First Time Build in 650D :)

[Sebby]

Hello everyone

Just finished my 650D rig and am pretty happy with how it turned out. This is my first build so any comments, thoughts and suggestions are appriciated

The specs:

Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D

CPUI: i7 2600k @ 4.2 ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD5

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16gb

Power Supply: Corsair AX850 PSU

Graphics Cards: Crossfire Gigabyte HD 6850

Sound Card: ASUS Xonar Essence ST (sounds amazing with Sennheiser HD 598s)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Axp-140

Optical Drives: Pioneer DVR-219L and Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-Ray (Front of em is a plain black so doesnt look that bad)

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB and some old Hitachi 1TB drive

Fan Controller: AeroCool V12XT (Didnt really like the reflective screen, but it controls fans well so I put it inside the case)

Fans: Changed out the stock fans and put in a Spectre Pro 200mm in the front, 2 x 140mm in the top and a 120 Spectre Blue Led in the back. Got some nice Bitfenix Alchemy cables as well

Mouse: Razer Imperator and Goliathus mouse mat

Keyboard: Corsair K90

Speakers: Corsair SP2500

Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 2m Blue

Here are some photos, hope you guys like it

 

[AndyMosh]

Looks pretty tidy inside man well done, cable management is great in Corsair cases! Definitely good for a first build dude.

Edit: Totally missed the photo with the side on haha, great job.

 

[mundivalur]

Cool and Clean

 

[PetrolHead247]

Looks like a very nice and clean rig mate, nice one

 

[poynter]

How have you fitted the HDD cage with the Spectre pro in the front? mine cant seem to fit. Really nice tidy rig mate just not keen on the stickers but that's just me.

 

[Sebby]

Looks pretty tidy inside man well done, cable management is great in Corsair cases! Definitely good for a first build dude.

Edit: Totally missed the photo with the side on haha, great job.

cheers

yeah was pretty easy getting all the cables neat in this case, even with all the bitfenix extension.

 

[AndyMosh]

How have you fitted the HDD cage with the Spectre pro in the front? mine cant seem to fit. Really nice tidy rig mate just not keen on the stickers but that's just me.

I'd also like to know this as I think it's the same with the 600t.

 

[Sebby]

How have you fitted the HDD cage with the Spectre pro in the front? mine cant seem to fit. Really nice tidy rig mate just not keen on the stickers but that's just me.

thanks

I just took the HDD cage out, the front panel off and used screws not those anti-vibration things to mount it and then put everyting back. The HDD cage is touching the fan but there isnt any noise from vibration or anything. The spectre pro works much better than the stock fan.

 

[poynter]

I'd also like to know this as I think it's the same with the 600t.

My thoughts exactly

 

[AndyMosh]

My thoughts:

Indeed I am. I am, therefore I know.

The spectre pro is 25mm thick so it's just 5mm thicker than stock but moves way more air, probably get one for my build, thanks for letting us know.

Edit: Corrected myself.

 

[Sebby]

Indeed I am. I am, therefore I know.

The spectre pro is 20mm thick so I guess that works, might buy one and try it out, people have said the Corsair front fan is a bit rubbish.

the spectre pro is 25mm thick so thats why its a close fit. yeah it was rubbish, loud and pushed barely any air. The corsair fan is 20mm thick which leaves a bit of a gap between the fan and the HDD cage, whereas the spectre pro touches the cage

 

[AndyMosh]

the spectre pro is 25mm thick so thats why its a close fit. yeah it was rubbish, loud and pushed barely any air. The corsair fan is 20mm thick which leaves a bit of a gap between the fan and the HDD cage, whereas the spectre pro touches the cage

Yeah got mixed up between the normal Spectre and Spectre Pro, edited my original post, I might end up moving the hard drive cage to the left next to the PSU just to make sure, we'll see

nice work though man, got any temps on your OC?

 

[Sebby]

Yeah got mixed up between the normal Spectre and Spectre Pro, edited my original post, I might end up moving the hard drive cage to the left next to the PSU just to make sure, we'll see

nice work though man, got any temps on your OC?

Yeah you could move it if you have trouble getting it in or if there is noise and its definately worth having that spectre pro there. cheers mate

yeah keeps below 35 on idle and never goes above 70 with prime95 and thats on a hot Australian day without air con

so the low profile cooler does an awesome job haha

 

[SEBAR]

Very nice setup you got there. The 650D is one of my favorite cases currently on the market.

 

[tharionos]

the pictures are brlliant , ur cable management is brilliant , as a first timer myself uve totally whiped me off the planet

dammet now ime tempted to get nzxt stuff myself

, out of money so perhaps another time

Big bravos to u m8 !

 

[yassarikhan786]

Really awesome job on the rig mate. The AX PSU's have lovely braided cables to begin with, but with the addition of the extensions it looks superb

. Fantastic cable management and a stellar first build. Much better than my attempt, although with some braided extensions I could improve the looks. I've not posted pictures of my rig because I don't like how it looks with the multi-coloured cables.

 

[poynter]

Really awesome job on the rig mate. The AX PSU's have lovely braided cables to begin with, but with the addition of the extensions it looks superb

. Fantastic cable management and a stellar first build. Much better than my attempt, although with some braided extensions I could improve the looks. I've not posted pictures of my rig because I don't like how it looks with the multi-coloured cables.

Get it up on here mate all rigs are great a few coloured cables ain't bad.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Get it up on here mate all rigs are great a few coloured cables ain't bad.

I will do soon.....

 

[xCeased]

Tidy Rig! Nice!

 

[poynter]

I will do soon.....

Nice one BRUVVA!