Thinking about building my first desktop

blibbax · Jan 2, 2011, 10:12 PM

Nice one man

iPlayer · Jan 3, 2011, 12:13 AM

Cable management could be better.

mcdragon2 · Jan 3, 2011, 12:36 AM

That was all the length I had for the cables.
anytips on cable managment then? or good ways to make them longer

blibbax · Jan 3, 2011, 04:40 PM

Try to follow the contours of the case and keep things held together so that many cables appear as one big one.

For muchos awesome examplage, (and some slightly fail examplage :P) check here.

CJLMTLCA · Jan 3, 2011, 08:54 PM

Nice little system. Why is the CPU cooler blowing down?

Just noticed the top fan. You have cool air coming in from the top?

iPlayer · Jan 3, 2011, 08:56 PM

Ugh, that one is indeed pointing downwards. I think he changed that after, though.

mcdragon2 · Jan 3, 2011, 10:39 PM

I have yet to change the cooler...I had no idea which way the fan would spin so I just installed it. I will change it in the next few days and also upgrade from the preapplied mx-2 to mx-4 paste not that the cpu isn't running cool anyways.
I seem to be having trouble with my WD 1TB drive though it had errors before and just now had an I/O error that came up as I tried to move things around between drives.

I ran cinebench and got a 3.86 cpu and a 58 fps on the Open GL
I also ran 3dmark 11 but I didn't think to write down or remember the results and they didn't post due to me using 10.12a for the current driver on my 5770

mcdragon2 · Jan 24, 2011, 11:23 PM

Well after having to RMA the 5770 and the WD 1TB drive the system is now stable and running good.
I also have done some cable management on it which looks much better now.

I also got some new speakers Samson studiodock i4, which I decided needed to be up higher so I made some nice stands out of oak

so this is how it looks overall now

Tyrsonswood · Jan 24, 2011, 11:35 PM

Nice...... I like those stands. You might want to put some rubber on the feet though in case they vibrate at excessive volume.

mcdragon2 · Jan 25, 2011, 12:06 AM

I will consider that if they start to but right now I rarely listen to anything very loud due to there always being ppl around and not liking my music crazy loud

Tyrsonswood · Jan 25, 2011, 01:49 AM

Old habit I have of isolating everything "just in case"....... I have a set of 15" in my basement that can, and have, moved my house.

mcdragon2 · Jan 25, 2011, 04:35 AM

one of my room mates has a set of 12" that move our house but our house is old and loose

mcdragon2 · Jan 25, 2011, 10:53 PM

The system runs about 30 with the CPU reporting 36C and an ambient of around 21C. I did just get done playing A game about 20 minutes before though the temps didn't seem to be going down at all

Jan 2, 2011, 10:12 PM	#61
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Nice one man __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Jan 3, 2011, 12:13 AM	#62
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Cable management could be better.

Jan 3, 2011, 12:36 AM	Thread Starter #63
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop That was all the length I had for the cables. anytips on cable managment then? or good ways to make them longer

Jan 3, 2011, 04:40 PM	#64
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Try to follow the contours of the case and keep things held together so that many cables appear as one big one. For muchos awesome examplage, (and some slightly fail examplage :P) check here. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Jan 3, 2011, 08:54 PM	#65
CJLMTLCA 14X Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 633 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Nice little system. Why is the CPU cooler blowing down? Just noticed the top fan. You have cool air coming in from the top? __________________ Last edited by CJLMTLCA; Jan 3, 2011 at 08:57 PM. Reason: Always see things after you hit submit

Jan 3, 2011, 08:56 PM	#66
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Ugh, that one is indeed pointing downwards. I think he changed that after, though.

Jan 3, 2011, 10:39 PM	Thread Starter #67
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop I have yet to change the cooler...I had no idea which way the fan would spin so I just installed it. I will change it in the next few days and also upgrade from the preapplied mx-2 to mx-4 paste not that the cpu isn't running cool anyways. I seem to be having trouble with my WD 1TB drive though it had errors before and just now had an I/O error that came up as I tried to move things around between drives. I ran cinebench and got a 3.86 cpu and a 58 fps on the Open GL I also ran 3dmark 11 but I didn't think to write down or remember the results and they didn't post due to me using 10.12a for the current driver on my 5770

Jan 24, 2011, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #68
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop Well after having to RMA the 5770 and the WD 1TB drive the system is now stable and running good. I also have done some cable management on it which looks much better now. I also got some new speakers Samson studiodock i4, which I decided needed to be up higher so I made some nice stands out of oak so this is how it looks overall now

Jan 25, 2011, 12:06 AM	Thread Starter #70
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop I will consider that if they start to but right now I rarely listen to anything very loud due to there always being ppl around and not liking my music crazy loud

Jan 25, 2011, 04:35 AM	Thread Starter #72
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop one of my room mates has a set of 12" that move our house but our house is old and loose

Jan 25, 2011, 10:53 PM	Thread Starter #73
mcdragon2 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West, OH Posts: 252 Rep Power: 17 System Specs	Re: Thinking about building my first desktop The system runs about 30 with the CPU reporting 36C and an ambient of around 21C. I did just get done playing A game about 20 minutes before though the temps didn't seem to be going down at all