So I've Started On a New Build
that's not only sexy but kicks major ass
Friday, February 7, 2014 by starkers | Discussion: Personal Computing
Yup, it's that time of year again, but this time it's not a PC upgrade but rather a complete new build... starting with a real sexy case...
Now this is a full tower and has oodles of room inside for lots of fantastic shit... accommodating extra big graphics cards, enormous CPU coolers and even a magical leprechaun who can fix stuff when it's broken. Orright, maybe not the leprechaun, but it is fechin' huge inside. And what's more, to make it even more fancy, it has keys to get into it... so nobody's stealing my graphics card in a hurry... the innards of the beasty are quite secure.
Orright, so maybe it's not that secure, but there are lots of things to like about this case. For example, the 'hot swap' hard drive bays and the 'daisy chained' power connecters so that only one SATA plug from the PSU is required. Then there's the great ventilation, easy access to everything and the sexiest appearance ever.
Anyhow, enough of all that, let's talk about the innards...
PSU.... Silverstone 1200w 80 Gold
Mobo.... Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H [has 10 SATA 3 ports and 10 USB3 ports]
CPU.... Intel i7 4770K @ 3.5ghz [but highly overclockable]
Cooler... Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler.
RAM... G-Skill Trident DDR3 2400mhz x 32GB
SSD... Samsung 840 Evo series 512Gb
GPU... Gigabyte Radeon 7970 GV-R797WF3- 3GD.
Well that's all I got in it for now, but it has been a long, hard day and I've had enough, it's bedtime and the rest will have to wait 'til tomorrow.
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Reply #22 Friday, February 7, 2014 7:41 PM
Why, kona? Is there something you want to say here but aren't to sure if you should?
Thing is, mate, I'm a big boy now and I can take it. If you wanna berate me for not going AMD, go right ahead... I sort of feel a bit like a traitor who's forgotten about loyalty, so yeah, berate me 'til it hurts.
If it's about money, I gave up heaps of stuff, and not just the bad shit to save my tush off to get that much. To say I'm frugle doesn't even come close. No, when it comes to spending on anything that doesn't thrill me/light up my life, like PC parts, then I'm as tight as a duck's bum, and that's watertight.
I'm so tight with money, and I see where somebody has superglued a 5 cent coin to the pavement, I'll go back with a chisel, won't even wait 'til dark, and I'll chisel that bastard right off of there and pocket it... i got no shame, and if the bloke's still in reaching distance I mug him of his last 5 cents so he don't do it again.
Anyhow, all jokes aside,
I do save hard when I want/need something, and I will sacrifice things many wouldn't to reach my goal
Reply #26 Friday, February 7, 2014 10:58 PM
Looks like a KILLER build. I'm sure you have it all scoped out but for anyone interested there is a site called PCPartPicker where you build your Rig on site and it lists if the parts you want are compatible, how much power you'll need and gives total cost of rig and where you can get the parts for the cheapest price.
http://pcpartpicker.com/ Would love to see pictures of the finished product.
Reply #27 Friday, February 7, 2014 11:33 PM
Thanks for the link! Looks good; I have it bookmarked.
Reply #28 Friday, February 7, 2014 11:54 PM
I am also thinking about doing a build. I want to make my own case out of wood. I kind of like this http://www.nickfalzonedesign.com/sangaku.html but will probably build something completely different.
Reply #30 Saturday, February 8, 2014 1:09 AM
Quoting JuniorCrooks, reply 28I am also thinking about doing a build. I want to make my own case out of wood. I kind of like this
Falzone's cases are cool but would take more time and skill than I have. Good luck
Thanks but its not that hard for me. I have been a woodworker for 25 years so I have learnt a thing or two. I will keep it somewhat simple though and I think this old radio is the design I will go with. The rollup door will be a cool idea for getting into the guts.
Reply #31 Saturday, February 8, 2014 1:23 AM
I think I might have upset Starkers to the point he will not come back. Or he is sleeping. Hope he is OK.
Reply #32 Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:08 AM
The HW is fine, but the case is anything but sexy.
Swap that shit for something from Fractal Design, Antec or Lian Li.
Oh well, can't please everyone.
As for Shit... that's my opinion of Antec and Fractal design... they're positively crap.
Shoot, I just voiced an opinion not everyone will agree with.... hmm, seems there's a lot of that going about, lately 
Reply #33 Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:30 AM
I've built many before, just don't have the time or desire to go through all of what you described.
Who knows though.
I can't speak for the desire, but if you have all the parts ready on hand, a well put together, tidy build can be done in under 2 hours. So time shouldn't /needn't be an issue... even if it's done in 2 or 3 stages to better manage limited free time.
At the end of the day, though, it's the product you most would like to own. If that's the all-too-easy off the shelf and impersonal rig, then you're selling yourself short IMHO.
Then there's the pride and satisfaction of having built something more spectacular... that sense of achievement. 
Reply #34 Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:38 AM
Quoting starkers, reply 22To say I'm frugle
Sounds like something you blow.....with a lisp....
'frugal' is the word you're looking for...
I knew that!
At the time I was very much sleep deprived [still haven't been to sleep] and I was going cross-eyed.,..hence the keyboard cock-up resulting in letters being out of sequence or just missing.
And like John Laws... that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 
Reply #37 Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:00 AM
I would not justify my purchase to anyone!
Way cool set-up
Love that case, looks like a b-tch to clean though, guess compressed air?
When my lights dim, I will know you have powered up!
AMD, Intel, yada yada, fast is fast, all that matters, so if it is fast , good as any.
Still AMD here,{AMDFX8 Black Edition4.3gig}, only because I7 was not in budget at the time.
Good build ya got started.
Reply #40 Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:11 AM
i like everything except the case, starkers. you know how i am about anything thermaltake. 
i agree with you about antec and fractal. they're all crap in my opinion. put those innards in a lian-li or upscale corsair and you're golden. anywho, congrats on the new rig, dude. (we need a high-five symbol)
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Reply #21 Friday, February 7, 2014 7:40 PM
Looks like fun...but we NEED pictures...