The Time Has Come

[MrWilson]

Meeting isn’t until 3, so let’s make a start!
Foam looks very solid and everything looks nice and securely packed in the box.

 

[AgentCooper]

I can’t wait for the ‘peeling off the protective film’ section 😍

 

[TonyCarter]

I can’t wait for the ‘peeling off the protective film’ section 😍

We need audio of that too!

 

[MrWilson]

Unfortunately skipped the peeling shot, but my god is this thing a beauty. Came with extra hard drive brackets in the packaging, as well as the option for a solid top instead of the mesh. Got a Gigabyte 3070 which I’m very happy about.

 

[MrWilson]

From my underqualified perspective this little circle with the 2 wires seems to be out of place. Any idea where it should go, or if it’s alright being there?
Edit: zoomed in photo below, you can see it in photo above just under the GPU.

 

[TonyCarter]

Isn't that the 'beep' speaker?

 

[Steveyg]

From my underqualified perspective this little circle with the 2 wires seems to be out of place. Any idea where it should go, or if it’s alright being there?
Edit: zoomed in photo below, you can see it in photo above just under the GPU.

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That's the beep speaker for the motherboard tuck that away

That build looks so nice though

 

[Scott]

You can push that into the grommet to hide it. Fairly standard speaker for BIOS beeps

 

[Martinr36]

That looks nice

 

[SpyderTracks]

Unfortunately skipped the peeling shot, but my god is this thing a beauty. Came with extra hard drive brackets in the packaging, as well as the option for a solid top instead of the mesh. Got a Gigabyte 3070 which I’m very happy about.View attachment 28061View attachment 28063View attachment 28064

I looove that case! It’s definitely the best of the noise dampening options. Surprisingly spacious at the front too, must be easy to build in.

 

[Scott]

I looove that case! It’s definitely the best of the noise dampening options. Surprisingly spacious at the front too, must be easy to build in.

It's a doddle but it's in Define-S mode

I did the same with mine.

 

[MrWilson]

We’re not going to talk about how long it took to install the RAM. With that delay the rest of today is going to be spent running Windows updates and getting stuff downloaded, tomorrow I will try and get everything setup nicely.

 

[Martinr36]

We’re not going to talk about how long it took to install the RAM. With that delay the rest of today is going to be spent running Windows updates and getting stuff downloaded, tomorrow I will try and get everything setup nicely.

That sounds ominous...........come on do tell

 

[MrWilson]

Next teething problem. Went through Windows setup, got to Home Screen and everything seemed fine. Found Windows update and restarted to start updates. Now screen is unresponsive, showing no signal. I’ve tried switching everything off and turning on again, I’ve swapped between HDMI and DP, I’ve switched the i/o on both the GPU and the monitor and have had no success. Any other troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Martinr36]

Checked all the GPU cables and reseated it.
you tried turning monitor on first, before booting, any lights on mobo

 

[MrWilson]

Think I’ve plugged and unplugged the PCIE cables on the GPU. Turning monitor on first has same result. Got an amber light on motherboard but no beeps

 

[closetchimp]

Unfortunately skipped the peeling shot, but my god is this thing a beauty. Came with extra hard drive brackets in the packaging, as well as the option for a solid top instead of the mesh. Got a Gigabyte 3070 which I’m very happy about.View attachment 28061View attachment 28063View attachment 28064

Is that an GPU anti sag bracket you have in there?...never seen one of those on the configuration menu?

 

[Martinr36]

Think I’ve plugged and unplugged the PCIE cables on the GPU. Turning monitor on first has same result. Got an amber light on motherboard but no beeps

I hate to ask this, but have you got another GPU you can try in there, or another monitor

 

[SpyderTracks]

Next teething problem. Went through Windows setup, got to Home Screen and everything seemed fine. Found Windows update and restarted to start updates. Now screen is unresponsive, showing no signal. I’ve tried switching everything off and turning on again, I’ve swapped between HDMI and DP, I’ve switched the i/o on both the GPU and the monitor and have had no success. Any other troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated.

See if you can boot the install media again or the bios. If you can suggests an issue with the windows installation rather than the pc

 

[MrWilson]

See if you can boot the install media again or the bios. If you can suggests an issue with the windows installation rather than the pc

Won’t even get to the bios. I get the AOC logo upon turning the monitor on and then it goes to ‘no signal’ and standby mode.
Got a tv I can try and use as an alternative monitor to see if the monitor is the issue. Will get an install media prepped and try and reinstall Windows from there as well.
But leaving it for tonight, getting all hot and bothered from the heat and don’t think I’m in a productive mood at the moment.
Appreciate everyone’s help as always

Edit: don’t think the issue is with the monitor as it is pairing fine with my old laptop.