I was never able to post pictures of my 2nd build as I didn't want the person who it was being built for to find out as it was a birthday gift for him. But seeing as this computer doesn't matter as the person is already using it, I can go crazy with the pics and go into detail with it.
The main goal of this build was to make a very good computer for a good price.
The specs of this computer are:
- hec HP585DL 585W ATX12V Power Supply
- ARCTIC COOLING ACALP64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
- Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
- ASUS M4A785-M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
- AMD Phenom 9850 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor
- A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
- Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA
- LOGISYS Computer LT400PL 80mm Purple LED Case Fan
- RAIDMAX SIRIUS ATX-701WB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Overall the total price was $300 - $350.
Now for the parts review:
I will start off on the case of the computer. The person I build this for fall in love with this case right away. I won't lie, the design is pretty sick, but this case does have some flows with it. The biggest flaw is the door of the case. The door is really heavy for a case door, which may sound good. But the only things holding it in place is two little weak plastic parts which the bottom one broke off right away. The door still opens fine, but falls off sometimes which can be a pain. But other then that, this case is mostly good. Tool-less design which is always nice, black inside to match the outside, and etc.
For the motherboard, am not going to lie. Of all of the computers I have work on, I gotta say it is one of the nicest ones around. I had zero problems with it, unlike my motherboard in my computer. (XFX 750i sucks) Anywho, it is a ASUS, which I always had good luck with and this board is just perfect. I have nothing bad to say about this board at all and if you are building a rig for a socket type 775, I highly think you should use this board or another asus board.
Other then that, I have no problems with any of the other parts, they are work really good. But let me say this, find any purple led fans is almost impossible, I was lucky with the 80mm, but good luck finding anything higher.
Time for the pics:
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