Phenakism
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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
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)
(✓ = Purchased!)
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
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:
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!
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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