Anyone into PCs? Post your rigs here!

370Zsteve · 12-29-2011, 11:53 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.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 11:59 AM

I wanted to do an AMD build for the $/performance ratio but I really couldn't justify it considering how well Sandy Bridge performs relative to the new Bulldozers in everything I am interested in.

Thanks to the holiday sales, I picked up my 2600k for $269.99 and got $50 off my ASUS board at Microcenter over the weekend... so those deals really pushed me over the edge. I only ended up spending maybe $20-40 more than I would have with an FX8120/8150 and I get better performance plus the option to upgrade to Ivy Bridge. Works for me.

Also to note... I've had Gigabyte, MSI, and now ASUS boards. Without a doubt the ASUS is the nicest one I have ever handled. Very well done!

That said, I still love AMD for the true budget builds. I am going to put together a Phenom II X4 option for Kaien when I get home. And it will give him the option to go Bulldozer in the future if he needs to.

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I wanted to do an AMD build for the $/performance ratio but I really couldn't justify it considering how well Sandy Bridge performs relative to the new Bulldozers in everything I am interested in.

Thanks to the holiday sales, I picked up my 2600k for $269.99 and got $50 off my ASUS board at Microcenter over the weekend... so those deals really pushed me over the edge. I only ended up spending maybe $20-40 more than I would have with an FX8120/8150 and I get better performance plus the option to upgrade to Ivy Bridge. Works for me.

Also to note... I've had Gigabyte, MSI, and now ASUS boards. Without a doubt the ASUS is the nicest one I have ever handled. Very well done!

That said, I still love AMD for the true budget builds. I am going to put together a Phenom II X4 option for Kaien when I get home. And it will give him the option to go Bulldozer in the future if he needs to.

Jeffblue · 12-29-2011, 12:18 PM

here is the new beast.

i overclocked the transistor :|

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:21 PM

That's some bad stuff you got there jeff...

Red__Zed · 12-29-2011, 12:21 PM

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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

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:26 PM

Would i still be able to use my cd/dvd player/burner in a newly built computer?

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

Would i still be able to use my cd/dvd player/burner in a newly built computer?

Yeah if you have a 5.5" drive that you want to port over you can do that. But new CD/DVD burners are like $20.

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:34 PM

Cmike2780 · 12-29-2011, 12:35 PM

I've always wanted to build my own rig. Far too lazy and knowing me, I'd blow my budget buying the expensive stuff. If my Dell XPS craps out, I'll definately know where to go for advice.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 12:39 PM

I used to have an XPS 420 that I modded a bit.

IIRC it had a Q6600 2.4Ghz quad core, 8GB ram, and a 896mb GeForce GTX260 Core216. It was pretty fast back in the day. I remember the only way you could overclock the processor because of the locked bios was by putting a strip of electrical tape over one of the processor pins. It would bump the clock up to 3ghz, but since you couldn't adjust voltages and the stock cooler wasn't that great it would get very unstable.

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:42 PM

Mad scientist....

The one i have now is an xps 600 but it's at the end of it's days.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 12:44 PM

What's your budget again? And how many monitors are you wanting to run...

KaienZ34 · 12-29-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

What's your budget again? And how many monitors are you wanting to run...

1k-1500-ish....I've only got the one 24" lcd that came with my xps so i'll probably still with that one.

m4a1mustang · 12-29-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

1k-1500-ish....I've only got the one 24" lcd that came with my xps so i'll probably still with that one.

OK, one monitor makes it a lot easier to build a budget gaming rig.

12-29-2011, 11:59 AM	#32 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I wanted to do an AMD build for the $/performance ratio but I really couldn't justify it considering how well Sandy Bridge performs relative to the new Bulldozers in everything I am interested in. Thanks to the holiday sales, I picked up my 2600k for $269.99 and got $50 off my ASUS board at Microcenter over the weekend... so those deals really pushed me over the edge. I only ended up spending maybe $20-40 more than I would have with an FX8120/8150 and I get better performance plus the option to upgrade to Ivy Bridge. Works for me. Also to note... I've had Gigabyte, MSI, and now ASUS boards. Without a doubt the ASUS is the nicest one I have ever handled. Very well done! That said, I still love AMD for the true budget builds. I am going to put together a Phenom II X4 option for Kaien when I get home. And it will give him the option to go Bulldozer in the future if he needs to. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-29-2011, 12:21 PM	#35 (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	That's some bad stuff you got there jeff... __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

12-29-2011, 12:26 PM	#37 (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	Would i still be able to use my cd/dvd player/burner in a newly built computer? __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

12-29-2011, 12:34 PM	#39 (permalink)
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12-29-2011, 12:35 PM	#40 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	I've always wanted to build my own rig. Far too lazy and knowing me, I'd blow my budget buying the expensive stuff. If my Dell XPS craps out, I'll definately know where to go for advice. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

12-29-2011, 12:18 PM	#34 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 37	here is the new beast. i overclocked the transistor :\|

12-29-2011, 12:39 PM	#41 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I used to have an XPS 420 that I modded a bit. IIRC it had a Q6600 2.4Ghz quad core, 8GB ram, and a 896mb GeForce GTX260 Core216. It was pretty fast back in the day. I remember the only way you could overclock the processor because of the locked bios was by putting a strip of electrical tape over one of the processor pins. It would bump the clock up to 3ghz, but since you couldn't adjust voltages and the stock cooler wasn't that great it would get very unstable. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-29-2011, 12:42 PM	#42 (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	Mad scientist.... The one i have now is an xps 600 but it's at the end of it's days. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

12-29-2011, 12:44 PM	#43 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	What's your budget again? And how many monitors are you wanting to run... __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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