Show Us Your Rig

[Mr GRiM]

Here are some old pics of my 2 computers I built a while back.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ahz8sm.jpghttp://i45.tinypic.com/k0oco7.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/10dfat5.jpghttp://i48.tinypic.com/1ovucn.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/29fxwl5.jpghttp://i50.tinypic.com/2wns2hd.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/t5i2b5.jpghttp://i50.tinypic.com/2roi5vq.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2uq2bkg.jpg

And here are some I just took

http://i46.tinypic.com/2n99wk6.jpghttp://i47.tinypic.com/2yl7kud.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2isvck6.jpghttp://i50.tinypic.com/w4e9v.jpg

[bgjerlow designs]

Looks good boss :)

[lefty1981]

here my pics with my sh......... handy-cam!^^

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[mansrm81]

In this thread i thought we could show some pics of our rigs (computers) to each other :)

I'll start, here's some pics of both my Main PC and my media center setup :) (and my mini-fridge btw! :D)

There isn't enough beer in that fridge at all.

[mauam]

I agree with mansrm81 lol

[bgjerlow designs]

LOL, I'll try to get some more beer in there then :p
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[bgjerlow designs]

No one else who wanna show off their rigs? :icon_eek:

[bgjerlow designs]

Looks really good, DH :D

[comicbookguy]

very dusty but the air compressor was a good investment

just add 2 more waterblocks and x2 SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6870
added a WD 600G SATA III VelociRaptor 14/6/11

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[Mr GRiM]

Love your setup there, that's a really nice case (what there is of it lol), just a shame about the dust, but your going to get that with any case so at least you have easy access to clean it :)

[smee]

Might not be everyones cup of tea as i have a small board and no graphics card in a big case.
I just enjoy working on big cases :)

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/015.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/012-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/006-4.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/007-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/010-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/011-2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-4.jpg

Thanks for looking :icon_smile:

[Mr GRiM]

Might not be everyones cup of tea as i have a small board and no graphics card in a big case.
I just enjoy working on big cases :)

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/015.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/012-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/006-4.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/007-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/010-3.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/011-2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-4.jpg

Thanks for looking :icon_smile:

Great looking case, those water cooling tubes your using are huge compared to mine lol, what case is that anyway?

[smee]

Thanks for the reply Mr GRiM,much appreciated :icon_smile:
Case is the Lian - Li 343b,tubing is 1/2 ID 3/4 OD.

[smokey]

i love your layout smee, might i ask which cooler that is? and thoes tubes are hella thick :) did they come with the cooler or did you order/make em separately?

[smee]

Thanks for the reply smokey,much appreciated :icon_smile:
The cooler is a Aquacomputer cuplex XT di 478 / 775 Block for G1/8 fittings,i bought a pair of 1/8 to 1/4 converter for the block so i could use 1/4" compression fiitings.
As my board is AMD i also got a Cuplex XT to AM2 Conversion Kit for the block,the tubing is XSPC 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Blue/UV Blue tubing.

Thanks for looking :icon_smile:

[Flava0ne]

Here's my rig, hope you guys like! :cool:

Nothing too extreme or extravagant, for everyday use, all around multi media entertainment and regualr gaming only. Not planning on breaking any benchmark records.

This is one of the main reasons why I love Mr.GRiM's dark blue themes cause it totally matches my entire setup! :D

[demonic]

Hi all, this is my first post and can i start by saying that this is a fantastic site and that there are a lot of fantastic minds and imagination on here :happy:
right back to post, this is my rig, might be slightly basic to what you guys are used to seeing but here goes

[Flava0ne]

@ demonic

Cool, rig man! :cool:

Don't you find your Armor case heavy? Because I built a rig for a friend of mine a while back and he got me to build it on an Armor case. I think it's heavy because Thermaltake built it out of steel and not aluminum. I literally had to lift it with my legs to aviod any back injuries! lol

But anyways, that's a cool rig you got there dude, and good to see your first post on here!

[demonic]

@ Flava0ne

yeah it can be a bit heavy when moving it to give it a good clean out lol, i did look at the black armor case but it just did'nt look right to me.

thanks FlavaOne for liking it, i did think it may have been a little bit basic to the customs scene but hey i might be a little wrong lol :laughing:

[Mr GRiM]

Nice Rigs guys, I have an Armour LCS as well and yes it's a heavy beast and the water cooling doesn't help lol

[Flava0ne]

Thanks, Mr.GRiM!!!

[demonic]

Thanx MR Grimm glad ya like it :happy:

[Flava0ne]

Well, ever since xmas, I upgraded my rig a little. ;P

[lysy1993pl]

Flava0ne - Amazing! :greedy:

And Here`s mine ;) Not so good but enough for me :smile:
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[Mr GRiM]

Well, ever since xmas, I upgraded my rig a little. ;P

Some amazing pics there. I really need to do some upgrades after seeing those, just had a look at the reviews for the GIGABYTE GTX 560Ti SOC http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/263/GTX560Ti-SOC.html looks like it might be a nice upgrade for my GTX260 :smile:

[Flava0ne]

Flava0ne » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:51 amWell, ever since xmas, I upgraded my rig a little. ;P

Some amazing pics there. I really need to do some upgrades after seeing those, just had a look at the reviews for the GIGABYTE GTX 560Ti SOC http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/263/GTX560Ti-SOC.html looks like it might be a nice upgrade for my GTX260 :smile:[/quote:1e6yq2zw]

It'll deff be a noticeable difference in a performance boost if you do. I originally had 2 8800 Ultra's before I went to the 480's and now I can play GTA IV at a satisfactory FPS. You should do it up man! :) When I get paid tomorrow I'll donate some funds over to ya! ;)

[Mr GRiM]

It'll deff be a noticeable difference in a performance boost if you do. I originally had 2 8800 Ultra's before I went to the 480's and now I can play GTA IV at a satisfactory FPS. You should do it up man! :) When I get paid tomorrow I'll donate some funds over to ya! ;)[/quote:2456mie8]

Wow thanks bud that would great, I'm a bit short in the cash department at the moment lol, I have Black Ops and it plays pretty nice with the GTX260 but it does stutter a bit in multiplayer, especially when I in full servers and moving around fast, I like to run and gun so it can be a bit hard on the old GTX260 lol

If your on Steam and you ever want to join me in a game my Steam nick name is Mr GRiM lol

[Flava0ne]

I'm on Steam, but I don't have Black Ops, I'll add you though, my gamertag on it is gh0stp1rate. :)

EDIT: Can't find you on Steam for some reason???

[bgjerlow designs]

Well here is some new shots of my main PC ;)

[Mr GRiM]

Looking very nice bud, is that a new Tablet you got there?

[lefty1981]

very clean!^^

[bgjerlow designs]

Hah, thanks guys, just first noticed your replies right now
Yeah Mark it is, it's a Wacom Bamboo Touch & Pen tablet :) It's pretty cool, i haven't been using it that much yet though lol

[nextelhalo]

Here's mine, just upgraded to an X4 955 and 8GB's or RAM. So much faster in Win7 than my on E7200 Intel Dual Core. Now i need to get a camera so I can take clear pictures

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii229/cvick14tx/Home Setup/SANY0134-1.jpg (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii229/cvick14tx/Home Setup/SANY0134-1.jpg)

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[nofx1994]

Well here is mine a modest setup Alienware Aurora , 32 inch monitor, philips surround sound but I need all the evilness included on my desktop lol and Love my new fan it is from the early 1950's and in the screen of my amp and receiver for my surround you get a small glimpse of one of my tats


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[Infiltrator]

Sweet man looks Evil as hell...lol

[nofx1994]

must be evil lol

[Mr GRiM]

cool setup Harvey, nice and organized, unlike my cluttered desktop lol

[bgjerlow designs]

Hot damn, that setup looks evil nofx lol
Looks really good, I especially like your speakers and the fan. I don't really like the look of the PC's case though

[rusl@n]

Hi Everyone lol Here is a photo of my humble everyday setup :p

[rhibakuska]

dang. really cool.. here in my country, you can only see those rigs in an expo. lol.

[odinlives]

Here is my most recent rig just got done building. I7 2600k OC to 4.7ghz, EVGA P67FTW mainboard, coolermaster V6, two GTX 465's, corsair dominator gt 1866mhz ram and Haf 932 black edition with 1000w modular psu. Didn't have a pic of my desk area yet lol

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[Big V]

@ odinlives Nice rig bud. That had to put a big dent in your wallet :ashamed: lol

[odinlives]

@Big V Thank you, lol Yeah it did put quite a dent, was pretty hard to justify it to the missus. I already had the case, graphics cards and psu but I just needed to finally get out from under my intel quadcore. It Was giving me major bottlnecks while gaming (about half the Fps that I should have been getting)

[bgjerlow designs]

@ odinlives: That is one beast of a PC. Looks very nice man. Wish I had the cash to build myself something like that lol

[Mr GRiM]

Sweet rig odinlives, looks so clean and well set up, that CPU cooler looks stunning as well :smile:

[magnus33]

Sweet job makes me want to clean mine.

Time to clean her tom and tidy up the cables.

[rusl@n]

That's not a lot has updated its system :)

[Mr GRiM]

That's not a lot has updated its system :)

that's a neat little water cooler, what temps are you running at with that?

[rusl@n]

I also like it is corsair hydro h70 worth $ 130 and keeps the temperature of 33 degrees on the CPU Phenom x4 970 and the noise level radiator of double thickness, and two size 120 mm fan with a speed of from 1600 to 2000 rev / min, in principle, a small :)

[Mr GRiM]

Thats pretty good, I have water cooling as well but mine takes up so much room but the temps are the same as yours, I wanted to run 2 cards in sli in this rig but I could not fit a second card in there with my setup lol

[The Archiver]

my little baby :)

cpu: intel 990x ( 4.5 ghz )
ram: 24g corsair
mb: rampage III extrem
graph card: sli GTX580 ( 890mhz )
case: always H.A.F :) for this H.A.F. X
power sup: corsair AX1200W
colling: resonator XT V2
os: 7 x64

[rusl@n]

my little baby :)

cpu: intel 990x ( 4.5 ghz )
ram: 8g corsair
mb: rampage III extrem
graph card: sli GTX580 ( 880mhz )
case: always H.A.F :) for this H.A.F. X
power sup: corsair AX1200W
colling: resonator XT V2
os: 7 x64


The Archiver You have a good system looks angry lol

[The Archiver]

[quote="The Archiver":1f1lt5pr]my little baby :)

cpu: intel 990x ( 4.5 ghz )
ram: 8g corsair
mb: rampage III extrem
graph card: sli GTX580 ( 880mhz )
case: always H.A.F :) for this H.A.F. X
power sup: corsair AX1200W
colling: resonator XT V2
os: 7 x64


The Archiver You have a good system looks angry lol[/quote:1f1lt5pr]


thx, it's my Christmas for a few years I think http://virtualcustoms.net/images/smilies/lol.gif

[magnus33]

Ok decided to do cleaning and rewiring so i took a few pics.

It also dawns on me i have way to much computer stuff...lol.


Thermaltake Armor + case AMD Phenom IIx6 1055T Asus M4A87TD-EVO Kingmax 4 Gigs Nvidia GTX 460 Nvidia 8600 GT/Creative Sound Blaster X-FI TITANIUM Fatality PRO Lg Bluray Multi Burner Lg lightscribe Multi Burner WDC 500 Gig Hitachi 2 TB Seagate 1 TB WDC 500 Gig WDC 250 Gig Vantec Internal Raid Enclosure Asus 24 inch Lcd Acer 22 inch Lcd Lg 19 inch LG 24 lcd

Was going to replace the lg 19 with another 24 inch lg but they where out of stock..really got to get off my butt and do it though its messing with the computer Funk Shui.

[magnus33]

And of course the monitors.

Hmm need to finish cleaning and replace the light in here it sucks.

[Kino]

Woah So much monitor mate ^_^
nice rig btw :cool:

[chopper13]

wow ...talk about a screen shot,lol.that rig has more drive than a Porsche.nice one mate.

[magnus33]

There a few more parts but i didn't bother to include them in the list since i have yet to unbox them.lol

Yeah i been a hacker for some time going back to the Altar 8000 /radio hack.

Crap feel old now...lol.

[xxrazor]

xxrazor rig

As some of you might already know i recently upgraded my rig, so i thought i would show it off.




Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-980X Extreme Edition (12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Graphic Card: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme Republic of Gamers - ATX - LGA1366 Socket - X58 - LGA1366 Socket
Solid State Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 240 GB 2.5 Internal hard drive - 600 MBps
Hard Drive Storage : Western Digital RE4-GP 3.5in 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive WD2002FYPS, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache, OEM.
Optical Drive: LG CH10LS20 10x Internal Blu-Ray Combo Drive - DVD±R 16x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD±R DL 8x, DVD-RAM 5x, CD-R 48x, CD-RW 24x, LightScribe, SATA, 4MB, Black
Ram Memory: G.SKILL, 24GB (6 x 4GB) Ripjaws PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, non-ECC F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 No PS Evolved Ultimate Gamer Case Black
Power supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 Power supply - 1200 Watt
Monitors: 2 X Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD - 27" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD display w/ Stereo speakers, TV tuner
Key board & Mouse : Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Wireless
Sound: Logitech X-530 70 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker System

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Check the youtube link, Span Surround, Nothing like a daul gpu Vid card, It my son playing Unreal Tournament.
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Cheers
xxrazor

[Mr GRiM]

That is one hell of a beast Ray, now get me one lmao

[magnus33]

Ohhh thats it got to upgrade now...lol.

[Kino]

@xxrazor

Damn your rig is absolutely
epic!.. does 1 gtx 590
make it on a 3 1920x1080p
with a deacent fps???

[xxrazor]

@xxrazor

Damn your rig is absolutely
epic!.. does 1 gtx 590
make it on a 3 1920x1080p
with a deacent fps???

Mate the frame rate works a treat, not sure of the actual rate, and the res 5760 x 1080p

cheers
xxrazor

[demonic]

Hi all again, just some new pics after a couple of upgrades..... hope you like!
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[gor17981]

Very nice Demonic,
Here's mine
Specs are in my sig
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[bigcyco1]

Very nice Demonic,
Here's mine
Specs are in my sig
4633746336 Holy s***! Awesome gor all you guys have such nice rigs i hate you all :laughing: poor me :sad:

[Jaydeees]

I replaced the crappy orange stick of ram in this picture with 8 gigs of corsair vengeance ddr3 sticks
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Just my keyboard and mouse and my tv I use for it
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[YourNumbr1Fan]

Man, that's one fine rig!
Mine is just a factory HP Pavilion Elite model.....Going to get a customized rig some day (when I have the $$$$$!)
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[Jaydeees]

My parents got that same computer and it's pretty nice. I think theirs has like 8 gigs of ram and a terabyte hard drive too. Same keyboard, mouse and monitor lol

[Kino]

@jaydees

wth??
im waiting for that keyboard
here in italy but cant find one T_T
btw is your keyboard an english layout??
nice rig!!
:tu:

[Jaydeees]

Kino, yes it is a US layout keyboard and everything on it works perfectly. Unfortunately, the manufacturer hasn't even released this keyboard yet. It's supposed to come out in September or sometime in the 3rd quarter of 2011. I got mine early because I know a friend that works for Roccat. It's a pretty sweet keyboard. And thanks for the comment!

[Kino]

I guess i will have to wait then ^^,
i hope they will release a us layout
here too coz all roccat keyboards
ive seen are only italian and german layout
..

[Jaydeees]

I guess i will have to wait then ^^,
i hope they will release a us layout
here too coz all roccat keyboards
ive seen are only italian and german layout
..

Yeah I was lucky they only had two left and I jumped on it to get it. I do know there are US layout's of the Roccat Arvo keyboard which is pretty nice.

[Kino]

hows the light system on that keyboard??
when its dark will it lit up enough to see
the letters on it???

[Jaydeees]

hows the light system on that keyboard??
when its dark will it lit up enough to see
the letters on it???

The lighting system is pretty awesome. There's six different shades of blue you can set it to. When the lights in my room are completely turned off, I can have my keyboard set to the lightest shade of blue and you can still see the letters perfectly. They did an awesome job with that keyboard.

[exclaim]

DANG! I've been browsing through all these pix and I must say! These are some smexy looking machines! :amazed:

[magnus33]

As long as it does what you want there nothing wrong with it!:Smile:

[8pecxstudios]

As long as it does what you want there nothing wrong with it!:Smile:


Thanks

[The Archiver]

maybe a little cables managing ? lol

[Syxguns]

maybe a little cables managing ? lol

I have to agree with this statement. Hiding cables is a nightmare with some builds! In fact I would say that it is the the hardest part of a beautiful rig. I would start with a nicer heat sink fan, and then hide the cables behind the backside cover! It is a little time consuming but it makes the overall pic look 80 times better!

[8pecxstudios]

maybe a little cables managing ? lol

yeah thanks but most of the cables barley reach and the others way to long but the new PSU will make it way better with the normal for the board and been modular for the rest i only need what cable i use the rest don't have to go in thanks the next mission after i recover from this is a water cooled system for my CPU so i can OC hay do you know what a first gen i7 2600 quad core 3.4mhz OC at .:money:

[The Archiver]

yeah thanks but most of the cables barley reach and the others way to long but the new PSU will make it way better with the normal for the board and been modular for the rest i only need what cable i use the rest don't have to go in thanks the next mission after i recover from this is a water cooled system for my CPU so i can OC hay do you know what a first gen i7 2600 quad core 3.4mhz OC at .:money:

sorry i use a i7 990x i dont know how to oc a 2600k but i think you can reach easier 4.2/4.5 with a safe Vcore and RAM voltage for a 24/7 use.

[8pecxstudios]

sorry i use a i7 990x i dont know how to oc a 2600k but i think you can reach easier 4.2/4.5 with a safe Vcore and RAM voltage for a 24/7 use.

hell yeah that sounds awesome thanks but before i do it i'm making sure that i have good cooling system cuz i don't want to fry it is there much difference between the i7 990x & the i7 2600k just wondering and thanks for the awesome advice to bud much appreciated

[odinlives]

hell yeah that sounds awesome thanks but before i do it i'm making sure that i have good cooling system cuz i don't want to fry it is there much difference between the i7 990x & the i7 2600k just wondering and thanks for the awesome advice to bud much appreciated

Hi Toadyshadow101 I have an i7 2600k and I will be posting a tutorial shortly on overclocking it. I run mine at 4.7ghz everyday on just a coolermaster v6GT and believe it or not I benchmark it at 5.2ghz with the same setup. I believe the maximum multiplier setting for the 2600k is 60 depending on what motherboard you have so theoretically you can go to 6ghz and I think the world record is 6044ghz right now on that chip. Only a few simple steps to achieve a solid 4.5-5ghz on just air.

[The Archiver]

when a record is validated, the pc is not destined for a 24/7 use and .. often not stable. the record for the i7 990x is about 7ghz lol

its important to say that a record is JUST a record ^^ if your pc is not stable on prime95 = 10 hours .....

if you need 1.50/1.60v to run it at 4.5ghz .. you'll change it in 6 months maybe less lol

[Mr GRiM]

I have had this dual core 8500 CPU for a while now running at 3.8ghz 24/7 and benched it at 4.5Ghz but it wasn't 100% stable at that speed lol

[The Archiver]

I have had this dual core 8500 CPU for a while now running at 3.8ghz 24/7 and benched it at 4.5Ghz but it wasn't 100% stable at that speed lol

lol that remember me with my old E8400 stable at 4ghz and before with my P4 3.7ghz lol

my first amd K6 at 350 mhz too lol ( burned ! )

[8pecxstudios]

Hi Toadyshadow101 I have an i7 2600k and I will be posting a tutorial shortly on overclocking it. I run mine at 4.7ghz everyday on just a coolermaster v6GT and believe it or not I benchmark it at 5.2ghz with the same setup. I believe the maximum multiplier setting for the 2600k is 60 depending on what motherboard you have so theoretically you can go to 6ghz and I think the world record is 6044ghz right now on that chip. Only a few simple steps to achieve a solid 4.5-5ghz on just air.


when a record is validated, the pc is not destined for a 24/7 use and .. often not stable. the record for the i7 990x is about 7ghz lol

its important to say that a record is JUST a record ^^ if your pc is not stable on prime95 = 10 hours .....

if you need 1.50/1.60v to run it at 4.5ghz .. you'll change it in 6 months maybe less lol


I have had this dual core 8500 CPU for a while now running at 3.8ghz 24/7 and benched it at 4.5Ghz but it wasn't 100% stable at that speed lol


lol that remember me with my old E8400 stable at 4ghz and before with my P4 3.7ghz lol

my first amd K6 at 350 mhz too lol ( burned ! )


sorry i use a i7 990x i dont know how to oc a 2600k but i think you can reach easier 4.2/4.5 with a safe Vcore and RAM voltage for a 24/7 use.

Thanks Guys you have been a big help i'm defiantly going to wait till i get a water cooled system to replace the stock fan before i attempt to OC shame that the CPU life decreases so much tho thanks heaps

[~TripleAceS~]

DAMN!!!!! If I spent the amount of money you have spent on you Control Center You have there My Wife Would "Cut Off" Everything that Is Precious To Me and Them Set My Truck On Fire ! 5098950990

[Mr GRiM]

Thanks Guys you have been a big help i'm defiantly going to wait till i get a water cooled system to replace the stock fan before i attempt to OC shame that the CPU life decreases so much tho thanks heaps

Well it doesn't always reduce the life of your CPU, mine is water cooled and runs at about 30c and 45c under load and that is allot better then what you get with the stock fan and cooler, heat is one of the biggest killers of CPU's and of course voltage, so as long as you can overclock without having to give it too much juice and you can keep it cool it shouldn't effect the life span at all.

Plus with all the recent CPU's you have an insane amount of multipliers, on my old dual core 9.5 is the highest you can go so the only other way to get a better clock is to increase the FSB, I am pretty happy with my rig though, I have 400mhz on the FSB which gives me a 1:1 ratio with my memory speed so everything is in sync :smile:

[odinlives]

@archiver lol yeah I know what you mean. So many people just post a cpuz score and that is it. Most of the records are on liquid nitrogen anyways so definitely not for daily use :)
On my rig I am only running 1.325 volts to achieve a stable 4.7ghz and can run prime easily for 10 hours....:) I know I got lucky and got one of the good chips as far as 2600k goes. I only bump up to 1.5 when running 3dMark11 and other benchmarks such as Cinebench etc. I am definitely not looking to break any records lol although I have always entertained the idea of getting an LN2 block and insulation etc and a tech bench to try my hand at it although I never had that much money just to have such an expensive hobby. lol the missus already can't fathom why I spend so much money on GPU's :) and everything else in my rig.

Here's my recent best 3dMark11 score:
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2200129
not the greatest but fairly decent for my CPU and dual GTX 570's lol

:cool2:@Grim pretty nice overclock on the 8500

[The Archiver]

lol

yeah nice score for a h24,

the most important when you want oc a cpu its not the vcore but the temp° you will have with it, and when you touch the bclk that have a direct influence on the QPI/dram frequency, if you have an initial bclk at 133mhz i advice to change only the multiplier for up your cpu frequency and fix your QPI/dram freq and your ram timming/voltage too ;) and fix the pci-efreq at 101mhz

a part of my current oc
i that can help anyone lol

i7 990x&rampage III extreme

@4.4ghz

CPU ratio : 33
BCLK frèq : 133
Pcie frèq : 101
DRam frèq : DDR3-1600MHz
UCLK frèq : 2400MHz
QPI link data rate : 4800MT/s
LLC : Full
Vcore CPU : 1.39
PLL : 1.81525
QPI/DRAM : 1.25
Vdram: 1.65625
VIOH : 1.11300
VIOH PCIE : 1.51050
VICH : 1.11300
VICH PCIE : 1.51050

[8pecxstudios]

Well my new GFX card & PSU are installed but still have cable issues i need to upgrade the tower to a full size one and one that has the PSU mount at the top until then it's just going to look like a train reek lol will ad picture tomorrow

[Syxguns]

Toadyshadow101,
Remember when it was mentioned above about cable management? I'll be the first, and I'm sure not going to be the last to say that it is a form of art!! It takes a little extra time to make the inside of your case not look like a bunch of snakes escaped from the zoo!!:cheeky: A little cable management and your rig would look nice. I took a few pictures of one of my rigs (I have 6) so that you could see what cable management looked like. I told you that it takes a little bit of extra time, but it's worth it!! Please ignore the fact that it's a little dusty. I've got to get some more compressed air this weekend.

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[8pecxstudios]

Toadyshadow101,
Remember when it was mentioned above about cable management? I'll be the first, and I'm sure not going to be the last to say that it is a form of art!! It takes a little extra time to make the inside of your case not look like a bunch of snakes escaped from the zoo!!:cheeky: A little cable management and your rig would look nice. I took a few pictures of one of my rigs (I have 6) so that you could see what cable management looked like. I told you that it takes a little bit of extra time, but it's worth it!! Please ignore the fact that it's a little dusty. I've got to get some more compressed air this weekend.

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Hi thanks i would tidy up the cables but been a small case and that i can put them behind the board makes it near impossible then to tidy up the cables from the PSU i need a case where the PSU mounts at the top not the bottom so thats why soon i'm geting a full tower plus it will give me room for when i put a watercooler on the CPU thanks for the help..

[odinlives]

Yeah sometimes you have to do a little modding to get proper cable management unless you have a big case. Here is the last picture I took of mine. I will upload some newer ones since I have swapped out graphic cards for better ones since this was taken. I also like to sleeve all my cables the same color.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/100_2945.jpg

[Azt3ck]

Here is my rig from bout 6 months ago. I have changed my setup so will have to get new pics up.
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[8pecxstudios]

Yeah sometimes you have to do a little modding to get proper cable management unless you have a big case. Here is the last picture I took of mine. I will upload some newer ones since I have swapped out graphic cards for better ones since this was taken. I also like to sleeve all my cables the same color.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/100_2945.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/100_2945.jpg)

Nice one dude yeah the issue is till i upgrade the case there is sweet FA i can do and there is not mush option for cable ties atm ether just no room but it is a small mid tower really stock its thermal-take tho but i'm defiantly upgrading tower soon then i will repost with better looking cables lol thanks heaps

[Syxguns]

I also like to sleeve all my cables the same color.

odinlives,
ultra nice cable management there!! I love the idea of keeping the cables all the same color! I just tend to use the color that came with the product, but now that I saw how fantastic your machine looks, I'm going to do the same thing when I add my new GPU to it!! I also noticed that you have the same case I do! That case is probably the best one I've owned. I hate cases with doors you have to open to use a drive only because it's too much hassle to deal with.lol ...Or that I don't like to deal with!

Azt3ck,
Love the rig! I would like to know the specs if you don't mind.

[Azt3ck]

Sure the specs are:
Intel 2600K 3.4ghz OC'ed to 4.5ghz w/ out any voltage change
ASUS Sabertooth P67 board
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 ram
ATI 6950 2GB video card
128GB SSD, 400GB HDD, 500GB HDD
BluRay Drive
X-FI Fatality Platinum Edition sound card

[Syxguns]

Sure the specs are:
Intel 2600K 3.4ghz OC'ed to 4.5ghz w/ out any voltage change
ASUS Sabertooth P67 board
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 ram
ATI 6950 2GB video card
128GB SSD, 400GB HDD, 500GB HDD
BluRay Drive
X-FI Fatality Platinum Edition sound card

Nice build! I've read that with a little voltage change you can get that processor OC'ed to 4.9ghz. I'm thinking about my new build which I will start soon. I'm just not sure what processor I want to go with. I was looking at overclockers website and reading some reviews. At first I was interested in the AMD 8 core Bulldozer and it failed speed test in almost every category against the 980X (6 core) and the 2600k (quad core). What really amazed me was the 2600k beat the 980x in some area's and in the areas that it didn't beat it the numbers were still fine! I may just save myself 5 or 6 bills with such little comparison!

[Azt3ck]

I would go w/ the 2600K, it's a very good processor and w/ a Asus Sabertooth P67 board they make an awsome build. I know other ppl who have taken the 2600K to 5.2+Ghz. I myself wont do that till I get a better cooler which Im using a thermaltake spinQ.
Looking at getting the Corsair H80 here soon. Unless of course i get my 3rd 23" monitor first.

[8pecxstudios]

I would go w/ the 2600K, it's a very good processor and w/ a Asus Sabertooth P67 board they make an awsome build. I know other ppl who have taken the 2600K to 5.2+Ghz. I myself wont do that till I get a better cooler which Im using a thermaltake spinQ.
Looking at getting the Corsair H80 here soon. Unless of course i get my 3rd 23" monitor first.

also intel for limited time is offering insurance for overclockers you pay $20 bucks and if you fry your CPU they replace it i'm currently working on getting it while the offer is still on

[odinlives]

I would go w/ the 2600K, it's a very good processor and w/ a Asus Sabertooth P67 board they make an awsome build. I know other ppl who have taken the 2600K to 5.2+Ghz. I myself wont do that till I get a better cooler which Im using a thermaltake spinQ.
Looking at getting the Corsair H80 here soon. Unless of course i get my 3rd 23" monitor first.

I would go with the 2600k as well. I already have a 2600k and run mine always at 4.7ghz on just a V6gt cooler. When I am benchmarking I bump mine up to 5.3ghz and it does really well. For the price you cant beat it. Beware of the 3930k 2011 chips. They are going through a lot of issues recently with the X79 chipset. My friends Gigabyte ud7 actually caught fire underneath where the VRM is.

[Syxguns]

Beware of the 3930k 2011 chips. They are going through a lot of issues recently with the X79 chipset. My friends Gigabyte ud7 actually caught fire underneath where the VRM is.

Dang he blew the voltage regulator? Are you sure he didn't step up the voltage? Maybe he tried to set the voltage too high and that's what blew it? If the regulator notices voltages that are too high it will think that MOSFET has failed short and will turn off the drive signals or try to clamp the voltage to save an expensive CPU. Maybe he had a bad board, and it wasn't the chip. I'll read up on it a little, but thanks for the heads up!! I'll probably go with the 2600k anyway. I like the price for a processor that can hit 5+ ghz! So far what I've read on it is fantastic. I wanted to go with a 6 or 8 core processor, but the 2600k is pretty close to the speeds, so I don't see a reason to spend the extra money!!


intel for limited time is offering insurance for overclockers you pay $20 bucks and if you fry your CPU they replace it i'm currently working on getting it while the offer is still on

That's surprising. Normally a chip manufacturer doesn't offer anything to an OC'er!! Rule of thumb if you OC your machine is the following:
1) never mention that you OC'ed your machine to any supplier.
2) never mention that you use an aftermarket Heat Sink Fan. Always retain the original just in case you need it!!


Looking at getting the Corsair H80 here soon.

Nice Heat Sink. I will probably get the same thing for my build. As far as getting another monitor, why don't you just get a nice KVM switch, then you can afford to get the H80!!:happy:

[2635599]

Toadyshadow101 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/208186-Toadyshadow101), yeah that's how it should look inside. looks great.

[odinlives]

Dang he blew the voltage regulator? Are you sure he didn't step up the voltage? Maybe he tried to set the voltage too high and that's what blew it? If the regulator notices voltages that are too high it will think that MOSFET has failed short and will turn off the drive signals or try to clamp the voltage to save an expensive CPU. Maybe he had a bad board, and it wasn't the chip. I'll read up on it a little, but thanks for the heads up!! I'll probably go with the 2600k anyway. I like the price for a processor that can hit 5+ ghz! So far what I've read on it is fantastic. I wanted to go with a 6 or 8 core processor, but the 2600k is pretty close to the speeds, so I don't see a reason to spend the extra money!!

No this happened at stock clock and stock voltages. We have a site that all we do is buy and review hardware and this was the newest addition and everyone had such high hopes for the gigabyte UD7. Also since the bios is mature on all of the X79 boards I have been following they have had quite the fair share of issues even dead USB 3.0 ports. One good thing is that even Intel is releasing the C2 version of Processors and I know for a fact after that Gigabyte at least is releasing a Rev. 2 version of their X79 UD7 motherboard.

I remember a similar thing happened when I went with Sandy Bridge. I had to RMA my EVGA motherboard because it wouldn't overclock and their was a nightmare of BIOS issues but since then my board is 'golden'.

As for the H-80 we had it and honestly weren't that impressed with it. My coolermaster V6gt gets better temps than it does but still the H-80 isn't bad I'm just giving you my thought on it.

[Syxguns]

As for the H-80 we had it and honestly weren't that impressed with it. My coolermaster V6gt gets better temps than it does but still the H-80 isn't bad I'm just giving you my thought on it.

I've read that the water cooling is nice, but that the temps are not that much better and in some cases worst than an air cooled system with proper air circulation. Also a water cooled system is a lot more difficult to set up, then just simple "Arctic MX-2" (My preferred thermal paste), and mount....
Todayshadow101,
Love the look of the new set up. Great job!:laughing:

[8pecxstudios]

Toadyshadow101 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/208186-Toadyshadow101), yeah that's how it should look inside. looks great.


I've read that the water cooling is nice, but that the temps are not that much better and in some cases worst than an air cooled system with proper air circulation. Also a water cooled system is a lot more difficult to set up, then just simple "Arctic MX-2" (My preferred thermal paste), and mount....
Todayshadow101,
Love the look of the new set up. Great job!:laughing:


Thanks guys you have been a massive help and glad you like my new tower i love it :Smile:

[2635599]

I have had this dual core 8500 CPU for a while now running at 3.8ghz 24/7 and benched it at 4.5Ghz but it wasn't 100% stable at that speed lol

grim try the e8400 at 3.9 lol lol

[8pecxstudios]

ok guy's here are the updated picture's it's now got a corsair H100 installed also the Palit GTX560 has been RMA Due to it burnt out lol

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And this is my dad's PC he is installing a corsair H80 today

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intel board
CPU : i7 2600k 3.4
Memory: 32gb ram
Graphic's: Nvida quadro 600
PSU: gigabyte 700w PSU
case: tt v4 black edition

oh and that's the best we can do on that case 4 cable management lol

[Jaydeees]

I got that same case bro. I love my Chaser Mk-1. I finally got around to installing two new fans with the stock fans and wiring them up to the fan controller so now I can control all four fans instead of just two with the controller. I love it.

[The Archiver]

updated lol

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[bigcyco1]

Holy shit Archiver that's a beast lmao :gun:

[Nachway]

My God, this is really a computer beast:shocked:, Archiver you have a strong system looks fantastic:Smile:
Yes you have there is an entire rocket launcher installationlol

[The Archiver]

lol lol

its cool for all games and softwares, work fine lol

[bigcyco1]

lol lol

its cool for all games and softwares, work fine lol that's over kill no need for all that but i like it anyways and now i want one :unhappy: lmaohow much that beast cost Archiver i need me one like that :crying: lmao

[Flava0ne]

I just built my new rig about a month ago, but only now finally got stable settings on my OC. OC'ing on an i7 setup is a whole lot different from my old Core 2 setup, a lot more stuff to mess around with.:cheeky:

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[The Archiver]

that's over kill no need for all that but i like it anyways and now i want one :unhappy: lmaohow much that beast cost Archiver i need me one like that :crying: lmao

around 5500€ lol

[bigcyco1]

around 5500€ lol i can't afford that lmao maybe someday:sigh:

[bigcyco1]

flavaone that is a beast of a system as well dam it i should ban all you guys no fair :crying: i am kidding!;)

[Flava0ne]

Lol, thanks man! I would've gone with a LC setup for my video cards, but no one makes waterblocks for the MSI N580GTX XE non-reference GPUs. ;D

[Xenomorph]

WOW Flava...:shocked:Thats one sweet rig you have brother,You got me drooling over it bud!!:greedy:

[2635599]

odinlives (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/177549-odinlives), both the 2600k and the 2700k will oc to 5.0 to 5.1 completely stable with a 3rd party heatsink / fan. if you use water cooling they will run 5.5 to 5.6 stable. i've read a lot of the articles and know two peeps personally that have the 2600k at 5.0 24/7. i've played with both their systems, and they are the main reason i'm looking at the 2600k or 2700k instead of the new socket 2011 cpu's for my next build.

[nofx1994]

well just got my stuff in my pc (no where near ready for pics a wiring mess lol) but here is a screen of score

[Mr GRiM]

Holly shit Flava0ne, that is one hell of a build there mate, it must run like a dream.

[2635599]

well just got my stuff in my pc (no where near ready for pics a wiring mess lol) but here is a screen of score

hey nofx1994 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/150994-nofx1994) what's with the graphics score? i've got an old nvidia 8800 and it get 6.5.

[nofx1994]

i did not go with a great card i could not decide but using evga gt 520 for now and thats why the video is not so good but really happy with the rest and love that it boots in about 10 seconds now

[8pecxstudios]

i did not go with a great card i could not decide but using evga gt 520 for now and thats why the video is not so good but really happy with the rest and love that it boots in about 10 seconds now
wow nofx1994 thats one low profile GFX card only 48 cuda cores can't wait to see the GFX card you will be upgrading to and 10sec's on boot is really fast mines like over a minute i was hoping for after a few upgrades to get it down to 45sec's but 10sec's wow

whats ur hardware:happy:

[2635599]

nofx1994 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/150994-nofx1994), have to agree with you on that boot time. i'd gladly drop the video performance for a bootup like that. current 3 plus minutes here. just looked at the card on newegg and have to say for the price actually not too shabby, not too shabby at all.

[bigcyco1]

not bad nofx here is what i ordered

MOBO: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3


RAM: G.Skill RipjawsX 8GB @1600mhz CL9


GPU: Gigabyte GTX 560TI


HDD: 500GB Hitachi Deskstar


ODD: Samsung DVD Burner


Case: Cooler Master HAF 912


PSU: Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M


CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT

it's a little beast not big like all your guys are and all i can afford i won't ever buy another for years to come i am broke now lmao

[Big V]

Looks like it will be a nice rig Bigc. What cpu are you going to install in it???

[nofx1994]

lets see here is what is all in my new setup

crucical m4 60gb ssd
msi 970a-g45
amd fx 4100 (overclocked to 4.10ghz)
patriot 13333mhz 16gb ram (will end up with another set for 32gb but damn tiger did not have the 32gb kit in stock asses lol)
and evga gt 520
but a pretty simple setup i think still messing around with the tweaks

but bigc looks like that will be a great looking setup i know you are ready to get that little beast going lol

[bigcyco1]

Looks like it will be a nice rig Bigc. What cpu are you going to install in it???
I decided to go with Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K it fit my price range:Smile:wanted Intel Core i7 but am to poor.:sigh:

[8pecxstudios]

I decided to go with Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K it fit my price range:Smile:wanted Intel Core i7 but am to poor.:sigh:


i seen an i7 2600k sandy 1155 socket on amazon.com for under $350 something like $323 if i remember correctly if that helps:peace:

[demonic]

Nice rigs guys here's an update of mine with watercooling upgrade.

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[Mr GRiM]

Nice looking setup you have there demonic, looks very high tech, I have to post some new pics of mine soon, just waiting for the new PSU and then I will do a bit of cable management and show you the pics :smile:

[designfjotten]

hi broh's :)

I have just finished building my 4 pc :) and it looks like this.
I have developed a cooling module for cooling water, as you see in the top left, the reason for this is to get fresh air directly to the radiator. (get a small intercooler efficiency)

Specs for my computer are:

ASUS M5A99X EVO, Socket-AM3 + Motherboard
Corsair AMD Phenom II 8GB Kit PC3-10666, 1333MHz, 4x240 DIMM DDR3 Ram
Phenom2 AMD X4 965 3.4 GHz, Quad Core, 8MB, 125W, Socket AM3 Black Edition clocked at 4 GHz
MSI ATI R5770 HAWK 875MHz Core 1GB GDDR5 4800MHz Memory Graphics Card
CoolIT VANTAGE A.L.C. CPU Cooler
Chieftec Nitro Series BPS-650C 650W PSU (think of and upgrade to 1000W)
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl case

and a whole bunch of fans, I do not remember the name, hehe ..

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[Mr GRiM]

Well I got all my nice new parts but they still don't look good in this big old Thermaltake Armour case lol, I think that may have to be the next thing on my list :smile:

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[PARADOXMAX]

Hay Guys Can you show me how to install component into NZXT Phantom...A want to Build My New rig and i need help to do that:ashamed:

[JohnDay]

@PARADOXMAX (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php?u=215220)
If you have never built your own system before i suggest you find a google video on building a computer m8ty. The case you are refering too is basicaly the same as any case out on the market. The way you install components into any case is the same. Other than with some cases things are in slightly different places and some allow for removal of cages that some items are stored in to make it easier to install other components.

For someone here to show you how to install into that particular case they would need to have that case in the first place. There is no easy way to just show you.

So the best thing you can do really is find a good video on building your own PC and watch it very carefuly. Pay special attention to any warnings in your manual as you go. Other than that find a friend who has done it all before a few times and knows what he is doing, then watch very closely. And have a go the next time. Or get him to guide you through the process.

If you find a video most wont give you the simple warnings like, Dont wear any items that can build static like wool, do not use a magnetic screwdriver (not as important now with new PC components, it was with old componets) so can use if new stuff, dont build it on the carpet make sure you use a desk, carpets produce static so wear shoes, silly i know but it can happen, your shuffling your feet on the carpet in your socks and spark, uve just ruined your MB. Some here may say "you dont need to worry about that i do it all the time like that", but trust me, if you are going to do it you may aswell do it correctly and observe those simple warnings, it can and does happen, not to everyone but it CAN and HAS happened to some.

Heres a video i found, wasnt the first i found but was one the the clearest ones, there may be some better out there and im sure there is but this is sufficient. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQQ30QoF_-8
Hope it helps.

[JohnDay]

Well I got all my nice new parts but they still don't look good in this big old Thermaltake Armour case lol, I think that may have to be the next thing on my list :smile:

It could be all that light space in the background Grim that doesnt look good. Maybe try spraying the inside with some colour, some refelctive black or something to complement your lights inside. That might make it look a little better.

[Flava0ne]

Holly shit Flava0ne, that is one hell of a build there mate, it must run like a dream.

Thanks man, and yeah it does pretty much! I'm lovin BF3 ATM!

[Mr GRiM]

Thanks man, and yeah it does pretty much! I'm lovin BF3 ATM!

Fully enjoying BF3 as well now bud, it's like night and day now with the new parts, no crashing or lag, I thought it was the game all this time that was crap but it turns out that it was just my rig lol.

[Letícia®]

Wow what fantastic equipment you have "Grim":tu: / / I want a thislmao

[Mr GRiM]

It could be all that light space in the background Grim that doesnt look good. Maybe try spraying the inside with some colour, some refelctive black or something to complement your lights inside. That might make it look a little better.


Decided that I might get a new case for all my new parts, maybe something a bit smaller, the Thermaltake Armour is not a bad case but it does not suit my needs any more and the case alone weighs 45KG compared to about 15KG for most other cases which would explain why it broke my shelf on my computer desk lol.

Only thing now is to decide on what case to get, if you guys have any suggestions I would like to see them lol

[8pecxstudios]

Decided that I might get a new case for all my new parts, maybe something a bit smaller, the Thermaltake Armour is not a bad case but it does not suit my needs any more and the case alone weighs 45KG compared to about 15KG for most other cases which would explain why it broke my shelf on my computer desk lol.

Only thing now is to decide on what case to get, if you guys have any suggestions I would like to see them lol

Hi Mark

Have A Look At This Case I have And Think Its Great And Heaps Of Room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REdAlkiJfrA

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1467&ID=2048

[2635599]

Mr GRiM (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/1-Mr-GRiM), i have to agree with Toadyshadow101. i got a couple of friends to purchase that after the last posting of the video, and they are extremely happy with it.

[Mr GRiM]

Thanks guys, I can get one $200 delivered which is more then I really wanted to pay but chance of finding anything better locally are not good, pretty crap for PC stores around here.

[8pecxstudios]

Thanks guys, I can get one $200 delivered which is more then I really wanted to pay but chance of finding anything better locally are not good, pretty crap for PC stores around here.

I Paid $169 For Mine And Am Extremely Happy With It I Hope You Like It Bud

[bigcyco1]

Thanks guys, I can get one $200 delivered which is more then I really wanted to pay but chance of finding anything better locally are not good, pretty crap for PC stores around here.well i think that is a great case but not no $200 great imo no case is that's just highway robbery for a case lmao just look around a bit bud i am sure you could find something that you be happy with for around $100 :Smile: but i am not sure what single feature do you consider the most when looking for a case.IF your answer is looks then be prepared to be robbed and have horrible cable management lol but here is some examples of what you could get for around $100 and there good options for the price imo there not the blingin looking mr. fancy pants stuff but have a look and see what you think before you go spending 200 on a case mate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240&Tpk=Cooler Master Storm Enforcer#top (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240&Tpk=Cooler%20Master%20Storm%20Enforcer#top) or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146072 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146073 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146073)

[Storm]

I am a new “Junior VC” of sorts.. and am so impressed with all the expertise and creativity in the field of digital graphics on this site.

I have built several.. many various systems in the past years… This latest one built almost 4 years ago..but just keep tweaking or adding pieces to it as necessary. It is probably a bit outdated for most of you “heavy duty” graphics techs but it still does everything I need it to do… that is… for the mean time.

Mother Board: Gigabyte supporting up to 4 SATA Drives as well as 2 IDE internal drives
CPU Intel(R) Core™ 2 Duo, E7300 2.66 GHz
Installed Memory(RAM): 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
Monitors: 3 Monitors: 19” Widescreen/Left, 24” Widescreen/Centre, 18” Standard/Right: Supported by 2 Video Cards:
ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series, 1G, (PCI Express)- (Powers Left & Centre Monitor)
NVidia GeForce 1G (PCI) - (Powers Right Monitor)
SATA 150 PCI Raid Card - 2 Channel - Powering 2 additional internal mounted SATA Drives

Total 8 Internal Drives: 1-DVD/Burner(SATA), 3 SATA HD, 2 SATA HD (RAID) plus 2 IDE HD.
All in all, it is a good, reliable, stable machine with adequate speed for most applications.

Looking forward to reading the many many posts and viewing the graphical fabrications.
Thank-you for all your hard work and numerous hours spent in “creating”.

[8pecxstudios]

Here is An Update My New card ASUS GTX570 DCU2:laughing:

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[NeezyDaGalaxyExplora]

Omg, the cases some of you guys have are beautiful. But the guts.. just disgusting. I'm envious of each and everyone of you :p

[Flava0ne]

Well I got all my nice new parts but they still don't look good in this big old Thermaltake Armour case lol, I think that may have to be the next thing on my list :smile:

That's a pretty clean rig Mr GRiM! :D I see you opt out of a custom LC system, unlike on your previous rig. I've never seen that CPU LC cooler before, what is it and who manufacture's it, Asetek?

[bigcyco1]

That's a pretty clean rig Mr GRiM! :D I see you opt out of a custom LC system, unlike on your previous rig. I've never seen that CPU LC cooler before, what is it and who manufacture's it, Asetek?no his LC cooler if my memory serves me right is made by Intel i believe that is what he told me a week or two ago as i am planing on getting the same one next month http://www.megabuy.com.au/intel-bxrts2011lc-liquid-cooling-system-for-socket-2011-1155-p307406.html :Smile:

[Benjamin Boo!]

I'll get some of mine up within a week or so. :)

p.s All your guys computers makes mine look like a rock.... Nice computers guys and gals!! :)

[bigcyco1]

That's one sweet looking card bud it should be able to destroy anything you throw at it lmao

[designfjotten]

Hi guys :)
I just bought a new cooler for my video card, so I HAWK R5770 comes with some new pictures of my rig in a few days, bought a new screen too :)

cooler: http://zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=385 hope it fits my card, tried to work out the best in the dimensions of my card, and think it right to go, with a little modding maybe then. :)

Screen: http://h71016.www7.hp.com/MiddleFrame.asp?page=config&ProductLineId=535&FamilyId=2954&BaseId=35444&oi=E9CED&BEID=67369&SBLID

Looking forward to get this on mi desk :) keep you posted buds :)
:peace:

[designfjotten]

Hi guy's :) i got my new cooler for my graphic card today, and here are some pictures for ya, from the upgrade :) this cooler was a bit overkill for my card, but looks awsome :D hehe..

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[SirSlaughter]

I'm still at WIP mode ATM, so it may look like it's done But it isn't just yet. I have a long ways to go before I can say I am done.
I present Project "Adelaide"

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I'll be swapping out the motherboard some time soon, And I am getting an i7 2700K some time in the future for a bargain price. So when I finally finish this thing, I'll probably update and post the new pics.

[mm8844]

Awesome work station Mr Grim.

[chevy350]

Here's what I've got currently, sorry for the pics didn't budget in a decent camera lol

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 922
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k@4.5GHz
CPU Cooling: Antec Kuhler 620
Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 1866 16Gb (4x4Gb)
GPU: VisionTek HD6950 2Gb + Diamond HD6950 2Gb
SSD: 2 Intel 520 120Gb RAID0 (OS and Games)
SSD: 2 OCZ Solid3 60Gb RAID0 (Apps)
HDD: 2 WD Caviar Black 500Gb (Storage)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W
Mouse: Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Sound: on-board with Logitech 5.1 speakers
Monitor: AOC 22" 1920x1080


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[rastanz]

Hows that Corsair Hydro H100 running for you?, I've just bought one to upgrade from the H70 I have installed... BTW... nice specs.

[8pecxstudios]

Hows that Corsair Hydro H100 running for you?, I've just bought one to upgrade from the H70 I have installed... BTW... nice specs.

It Runs Great Well Worth What I Paid For It

[8pecxstudios]

Hay Guys Just Setup A Second Rig :)


Spec's
http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/27607-Post-Your-System-Specs?p=201943&viewfull=1#post201943


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Note: Just A Small Rig

[muneem]

Hay Guys Just Setup A Second Rig :)


Spec's
http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/27607-Post-Your-System-Specs?p=201943&viewfull=1#post201943





Note: Just A Small Rig

Ahh motherboard ASUS? it sucks! gigabyte is the best ever and VGA ASUS Nidvida? i think ATI is better than nvidia:P never mind! i really loving your case! damn sexy :)

[bigcyco1]

Ahh motherboard ASUS? it sucks! gigabyte is the best ever and VGA ASUS Nidvida? i think ATI is better than nvidia:P never mind! i really loving your case! damn sexy :) muneem you obviously have no idea what your talking about lmao3 as ASUS mobo are known to be reliable and among the best to overclock on that being said i think it's more of a personal choice there is no such thing as better what might be better for one individual might not be better for another ;)

[bigcyco1]

Hay Guys Just Setup A Second Rig :)


Spec's
http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/27607-Post-Your-System-Specs?p=201943&viewfull=1#post201943





Note: Just A Small Rig Looking good Toady only thing i would change is that stock cooler :Fright: maybe something like this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6046364&cm_re=TLC-_-Header Banner-_-Cooling_T925-3046 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6046364&cm_re=TLC-_-Header%20Banner-_-Cooling_T925-3046) to provide better cooling only a suggestion of course anyway i like it though bud thanks for sharing :daman::tu:

[8pecxstudios]

Looking good Toady only thing i would change is that stock cooler :Fright: maybe something like this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6046364&cm_re=TLC-_-Header Banner-_-Cooling_T925-3046 to provide better cooling only a suggestion of course anyway i like it though bud thanks for sharing :daman::tu:

Thanks Bud Tho The i3 2130 Can't Be OC'ed And Overly Don't Run Very Hot It Would Be luck To Hit 50c lol So The Stock Cooler Is Just Fine :Smile: If I Was Going To Add Aftermarket Cooling I Would Go A Corsair H60

http://www.corsair.com/hydro-series-h60-cpu-cooler.html

Just A Small But Very Efficient Watercooler But Still Overkill lol :Peace:

[8pecxstudios]

Ahh motherboard ASUS? it sucks! gigabyte is the best ever and VGA ASUS Nidvida? i think ATI is better than nvidia:P never mind! i really loving your case! damn sexy :)


I Agree With bigcyco1 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/156635-bigcyco1) Everyone Has There Preference's AMD Or Intel Is A Personal Choice I Choose ASUS Mobo's Because The Features There Mobo's Offer And There One Of The Top Mobo's Manufacturer's I Choose Nvidia Due To Feature They Offer As Well.

:Peace:

[bigcyco1]

Thanks Bud Tho The i3 2130 Can't Be OC'ed And Overly Don't Run Very Hot It Would Be luck To Hit 50c lol So The Stock Cooler Is Just Fine :Smile: If I Was Going To Add Aftermarket Cooling I Would Go A Corsair H60

http://www.corsair.com/hydro-series-h60-cpu-cooler.html

Just A Small But Very Efficient Watercooler But Still Overkill lol :Peace: Yeah my bad i forgot it can't be overclocked i was thinking of mild overclocking when i mentioned the cooler sorry bud :Smile:as far as the Corsair H60 i don't like it but the H100 is nice :)

[8pecxstudios]

Yeah my bad i forgot it can't be overclocked i was thinking of mild overclocking when i mentioned the cooler sorry bud :Smile:as far as the Corsair H60 i don't like it but the H100 is nice :)

lol i love the H100 but my dad has that exact same case and he had to mod the case just to fit a H80 lol so the H60 is just because it's small but i3's don't need water lol don't get hot enough lmao there just babys compared to the i5 2500k and up lol

[razorsedge]

Ahh motherboard ASUS? it sucks! gigabyte is the best ever and VGA ASUS Nidvida? i think ATI is better than nvidia:P never mind! i really loving your case! damn sexy :)



not really sure where your getting your facts from but you might want to check them again lol

Asus has been one of the top motherboard makers since pretty much the beginning of time lol

Any top 10 MOBO list you find your going to pretty much see ASUS in the top slot followed more then likely by MSI then followed by Gigabyte, gigabyte boards have been known to be pretty much a hit or miss when buying so in the end...

you should always trust 54899 :no1: lol

[designfjotten]

not really sure where your getting your facts from but you might want to check them again lol

Asus has been one of the top motherboard makers since pretty much the beginning of time lol

Any top 10 MOBO list you find your going to pretty much see ASUS in the top slot followed more then likely by MSI then followed by Gigabyte, gigabyte boards have been known to be pretty much a hit or miss when buying so in the end...

you should always trust 54899 :no1: lol

hehe yeah, i'm with you on this one bud, Gigabyte has some sweet Mobos, but ASUS has the specs :) i got the new M5A99X-EVO with UEFI Bios, its so sweet :D
and gigabyte has a policy to make cheep MB, but ASUS have both cheep and ridiculously expensive :D hehe

[2635599]

Ahh motherboard ASUS? it sucks! gigabyte is the best ever and VGA ASUS Nidvida? i think ATI is better than nvidia:P never mind! i really loving your case! damn sexy :)

gigabyte is and always has been second to asus. asus is always the first with new tech and features, and asus mobo's are known for being probably the most durable out there.

[Azt3ck]

So I have upgraded my case and have put a Corsair H100 in it.
I also have upgraded to 16 gigs of ram Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz and have my CPU OC'ed to 4.8ghz
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[Danice]

So I have upgraded my case and have put a Corsair H100 in it.
I also have upgraded to 16 gigs of ram Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz and have my CPU OC'ed to 4.8ghz
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I see ASUS Gaming Laptop! :cunning:

[Azt3ck]

Yes that is an ASUS G73JH-X3 Laptop. If you look under monitor 1 and 2 you will see a xbox 360 slim. LOL behind my chair is a mini fridge. All this is in "MY MAN CAVE"

[bigcyco1]

Hi ladies and gents i just rebuild my neighbors sons rig i don't have allot of pics because it was a camera i borrowed to take the pic lol i wish i would have took a pic of his cable management it was the worst i ever saw :Fright:i will have nightmares about it for sure! lmao i replaced his motherboard for him as his died and i talked him into getting better cpu he had a piece of junk bulldozer threw that thing in the trash where it belongs now he has intell core i7-2600K eat your heart out razor lmao i also talked him into getting heat sink it's ugly looking i know but performance wise it can't be beat NH-D14 is no joke! anyways i had reasoned with him why he needed new heat sink since his temps were 85c on full load not overclocked :worried: now his temps are 30c idle 50-55c on full load with a mild overclock of 4.4ghz 1.3v ;) anyways here how it looks now:peace: It would probably also be a good idea to get some cheap but nice case fans later down the road too. A couple of these would probably do the trick (They also come with red or blue LEDs):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103090#top :)55070

[8pecxstudios]

Hi ladies and gents i just rebuild my neighbors sons rig i don't have allot of pics because it was a camera i borrowed to take the pic lol i wish i would have took of pic of his cable management it was the worst i ever saw :Fright:i will have nightmares about it for sure! lmao i replaced his motherboard for him as his died and i talked him into getting better cpu he had a piece of junk bulldozer threw that thing in the trash where it belongs now he has intell core i7-2600K eat your heart out razor lmao i also talked him into getting heat sink since his temps were 85c on full load not overclocked :worried: now his temps are 30c idle 50-55c on full load with a mild overclock of 4.4ghz 1.3v ;) anyways here how it looks now:peace: It would probably also be a good idea to get some cheap but nice case fans later down the road too. A couple of these would probably do the trick (They also come with red or blue LEDs):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103090#top :)55070


Looks Great Bud I Have The Same Graphics Card In My Second Rig There Not Bad :money:

[Mbrys331]

checking see if i can see the pictures

[bigcyco1]

So I have upgraded my case and have put a Corsair H100 in it.
I also have upgraded to 16 gigs of ram Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz and have my CPU OC'ed to 4.8ghz
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[Azt3ck]

thanks i appreciate it

[Neifionn]

Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 full tower

Motherboard : Sabertooth 990fx

CPU:AMD Phenom (tm) II x6 1090t Black edition.

Memory: Crucial 8gb

Graphic's Card: 2 x nvidia GTS 450 sli

Power Supply: Coolermaster 1000watt pro gold.

Monitor/Display: 22" LG Flatron lcd

Resolution: 1680x 1050

Mouse/KeyBoard :cyborg RAT 7 / Logitech G19

Speakers: panasonic 5.1 surround.

Storage/HardDrives: all seagate barracuda's. 1x 500gb. 2 x 500gb, and 1x 1000gb external. all SATA 3 but still waiting on sata 3 cables.

Optical Drive's: LG 1x reader. 1x burner.

Cooling: Got stock cooling atm, so many to choose from, any Idears would be greatly appreciated.

Operating System: Windows 7 pro x64.

[craft-matic-man]

Here is my baby!
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[bigcyco1]

Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 full tower

Motherboard : Sabertooth 990fx

CPU:AMD Phenom (tm) II x6 1090t Black edition.

Memory: Crucial 8gb

Graphic's Card: 2 x nvidia GTS 450 sli

Power Supply: Coolermaster 1000watt pro gold.

Monitor/Display: 22" LG Flatron lcd

Resolution: 1680x 1050

Mouse/KeyBoard :cyborg RAT 7 / Logitech G19

Speakers: panasonic 5.1 surround.

Storage/HardDrives: all seagate barracuda's. 1x 500gb. 2 x 500gb, and 1x 1000gb external. all SATA 3 but still waiting on sata 3 cables.

Optical Drive's: LG 1x reader. 1x burner.

Cooling: Got stock cooling atm, so many to choose from, any Idears would be greatly appreciated.

Operating System: Windows 7 pro x64. Hi bud the NH-D14 is the best air cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 and the H-100 is the best closed loop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017 if you want better you need to go with a rasa kit hope this helps!:):cool:P.S. If your a mild overclocker Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus will work fine for that and it only cost 29.99 usd at newegg

[magnus33]

Sheesh makes me feel like i need to upgrade...lol

[SirSlaughter]

I felt now that I got my computer setup completed I should share.

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As you can see, My cable management has gotten a bit better since last time, And i finally got a new Motherboard. The Asus Maximus V Z77 ROG Board. So much happiness was had yesterday when it came in the mail And I Immediately began construction. Everything went perfectly. I didn't even have any issues with the OEM disk. The UEFI Bios is Great. I was able to pt a little more juice into my RAM and CPU in only a few minutes. i still need to run the Windows Eperience ndex so I know how my machine is stacking up on the ratings board. But I am confident I will have a good score. Oh and I got to put the little i7 and ROG badge on my computer. 'Twas a proud moment indeed. Project Adelaide is complete (minus the Modular power supply I want).

[designfjotten]

I finaly got my new graphics card a few days ago, and here is a pic of the upgrade to ASUS HD R7870 2GB GDDR5 RAM
Niiice huh :D
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[designfjotten]

hi guy's :)
yesterday i finaly got my extention cables, or atleast a few of them, donno why i diddent get them all.. so its a bit of a mess in there, but new sleeved cables for USB and HD audio, is on its way, so gonna post some new pic for ya wen i get them :)
here is my case now :)

Motherboard and all the fans in plaice :)
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everything inside exept my DVD burner, and the other extention cables im waiting for :)
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[8pecxstudios]

Hi All Loving The New mobo Will Post Pic's As Soon As The Camera Battery's Fin Charging lol Very Impressed Got An OC @ 4.3ghz ATM Will Push It To 4.5ghz Once Fin Installing Everything And Updating Was Shocked When I Saw My Idle Temps Very Impressive

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[Big V]

Glad your liking your new board bud
Those temps are pretty good.
I assume you also did a good cleaning of your cooler and fans also while you had it apart plus a new coat of thermal paste also helped in lowering those numbers a wee bit along with the new mobo.
It always amazes me after a few months of use on my system how just a good dust cleaning of my fans and cooler will lower my temps back down by 5 to 10 degrees

[8pecxstudios]

Glad your liking your new board bud
Those temps are pretty good.
I assume you also did a good cleaning of your cooler and fans also while you had it apart plus a new coat of thermal paste also helped in lowering those numbers a wee bit along with the new mobo.
It always amazes me after a few months of use on my system how just a good dust cleaning of my fans and cooler will lower my temps back down by 5 to 10 degrees

Sure Did Cleaned All Fans And Applied Artic Silver MX-2 Paste lovin it lol Getting Gd Transfer Rates On My Normal HDD To Can't Wait Till I Get An SDD lol :happy::happy::happy:

[magnus33]

Sheesh now i have to go and clean mine...lol:happy:

[chevy350]

Hi All Loving The New mobo Will Post Pic's As Soon As The Camera Battery's Fin Charging lol Very Impressed Got An OC @ 4.3ghz ATM Will Push It To 4.5ghz Once Fin Installing Everything And Updating Was Shocked When I Saw My Idle Temps Very Impressive

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Woot Woot Not Bad For Intel Better Then AMD lmao ha ha ha

Very nice idle temps, should help with the onboard fan keeping everything under the cover cooled too. I almost got that board for mine but when I got to the store they were out so I got the MIVE-Z instead but you should get the 4.5 easy, may have to bump the vcore a bit ;)

[designfjotten]

Hi All Loving The New mobo Will Post Pic's As Soon As The Camera Battery's Fin Charging lol Very Impressed Got An OC @ 4.3ghz ATM Will Push It To 4.5ghz Once Fin Installing Everything And Updating Was Shocked When I Saw My Idle Temps Very Impressive

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Woot Woot Not Bad For Intel Better Then AMD lmao ha ha ha

wow, those are some good themps man :D lol my card runs alot hotter, but i rund 3 screens one one graphics card thow, so that may be the problem :D and have 6 disks :D whats your Windows index bro :D and some pic of the mobo :D cant whait too see some pic bro :D that mobo was soo freekin awsome :D

[bigcyco1]

Hi All Loving The New mobo Will Post Pic's As Soon As The Camera Battery's Fin Charging lol Very Impressed Got An OC @ 4.3ghz ATM Will Push It To 4.5ghz Once Fin Installing Everything And Updating Was Shocked When I Saw My Idle Temps Very Impressive

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Woot Woot Not Bad For Intel Better Then AMD lmao ha ha ha Nice bud you should be able to get it higher just make sure you don't have more than 1.3v for 24-7 use my buddy wouldn't listen to me had his at 1.45v 4.9GHZ and 5 months later his cpu said nice knowing you bye bye you toasted me lmao

[8pecxstudios]

Nice bud you should be able to get it higher just make sure you don't have more than 1.3v for 24-7 use my buddy wouldn't listen to me had his at 1.45v 4.9GHZ and 5 months later his cpu said nice knowing you bye bye you toasted me lmao

well its not a full OC 24/7 lol its an OC using Intel Turbo Boost Tech lol so it will Scale The CPU Up To The 4.3ghz When Needed lol

Here Is A Small Video On A Small Bench With Sandra Lite And A Snap Of Windows Experience Index For Designfgotten


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAy_NgnbMJ4&feature=player_detailpage

Pictures As Promised Not The first Picture's i For Got To Clean The Lens lmao my bad

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[designfjotten]

[QUOTE=Toadyshadow101;232587]well its not a full OC 24/7 lol its an OC using Intel Turbo Boost Tech lol so it will Scale The CPU Up To The 4.3ghz When Needed lol

Here Is A Small Video On A Small Bench With Sandra Lite And A Snap Of Windows Experience Index For Designfgotten


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAy_NgnbMJ4&feature=player_detailpage

Pictures As Promised Not The first Picture's i For Got To Clean The Lens lmao my bad



looking great bud :D that mobo is so freekin cool :D and love that ASUS cooler on you GFX card :D but i have too ask one small thing, how doo you get 7,9 on disk performance? you got your SSD bro :D and yeah, i now the windows index performance isent the best way too tell tho, haha lol but just had too ask lol :D
lol i cant get my so high, looking forward too get an SSD:)

[Big V]

***cough*** reg hack ***cough*** lmao

[8pecxstudios]

Added New Video Guys http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/28859-Show-Us-Your-Rig?p=232587&viewfull=1#post232587 :happy::happy:

ForGive The Video Quality The Camera On The Phone Is Crap lol

[Azt3ck]

Here are some pics of what i have done to my PC now. I ended up cutting the side fan out and putting a bigger window.
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[odinlives]

Very nicely done on the window. Looks great.

[bigcyco1]

Here are some pics of what i have done to my PC now. I ended up cutting the side fan out and putting a bigger window.
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5625156251That looks nice & clean! :beautiful::tu:I have a couple friends of mine who have attempted to mod their cases and honestly the result IMO looks like a 5 year old did it :Fright:i hate to be so mean but it's true lmao i just can't bring myself to say that to them and at least they try so A+ for effort i prob do worse lol Anyway,very nicely done i like it very much.:Smile:

[magnus33]

Sweet work wish i could do as clean a job.

[Azt3ck]

Hey thx guys, I'm glad you like it. The side fan wasnt pushing much air and I wanted a bigger window so that is why I had did that. Took a lil bit of time but im happy with the results.

[1Shotwonder]

clean setup ill post mine as soon as I can make post with links

[Zilla]

And here are some I just took

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lol messy desk like mine

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[magnus33]

I really need to upgrade soon!!

[Azt3ck]

Ok so I got bored and decided to mod my case some more now that I got a second 6950 2gig video card.
I ended up cutting the other side panel and putting a BIG Window. Tried to cover the wires up as much as possible or keep them as tight.
You think I should make a cover to cover the wires you see or does it look good? For the panel in back of motherboard.
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[magnus33]

This is so not fair both my hands are in splints waiting for surgery so no modding waaaaaaaaaa:crying:.

Nice work by the way!!

[Azt3ck]

thank you

[Azt3ck]

This is so not fair both my hands are in splints waiting for surgery so no modding waaaaaaaaaa:crying:.

Nice work by the way!!

What did you do to your hands?

[magnus33]

Fall caused damage to ulnar nerve in the left hand so i don't have great feeling or control of the last two fingers.
Same fall broke the radius bone in the right hand and damaged the cartilage between the ulnar bone and the rest of the hand so basically bone is scraping against bone if i move it the wrong way.

This summer bites as they say.

[Azt3ck]

wow that sucks

[mm8844]

Might not be everyones cup of tea as i have a small board and no graphics card in a big case.
I just enjoy working on big cases :)

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-3.jpg (http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-3.jpg)

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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-4.jpg (http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/kcisn22007/014-4.jpg)

Thanks for looking :icon_smile:

Huge computer!
I was wondering what it would cost to build a top of the line computer by a professional like yourself.
I was thinking maybe $8000.00 in material, to sell for about $25,000.00. (Don't ask me how I came up with those numbers).
Anyway, What I found in my first search was..cost to build... $127,000.00. Unbelievable!
Nice RIG.

[gor17981]

wow thats some rig there smee :-D

[2635599]

mm8844 (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/180131-mm8844), for less that 3,000 u.s. you can build something very close to that either intel or amd.

[deviantdon]

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3.5" Hard Disk Drive Cooler Cooling 2Kit Fan x 2
2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2 5400 667 1GB X 2 XTC Dual Channel
Soundblaster Live
PowerStar 600w-Max Color LED ATX Power Supply
Internal All In One USB-2.0 Card Reader
Nvidia Geforce 6600GT 6600 GT 512MB PCI-E Video Card
Sony AD-7190A 20X 20x DVD±RW IDE DL
Zalman Fatal1ty fs-v7 Copper VGA Cooler
Zalman CNPS9500 LED CPU Cooler
sempron 1200-le 2.1 gig
ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus motherboard
160 gig hdd
60 gig hd
lots of lights
gtr emblems from skyline gtr34
twin fan pci cooler mounted infrount of case
2x 120mm fans multi color
enermax fan controler
3x 80mm fans
scull fan grills
disco ball

[Harvey Sewdin]

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i like that discoball lol

[deviantdon]

thought it would be cool when i built the system but made to much noise so has been removed....lol everyone always likes the disco ball lol

[mm8844]

Thank you.
That's a good example of doing it yourself & getting the job done!

[Flava0ne]

Updated pics with several new things I did to my rig, hope you guy like :cheeky:

I just built my new rig about a month ago, but only now finally got stable settings on my OC. OC'ing on an i7 setup is a whole lot different from my old Core 2 setup, a lot more stuff to mess around with.:cheeky:

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[Luciel]

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Is what I´m currently working on, so technically not my active rig, the rig I´m using meanwhile (as my main hw is in what I´m working on) is my Nº2 project rig:

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[SirSlaughter]

I can't wait to see that thing in action. Looks amazing.

[magnus33]

Iam going to go have a cry now make me feel all outdated now...lol.:sigh:

[I Hunt Demons]

Hey guys, here is my Rig set-up sketch that I made in like 10 minutes. Its not to scale or anything, but it is to give a rough idea to work with. It will feature a 34" x 34" corner desk, and the Xbox, computer, and sub will be sitting underneath. The surge protector will be attached to the bottom of the desk surface to provide the power switch with easy access. This is a word document, since I needed to insert text-boxes directly on top of my paint image.


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[Anubis]

This is my daily gamer just got it finished.... well not sure it it will ever be finish I have an itch that can't be scratched now! lol Looking at what I can mod next! This is the case Azt3ck and I worked on.

Original case: CM Cosmos 1000
Mobo: R.O.G. Crosshair IV formula
CPU: AMD 1090T
GPU: XFX 6870HD
RAM: 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws
SSD: Corsair GT 120GB
PSU: Coolmax 1200W


http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5649_zps4dfe1461.jpg

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[Flava0ne]

I love the 2 tone individually sleeved cables, really nice! :Smile:

And the carbon fiber film, nice attention to detail!

This is my daily gamer just got it finished.... well not sure it it will ever be finish I have an itch that can't be scratched now! lol Looking at what I can mod next! This is the case Azt3ck and I worked on.

Original case: CM Cosmos 1000
Mobo: R.O.G. Crosshair IV formula
CPU: AMD 1090T
GPU: XFX 6870HD
RAM: 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws
SSD: Corsair GT 120GB
PSU: Coolmax 1200W


http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5649_zps4dfe1461.jpg (http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5649_zps4dfe1461.jpg)

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5653_zps440380e0.jpg (http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5653_zps440380e0.jpg)

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5666_zps6450c36f.jpg (http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5666_zps6450c36f.jpg)

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5654_zps6cc2edfd.jpg (http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5654_zps6cc2edfd.jpg)

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5659_zps09baed41.jpg (http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/Donjuan8549/IMG_5659_zps09baed41.jpg)

[Big V]

Great looking rig Anubis nice detail

[odinlives]

Anubis I really like what you did with the Cosmos 1000. Excellent job mate!

[Harvey Sewdin]

Thats a killer rig you have there Anubis :shocked:

[spiney]

Here's my rig.
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[DarKStaR420]

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[alienfear]

My Old PC's hit by typhoon and now I started my new one..

[Azt3ck]

Here is my new build. Still have more work to do.
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[~TripleAceS~]

I Gotta Say , Your System Looks Like the inside of some Space Shuttle or from Space Odyssey 2000 !
I Bet Your Other Half Chews Your Butt Any Time She Catches You Looking At New Components . Lmao!




:Fright:

[Azt3ck]

Lol ya she does get mad at me. I just put my headphones on get back to the real world(GAMING)

[zecopeco30]

Nice looking :D

[Alsisgevat]

Not sure if this is still an active thread, haven't been on this forum for years lol, got an email yesterday about a new set of skins, had to check them out, and found this, well here's my rig:

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[ONE MAN ARMY]

Like the Rig. Clean! Ya this is always an active thread. Grim just Finnished his masterpiece. OF the HUD Machine themes. You can see theme in the premium themes section. The best Themes on the Planet should go good on your desktop. Enjoy. Welcome back as well hope to see ya around more.

[Harvey Sewdin]

Not sure if this is still an active thread, haven't been on this forum for years lol, got an email yesterday about a new set of skins, had to check them out, and found this, well here's my rig:
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Thats looks damn awesome mate, nice clean beast build :shocked:

[pats]

Looks killer Alsisgevat (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/176730-Alsisgevat) , :money:

[Mr GRiM]

Not sure if this is still an active thread, haven't been on this forum for years lol, got an email yesterday about a new set of skins, had to check them out, and found this, well here's my rig:

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Sweet looking setup mate, looks like you have a bit of custom work in there as well, very tidy :Smile:

[Lamia]

Amazing setup, hope soon i'm gonna buy new setup, but dont know what cpu water cooling to buy, i was thinkin Corsair H80, is that a right move? :peace:

[Alsisgevat]

Thanx all

One Man Army: Yeah, the email I got was about Mr Grim's new hud themes, that lead me to here :), allready thinking the blue will match nicely.

Harvey Swedin, Thanx mate, much appreciated.

Pats, thank you mate

Mr Grim, Thank you Sir, yeah took a few pieces off, grinded a few more lol, but it worked out :)

Lamia, thank you very much, I had a h80 before I did a custom loop and was very happy with it, its a great cpu cooler.

[Lamia]

:cheeky: Here is my old fella, he have good purpose no metter what! :cheeky:

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[Azt3ck]

Built this system about 6 months ago and just went and redid some stuff. Just added a ex360 radiator, moved pump directly underneath the reservoir, painted armor plate for motherboard. still got more work to do.
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[Azt3ck]

Thanks glad you guys like it. Temps wise at idle i get 18c and running Prime95 I get 52c. Runs nice and cool