{"id":4521,"date":"2015-12-16T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T23:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=4521"},"modified":"2015-12-16T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T00:42:28","slug":"the-2015-reckoner-pc-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/features\/the-2015-reckoner-pc-build\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2015 Reckoner PC Build"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a long time since I last built a PC. Over 15 years in fact. Things have, needless to say, changed quite a bit since then. SSDs just plain didn\u2019t exist, affordable hard drives barely stored 100GB and if you wanted sound you had to buy a thing called a sound card. Practically the dark ages compared to now right?!<\/p>\n

So I thought it was about time that I rolled up my\u00a0sleeves and built one again. I tried to keep the requirements simple. It had to be quiet. It needed to look good, no beige boxes here. I wanted to explore the latest in what was on offer tech wise. And lastly – being an avid gamer – \u00a0it needed to hold its own\u00a0running today’s\u00a0latest titles.<\/p>\n

A lot of\u00a0research and a few hours of assembly later this is what I came up with.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t70XBo3EyNE<\/p>\n


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The guts<\/h2>\n

\"Define<\/p>\n

Case – Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower Black<\/h4>\n

Price<\/strong>: From $159 |\u00a0Product Info<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Buy<\/a><\/p>\n

Choosing a case was probably the hardest part of the\u00a0entire build. I wanted something simple. No flashy lights or windowed sides to see its innards. Just functional, discreet and above all quiet!<\/p>\n

Fractal Design\u2019s Define R5 is all of that and more. I instantly fell in love with its beautiful, sleek black exterior but was even more blown away by the thought put into its hidden internal design.<\/p>\n

Amazing cable management hides and secures your leads running to any of the 10 different drive cages (8 x 3.5\u201d, 2 x 2.5\u201d) or 9 unique fan mounts. There\u2019s also plenty of room and options for installing radiators and other smarts such as removable dust trays and vents as well the ability to switch the case\u2019s front door hinges depending on if you\u2019d prefer it to open to the left or the right.<\/p>\n

Best of all the R5 is whisper quiet thanks to a thick lining of dampening material and for under $200 an absolute steal!<\/p>\n