Started building it today....first problem was the motherboard wasnt as big as i thought it would be so had to spray the inside of the case again...out came the wifes trusty hairdryer to speed things up.
seating the mobo was a doddle as was the psu...In went the cpu...no probs.
Next was the dreaded cpu cooler which i remember from the last time i fitted one of these akasa 965 coolers. i wished i had girl fingers (theres no room) and the pressure you have to administer to get the pins to click into place is scary...your just waiting to hear the mobo crack under the pressure.
Anyhoo paranoia over..
Right this is where it gets tricky for me...im a big believer in airflow for bringing temps down (see Bullys thread with the 10c difference he got by adding another 120mm fan at the top of his case). As you can probably see everything is grouped together and even the side window case fan fits right on top of the cooler.
Im presuming the 2x80mm fans suck air into the case rather than suck air out so thats gonna be the first thing to rectify....think i can just switch them around with the blue led rings that seem to disconnect from the fan.
I need these to be exhaust fans only, as the heat generated from the overclocking will be pulled straight out of the back inline with the cpu fan. Just hope the psu gets enough cool air.
That was me done for today lots of cable management to finish and put the side case window back on and .......and.......nooooooooooo.....the window fan hits the cooler......Will have to sort that out tomorrow.
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