Check out the "new" #PC : i5-6400, MSI Krait 3X MS-7A11,
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB DDR4 3600. Still have the 1050 TI and PNY 500gb SSD. So this build took longer than I wanted cause right out the gate, I found my old PSU wasn't going to fit this Meshify 2 case. Was gonna go Best Buy, but partner hit FB MP and she found a kid selling an EVGA 650w modular PSU, never used for 75 and I like a deal. Had to wait till 430pm to get it tho. Things went faster after that. 1/3? #Tech #DIY
Installed the PSU and ran the cables through the excellently placed ports in the case. Put the CPU in the socket and mounted the DeepCool heat sink, which took a half hour longer than it should have cause I lost a screw. Found a replacement after giving up finding it. Installed the ram and mounted the board to the case. Lugged it to the bedroom and did a Mobo post test. Success, yesss. Unplugged it and installed the GPU and SSD/HDD. Wired up all the components and fans, added 2 to the case top.
Buttoned the case up and lugged it back to its home. Hooked up all the accessories and powered it up. Had a mini heart attack when the primary display didn't .. display. Secondary kicked on like usual tho once the login screen was reached. Thought the display had died, tried new cord. Screen snapped right on. Phew. It's 11pm at this point, so I didn't do much but make sure my night noise would work and passed out. Got up, noticed the HDD wasn't listed. Updated, rebooted....
and in the silence at 645am, heard the telltale *whirrCLICK, whirrCLICK, whirrCLICK* that signifies a dead HDD. Bummer. It's a decade old so, good run, and nothing on it that wasn't backed up already. So opened the back of the case up and pulled the HDD. 500gb, for the price I paid for it in 2012 I can prob get like a 10TB bare bones HDD these days, heh. Looking forward to Cyber Monday sales *rubs hands together*
All told, this was a decently easy and "fun" build. Fractal makes damn fine cases, and this Meshify should help keep these parts clean in an RV in the city with 4 cats in it, lol. Built in dust filters for the win. I especially like how well it handles cable management though. I didn't have to add anything to the case for that, it was all built in and perfectly placed to set up the nice clean look you see in the pics. *fin*