BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix-

gamerfreak · September 27th, 2007

W00ot. I just finished my build. I guess you could call this my "first" build, from the ground up anyway.

Everything but the case got here on Tuesday. The case came on Thursday. It all came in about 5 or so large boxes, the UPS guy's comment was "You know you can buy these things already built, right?"

Well Anyway here are some pics:

Basically Christmas

After Build Mess

Internals

I have to say the cosmos is a HUGE friggin case. Much bigger than I had expected. Everything went pretty well. The only thing that was amiss was that the PSU obviously hadn't been designed to be bottom mounted. The 4 pin power cable hardly reached, it actually between the last few fins of the Zalman.

Here is my workstation before:

And after.....

I need to work on some cable management/speaker placement though.

The final specs came to:
-Intel Core2 Duo Quad
-2GB Crucial Ballistix
-Nvidea 8800GTX
-Gigabyte S-series P35 MOBO
-WD 500GB HDD
-CM Cosmos Case
-Logitec z5300e speaker system
-Logitec Wave wireless KB and mouse
-24" Acer LCD
-Windows Vista Ultimate

It turned out really well, thanks to everyone who helped me.

**RA1D** · September 27th, 2007

bad ass, dude. congrats!

**simple_inhibition** · September 27th, 2007

thats freaking SWEET! congrats on the new build!

just curious, what were the specs of the system you came from?

gamerfreak · September 27th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

just curious, what were the specs of the system you came from?

Umhmm... 512MB of RAM, 80GIG HDD, 3.4ghtz p4, 17 inch LCD, and a video card not even worth mentioning.

**Capper** · September 28th, 2007

Very nicely done......I expect we'll be seeing more of you around here, and on the CS:S server.

I'd definitely recommend Dave's cable management guide when you have free time......I'm anal about cables, but understand the excitement of getting the build finished.

Jokerswild · September 28th, 2007

Very nice gamer.

[Dr. V] · September 28th, 2007

I definitely think the cabling in the case needs improvement, but Capper makes a good point about wanting your first build to get done!

My case took about 1.5 hours to cable, but it was well worth it! And, we have similar specs!

If you need a new signature for that badass rig, let me know - check out my Official Signature Request thread.

Enjoy!

polobunny · September 28th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

I'd definitely recommend Dave's cable management guide when you have free time......I'm anal about cables, but understand the excitement of getting the build finished.

Not only about cables.

Have fun dude, nice build you got there. Definitely take some time cleaning the cable mess, buy a few extensions (4pin 12V mostly) if necessary.

**gvblake22** · September 28th, 2007

Awesome system ya got there man! A few zip ties here and there and you should be good to go. Thanks for sharing the pics! What games you gonna be playin'?

**One4yu2c** · September 28th, 2007

Good job Gamer, congrats on surviving your 1st build. This was a long time coming for you, and well earned from having computed on that Dell for the last couple of years.

Welcome to the quad-core club, and hurry up and get settled so we can move on to overclocking!

September 27th, 2007	#1
gamerfreak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Kitten above is not on fire. Posts: 213	BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- W00ot. I just finished my build. I guess you could call this my "first" build, from the ground up anyway. Everything but the case got here on Tuesday. The case came on Thursday. It all came in about 5 or so large boxes, the UPS guy's comment was "You know you can buy these things already built, right?" Well Anyway here are some pics: Basically Christmas After Build Mess Internals I have to say the cosmos is a HUGE friggin case. Much bigger than I had expected. Everything went pretty well. The only thing that was amiss was that the PSU obviously hadn't been designed to be bottom mounted. The 4 pin power cable hardly reached, it actually between the last few fins of the Zalman. Here is my workstation before: And after..... I need to work on some cable management/speaker placement though. The final specs came to: -Intel Core2 Duo Quad -2GB Crucial Ballistix -Nvidea 8800GTX -Gigabyte S-series P35 MOBO -WD 500GB HDD -CM Cosmos Case -Logitec z5300e speaker system -Logitec Wave wireless KB and mouse -24" Acer LCD -Windows Vista Ultimate It turned out really well, thanks to everyone who helped me. Intel Q6600 w/ Zalman CNPS9700 Gigabyte DS3R-P35 Evga 8800GTX 4GB OCZ Platinum Vista Ultimate 32 Bit

September 27th, 2007	#2
RA1D aka Mike Honcho Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,096 Blog Entries: 3	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- bad ass, dude. congrats! INTEL Core 2 Extreme QX9770 * ASUS Striker II Extreme 790i Ultra * Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 EVGA GTX 280 SLI * Western Digital Velociraptor * ASUS BC-1205PT Blue Ray Drive * Danger Den Torture Rack Water Cooling - Dtek Fuzion V2 - D5 - 120.3 - EK Res400 - 1/2" Tygon - Bitspower Compression Fittings

September 27th, 2007	#3
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,436 Blog Entries: 1	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- thats freaking SWEET! congrats on the new build! just curious, what were the specs of the system you came from? Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

September 28th, 2007	#5
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,665 Blog Entries: 6	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- Very nicely done......I expect we'll be seeing more of you around here, and on the CS:S server. I'd definitely recommend Dave's cable management guide when you have free time......I'm anal about cables, but understand the excitement of getting the build finished. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

September 28th, 2007	#6
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,057	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- Very nice gamer.

September 28th, 2007	#7
[Dr. V] Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,638	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- I definitely think the cabling in the case needs improvement, but Capper makes a good point about wanting your first build to get done! My case took about 1.5 hours to cable, but it was well worth it! And, we have similar specs! If you need a new signature for that badass rig, let me know - check out my Official Signature Request thread. Enjoy!

September 28th, 2007	#9
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- Awesome system ya got there man! A few zip ties here and there and you should be good to go. Thanks for sharing the pics! What games you gonna be playin'?

September 28th, 2007	#10
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,539 Blog Entries: 3	Re: BUILD FINISHED!! -With Pix- Good job Gamer, congrats on surviving your 1st build. This was a long time coming for you, and well earned from having computed on that Dell for the last couple of years. Welcome to the quad-core club, and hurry up and get settled so we can move on to overclocking!

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