Any issues with the build, pulling trigger TODAY!

rolexeagle1

Item|Price
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0, AM3+, ATX|€
Kingston SSD V300 120GB SATA III|€
Sharkoon T28 blue (Window-Kit), ohne Netzteil|€
Corsair CX Series Modular CX500M, 500W|€
AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€
LG GH24NS bare schwarz|€
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X, 2GB DDR5, PCI-Express|€
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance Low Profile blau PC3-12800U CL9|€
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€610.19

Going to be ordering later on tonight, just wanted you guys to have a look through this build and please let me know your thoughts

Justwinginit

Same sort of build as me, I got different Mobo and Case, otherwise identical, Mobo is the only thing I aint 100% on, everything else should be ok, but someone will let you know. Mine arrived in Dublin yesterday, so hoping have it this week....Best o' luck with it.
***Just checked mobo link and says delivery date unknown***

I went with the MSI:
http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/110807/Gigabyte+GA-970-UD3P%2C+AMD+970%2C+AM3%2B%2C+ATX.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/53943/MSI+970A-G46%2C+Sockel+AM3%2B%2C+ATX%2C+PCIe.article

marco_polo

Looks pretty decent, although there are a shortage of 970 boards in stock on amazon HWVS.

These look to be the only two decent 970 boards in stock at the moment on HWVS, I'd definitely have a preference for the Gigabyte although it is a few € dearer than what you have selected.

http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/110807/Gigabyte+GA-970-UD3P%2C+AMD+970%2C+AM3%2B%2C+ATX.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/53943/MSI+970A-G46%2C+Sockel+AM3%2B%2C+ATX%2C+PCIe.article

EDIT: Beaten to the punch

rolexeagle1

Thanks guys.

The Asus board is out of stock alright. I like the look of the both the MSI and Gigabyte ones. Will have to have a think about it.

I also have a 500GB HDD to put into it. That's why I don't have one listed.

rolexeagle1

Justwinginit - Keep us posted on your build

Justwinginit

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Justwinginit - Keep us posted on your build

Will do mate, just checked an post tracking and says left Athlone mail centre at 7:35am and is en route to customer....here's hoping:)

Justwinginit

All the stuff arrived this morning, (hopefully, 2 big boxes) so I'll be starting it tonight....

rolexeagle1

Great, lash up some progress and final build pics

Justwinginit

Ok, got everything together, and it seems to be working ok. I didn't have an optical drive, so I had to make a bootable ios file on usb stick. Tried loads of software to do this and the only one that worked was rufus. Also had to make an iso file for the graphics card to install drivers etc and used winrar to open iso and unpack it. Then just hit setup and graphics card up and running. (line up the graphics card on the slot to see exactly which sections to take out at the back, it can be a bit deceiving) The motherboard manual tells you pretty much where everything plugs in, just a matter of trying to keep cables tidy. I transferred steam games I had downloaded on laptop to the pc and they work fine. Copy games folder from steam:steam apps:common folder. I done a quick download of the game first so the files were all in place (50mb or so) , then just replaced the games folder with downloaded one. reboot and it does a quick check and game installed:-) Also made steam download games to 1tb hard drive, not ssd as it would fill up too quick. Also transferred Origin games. Oh yeah, SSD is just unbelievable. 15 sec load time! The longest part of the build was downloading the windows updates as I only have about 1-2mb download speed. That took a few hours downloading and installing. Hoping to get some game time in tonight as it was 1:40 am finishing off bits and pieces this morning! A bit daunting when looking at all the bits, but have a mate with you and you'll be fine...Pics to follow....