Hi All,
Some of you may remember my last build (Project Up) in which I built a rig in a Fractal Design Node 804 case. Well, after posting a picture of that build up on their Facebook group I had some discussion with them and they offered to supply a case for my planned M-ITX build; a Node 304 in black. Thanks Fractal!!
What will the machine be used for?
My son (hence JuniorNerd Project Log name) is increasingly using my main rig to play FSX (he is a huge aviation fan) and I wanted to put something together that would be relatively future proof, that would also be able to handle FSX at 1440p.
Current Planned Specs
Case - Fractal Design Node 304 *donated
CPU - i5 4690K
MOBO - MSI Z97i Gaming ACK *bought
GFX - Asus GTX 780 *bought
PSU - Silverstone SFX 600W *bought
RAM - Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz *bought
Storage - Crucial MX200 M.2 500GB *bought
I am still considering a cooler for the CPU but am considering a Noctua nh-d15 and nh-d14 (with a consideration of running the cooler minus fans).
Update/unboxing pics of the case, motherboard, GFX card and RAM will follow shortly.
Thanks all!
Mullet.
Some of you may remember my last build (Project Up) in which I built a rig in a Fractal Design Node 804 case. Well, after posting a picture of that build up on their Facebook group I had some discussion with them and they offered to supply a case for my planned M-ITX build; a Node 304 in black. Thanks Fractal!!

What will the machine be used for?
My son (hence JuniorNerd Project Log name) is increasingly using my main rig to play FSX (he is a huge aviation fan) and I wanted to put something together that would be relatively future proof, that would also be able to handle FSX at 1440p.
Current Planned Specs
Case - Fractal Design Node 304 *donated

CPU - i5 4690K
MOBO - MSI Z97i Gaming ACK *bought
GFX - Asus GTX 780 *bought
PSU - Silverstone SFX 600W *bought
RAM - Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz *bought
Storage - Crucial MX200 M.2 500GB *bought
I am still considering a cooler for the CPU but am considering a Noctua nh-d15 and nh-d14 (with a consideration of running the cooler minus fans).
Update/unboxing pics of the case, motherboard, GFX card and RAM will follow shortly.
Thanks all!
Mullet.
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