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[cableguy11]

cableguy11's Build:GA- Z68X-UD3H | i5-2500K | HD-6850 |
Fractal Design R3 Black Pearl Case

Fractal Design R3 Black Pearl W/USB 3.0 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811352013

Intel Core i5-2500K - purchased at Micro Center
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H Motherboard - purchased at Micro Center as combo with CPU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00518M74I/

Gigabyte HD-6850 GV-R685OC-1GD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

G-Skill Ripjaws times 2 for 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB x 2 for storage and backup
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Seasonic X650 Gold Fully Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

Sony Optiarc 24X dvd burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118067

Crucial M4 64GB- For backup of the OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SSD Boot drive with OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236

Syba Firewire 400/800 Low Profile PCI-Express TI Chipset card
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002S53IG8/

Cooler Master Hyper 212Plus CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G1YPH0

ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236112

Kingston 8GB flash drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TS1J18/\

AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard for Apple iPad,iPhone(Black)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EOWBKE/

Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003I4FHNA/

Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, 1080p Widescreen Video Calling and Recording (960-000764)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006JH8T3S/


Comments

First off thanks to Gordo74! viewtopic.php?f=264&t=32313 I basically used his template and did some minor changes, and thanks to all the helped me out when I ran into the brick wall!

All in all, not a very hard build. This is my first ever computer build and I got it done over the course of 2 evenings. I could not purchase Lion from the app store because my current mac does not meet Lion minimum requirements. So my wife went to the apple store and purchased Lion USB. Created flash drive with Unibeast...only problem was my flash drives would not boot when I started the computer...ordered a Kingston DT101 8GB and everything booted fine. Followed the directions copied my DST and voila Lion up and running!

Forgot to mention, that everything is working just great, iTunes, iCloud. Aperture, Handbrake, VLC, Quicktime...etc. I am also OC'd to 4.2GHz.

 

[Stork]

This is a sweet build. The Fractal R3 case is designed for silent running.
Please add one or two pictures of the Fractal R3's cable management to your original post.

I also notice that your Seasonic (Gold) PSU which is a fully modular version which allows more flexibility in cabling. I've got the 650W version in another rig.

Another standout is the Syba FW card. Do you use FW for anything specific? Audio recording?

 

[Wolfster]

Hi, you have the same motherboard and webcam as me so I thought you my be able to help.

I have a question: With your webcam, when using it in quicktime to record a video do you have a slight delay between movements/audio and when it appears on screen? Just a little lag or latency? I have just bought the C920 and am wondering if this is normal..thanks in advance.