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A13x
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 Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: Show us ya rig (Master Race Only plz) |
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Ok gentlemen and ladies. This is it, your moment to shine.
After potential years of case modding, overclocking, cut fingers and thumbs, sweat and even tears, it will now finally pay off.
Lets see your beloved, your other half, the machine you hand crafted (or had crafted for you by technowizards), it's time to rock out with your box out!
So lets see them.
I'll kick this off with my rig.
Ukin (It means Boss King)
Components:
CPU Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.0GHz
Mobo Asus P6T Deluxe V2
RAM 3x2Gb Corsair Tri-Channel DDR3
GPU Gigabyte nVidia GTX590 3Gb
PSU Corsair HX850W
HDD 2xSeagate 750Gb 7200RPM, 2xSeagate 120Gb 7200RPM
Case Antec 900 V1
Keyboard Logitech G19
Mouse Gigabyte Ghost
Speakers Logitech Z5500 5.1ch
Headset Logitech G35 7.1ch
Monitor Dell WFP3008 30" Monster Lord @ 2560x1600
2009 Mac Mini 2.0Ghz + 24" Dell @ 1920x1200 as 24/7 web browsing machine
2010 Macbook Pro 17" @ 1920x1200 for on the go ownage
40" Sony HX800 3D TV for 3D PC Gaming if I feel like a change of scenery
Show me ya moves!!
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| A13x wrote: | | Show me ya moves!! |
Okay!
The deth machine
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Components:
CPU Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.3GHz (formerly 4.5GHz but didn't need the extra power)
Mobo Asus P8P67 PRO
GPU Saphire 6970
RAM 1*4Gb Corsair Vengance DDR3 (Soon to be 2*)
HDD 2*Seagate 1.5TB (one short stroked to 300GB), 2*WD 500GB.
Case Antec 900V2
Keyboard Steelseries 6GV2
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Speakers Logitech Z5500
Headset Audiotechnica AD700 (now with mic mod)
Monitor Dell@1920*1200, LG@1920*1080
*Fairly outdated photo, I've changed the computer and a few other things a little bit since this was taken, will do an updated photo some time.
**I wish I cut some holes before I put it all together, it's pretty cramped, but other than that I think I did a good enough job with cable management.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:05 am Post subject: |
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OLD PICS ARE OLD: i now have a water cooling kit, 8GB RAM and a side case fan
Components:
CPU AMD Phenom II 975 Black Edition @ 3.875 GHz (Was at 4GHz but i need a new CPU cooler)
Mobo ASRock 870 eXtreme3
GPU 2*HIS ATI HD 5770 in crossfire
RAM 2*2Gb G.Skill Rip Jaw's (Soon to be 4*)
HDD 2*WD 500GB, 1*Segate 1TB, 1*WD 1TB.
Case Antec DF-10
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster BX 2450 Full HD
PSU CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 650W
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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COMPONENTS:
CPU: Intel Core i5 760 @ 4.0GHz
HSF: Noctua NH-D14
MOBO: Asus P7P55D-E PRO
RAM: Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 4GB DDR3
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 60GB
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB
ODD: Sony AD7240SGB 24X DVDRW
CASE: Antec P183
PSU: Corsair HX-650
O/S: Windows 7 Professional 64bit
MON: Acer P244W 24" LCD
These pics are from when I first built it last year. It still looks the same, except for the graphics card which is my old 8800GT (now a GTX 570). Sorry about the quality (photos were taken on my iPhone).
I haven't taken any new photos since upgrading the GPU other than a size comparison:
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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I only have old pics before the upgrades on this computer but I'll upload a current picture later today when I get my camera back.
Dragonlord
Specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II 965BE @4.1GHz
CPU HSF: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H
RAM: 2x2GB Kingston 1333mhz DDR3
GPU: Gigabyte 6950 2GB Unlocked 6970
SSD: OCZ Vertex II 60GB
HDD: 2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
ODD: Sony SATA DVD-RW
PSU: Antec TruePower TP-750W
Case: Lian Li Lancool PC-K62
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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My 3d surround setup, with 7.1 sound system!!  (z-550 i think)
http://img706.imageshack.us/g/16012011167.jpg/
Specs i7 950, 2x GTX 570's, Thermal take toughpower 850W, Thermal take armor + MX case, 6GB Mushkin RAM @ 2200 MHz, 2 x 1 TB HDDs and an OCZ Vertex 2 120GB solid state drive.
windows 7 64 bit
EDIT: Oh and the monitors are 23" Alienware monitors @ 120hz.
tbh don't play it in 3d much lol
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, a lot of Antec cases. Here is my build that I built all on my own (with gardening ties as well  ). I set a budget of $1500 but when trying to get it asap without waiting... everything costed more than it should (HD 5770 and i5 750 was in short supply so I had to pay more elsewhere).
Specs
Name The Tight-arse
Case Antec 902
CPU Intel i5 750
GPU Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB
HDD Hitachi 1GB
Monitor Benq G2420HD
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E Pro
RAM 2x2GB ddr3 1600 G.Skill-Ripjaws
Power Supply EarthWatts 650
OS Win 7 Home Premium OEM
Drive SATA LiteOn
Speaker Logitech LS-11
Cost $1510.69 (30th May 2010)
Pictures, woohoo!
Front
 
One side
 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Just finished this build for the in-laws:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
MOBO: ASRock Z68 Pro3 B3
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL DDR3
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
ODD: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW
CASE: BitFenix Shinobi Case
FANS: BitFenix Spectre 120mm x 2
PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W
MON: BenQ E2420HD 24 Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
O/S: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
$1,500 all up. Pics (again, sorry for the iPhone quality - really need to find my camera  ):
 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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CPU Intel Core: i7 950 @ 3.0GHz
Mobo: Intel X58 Pro-E (not the best oh well)
RAM: 3x2Gb Kingston RAM
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GTX460 1Gb
PSU: 650W
HDD: 1x WD 1tb 1x Samsung F3 1tb
Case: CoolerMaster 330 (it's ok, but it's more cramped internally than previous pcs that i've upgraded)
DVD: Liteon DVD Burner & Liteon Blu-Ray burner (yes dual drive setup, i've done minimal burning in recent months though as i need to lug the pc box to a more stable surface each time).
Keyboard/Mouse: Wireless Logitech
Speakers: Old speakers from my HP Pavilion pc 
TV Tuner: Winfast DTV (utter crap, recycled from my old pc... doesn't work well with windows 7 though). Want to upgrade to a new DTV cap card, still researching best options though.
Monitor: Phillips 19inch CRT The BenQ 24" LCD my computer came with hurts my eyes too much.
Seeing the insides of people's machines actually reminds me my pc is due to be open and cleaned... better get to it this week. Mine gets fairly filthy after 3-4 weeks. It's funny it is situated in the same room that i've kept my other pc's in over the years, i've never seen so much dust in one before. 10+ years ago i was told i should do it at least once a year, a few years later i noticed that the room became more dusty more quickly (much like how the lounge room has become this way - and why i am a dust cleaning fanatic so i dont get dust in/on my ps3 or 360). So i would clean my pc every 6 months, then i gradually did it ever 3 months, then 2 months, now i just do it monthly.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| XtremeXfactor wrote: |
Monitor: Phillips 19inch CRT The BenQ 24" LCD my computer came with hurts my eyes too much. |
Why not just turn the brightness down?
Screw CRT's, screw them in the ass.
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I actually have tried that, i am a low brightness user (even on the CRT). It's funny due to the way i have the brightness settings for eye comfort, it's bright for web browsing and such (anything with white space etc). Try to watch tv or play a game, if there's a hint of a shadow in the game.... it's almost pitch black dark. Makes playing some games interesting (especially racing games where there's sunrise or sunset, or tracks with only partial lighting).
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| XtremeXfactor wrote: | | I actually have tried that, i am a low brightness user (even on the CRT). It's funny due to the way i have the brightness settings for eye comfort, it's bright for web browsing and such (anything with white space etc). Try to watch tv or play a game, if there's a hint of a shadow in the game.... it's almost pitch black dark. Makes playing some games interesting (especially racing games where there's sunrise or sunset, or tracks with only partial lighting). |
dude - eye strain much ? 
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When i say low, "low" for me is 75% - 85%, through the monitor. 90% and above is too bright for me. Brightness + Contrast are at 50% on the nividia settings in control panel
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I have a BenQ monitor with the brightness on 50 and contrast on 40!! It's still very bright white. This is the comfortable level for me :O
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Chopbusted wrote: | Just finished this build for the in-laws:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
MOBO: ASRock Z68 Pro3 B3
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL DDR3
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
ODD: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW
CASE: BitFenix Shinobi Case
FANS: BitFenix Spectre 120mm x 2
PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W
MON: BenQ E2420HD 24 Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
O/S: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
$1,500 all up. Pics (again, sorry for the iPhone quality - really need to find my camera ):
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Man I thought half the fun in making a custom PC with those specs would be actually putting it together, your in-laws missed out
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| IISpacebreakII wrote: | | Man I thought half the fun in making a custom PC with those specs would be actually putting it together, your in-laws missed out |
They asked me to build it for them coz they wouldn't know how to plug the mouse in let alone build the thing
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if they know so little about computers why do they need something so powerful?
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Puddingfork wrote: | | Why would someone who can't plug their mouse in want a 6970? |
| qantas_man wrote: | | if they know so little about computers why do they need something so powerful? |
Their son is 16 and wants to get into PC gaming. He is mad into Xbox & Wii but wants to play games like The Witcher 1 & 2, Starcraft II, Battlefield 3, Crysis, etc. etc.
It also has to last a while as they will not be upgrading again for 3-5 years.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Awe yeeeeeeeeee
Ukin is all growed up now :')
...and Leon's getting laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarger
Oh my god, proper holes and space for cable management.
So tidy inside. Joy!
Fan Speed and colour controls
Back
Front
A new advanced mousing surface (upgrade from worn desk surface)
Also chucked a 2Tb Seagate Barracuda XT 7200RPM in there to free up my dwindling storage space.
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CPU - Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.8ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900 NT
Case - Fractal Design Define R2 Titanium Grey
Mobo - ASUS P6X58D-E
PSU - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W
GPU - ASUS ATI Radeon HD5850 DirectCu
RAM -Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 (3x2GB) DDR3
Optical Drive - ASUS DRW-24B1ST DVDRW
HDD's 1x320gb 1x500gb
The case is supposed to be great at absorbing sound with this black stuff, but im skeptical.
I'm yet to overclock but whenever I try and learn, procrastination kicks in.
Going to get an Nvidia card and maybe a new CPU later on in the year depending on what the specs are for Skyrim and BF3
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Main PC:
I7 2600K @ 4.2GHz
Gigabyte P67A-UD4
16GB Corsair XMS3
2GB 6950 Modded to 6970 Shaders
Noctua C14 CPU Cooler
Seasonic X-650W PSU
Lian Li A07B Case
Noctua P12 and S12 fans
Intel X25-V
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
Samsung F3 1TB HDD
Asus Xonar DG Soundcard
Logitech KB800 Wireless Keyboard
Logitech M950 Mouse/MX518
Dell 2209WA Monitor
Server:
HP Proliant Microserver
4x2TB F4 Samsung HDDs
ILO Card
HTPC:
Lian Li PC37B Case
AMD Athlon x2 245
IGPU
2GB Ram
Logitech DiNovo Edge
Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W
Secondary PC, only used for testing hardware/software if need be:
Intel E8400
4GB Ram
G210 Graphics Card
Noctua C12P CPU Cooler
Various HDDS (Too many to list/in need for RMA atm)
Corsair VX450 PSU
Thinking of changing around/upgrading a few things already at the moment...
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Friggin love that case A13x!
My GPU is in need of an upgrade, i think i'll wait and grab a new one or two just before Battlefield 3 comes out.
Case: Lian Li x900
PSU: Corsair 1000w
CPU cooler: Corsair H50 water cooler
Graphics Card: XFX 5870
HDD: 1x500g SSD hybrid, 2x1gig WD sata
RAM: G.Skill Flare series DDR3 PC14400 4GB
CPU:AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
MB: ASRock 890GX Extreme3
Mouse: Razer Naga
Mouse Pad:Razer Destructor
Cans: Corsair HS1
Keyboard: Microsoft x6
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