Woo - Rig Came in!

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02-20-2009, 04:43 PM
mxracer050

Woo - Rig Came in!

Well! My parts came in yesterday for my new build!

I was off to build myself a nice powerful gaming rig.. oh wait.. I've never done it before.

It proved to be a heck of a day, but I got it.

Here are some photo shots.

-When the PC parts first came in, had to show them off!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...56350_8882.jpg

In the process of building it! (my brother took the photo, keep in mind he had to work 8 hours that day, and he helped me after.. thats how long it took)

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...056353_994.jpg

This was the first "test" or "moment of truth", testing for first time. It failed of course.. took me a bit, but found out I had forgotten to plug in 8 pin power connector.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...056352_386.jpg

And! FINALLY! 12 hours after I had taken a picture of my parts! :cursing:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...56354_2946.jpg

Now for the installation! Let it begin! ( Everything is stupid fast with VelociRaptors Raid 0 )
-Oh and its a rookie setup, just for installation purposes. :P

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...56355_3849.jpg

That was my day!! OH THE JOY!
02-20-2009, 05:08 PM
daviddoran

Grats on the arrival, and on your first build! Man its been a while since I built my first PC. I was previously a Mac user (still have one I think) It gets easier. For me, I have big hands and getting those jmpers for the front lights and buttons is the hardest part. One brand I used came with a removable "master" jumper, made a world of difference!
02-20-2009, 05:19 PM
Coca Cola Injection

congrats =]
02-20-2009, 08:05 PM
ghonosyph and the moocrew

one question, as the last picture is of two DELL "monitor stands" lol where's the finished product with the pretty inside lights?! lol or did you build it in the dell case? hehe <3 :love:
02-20-2009, 09:43 PM
elsegundo

those monitor stands are awesome. lol
02-20-2009, 09:52 PM
Sajuuk

Nice rig,

Gimme. I want another.

How's your sound card? I myself just ordered an ASUS XONAR ESSENCE STX...I've only heard good things about it.
02-21-2009, 02:00 AM
mxracer050

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Originally Posted by 'ghonosyph and the moocrew',index.php?page=Thread&postID=179909#post1 79909

one question, as the last picture is of two DELL "monitor stands" lol where's the finished product with the pretty inside lights?! lol or did you build it in the dell case? hehe <3 :love:

well.. the new PC is actually behind all of that mumbo jumbo you see. I had it laying on its side, because I was diagnosing what went wrong, but it was fixed :-)

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Nice rig,

Gimme. I want another.

How's your sound card? I myself just ordered an ASUS XONAR ESSENCE STX...I've only heard good things about it.

I actually have not tried the soundcard yet, as I was in a different house at the time with no headphones or speakers. I'm trying it out tonight, I will let you know how it goes.
02-24-2009, 04:05 AM
Raigirin

Gratz on your new rig.

Reminds me that the first thing I have to get when I finish my studies are more monitors.
02-24-2009, 09:06 AM
Dotalot

gz :) may you have many hours of fun gameing on it :) .... im thinking you may need a bigger desk now looks real cramped :) nice rig though :thumbsup:
03-03-2009, 11:19 PM
Monsterpally

ive always wanted to build my own rig but i wouldnt know where to start lol
03-05-2009, 01:48 PM
jinx08

Half the fun is in building the rig! I loved hand picking all the parts, waiting for them to arrive, and finally assembling everything! You get a real sense of acomplishment when all the hard work you put in comes together.

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ive always wanted to build my own rig but i wouldnt know where to start lol

There are loads of really helpful guides out there. Of course, if you do get stuck, there's the helpful people on here to offer a hand. :)