Anyone into PCs? Post your rigs here!

homeryansta · 12-30-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Selling chips is tough without them being dirt cheap. Too many variables!

this is 370 retail price processor. Let me know what you wanna offer

m4a1mustang · 12-30-2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by homeryansta

this is 370 retail price processor. Let me know what you wanna offer

Oh I'm fine with my 2600K, thanks.

I was just making a comment that it's difficult to sell a used processor unless the discount is really substantial. At least that's what I've found... you never know if they've been overvolted to hell and back!

homeryansta · 12-30-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Oh I'm fine with my 2600K, thanks.

I was just making a comment that it's difficult to sell a used processor unless the discount is really substantial. At least that's what I've found... you never know if they've been overvolted to hell and back!

Brand spankin new still in the box

m4a1mustang · 12-30-2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by homeryansta

Brand spankin new still in the box

Well hot damn!

MightyBobo · 12-30-2011, 07:55 PM

- i7 920 @ 4.0GHz, Corsair H80 liquid cooler
- ASUS P6X58D Premium mobo
- 6GB (3x2gig) OCZ Platinum RAM
- 2X 1G Gigabyte 460 GTX
- OCZ Vertex II 120G SSD for OS and a few games
- 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB - one as primary for games, other as backup
- Corsair HX850 modular PSU
- Some shitty Thermaltake case thats huge, but is far too cramped considering how big it was. Came w/ my old liquid cooling system built in, which was as bad or worse than an OEM cooler...
- Dell 2408WFP as main monitor, and an old Viewsonic 19" as my secondary

m4a1mustang · 12-31-2011, 10:52 PM

Just got my PC moved into my new apartment. I need to pick up another power strip before I start to tidy up the cables, but here's what I'm working with right now:

The desk is Ikea tabletop that wraps around the entire office.

I've been trying to get used to my new G13 gameboard. I like the LCD screen... I've got it monitoring CPU core temps and load.

nuTinmuch · 01-01-2012, 02:13 AM

Did you build the desk/table or did you pick it up somewhere?

m4a1mustang · 01-01-2012, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Did you build the desk/table or did you pick it up somewhere?

Bought the pieces at IKEA and assembled it to fit our office space. They have a huge selection if desktops and legs to design your own. The gf liked white which just happened to be the cheapest. I would have gone with the more expensive cedar/pine type wood. They also have stainless or glass and a few other colors. Lots of leg options from fixed to adjustable height... lots of different modular storage options too.

Edit: the modular desk pieces are mostly under the Vika name, I believe.

KaienZ34 · 01-01-2012, 09:09 AM

Damn that's hot!!!

m4a1mustang · 01-01-2012, 09:12 AM

I just realized I didn't bring my old 2.1 Logitech speaker system from my parents house. I need to pick that up today or go buy a newer system when I go to Microcenter. I live in an apartment so I don't want to be a douche with a crazy sound system while playing BF3 or streaming BPM.

MacCool · 01-01-2012, 09:29 AM

Boy, that takes me back. NewEgg and I had a prolific relationship. Then, I just got tired of it and took an alternate route.

What I found was....

m4a1mustang · 01-01-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

Boy, that takes me back. NewEgg and I had a prolific relationship. Then, I just got tired of it and took an alternate route.

What I found was....

Very clean setup, Mac!

I like Macs for functionality and ease of use, but I'm a gamer and a tinkerer so it's PCs for me. I have been toying with the idea of getting a Mac Mini just for the hell of it. No idea what I'd use it for, but I'm a nerd and having it would make me happy.

theDreamer · 01-01-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I just realized I didn't bring my old 2.1 Logitech speaker system from my parents house. I need to pick that up today or go buy a newer system when I go to Microcenter. I live in an apartment so I don't want to be a douche with a crazy sound system while playing BF3 or streaming BPM.

Honestly, get the old 2.1 system and spend the money headphones & headphone amp.
In an apartment, headphones will make gaming a lot more fun and you will not piss off the neighbors, plus you can play late at night.

MacCool · 01-01-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Very clean setup, Mac!

I like Macs for functionality and ease of use, but I'm a gamer and a tinkerer so it's PCs for me. I have been toying with the idea of getting a Mac Mini just for the hell of it. No idea what I'd use it for, but I'm a nerd and having it would make me happy.

I understand the attraction to computer tinkering, have been through it repeatedly since 1976 (I actually built an Altair way back when).

As to gaming, I boot my Mac Pro into Windows 7 for that. Mostly MW3 multiplayer, occasionally BF3. Macs run Windows as well as PC's run Windows, and I can boot back into OSX to get my work done.

Titan1080 · 01-02-2012, 09:40 PM

After building my first PC way back in 2000, decided to jump back into it since my Gateway laptop is slowly dying a slow death and the old PC died back in 07. I mostly game on my Xbox so I wanted to keep this build on a budget of $1000 or so and resuse as much as I could, like the keyboard, mouse and an ancient Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 speaker setup. Thus, here's what I started with:

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge @ 3.1 GHz
Gigabyte GA-P67A-U03-B3
8GB of Patriot Viper Extreme Division 2 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD6790 1GB
Western Digital SATA3 HDD 1TB
Rosewill RX750-S-B 750W PSU
Lite-On DVD Burner
Windows 7 64-bit
CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer case

I stuck with the older P67 chipset since it still has some capability I'm not utilizing and it had the best bang for the buck as far as future expansion on the motherboard goes. The hard drive is more than enough for now, especially since my Cavalry external USB HDD is also 1TB and is only about 25% full accounting for all my music, pictures and video.

Amazed at how easily everything went together. The Enforcer case has loads of room and plenty of extra bays for more drives and such. I missed two generations of SATA cables and not having to fold up flat ribbon cables in a cramped case was a relief!

My old grey box case had a bunch of holes dremeled in it for extra fans since that old Athlon T-Bird was OC'd to within an inch of its life so I never bothered with a window. This one looks cool and has extra fan locations already, got me thinking about some extra, unecessary lighting for the case.

Interior lighting from the PSU's first power-on, was not expecting that to be honest!

Big 200mm intake fan on the front that came with the case.

After borrowing a 17" hand-me-down LCD from a buddy for a few months, I picked up a nice 24" Samsung LED from Worst Buy for about $250, looks great and I finally have a display that the GPU doesn't get bored with! Not including the monitor and the fact that I plan on getting a new keyboard and maybe one of those fancy RAT mice, the computer hit my wallet for ~$925, under budget! Runs like a champ too, just wish my computer at work was this fast, I spend a lot of time watching Catia load models and crashing when I load too many models.

12-30-2011, 07:55 PM	#65 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	- i7 920 @ 4.0GHz, Corsair H80 liquid cooler - ASUS P6X58D Premium mobo - 6GB (3x2gig) OCZ Platinum RAM - 2X 1G Gigabyte 460 GTX - OCZ Vertex II 120G SSD for OS and a few games - 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB - one as primary for games, other as backup - Corsair HX850 modular PSU - Some shitty Thermaltake case thats huge, but is far too cramped considering how big it was. Came w/ my old liquid cooling system built in, which was as bad or worse than an OEM cooler... - Dell 2408WFP as main monitor, and an old Viewsonic 19" as my secondary __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

12-31-2011, 10:52 PM	#66 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Just got my PC moved into my new apartment. I need to pick up another power strip before I start to tidy up the cables, but here's what I'm working with right now: The desk is Ikea tabletop that wraps around the entire office. I've been trying to get used to my new G13 gameboard. I like the LCD screen... I've got it monitoring CPU core temps and load. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-01-2012, 02:13 AM	#67 (permalink)
nuTinmuch A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,092 Drives: PG 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 17	Did you build the desk/table or did you pick it up somewhere? __________________ nuTinmuch! -- Platinum Graphite 370Z -- Check out my Gallery thread here!

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KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Damn that's hot!!! __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

01-01-2012, 09:12 AM	#70 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I just realized I didn't bring my old 2.1 Logitech speaker system from my parents house. I need to pick that up today or go buy a newer system when I go to Microcenter. I live in an apartment so I don't want to be a douche with a crazy sound system while playing BF3 or streaming BPM. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-01-2012, 09:29 AM	#71 (permalink)
MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 16	Boy, that takes me back. NewEgg and I had a prolific relationship. Then, I just got tired of it and took an alternate route. What I found was....

01-02-2012, 09:40 PM	#75 (permalink)
Titan1080 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mill Creek, Wa Posts: 495 Drives: 04 Nissan Titan 4x4 Rep Power: 372	After building my first PC way back in 2000, decided to jump back into it since my Gateway laptop is slowly dying a slow death and the old PC died back in 07. I mostly game on my Xbox so I wanted to keep this build on a budget of $1000 or so and resuse as much as I could, like the keyboard, mouse and an ancient Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 speaker setup. Thus, here's what I started with: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge @ 3.1 GHz Gigabyte GA-P67A-U03-B3 8GB of Patriot Viper Extreme Division 2 RAM Sapphire Radeon HD6790 1GB Western Digital SATA3 HDD 1TB Rosewill RX750-S-B 750W PSU Lite-On DVD Burner Windows 7 64-bit CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer case I stuck with the older P67 chipset since it still has some capability I'm not utilizing and it had the best bang for the buck as far as future expansion on the motherboard goes. The hard drive is more than enough for now, especially since my Cavalry external USB HDD is also 1TB and is only about 25% full accounting for all my music, pictures and video. Amazed at how easily everything went together. The Enforcer case has loads of room and plenty of extra bays for more drives and such. I missed two generations of SATA cables and not having to fold up flat ribbon cables in a cramped case was a relief! My old grey box case had a bunch of holes dremeled in it for extra fans since that old Athlon T-Bird was OC'd to within an inch of its life so I never bothered with a window. This one looks cool and has extra fan locations already, got me thinking about some extra, unecessary lighting for the case. Interior lighting from the PSU's first power-on, was not expecting that to be honest! Big 200mm intake fan on the front that came with the case. After borrowing a 17" hand-me-down LCD from a buddy for a few months, I picked up a nice 24" Samsung LED from Worst Buy for about $250, looks great and I finally have a display that the GPU doesn't get bored with! Not including the monitor and the fact that I plan on getting a new keyboard and maybe one of those fancy RAT mice, the computer hit my wallet for ~$925, under budget! Runs like a champ too, just wish my computer at work was this fast, I spend a lot of time watching Catia load models and crashing when I load too many models. __________________ 2009 370Z w/ Sport Last edited by Titan1080; 01-02-2012 at 09:42 PM.

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