My Custom PC Build

[Triple_B]

Some of you saw me rambling on and on about me building my computer. Well finally, I received most of my parts today and assembled it. I built this because I wanted something that I could use for gaming, video editing, animating etc. My laptop could not run more than 3 programs at once and I couldn't even launch most Steam games because my CPU would overheat. For all you computer guys out there, here are the specs:

Motherboard: Asus M5A97. This thing has amazing reviews on newegg.com, and didn't break the bank. It is an ATX mobo, and has all the features I need in a motherboard. $95

Processor: I went with an AMD Phenom II Triple Core processor. I know, 3 cores isn't much for multitasking, but there is an unlock-able 4th core that I WILL be doing when I get my RAM. Awesome reviews, great price, and included a fan. $70

Case: Cooler Master 430 Elite Series. This case had decent reviews, looked awesome, included a fan and had a great price at $50. Has a plexiglass window for admiring your work ( ). Doesn't have really any room for cable management but I don't mind!

Power Supply: Ultra 650 watt. Ultra had amazing reviews on TigerDirect, and was very affordable. I was going to get the 750 but I think the 650 is still overkill. It suits my needs and I can still upgrade components with the power supply. Has a million power connectors for all sorts of stuff and was only $55

RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 8 GB (2 x 4gb). 37 5 star reviews on Newegg and a $43 price tag was enough for me! 8GB will be plenty for what my intended use of the computer.

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770. I actually didn't buy this, I traded one of my friends for it. He wanted a BMX bike and I needed a graphics card. I had an Eastern Cobra BMX bike that I hadn't used in a year that I gave to him for the graphics card and $30! Deal worked out great! ($170 new)

Optional Features I added:

DVD Burner: Asus 24X Burner. Great reviews for a great price. Great addition to the build and I will be using it a lot!

22 in 1 Card Reader. I have a lot of electronics with various different cards so I needed something that could read all of them. This was an awesome addition to the build and was only $16!



I have yet to purchase a Hard Drive for the following reasons:
My laptop has a 500gb Toshiba that has not failed me yet and has ALL my stuff on it + Windows 7. It uses regular SATA power and SATA 3.0 connectors so I will be able to connect it right to my motherboard. I also have a spare 80 GB HDD from an old computer that my dad had at work.

Also, the video I attached shows the PC without the RAM installed. That is because I just ordered the RAM yesterday. It should be here very soon. I cannot WAIT to use the computer for the first time.

Here's the video:

I know, the plexiglass is dirty. I will clean it

And it may sound noisy, that is because I took a 120mm exhaust fan from an old computer out and put it on my PC as an exhaust. There was no exhaust fan originally and I needed one. I will be buying more fans (quieter ones) eventually since the case holds 6 I:I

ALSO! Some of you may be thinking the Blue LED's is way too bright. Well that is because I added a 24 led strip in the case. I just wired it to a Molex connector from my PSU. I can turn them off whenever I want, they are not permanent

Let me know what you guys think!

 

[sporty982000]

Sounds awesome.

I use to build my pwn a few years, ago was fun doing, and in the end I knew what I had and i felt they ran better than store bought computer.


Sporty

 

[Triple_B]

Sounds awesome.

I use to build my pwn a few years, ago was fun doing, and in the end I knew what I had and i felt they ran better than store bought computer.


Sporty

Yup! This build only cost me around $550 and can outperform most store bought computers. My laptop was $1200 but this custom PC will out perform the laptop any day of the week I:I

 

[YamaZuki]

Very similiar to my last build, i had most parts,hard drives, power supply,sweet case and a huge copper thermaltek fan and heatsink.
i too went with the same triple core and 8 gig of ram,It is a huge upgrade over my old dual core with 4 gig.Hope you enjoy, i know i do mine.The only issue is the fourth core is only unlockable with some motherboards,mine is not compatible for that.
I think total cost for my build was around $245 out of pocket.I don't game but i do stream video to my Television,i skimped on the vid card.
Sux i can't unlock the fourth core with my mobo but i can overclock,never do tho.3 cores is plenty at 3.1ghz

 

[BlasterGuy87]

Sound nice triple_b, we have some similar specs Mine also costed about $550. I love it, it's way better than my iMac! Building a computer is fun and i look foward to some more pic's, vids.

 

[York Racing]

I thought by "PC" you meant "Powder Coat"..... God dang nerds..... lol jk very cool man.

 

[Awk08]

quite the little builder you've become BBB
blasters, stirling engines, rc airplanes, now PC's !!!!!!

 

[Triple_B]

Very similiar to my last build, i had most parts,hard drives, power supply,sweet case and a huge copper thermaltek fan and heatsink.
i too went with the same triple core and 8 gig of ram,It is a huge upgrade over my old dual core with 4 gig.Hope you enjoy, i know i do mine.The only issue is the fourth core is only unlockable with some motherboards,mine is not compatible for that.
I think total cost for my build was around $245 out of pocket.I don't game but i do stream video to my Television,i skimped on the vid card.
Sux i can't unlock the fourth core with my mobo but i can overclock,never do tho.3 cores is plenty at 3.1ghz

Yeah, my laptop right now has an Intel Dual Core with 4gbs of ram. I look forward to the performance of my new PC I:I Luckily the motherboard I bought is compatible to unlock the 4th core

Sound nice triple_b, we have some similar specs Mine also costed about $550. I love it, it's way better than my iMac! Building a computer is fun and i look foward to some more pic's, vids.

I agree, building it was very fun. I was done with it in like 2 hours. Very easy to build and all my components worked together. I will take more pics and videos. I used my webcam to take that video so the quality sucks.

I thought by "PC" you meant "Powder Coat"..... God dang nerds..... lol jk very cool man.

Hahahaha, what the heck is a "Custom Powder Coat Build"? LOL

quite the little builder you've become BBB
blasters, stirling engines, rc airplanes, now PC's !!!!!!

Thanks bro. I love doing this stuff. Hopefully I can find a career that I can do this stuff in I:I

 

[Quadrider10]

sounds awesome! maybe u can join me in some games!

the only thing that dosetn sound too good is the AMD processor. i/we have pretty bad luck with all amd's

u could have ggooten a intel i5 quad core. for probs the same price. but my opinion.

i have an i3 dual core 4 threads in my laptop clocked at 2.40GHZ, and its plenty power for all my games and everything. but my graphics card on the other hand. i wish i could upgrade that, but its built into the mother board. so i cant. i still want an i5 tho

 

[YamaZuki]

That's sweet u get to unlock core 4,i wish i could just to see what happens,i am more than happy with 3 . I stay 1-2 years behing on PC stuff,too cheap to buy the up to date newest thing,never been that type either,That's why i love my Blaster and my 1985 suzuki GS1150.

 

[xKroniK13x]

Sounds pretty good! Asus motherboards are the best if you can budget them. I've built two cheap computers now for some people that play everything on high and cost $400 or less.

First one:
Gigabyte motherboard
AMD 3.22GHz quad-core cpu
Radeon HD6770
Diablotek 450W PSU
4GB Kingston RAM
2 Fans + CPU fan

Second:
MSI Motherboard
AMD 2.8GHZ quad-core cpu
Radeon 6770HD
4GB Kingston RAM
Ultra 450W PSU
Wireless PCI Adapter
3 fans + CPU fan
Thermometer display on case

Definitely a fun hobby to get into.