[MERGED] Your Main PC - Pictures, specs and discussion <IMAGE HEAVY>

TiNcAn

Specs are
Core i7 920 OCed to 4.0ghz
ATI Asus 5870
P6t Deluxe
6gb G-Skill F3-16000CL9
1tb seagate barracuda 7200.12
NH-D14 CPU cooler with two 140mm Noctua Fans
650w Fractal design PSU

It is very quiet also, only can hear the noise of moving air which I dont find irritating. Overall very pleased with it.

Grim.

not wc it yet still deciding whether to bother forgive the cables far from finished




Edit: just like to add i think ive finally found the case ive been looking for in the 800d just by far and away the best case ive owned

Mac daddy

Grim. wrote: »

Edit: just like to add i think ive finally found the case ive been looking for in the 800d just by far and away the best case ive owned

It is indeed great case tons of room cable management is a dream in it.
Go go get some water in that case

Hornd

Fisrt build and all went pretty well! Thanks for the help with putting the pieces together. Just got it together so I'm going to try tidy up the cables tomorrow cause there a bit all over the place.







Hooked it up to the TV first cause I had to rob the power supply cable from the monitor for the PSU. Kind of want to leave it there now!

Thermaltake V3
Super-Flower Fanmaster
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB
Powercolor HD5770 1024MB
Intel Core i5-750
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
Corsair TX650W
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
4GB-Kit A-Data XPG-G
Scythe Slip Stream 120 mm
Logitech G500

Only thing I'd say about it is the scythe is super loud. Without it its really quiet so I reckon I'll take it out as its not really neccessary.

Solitaire

Giant wall-screen of PC-ness = epic

Burgo

Pretty snazy set up mate!

Pacifico

Some (bad) pics of my new case & psu!

Spec:

Intel 6600 (2.4GHz @ 3.4GHz)
Lian Li A05 (Sound-proofed) @ Caseking
ASUS P5K Deluxe
4GB Crucial Ballistix
ATI 4870 1GB
WD 1TB Caviar Green HDD
WD 750GB Caviar Black HDD
Seasonic X-650
Some quiet fans: 120MM Noiseblocker & Sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000

Overall very happy with the noise levels. The fact that the PSU's fan only spins up when needed is great!

Temps are fine too CPU @ 20 and MB @ 30

C.D.

Pacifico- always interested to see Lian-Li builds. Would also love to see some photos showing airflow through the case!

Komplett-Tech: Ryan

There is something about lian li cases that just ooze quailty!

Pacifico

C.D. wrote: »

Pacifico- always interested to see Lian-Li builds. Would also love to see some photos showing airflow through the case!

Was changing around the fans a bit when i got it. I'm used to air intake at the front and the exhaust fans at the back. This didn't work too well with this case though due to the positioning of the PSU i think. So i changed it back to the standard Lian Li way, now the exhaust fan is at the front.

The noiseblocker fan is faster then the sharkoon and i might end up swapping them around so more cold air enters the case and have a slower exhaust fan. Currently the noiseblocker is at the front. There are vents at the side of the front cover to allow the air to escape.

The fan at the front is behind the HDD cage here:

Komplett-Tech (Ryan) wrote:

There is something about lian li cases that just ooze quailty!

Yeah they are class alright, clean and simple! Really like their smaller ones too. My S775 setup might end up in one of those when i head over to i7

Final pic of the overall setup:

Komplett-Tech: Ryan

Hah! I used to have that desk untill i dropped a bottle of aftershave on it....

Dr.GunFodder

Well time to put my new rig up i finished it about 3 weeks ago, its a good while ago that i was building my last rig but the next one is already in planning

So here i was a good while out of building a rig and not up to date with latest hardware. With this in mind there was only one thing to do i head to read a lot and many nights later i finally had a fair idea what i wanted. I set my mind on a spending limit of 1400euro and a AMD CPU (kinda always liked AMD) and Radeon Graphics. With Another point that was important to me which was overclock ability i put this together ....

Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 125W 3.4 GHz
Cooler : Cooler Master V8 :eek:
Board : ASUS Crosshair III 790FX Chipset
RAM : OCZ BE Ready Dual Channel 2 x 2 GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800
OS HDD : Intel X25-M SSD 80GB 2,5"
Storage HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
PSU : Corsair HX 850W PSU
Graphics : Crossfire 1 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 Vapor X and
1 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870

This all is running nice and cool in a Antec 900 Case

Solitaire

Interesting... two HD5870s and an OCd X4-965BE on a 625W PSU. Even an Enermax-built unit is going to feel the strain on that rig! :eek:

Dr.GunFodder

Solitaire wrote: »

Interesting... two HD5870s and an OCd X4-965BE on a 625W PSU. Even an Enermax-built unit is going to feel the strain on that rig! :eek:

Old pic its a Corsair 850W in it now

Deano12345

Dr.GunFodder wrote: »

Old pic its a Corsair 850W in it now

Cables...there everywhere :O

Nice rig though

Dr.GunFodder

Deano12345 wrote: »

Cables...there everywhere :O

Nice rig though

That pic is 2 weeks old looks much better now after tweaking the case a little :cool:

yomamasflavour

Finally got around to posting this.
I've been meaning to for a while but embarrasment about the monstrosity of mess that i made of cable sleeving put it off.

Anyways here goes -

Gigabyte EX58-Ud3R
Core i7 (d0) @ 4GHz
6GB Crucial Ballistix 1600MHz
Ati 5850 (for the moment)
Corsair TX850







Undoubtedly though, this is the best part of the build,




3 full 1080p, rotatable monitors with usb hubs, dvi and displayport, and each with 3 year premium pixel guarantee for 420:)

God, I love Eyefinity!

Then this is the whole package.

Pacifico

Wow very nice!

What size monitors are they? Also what that fan controller like? Are they WiFi aerials on the top of the case?!

yomamasflavour

They're 21.5 inches.
I had hoped to buy 3 1920x1200 res monitors, but the price of one of those was the same as all 3 1080 monitors put together!

The fan controller is a Scythe Kaze-Master.
It works well, thought I've never used the temp monitoring part of it.
Mainly cause they're a pain to place.

And yes, they are aerials on top. Clearly I've too much time on my hands:)
Placed at the back of the case there was no reception, so they had to be moved.

Pacifico

yomamasflavour wrote: »

And yes, they are aerials on top. Clearly I've too much time on my hands:)
Placed at the back of the case there was no reception, so they had to be moved.

Haha very good! Looks like a good job anyway

Yeah 3x24" would be nice

Deano12345

Dr.GunFodder wrote: »

That pic is 2 weeks old looks much better now after tweaking the case a little :cool:

Just changed the fans around in my case.I feel another photoshoot coming on

DECEiFER

Ha ha, yomamasflavour... That is awesome! Purely epic.



I update to my system specifications last week. New components are in italics.


My Specifications:

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (D0 Stepping)
Motherboard: ASUS P6T
Memory: Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 DDR3-1600 6144MB CL9 (3 x 2048MB modules running in Triple Channel mode)
Graphics Card: PowerColor ATI HD4890 Plus 1024MB GDDR5 VRAM
Hard Drive 1: Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2 (32MB Buffer)
Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar 500GB ATA-100 (16MB Buffer)
Hard Drive 3: Western Digital Caviar 500GB ATA-100 (16MB Buffer)
Sound Card 1: Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro PCI (with an External I/O Module)
Sound Card 2: Yamaha DSP-Factory DS2416 Studio PCI (with the 5.25" AX-44 Breakout Box)
ADAT Interface: Yamaha AX16AT PCI Digital Optical I/O Card (linked with the DS2416 and AX-44)
Speakers: Creative I-Trigue 3300 2.1
Audio Monitors: M-Audio Studiophile AV 40
Headset: Creative HS-600
Mouse: Logitech G5 USB Laser
Keyboard: Logitech Y-BH52 PS/2 Media
VDU: LG Flatron L1917S 19" LCD Monitor
Optical Drive: LG Super Multi DVD±RW SATA-150 Burner
Scanner: Xerox 2400 Series
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 922
PSU: Corsair TX650W

Operating System 1: Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (build: 7600) x86
Operating System 2: Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (build: 7600) x64



Some Pictures:















The old PC after butchering it for parts:

ED E

Do you get used to the strips in Eyefinity? I think it would probably drive me nuts.

Grim.

was hoping to get my cpu loop sorted this weekend but scan didn't ship my hk block so wont have it till Monday at the earliest

noodletop

spec

case coolermaster cosmos s ( interior sprayed black)
1000watt psu
asus crosshair 2 (flashed to support am3 )
amd phenom x4 965
8 gig ram
2 samsung f3 1 tb
1 samsung f3 500gig
temp graphics( x1950 pro) soon to be sapphire 5970
v8 cpu cooler
lg dvd rw
liteon blu ray rom

Grim.

new toy

Deano12345

Grim. wrote: »

new toy

Looks awesome,and preforms very well from what I've seen...enjoy !

Mac daddy

Grim. wrote: »

new toy

oh shiny new toys
Let us know what you think of it as I'm upgrading my CPU block soon still pondering a HK or the new swiftech.

Have Fun Grim

StopNotWorking

Got my new case yesterday! Its huge :eek:



Theres a bag of cable ties arriving with my new cpu cooler next week so things will look cleaner soon. Promise

allen175

What case is that? looks very nice. Is it coolermaster?

StopNotWorking

allen175 wrote: »

What case is that? looks very nice. Is it coolermaster?

Yeah its the ATCS 840

Solitaire

Wondered why it kept reminding me of the (outwardly completely different!) HAF...

Deano12345

Redoing my rear cable management, to make it easier to get the side panel on (and because im OCD cables) anyhoo....


Before :



After :



Ignore the mess on the left, that will be tidied up today (when I get a new Fan Controller )

StopNotWorking

haha a parcel arrived at home for me! No it's not my 1TB spinpoint F3, or the copy of windows pro.. or the noctua cpu cooler.. ITS MY BAG OF 300 CABLE TIES :eek::D

I'll probably have as much fun with these as I will with the new cooler and HDD :rolleyes: Cable paradise here I come

slowlydownwards

Deano12345 wrote: »

...

Nice back garden. Where did you get those stick-on cable ties? Have mine taped down with black insulation tape.

stephenmarr

stick on cable ties can be bought in B&Q thats where i got mine.

heres my ocd

Deano12345

slowlydownwards wrote: »

Nice back garden. Where did you get those stick-on cable ties? Have mine taped down with black insulation tape.

Maplin, 8 quid for a pack of 100

shnaek

I finally built my first PC and it's running like a dream. Thanks to all here for your help over the past month. Here are some pics of the build:

stephenmarr

well done i built my first pc at christmas. glad i did.
yours looks good but needs cable management to tidy it up.

StopNotWorking

Shame on me! I never put up a new pic once I got my new cooler in :rolleyes:

Solitaire

People, just wondering if you can try to keep most of the images here at or under 1024*768? Its not vital and I'm not going to demand/enforce it but bear in mind not only are supersized JPEGs very bandwidth-intensive for both sides but many of us don't have 1080p monitors and thus miss a lot of the image unless we fiddle with the Horizontal Scroll Bar Of Doom! Big images aren't bad, just awkward and loses some of the image's impact if you can never see most of it at any one time

Effluo

Solitaire wrote: »

we fiddle with the Horizontal Scroll Bar Of Doom!

ctrl and - together = Ohhhhh that's handy

Or ctrl and scroll wheel on the mouse in and out

shnaek

stephenmarr wrote: »

well done i built my first pc at christmas. glad i did.
yours looks good but needs cable management to tidy it up.

Thanks - yeah, I know I need to work on the cables alright. I got over keen on switching the thing on, but I will have to go back at the cables over the next couple of days.

Grim.

quick update after much fannying about i finaly got my cpu loop sorted

TerrorFirmer

Okay, it's an exterior shot only, because I forgot to take a picture of the inside, part of that might have been subconscious shame over a number of factors. Like....having two 9800GTs and selling one, only to realize I sold the low power edition that didn't require any 6-pin connector, leaving me with the older edition 9800gt and thus had to use a pci-e cable for my modular power supply I didn't bank on using....then realized the front lcd uses a molex, and I hadn't banked on using a molex cable either....then realizing I need a second sata cable because the drive bays and 5.25 are two far apart for one length to reach....then I realized that the 12v 4pin, because of the case design, didn't actually reach across properly, so I had to go into maplins to buy yet more extension cabling that I hadn't banked on...my whole case is packed full of cables I hadn't banked on. I used pretty much all of the cables for the PSU, simply because the distance between all hardware was too great for several headers on a single length. Yeah, why did I buy a modular PSU in favour of my old P&C Silencer again?

Oh well. I like it anyway. It goes great with my amp. Now, just playing the waiting game for my new 40" 1080p TV....:p

Antec Fusion Max
ModXstream 500w
P5N-D 750i
E8600
H50 CPU Watercooler
4Gb Ram
9800GT (the juice sucking edition )

Flaccus

Still in progress. Some of the parts have changed since. No watercooling yet really. But planned.




Replaced all the stock fans bar the HD fan (side box is covering it) which is quiet and sufficient enough to cool the drives at 12v and runs off the motherboard header. Bottom intake is a NoiseblockerPro PK2 1700rpm fan. Rear fan is 1200rpm version but reversed and is an intake too. Both running off Lian Li fan controller. 2 silent 60mm noiseblockers are cooling the northbridge. Silent even at 12v. And for exhausts I have 4 Akasa Apache blacks. 2 of them are running in Push/Pull with a Corsair H50. All 4 fans are connected to the motherboard 4pin pwm header via an adaptor/molex cable. So a total of 5 140mm intake fans (2 on the sidepanel as well ), 4 120mm outtake fans, 2 60mm chipset fans, 1 60mm memory fan, 2 92mm gpu fans, and a 140mm PSU fan. System is reasonably quiet.

I hate side windows so I bought an 800D solid sidepanel and modded it with 2 x 140mm blowholes. Fitted with 2 NoiseblockPro PK2 1200rpm 140mm fans hooked up to a Lian Li fan controller. In total I have 5 fans running off the controller.




Here are some outside shot.




Since the pics were taken I have bought another desk and added 2 more 3008 screens. I have replaced the PSU with an Enermax Revolution 1250w. Added a Gskill Turbulence fan to cool the memory as the Corsair one is too noisy even at lowest working volts. I've also added a X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty with front bay. A bit of a step down from the Asus Essence ST I had, but I need all the space I can get on the motherboard as I am planning on fitting 2 Saphire 5970 Toxic 4gb cards which take 3 slots each!! Also added a PCI-e SATA 6GB/S card to run the SSD's which are in the lower drive bay (no need to cool them) and a Lian Li fan controller to control the intake fans.

TonyM.

Flaccus is taking it to another level awsome rig love to know your Pi score,

I finished my new build last night i7 930 and Asus P6X58D with a H50 cooler i
forgot the board only supports sata ports and my DVD is no use to me now.

massy086

my new haf

massy086

side

massy086

inside