Computer Build: Part 2 - Recieving The Parts and Building

This post is massively behind and I do realise that... haven't had time to update the blog! So the parts arrived after a driving lesson and sat in the huge box they came in. I put them on the bed and laid them out - here they are.

I couldn't build it until the 27th of June - I had exams to concentrate on and I knew that once I had finished exams I would have plenty of time to spend as much time as i wanted building and tweaking it!

So I had the exam (a 2 and a half hour computing exam if i remember correctly) and then proceeded to build it when i got back - with the help of a friend, we had it built within 2 hours, installed Windows 7 within 10 mins (SSD installs are fast!) and like that, it was working perfectly! Have to say, it was quite surreal seeing it up and running and realising that it all worked and that it was done!

Since I have built it, I have made a few modifications

• I tweak the Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon display often, my main display looks like this most of the time, but I also have iTunes data on there from time to time too.
• I now make use of the internal USB 3.0 headers instead of having the cables going out of the back and plugging into the back - looks less neat but it frees up 2 USB ports on the back. 
• I also have a wireless card installed in the PCIe 4x port
• I have a top 200mm fan which moves a lot more air than the original fan and has blue LED's in it to match the rest of the lighting. 
• The SSD is kinda faulty, needs RMA'ing. 

I will upload some more pictures of it soon, it is under my desk at uni with me and is running great! With the water cooler I get temps as low as 25 degrees idle and 36 degrees under load!