Sunday, January 12, 2014

The Build Saga: Part Eight

For real?

The guy who had the deal on a computer and monitor sold it.  Well, he traded it for a PS4.  Good for him.  That just means that I've actually got to put something together myself and quit being such a lazy bastard.  Apparently he got a PS4 with BF4 AND 400 bucks.  That's a hell of a deal for him.

I started ordering my parts as soon as I confirmed this happened.  I ordered the 4670K.  It is now confirmed as my build CPU.  I ordered the ASRock Z87 Fatal1ty Killer motherboard.  I also ordered, like an idiot, the wrong RAM.  I wanted to order Mushkin Stealth, but it was out of stock... because when I want something it is always out of stock.  I scrolled down and selected one of the similar products, checked the specs and added to the order.  Once I ordered I was inspecting the form and realized that I ordered only ONE stick of RAM.  So, I ordered ONE stick of DDR3 1600 Kingston HyperX Red RAM.  At least it is 8GB.  I was trying to save a little cash up front and was going to go with a 2x4GB package.  My second choice was the G.Skill Aegis RAM, which I will still try to get if I am able to cancel this order.

I've changed up some of my preferences based on some issues I've run into.  I've left out parts that I haven't decided on or are not in stock.  My ASUS 780 Direct CU II I wanted?  Yeah, it's outta stock.  The CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO is even out of stock.  WOW!  Le sigh.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Case: NZXT Phantom (White/Red) ATX Full Tower Case
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro 156.3 CFM 230mm  Fan
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro 148.7 CFM 200mm  Fan
Case Fan: NZXT FX-140LB 98.3 CFM 140mm  Fan
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 700W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Other: NZXT Hue

I've already got the SSD drives and ordered some other essentials.  I look forward to getting started with these for now.  I hope to continue fleshing it out slowly.  I plan to pick up the Case, cooler and PSU next.  Then again, I'm sure something will change again. =P

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