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- gtamann123
Hello!
My previous computer (it was a laptop) was frustrating to use (I think that's obvious to upgrade these days, right?) as it was slow & didn't fulfill its duties as a laptop & just sat on my desk all day. So I decided to convert to a PC!
With the help with my sis and companion, we were able to gather up a nice budget-minded list. Here's the parts we picked out: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqqW The total price was pretty good, and while all the parts weren't absolutely exquisite, this build will last me for a while. I actually didn't really need a graphics card that strong since I don't plan on playing a lot of games, but I got it anyways!
Unfortunately, I didn't keep close track on building it, so I just took pics of the end result:
As you can see, the uppermost bays at the top-right of the tower holds the DVD drive & the HDD, while the rest of the SATA/Molex connectors sit at the lower-most bay at the bottom-right.
The alarming thing about this setup is the GPU & Power Supply fans, as they are facing each other while the tower fan sits next to the mainboard. Then there's the huge power connectors sitting near the power supply at the center, but obviously none of them were able to sit on the other panel other than the LEDs & all that.
The cool thing about the mainboard is that there's 4 blue LEDs that glow based on CPU load, and leaves a cool kind of feel to it. Wish I can get a pic of it, though..
This is almost the position of how the tower will sit and be cozy for the rest of time, and compliments pretty well with the fan & the wires.
So yeah, I think that's all I can say lol. This build only took me about 7-8 hours of work, surprisingly, & I'm very satisfied of how it all came together. I'm gonna try to really test this bad boy out & post the results here.
Here's a quick shot during idle time:
My previous computer (it was a laptop) was frustrating to use (I think that's obvious to upgrade these days, right?) as it was slow & didn't fulfill its duties as a laptop & just sat on my desk all day. So I decided to convert to a PC!
With the help with my sis and companion, we were able to gather up a nice budget-minded list. Here's the parts we picked out: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqqW The total price was pretty good, and while all the parts weren't absolutely exquisite, this build will last me for a while. I actually didn't really need a graphics card that strong since I don't plan on playing a lot of games, but I got it anyways!
Unfortunately, I didn't keep close track on building it, so I just took pics of the end result:
As you can see, the uppermost bays at the top-right of the tower holds the DVD drive & the HDD, while the rest of the SATA/Molex connectors sit at the lower-most bay at the bottom-right.
The alarming thing about this setup is the GPU & Power Supply fans, as they are facing each other while the tower fan sits next to the mainboard. Then there's the huge power connectors sitting near the power supply at the center, but obviously none of them were able to sit on the other panel other than the LEDs & all that.
The cool thing about the mainboard is that there's 4 blue LEDs that glow based on CPU load, and leaves a cool kind of feel to it. Wish I can get a pic of it, though..
This is almost the position of how the tower will sit and be cozy for the rest of time, and compliments pretty well with the fan & the wires.
So yeah, I think that's all I can say lol. This build only took me about 7-8 hours of work, surprisingly, & I'm very satisfied of how it all came together. I'm gonna try to really test this bad boy out & post the results here.
Here's a quick shot during idle time:
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