May need a Bios update. Otherwise it looks fine.
So here within the next couple of months, i am planning to get my cpu and gpu watercooled. I guess we can consider this a before post :P
So here is my rig, it has been in constant change since 2011 when i first built it. I redid cable management yesterday after realizing i could remove most of the hdd cages lol.
Current Specs:
AMD Phenom II x6 960T @ 3.7ghz (Unlocked and overclocked)
Samsung Magic Ram 4x4gb 1600Mhz
ASUS M5A99X EVO
Corsair AX750 w/ white sleeved cables
PowerColor R9 290 4GB Reference Design (Unlockable to r9 290x)
Crucial M4 128gb
1TB WD Green
2TB WD Black
Hyper 212+ push/pull on the fans
Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced
Logitech G710+
Logitech G500
ASUS VS24A 1920x1200 24"
ASUS VS238H-P 1920x1080 23"
Acer H233H 1920x1080 23"
Dell E2311Hf 1920x1080 23"
Pics:
http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/Theblackrain1/media/Completeloop06_zps4e3219cc.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
AMD FX 8350 (OC - 5.02GHz)
Swiftech H220 watercooler (expanded)
240mm Swiftech rad/res + Phobya 280mm x 60mm thick rad with helix fans in push/pull
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2
8GB Kingston HyperX Beast 1866Mhz
Cooler Master M2 Pro 1000w PSU
MSI Radeon HD 7990 with EK FC7990 waterblock
256GB OCZ vertex 4 SSD
3TB WD 7200RPM Green Drive
Akasa 6 channel fan controller
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Hi Everyone, no pics as yet, but will spill my guts here:
CPU: AMD A10-6800K
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 650 Ti OC 2GB
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
MB: Asrock FM2A85X-ITX (New MB arriving tomorrow, Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H, had my fun with ITX)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2133mhz 8GB kit (Replacing with Corsair Veng. Pro 1600mhz soon)
SDD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
HDD: 2.5" WD Black 750gb (SATA II drive, replacing with 3.5" 4TB WD Black soon)
PSU: Corsair HX650 650W 80+ Bronze
Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Warrior case. (New case arriving with new MB, Corsair Veng. C70)
Optical Drive: Samsung USB external DVD Writer (Rarely used)
Mouse/Keyboard: Corsair M65 / Corsair Veng. K60
Monitors: 2x Dell P2210's (Oldies, but solid monitors)
It's like google, forever in Beta, I will end up changing a number of things yet, but as it stands, it's been a great system.
I'll end up getting a Kaveri APU in there, switch out the 650 Ti for something along the lines of a R9 series card, may upgrade the PSU, then rebuild the old hardware back into the prodigy for a steam box rig type thing. (Recycling like a champ haha)
Any comments or suggestions welcome, I can't comment on how much this stuff cost me yet, (as it's nearly 2am in Australia and my brain is too sleepy even for basic calculations at this stage... :P) but it would be a buttload more expensive than in the US or even the UK... Bloody "Australia tax"...
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EXC8
A GREAT $650 DOLLAR PC, WILL RUN EVERY GAME THAT YOU THROW AT IT SET AT HIGH TO ULTRA GRAPHIC SETTINGS. JUST ONE HELL OF A PC I BUILT IT FOR A FRIEND AND I'M SO SURPRISED HOW HE CAN KEEP UP WITH MY $1500 DOLLAR GAMING PC LOL :)
FX 8320 @ 4Ghz oc
MSI twin frozr iii 7950 1100Mhz/1500Mhz
WD (blue) 500gb
Kingston 60gb ssd now v-300
crucial ballistix sport 8gb (2x4gb)
ASUS M5A97 EVO R 2.0
seasonic m12ii-620w
corsair h80i
Samsung 24x SATA DVD
cooler master haf xb
windows 7 ultimate
Hanns g 60hz 1080p monnitor
- Intel i7 4770k + Noctua NH-12s
- Asus Maximus VI Hero
- G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz 8GB
- Radeon HD7870
- Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Intel 80GB SSD
- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
- Corsair HX650
- Fractal Design Define R4
First time build *all criticism wanted*
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor-$114.98
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard-$59.99
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory-$72.25
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive-$87.97
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card-$132.98
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case-$29.99
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified-$34.99
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium-$84.99
Total: $618.14
as I said this is my first time choosing a sort of guideline to what I'm building. Please tell me any recommendations on changes.
First build, and the first thing I did with money from my first job :)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.2 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 MHz
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM HDD
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 Power Edition 2GB
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 ATX Mid Tower Case (Terrible choice)
Power Supply: Corsair HX650 80+ Gold PSU
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Brown
Mouse: Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse
PC guts: http://imgur.com/kArR0R7
PC case (ew, case badges): http://imgur.com/PDmXAB3
Desk: http://imgur.com/rkA3Jrq
I initially planned on doing some CAD and small server with this, but turns out the schooling program I was in wasn't even going to touch CAD for a couple years. Server didn't work out either because the internet in the dorm frequently quit with no reason. Still, I did get everything on decent sales, so it didn't completely destroy my wallet. Just mostly.
Corsair C70 with some plugged vents
MSI Z77A-GD55 LGA 1155 Motherboard
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Processor
Stock cooler for the win!
Sapphire Radeon HD6950 2 GB
G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage DDR3 1600 2x4 GB RAM
Seasonic X650 Gold Power Supply
Samsung 830 Series 128 GB Solid State Drive
Western Digital Black 750 GB, 64 MB Cache Hard Drive
I ended up plugging a top vent and both side vents on the case because 1) I didn't need them, 2) Just another place for dust, and 3) Dogs. I found way too much dog fur in the case the last time I cleaned it. The motherboard I got because it was reasonably priced and has room for upgrades if I decide to keep it long enough, The processor I got because of the plans listed above, but I also read some reviews on it for gaming beforehand and they seemed to work well for people. I don't think I've ever even come close to maxing it out in a game before. Oh, and it doesn't have the integrated graphics that I would never use anyways and it uses less power. The graphics card I purchased a little while after the 7xxx series came out, so the card ended up being less than $200 to my door. Low voltage RAM and Gold PSU yo, because environment and stuff. The SSD is used for OS and certain applications, the rest is tossed on the WD Black.
Other than that, I use a Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard and Corsair M65 mouse. I ended up getting good sales on these too, so it worked out in the end.
Unfortunately no pictures (yet) because the thing is in parts and packed up while I try to figure out the best way to cover the holes I don't need while still looking decent. The thin plywood veneer that I did use before doesn't look the best. I also need to figure something out with those drive cages and fan mounts.
http://imgur.com/a/RDt1L
Hello guys,
I am new to the forums and I would like to introduce myself by showing off my latest build. It's about 7 months old now. I upgraded from a Core 2 Duo E6600 build that was 6 years old then, and I decided to go all out.
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k @ 4.4 Ghz
- GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia Gefore GTX 780 Windforce OC
- RAM: 16 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
- Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
- Cooling: Corsair H100i
- PSU: Corsair AX760
- Case: Corsair Obsidian 350D
- Storage: Samsung 840 PRO 128GB SSD Boot drive + 1 TB Hitachi 7200RPM HDD
nice build! ^^^
Why such a massively oversized PSU?
Looks good, regardless.
It was a good price for it and it leaves me plenty of headroom for a possible SLI upgrade in the future.
I am in the process of a rebuild and will post pics later.
Caselabs Mercury S3 (grilled front and top with GPU side windowed and other side solid)
Intel i7 4770K
ASRock Z87E ITX
Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 16 gig
Dual HyperX 3K SSD 240 gig each
Sapphire R9 290X TriX
Power Supply is a Seasonic X-Series 650
Cooling is done with dual Noctua 120mm fans in the front and a 140mm fan at the top and the rear is a Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer with a single Noctua 120mm fan pulling for exhaust.
New build I am starting next week just looking for advice on this build improvements or info. Got the majority of this build from one of Logan's $1200 build video. The GTX 780 is $699.99 but on sale at amazon for $519!!! Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DWV3NM6/?tag=pcpapi-20
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8Core
Cooling: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3-2133
Storage: Kingston Hyperx 3K 120GB 2.5" SSD
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video: Asus Direct CU II Thermal Design with Direct-GPU Contact 10mm Copper Heat Pipe GTX 780-DCOC-3GD5
Case: NZXT Tempest 410 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W ATX12V
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor: ???? 24" or 27" Budget $250 or less 1080p I prefer quality colors over Lag Input MMS
Keyboard: ???? $150 or less
Specs:
Processor: i7 2600k @ 5ghz
Mobo: Asus gene-z/gen3
Ram: 8gb Kingston value 1333 oc@ 1600
Graphics: Asus gtx760DCU2 2gb
PSU: OCZ700MXSP
Cpu Cooling: Coolermaster Hyper412s + 2x Nexus D12SL-12 PWM
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
Case: Antec 1100
OS: Win8 ultimate
Also some crappy pics ^^
I kinda want to get a fully customized water cooling system
