I thought it might be useful to create a thread with plenty of piccys of my latest build. Hopefully it will be instructional for the uninitiated in building a desktop PC, and the experts can have a good giggle at my expense

Please ask any questions or post any observations or comments, we haven't had a "Delta" type thread in far too long!

First up, the component list:
  • Antec Twelve Hundred case (without PSU)
  • OCZ GameXtreme700 Watt PSU (I already had this sitting unused in its box for a couple of years, bought in anticipation of a server build that never happened). I'm a little concerned that it's a touch underpowered.
  • Intel Core i7-920 (I was going to get the i7-950, but I read so many reviews about the 920 being a great overclocker I decided to go that route, saving a nice £210.
  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard
  • Corsair XMS3 12 GB matched set of 6 x 2GB sticks of DDR 3 PC1333 RAM
  • Scythe Shikuren CPU cooler
  • XFX GeForce GTX275, 896MB graphics card
  • Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card (I love the X-Fi, but I agonised over whether to spend the money on this, now that onboard sound is so good)
  • Hauppauge twin tuner DVT tuner card
  • 3 x 1TB Samsung SpinPoint hard drives + 1 x 1.5TB Samsung Ecogreen drive (this will be for Media Centre / Videos only).
  • Samsung Lightscribe DVD burners
  • Assorted IcyBox drive caddies


I've benchtested the PSU and assembled the CPU, cooler and RAM today. Pics will be posted tomorrow.