rawdatamatt
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So, after a year or so of planning/saving ive finally ordered my parts that should be delivered tomorrow. Parts list and reasons for purchase can be seen below!
Case - NZXT h440
Not into space ship style cases, nice simple minimal design was what I wanted. Was going to get the define R4 then I saw this. No brainer really!
CPU - i5-4690k
mainly for performance to price ratio. An i7 build would have caused bigger arguments with the missus when she asked how much it all cost!
CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken x61
There was no bloody way I was hanging a massive air cooler off the mobo. Got this as I like the rgb logo, slim radiator profile and tests/reviews are mainly positive. Slight concern over people reporting the pump noise at low rpm but we'll see how it goes.
Motherboard - Asus sabertooth mark s
Difficult decision to get this. Yes I probably could have got a board with more features for the price but I had to stay true to my principle of aesthetics leading the way with this build. Since opening it up I'm glad I've got it, it's a work of art the White PCB is very nice and it certainly has an exclusivity factor(if only seen 2 builds using it!)
RAM - avexir 8x2gb sabranco edition 2400mhz
Originally I planned on 2x4gb vengeance LP in White but then I saw these and thought got to have them regardless of price fortunately they were on sale £120 - bargain! 16gb fast look amazing and have leds that pulse! Then the price went upto £140 as i delayed my purchase for 1day too long. Fortunately over clockers refunded me shipping so I tip my hat to them.
Storage
SSD - Samsung 250gb 840evo
Put my OS on it, looks nice job done
HDD - Seagate barracuda 2tb
Won't be storing much on this so think this is adequate.
GPU - Galax GTX970 hall of fame edition
I decided on a 970 from the start then it was a case of finding the right one. Endless nights watching/reading reviews of the Strix/g1 gaming then this comes aslong wow amazing it looks great! Had to spend a bit more to keep aesthetics same but it's well worth it
PSU - super flower leadex 750v in White.
Now this was a headache. I'd decided on a corsair rm650. Found a reason not to like it. Decided on an EVGA Supernova. Same result. Ok last one Xfx xtr edition. Meh found this its White with good reviews. want to get full custom White braided cables eventually but extensions will go for now. hopefully the 750w should give me 90% efficiency at 50% load. Which is nice.
Monitor - dell u2414
Thin bezel nice design not tested much just a little go on WoT on my laptop but initial thoughts are can't wait to get another on the dell dual monitor stand coz that looks good too!
OS Windows 8.1
Don't like it suppose ill get used to it and apparently things run well on it. Bit annoying spending money on things you can get for free.meh.
Erm what else?
Got a free evixir 'gaming' mouse mat. Didn't want or ask for it it's black so no use to me. What is a gaming mousemat anyway! Came in a nice tube that's about it.
TL/DR
Bought some White pc parts to look nice in the corner of my room.
So my question is as a 1st time builder what are the pit-falls and problems i may encounter?!
Thanks
Case - NZXT h440
Not into space ship style cases, nice simple minimal design was what I wanted. Was going to get the define R4 then I saw this. No brainer really!
CPU - i5-4690k
mainly for performance to price ratio. An i7 build would have caused bigger arguments with the missus when she asked how much it all cost!
CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken x61
There was no bloody way I was hanging a massive air cooler off the mobo. Got this as I like the rgb logo, slim radiator profile and tests/reviews are mainly positive. Slight concern over people reporting the pump noise at low rpm but we'll see how it goes.
Motherboard - Asus sabertooth mark s
Difficult decision to get this. Yes I probably could have got a board with more features for the price but I had to stay true to my principle of aesthetics leading the way with this build. Since opening it up I'm glad I've got it, it's a work of art the White PCB is very nice and it certainly has an exclusivity factor(if only seen 2 builds using it!)
RAM - avexir 8x2gb sabranco edition 2400mhz
Originally I planned on 2x4gb vengeance LP in White but then I saw these and thought got to have them regardless of price fortunately they were on sale £120 - bargain! 16gb fast look amazing and have leds that pulse! Then the price went upto £140 as i delayed my purchase for 1day too long. Fortunately over clockers refunded me shipping so I tip my hat to them.
Storage
SSD - Samsung 250gb 840evo
Put my OS on it, looks nice job done
HDD - Seagate barracuda 2tb
Won't be storing much on this so think this is adequate.
GPU - Galax GTX970 hall of fame edition
I decided on a 970 from the start then it was a case of finding the right one. Endless nights watching/reading reviews of the Strix/g1 gaming then this comes aslong wow amazing it looks great! Had to spend a bit more to keep aesthetics same but it's well worth it
PSU - super flower leadex 750v in White.
Now this was a headache. I'd decided on a corsair rm650. Found a reason not to like it. Decided on an EVGA Supernova. Same result. Ok last one Xfx xtr edition. Meh found this its White with good reviews. want to get full custom White braided cables eventually but extensions will go for now. hopefully the 750w should give me 90% efficiency at 50% load. Which is nice.
Monitor - dell u2414
Thin bezel nice design not tested much just a little go on WoT on my laptop but initial thoughts are can't wait to get another on the dell dual monitor stand coz that looks good too!
OS Windows 8.1
Don't like it suppose ill get used to it and apparently things run well on it. Bit annoying spending money on things you can get for free.meh.
Erm what else?
Got a free evixir 'gaming' mouse mat. Didn't want or ask for it it's black so no use to me. What is a gaming mousemat anyway! Came in a nice tube that's about it.
TL/DR
Bought some White pc parts to look nice in the corner of my room.
So my question is as a 1st time builder what are the pit-falls and problems i may encounter?!
Thanks
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