PC Specs thread!

[tp4tissue]

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Dell XPS 8300
Intel i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad Core
16GB Ram
AMD HD 6700 1GB
1.5TB Windows 7 64Bit
1TB Ubuntu
DELL 23" Touch Screen(Disabled) 1920x1080x60hz
Bose Surround

I was planning on building a computer but at the time my harddrives crashed in my XPS 420 so I picked this up and upgraded a few things on it.

Hey I have a XPS8300 with almost the same exact specs, but I got the Nvidia card option (GT545), and the raid 0 config. I also added a Crucial Adrenaline SSD cache through a PCIe 2.5" drive adapter. 
I got it back in 2011 before I built my current rig.

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Here is the PCIe adapter and Adrenaline cache drive.

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U gotta get urself a 120mm cpu tower... those stock coolers kill motherboards because they don't dissipate heat well, and makes everything around it really warm.

notice the xps board doesn't have vrm cooling either..

and because of default intel v-droop.. the uncore voltage is actually kept HIGH all the time...

[CommonCurt]

My current Rig.



    Windows 7 PRO x64
    CPU - I7 3770k
    Motherboard - Gigabyte Z77x-UD5H
    RAM - 32GB Patriot Intel Extreme Masters
    GPU - EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SC
    Case - Fractal Design Define R4 (Black with window)
    Storage - SSD: 512GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
    PSU - Corsair AX760
    Display(s) - 2 Asus VE258Q 25in monitors
    Cooling - Intel RTS2011LC Liquid Cooler
    Sound - Altec Lansing BXR1221 2.1 Speaker System (Black)

[CommonCurt]

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Dell XPS 8300
Intel i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad Core
16GB Ram
AMD HD 6700 1GB
1.5TB Windows 7 64Bit
1TB Ubuntu
DELL 23" Touch Screen(Disabled) 1920x1080x60hz
Bose Surround

I was planning on building a computer but at the time my harddrives crashed in my XPS 420 so I picked this up and upgraded a few things on it.

Hey I have a XPS8300 with almost the same exact specs, but I got the Nvidia card option (GT545), and the raid 0 config. I also added a Crucial Adrenaline SSD cache through a PCIe 2.5" drive adapter. 
I got it back in 2011 before I built my current rig.

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Here is the PCIe adapter and Adrenaline cache drive.

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U gotta get urself a 120mm cpu tower... those stock coolers kill motherboards because they don't dissipate heat well, and makes everything around it really warm.

notice the xps board doesn't have vrm cooling either..

and because of default intel v-droop.. the uncore voltage is actually kept HIGH all the time...

I don't even know if I could fit a 120mm air cooler in that case. If you look at the picture look how close the CPU socket is to the GPU.

Iam eventually going to take all of the components out of the XPS case and ditch the mobo. I have a spare case and mobo to put all the other components with.

[tp4tissue]

My current Rig.

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    Windows 7 PRO x64
    CPU - I7 3770k
    Motherboard - Gigabyte Z77x-UD5H
    RAM - 32GB Patriot Intel Extreme Masters
    GPU - EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SC
    Case - Fractal Design Define R4 (Black with window)
    Storage - SSD: 512GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
    PSU - Corsair AX760
    Display(s) - 2 Asus VE258Q 25in monitors
    Cooling - Intel RTS2011LC Liquid Cooler
    Sound - Altec Lansing BXR1221 2.1 Speaker System (Black)

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scythe GT?   Pro choice...

[tp4tissue]

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Dell XPS 8300
Intel i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad Core
16GB Ram
AMD HD 6700 1GB
1.5TB Windows 7 64Bit
1TB Ubuntu
DELL 23" Touch Screen(Disabled) 1920x1080x60hz
Bose Surround

I was planning on building a computer but at the time my harddrives crashed in my XPS 420 so I picked this up and upgraded a few things on it.

Hey I have a XPS8300 with almost the same exact specs, but I got the Nvidia card option (GT545), and the raid 0 config. I also added a Crucial Adrenaline SSD cache through a PCIe 2.5" drive adapter. 
I got it back in 2011 before I built my current rig.

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Here is the PCIe adapter and Adrenaline cache drive.

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U gotta get urself a 120mm cpu tower... those stock coolers kill motherboards because they don't dissipate heat well, and makes everything around it really warm.

notice the xps board doesn't have vrm cooling either..

and because of default intel v-droop.. the uncore voltage is actually kept HIGH all the time...

I don't even know if I could fit a 120mm air cooler in that case. If you look at the picture look how close the CPU socket is to the GPU.

Iam eventually going to take all of the components out of the XPS case and ditch the mobo. I have a spare case and mobo to put all the other components with.

ah.. it's not cost effective to do that..

You might as well start from scratch. and pass on the current PC to mom

they have 90mm towers too

[CommonCurt]

My current Rig.

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    Windows 7 PRO x64
    CPU - I7 3770k
    Motherboard - Gigabyte Z77x-UD5H
    RAM - 32GB Patriot Intel Extreme Masters
    GPU - EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SC
    Case - Fractal Design Define R4 (Black with window)
    Storage - SSD: 512GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
    PSU - Corsair AX760
    Display(s) - 2 Asus VE258Q 25in monitors
    Cooling - Intel RTS2011LC Liquid Cooler
    Sound - Altec Lansing BXR1221 2.1 Speaker System (Black)

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scythe GT?   Pro choice...

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Thanks. Yeah I had to take off the stock fan that came with the Intel cooler. It looked cool with the blue LED but damn it was loud in my case.
I have a Corsair H90 that Iam going to put on and try out soon.

[HPE1000]

3570k @ 4.5ghz 1.2v
GTX 670
MSI Z77IA E53
Node 304
SPI Magna Gold 750w
8gb 1600mhz gskill memory
2tb seagate barracuda
128gb adata sx900
cooler master gemenii s524

I like mini itx computers a lot, it used to be all packed in a sugo sg05 but I got sick of it since my hands are massive and fiddling with it was impossible.

Before:



After:

Dat heatsink tho

[tobr1an]

Recently Build
Intel i7-4770K Stock
MSI 7870GHZ
MSI Z87-G41
G.SKILL 8GB 1600
Intel 530 240gb
Rosewill Hive 750W
Corsair 300R

[Dude]

3570k @ 4.5ghz 1.2v
GTX 670
MSI Z77IA E53
Node 304
SPI Magna Gold 750w
8gb 1600mhz gskill memory
2tb seagate barracuda
128gb adata sx900
cooler master gemenii s524

I like mini itx computers a lot, it used to be all packed in a sugo sg05 but I got sick of it since my hands are massive and fiddling with it was impossible.

Before:

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After:

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Dat heatsink tho

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Very nice, sir.  That's slick.

When you were finished, where did that HDD go that was in the first two pictures?

[HPE1000]

3570k @ 4.5ghz 1.2v
GTX 670
MSI Z77IA E53
Node 304
SPI Magna Gold 750w
8gb 1600mhz gskill memory
2tb seagate barracuda
128gb adata sx900
cooler master gemenii s524

I like mini itx computers a lot, it used to be all packed in a sugo sg05 but I got sick of it since my hands are massive and fiddling with it was impossible.

Before:

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After:

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Dat heatsink tho

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Very nice, sir.  That's slick.

When you were finished, where did that HDD go that was in the first two pictures?

In the white HDD cage.

[joostflux]

wow, look amazing. Love those copper pipes 

Thanks for the kind words

Is that Happy in you profile pic? If not, then pay me no mind haha.

[tp4tissue]

wow, look amazing. Love those copper pipes 

Thanks for the kind words

Is that Happy in you profile pic? If not, then pay me no mind haha.

How do you bend these pipes to precise angles and length?

[joostflux]

wow, look amazing. Love those copper pipes 

Thanks for the kind words

Is that Happy in you profile pic? If not, then pay me no mind haha.

How do you bend these pipes to precise angles and length?

To make a very long explanation short, it requires a lot of measuring and remeasuring. But to be more precise A LOT of trial and error. Basically you would bend then mock up the tube and slowly trim it down until that section is right and then move to the next part. If you are really interested check out http://www.overclock.net/t/1280153/pipe-bending-101. B NEGs guide is awesome

[PadawanGeek]

Revised specs as follows:

LGA2011 i7 3960X @4.5ghz
Corsair H100 + 2x Corsair Performance SP fans
Asus Rampage IV Extreme
4x 4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz
2x R9 290X CF mode
120GB Corsair ForceGT SSD (OS)
2TB + 2x 1TB WDC Black (Storage)
Seasonic X-1250 PSU
Tt Level 10GT Black chassis
Ducky Shine 3 Yellow with MX White + Logitech G700s
64bit Win7 HP SP1

[tp4tissue]

Revised specs as follows:

LGA2011 i7 3960X @4.5ghz  Awesome
Corsair H100 + 2x Corsair Performance SP fans  N00b
Asus Rampage IV Extreme Awesome
4x 4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz  N00b
2x R9 290X CF mode Awesome
120GB Corsair ForceGT SSD (OS)
2TB + 2x 1TB WDC Black (Storage)
Seasonic X-1250 PSU  N00b
Tt Level 10GT Black chassis  N00b
Ducky Shine 3 Yellow with MX White + Logitech G700s
64bit Win7 HP SP1

Hmmm.. Overall score.. A-

[PadawanGeek]

Revised specs as follows:

LGA2011 i7 3960X @4.5ghz  Awesome
Corsair H100 + 2x Corsair Performance SP fans  N00b
Asus Rampage IV Extreme Awesome
4x 4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz  N00b
2x R9 290X CF mode Awesome
120GB Corsair ForceGT SSD (OS)
2TB + 2x 1TB WDC Black (Storage)
Seasonic X-1250 PSU  N00b
Tt Level 10GT Black chassis  N00b
Ducky Shine 3 Yellow with MX White + Logitech G700s
64bit Win7 HP SP1

Hmmm.. Overall score.. A-

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Thanks......I guess. Can't defend the others as opinions vary, but the PSU is not new, it's still the same PSU that was powering 3x HD7970 in Tri-CFX config. I had a HX1050 powering the 3 cards + rig, but it was under a lot of stress as the air vented from the bad was a little toasty. The HX1050 (which I know is able to power any two single GPU cards)  is being used in my 2nd rig, no reason for me to change the PSU...

[tp4tissue]

Revised specs as follows:

LGA2011 i7 3960X @4.5ghz  Awesome
Corsair H100 + 2x Corsair Performance SP fans  N00b
Asus Rampage IV Extreme Awesome
4x 4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz  N00b
2x R9 290X CF mode Awesome
120GB Corsair ForceGT SSD (OS)
2TB + 2x 1TB WDC Black (Storage)
Seasonic X-1250 PSU  N00b
Tt Level 10GT Black chassis  N00b
Ducky Shine 3 Yellow with MX White + Logitech G700s
64bit Win7 HP SP1

Hmmm.. Overall score.. A-

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Thanks......I guess. Can't defend the others as opinions vary, but the PSU is not new, it's still the same PSU that was powering 3x HD7970 in Tri-CFX config. I had a HX1050 powering the 3 cards + rig, but it was under a lot of stress as the air vented from the bad was a little toasty. The HX1050 (which I know is able to power any two single GPU cards)  is being used in my 2nd rig, no reason for me to change the PSU...

Ah.. I c.. /retract N00b status on PSU...

[cookiesowns]

So I finally just migrated to a new desktop PC that I won and keeping my other system as a dedicated workstation/media server. Mainly everything is as it was given to me, apart from the HDDs and the 480 & 240GB SSD

CPU: 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, not comfortable going any higher as this chip wants to eat volts
MB: Asus Z87-Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866 @ C9
SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 480GB OS boot / Programs, Sandisk Extreme 240GB & Intel 180GB for games
HDD: Seagate 3TB DM001 & WD 1.5TB Black for storage / video recording
GPU: Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GB
PSU: HX750 ( LOL, not sure why they went with this PSU )
Case: Corsair 600T
Cooler: Thermaltake NiC F4 ( Had to buy this, as the cooler that came with the system was absolute garbage )
Sound: Onboard ALC1150 Lineout to E09K

[tp4tissue]

So I finally just migrated to a new desktop PC that I won and keeping my other system as a dedicated workstation/media server. Mainly everything is as it was given to me, apart from the HDDs and the 480 & 240GB SSD

CPU: 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, not comfortable going any higher as this chip wants to eat volts
MB: Asus Z87-Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866 @ C9
SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 480GB OS boot / Programs, Sandisk Extreme 240GB & Intel 180GB for games
HDD: Seagate 3TB DM001 & WD 1.5TB Black for storage / video recording
GPU: Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GB
PSU: HX750 ( LOL, not sure why they went with this PSU )
Case: Corsair 600T
Cooler: Thermaltake NiC F4 ( Had to buy this, as the cooler that came with the system was absolute garbage )
Sound: Onboard ALC1150 Lineout to E09K

wow.. you won that?.. 

4.2ghz is cuz of the lid.. Delid, and you'll hit 4.8 easily.

[cookiesowns]

So I finally just migrated to a new desktop PC that I won and keeping my other system as a dedicated workstation/media server. Mainly everything is as it was given to me, apart from the HDDs and the 480 & 240GB SSD

CPU: 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, not comfortable going any higher as this chip wants to eat volts
MB: Asus Z87-Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866 @ C9
SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 480GB OS boot / Programs, Sandisk Extreme 240GB & Intel 180GB for games
HDD: Seagate 3TB DM001 & WD 1.5TB Black for storage / video recording
GPU: Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GB
PSU: HX750 ( LOL, not sure why they went with this PSU )
Case: Corsair 600T
Cooler: Thermaltake NiC F4 ( Had to buy this, as the cooler that came with the system was absolute garbage )
Sound: Onboard ALC1150 Lineout to E09K

wow.. you won that?.. 

4.2ghz is cuz of the lid.. Delid, and you'll hit 4.8 easily.

Nope, temps are high because of lid, sure. But this chip wants well over 1.235V for just 4.2ghz. Right now I'm just making sure it wasn't because of the uncore ratio I had it set. It's not a good one.

As for winning it yup, it's used, and wasn't as good as they said it was going to be. They specifically said it's valued at over $2000, and by "Powerspec" so I thought it was this system: http://www.microcenter.com/product/424423/G421_Desktop_Computer

Turns out it wasn't... The nicer PSU, MB & RAM is nice though. Just really wish they went with a GTX770 or SLI GTX760s

[tp4tissue]

So I finally just migrated to a new desktop PC that I won and keeping my other system as a dedicated workstation/media server. Mainly everything is as it was given to me, apart from the HDDs and the 480 & 240GB SSD

CPU: 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, not comfortable going any higher as this chip wants to eat volts
MB: Asus Z87-Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866 @ C9
SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 480GB OS boot / Programs, Sandisk Extreme 240GB & Intel 180GB for games
HDD: Seagate 3TB DM001 & WD 1.5TB Black for storage / video recording
GPU: Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GB
PSU: HX750 ( LOL, not sure why they went with this PSU )
Case: Corsair 600T
Cooler: Thermaltake NiC F4 ( Had to buy this, as the cooler that came with the system was absolute garbage )
Sound: Onboard ALC1150 Lineout to E09K

wow.. you won that?.. 

4.2ghz is cuz of the lid.. Delid, and you'll hit 4.8 easily.

Nope, temps are high because of lid, sure. But this chip wants well over 1.235V for just 4.2ghz. Right now I'm just making sure it wasn't because of the uncore ratio I had it set. It's not a good one.

As for winning it yup, it's used, and wasn't as good as they said it was going to be. They specifically said it's valued at over $2000, and by "Powerspec" so I thought it was this system: http://www.microcenter.com/product/424423/G421_Desktop_Computer

Turns out it wasn't... The nicer PSU, MB & RAM is nice though. Just really wish they went with a GTX770 or SLI GTX760s

did you disable other C power states and power saving stuff?

I've never seen a 4770k do less than 4.5 when properly setup.

[cookiesowns]

So I finally just migrated to a new desktop PC that I won and keeping my other system as a dedicated workstation/media server. Mainly everything is as it was given to me, apart from the HDDs and the 480 & 240GB SSD

CPU: 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, not comfortable going any higher as this chip wants to eat volts
MB: Asus Z87-Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866 @ C9
SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 480GB OS boot / Programs, Sandisk Extreme 240GB & Intel 180GB for games
HDD: Seagate 3TB DM001 & WD 1.5TB Black for storage / video recording
GPU: Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GB
PSU: HX750 ( LOL, not sure why they went with this PSU )
Case: Corsair 600T
Cooler: Thermaltake NiC F4 ( Had to buy this, as the cooler that came with the system was absolute garbage )
Sound: Onboard ALC1150 Lineout to E09K

wow.. you won that?.. 

4.2ghz is cuz of the lid.. Delid, and you'll hit 4.8 easily.

Nope, temps are high because of lid, sure. But this chip wants well over 1.235V for just 4.2ghz. Right now I'm just making sure it wasn't because of the uncore ratio I had it set. It's not a good one.

As for winning it yup, it's used, and wasn't as good as they said it was going to be. They specifically said it's valued at over $2000, and by "Powerspec" so I thought it was this system: http://www.microcenter.com/product/424423/G421_Desktop_Computer

Turns out it wasn't... The nicer PSU, MB & RAM is nice though. Just really wish they went with a GTX770 or SLI GTX760s

did you disable other C power states and power saving stuff?

I've never seen a 4770k do less than 4.5 when properly setup.

I know what I'm doing =). With the cheapo cooler I have, going above 1.25V is going to put too much heat than what I'm comfortable with. Plus I like silence. 4.2ghz Haswell is significantly faster than my 980X @ 4.3 in terms of single thread performance, along with 1866 instead of 1600 C9.

[reaper]

It's that time of year when I build a new rig again.  This time it's Haswell love from Intel. 

• MSI Z87-G45 mobo
• Intel Core i7-4770k (Haswell)
• Intel SSD 530 series 180GB
• Samsung HHD 3GB
• EVGA GTX 770 x2 SLI
• Corsair HX1000w PSU
• Corsair 800D (been thinking about going mid-tower since this one is too heavy lol)
• Corsair DDR3 16GB RAM

Pics later when I start building it hopefully sometimes next week.

[terran5992]

Thats is a beast rig

[reaper]

Thats is a beast rig

Heh, thanks but that's nothing compare to some of the rigs I've seen around here.     

[tp4tissue]

Thats is a beast rig

Heh, thanks but that's nothing compare to some of the rigs I've seen around here.     

nonsense..

Most people post N00b stuff...

I've only seen 1 or 2 truly |>r0 rigs up in here..

[cookiesowns]

Thats is a beast rig

Heh, thanks but that's nothing compare to some of the rigs I've seen around here.     

nonsense..

Most people post N00b stuff...

I've only seen 1 or 2 truly |>r0 rigs up in here..

Can I post some rigs that I've built for people then?

[tp4tissue]

Thats is a beast rig

Heh, thanks but that's nothing compare to some of the rigs I've seen around here.     

nonsense..

Most people post N00b stuff...

I've only seen 1 or 2 truly |>r0 rigs up in here..

Can I post some rigs that I've built for people then?

Go fr it!

[Nojo]

Thats is a beast rig

Heh, thanks but that's nothing compare to some of the rigs I've seen around here.     

nonsense..

Most people post N00b stuff...

I've only seen 1 or 2 truly |>r0 rigs up in here..

 

I wish I have more money to throw in the rig

[audioave10]

I have an Intel 2700K just waiting to be built. It will be my first Intel build since my E8500 which I sold.
One system is currently built around the AMD 1090T six-core, another with the AMD 945 quad.
I have two PC's.

[tp4tissue]

I have an Intel 2700K just waiting to be built. It will be my first Intel build since my E8500 which I sold.
One system is currently built around the AMD 1090T six-core, another with the AMD 945 quad.
I have two PC's.

2700k might become a collectable in the future...

[audioave10]

I just noticed that Newegg has the 2700K and the 2600K back in stock.
It might be the last time to get one of those.

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

do you play starcraft of bf4?

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

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do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

According to this.. You're going to lose HALF your average Frame rate.

benchmark using 110T

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

Show Image

do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

According to this.. You're going to lose HALF your average Frame rate.

benchmark using 110T

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Half compared to a 3970X...Still easily playable.

Look. I know I need to just rebuild my entire system. I just don't have the cash or the ability to make the money right now. There's nothing you can do that can change that or change my mind, as it's basically where yours is right now. Unless someone wants to donate an i5 with motherboard to me, there's nothing I can do about it now.

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

Show Image

do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

According to this.. You're going to lose HALF your average Frame rate.

benchmark using 110T

Show Image

Half compared to a 3970X...Still easily playable.

Look. I know I need to just rebuild my entire system. I just don't have the cash or the ability to make the money right now. There's nothing you can do that can change that or change my mind, as it's basically where yours is right now. Unless someone wants to donate an i5 with motherboard to me, there's nothing I can do about it now.

the picture shows that using the same graphics card.. the CPU is only driving HALF of what the GPU is capable of ... that's the takeaway..



Solution.... Top Ramen,  3 meals a day for a whole month..

You'll have enough for a whole rebuild.

This what all the pr0z do.

[inteli722]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

Show Image

do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

According to this.. You're going to lose HALF your average Frame rate.

benchmark using 110T

Show Image

Half compared to a 3970X...Still easily playable.

Look. I know I need to just rebuild my entire system. I just don't have the cash or the ability to make the money right now. There's nothing you can do that can change that or change my mind, as it's basically where yours is right now. Unless someone wants to donate an i5 with motherboard to me, there's nothing I can do about it now.

the picture shows that using the same graphics card.. the CPU is only driving HALF of what the GPU is capable of ... that's the takeaway..



Solution.... Top Ramen,  3 meals a day for a whole month..

You'll have enough for a whole rebuild.

This what all the pr0z do.

Show Image

If I had a monthly income, that'd work. Here's a hint. I don't, and if I did, I'd be saving for a new computer anyways.

[tp4tissue]

Screw it, preemptive post:

Phenom II X4 960T
8 GB RAM
A DATA Premier Pro 64GB
2x 500GB Platter drives
Radeon HD 6850 AMD R9 270X
Currently dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, though that will probably change soon.

Can't wait for that GPU to get in

um..... No intel?

Show Image

do you play starcraft of bf4?

With friends (don't actually own the game) and I will once that new GPU comes in, respectively.

Despite what my name says, no intel. This is a build a couple of years old now that used parts a generation old when it was built because budget. That little Phenom works quite well, though.

as long as you do the qpi OC, it should be fine... but unless you get max OC on it,  for SC, midd game will feel a bit stair step-y..

BF, you only run into trouble if everyone is there on screen... which doesn't happen that often.

For SC2, my Current GPU's been fine. I'm only worried about late-game Nexus Wars.

For Battlefield, I've heard great things about this card's performance, and considering the game comes bundled with the card, I'd hope for pretty good performance with it.

the gpu can do it all...

that CPU is going to be holding it back quite a bit.

OK. I may consider a bit of an overclock, but to go any farther than ~150 MHz I'd have to get a new CPU cooler, which probably means new case as well. I really should update this computer, but I need money first. I'll be pretty surprised if my CPU holds my GPU back a lot, though.

According to this.. You're going to lose HALF your average Frame rate.

benchmark using 110T

Show Image

Half compared to a 3970X...Still easily playable.

Look. I know I need to just rebuild my entire system. I just don't have the cash or the ability to make the money right now. There's nothing you can do that can change that or change my mind, as it's basically where yours is right now. Unless someone wants to donate an i5 with motherboard to me, there's nothing I can do about it now.

the picture shows that using the same graphics card.. the CPU is only driving HALF of what the GPU is capable of ... that's the takeaway..



Solution.... Top Ramen,  3 meals a day for a whole month..

You'll have enough for a whole rebuild.

This what all the pr0z do.

Show Image

If I had a monthly income, that'd work. Here's a hint. I don't, and if I did, I'd be saving for a new computer anyways.

Idk if this actually works.. saw it in a movie, **** urself out to fat chix...

[adion227]

Recently upgraded my PC from Black Friday sales :

CPU: 2500k @ 4.5GHZ
MB: AsRock P67 PRO3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1600
SSD: Seagate 600 Series 240GB
HDD: Samsung F3 1TB 7200RPM
GPU: Powercooler R9 290
PSU: OCZ Stealth 600W
Case: Corsair 500R
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Z
Monitors: BenQ XL2420TE / Some 20" Dell / Some 24" AOC

Planning on trying to turn my r9 290 to 290x. I gotta check if my vid card is one of them that can do it though. I got it like first day the r9 290s came out.

[tp4tissue]

Recently upgraded my PC from Black Friday sales :

CPU: 2500k @ 4.5GHZ
MB: AsRock P67 PRO3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1600
SSD: Seagate 600 Series 240GB
HDD: Samsung F3 1TB 7200RPM
GPU: Powercooler R9 290
PSU: OCZ Stealth 600W
Case: Corsair 500R
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Z
Monitors: BenQ XL2420TE / Some 20" Dell / Some 24" AOC

Planning on trying to turn my r9 290 to 290x. I gotta check if my vid card is one of them that can do it though. I got it like first day the r9 290s came out.

good stuff..

[datamonger128]

Nothing really fancy here, but here goes.

Desktop:
Name:  Megumi
Case:  NZXT Guardian 921
Motherboard:  Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Processor:  Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3GHz
RAM:  8GB Corsair Vengeance PC-12800 (2x 4GB)
Storage:  2x 500GB Seagate Barracuda;  500GB Western Digital Scorpio Black
Video Card:  AMD Radeon HD 7790 (MSI-branded)
Monitor:  LG Flatron E2742
Power Supply:  Corsair CX600M Modular Power Supply
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro

Laptop:
Early 2011 MacBook Pro 17-inch
Name:  Kageyama Torako
Processor:  Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo)
RAM:  8GB PNY PC3-10600 (2x 4GB)
Storage:  120GB Kingston V300 SSD;  750GB Toshiba OEM HDD
Video "Card":  Intel HD 3000 / AMD Radeon HD 6750M
Screen:  17-inch LED Backlit WUXGA Glossy
Wireless:  Apple AirPort Extreme (802.11 a/b/g/n;  BCM4331 3x3 chipset)
Operating System:  OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
Power Adapter:  Apple 85W MagSafe (Gen2)

[epzy]

My build;

Case: NZXT Phantom Special Edition Black/Orange - Fans: 2x 120mm Side, 1x 200mm Top, 1x 120mm Back, LED on/off, mATX, ATX, eATX.
Power Supply: Corsair AX 760 PSU - ATX 12V V2.31, 80 Plus Platinum, Modular, 6x 6+2-pin PCIe, 12x SATA, 8x Molex.
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K - Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.5GHz, 8MB, 84W, HD4600, Boxed w/fan, Haswell (No OC yet).
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, Socket-1150 - ATX, Z87, DDR3, 3xPCIe-x16, SLI/CFX, VGA, HDMI, DP, Killer 2200, SB Cinema, Haswell.
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9 - Kit w/4x 4GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, Vengeance Heatspreader, 240.
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 780 3GB PhysX CUDA - DirectCU II OC, with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag & Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 256GB 2.5" OEM - Basic Kit, MDX controller, 540/520MB/s read/write.
HDD: Seagate Barracuda® 3TB - SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5".
DVD Writer: Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB.
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate.

Accessories;

Keyboard(s): Realforce 88u 45g - Filco MJ2 Ninja TKL w/ MX Red - Filco MJ2 TKL w/ MX Blue - Ducky Shine 3 Yellow Edition w/ MX Blue - Ducky Mini w/ MX Red - CM Storm QFTK w/ MX Green - CM Storm QFR w/ MX Red (Ergo-Clears Soon™) - KBC Poker 2 w/ MX Blue - Cherry G80-1500 w/ MX Black - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 w/ MX Blue (missing a switch)
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013.
Headset: Logitech G930.
Mousepad: SteelSeries QCK Heavy.
Speakers: Logitech Z5.

I think that should cover it. 

[audioave10]

nice collection of Keyboards!     
hell of a PC too...

[tp4tissue]

My build;

Case: NZXT Phantom Special Edition Black/Orange - Fans: 2x 120mm Side, 1x 200mm Top, 1x 120mm Back, LED on/off, mATX, ATX, eATX.
Power Supply: Corsair AX 760 PSU - ATX 12V V2.31, 80 Plus Platinum, Modular, 6x 6+2-pin PCIe, 12x SATA, 8x Molex.
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K - Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.5GHz, 8MB, 84W, HD4600, Boxed w/fan, Haswell (No OC yet).
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, Socket-1150 - ATX, Z87, DDR3, 3xPCIe-x16, SLI/CFX, VGA, HDMI, DP, Killer 2200, SB Cinema, Haswell.
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9 - Kit w/4x 4GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, Vengeance Heatspreader, 240.
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 780 3GB PhysX CUDA - DirectCU II OC, with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag & Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 256GB 2.5" OEM - Basic Kit, MDX controller, 540/520MB/s read/write.
HDD: Seagate Barracuda® 3TB - SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5".
DVD Writer: Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB.
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate.

Accessories;

Keyboard(s): Realforce 88u 45g - Filco MJ2 Ninja TKL w/ MX Red - Filco MJ2 TKL w/ MX Blue - Ducky Shine 3 Yellow Edition w/ MX Blue - Ducky Mini w/ MX Red - CM Storm QFTK w/ MX Green - CM Storm QFR w/ MX Red (Ergo-Clears Soon™) - KBC Poker 2 w/ MX Blue - Cherry G80-1500 w/ MX Black - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 w/ MX Blue (missing a switch)
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013.
Headset: Logitech G930.
Mousepad: SteelSeries QCK Heavy.
Speakers: Logitech Z5.

I think that should cover it. 

A+ choice of parts, with the exception of powersupply and ram.. 4x4gb, what is this 2010