when I bought it. After returning it and browsing for a new 3570k I had come face to face with reality, that the new boxed ones run upward about 400-500 which was way out of my range. Destined to get my first build completed as soon as I possibly could, I decided last week to pack up my MSI G43-Z77A and get something newer that would be compatible with the components I already had. I appreciate you reading this far. I would like some feedback and pointers on how I could improve my cable management and fan optimization. This is not a full size tower so getting everything out of sight was the second hardest thing next to teaching myself how to build a pc in the first place... Any other tips or comments is highly appreciated. I am going to upgrade my GPU sometime after X-Mas. One question I have is do you guys think the electrical tape over the JPF1/2 wires is tacky?

 

Thanks again- Alex

 

Old MB, MSI G43 Z77A... Was going for a Blue/ Black/ White build.

 

New

MSI 990FXA Gaming

AMD FX 9590

MSI R7 250 OC

16 GB PATRIOT VIPER 3 1866MHZ DDR3

PATRIOT BLAST 120GB SSD

SEAGATE 4TB HYBRID

LEPA AQUACHANGER 120 CLOSED LOOP

ENERMAX REVOLUTION T't II 550W SEMI-MODULAR

HP 1265 CD/DVD-RW

WINDOWS 10 PRO 64-BIT

MSI NIGHTHAWK MIDTOWER CASE

 

Other accessories and case mods

LOGYSIS LED STRIP RED

ENERMAX TWISTERSTORM 120MM

RAIDMAX WHITE 24-PIN POWER EXTENSION

RAIDMAX BLUE 3-PIN FAN EXTENSION

RAIDMAX BLUE 8-PIN EXTENSION

RAIDMAX BLUE MOLEX TO 3X SATAS

I ALSO HARDWIRED AN LED STRIP INTO A MOLEX PLUG AND

PLACED IT BEHIND THE FRONT USB/ AUX PANEL TO ILLUMINATE AROUND THE PORTS. I THINK I AM DIGGING THE RED/BLUE/WHITE/BLACKS

 

 

 

[TheRandomness]

Sorry to burst your bubble.. but you know the CPU that would've been in your old build would probably be more powerful than the 9590?

[Mi26]

Sad to say the AMD CPU isn't more powerful than anything from the sandy bridge and above 

[CaptainSav916]

I'm aware. The decision was made off of the fact that I can get something up to date on the features. 1155 sockets are a thing of the past I suppose. It just made more sense to me to buy a CPU, Mobo, and OS for the same price rather than forking out almost 500 bucks for something that I've been hoarding for days on end.

[CaptainSav916]

 

if you can find me an ivy bridge @ 22nm for this motherboard for under what I make in a paycheck I would like you to show me the ways.

[Mi26]

1 hour ago, CaptainSav916 said:

 

if you can find me an ivy bridge @ 22nm for this motherboard for under what I make in a paycheck I would like you to show me the ways.

So the old motherboard u manage to sold it away?

[CaptainSav916]

19 hours ago, Mi26 said:

So the old motherboard u manage to sold it away?

Not yet. I am debating if I am going to sell it or if I want to keep it and build a cheaper PC for a workstation.

[Sir Asvald]

15 hours ago, CaptainSav916 said:

Not yet. I am debating if I am going to sell it or if I want to keep it and build a cheaper PC for a workstation.

Why in the world did you get an AMD system? Sorry If I seem to aggressive, but that's the bad thing ever. There is no upgrade path whatsoever. You could've gone with a Haswell build. Still good enough for gaming and workloads.

[CaptainSav916]

On ‎10‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 2:42 PM, Abdul201588 said:

Why in the world did you get an AMD system? Sorry If I seem to aggressive, but that's the bad thing ever. There is no upgrade path whatsoever. You could've gone with a Haswell build. Still good enough for gaming and workloads.

I'm living in the moment I guess. With the deal I got on the best AM3+ they have to offer, can you blame me? I'm pretty sure my computer is flying pretty damn fast, maybe even faster than yours.