“Ripper”- PC 2013AKA “Haswell for Wadham”

David King Ripper Hardware

13.09.13

Haswell PC-2013 Parts(As Purchased 25-28.7.13)

Component Brand ModelPurchase

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CPU Intel i7-4770K $396.00 $389.00  

Motherboard ASUS Z87-Expert $310.00 $305.00Thunderbolt, WiFi, Bluetooth. (No Firewire)

CPU Cooler Antec Kühler H20 920 $79.00 $119.00CentreCom = Antec KUHLER H2O 620 CPU Cooler

RAM Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x 8GB) $175.00 $169.00Memory price has increased considerably since previous pricing

SSD Intel SSDSC2CW120A3K5 (120GB) $176.00 $175.00CentreCom

HDD WD Red-10EFRX (2x1TB) $168.00 $170.00Raid 0.

HDD Caddy Bay        Not included in initial build.

Video Card        Video integral to CPU - Card could be added later.

Optical Drive LGBH16NS40 16X BD-R Blu-ray Writer OEM

$105.00 $89.00 

Case Cooler Master CM Storm Scout 2 $115.00 $109.00Gun Metal Grey (Centrecom = White)

Power Supply Corsair CX-600 Modular 80+ Bronze  $99.00 $99.00 

Card Reader NZXT Aperture M Multimedia Hub (51/4") $44.00 $44.00 

Credit Card Surcharge

      $13.40 

Box   Subtotal $1,667.00 $1,681.40  

Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro - 64 Bit $68.00 $68.00Office Works

Software   Subtotal $68.00 $68.00  

Screen Acer T232 (23") $499.00 $499.00CPL

Keyboard/Mouse Logitech mk270 Keyboard Combo (incl. mouse) $38.00 $32.00The Good Guys

           

HW Peripherals   Subtotal $537.00 $531.00  

Grand Total $2,272.00 $2,280.40

“Front” Side

“Back” Side

Antec Kühler H2O 920

Back Plate

Antec Kühler H2O 920

Cooling Fans

Radiator

Block

Cooler Comparison

CPU Core Temp Rise () at Full Load

USB 3.0 A Type Male to 20 Pin Male Box Header Slot Adapter Cable

NZXT 8C-APER000-W0B Black Meshstyle Card Reader Aperture M USB 3.0

Installed:

Windows 8 (with Upgrades) Antec “ChillControl V” 1.2 (Installed) “Real Temp” 3.7 (Installed) Acronis “True Image 2014” (Installed) “Windows Defender” (Incl. Windows 8)

Not Yet Installed: Raid Configuration ASUS Z87 Series Mobo Disc (Ethernet Drivers Only) LG “Super Multi Blue Install Disc” Windows 8.1

Initial Software

Tip: If drive C is the intended drive for the

operating system, disconnect any other drives whilst installing Windows 8.

Reason: In our case Windows installed a partition entitled BOOTMGR on a hard drive that was not Drive C.

Solution: Disconnect drives (other than C) and run “Repair your Computer”. Reboot.

Delete unwanted boot manager partition.

Windows 8 Install.

Problem: Windows 8 Upgrade won’t activate. Solution: Simple edit of Registry. References:

http://www.guidingtech.com/16405/probable-fix-activating-windows-8-clean-install/

http://www.ghacks.net/2012/10/27/windows-8-upgrade-clean-install-possible/

Procedure: i. Install as normal.ii. In the registry navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/ Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup/OOBE/

iii. Double click on MediaBootInstall and change the value from 1 to 0.iv. From Command Prompt (Admin) execute slmgr /rearm and reboot.v. Activate Windows 8 again using Product Key.

Win. 8 Upgrade: Clean Install

Tip: Disable the Hibernation file. Justification: Rarely used on Desktop

(never on Demo PC). Benefit: Releases space on Solid State Drive

equivalent to installed RAM. (Our PC has 16GB.)

Procedure: From Command Prompt (Admin) execute powercfg /h off

More Info.: See George’s Article on page 22 of PC Update, August 2013

Freeing up SSD Disc Space or George Strikes Again!

Wi-Fi Antenna Installation

“Ensure to install the Wi-Fi Driver before installing the Wi-Fi GO software”.

Acer T232HL Monitor

VGA DVI HDMI USB VESA SPK

 ”It’s not in the manual but this monitor uses USB 3.0 to power the actual touch portion”.

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