My first PC build (budget with some easy mods)

[becko77]

This is my first build, went the budget route. But I was able to make some easy mods that made a ton of difference. I nicknamed it "Blackbird"

 

Specs-

Processer - Intel i3-6100

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper T4

Case - Cooler Master N200

Memory - Team Elite 2x8GB (16GB total)

Storage - Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD

            - Kingston Digital  120GB SSD

Motherboard - MSI B150M Mortar Micro ATX

GPU - Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB

Powersupply - Rosewill ARC-M550 550W

 

I started with the Cooler Master N200 mATX case and modded the items below

  -Made a custom side window cut out, and added a piece of plexi

  -Added an aftermarket RGB led light kit 
  -Took out the 2.5" bay and the 3.5" bay (I had to drill out a couple rivets to do this) 
  -Cut a slot in the frame near the top of the MOBO to route the 8 pin power connector.

 

I also painted the top of the Hyper T4 cooler and the heat spreaders on the memory black. As well as adding a black sleeved 24 pin extension cable.

[toastythomas]

Dude. This is very, very nice. I love the custom budget direction you went here. This is Grade AAA. 

[Thinkfreely]

Great job

[Agris]

Nice man ! 

[paps511]

6100 is no joke! and the 1050Ti is pretty decent too!

[HylianLink]

Sick first build, good job man!

[MrDavid]

I love that you added that 24 pin extension, a few bucks but really make a difference in the appearance!

[becko77]

32 minutes ago, paps511 said:

6100 is no joke! and the 1050Ti is pretty decent too!

Thanks. Great work computer and great gaming on medium settings 1920x1080. Gets the job done and then some.

[TomR]

3 hours ago, becko77 said:

This is my first build, went the budget route. But I was able to make some easy mods that made a ton of difference. I nicknamed it "Blackbird"

 

Specs-

Processer - Intel i3-6100

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper T4

Case - Cooler Master N200

Memory - Team Elite 2x8GB (16GB total)

Storage - Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD

            - Kingston Digital  120GB SSD

Motherboard - MSI B150M Mortar Micro ATX

GPU - Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB

Powersupply - Rosewill ARC-M550 550W

 

I started with the Cooler Master N200 mATX case and modded the items below

  -Made a custom side window cut out, and added a piece of plexi

  -Added an aftermarket RGB led light kit 
  -Took out the 2.5" bay and the 3.5" bay (I had to drill out a couple rivets to do this) 
  -Cut a slot in the frame near the top of the MOBO to route the 8 pin power connector.

 

I also painted the top of the Hyper T4 cooler and the heat spreaders on the memory black. As well as adding a black sleeved 24 pin extension cable.

Hands down one of the cleanest first builds I've ever seen.

[becko77]

In case you have not seen it, here are some stock photos of the case. 

[becko77]

I also removed every sticker that I could see. 

[MrDavid]

I didn't even notice that the window was custom, it turned out so well that I thought it came like that! Funny thing is, I built my aunt's computer in this case.