[BuildLog] microATXACK

Phenakism

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microATXACK

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Hello everyone!

Thought I'd fire one of these up since I will be doing a small build for my main rig in the house. This is the first thread I have ever created for a PC build log, hope it turns out okay :-)

So, onto the PC itself. I opted for mATX because of space and also because they are cool! Going for the i5 too, its powerful, yet not greedy on power. I had always been an AMD fan boy after the P3 foot warming days, but I have been swayed!

I originally ordered the Gene mobo but realised I hated Realtek haha Sent that back and ordered the Sniper M5. Now I'm struggling for colour coordination, doh! Lovely looking board though, it's a beaut.

You may also notice 3 cases. I'm very indecisive at the moment :-] Love the Parvum immensely but the open nature is a concern for noise levels, Node 804 has so many options that it is almost a must and the Corsair 350D is sleek and traditional with modern features. Hmmmmmmmm so many options :confused: UPDATE: I chose the 350D!​


CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K 4th Gen Haswell
Cooling: Corsair H100i AIO CPU Water Cooling (I think? lol)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 4GB (I'm not entirely sure what GPU I want, this is more of a placeholder)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 2x4GB c/Black, 2x4GB c/Green (in alternating slots)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1x250GB, Western Digital Caviar Black 2x2000GB
Case: Corsair 350D
Power: SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Modular
Optical Drive: ?
Wifi Network Card: TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)

These are the items already purchased before this thread was made:
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I'm totally open to suggestions on this build :-) Not got lots of funds at the moment, so it could end up being a bit of a lengthy process, but the aim is to get a fully functional system sooner rather than later!

All feedback is welcome!


( = Purchased!)
 
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Yes sir!

I'll get a few pics of the items I have this evening. Didn't think too much about pics this stage, maybe I should have lol

Update: didn't have time to upload pics last night, so they will come sometime today.
Also bought an LG GH24NSB0 DVD-RW, now awaiting the delivery :) same for the case.

The pics below are not the best, didn't have the compact camera to hand at the time.

The Motherboard
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RAM goodness
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SSD (I may get another of these, so cheap)
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Last but not least, the i5
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More to come when the case is delivered! :)

Fixing pics now^^
 
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