Anyone into PCs? Post your rigs here!

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 09:16 AM

Car guys tend to have a bit of computer geek in them, so I figured a thread to nerd out in would be fun. I don't have new pics (still have to tidy up the case) but here is where my rig is at now:

- Core i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz, Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler with 120mm push/pull fan setup -- Idles at 25*C, sees 55-57*C at full load
- ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3 mobo
- 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 (4x4gb)
- 2X 2GB Sapphire 6950 Dirt3 Edition cards in CrossFireX (currently running with the stock shaders and stock clocks)
- OCZ Vertex III 60GB SSD (for OS)
- OCZ Vertex II SSD (for applications)
- WD Caviar Black 1.5TB & 500GB HDDs for storage
- ASUS XONAR-DG sound card
- Corsair TX750 PSU
- Cooler Master CM690II case
Monitors: 3x Acer H233H 23"

Post up your rigs with pics if possible (I'll have some up of mine soon) and talk shop!

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 09:26 AM

I'd like to build something also, but for somewhere around the 1k-1500 mark. I don't know if i could use my old dell xps 600 case, it's pretty big and roomy inside. I've only got the one lcd screen and it's a 24inch.

theDreamer · 12-29-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

I'd like to build something also, but for somewhere around the 1k-1500 mark. I don't know if i could use my old dell xps 600 case, it's pretty big and roomy inside. I've only got the one lcd screen and it's a 24inch.

You can build a very good system for that price, especially if you can reuse some parts from an older build.
Also, if you can, try to get a student copy of Windows 7 (if you know anyone), helps cut a lot of cost.

I don't have any active pictures of my system currently but will try to get some.

Nikkolai · 12-29-2011, 09:44 AM

Current set up:

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
Motherboard: AsRock 990FX Extreme 4
CPU: AMD FX 8120
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6GT
RAM: G Skill Sniper 8GB 1600
Video Card: XFX 6870 (still waiting on getting another 6870 for xfire)
Hard drive: Hitachi (3tb, 2tb) for storage, Seagate 700gb 7200rpm (I know, I need SSD for OS)
Power Supply: Don't remember brand but it's a 700w xfire ready
Monitor: Cheap AOC 23", lol

I was on the fence about overclocking around 4.5ghz but I don't think the V6GT would be preferable for that. I would've liked to go with Corsair H80 or Antec 920. I know the monster case can even fit either the Noctua DH-14 or the Corsair H100 with room to spare but I don't know if I want to overclock that much.

PS, wow I didn't realize you could go 4.5ghz with the Hyper 212.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikkolai

PS, wow I didn't realize you could go 4.5ghz with the Hyper 212.

Yeah it's a pretty nifty cooler. I could probably run it a little higher and still be fine but I want to keep load temps under 60C.

I run BF3 really well in Eyefinity with my current setup, so I don't think I will push the OC any further. I will however unlock the 6950s to the 6970 shaders and play with the core and memory clocks. Probably this weekend.

The nice thing is my ASUS board is Ivy Bridge ready so I can upgrade if they turn out to be significantly better than Sandy Bridge.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

I'd like to build something also, but for somewhere around the 1k-1500 mark. I don't know if i could use my old dell xps 600 case, it's pretty big and roomy inside. I've only got the one lcd screen and it's a 24inch.

Probably not. Dell cases are (or at least they used to be) BTX form-factor and won't fit an ATX mobo.

But a new case isn't all that expensive anyways. You can get an Antec 300 or 900 (or any other nice case) for around $50-100. You could put together a real nice rig for under $1500 since you already have your monitor.

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Probably not. Dell cases are (or at least they used to be) BTX form-factor and won't fit an ATX mobo.

But a new case isn't all that expensive anyways. You can get an Antec 300 or 900 (or any other nice case) for around $50-100. You could put together a real nice rig for under $1500 since you already have your monitor.

Cool, i'm not in the know when it comes to what parts to get and where. I've taken a few apart and back together again for an old job so i can do the work. I'll just need help on what to get and where the good deals can be found.

Red__Zed · 12-29-2011, 09:28 AM

subscribing.

real rig still pending, but my matlab, et al rig:

this is a dell 820EP (t7600 processor; NVidia Quadro NVS 120M 512MB, 4gb RAM) laptop, dell MINI 10v hacked to run snow leopard, and a UBMB on 4gb RAM with a 128GB samsung SSD).

All of this is ~4-5 years old and in need of replacement shortly...

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 09:46 AM

How do you like the Bulldozer? Almost all of the press I have seen on them hasn't been too impressive (no doubt it's still a fast processor, though) but for the price they are pretty interesting.

I've heard that Windows 8 is supposed to make better use of the cores and threading.

Nikkolai · 12-29-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

How do you like the Bulldozer? Almost all of the press I have seen on them hasn't been too impressive (no doubt it's still a fast processor, though) but for the price they are pretty interesting.

I've heard that Windows 8 is supposed to make better use of the cores and threading.

It's all right. Yea, I've seen all the bench marks and press about them. Funny thing is that I was going to go with the i7 2600k or i5 2500k. I was running an AM3+ board already but with a 965BE. Coworker of mine needed a computer asap and he needed a processor. I had no choice but to get an FX chip. My original plan if I stuck with AMD was to wait for the newer chips coming out in 2012. I'm not totally bummed out about the FX though.

As for Windows 8, yea, supposedly Windows 7 isn't optimized for multi cores as it seems when it schedules tasks. Both Intel and AMD should get a good performance increase with Windows 8.

370Zsteve · 12-29-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikkolai

It's all right. Yea, I've seen all the bench marks and press about them. Funny thing is that I was going to go with the i7 2600k or i5 2500k. I was running an AM3+ board already but with a 965BE. Coworker of mine needed a computer asap and he needed a processor. I had no choice but to get an FX chip. My original plan if I stuck with AMD was to wait for the newer chips coming out in 2012. I'm not totally bummed out about the FX though.

As for Windows 8, yea, supposedly Windows 7 isn't optimized for multi cores as it seems when it schedules tasks. Both Intel and AMD should get a good performance increase with Windows 8.

One of my New Year's resolutions is an upgrade to my Windoze (gaming) platform.

I'm waiting for the new Radion HD 7000's to hit retail, as well as the new AMD chips. Then probably going the route Steve did with the OCZ solid-state drives for OS and apps to replace my HDD's. I'd go Fusion-io but they are priced too high for my wallet. My case is a ten-year old server tower that currently holds eight internal Western Digital 500GB SATA drives and has five front-loaded bays for CD/DVD etc. Both OS and apps are running RAID5 with the OS RAID on the motherboard and the apps RAID powered by an Adaptec 2405Q Storage Controller. I'll prolly pick up another Adaptec controller and move the OS drives off the MB when I buy my SSD's.

Power supply is a Thermaltake TP-1350M in the cable-management series.

Screens are two Samsung Syncmaster 23".

New Mobo is still in research stage, but it will definitely be AMD-based and probably another ASUS. It's amazing what can be had for under $250 right now.

Also considering an iMac upgrade to the new 27" model, which is incredible.

Red__Zed · 12-29-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

My case is a ten-year old server tower that currently holds eight internal Western Digital 500GB SATA drives and has five front-loaded bays for CD/DVD etc. Both OS and apps are running RAID5 with the OS RAID on the motherboard and the apps RAID powered by an Adaptec 2405Q Storage Controller. I'll prolly pick up another Adaptec controller and move the OS drives off the MB when I buy my SSD's.

curious what you use your current rig for

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Also considering an iMac upgrade to the new 27" model, which is incredible.

they are sick, but a totally different animal

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

Cool, i'm not in the know when it comes to what parts to get and where. I've taken a few apart and back together again for an old job so i can do the work. I'll just need help on what to get and where the good deals can be found.

Well if you let me know exactly what you plan on using the computer for and a price range I can put some options together and I'm sure everyone here can help too.

theDreamer · 12-29-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well if you let me know exactly what you plan on using the computer for and a price range I can put some options together and I'm sure everyone here can help too.

Lies! No one is going to help.

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Lies! No one is going to help.

12-29-2011, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Anyone into PCs? Post your rigs here! Car guys tend to have a bit of computer geek in them, so I figured a thread to nerd out in would be fun. I don't have new pics (still have to tidy up the case) but here is where my rig is at now: - Core i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz, Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler with 120mm push/pull fan setup -- Idles at 25C, sees 55-57C at full load - ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3 mobo - 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 (4x4gb) - 2X 2GB Sapphire 6950 Dirt3 Edition cards in CrossFireX (currently running with the stock shaders and stock clocks) - OCZ Vertex III 60GB SSD (for OS) - OCZ Vertex II SSD (for applications) - WD Caviar Black 1.5TB & 500GB HDDs for storage - ASUS XONAR-DG sound card - Corsair TX750 PSU - Cooler Master CM690II case Monitors: 3x Acer H233H 23" Post up your rigs with pics if possible (I'll have some up of mine soon) and talk shop! ZMan8 likes this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by m4a1mustang; 12-29-2011 at 09:47 AM.

12-29-2011, 09:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	I'd like to build something also, but for somewhere around the 1k-1500 mark. I don't know if i could use my old dell xps 600 case, it's pretty big and roomy inside. I've only got the one lcd screen and it's a 24inch. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

12-29-2011, 09:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nikkolai Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW Posts: 238 Drives: Boss 302, Frontier Rep Power: 15	Current set up: Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Motherboard: AsRock 990FX Extreme 4 CPU: AMD FX 8120 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6GT RAM: G Skill Sniper 8GB 1600 Video Card: XFX 6870 (still waiting on getting another 6870 for xfire) Hard drive: Hitachi (3tb, 2tb) for storage, Seagate 700gb 7200rpm (I know, I need SSD for OS) Power Supply: Don't remember brand but it's a 700w xfire ready Monitor: Cheap AOC 23", lol I was on the fence about overclocking around 4.5ghz but I don't think the V6GT would be preferable for that. I would've liked to go with Corsair H80 or Antec 920. I know the monster case can even fit either the Noctua DH-14 or the Corsair H100 with room to spare but I don't know if I want to overclock that much. PS, wow I didn't realize you could go 4.5ghz with the Hyper 212. Last edited by Nikkolai; 12-29-2011 at 09:49 AM.

12-29-2011, 09:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	subscribing. real rig still pending, but my matlab, et al rig: this is a dell 820EP (t7600 processor; NVidia Quadro NVS 120M 512MB, 4gb RAM) laptop, dell MINI 10v hacked to run snow leopard, and a UBMB on 4gb RAM with a 128GB samsung SSD). All of this is ~4-5 years old and in need of replacement shortly... Last edited by Red__Zed; 12-29-2011 at 09:34 AM.

12-29-2011, 09:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	How do you like the Bulldozer? Almost all of the press I have seen on them hasn't been too impressive (no doubt it's still a fast processor, though) but for the price they are pretty interesting. I've heard that Windows 8 is supposed to make better use of the cores and threading. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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