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deceit

glynf wrote: »

^^beat me to it:)

The PCI cables are usually the ones that need to be extended, maybe the 8 pin EPS.

You can get tasty looking sleeved cables for less than 10 euros now, and you can hide the PSU cables behind the M.board tray.

To be honest I would prefer to pay the 20 euro extra and just get them in full warranty in my name.

..Brian..

Yeay, the post man was good to me yesterday! This was my first build so very happy with the outcome. Cable management was a pain but think it turned out ok. Wanna get some BitFenix sleeved cables for the 24 pin power and PCIe power and maybe a blue led to chav things up a bit

NZXT Phantom 410
i5-3670k
Corsair H100
Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
Sapphire HD 7850
8 gig G.Skill Ripjaws
64gb Crucial M4
XFX Pro 750w

After a bit of drama she's up and running like a beaut now. Gonna get stuck into overclocking the CPU and GPU and she whats she's really made of next

uncle_sam_ie

Nice cable management m8. Looks really good.

Tea_Bag

love the oblig cat pic. I gotta get me one :pac:

downwithpeace

That machine will purr...I know, get out.

Calibos

I bet you're feline great that the build turned out so well.....



So what was the little fella after? A Logitech G500 ??

Tea_Bag

Calibos wrote: »

I bet you're feline great that the build turned out so well.....



So what was the little fella after? A Logitech G500 ??

that was catastrophic.

glynf

Previous MSI board dead due to failed BIOS updates. It wasn't my fault for once, and got refund so all's well:)

I went with a Sabertooth Z77 instead. Have not overclocked anything yet, some amount of BIOS options though. The bundled software is surprisingly good too and it looks the business.

Eboggles

@Glynf nice build!
What are the specs?

glynf

Ty.

Silverstone FT02
Asus Sabertooth Z77
I5 2500k
Corsair H80
8GB G.Skill DDR3 Ripjaws
HD 7970 3GB xfire
Crucial M4 128GB
Corsair AX850 PSU
3 x SA950D's eyefinity portrait

Griffin87

looks great. any chance we can get a look at the screens ?

glynf

Griffin87 wrote: »

looks great. any chance we can get a look at the screens ?

Go to page 73/4 of this thread, on phone so can't link

Digy123

..Brian.. wrote: »

Yeay, the post man was good to me yesterday! This was my first build so very happy with the outcome. Cable management was a pain but think it turned out ok. Wanna get some BitFenix sleeved cables for the 24 pin power and PCIe power and maybe a blue led to chav things up a bit

NZXT Phantom 410
i5-3670k
Corsair H100
Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
Sapphire HD 7850
8 gig G.Skill Ripjaws
64gb Crucial M4
XFX Pro 750w

After a bit of drama she's up and running like a beaut now. Gonna get stuck into overclocking the CPU and GPU and she whats she's really made of next

For your First build the cable management really is Awesome,Very nice job man.

..Brian..

thanks man, wasn't really that hard, just time consuming. Plan on getting some sleeved cables in a week or two so will most likely have to take it apart and do it again! :eek:

FlyingIrishMan

Where is the water cooling radiator?
I see the pipes leading up to above the CPU, but I didn't think the Phantom would be able to have a radiator there.

..Brian..

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Where is the water cooling radiator?
I see the pipes leading up to above the CPU, but I didn't think the Phantom would be able to have a radiator there.

Yea it's up top. 240mm rad fits in up top no prob


:EDIT: fans are on the inside and rad is on the outside tho. Also cant fit push pull

Procrastastudy

glynf wrote: »

Previous MSI board dead due to failed BIOS updates. It wasn't my fault for once, and got refund so all's well:)

I went with a Sabertooth Z77 instead. Have not overclocked anything yet, some amount of BIOS options though. The bundled software is surprisingly good too and it looks the business.

Very sexy mainboard! Have to admit I hated AISuite - whay can't I full screen the apps silly ASUS

tylercollins

My setup at home, using a HP Computer at the minute but want to build one but no idea where to start!!

2 23" LG Flatron Screens there, Wacom Bamboo etc etc

IrishMetalhead

if you have no idea where to start why not ask us for help?

tylercollins

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

if you have no idea where to start why not ask us for help?

That's probably a good idea haha

Where do I get that template for what I'm looking for?

IrishMetalhead

well i can see that you started a thread a year ago so why not start another one with the same questionnaire:

1. What is your budget?

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

3. Do you need a copy of Windows?

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?

5. Do you need a monitor?

5a. If yes, what size do you need?

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future?

6. Do you need any of these peripherals?

7. Are you willing to try overclocking?

8. How can you pay?

9. When are you purchasing?

10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

tylercollins

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

well i can see that you started a thread a year ago so why not start another one with the same questionnaire:

1. What is your budget?

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

3. Do you need a copy of Windows?

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?

5. Do you need a monitor?

5a. If yes, what size do you need?

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future?

6. Do you need any of these peripherals?

7. Are you willing to try overclocking?

8. How can you pay?

9. When are you purchasing?

10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

How did you find that? I was looking to see where that thread was but couldn't find it!

I'll make another post now

deconduo

tylercollins wrote: »

How did you find that? I was looking to see where that thread was but couldn't find it!

I'll make another post now

Its in my sig if you need it, and there's also a link to it in one of the stickies.

sosmyface

Havent been to this thread in weeks and here is my reason why.
Really happy with it, its working perfectly and I got all my advice from this forum so thanks alot - great help and support here.
Its a pretty modest machine compared to what I see here but it more than meets my needs. Next build I go for an o/c version

• Silverstone SST-TJ08E
• ASUS P8H77-M
• 8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance
• Intel Core i5-3550 Box
• 120gb Crucial M4
• Super-Flower SF450P14XE Golden Green Pro 80plus gold
• Sapphire HD 7850
• Dell UltraSharp U2312HM

54kroc

Very nice machine sosmyface, well done.

uncle_sam_ie

Yeah, nice job. I like the case you picked:)

sosmyface

Thanks Uncle Sam, you actually contributed alot to my build so big thanks to you. I was gonna go with the fractal mini case but after I emailed I realised it wouldnt fit in the compartment as they said the feet were not included in the measurements :rolleyes:
Im really happy with the silverstone:)

..Brian..

I was just about to say, it looks like your desk was made for that case! Looks great!

dwighet

is that mug half empty or half full?

White_Wolf

sosmyface wrote: »

Havent been to this thread in weeks and here is my reason why.
Really happy with it, its working perfectly and I got all my advice from this forum so thanks alot - great help and support here.
Its a pretty modest machine compared to what I see here but it more than meets my needs. Next build I go for an o/c version

• Silverstone SST-TJ08E
• ASUS P8H77-M
• 8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance
• Intel Core i5-3550 Box
• 120gb Crucial M4
• Super-Flower SF450P14XE Golden Green Pro 80plus gold
• Sapphire HD 7850
• Dell UltraSharp U2312HM

One of your ram modules is in the wrong slot, or does that matter anymore?