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

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

All feedback is welcome!
(✓ = Purchased!)
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