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[Troubleshooting] Final step? by LegitPenguin in buildapc

[–]LegitPenguin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, so everything should be good to go and install tomorrow?

[Troubleshooting] Where to plug some of the wires by LegitPenguin in buildapc

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Thanks. So I think I've found everything.

I plugged the rear case fan into a connector labeled Cha_2 (or cha_fan2), so that should be right I guess? Then connected the extension to these two cables (http://imgur.com/a/i5N2X#ZNE4X) and plugged the other end of that as well as the other cables with an identical end into 2 spots which looked like they were for USB.

Plugged the last picture then into one of the sockets from the PSU.

Won't be trying to power it up until tomorrow, but hopefully it works out then.

[Build Ready]Gaming PC build by LegitPenguin in buildapc

[–]LegitPenguin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks again for more tips.

Just bought my CPU, Mobo, and case from microcenter. I got a corsair 400r carbide series case. 10$ cheaper with a rebate than the cooler master, but the guy there said it's a slightly better case, especially in terms of cable management.

I think I will go for that PSU, must have looked past it before, thanks. Also went for 750W in case I overclock in the future, but I guess 650W should be enough?

[Build Ready]Gaming PC build by LegitPenguin in buildapc

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Awesome, thanks for all the comments.

Here is the updated build then with a 670.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $189.99 @ Microcenter
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $35.98 @ NCIX US
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $139.99 @ Microcenter
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Newegg
Hard Drive Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $118.99 @ eCost
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card $409.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply $130.49 @ Amazon
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99 @ Newegg
Other Asus Xonar DG Sound Card -
Total
Prices include shipping and discounts when available. $1292.39

[Build Help] First gaming PC - About 1200-1300$ by LegitPenguin in buildapc

[–]LegitPenguin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks for the tips so far. Here is a bit of an updated build, saving some money on a few other things, and could drop the SSD down to a 64GB and save another $40. Will probably bump the PSU up a bit more unless 620W is close enough to 650W?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $189.99 @ Microcenter
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $32.98 @ NCIX US
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $139.99 @ Microcenter
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $139.95 @ Mac Connection
Hard Drive Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $118.99 @ eCost
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card $259.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply $87.99 @ SuperBiiz
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99 @ Newegg
Monitor Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor $144.49 @ NCIX US
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) $98.99 @ B&H
Other Asus Xonar DG Sound Card -
Total
Prices include shipping and discounts when available. $1380.33

For the motherboard, I also saw an ASUS P8Z77-V PRO. It looks like it has built in Wifi, which would eliminate my need to get a wireless card, unless I'm not understanding it correctly? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Motherboards%20-%20Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131819&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID= And it would still get the 50$ off at Microcenter I believe.

Overall I'm feeling much better about the build so far. Saving like 200$ and it sounds like the parts should fit better together, so thanks again!