New - Top Of The Range Custom PC!

[Mad-Mike]

Decided to upload my photos of my new computer being built

1. Mounted the Motherboard, Connecting the case front panel eg power cables, Connected the front case fan and Mounted the H70 CPU Cooler Bracket.


2. Mounted the 3x 2GB Total 6GB Corsair Dominator RAM.


3. Installed the 1000w Corsair Modular PSU, Attatched the 2x power cables to the Motherboard.


4. Had to remove the H70 bracket and then Mount my Intel i7 CPU, Then installed the H70 Bracket again.


5. Removed my rear case fan, Mounted the H70 Radiator and 2x H70 Fans, Fan either side of the Radiator, Then the H70 pump on the CPU.


6. Mounted the Samsung DVD RW, with the power cable to the PSU and the SATA II cable to Motherboard.


7. Mounted Samsung 1TB HDD with the power cable to PSU and the SATA II cable to Motherboard.


8. Lastly Installed the Nvidia GTX 580 Gigabyte Graphics Card to the Motherboard, Using the 2x Power cables to the PSU.



9. Finally made all the wiring nice and neat, cable management.


10. All done!

Edit - Cleaned and Gfx card in the right slot now



It Turned on..





Will post a photo of all the computer soon including monitor, keyboard, desk etc...

[whatshisname55]

Nice cable management.
When taking pics of your computer turn the camera flash off. Make sure there's a decent source of light around where you're shooting, preferably not a bright white or florescent light. Bright shiny reflections on the components can ruin the whole look.

[Aimed]

i dont like this, considering its just a preview of my comp but with better cable management and that reminds me the fact yours is done and mine isn't

[Mad-Mike]

Nice cable management.
When taking pics of your computer turn the camera flash off. Make sure there's a decent source of light around where you're shooting, preferably not a bright white or florescent light. Bright shiny reflections on the components can ruin the whole look.

To be honest im not the best with camera's, I took a couple of shots of each stage and the ones posted are my best lmao.
I tryed with lights off and on, tryed closing the blinds lol and messing with settings on the camera.
still no luck but ey the ones above will do, doesnt have to be perfect I suppose.

Aimed: you will have urs soon mate

[Mad-Mike]

Here's the rest of my pc...





Pic without flash, so you can see my pretty blue lights lol.

[Pedz]

Cor blimey, im impressed, a clean desk Haven't seen one of them... Ever. Or was that just for the photo Looking nice though =] (like blue I see )

[Mad-Mike]

That black desk loves catching dust Its always dusty lol but ye I cleaned it all for the photo

[Mad-Mike]

Thinking about getting another Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 580

Just thinking though, is there anything I will need to upgrade on my current setup for another one?

Not 100% sure my mobo can have 2?

[The Iron Dreamer]

from the screens of your mobo...

you can have 4 if you whant

[Mad-Mike]

oh yea durrrr!!
Looking at it though with the 580 in, the 580 looks thick might have to move the 1 i have in now to the top and then another at the bottom.

[LITOralis.nMd]

your mobo specs:
PCI-Express Slots::
x2 PCI Express x16 slots (x16/x16), x2 PCI Express x8 slots ( x8/x8 ), x2 PCI Express x1 slots (x1)

the 580 will be bottlenecked by a x8 slot.

so you need to fit them into the first and second slots that are x16.

Good luck with that, will be very tight fit.

[Mad-Mike]

the 580 actualy uses the 8x slot, so lucky enough the 8x slots are apart from each other (2nd slot and 4th slot on the motherboard photo) so i should be able to get another 580 in there with a gap aswell.

[Jaymz]

How's that monitor working out for ya? I have the same one, like it a lot.

[Robbi]

It shouldnt be using the x8 slot, they should be in the x16 slot matey otherwise you are not maximising the potential of your card.

[whatshisname55]

It actually doesn't make a noticeable difference between x16 and x8, but it does kind of make sense to use x16 if available.

[Robbi]

It makes enough of a difference to notice frame rate drop.

[Mad-Mike]

How's that monitor working out for ya? I have the same one, like it a lot.

Brilliant mate, Was tempted to buy another. But pointless for my needs.

It shouldnt be using the x8 slot, they should be in the x16 slot matey otherwise you are not maximising the potential of your card.

hmm thats good to know, will have to check on my mobo manual to see which 1 its actually in. not 100% sure myself.

[UK_Force]

Come on then Mike, show us your 3dmark vantage score now its running, nice pictures but stats are way more important for a rig.


3DMark Vantage - DirectX 10 benchmark, best graphics video card test


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[SlLeNceR]

how much did this cost you mike lol

[Mad-Mike]

I did put my graphics card in the wrong slot

Just read my mobo manual propper and some reason I put it in the 8x slot.
Even though in the gtx 580 manual it tells me to put it in the 16x slot, I must of been tired when doing it lol

_______________________
_______________________ 16x Slot. <<<<< My Gfx Card is NOW in this slot.


_______________________
_______________________ 8x Slot. <<<< My Gfx Card WAS in this slot.


_______________________
_______________________ 16x Slot.


_______________________
_______________________ 8x Slot.


So thanks for the heads up Robbi



Edit: SlLeNceR, Its one thing I keep meaning to do, Is add up the total price. Will do it now...

Edit Again: Just need to ring up Scan.co.uk in the morning to get my account password of them because I forgot it and they will have my invoice saved. Think I Bought 2-3 items of them.