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22-04-2014 8:34pm#1
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PSU is now delivery date unknown, TP-link is late, and the Antec One case is out of stock.
(I know it's due in tomorrow, but so was the PSU, so I'd rather not wait and order today if possible).
Any suggestions for replacements? (Not too bothered about the wireless)Great, thanks a million. Had to rejig a few things with bits out of stock, PSU and wireless due in tomorrow so just waiting for those so I can run them through Geizhals and squeeze a last couple of Euro. For the record:
Item|Name|Price
CPU|Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 Bx, LGA1150|206.29
SSD|Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6GB/s 6,4CM (2,5") 7mm|56.44
Card reader|LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, für 3,5" Einbauchschacht|3.38
Monitor|LG 22MP65HQ-P|123.93
Gfx|ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 DirectCU II OC, GeForce GTX 770, 2GB GDDR5|269.55
Case|Antec One, ATX, ohne Netzteil|45.08
HDD|WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's|46.54
Mobo|ASRock H97M Pro4, Sockel 1150, mATX|68.97
RAM|8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9|60.56
PSU|Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M, 600W|60.55
Wireless|TP-Link TL-WN722N|8.99
||950.28
BTW, Geizhals is a bit weird today. The GTX770 is about 12 euro dearer going through them. I think HWV may have dropped the price and they haven't caught up yet. The SSD was a couple of euro dearer to. Ended up clearing my HWV cookies and starting again0 -
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SterlingArcher wrote: »ASUS H97-PLUS, Sockel 1150, ATX
Again more expensive. But has an extra PCI express slot.
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At this stage I'm willing to throw an extra 50 quid in for the Carbide and the H97 just to get the damn thing ordered!
Just to clarify, do you mean the H97M-Plus as opposed to the H97-Plus?
If I'm not going for the mATX, the ATX H97 Pro is available, it's just the H97M that's out of stock.
Although at this stage I can't even remember why I decided on mATX in an ATX case, I think I had a theory that for my first build I'd have more space to work with.0 -
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Well, that was a frustrating 4 hours.
Finally got everything assembled only to then realise the motherboard seems to have shipped without any SATA cables
The manual lists the package contents as "2 SATA Data Cables (Optional)", which is a bit annoying.
Powers on OK, although I'm not getting any beep. Can't be bother unpacking the monitor at this stage to check what's up. Actually, didn't have the keyboard plugged in, could be that
The stock cooler is really noisy. Not just loud, but an irritating whirry sound - I'll try to post a vid tomorrow. Mind you that's just at boot, haven't left it running for any length of time so maybe it calms down.
Also, maybe I'm missing something, but I've got a DVD drive from the old machine - (NEC 7173). Just realised it's IDE. Can work out where to plug it into the H97M, if that's even possible. I'm more than half asleep though.
If not, I'll pick up a new DVD drive while I'm in buying cables tomorrow.0 -
Well, that was a frustrating 4 hours.
Finally got everything assembled only to then realise the motherboard seems to have shipped without any SATA cables
The manual lists the package contents as "2 SATA Data Cables (Optional)", which is a bit annoying.
Powers on OK, although I'm not getting any beep. Can't be bother unpacking the monitor at this stage to check what's up. Actually, didn't have the keyboard plugged in, could be that
The stock cooler is really noisy. Not just loud, but an irritating whirry sound - I'll try to post a vid tomorrow. Mind you that's just at boot, haven't left it running for any length of time so maybe it calms down.
Also, maybe I'm missing something, but I've got a DVD drive from the old machine - (NEC 7173). Just realised it's IDE. Can work out where to plug it into the H97M, if that's even possible. I'm more than half asleep though.
If not, I'll pick up a new DVD drive while I'm in buying cables tomorrow.
Leave that sheet till tomo.
Stock cooler shouldn't be making a swirly sound. Look at it tomo make sure nothing is catching...might be just on start up. (running a stock one at this moment).
Anyway let us know how you get on.0 -
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Well, that's a valuable lesson learned from my first build: don't keep doing this stuff when you're exhausted:
- Of course the monitor stand tilts,I just wasn't applying enough pressure;
- It wasn't the cooler fan making the noise, it was the GPU fan. Because one of the case fan cables was brushing against it. Running pretty quiet now.
- Went into Maplins, paid €20 (!!!) for two SATA cables, came home and found that the only thing on my desk apart from the case, right in front of me, was the pack with the two SATA cables that had come with the mobo. Don't know how I missed them last night and this morning.
- Didn't bother buying an IDE-SATA converter, a DVD drive, or any plug adapters cos Maplins prices are crazy. I'll get them when I order a keyboard/mouse online. Bought an 8GB USB stick instead for the install.
- So now I'm trying to set up dual windows/linux boot using a single USB stick. Got the drives partitioned with Ubuntu live, installing Windows now, hopefully good to go after that.
On the plus side, everything seems to be finally up and running fairly smoothly. Though I am laughing at myself for thinking I'd have it all done in 90 minutes
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Yeah maplins are a joke. Haha lesson learned indeed. Been there myself. Threw an old pc out the window was too tired and hungover for Its crap... Probably for the best thing had pc aids..
Anyway enjoy your gaming. Get on arma3
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SterlingArcher wrote: »Yeah maplins are a joke. Haha lesson learned indeed. Been there myself. Threw an old pc out the window was too tired and hungover for Its crap... Probably for the best thing had pc aids..
Anyway enjoy your gaming. Get on arma3 need more Irish.
Ha, funny that. When I installed steam I discovered I'd bought Arma2 a year or so ago in anticipation of a new PC. I'll get through that first, then maybe 3!0
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