DIY finally done - Pics included... MSI Neo2 Plat...

[LSoares1]

All Done, here are some pics of my first DIY PC.

Case with Both side panels and MB tray removed
The MB tray
MB tray w/ motherboard installed
Front view half way into install (neon fans installed)
All done
All done - Front View
View with lights off.

Now I have to work on putting in a window on the side panel.


3500AMD64
eVGA6800GT
MSI Neo2 Plat
1GB XMS XL Cosari pc3200 2-2-2-5
74GB WD Raptor
200GB SATA Segate Drive 7200
XP Home
Plextor 712A (black) DVD Burner (I think thats the model number
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 zs
Antec True Power Supply....WIth blue fan... 480 watts
Cooler Master blue neon fans (2x)
ZALMAN CNPS7000A-Cu (this thing is heavy)
COOLER MASTER Praetorian Black ALUMINUM MID-TOWER CASE
Logitech elite black keyboard
Logitech MX 510 RED mouse
LITE ON DVD 16X SOHD-167T (BLACK)

 

[Mik3y]

very nice! i give it a 10/10.

 

[UK Frost]

Yep i agree,very good job there Lsoares1.
I'm due to build a rig very similair to this and i'm going to try and copy this.If mines half as good i'll be happy.

 

[Corporate Thug]

well done

 

[Yanagi]

great job on the wiring there mate!

 

[farmercal]

Very Nice! Really sweet looking case.

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

Originally posted by: Mik3y
very nice! i give it a 10/10.

 

[Budman]

 

[salaku]

10/10 for wiring.

 

[nycdude]

Originally posted by: shady06
well done

I wish my wiring is half as neat as yours.

 

[Thomasag]

Did you buy hosing to floss the wires through - to keep them together?

 

[Quasmo]

Those hoses look like the ones that always stay closed IE they are cut and you open them and stick the wires in them.

 

[stickybytes]

nice job!!

 

[LSoares1]

Thanks everyone
The black plastic hosing are the type that are cut down the middle. I wrapped each end of the hosing with black electrical tape and used black zip-ties to keep it attached to my case where I wanted it. It worked out pretty well. It might of looked a little better with the closed hosing, but this being my first DIY, I didn't want to have to deal with removing the connectors on the end of the wires to get the clsoed hosing on...


I must say, with a little research, putting together my own PC was easier than I thought. The only problem I had was that I connected my 3.5 floppy backwards

 

[bagwellfive]

THANK YOU for your pics. I'm building a VERY VERY similar setup and wanted to know how the Praetorian / Neo2 Plat / Zalman 7k all worked together.

BTW, Coolermaster now offers an aluminum side panel with two choices of translucent windows that fit the Praetorian. (Silver & Black available).

http://www.coolermaster.com/in...-EKA&other_title=0

thanks again LSoares - good work.

B5

 

[Trey22]

9/10, dinged a point just because I don't like an all black case, but hey, that's just me. Good job!

 

[bagwellfive]

BTW - if I read correctly, shouldn't your Memory sticks be in corresponding colored slots to take advantage of the DDR benefit? For example, use the two green slots, or use the two purple slots.... but not one green one purple...?

Just curious. Thanks.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Very nice build you've done there but are those finger prints I see in the front view in on your optical drives and front panel? Get a rag and clean it all up you oinker! ) Great job.

 

[slpaulson]

I have the same case except it has a window already in the side.

It's a beauty, but taking off the fromt bezel can be a pain the ass.