PC Setups (Post yours here!)

[quote name='KoopaEater']Listen peeps, future-proofing is no good. Just get a computer that'll be good for now, and get a new one/upgrade when it gets too out of date. Which'll take a while.

Anyways, I may be 13, but selling stuff here and on Ebay is good for getting Mother's Day Presents. Oh, but after that day, I SHALL start saving to build my own...$500-$600 dollar computer. ;)

I know computers pretty well, and I can take them apart and put them back together.[/QUOTE]


I disagree with this. If you buy parts that can be upgraded you will be able to stretch your pc out with out spending an arm and a leg for newer parts.
 
[quote name='The_Spaceman']I disagree with this. If you buy parts that can be upgraded you will be able to stretch your pc out with out spending an arm and a leg for newer parts.[/QUOTE]

Exactly a nice sturdy case and a very efficient psu can go a long way. I have had case and psu's last three or more upgrades before.

If you go with AMD normally you can upgrade your cpu without getting a new motherboard. Intel typically like coming out with new chip sets so normally you can't count on being able just stick a new cpu in your old board with your old ram.

The people who bought a core I7 cpu for gaming only will not need to upgrade that for a very long time. I believe the only game that really used a quad core was GTA IV. Currently, duel cores work just fine for games.
 
My current system - with the exception of the graphics card, 1tb drive, and heat sink, it is all close to 4 years old.

[case] Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
[cpu] Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
[mobo] ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
[ram] 2x (4GB total) Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804
[hdd1] Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
[hdd2] Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
[psu] SILVERSTONE ST75F 750W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V SLI Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
[dvd] Sony Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2 - OEM
[gpu] EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
[cpu cooler] XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 AMD compatible
[os] Win7 Pro

The system I am in the process of building:

[case] Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
[ram] 2x (16GB total) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
[psu] COUGAR SX850 COUGAR-SX850 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
[hdd1] Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
[cpu cooler] ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Red LED

Are what I have already, or are in transit to my house.

I still need to pick up a i7-2600k and mobo when the revised designs come out. A blu-ray burner, secondary hdd, GTX 570, and a few extra case fans.

I de-riveted the case and tore it down to paint the internals. I have the inside of the side panels left to paint black, and that is done. Already have it back together. Pretty happy with how it turned out so far, as I have always wanted to paint the bare steel looking internals and back plate.

Pic of slide out mobo tray:
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And two shots of the case. Like I said, still need to paint the side panel behind everything black. And perhaps the card slot covers blue. Also going to pick up a sleeving kit to sleeve the wire mess from the front panel. The two unpainted drive bays in the bottom are going to be popped out and replaced with fans.

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Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 450 Processor Unlocked 4th core ) 3.91GHz
Memory:16GB RAM DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw
Hard Drive:500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
Video Card: 2X ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series Crossfire
Monitor:28" I-Inc WS LCD HDMI/DVI
Sound Card:7.1 HD Audio Internal
Speakers/Headphones:TekNmotion PulseWave • V2 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Nex-Gen Premium PC Gaming Headset
Keyboard:Steelseries Merc Stealth Gaming Keyboard
Mouse:A4Tech 750F Lazer Gaming Mouse
Mouse Surface:Razer eXactmat Pro
Operating System:Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Motherboard:Asus 790X AM3 Socket
Computer Case:Cooler Master Scout Storm
 
[case] SILVERSTONE Sugo SG01-BF Black Aluminum / Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case
[cpu] Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz 12M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Quad-Core Processor
[mobo] ASUS P5E-VM HDMI LGA 775 Intel G35 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
[ram] (8gb total) 2 sets of G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQKit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804
[hdd1] Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
[psu] SILVERSTONE ST70F 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
[dvd] LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 LightScribe Support
[gpu] BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024OC2E 1GB GeForce GTX 280 OC2 Express 2.0 Graphics Card (now dead)
[cpu cooler] Scythe SCSK-1000 100mm "SHURIKEN" CPU Cooler
[os] Vista 64 Ultimate
[monitor] ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

That's my sff setup. My BFG GTX 280 OC2 just died, and now that BFG is no longer around my lifetime warranty is meaningless. Hopefully since I bought it with my AMEX it will be covered under their warranty extension. Currently using my old X800XL ATI card until I get a replacement, probably going to get an EVGA GTX 270 Superclocked.

Also changing to Windows 7 Ultimate soon, I already have it, just need to take the time to do a brand new install.
 
well it looks like I definitely have the least powerful pc here, but I'm pretty happy with what I got for what I paid for. ( I spent a total of $40 on it. It's technically not my computer but I use it more than anyone else in the house and have access it 95% of the time I am home and awake)

It's a store bought emachine from 2006 I think.
The only specs that I can name are these:

cpu: Pentium 4 3.20 GHz
Ram-2gb
video card-geforce gt 240
hard drive space-140 gb

Monitor- I dunno exactly how big, pretty small. Either 17 or 19 inches. Max resolution is 1280 x 1024.


I said I spent $40 total on it, but that was to split the cost of the graphics card. Besides that cost, I didn't pay anything for it.

I was close to buying a new gaming computer this past January, but that's when I just decided to get the card instead. I only wanted something that would let me play some games that I had already purchased on sale (STALKER, the Witcher, Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines, Titan Quest, episodic Monkey Island). I also now have the opportunity to play a bunch of other games that I wasn't able to before ( I was pretty much limited to pc games released before 2005)


Next year is when I'll make a real upgrade. It's not like I don't have enough games to last a year
 
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CPU: AMD PHENOM II x4 3.4GHZ 965 BLACK EDITION
RAM: A-DATA 4GB DDR3 1600
PSU: 600W
MB: GIGABYTE 770T-USB3
HDD: 1TB SATA
GPU: Nvidia 250 GTS 1GB
Monitor: ASUS 21.5 1080P Widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
 
CPU: AMD Tri Core 2.8Ghz
RAM: 2GB DDR3 (Getting another 2GB soon)
PSU: 500w
HDD: 500GB SATA
GPU: ATI 5570 1GB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Good old pc :)
 
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
RAM: 8GB (4GB x2) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
PSU: Corsair HX850W Modular
MB: ASROCK 870fx deluxe4
GPU: XFX ATI 6870 (2x Crossfire)
Case: Antec 1200
Hard Drives: Adata 64GB SSD, 1.5TB WD Caviar Black, 1TB WD Caviar Black, 320GB Seagate, 320GB Seagate External
Optical: Blu-Ray Reader / Dvd Burner (Samsung I thinK)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor: ASUS VK246H 24"
 
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard: DFI LP DK X48-T2RSB PLUS
Video Card: HIS H489F1GP Radeon HD 4890
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Primary Drive: Intel X25-M SSD (80GB)
Storage Drives: WD 1TB / 640GB (Total 1.64 TB)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred

The thing kind of grew since I got it. I started with everything but the SSD and the 1TB drive and added them later on. The SSD is just awesome, too.

It glows.

But I built it way back in the summer of 2009, so I'm planning on a nice 2011 build with a Sandy Bridge setup and a 5000 (or potentially 6000) series card. Should cost me around 1300 to 1400, though I am porting over a lot of the stuff from my current build besides the obvious parts. And I've got a few people lined up to buy my current build for $500 to $600, so I should be pretty good.

I'm also possibly going with Antec's Lanboy Air case, which should be very nice. Though I am interested in swinging with a less... noisy build as well.
 
[quote name='its phillip']cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 920
hsf: Kingwin XT-1264
mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
gpu: 512MB MSI 8800GT OC
ram: 8GB G.Skill PI Black DDR2
hdd: 1x640GB, 5x1TB, 1x1.5TB, 2x2TB (ext), 2x2TB (nas)
case: Antec 1200
dvd: Samsung SH-S223L
psu: Corsair HX620
monitor: Sharp LC40LE700UN
os: Win7Pro x64
mouse: Logitech G500
mousepad: Func F10.s
keyboard: Filco Majestouch Linear Force
sound: Yamaha RX-V795, Energy RC-10, Orb Audio Super Eight, Audio Technica ATH-AD700

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6384/desktt.png

I kind of want to get a new video card but all I play is cs so there really isn't much point :/[/QUOTE]

Well, I made a few changes.

MSI 8800GT -> Sapphire 5850
Logitech G500 -> Zowie EC2
Func F10.s -> Artisan Kai.g3 Hien Hard
Filco Majestouch Linear Force -> Filco Majestouch Tactile Touch

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6494/img0988a.jpg
 
Got this build on late December 2010 (my first build with my own money)
I don't bother over clocking since i have no experience and usually a person gets very minimal gains and the cost of shortening the life of a computer depending if the person is willing to spend more money and time to invest in aftermarket cooling (water/air) products.

[case] Antec 1200
[cpu] Intel Core I7 950 3.06 Ghz
[mobo] ASUS P6X58D-E X58 R
[ram] 3 x 2GB Corsair Dominator ram 1600
[hdd1] 60 GB OCZ Vertex SSD
[hdd2] Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/
[psu] CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W
[dvd] Plextor PX-880SA
[gpu] Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 ATI Video Card - 2GB GDDR5
[cpu cooler] Zalman CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 ball
[os] Win7 Pro 64-bit


Others:
[sound card] Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty (optical cable)
[speakers] Logitech Z5500
[monitors] x2 Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24 Inch (total resolution 3840x1080)

Some pics:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/spyhunter4000/Untitled.jpg
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[quote name='Pootie Thang']Hey everyone,

I've been into PC gaming and building my own computer as of late. I've actually become addicted to PC gaming ever since I saw the STEAM sales starting from the Black Friday sales. This is my PC and it's bound to last me a while. I wanna see what you guys are playing on! Here's my setup:

Processor - Intel i7-970 @ 4.12Ghz (6-Core, 12-Thread)
Heatsink and Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212+ with 2 Fans
Motherboard - EVGA X58 SLI 3X
Video Card - 2x Gigabyte GTX 460 OC (SLI)
RAM - G-Skill PI DDR3 1600Mhz 6GB (3 x 2GB)
Boot Up Drive - Intel X25-M (160GB)
Storage Drive - 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB (2TB Total)
Case - Antec Nine Hundred Two
Power Supply - Rocketfish 900w Modular
Monitors - 2x AOC e2243Fw LED @ 1920x1080 (3840x1080)
Sound - Logitech G930 Headset

http://home.comcast.net/~PootieThang/Desktop1.jpg[/QUOTE]

JEEZ that is a monster build you got there! 6 CORES?!
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[quote name='kube00']Nice builds here. I really need to build a new pc[/QUOTE]

Cool, let us know what are your plans in building one, im sure we have some knowledgable CAGrs here that are willing to offer tips or ideas if you want any.
 
Good to hear I was going to use one of the builds from the PC build thread but its been awhile since they been updated.
 
[quote name='kube00']Good to hear I was going to use one of the builds from the PC build thread but its been awhile since they been updated.[/QUOTE]

Besides just getting build specs from other CAGrs here. I can recommend two sites that might help you also.

1)Toms hardware they can almost tell you anything you need for abuild on a computer. http://www.tomshardware.com/us/#redir. If u look on the left side on their website they even tell you whats the best gaming cpu to get for 2011 budget wise. [good for must have computer internal parts]

2)if your not sure if your product is good, go to http://www.testfreaks.com/ they rate almost every eletronic product. I usually get my reviews on products before i buy them. besides using newegg and amazon. [good for accessory computer parts like Monitors or speakers.]

Happy hunting.

P.S. Some people build computer specs to the games they play the most. like world of warcraft for an example. No point dishing out extra money to build a comptuer that is over kill if the only game u play is WoW. Others like to play games coming up in the future and build high end gaming ones, and of course, a person can be both.
 
I guess I'll list mine too. My rig is about 2 years old, I upgraded/added more parts over the years. The most recent upgrades is the cpu cooler and video card. Here is the latest setup...

OS: Win 7 Ult. 64bit SP1

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900ALED 120mm
RAM: G.Skill PI Black 8GB DDR2 800
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP43-DS3L
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Monitor: 23" Dell S2309W
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 II Black
Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W

Hard Drives: 4
640GB Western Digital Black
750GB Western Digital Black
2TB Western Digital Black
2TB Samsung Spinpoint F4

Disc Drives: 2
Lite-On 24x DVD Burner
Lite-On 4x Blu-ray Reader

Sound: Realtek
Speaker: Logitech Z-3e
Headset: LG Bluetooth HBM-235
Add-On: 2x EVGA 3.0 USB Host Card (only 1 currently installed)
 
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|CASE| NZXT Khaos Black Full Tower Case
|MONITOR| Dell 3008WFP
|CPU| Intel Core i7-920 D0 /w Xigmatek Dark Knight cooler - Upgrading to i7 990x soon
|SSD| 80 GB Intel X25-M 2nd Gen
|MOBO| EVGA X58 SLI Classfied 760
|MEMORY| Corsair Dominator 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1866MHz
|OS| Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 x64
|PSU| Thermaltake ToughPower 1,200 Watts
|SOUND CARD| Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
|GPU| Quad SLi EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 Co-Op Edition - Upgrading to Nvidia 580's soon

Laptop in signature.
 
Case: HEC Black Steel Blitz mid-tower, 120mm fan x2, one has a blue LED
Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955BE Deneb, 3.2 ghz processor
Cooler/Heatsink: Hyper 212+ attached with MX-4 thermal paste
RAM: 2 sticks of G.Skill Ripjaws 4 GB DDR3 @ 1600 with heat dispersers
Power Supply: 620w Antec Neo Eco
GPU: MSI Nvidia 460 GTX Cyclone with 768 MB RAM and factory overclock
Harddrive: 1 TB SATA II Hitachi Deskstar
Monitor: 24.6 1080p HDMI Acer H233H
Generic Important DVD Drive
OS: Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate

Put it together for around 700 total (though I went through another aftermarket cooler in the process that sucked).
 
[quote name='gamerpro4000']Besides just getting build specs from other CAGrs here. I can recommend two sites that might help you also.

1)Toms hardware they can almost tell you anything you need for abuild on a computer. http://www.tomshardware.com/us/#redir. If u look on the left side on their website they even tell you whats the best gaming cpu to get for 2011 budget wise. [good for must have computer internal parts]

2)if your not sure if your product is good, go to http://www.testfreaks.com/ they rate almost every eletronic product. I usually get my reviews on products before i buy them. besides using newegg and amazon. [good for accessory computer parts like Monitors or speakers.]

Happy hunting.

P.S. Some people build computer specs to the games they play the most. like world of warcraft for an example. No point dishing out extra money to build a comptuer that is over kill if the only game u play is WoW. Others like to play games coming up in the future and build high end gaming ones, and of course, a person can be both.[/QUOTE]I'd also use TechReport (www.techreport.com) as a site to look at for reviews. They do a semi-annual system guide on multiple systems at different price points, and they just did a new one for March:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20479
 
Found this thread today and thought it would be fun to contribute. I started putting this setup together the day the i5 2500k hit Newegg:


OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k @ stock 3.3GHz
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ with extra fan for push/pull
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro
RAM: 8gb (4 x 2gb) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3 1600
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced
Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850W
Video Card: ATI Radeon 6950 2GB
Hard drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

Displays: 3x Samsung P2250 21.5"
Keyboard: Ducky 9008 mechanical keyboard with Cherry-MX brown switches
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Sound: A couple of Polk bookshelfs and a Polk PSW10 subwoofer


For a desk I just have a 6-foot utility table with a tablecloth to stop the static, so the wires are a little messy. These pictures aren't the best, I'm using a phone camera:

Full setup: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hVLf9JK3TJw_iiNHRjG6LtjPYLZAe-aCBBPVv7ybgdA?feat=directlink
Desktop: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z19fg3WSvwuAYOy-gAVyrtjPYLZAe-aCBBPVv7ybgdA?feat=directlink
Keyboard/Mouse: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DBGe7wqEnZtliTkfxp-JkdjPYLZAe-aCBBPVv7ybgdA?feat=directlink
Inside the PC: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0OMv230yvEae76r0RnINidjPYLZAe-aCBBPVv7ybgdA?feat=directlink
 
You know about the Sata port issues on P67 motherboards, right? The Sata II ports will degrade your hard drive over time (only work-around is to use the Sata III ports). Depending on when you ordered your parts, Newegg should've sent you an email regarding an advanced RMA.
 
[quote name='SEH']You know about the Sata port issues on P67 motherboards, right? The Sata II ports will degrade your hard drive over time (only work-around is to use the Sata III ports). Depending on when you ordered your parts, Newegg should've sent you an email regarding an advanced RMA.[/QUOTE]

Yep, I've already received my replacement from Asus and installed it. Thanks for being on the lookout though!
 
[quote name='cereal_killerxx']CPU: AMD PHENOM II x4 3.4GHZ 965 BLACK EDITION
RAM: A-DATA 4GB DDR3 1600
PSU: 600W
MB: GIGABYTE 770T-USB3
HDD: 1TB SATA
GPU: Nvidia 250 GTS 1GB
Monitor: ASUS 21.5 1080P Widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit[/QUOTE]
Made some upgrades! :D

RAM: A-DATA 8GB DDR3 1600
GPU: ATI HD 6850 1GB
 
Well, my P67 motherboard for the sandy build I am doing will finally be here tomorrow. Tonight I finally got around to sleeving the Power Supply to match the paint job I did on the case internals.

Pic : http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/newcomp1.jpg

I still need to sleeve the control panel wires and put the top back on the case, and sleeve/install the case fans I purchased. Motherboard should be here tomorrow, and I have the ram and SSD ready to go. Leaves me with the 2600k processor, graphics card (leaning towards a GTX560 ti to overclock) blu-ray drive/burner, CPU cooler, and a monitor yet to purchase.

The long delay in being able to get a revised board did get me to spend some time and money updating a few components in my 4-year-old gaming rig (which will be passed on to the wife when I get the new up and going). Bought 4GB of used ram from Shrike and another set to match to bring it up to 8GB. Ditched the old nasty rats nest PSU and got a shiny new modular one. Threw in a 64GB SSD to run windows/programs off of. Replaced all the fans in the case; 4 years of being on nonstop took its toll on the old fans. Overclocked the old 2.4ghz e6600 to 3.2 and its been stable for weeks now. So its all pretty snappy again, all things considered.

Also what started as a disassemble and deep clean before the components were added ended up being a weekend project to paint the internals, sleeve a few wires, etc. Pretty happy with how it turned out.

Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp1.jpg
Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp2.jpg
Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp3.jpg

Didn't have the used ram in when the pic was taken (its all blue now), and added a PCI USB card since 4 ports on the back were not cutting it. Covered up the empty PCI slots with some vented black covers as well.
 
Man after reading\seeing some of these builds I feel like a cheapass...

Athlon II X4 640Propus 3.0GHZ
Biostar AMD Motherboard A880G+
1TB WD Green Hard Drive (Leftover from another machine)
4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Cooler Master 341 m-ATX case
Seasonic 520W 80Plus Power Supply S12II 520 BRONZE
Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1 GB DDR5
Monitor - Westinghouse 19 inch LCD TV\monitor combo
(kind of old but nice for hooking up consoles as well)

I built this after getting a really good deal on an M11x laptop (to compliment it) and seeing those great Steam deals over and over. I guess it's somewhat low end compared to some of the builds out there but my single monitor only pushes 1440X900 max so it plays everything really well although Windows 7, 4GB RAM, and the quad core are no slouches. I wouldn't mind getting two really slick monitors for a dual setup but maybe at some later point.

I think after deals, having some parts, and getting the 5770 as a Christmas gift I probably spent around $250 to $300. It's pretty crazy the options you have when building a new machine...in price, parts, etc.
 
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[quote name='gnargnargnar']Well, my P67 motherboard for the sandy build I am doing will finally be here tomorrow. Tonight I finally got around to sleeving the Power Supply to match the paint job I did on the case internals.

Pic : http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/newcomp1.jpg

I still need to sleeve the control panel wires and put the top back on the case, and sleeve/install the case fans I purchased. Motherboard should be here tomorrow, and I have the ram and SSD ready to go. Leaves me with the 2600k processor, graphics card (leaning towards a GTX560 ti to overclock) blu-ray drive/burner, CPU cooler, and a monitor yet to purchase.

The long delay in being able to get a revised board did get me to spend some time and money updating a few components in my 4-year-old gaming rig (which will be passed on to the wife when I get the new up and going). Bought 4GB of used ram from Shrike and another set to match to bring it up to 8GB. Ditched the old nasty rats nest PSU and got a shiny new modular one. Threw in a 64GB SSD to run windows/programs off of. Replaced all the fans in the case; 4 years of being on nonstop took its toll on the old fans. Overclocked the old 2.4ghz e6600 to 3.2 and its been stable for weeks now. So its all pretty snappy again, all things considered.

Also what started as a disassemble and deep clean before the components were added ended up being a weekend project to paint the internals, sleeve a few wires, etc. Pretty happy with how it turned out.

Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp1.jpg
Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp2.jpg
Pic: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/mudshovel98/oldcomp3.jpg

Didn't have the used ram in when the pic was taken (its all blue now), and added a PCI USB card since 4 ports on the back were not cutting it. Covered up the empty PCI slots with some vented black covers as well.[/QUOTE]

VERY nice. I've got those same Xigmatek fans. They look gorgeous in the dark.
 
Just pulled the trigger on a new PC. Been missing out since 2004.

PC specs:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition 3.6GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
GPU: GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
MOBO: BIOSTAR TA870U3+ AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM: Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-500-PCAR-A3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Parts are still being shipped in. I expect to have it up and running by next weekend.

Anyone have any good recommendations for a keyboard? Looking to spend around $50 on one.
 
[quote name='ShadowEX']I guess I'll list mine too. My rig is about 2 years old, I upgraded/added more parts over the years. The most recent upgrades is the cpu cooler and video card. Here is the latest setup...

OS: Win 7 Ult. 64bit SP1

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900ALED 120mm
RAM: G.Skill PI Black 8GB DDR2 800
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP43-DS3L
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Monitor: 23" Dell S2309W
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 II Black
Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W

Hard Drives: 4
640GB Western Digital Black
750GB Western Digital Black
2TB Western Digital Black
2TB Samsung Spinpoint F4

Disc Drives: 2
Lite-On 24x DVD Burner
Lite-On 4x Blu-ray Reader

Sound: Realtek
Speaker: Logitech Z-3e
Headset: LG Bluetooth HBM-235
Add-On: 2x EVGA 3.0 USB Host Card (only 1 currently installed)[/QUOTE]

Good golly that's a lot of pRon =P
 
I've made a few changes to my PC since I last posted.

I added a second EAH5850 for CrossFire and a Noctua NH-D14 for cooling with a Gentle Typhoon (AP-15) and Scythe Kaze Maru 2 (1700rpm) to cool it. I've also overclocked my i7-950 to 4.0Ghz and it's nice and stable. Overall I'm pretty pleased.

 
So I just copied the specs from my invoice when I had this baby built since I don't feel like looking =)


AMD Phenom II X6 DDR3
Case CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black
Case Lighting Meteor Light w/ 8 Speed settings - Blue
Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth Module
Processor [== Six Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X6 1090T Black Edition Six-Core CPU
Processor Cooling Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (AMD) - Enermax Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
Memory 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1333 Memory Module - Corsair XMS3 Dominator w/DHX technology
Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5970 - 2GB - Single Card
Motherboard [CrossFire] MSI 890FXA-GD70 -- AMD890FX w/ 2x Gb LAN, 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Power Supply 850 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-850TX
Primary Hard Drive 40 GB Intel X25-V MLC SSD - Single Drive
Data Hard Drive 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive [10X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
2nd Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - [Lightscribe Technology] Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black
Meter Display NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display
Sound Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-bit
Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Razer Naga 17-button MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse - Black
Video Camera 1.3MP USB Interface WebCam

Once again, Just copied this from my invoice and removed the useless stuff since I am being lazy
 
i just found out what the intel 2500k and 2600k is. kinda wish i waited alittle longer before i build my computer. Still, im happy with my setup.
 
I can't believe I built my rig 3 years ago. It's still running strong though and I'm able to run Portal 2 at 1080p so that makes me happy. Originally, I was using a Coolermaster Centurion case, but I wanted a smaller case to fit in my TV stand.

I was using this as my office PC, but after we moved, my office went to the third floor and I was too lazy to go up there. Plus, we got an imac for the second floor office, a macbook for the couch, and I did all my gaming on the PS3 on the big screen so I really had no reason to go upstairs. We recently got rid of cable though and I wanted to be able to watch TV shows from my computer so I bought the Apevia case and did a transplant. The computer does get hot since it’s a small case in the enclosed TV stand, but so far, it hasn’t gotten out of hand.

Here’s my current config:

Windows XP Home (It works fine for what I need and I don’t want to go through the trouble of reinstalling everything)
Intel Q6600 w/stock cooling
Corsair 550VX PSU
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
MSI 8800GT OC edition
Corsair DDR2 PC2-6400 2x1GB RAM
Seagate 320gb SATA
LiteOn DVD Burner IDE (Too cheap to change this out)
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS (I’ve had this card since I bought my Dell 4600 8 or so years ago.)
Apevia X-Master Media Center Case

Is the Soundblaster card still worth it or will my motherboard sound be as good? I figure if I take it out, I can reduce some of the clutter.


My future plans in order of priority are to get a Samsung F4 2TB drive, a TV Tuner/DVR card, more RAM, a blu ray burner once they get down to about $20, and maybe Windows 7. I saw there’s an Avermedia dual tuner card that works pretty well. Any other recommendations?
 
Here's my current set-up:

Windows 7 Home Premium
Thermaltake Element G Case
OCZ ModXtreme Pro 700w PSU
Intel i5 2500k (Corsair H50 Cooler)
ASUS P8P67Pro Motherboard
ASUS AMD 6870 Graphics Card
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2x 4gb) DDR3 1333
G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB (2x 2gb) DDR3 1333
Samsung 470 Series 64GB SSD (Boot drive)
Samsung F3 1TB HDD (data etc. plan to get another in a few months)
LiteOn DVD drive
EnGenius EUB9603 600w USB Wireless Internet Adapter (for picking up the whole neighborhoods internet ;) )
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Razer Lachesis Banshee Mouse
Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller
Sony 40" Tv for monitor
 
Built this about 2 years ago or so...

CPU: Intel core i7 920 (Cooler Master V8 HSF)
Mobo: Asus P6t socket 1366
Ram: OCZ Intel XMP 6GBs (DDR3 1600) (2GBs x 3 DIMMs)
PSU: 750W PC Power & Cooling
GPU: 2x Sapphire ATI HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB running in CrossFire
HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Black
Case: Antec 900
Monitor: Acer 21'' 1080p

I just bought the 5850's on Newegg last night so they are not installed yet. They are replacing a pair of 9800GTX+'s in SLI, which have handled everything very well. I just want to upgrade to a DX11 setup. I'm also going to upgrade the ram to a full 24GBs over the summer.
 
[quote name='its phillip']24GB? lol :D[/QUOTE]

Yessir! :D

My mobo can hold up to 24GBs, and by golly, I'm gonna do it! I think it's $150 for 3 sticks of 4GBs with the XMP for my core i7. I have 6 DIMM slots that can hold a max of 24GBs...so yea! Lol! I may also get another HD 5850 to put in triple CrossFire, but then I would need to upgrade the PSU.

So my MBP circa 2006/2007 died on me last night. It's been booting rather slowly the last few days, and Firefox wouldn't even run on it anymore. Sucked it up and bought a new 2011 MBP 13 inch to replace it. This month just got uber expensive...
 
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Gaming Rig
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 545
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
Ram: G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB)
GPU: Qty. 2 EVGA GTX 470
Case: Antec 300
PSU: Antec 750W
HDD: WD Caviar Black 750GB (Boot Drive)
Extra HDD: Qty. 3 Seagate 1.5TB drives, Qty. 2 Seagate 1TB drives, Qty. 1 Seagate 2TB drive.

HTPC Rig (Qty. 2) (Just Built)
CPU/Mobo: ASUS AT310NT-I Intel Atom 330
Ram: Kingstom 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 1066
GPU: NVIDIA ION
Case/PSU: APEX DM-387 Steel Micro ATX, 250W w/ Case.
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB

File Server Rig (Just Built)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945
Mobo: ASUS M4A78LT-M
Ram: Corsair XMS 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333
GPU: On-board ATI Radeon 3000
Case: Lian Li PC-A70F
PSU: Corsair 850HX
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB SATAII
RAID: Intel RS2WC080 with 8 2TB drives in RAID5 (12.7TB usable)
 
Hey all --

Just ordered my super computer off newegg ... so excited had to post.

What I got:
-[CPU] Intel i5 2500k
-[MoBo] MSI P67A-G43 Intel P67
-[GPU] MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560
-[RAM] CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (1.5v and $75 for 8gb! Click here to see ends 05/04)
-[Case] CoolerMaster Storm Scout, my favorite case ever (owned for previous build). See here.
-[PSU] CoolerMaster Silent Pro m700(w)
-[HD] WD 500gb 7200rpm
-[ETC] CoolerMaster 212+ Fan/Heatsink

Surprisingly, got quite a few CoolerMaster products. I sold my old rig for $550 and received $200 as gift from family. Total was around $950 for new build.

Can't wait to assemble. If you're interested, please share thoughts on my build! :)
 
My very first gaming PC, I got building help from Shub (VERY helpful) from Gamefaqs. Also, happened to luck out on some Newegg bundles last week.


OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
MoBo - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155
Case - RAIDMAX Helios ATX-819WB Black Steel Mid Tower
*PSU - RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
*Optical Drive - LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black LightScribe Support
GPU - SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
Media Card - 58 - 1 card reader with USB 2.0

* Means I will be upgrading soon.

This is my first build so feel free to let know how you feel about this build.
 
Gaming Rig
CPU: Intel i5-760
Mobo: Gigabyte P55A-UD3
Ram: G.Skill 8GB (2x2GB)*
GPU: GeForce GTX460
Case: HAF922**
PSU: Corsair 750W
HDD: OCZ 60 GB SSD (boot drive)
Extra HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 7200 RPM 1TB

*Going to upgrade to 4x2GB soon.
**Been contemplating getting a NZXT Phantom Black/Green case for looks alone. Not 100% sure on dropping $150 for a case, yet, though :p. Maybe for my next computer.

Will be upgrading in 2 years or so. I'll be upgrading to a brand new computer and using this one as a file server.
 
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