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"Post Pics of Your Rig" Thread
This is a discussion on "Post Pics of Your Rig" Thread within the Everything Windows forums, part of the General PC Forums category; Originally Posted by tave
that mobo looks like the Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition Motherboard
yes they share similar board ...
you guys like your liquid eh? too much maintenance for me. i like that thermal electric cooling or whatever its calles, no maintenance and supposed to work really well.
This is my first ever build and I don't think I've done too bad for a newbie.
Specs!
E6600 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz (400FSBx9)
2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 @ 800Mhz (1:1)
EVGA 8800 ULTRA @ 700/1800/2320
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro
Asus P5B-Deluxe Motherboard
Arctic Freezer 7 w/ Arctic Silver
Western Digital Caviar 320GB
Western Digital Caviar 500GB
Samsung Spin Point 1TB
Sony DVD-ROM
Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans)
Razer Tarantula Keyboard
Razer Diamondback 3G Mouse
Razer eXactMat
Sony KDL40X2000 BRAVIA 1080p HDTV
XP Pro SP2
Pics!
My next build will be watercooled and based around the GTX 280. (Hopefully!)
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[CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER]
[FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B]
2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro
Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB
Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]
E8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz
2GB G.Skill DDR2 @ 1000Mhz
EVGA 9800 GX2 @ 720/2300
XFX 780i Tri-Sli Motherboard
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Western Digital Caviar 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans)
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit
ZALMAN ZM850-HP Continuous 850W Modular Heatpipe-Cooled SLI Power Supply
E8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz 2GB G.Skill DDR2 @ 1000Mhz
EVGA 9800 GX2 @ 720/2300
XFX 780i Tri-Sli Motherboard Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Coolerb
Western Digital Caviar 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans) Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit
ZALMAN ZM850-HP Continuous 850W Modular Heatpipe-Cooled SLI Power Supply
The bold items are going to identical to my rig,only im going to try to hit 4.0 ghz (tho initially im going to just do 3.6 since OC it appearently just needs an increase in FSB to 400mhz).
I'm ordering the rest of my rig today,but im getting a cheap ATI Radeon 3450 for 2 weeks until the new cards come out(to get one or watch the current ones get cheap),or at least thats my current line of thought atm. Tho NewEgg does have a deal on an ASUS ATI 3870x2 for $289 after rebate,not sure if ill have the money for that today tho or not,so im probably sticking with the $35 3450 to get my rig setup for another 2 weeks when I get paid again. I am a broke M***** F******
E8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz
2GB G.Skill DDR2 @ 1000Mhz
EVGA 9800 GX2 @ 720/2300
XFX 780i Tri-Sli Motherboard
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Western Digital Caviar 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans)
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit
ZALMAN ZM850-HP Continuous 850W Modular Heatpipe-Cooled SLI Power Supply
You don't have the extra 120mm side fan on yours. :P There is 3 x 120mm as standard in the case.
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[CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER]
[FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B]
2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro
Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB
Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]
The bold items are going to identical to my rig,only im going to try to hit 4.0 ghz (tho initially im going to just do 3.6 since OC it appearently just needs an increase in FSB to 400mhz).
I'm ordering the rest of my rig today,but im getting a cheap ATI Radeon 3450 for 2 weeks until the new cards come out(to get one or watch the current ones get cheap),or at least thats my current line of thought atm. Tho NewEgg does have a deal on an ASUS ATI 3870x2 for $289 after rebate,not sure if ill have the money for that today tho or not,so im probably sticking with the $35 3450 to get my rig setup for another 2 weeks when I get paid again. I am a broke M***** F******
If you must get a cheap card don't get that 3450 it is dire!
You can pick up a second had 7800/7900 for similar cash on the bay for buttons now.
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[CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER]
[FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B]
2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro
Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB
Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]
mine dosent have the 4th fan,but I do have 2 80mm fans laying around I might rig to my side panel
I just paid for my parts anyway,I might end up using the 3450 for a tri-monitor setup in the future (I have 2 19 inch monitors,might stick a 20 inch widesreen in the middle,since the WS 20 inch is probably close to the height of a normal 19 inch)
The bold items are going to identical to my rig,only im going to try to hit 4.0 ghz (tho initially im going to just do 3.6 since OC it appearently just needs an increase in FSB to 400mhz).
I'm ordering the rest of my rig today,but im getting a cheap ATI Radeon 3450 for 2 weeks until the new cards come out(to get one or watch the current ones get cheap),or at least thats my current line of thought atm. Tho NewEgg does have a deal on an ASUS ATI 3870x2 for $289 after rebate,not sure if ill have the money for that today tho or not,so im probably sticking with the $35 3450 to get my rig setup for another 2 weeks when I get paid again. I am a broke M***** F******
Actually, I just noticed that I put "2GB" for my RAM, when it's actually 4... For some reason, QJ wont let me edit it.
Yeah, I hit 3.6 ghz. It's really unstable though, it fails a Prime95 Test (small FFT's) in a few seconds. It's rock solid at 3.2 ghz though. If I overclock my graphics cards, I'll hopefully break 18k.
Maybe it's the voltage? What did you have it at while the cpu was at 3.6ghz?
I had it up all of the way to 1.48125 volts. I don't like that high of a voltage though, because my temperatures got to 73C under load, which isn't very good for the processor. It doesn't really matter that it's unstable though, because it runs 3Dmark just fine. I'll probably get a Thermalright 120 and lap it (and possibly my processor). Some people reported 10C drops with that. Then I could easily hit 3.6.
Don't get it! It's an ok case, but cable management is hell in that case, airflow isn't too good either, and it's a bit small...as soon as I buy the other things on my list, this thing is going bye bye.
Don't get it! It's an ok case, but cable management is hell in that case, airflow isn't too good either, and it's a bit small...as soon as I buy the other things on my list, this thing is going bye bye.
ok, thanks for telling me that. I wouldn't want to get stuck with a case that I didn't like.
I'm thinking about getting one of the thermaltake armor + cases or an Ultra black aluminus case. I really like the silverstone tj10 case, but it's really expensive.
I have the Antec P182 and I love it. It is very solidly built, and can hold a ton of components. It also has plenty of space for massive graphics cards and heatsinks, and there is more than enough room to water cool if that's what you're into.
The only thing that I have a against it is that it's probably the heaviest case that I've ever seen. Empty, it's as heavy as my my old computer with all of the components installed.
