My aria prize rig

UkGouki

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hi all posting this just to make a start on my project log for my prize rig most parts of it will be coming from aria.

i will post pictures of it from start to finish once i get all the parts together im estimating approx 28 days from today hopefully will be complete :D

ok down to the nitty gritty :D

Case: will now be a bitfenix shinobi mid tower black usb 3 with window.

my wife is buying me this from special tech via amazon she chose it because it matches her wallpaper and floor rug :D

Motherboard: stock dependant at time of purchase from aria should be an msi z77 g45 full atx if no stock will be a gigabyte d3h or asus p8vz77-v lx

Cpu: core i5 3570k

Ram: again stock dependant but should either be corsair vengance blue or mushkin blackline frostbyte

Gpu: this is set in stone :D V3x3d black edition 7870LE

SSD: again set in stone samsung 840 120GB

HDD: Storage will be coming from my current rig 1x 1tb seagate and 1x 750gb samsung

Psu: from my current rig is a thermaltake 750w toughpower when i got this psu it was rated 80+ gold and it has never let me down.

i will eventually buy a new psu as i want a modular one i just wont have the funds after paying for a new case + ssd. so it will have to wait a few months but the psu ill be getting is a corsair hx650 :D

cpu cooler will be stock unless i can get a backplate for my true there sold out on amazon and frozencpu no longer stocks them and i cant even find it on ebay this is the part i will need Thermalright Socket 1156 Bolt-Thru-Kit Rev.B

so until my next post in here which will contain pictures im gonna leave this as it is thanks for reading :D
 
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case ordered i have to allow upto 5 days for delivery so hopefully by the time the case is here aria will have emailed me my prize details etc :D
 
news! my shinobi germany edition is out for delivery hopefully should have it tomorrow morning will post pics now just have to wait for aria to tell me my voucher is on my account etc.

then can get the rig up and running if my case gets here in the morning ill mount the psu and start working on cable management with an old mobo as a reference point :D
 
white led light strip in the post xD more news i should have all my parts by the 20th of February big big thanks to josh tom and all the other staff at OC3D and tom @ aria for sorting everything and giving me a date :D
 
I checked over here in the US for that cooler retention set-up and three guys I talked to on the phone said they wish they could get them. They get calls all the time for them. I checked my local shops too and nobody has one laying around.

Looking forward to seeing your pics when the stuff starts coming in.
 
I checked over here in the US for that cooler retention set-up and three guys I talked to on the phone said they wish they could get them. They get calls all the time for them. I checked my local shops too and nobody has one laying around.

Looking forward to seeing your pics when the stuff starts coming in.


yeah used to be able to get them over here from special tech and frozencpu but they both no longer stock them cant even get it direct through thermalright even though its still on there website i called and asked...

oh another delivery today got my optical drive and stealth bay cover from bitfenix. 23inch acer passive 3d monitor which i managed to break the only pair of glasses that came with it question about that in the monitor section... tomorrow ill have my white led strip light :D

hopefully next week ill have my big box of goodness from aria but they did say can take upto the 18th to activate on my account xD
 
update 1st pic of goodies still waiting on aria but this came >>



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things done

led strip installed, dvd rom & stealth bay installed, im currently using the psu in my pc so couldnt install that im also using the monitor xD

things to do

order motherboard cpu ram gpu and ssd from aria
order plexiglass from plastic's uk
fix my jigsaw...
 
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Doing a happy dance, got to see some hardware! I really like to see pictures, have I mentioned I really like to see pictures? I really really do like to see pictures. :drool:
 
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