**Official PC rig Pics/Specs/mods thread** What you packin brahs?

[Purplekoolaid]

I don't think the 660ti is a good idea, the 192 bit interface is really crippling. The 7950 is a way better card for the $ and handles AA like a beast.

[TouchdownRobots]

I don't think the 660ti is a good idea, the 192 bit interface is really crippling. The 7950 is a way better card for the $ and handles AA like a beast.

i agree. even the 7870 is a better buy than the 660ti. the regular 660 is a good card for the price though

[xevets]

i agree. even the 7870 is a better buy than the 660ti. the regular 660 is a good card for the price though

yep i have the 7870 ti, but my cpu bottlenecks it.

[2sweatyballz]

sigh, creating a win 8 installation thumb drive right now, gonna test this sucker out

[EndingLife]

I just built this rig 1 week ago.

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128514
$133.99

Galaxy 56NPH6HS4IXX GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) GC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162085
$166.99

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371025
$79.99

AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103960
$189.99

OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227791
$99.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231562
$189.99

Dell Molokai V525W Up to 35 ppm Black Print Speed Wireless InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828200123
$69.99

NETGEAR WNDA4100-100NAS USB 2.0 Ultimate Performance N900 Dual-Band Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122459
$59.99

OKGEAR 18" SATA 6 Gbps Cable, Straight to Straight W, Metal Latch, UV Green, Backward Compatible 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812123161
$2.54 X 6 qty.

BYTECC USB2-10MF-B 10 ft. Type A Male to Type A Female USB 2.0 Extension Cable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812270107
$3.99


COM DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE 1 ($40.00) (This was for the RAM)

Payment Summary:
Subtotal: $970.15
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $16.62
Total Amount: $986.77



I already have a chassis and DVD drive. I also have a bunch of misc. hard drives from older PC's that I slapped in for extra storage. 1x500gb from a laptop, 2x80gb from an old raid setup, 1tb external and 1 40gb from back when 40gb used to be a lot lol. I'll use those for general storage and use the SSD for frequently accessed data. When I get paid on Oct. 15th I'ma hookup a projector and sound system to it. I've been wanting a project for over a year now and have been doing a lot of research and homework before I purchase. As of now this is what I'm looking at if anyone has any suggestions or experience with home theater projectors:

BenQ EP5920 1920 x 1080 DLP Home Theater Projector
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014303
$749.99

SYBA Model CL-CAB31007 30 ft. HDMI Cable M-M - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882186012
$13.99

BYTECC Model SPW164-50I 50 ft. Inside Wall Speaker Wires Cable (16/4C)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882876056
$12.99 x 2 qty

AW43B 7.1 Surround Sound/Bookshelf Speaker System w/15" Home Theater Powered Sub
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA1070CP4871
$329.99

Subtotal: $1,118.91

[Dom1992]

I just built this rig 1 week ago.

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128514
$133.99

Galaxy 56NPH6HS4IXX GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) GC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162085
$166.99

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371025
$79.99

AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103960
$189.99

OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227791
$99.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231562
$189.99

Dell Molokai V525W Up to 35 ppm Black Print Speed Wireless InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828200123
$69.99

NETGEAR WNDA4100-100NAS USB 2.0 Ultimate Performance N900 Dual-Band Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122459
$59.99

OKGEAR 18" SATA 6 Gbps Cable, Straight to Straight W, Metal Latch, UV Green, Backward Compatible 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812123161
$2.54 X 6 qty.

BYTECC USB2-10MF-B 10 ft. Type A Male to Type A Female USB 2.0 Extension Cable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812270107
$3.99


COM DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE 1 ($40.00) (This was for the RAM)

Payment Summary:
Subtotal: $970.15
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $16.62
Total Amount: $986.77



I already have a chassis and DVD drive. I also have a bunch of misc. hard drives from older PC's that I slapped in for extra storage. 1x500gb from a laptop, 2x80gb from an old raid setup, 1tb external and 1 40gb from back when 40gb used to be a lot lol. I'll use those for general storage and use the SSD for frequently accessed data. When I get paid on Oct. 15th I'ma hookup a projector and sound system to it. I've been wanting a project for over a year now and have been doing a lot of research and homework before I purchase. As of now this is what I'm looking at if anyone has any suggestions or experience with home theater projectors:

BenQ EP5920 1920 x 1080 DLP Home Theater Projector
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014303
$749.99

SYBA Model CL-CAB31007 30 ft. HDMI Cable M-M - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882186012
$13.99

BYTECC Model SPW164-50I 50 ft. Inside Wall Speaker Wires Cable (16/4C)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882876056
$12.99 x 2 qty

AW43B 7.1 Surround Sound/Bookshelf Speaker System w/15" Home Theater Powered Sub
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA1070CP4871
$329.99

Subtotal: $1,118.91

Whats the intended use for this rig? 32gb ram, 8150 and gtx 560 -> I can't figure out what you would use this for. You running 10 vmas or something?

[EndingLife]

Whats the intended use for this rig? 32gb ram, 8150 and gtx 560 -> I can't figure out what you would use this for. You running 10 vmas or something?

lmao, ummm, I don't know. Just general multitasking, maybe a little bit of gaming and yea I do plan on running this as a server (I manage servers for a living). I'm very impatient when it comes to navigating computers and waiting for stuff to load so I was like **** it I'ma do it big lol. I originally had 16gb but decided to get 32 and it was on sale for 149.99 with a promo code so I thought that was a pretty good deal because the 16gb was 99.99. For an extra 50 bucks you might as well go from 16 to 32. That, and I'm preparing for the future. I don't want to be the guy that finds out 16gb isn't sufficient 4 years down the road.

[2sweatyballz]

da faq at spending more on RAM than GPU

[Fanatik]

lmao, ummm, I don't know. Just general multitasking, maybe a little bit of gaming and yea I do plan on running this as a server (I manage servers for a living). I'm very impatient when it comes to navigating computers and waiting for stuff to load so I was like **** it I'ma do it big lol. I originally had 16gb but decided to get 32 and it was on sale for 149.99 with a promo code so I thought that was a pretty good deal because the 16gb was 99.99. For an extra 50 bucks you might as well go from 16 to 32. That, and I'm preparing for the future. I don't want to be the guy that finds out 16gb isn't sufficient 4 years down the road.

8gb is usually sufficient

[SynapticCleft]

He is running a server. Most servers require lots of ram depending on how much traffic it gets.

[xflydie]

tried to keep it as poverty as possible , got the mobo+cpu for 280+tax

[jmonty]

http://i.imgur.com/q9BJL.png

tried to keep it as poverty as possible , got the mobo+cpu for 280+tax

You could save a lot more using amd and a regular HDD.

That gpu seems overpriced, on newegg anywaya. What are you getting that for?

[xflydie]

You could save a lot more using amd and a regular HDD.

That gpu seems overpriced, on newegg anywaya. What are you getting that for?

got it for 190 , the ssd i got for 140 and i got a 3tb hdd laying around . changing case from antec one to corsair 400r

[jmonty]

got it for 190 , the hdd i got for 140 . changing case from antec one to corsair 400r

Oh, not bad.

I didn't notice you had 4gb of ram. It'd be well worth another ~$25 for 8gb

[xflydie]

Oh, not bad.

I didn't notice you had 4gb of ram. It'd be well worth another ~$25 for 8gb

i forgot to write 4gb x 2



phuck so excited to go to microcenter and pick up my mobo+cpu the rest is coming in the mail

[XII02]

Can't decide between Radeon 7970 or GTX(correct me if I'm wrong) 680. 690 is way too expensive.

[sean_brannen]

Can anyone help me build a budget PC for gaming/media? This will be my first build. I'm hoping for <$600, not expecting top of the line performance but if it could run most games on high I'd be pretty happy.

[jmonty]

Can anyone help me build a budget PC for gaming/media? This will be my first build. I'm hoping for <$600, not expecting top of the line performance but if it could run most games on high I'd be pretty happy.

I'd find some parts for ya if I was on my PC.

Generally I'd say get--

CPU: amd Phenom II x4 955 ($95)

GPU: 7850 ($188)

Mobo : cheap socket Am3 with one pcie slot (~$45)

Ram: 8gb (~$45)

Budget case with 480 w power supply (~$40)

Hdd: wd 500gb (~$80)

Windows 7: $99

That's just $592

[sean_brannen]

I'd find some parts for ya if I was on my PC.

Generally I'd say get--

CPU: amd Phenom II x4 955 ($95)

GPU: 7850 ($188)

Mobo : cheap socket Am3 with one pcie slot (~$45)

Ram: 8gb (~$45)

Budget case with 480 w power supply (~$40)

Hdd: wd 500gb (~$80)

Windows 7: $99

That's just $592

That looks pretty good, thanks bro.

[jmonty]

That looks pretty good, thanks bro.

Np. If you have a bit more $ I'd put that into either a case you like and a well rated power supply.

As for the cheap motherboards, do some research. Usually I get a low end Asus and those have been fine for me. Other than that I am unsure.

[SynapticCleft]

Can't decide between Radeon 7970 or GTX(correct me if I'm wrong) 680. 690 is way too expensive.

What resolution will you be playing on? Are you planning on a triple monitor setup? Do the games you want to play have physx? A huge resolution beyond 1080p prefers graphics cards with a more vram so if you will be going beyond 1080p get the Radeon 7970 for it's 3gb of vram. Physx suported games will always prefer nvidia cards. Prices atm have the 7970 at roughly $50 less than the 680.

You can compare benchmarks between the 2 cards here and decide if they are worth the price.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/508?vs=555

I'd find some parts for ya if I was on my PC.

Generally I'd say get--

CPU: amd Phenom II x4 955 ($95)

GPU: 7850 ($188)

Mobo : cheap socket Am3 with one pcie slot (~$45)

Ram: 8gb (~$45)

Budget case with 480 w power supply (~$40)

Hdd: wd 500gb (~$80)

Windows 7: $99

That's just $592

He could always just torrent windows 7 and use windows loader to crack win7's authentication to save $100 and get the 7870.

[sean_brannen]

He could always just torrent windows 7 and use windows loader to crack win7's authentication to save $100 and get the 7870.

Actually I can get a legit copy of windows 7 for free. Probably rather just save $100 unless you think the 7870 would be that much better.

[Purplekoolaid]

Can't decide between Radeon 7970 or GTX(correct me if I'm wrong) 680. 690 is way too expensive.

Kind of personal preference, but with AMD's new drivers, I'd say the 7970, it's cheaper and arguably performs better. If you're using heavy AA - MSAAx8, AAx16, etc get the radeon as the 384 bit interface can handle it much better. Same with the extra VRAM, handles high resolution/multi mont

I think it's a well known fact that the 7970 scales better with an OC.

Honetly, the 680 only excels at lower monitor/resolution (either two 1080p monitors or one 1440) at low to medium/high AA settings.

Once double-quad monitors are in use with heavy AA, the 7970 pulls out the winner by a stupidly large margin.

[jmonty]

He could always just torrent windows 7 and use windows loader to crack win7's authentication to save $100 and get the 7870.

Sure, but I'd never advocate that.

[dethdol]

ecs black series am2+ 790gx-ma
amd phenom x4 9950 be
8 gigs of corsair xms2 ddr2
corsair h60
evga gts 250
asus dx sound card
cooler master 912 case
corsair 750 psu
3x wester digital hard drive
1x samsung hard drive
memorex dvd +/- burner

[xflydie]

got it for 190 , the ssd i got for 140 and i got a 3tb hdd laying around . changing case from antec one to corsair 400r

cant make up my mind i canceled my order on corsair 400r.

ill just wait till i get all my parts until i shop for a case then.

[Dom1992]

ecs black series am2+ 790gx-ma
amd phenom x4 9950 be
8 gigs of corsair xms2 ddr2
corsair h60
evga gts 250
asus dx sound card
cooler master 912 case
corsair 750 psu
3x wester digital hard drive
1x samsung hard drive
memorex dvd +/- burner

Haha the cooling of your cp is worth more than then cpu itself

[CarlitosBX]

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Anyone here good with building a nice DIY desk? I would love to see some pics of yours!

Will post pics of my rig soon

[Dom1992]

My setup:



2 21.5" 1080P screens (one reg and one ips)
Logitech g110 keyboard
Razer Tron mouse + Tron mouse pad
Philips 50w speaker system
Self-built rig (965 BE, 6950 2GB, 12GB ram, Samsung 830 ssd)

Picture taken with potato cam.

[toneekay]

For those of you that may be interested...

So I have recently picked up an HD 7970; it's been an AWESOME card however, it's only the reference model. I figured I'd pick this up, throw on an aftermarket cooler, and overclock it like crazy... but after seeing some of the prices on aftermarket coolers, I just wasn't sure if it was worth it to spend another $80+ on one. Anyways, this was an impulse buy on my part and I'm just looking to sell it so I can pick one up that's already got an aftermarket cooler on it so I don't have to worry about heat and noise when overclocking.

This is the CARD ONLY; it does not come with the box or accessories... the person I bought it from said he worked with AMD, and when I walked into his house, it didn't look like he was lying due to his house looking like a mini computer parts store lol. He had several of these cards which he got for free, but he's already running 3 in tri-fire so no need for this forth, or fifth, or the sixth card he had laying around.

I'm currently asking $370 shipped (US).


Here's a picture of the card on the first day I got it, Sunday, 09/23/12.


^ You can see how clean it is by the looking at the fins... NO DUST!