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tpotter · 26-03-2009 10:36pm

Solitaire wrote: »

With THAT rig?! :eek: My C2D is OCd to a modest 3.33GHz and at 1280*1024 I'm CPU-bound under 40fps Only game that destroys my current rig

It actually runs fairly well. The only real problem I had so far was the mission by the ocean where you have to dance so you can steal the sound van. The combination of the water and all the people slowed it down to the point where I had to anticipate the lag. It took me > 10 tries to beat that mission.

Other than that, it slows down a little here and there, but it is more than playable.

Mac daddy · 28-03-2009 7:16pm

Finished mine for the moment today, still waiting on another pump and a EK 150 Res and another 260GTX and blocks to arrive another week of waiting bah...

Front

Internals

ColonelCarnage · 05-04-2009 2:35am

So this is my beast of a gaming PC built with a Antec 900 gaming case!

http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i48/Dante12191/?action=view&current=DSCF0559.jpg

ColonelCarnage · 05-04-2009 3:41am

@MacDaddy - that thing is sexy looking beast man!

So here is my PC:

Processor: Intel 8400 OC'ed to 4.2ghz
Motherboard: Asus P5E3 deluxe
Graphics: 8800GT 512mb Oc'ed to 710mhz
Sounds: X-fi xtreme gamer sound card w/ 5.1 logitech surround speakers
Case: Antec 900 modified w/ lights and a LCD front panel display
Memory: OCZ XTC Platinum DDR3 1600mhz 2GB (soon to be 4gb I hope)
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB (gonna add another 1TB F1 aswell)
Power: OCZ game xtreme 700 watts
K+M: Saitek eclipse 2 + MX revlution + belkin nostromo N52 gamepad
Drives: 2 x LG burners
CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 cooler (a big beast)
Monitor: LG 22 inch! (a sexy beast) + Medion 20" for dual work!

It is a fairly decent gamer pc IMO and has a few cool mods like the front panel LCD screen and stuff. Plays Fallout at 1650 with all the bells and whistles cranked up at almost always 60fps and will play crysis at 1440 reso with everything on medium quality and gets an average 45fps which has me well pleased!

Heres a few pics:

Grim. · 05-04-2009 4:18am

very nice mac daddy good to see you got it sorted

dual loop for mine within the next couple of weeks (pa120.3 for gfx cards pa120.2 for processor) will post pics when its done

requiem1 · 05-04-2009 10:05pm

That looks neat Mac Daddy, props on the efficient tubing

Mac daddy · 15-04-2009 11:01pm

Another rad thrown into the bottom and another swifty pump, GFX block, two more lovely white fans, white lights need to take some night shots looks much better than the pic below.

kaimera · 20-04-2009 12:09pm

kaimera wrote: »

Antec 900 case
corsair 620w psu
intel i7-920 @ 3ghz
gainward 4870 512mb
4 gigs crucial ddr3 1066
500gig WD sata
250gig WD ide
sony dvd-r
g15
mx518
22" samsung.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kaimera/PCBuild

^^ will update this evening with pics of build.

kaimera wrote:

Added another 2 gigs of ram + a 750 wd sata drive today.

Also connected one of the front bay fans in the hdd chassis.

Bought 12Gb of ddr3-1333 (6*2gb) to replace the 6Gb of 1066 ddr3 today.

Mac daddy · 21-04-2009 7:20pm

Are you going to replace the stock intel heatsink?

kaimera · 22-04-2009 11:41am

Mac daddy wrote: »

Are you going to replace the stock intel heatsink?

I intend to..just having gotten around to it actually as I need to pull out her guts to fit a new HSF but it'll let me sort out my cable management!

looking at this as linked from the i7-build thread below

[edit]
Also I'm looking at flashing the 4870 bios'

The card is running a bit on the hot side

[edit*2]
New RAM arrived yesterday.
HSF should be here today.
Have the newest MSI mobo bios.
A new 4870 bios
Updated OC-center software.

I'll post back with new pics etc.

Gonna try and see what the i7 can be pushed to with the new hsf. housemate wants 4.5

cherryghost · 25-04-2009 4:18pm

Messy

kaimera · 27-04-2009 8:38am

kaimera wrote: »

I intend to..just having gotten around to it actually as I need to pull out her guts to fit a new HSF but it'll let me sort out my cable management!

looking at this as linked from the i7-build thread below

[edit]
Also I'm looking at flashing the 4870 bios'

The card is running a bit on the hot side

[edit*2]
New RAM arrived yesterday.
HSF should be here today.
Have the newest MSI mobo bios.
A new 4870 bios
Updated OC-center software.

I'll post back with new pics etc.

Gonna try and see what the i7 can be pushed to with the new hsf. housemate wants 4.5

mobo flash fail.

anyone with a MSI X58 Platinum but very careful flashing to bios v1.4 [which is no longer available on the website. **** sake

1 in 1000 chance and it would be me!]

http://tinyurl.com/cxmucv is more reports. Gonna try the workaround mentioned in the link there. Had no luck at all trying to recover over the weekend and no internets to look for help.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kaimera/PCBuild#

^^ pics of the new HSF and my pc back in pieces etc etc. New HSF just about clears my RAM slots.

the_syco · 27-04-2009 11:18am

Anti wrote: »

Bit of a mess. And its now got another 20" widscreen to go along with it.

That's tidy compared to my desk

Case - Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5
CPU - 12MB 64bit Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Heatsink - TRUE 120
RAM - 4GB Dominator PC2-8500
GFX - 1GB HD4870 [Factory Overclocked]
SATA2 HDDs - 250GB 320GB 500GB 1TB 1TB
Audio - Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional, 64MB
Joystick - Saitek x52
Headphones - Sennheiser SK Gaming
Mouse - Razer Deathadder
DVDRW - I forget. Will check when I get back home. Will be replacing it, though, due to a bent/loose IDE pin, it's not always seen by the PC, but a reboot would solve this. Will probably just get a cheap SATA DVDRW, or wait until a blu-ray writer comes down in price...

CPU runs at about 50 degrees idle, 54 degrees after running GTA4 for 2 or so hours. There's an "air cushion" between the TRUE120 and the back fan, so I think it's a case (no pun intended) of not enough air getting sucked out. A 1400RPM fan is on it's way out, to replace the back fan, so that should solve the heat problem. Will post up pictures when I've got it fitted. The fan next to my TRUE120 is either 1200, 1400, or 1600 RPM. Once it wasn't the 1600RPM fan, I should be ok.

Apart from the fans on top of the memory making noise on boot up, it's nice and quite.

Will post up pictures later

StopNotWorking · 09-05-2009 1:55am

I might as well get a place holder in here for when I steal my girlfriends camera and FINALLY get some pictures of my new computer. Quite proud of myself, I managed to put together my first computer which booted up first go! :eek: Then OCed it :cool: And finally got my new GPU yesterday :pac:

Case: Coolermaster 590 Centurion+ 1 extra Front fan(120mm Akasa)
MoBo: Asus P5Q Pro P45 yada yada
CPU: Core2Duo E6700 @ 3.3Ghz
CPU Cooler: AlpenFohn Gross Clock'ner CPU Kúhler Amd/Intel Blue Ed.
RAM- OCZ ReaperX PC2-8000 1000Mhz 2x2GB
Storage: 1 500GB WD & 1 320GB WD- Both 7kRPM
GPU: Sapphire 4850x2 1GB @670Mhz
Screen: 19" Dell :cool:
Mouse/Keyboard: Dell:cool:

As funny as my cpu cooler sounds it does a bang on job. My CPU at stock speeds was idling at 20, and now OCed it idles at 25 and doesn't break 50 under load! I'll get some pics eventually but ever since I got the GPU installed and running I've been meaning to take my case off the table and put it down on the floor. It's just so loud..

TerrorFirmer · 10-05-2009 12:27am

My 'new' build isn't overly impressive compared to most, and is actually less powerful then some of the machines I've owned previously, but this is high quality gaming on a budget - and money has been really bad for me lately. All I've left to choose is a mobo (750i?)

Thermaltake Armour
E8600
4Gb Patriot 800mhz
Dual 8800GTS 640MB 112SP Edition
500GB HD
700w Jeantech Storm

The good news is that its costing me 280-300 overall for the parts that I didn't already own (Armour, 500GB, 1 of the 8800GTS, and motherboard all in above budget) which is pretty good, should be able to handle anything bar Crysis and crappy ports at 1920x1200 at high settings.

Mac daddy · 10-05-2009 12:17pm

Swapped out my tubing yesterday and installed new pump and res went for a double loop.

Kinetic^ · 10-05-2009 12:32pm

Mac Daddy, I like what you did with my case! Looks really good. I'll post up pics of my PC as soon as I get my mobo back from RMA.

TerrorFirmer · 17-05-2009 10:55am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Thermaltake Armour
E8600 with arctic freezer pro
Asus p5d-5 750i
4Gb Patriot 800mhz
Dual 8800GTS 640MB 112SP Edition
500GB HD
700w Jeantech Storm

ready to be assembled tomorrow morning, damn you all for raising the bar so ridicolusly high with your amazing pimp machines. had to go out and buy some leds and cathodes just to fit in :mad:

Solitaire · 17-05-2009 6:38pm

TerrorFirmer wrote:

had to go out and buy some leds and cathodes just to fit in

Now you know exactly why I don't post pics here

Mac daddy · 21-05-2009 2:11am

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Mac Daddy, I like what you did with my case! Looks really good. I'll post up pics of my PC as soon as I get my mobo back from RMA.

Remember those bloody police in the unmarked car that night lol

Having great fun with this case mate ripped everything apart so far and rebuilt it about three times so far never happy

cut a side window into it, I have a load of car repair mesh that is waiting to be used next, resprayed the insides all black.

Post up a couple of pics when have them, if I remember correct you went for a P180?

StopNotWorking wrote: »

It's just so loud..

Are you using the stock fans or did you buy some new ones?
I would suggest you look into gettting some decent fans and a fan controller.

If browsing and posting I have mine all running at 7v when gaming ( I never game without my headphones ) crank them back up to 12v and load up my OC profile.

I have 2 x 80mm 1600rpm sharkoon white fans at the rear pulling the warm air.
2 x 120mm 1600 sharkoon white fans in the top again pulling warm air from the case.
6 x 120mm 1600 Sythe fans four on the feser 480 Rad and 2 on my 240 Rad.

The only noise in my case is from the power supply everything else is silent.

Nehaxak · 23-05-2009 6:06am

Here's mine, more or less finished now.

I've recently changed the gfx card to a Nvidia 285 and have a coolermaster V8 cpu cooler now installed along with some added sound dampening foam inside the case. I'll pop up some updated pictures later on as it's too dark now to take some. One pic attached of the screen and AmBx with Wow, pic doesn't do it justice at all but will suffice for now.

Specs...

Case: CoolerMaster ATCS 840 Classic
PSU: Tagan Piperock TG1100-Bz Modular
Monitor: Acer G24
KeyBoard: Logitech G19 w/colour screen ! (previously original G15 for ages)
Mouse: Razer Mamba Wireless/Wired
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB DD2 @ 1066mhz 5-5-5-15
Gfx: BFG GeForce GTX 285 OC2 1GB
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster V8
HD: 3 x WD Caviar 1TB SataII drives - one is external running on eSATA for backups
HD Enclosures: 2 x GUP Japan Smart Drive 2002c silent enclosures and 1 x external Antec Mx-1 eSata enclosure.
MouseMat: Boogie Bug Aim.b XL (bloody huge!)
Speakers: Phillips AmBx Premium kit - has to be seen and used to really be appreciated.
MotherBoard: GigaByte X38 DQ6
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6850
OS: XP 32 for the moment. Uninstalled Vista as I was sick of it and the AmBx speakers/lights don't work well with Vista either.

Pic taken just now, just of screen, it's dark so not the best pic...

Older pic of desktop, just after I'd finished building on first boot, with older monitor I used for dual boxing in wow beside it...

Old pic of inside case with just PSU...

First build inside case, with stock cpu cooler, Ati 4890, no HD silencers, etc.,

iPhone is terrible at taking pictures, I'll see if I can borrow a nokia N95 later and take some decent up-to-date ones.

Computer as it is now is very silent, enough that I can leave it on overnights and not have it annoy me (or the missus!) while sleeping. I would like though to get a decent fan controller installed to control the case fans, they are huge and are silent enough, but I want them even quieter at times.
The HD enclosures are just brilliant, really keep the HD's both cool and very quiet.

I run 4 x instances of World of Warcraft at the same time on the one screen when I'm boxing. Used to use two screens but there's no point really when using something like Keyclone).
I had to have 8gb of RAM installed to do the same on Vista

(in the older pics above you can see the previous 8gb ram installed before I got the newer Kingston RAM).

PS., I know the PSU is overkill, so please, don't start on me on that one

techguy · 23-05-2009 2:37pm

Not a bad build there..

Whats the G19 keyboard like? I'm wondering if its worth the money, it's a tad pricey atm..

PogMoThoin · 24-05-2009 10:22am

My room, I'll post some pics of the pc when i get my new gpu and get round to tidying the cables

Nehaxak · 24-05-2009 4:57pm

techguy wrote: »

Not a bad build there..

Whats the G19 keyboard like? I'm wondering if its worth the money, it's a tad pricey atm..

I was very wary of getting it also but, hell, I had the G15 since release and nothing compared to it. The G19 beats it hands down and the keys are an lot quiet to type with also. Colour screen is fantastic, can even play movies on it

You can change the colour of the keys also to whatever colour you want.
Only thing is, the screen itself has it's own power supply, so another power socket needed to be aware of. I don't think it's worth the money, maybe 100 tops, but the colour screen and ability to play movies on it kind of makes up for it. Was watching the last 3 episodes of Heroes on it last night while raiding in wow with the guild

Solitaire · 24-05-2009 6:01pm

Nehaxak wrote:

Was watching the last 3 episodes of Heroes on it last night while raiding in wow with the guild

Now that's what I call multitasking!

TerrorFirmer · 26-05-2009 1:35pm

2 pictures of my new machine here. not great but its a mobile camera. nearly everything is 2nd hand, so it only cost a few hundred. damn leds and cathodes have to wait, got 2 from maplins and both have problems, first one blew and second one just seems extremely dodgey in terms of quality.

thermaltake armour
700w jeantech storm
750i p5n-d
4gb patriot 800mhz
e8600
8800gts 640mb 112sp edition in Sli
500gb hd

Solitaire · 26-05-2009 2:48pm

Whoa! Can't you resize those Terror?

TerrorFirmer · 30-05-2009 3:59pm

Sorry, just did that. My net access is limited to once a week while I sort out broadband, nightmare. Didn't realise they were that large, forgot the camera was set to the full 5MP.

Already made some changes, the dual GTS are a problem, because the pci-e lanes are so close on the p5n that there's virtually 1mm for the intake on the first card, its idling at about 69. so i've ditched them in favour for dual GTX260, hoping that the fact they run cooler and use angled coolers will solve that issue somewhat. got them for 138 apiece on pix, too good to resist even tho they're the 192 model, which in itself is still faster than 4870. So for E280 that's performance that'll fight the 4870x2 in crysis at 1920x1200 easily, and run cooler.

so with that its more or less gone from a budget rig to a performance one really

StopNotWorking · 30-05-2009 8:36pm

Its a long time coming but I finally got around to taking some pictures!

I know the wiring is a mess, but it was the best I could do with a non-modular PSU. Doesn't affect airflow too much like that anyway so it's all good

TerrorFirmer · 03-06-2009 2:19pm

Jesus I hate this P5N-D. The lanes are so close 8800GTS sli was impossible due to heat. So my GTX260's arrived today, and that was a nightmare too, though its a bit easier at least with the angled coolers. 2nd card goes directly over sata, so I can only have one sata device connected now, will have to get an ide optical. Had to also rig up 2 120mm front fans using cable ties, because the guy I bought the armor off had taken out the caddy where the 120mm fan usually goes, and I already have dual outtake and top fans. Eventually got my Jeantech Storm to power these babys too, to my surprise, the 2nd card is on the 3rd 12v by itself, which is only 18a but it seems grand so far, played 10 minutes of Crysis. So my case is a mess, looks like crap, the wiring is shoddy, but...it works. Here's a picture of Crysis in its full 1920x1200 high-max settings 2xAA at 40-60fps. Definitely the most powerful machine I've owned to date, hooray!

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x204/havokie/Crysis2009-06-0313-57-14-73-1.jpg?t=1244035054

White_Wolf · 06-06-2009 5:34pm

Thats nice wires down the bottom are a bit messy though.

Is that the antec 900 yeah?

White_Wolf · 06-06-2009 5:36pm

Nice man wish my rig would play crysis like that get like 15 - 25 fps on mine hah

sideshowdave · 11-06-2009 11:50pm

Folks,
Just checking out all the setups and all are very impressive. I do have one question though kind of directed at allen175 but someone else may be able to inform me.
anyway the setup of the fans, it looks to me that the two fans on the case are sucking air in "assumption due to them being opposite to that on HS" and the one on HS blowing air out. Question! is this how all setups are done? am i wrong in thinking that there is going to be some confliction between the hot air coming off HS and the cool air blowing at it would this not be "inefficient" as a means of cooling.
i would of thought that turning the side casing fan around to blow air out would be a better method of removing warm air from system what with the fan at the rear bringing cool air in,

anyway i am curious to know because i plan to build something soon and would like to get peoples opinions from experience.

also dont mean to single out allen175 surperb build but just as an example,

does the position/direction/Number of fans have such an impact that it can greatly reduce performance.

cheers

papu · 11-06-2009 11:57pm

sideshowdave wrote: »

Folks,
Just checking out all the setups and all are very impressive. I do have one question though kind of directed at allen175 but someone else may be able to inform me.
anyway the setup of the fans, it looks to me that the two fans on the case are sucking air in "assumption due to them being opposite to that on HS" and the one on HS blowing air out. Question! is this how all setups are done? am i wrong in thinking that there is going to be some confliction between the hot air coming off HS and the cool air blowing at it would this not be "inefficient" as a means of cooling.
i would of thought that turning the side casing fan around to blow air out would be a better method of removing warm air from system what with the fan at the rear bringing cool air in,

anyway i am curious to know because i plan to build something soon and would like to get peoples opinions from experience.

also dont mean to single out allen175 surperb build but just as an example,

does the position/direction/Number of fans have such an impact that it can greatly reduce performance.

cheers

usually you want to keep all the air moving in one direction so as not to have turbulance and hotspots inside the case , air comes in the front and is usually ejected out the top , side or back. The intel Heatsinks aren't the most efficent but are very quiet .Most cpu coolers , like the Scythe ninja , TT120 ,Ifx14 , Tuniq , all push are through the cooling fins and out towards the rear exhaust fan.

Beast ASI · 18-06-2009 10:46pm

3 years old but still going strong!

Spec :

CPU: Intel QX6700 Watercooled @ 3.4ghz Stable
CASE: Silverstone TJ07
MOTHERBOARD: eVGA 680i SLI Watercooled
MEMORY: 4gb OCZ PC29200 Flex Watercooled
GRAPHICS: 2 x nVidia 8800 GTX GDDR3 Watercooled
HDD1: 2 x 150gb WD Raptors
HDD2: 500gb WD 16mb Cache NCQ SATA II
SOUND: Creative X-Fi FATAL1TY Extreme Gamer
OPTICAL: 2 x Pioneer 16x16 111BK
PSU: Tagan 1100w TurboJet Quad SLI Silent
OS: Windows XP Pro
UV MODDING: Blue
MONITOR : Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW
KEYBOARD : Logitech G15
MOUSE : Logitech G7 Carbon Edition
SPEAKERS : Logitech Z5500 Speakers
HEADSET : Razer Barracuda
MOUSE MAT : Steelseries Steelpad 5L Mouse Mat

Solitaire · 18-06-2009 11:28pm

YUM!!

z0oT · 22-06-2009 11:09pm

Here's the machine I put together last summer, with a Q9450, an Asus Rampage and a HD4870:

I'm kind of thinking of dumping the Big Tower case on account of it being so big.

cian1500ww · 03-07-2009 11:58am

Heres a few pics of my HAF-932.

Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz
Asus Rampage Formula
2GB Crucial Tracer RAM
Samsung F1 500GB
TT 700W PSU
EVGA Geforce GTX260 Core 216 626/1349/1054
Coolermaster Haf 932
Black Ice 360mm rad
D-Tek FuZion V2 cpu block
Laing DDC-1T
EK 100 Res

cian1500ww · 03-07-2009 11:59am

Heres a few pics of my HAF-932.

White_Wolf · 03-07-2009 12:38pm

Nice man how much did that set you back?

cian1500ww · 03-07-2009 12:53pm

White_Wolf wrote: »

Nice man how much did that set you back?

Thanks mate, around €1300.

White_Wolf · 03-07-2009 1:01pm

Wish i had that kind of money

stil using my core 2 duo 2.8 rig things getting old now haha

cian1500ww · 03-07-2009 1:14pm

White_Wolf wrote: »

Wish i had that kind of money

stil using my core 2 duo 2.8 rig things getting old now haha

Most of the parts are from a previous build, only replaced the mobo, case and HD this time round. The DVD drive is nearly 3 years old

White_Wolf · 03-07-2009 1:17pm

haha ive knoticed that with my builds the dvd drive is the most reused part of the pc haha

kaimera · 07-07-2009 12:18am

mobo back and working after some initial panic I'd have to RMA it again

updated pics of the noctua hsf; redid the cables some; front fans not powered as too much hassle even with the modular psu.

i7-920 @ stock.
noctua nf-p12
msi x58 platinum
12Gb DDR3 1333
1.5 TB storage (250+500+750 but my OS drive is clicking so considering ripping out all 3 in place of a 60gb ssd + 2*1tb drives)
4870 unflashed

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AlmightyCushion · 07-07-2009 1:05am

Nice system you've got there, Kaimera.

mattieb · 08-07-2009 7:18am

Like the Guinness mouse pad kaimera!

david p · 11-07-2009 5:12pm

Sorry it took so long to get these up, the final build I ordered was slightly different than the one in the Budget Gaming PC thread between things not being in stock and me changing my mind on what I wanted. A bit blurry, but you get the idea:

IMG_1934.jpg?t=1247328235

The guts:

Cable management wasn't exactly high up on the list :pac:
When I finally got it up and running and installed the OS I realised that I had left off the I/O shield so there was a big gaping hole on the back. Had to take out the GPU and motherboard just to put it in

Spec:
Antec Three Hundred
Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G
Corsair VX450W
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
Sapphire HD 4850 512MB
Samsung HD322HJ
4GB DDR2 Corsair Twin2X CL5
LG GH22NS40/NS30 SATA II
LG Flatron W2242T-PF
Creative Fatality Headset

Between that and the mouse, keyboard, surge protector, etc. it ended up being a lot more than I thought it would be.

Solitaire · 11-07-2009 7:07pm

Finally! Someone with cable routing worse than mine!

TerrorFirmer · 11-07-2009 8:56pm

daverage wrote: »

Between that and the mouse, keyboard, surge protector, etc. it ended up being a lot more than I thought it would be.

Yeah, those 'hidden' costs are a killer really. Unless you're me, and using a keyboard from a Dell ordered in 2003 and a travel optical mouse so old that....it's just always been part of your life, not unlike a family pet. Oh, and also steal surge protected sockets from your parents place when you're visiting. Thanks to these factors, the price you see is the price you pay!

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