The Build Saga: Part Twelve

I know that it has been a while.  I disappeared while the majority of my packages shipped.

Almost everything has arrived.  The Blu Ray player, some replacement fans, a video card and some monitors (if I choose to get them) are all that is left.  The Blu Ray player will probably be the cheapest one I can find, since I will use it sparingly.  The replacement fans will all be Noctua.  I am getting the ASUS DirectCUII GTX 780.  I have looked at a few different monitors, but it looks like I will either be picking up a couple of Acer 23" monitors (H236HL BID), a couple of ASUS 23" monitors (VS239H-P), or a nice 27" monitor (
ASUS VE278H or maybe an IPS/PLS).  

My brother and I got together and put the PC together.  We didn't get any pics of the build, because we forgot the camera.  We had to rush to get it put together.  We got a late start and then had to finish up early.  Being responsible isn't always fun and doesn't always support your hobbies.  A dad's work is never done.  We will snap a few pics once the entire process is complete.

The board is in, but no major cable management has been attempted.  The H100i is in and mounted and seems to be working fine.  I haven't had a chance to punish it or overclock it, yet.  The RAM worked almost perfectly.  It showed up as CAS9 1333, but switched easily to the XMP profile of CAS10 1600.  The SSD drives are silent and very fast.  It is quite an enjoyable experience.  I am using the onboard video, but haven't done much more than setup Windows and browse, honestly.  I am still a little paranoid about the SSD.  I've felt a couple of stutters or pauses as I go to open a program and I can't tell if it's a hard drive thing or a CPU thing or if I am just imagining it.  I was kind of expecting instant access. =P

The video card should be here by NEXT weekend, so that is a bummer.  Won't have much more to provide, other than maybe some pictures, until then.