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petrivanzyl
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Cooler master 690II advanced
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Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
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petrivanzyl
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LG E2770 27" LED:
Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 850W PSU. It modular with nice sleeved and black cables:
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD:
Black and gold HDMI cable:
Extra 140mm Cooler Master Blue LED case fan:
Gigabyte 670GTX OC Edition 2GB DDR5 with windforce x3. Its heavy:
ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 m/b:
Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 850W PSU. It modular with nice sleeved and black cables:
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD:
Black and gold HDMI cable:
Extra 140mm Cooler Master Blue LED case fan:
Gigabyte 670GTX OC Edition 2GB DDR5 with windforce x3. Its heavy:
ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 m/b:
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Intel i5 3570K CPU:
with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Turbo:
The thing is huge compared to the stock cooler:
Asus Black DVD writer:
Logitech speakers:
WiFi adapter:
with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Turbo:
The thing is huge compared to the stock cooler:
Asus Black DVD writer:
Logitech speakers:
WiFi adapter:
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petrivanzyl
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Still no RAM:fencelook:
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Z3Zack said:
Yes:argh:
Nic_s
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:drool: :drool: :drool:
I've only ever once bought an entire new PC and that was like 7 years ago. Best part was putting all the shiny new parts together and then you have that moment you pray just before pushing the power button. Then when it goes on you go straight into the CMOS to check temps. Good times.
I've only ever once bought an entire new PC and that was like 7 years ago. Best part was putting all the shiny new parts together and then you have that moment you pray just before pushing the power button. Then when it goes on you go straight into the CMOS to check temps. Good times.
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petrivanzyl
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Got the RAM:joy::joy::thumbs::thumbs:
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I finally got the RAM:
and the correct case:
Will do a build write up and photos tomorrow:idea:
and the correct case:
Will do a build write up and photos tomorrow:idea:
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Dippies
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looks good petri :rollsmile: so are you happy with he upgrade :fencelook:
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Okay here goes: Build log with photos.
First I assembled the major components (m/b, ram, PSU, GPU) outside of the case to test if it works.
This was my first ever build from scratch by myself, I watched on or two YouTube tutorials to make sure I didn't mess it up.
1. I put the motherboard on its box (not on it's static baggy as that is conductive) and opened the LGA1155 slot for the CPU by pulling on the lever
2. Installed the i5-3570K CPU and closed the bracket
3. Installed the RAM
4. Next the CPU cooler, first removed the fan from the heat sink
5. Unpacked all of the brackets and tools
6. Installed the back plate to the back of the m/b
7. Applied the thermal paste on the CPU (I think I used a little bit too much) and applied the "baggy technique" to spread it out
8. Thermal paste spread out
9. Installed the heat sink and screwed it in place
10. Then put the fan back on the heat sink making sure that it blows in the correct direction as indicated by the arrows on the fan
11. Plugged in the fan to the CPU fan header
12. Plugged in the PC speaker to hear the POST
13. Plugged in the GPU carefully as its heavy and there is no back play support
14. Plugged in the power from the PSU: the 24pin, the 8 pin and the two PCI-e to the CPU
Now it was ready to test. Plugged in the PSU to the wall and held my breath hoping not to see smoke and hear the POST. Pushed the swith and...........no POST (still don't know why - PC speaker not working?) but entered the UEFI BIOS and the only error was no boot disk as per the LED error code on the m/b. So everything was working properly now to build it into the case.
First I assembled the major components (m/b, ram, PSU, GPU) outside of the case to test if it works.
This was my first ever build from scratch by myself, I watched on or two YouTube tutorials to make sure I didn't mess it up.
1. I put the motherboard on its box (not on it's static baggy as that is conductive) and opened the LGA1155 slot for the CPU by pulling on the lever
2. Installed the i5-3570K CPU and closed the bracket
3. Installed the RAM
4. Next the CPU cooler, first removed the fan from the heat sink
5. Unpacked all of the brackets and tools
6. Installed the back plate to the back of the m/b
7. Applied the thermal paste on the CPU (I think I used a little bit too much) and applied the "baggy technique" to spread it out
8. Thermal paste spread out
9. Installed the heat sink and screwed it in place
10. Then put the fan back on the heat sink making sure that it blows in the correct direction as indicated by the arrows on the fan
11. Plugged in the fan to the CPU fan header
12. Plugged in the PC speaker to hear the POST
13. Plugged in the GPU carefully as its heavy and there is no back play support
14. Plugged in the power from the PSU: the 24pin, the 8 pin and the two PCI-e to the CPU
Now it was ready to test. Plugged in the PSU to the wall and held my breath hoping not to see smoke and hear the POST. Pushed the swith and...........no POST (still don't know why - PC speaker not working?) but entered the UEFI BIOS and the only error was no boot disk as per the LED error code on the m/b. So everything was working properly now to build it into the case.
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15. Ready to start in case installation, first removed the case screws and cable ties
16. Important to read the manual - mostly for things like which DIMM slots to use, which SATA ports to use, where the relevant headers on the motherboard are
17. Luckily the case indicated which holes needs m/b risers for the ATX m/b
18. So easy to put the risers in
19. Installed the PSU at the bottom of the case fan down
20. Great thing about the case are the grommets for cable management
21. Ready to put the m/b in
22. M/b in place
23. All cables nice and tidy, easier to do before installing the GPU which covers the SATA ports. But requires lots of time and planning
24. GPU in place including power
25. Hard drives in their screw less brackets ready to be installed: My old 1TB Seagate, new 2TB Seagate and the OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD
26. and installed
27. Front panel removed to install DVD drive
28. The mess of cables at the back. Now you see it...
29. ...now you don't
30. Pretty cool and informative ASRock UEFI Setup utility (BIOS)
All done!
16. Important to read the manual - mostly for things like which DIMM slots to use, which SATA ports to use, where the relevant headers on the motherboard are
17. Luckily the case indicated which holes needs m/b risers for the ATX m/b
18. So easy to put the risers in
19. Installed the PSU at the bottom of the case fan down
20. Great thing about the case are the grommets for cable management
21. Ready to put the m/b in
22. M/b in place
23. All cables nice and tidy, easier to do before installing the GPU which covers the SATA ports. But requires lots of time and planning
24. GPU in place including power
25. Hard drives in their screw less brackets ready to be installed: My old 1TB Seagate, new 2TB Seagate and the OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD
26. and installed
27. Front panel removed to install DVD drive
28. The mess of cables at the back. Now you see it...
29. ...now you don't
30. Pretty cool and informative ASRock UEFI Setup utility (BIOS)
All done!