cmcghee358 :
I don't know how to say this without sounding like a total douche, so please forgive me.
But I can't fathom why someone would get 16GB of RAM and stay on stock cooling. With a K no less! I personally would've taken 8 GB of RAM and spent some money on a $30 after market HSF
Yup I sounded like a douche. Also if someone had said something that douchey to me, about my build, I'd probably take offense.
So sorry again, and I understand if I ruffled some feathers.
Hey, no feathers ruffled. I understand it's not perfect. I've been drooling over clonazepam's build, and mine is nowhere near as clean, even without the wc.
I bought the 16GB of RAM because I needed it for video editing. I've been stuck with a 4GB RAM laptop for two years now, and video editing on that thing was just a major headache. Most of the in-process frames have to be stored in RAM before you can review them, so speed and quantity are exponentially better than what I had.
I agree totally.
No offense but it looks like a slapped up build.
No time taken whatsoever.
Get some cable management done man!
The APS cable can go behing the mobo tray easily from what i see.
However congrats on your first build mate 😉
I had another thread where I asked about this very question. I was so annoyed that both my motherboard power cables were climbing up over everything and it looked horrible, along with everything else that was jumbled in there. I spent a long time working the larger ATX cable through the backside (which was a difficult job because any way I worked it, the side panel wouldn't go on without me forcing it to bend some, and I didn't want that). Then I spent even longer on the smaller ATX cable. I even unscrewed my motherboard and tried to work it underneath the motherboard tray, up through the CPU cutout, behind the motherboard (WITHOUT bending it!), and then up and over. Unfortunately, I was so worried because my motherboard was having to warp as the cable was underneath it that I decided to quit that route.
As you can see from this picture:
There is a tiny bit of room in the top left corner of my case where I could have cut a new hole. But I don't have easy access to a dremel, and so I figured it was more trouble than this computer is worth. On my next, more expensive build in a few years, I'll have the experience of building a case up a few times, and I'll be more ready to start the brain surgery.
The other thing that I've kept in mind is that I have a smallish mid-size ATX case with full size equipment in there and a few accessories. I didn't have a much room to be lazy, but I worked with what I've got and I'm happy with it.
Gothams Finest :
Nice setup. You have some very nice hardware mate.
It looks a lot better after you did some cable managment, but you should also be able to get the CPU power cable round the back of your motherboard.
Get yourself an aftermarket cooler and give that 2500k a nice overclock.
Thanks! I spent about 3 months reading articles and reviews, and once I had the item I wanted in mind, I waited for discounts and then I pounced.
See above comment about the smaller ATX cable and why I chose to leave it.
I'm planning on OCing the K, but not for a week or so. I know you have to burn in the items at stock, so I'm just enjoying the fact that I have a computer that is more than 10x better than my laptop, and I want to see if anything breaks right off the bat. I don't want to start out overclocking and then void my warranty. Plus I've read somewhere that you should "burn in" your new components or something. I'm not sure what that means other than maybe...Prime95, but I'm reading more about it. But in the future I'm excited to get an aftermarket CPU cooler, because the current one I have is now the loudest fan on my case.
Oh, and Moto, thanks for sticking out for me!
Yeah, the smaller ATX cable bugs me, but I can't see it with the panels on. Maybe someday..... haha
I knew that when I posted in this gallery I'd get pounced on about cable management, because that's what always happens. So I put my case together, left it for a week, noticed areas to improve, and then I improved on it. I did all this BEFORE I posted in this gallery. So I was very surprised that even after I went back and fixed things up, I still got pounced on for cable management! I don't mind some good critical comments about areas that I can improve on, but there's a difference between begging perfection from a first-timer and instruction on areas to improve.
😛 I'm not offended, because I went back and fixed things, and it satisfies me at the moment. Like Moto says, it'll probably bug me later and I'll do something about it. I'm merely saying this so that the next time some n00b comes around and posts, but has actually put some thought into the process (like me), they won't be dogpiled on for things they've already worked on. Again, I'm not offended, and I know how to improve.
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