My 2012 build thread.

[Sentry]

Okay it's been almost 4 years since I've built a PC, so this one has to be a gooder to last me another couple years. :)

No judging my cable management :rofl:

Bitfenix Ghost full tower case
MSI Z77A board
Intel i5-3570K
MSI GTX680 bought secondhand off Beyond :D
8GB Kingston DDR3-1600
Crucial M4 256gb SSD
WD Green 2tb HDD (Not pictured, removed from my old PC. Media drive.)
LG Bluray reader/DVD writer
Corsair TX650M PSU

Box shot
http://i.imgur.com/B2Wru.jpg

Chassis unboxed. Little smaller than my Cosmos S, but still a good size. Never going back to a midtower again hahaha. So much room.
http://i.imgur.com/7Vce7.jpg

No standoffs required for the MB, tool-less drives and PCI blanks.
http://i.imgur.com/O8uUk.jpg

Optical drive in.
http://i.imgur.com/Ogree.jpg

RAM into board
http://i.imgur.com/d7GQU.jpg

CPU into board
http://i.imgur.com/ZKqij.jpg

Heatsink on
http://i.imgur.com/GlF3i.jpg

Board into chassis
http://i.imgur.com/NBEe2.jpg

Vidya card
http://i.imgur.com/8erPs.jpg

SSD and HDD into chassis
http://i.imgur.com/ZLjVb.jpg

Little bit of preliminary wiring before PSU goes in
http://i.imgur.com/4ahm4.jpg

PSU in, finished wiring, all ready to rock
http://i.imgur.com/U4hSY.jpg

Nice white power and HDD LEDs. Not bright, which is good.
http://i.imgur.com/O8EZe.jpg

The BIOS screen blew my mind hahaha, I'm used to old ass Energy Star, etc. BIOS. It has a fuckin web browser!
http://i.imgur.com/L0iGc.jpg

Anyway, Windows 7 Ultimate installed now, drivers installed, good to go. :)

[heinz256]

:thumbsup:

[Kg810]

Looks good :burnout:

[Phl0xed]

I've always been leery of MSI's motherboards and in some cases their graphics cards. Though, I might be biased as I've had some bad luck with them in the past. Looks good though! I would highly recommend aftermarket cpu cooler/thermal paste and adding a couple of nice fans to the mix/replacing the stock case ones for better air flow. Just some food for thought!

Hope it all works out well for you! :)

[Sentry]

I don't OC so the only reason to do aftermarket coolers like I did on my last one (http://forums.beyond.ca/st/361849/fs-my-gaming-computer/) would be for quieter operation... But this one is already super quiet.

The stock cooler on the old HD4890 was loud as shit, hence the AC Accelero S1 with Silverstone fans.