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Hello!... that's always a good word to start a conversation with.
Anywho. I'm hanging like a handbag because of Tom, so to try to sober up I've decided I'll start on my build log.
Now then, I shall tell you how it came about and a bit about it then show you pictures and the current stage its at and then what I plan to do with it.
How it came about
I like computers end of that story... "about 6 years ago, (I think) I built my first ever computer. I made tones of horrendous mistakes but non the less that computer taught me allot and lasted me a good while. then I decided it was time to build a new computer cause I wasn't happy with playing games on low - medium on a 1440x900 19" monitor. and then the journey began."
I know you cannot see much but I'll give you the specs:
CPU - AMD 6400+ dual core thingy
Mobo - Abit KN9 SLi
RAM - 2GB DDR2 800MHz
GFX - BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC
PSU - Antec 500W Modular
HDD - 640GB Western Digital
Case - Jeantech Aqua
Right that's enough of the back story
A bit about it
OK. so its called Project Cocoon, its called that for a reason. I personally think it has a good ring to it and reason behind it. This build started roughly a year and a half ago. At that point it was in caterpillar form "the part where its eating all my money to buy hardware" once it has eaten enough of said 'Money' and gotten fat enough "the part where its all working together" it will go into a temporary case and look messy for a while untill I can get the case and ascetics sorted out "Cocoon stage" that's the stage I'm at with it at the moment because money ran out. but that will soon be sorted and it will eventually break out of the Cocoon and turn into a beautiful butterfly. But I'm going to keep the name Cocoon because it will be an ongoing project. there's always going to be upgrades. I'm not going to leave this one for 6 years untouched...
Here's a picture of it at its current stage.
Here's the specs:
CPU - Intel i7 2600K
Cooler - Noctua NH-D14
Mobo - Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2_Z68
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LP (Black) 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GFX - Gigabyte GTX 580 SoC
PSU - Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W
HDD - 1TB + 640GB
SSD - Crucial M4 64GB
Case - Xigmatek Utgard
Screen - BenQ 24" LED 1920x1080
Sound - Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset
Mouse - R.A.T 7 Contagion
Keyboard - Steelseries MERC
Now for lots and lots of pictures, these were all taken at different time over the last year so some of them might look to be in different quality and places. First up.
Cooler - Noctua NH-D14
I brought this cause at the time I was shit scared of water cooling, "still am a bit now" and it was the best air cooler on the market. I'm regretting this choice now though cause I cannot see anything in my case its soo god damn big !
Mobo - Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2_Z68
oohh yea this motherboard! I loved the look of it soo much. Green's my favourite colour and the black really makes it stand out. I know allot of you out there really hate this motherboard cause its gimmicky but it fits in perfect for what I'm going for.
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LP (Black) 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
I was pretty much forced to buy this RAM cause its the only thing that would agree to be sat on by my hefty Noctua. I do plan to switch it out for some Dominator Platinum in the future though. that stuff looks the dogs dangly bits.
GFX - Gigabyte GTX 580 SoC
I'am a little bit of a Nvidia fan, and when it comes to graphics I have to have the best. But I'm not a fan of SLi or Crossfire. My logic is buy the single best graphics card you can afford. + Tom gave it a Gold award so I was like YEP.
PSU - Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Big mistake I know. I foolishly done did a massive overkill, and later discovered that this is not a fully modular PSU. I plan to replace this in the future with a Corsair AX750.
HDD - 1TB + 640GB
I do really need to get more storage. I haven't actually brought a new HDD since my old build so these drives are pretty damn old !... and full.
SSD - Crucial M4 64GB
This is a pretty decent boot drive. I plan to get a massive SSD at some point in the future so I can store all my games on it. cause I hate load screens with a passion !
Case - Xigmatek Utgard
Tom lent me this case as before I was squeezing all my hardware in the old Jeantech Aqua.
Yea a bit of a squeeze as you can see !. but yea this is the Utgard my hardware is currently residing in. can you see now why its still a Cocoon. needs a case upgrade big time !
Screen - BenQ 24" LED 1920x1080
Well you see I was using a 1440x900 before and it was getting a little bit blurry to be honest. everytime I'd play a game round a friends house it would look so crisp. and then I'd go home to play on mine and I'd cry inside trying to get used to it. and I wanted it white because thats all apart of the bigger picture.
Sound - Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset
Absolutely love this headset, just being able to walk around my flat on Skype or listening to music spinning around in my chair not getting tangled up. the clarity is soo nice and bass is deep.
Mouse - R.A.T 7 Contagion
White again for the big picture, as you can guess I've been influenced by Tom and have taken a massive liking to White stuff. and this mouse is good because you can adjust it to fit your hand perfectly. its soo comfortable. perfect for the way I game
Keyboard - Steelseries MERC
This is a Temporary keyboard Tom lent me cause my old one basically didn't work any more. I do plan to get a new keyboard but the market at the moment doesn't seem to have anything I really like.
Congratulations if your still here and reading, this is probably the longest post I've ever done.
For Christmas Santa Tom got me some Bitfenix Alchemy Cables in Green, So for my first update. probably just before the new year I will take some snaps of me cleaning up my cable management in the Utgard. Tom has also got something planned for the case too. A while ago if your following Tinytomlogans facebook page you will have seen that he gave me a CaseLabs SM8 in white ! so eventually the plan will be White, Black and Green.
Thanks for taking your time to see what's going on. and I cannot wait for this to start taking shape.
Anywho. I'm hanging like a handbag because of Tom, so to try to sober up I've decided I'll start on my build log.
Now then, I shall tell you how it came about and a bit about it then show you pictures and the current stage its at and then what I plan to do with it.
How it came about
I like computers end of that story... "about 6 years ago, (I think) I built my first ever computer. I made tones of horrendous mistakes but non the less that computer taught me allot and lasted me a good while. then I decided it was time to build a new computer cause I wasn't happy with playing games on low - medium on a 1440x900 19" monitor. and then the journey began."
I know you cannot see much but I'll give you the specs:
CPU - AMD 6400+ dual core thingy
Mobo - Abit KN9 SLi
RAM - 2GB DDR2 800MHz
GFX - BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC
PSU - Antec 500W Modular
HDD - 640GB Western Digital
Case - Jeantech Aqua
Right that's enough of the back story
A bit about it
OK. so its called Project Cocoon, its called that for a reason. I personally think it has a good ring to it and reason behind it. This build started roughly a year and a half ago. At that point it was in caterpillar form "the part where its eating all my money to buy hardware" once it has eaten enough of said 'Money' and gotten fat enough "the part where its all working together" it will go into a temporary case and look messy for a while untill I can get the case and ascetics sorted out "Cocoon stage" that's the stage I'm at with it at the moment because money ran out. but that will soon be sorted and it will eventually break out of the Cocoon and turn into a beautiful butterfly. But I'm going to keep the name Cocoon because it will be an ongoing project. there's always going to be upgrades. I'm not going to leave this one for 6 years untouched...
Here's a picture of it at its current stage.
Here's the specs:
CPU - Intel i7 2600K
Cooler - Noctua NH-D14
Mobo - Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2_Z68
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LP (Black) 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GFX - Gigabyte GTX 580 SoC
PSU - Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W
HDD - 1TB + 640GB
SSD - Crucial M4 64GB
Case - Xigmatek Utgard
Screen - BenQ 24" LED 1920x1080
Sound - Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset
Mouse - R.A.T 7 Contagion
Keyboard - Steelseries MERC
Now for lots and lots of pictures, these were all taken at different time over the last year so some of them might look to be in different quality and places. First up.
Cooler - Noctua NH-D14
I brought this cause at the time I was shit scared of water cooling, "still am a bit now" and it was the best air cooler on the market. I'm regretting this choice now though cause I cannot see anything in my case its soo god damn big !
Mobo - Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2_Z68
oohh yea this motherboard! I loved the look of it soo much. Green's my favourite colour and the black really makes it stand out. I know allot of you out there really hate this motherboard cause its gimmicky but it fits in perfect for what I'm going for.
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LP (Black) 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
I was pretty much forced to buy this RAM cause its the only thing that would agree to be sat on by my hefty Noctua. I do plan to switch it out for some Dominator Platinum in the future though. that stuff looks the dogs dangly bits.
GFX - Gigabyte GTX 580 SoC
I'am a little bit of a Nvidia fan, and when it comes to graphics I have to have the best. But I'm not a fan of SLi or Crossfire. My logic is buy the single best graphics card you can afford. + Tom gave it a Gold award so I was like YEP.
PSU - Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Big mistake I know. I foolishly done did a massive overkill, and later discovered that this is not a fully modular PSU. I plan to replace this in the future with a Corsair AX750.
HDD - 1TB + 640GB
I do really need to get more storage. I haven't actually brought a new HDD since my old build so these drives are pretty damn old !... and full.
SSD - Crucial M4 64GB
This is a pretty decent boot drive. I plan to get a massive SSD at some point in the future so I can store all my games on it. cause I hate load screens with a passion !
Case - Xigmatek Utgard
Tom lent me this case as before I was squeezing all my hardware in the old Jeantech Aqua.
Yea a bit of a squeeze as you can see !. but yea this is the Utgard my hardware is currently residing in. can you see now why its still a Cocoon. needs a case upgrade big time !
Screen - BenQ 24" LED 1920x1080
Well you see I was using a 1440x900 before and it was getting a little bit blurry to be honest. everytime I'd play a game round a friends house it would look so crisp. and then I'd go home to play on mine and I'd cry inside trying to get used to it. and I wanted it white because thats all apart of the bigger picture.
Sound - Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset
Absolutely love this headset, just being able to walk around my flat on Skype or listening to music spinning around in my chair not getting tangled up. the clarity is soo nice and bass is deep.
Mouse - R.A.T 7 Contagion
White again for the big picture, as you can guess I've been influenced by Tom and have taken a massive liking to White stuff. and this mouse is good because you can adjust it to fit your hand perfectly. its soo comfortable. perfect for the way I game
Keyboard - Steelseries MERC
This is a Temporary keyboard Tom lent me cause my old one basically didn't work any more. I do plan to get a new keyboard but the market at the moment doesn't seem to have anything I really like.
Congratulations if your still here and reading, this is probably the longest post I've ever done.
For Christmas Santa Tom got me some Bitfenix Alchemy Cables in Green, So for my first update. probably just before the new year I will take some snaps of me cleaning up my cable management in the Utgard. Tom has also got something planned for the case too. A while ago if your following Tinytomlogans facebook page you will have seen that he gave me a CaseLabs SM8 in white ! so eventually the plan will be White, Black and Green.
Thanks for taking your time to see what's going on. and I cannot wait for this to start taking shape.
