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My friend Nelson (goatodb) is looking to get into PC gaming. He was totally put off by building it himself so I said I would do it for him. It is a simple process.
Here is the build
~$880 he also has some rebates.
All the parts came in yesterday except the grafx card. He ordered that separate and will be coming next week.
It took about 45 mins to build it and another 45 mins to install Windows, Motherboard Drivers, Steam and Fraps. I am letting him take care of everything else software wise. I was pretty cautious with the build as it was not mine and I tried my best to do some cable management but since the case has no window it doesnt matter too much as long as air flow is not being blocked. I enjoy the process of building these for fun. This PC should last him a good long time. All he would need to do at some point is sell the GTX 760 and upgrade the graphics card which is a plug and play operation.
He wants to play through the Bio Shock Series, some of the popular indie games, and then Saints Row 4 and Battlefield 4.
Here are some pics...enjoy your PC Pron.
Boxed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
HDD, DVD, and PSU Installed. Literally took 5 mins. IMO all freaking PSU should be Modular. Too many extra cables.
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
CPU, Stock Cooler, and RAM Installed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Motherboard installed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Complete - after seeing this pick I could clean up some of the cables on the right
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Here is the build
- CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K
- RAM - G.Skill 1600 DDR3
- GRAFX - Gigabyte GTX 760
- MB - MSI Z87 - Gaming Board
- PSU - Corsair TX750A
- HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
- Case - Corsair Carbide 200R
~$880 he also has some rebates.
All the parts came in yesterday except the grafx card. He ordered that separate and will be coming next week.
It took about 45 mins to build it and another 45 mins to install Windows, Motherboard Drivers, Steam and Fraps. I am letting him take care of everything else software wise. I was pretty cautious with the build as it was not mine and I tried my best to do some cable management but since the case has no window it doesnt matter too much as long as air flow is not being blocked. I enjoy the process of building these for fun. This PC should last him a good long time. All he would need to do at some point is sell the GTX 760 and upgrade the graphics card which is a plug and play operation.
He wants to play through the Bio Shock Series, some of the popular indie games, and then Saints Row 4 and Battlefield 4.
Here are some pics...enjoy your PC Pron.
Boxed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
HDD, DVD, and PSU Installed. Literally took 5 mins. IMO all freaking PSU should be Modular. Too many extra cables.
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
CPU, Stock Cooler, and RAM Installed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Motherboard installed
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
Complete - after seeing this pick I could clean up some of the cables on the right
Nelson Haswell CPU by jms493, on Flickr
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