Post your custom rig - Page 2

Mehta23 · October 8th, 2012, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mplevy

SATA connections are standard across the board, you can use the same cables as you would a desktop drive to connect a laptop drive in a desktop.

That'l make transferring data a lot easier and quicker. Now just to get the damn thing out...

Is anyone else's WD HDD making lots of noise ?

Digital Controller · October 8th, 2012, 12:00 PM

I don't have any pics, but have been custom building computers for a few years now, my set up right now is:

Case: Black NZXT Phantom (Full Tower)
CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.0 GHz (O.C. stock voltage)
RAM: 4 x 2GB of 1333 Ballistix
HardDrives: 2 x 250GB Seagate & 2 x 500GB Seagate (standard speeds)
GPU: 2 x AMD Radeon 5770's @ 900 MHz (O.C.) (CrossFire)
PS: 1000W Rosewill Bronze Certified
Monitor: 27" Samsung LED

Lots and lots of fans, the airflow in this case is amazing, all the fans are stock NZXT fans, they make pretty decent fans, except the side fan, with the CM Hyper212 the side fan wouldn't fit so i had to do some modding to a 200MM Rosewill fan to get it to fit there.

Looking to upgrade GPU's soon, but just waiting it out, maybe ill put some pics of my battlestation up later.

Might i add, once you go 27" monitor, you never go back

Mehta23 · October 8th, 2012, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by matther22xdroid

I just bought the i5-3570k also and put it on an Asrock z77 Pro-4M mobo. Did you buy an aftermarket cooler or are you using stock? Good idle temps are right at 30c in my opinion not more but obviously less is ok.

30 Degrees?

I'm in England ,UK , where room temp is around 21 C , and my CPU is always under 40 C ( havent tried multitasking/gaming yet ) Saying that here , seems quite normal , but I dont know if its a bit high?

What speeds should my fans be at ? CM Storm Enforcer

Ballymoss · October 8th, 2012, 02:37 PM

Razer Starcraft mouse.

Digital Controller · October 8th, 2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ballymoss

Razer Starcraft mouse.

I saw that one but just went with the DeathAdder, personally i prefer black mice to grey

Digital Controller · October 8th, 2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

30 Degrees?

I'm in England ,UK , where room temp is around 21 C , and my CPU is always under 40 C ( havent tried multitasking/gaming yet ) Saying that here , seems quite normal , but I dont know if its a bit high?

What speeds should my fans be at ? CM Storm Enforcer

What heatsink are you using? stock?

I have a CoolerMaster Hyper212 Plus and my 2500K O.C. at 4.0 GHz runs around 27C

Ballymoss · October 8th, 2012, 02:56 PM

It matches my Razer mat nicely and I got it cheap on ebay. Just missed an Intel 3690X CPU for £421

Mehta23 · October 8th, 2012, 03:03 PM

Yes , stock heatsink.

By tuning the CPu fan to "Turbo" and the front one to "standard" , Im getting below 35 degrees and 27 for the CPU and Mobo respectively.

I see a small metal Asus square thing on my mobo , towards the right hand side. ANy idea what this is ?

Also , would my Intel Intergrated Graphics benefit from my motherboard's GPU boost function?

NYCHitman1 · October 8th, 2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital Controller

Might i add, once you go 27" monitor, you never go back

I beg to differ. Once you go 46" 1080p TV - you never go back lol.

matther22xdroid · October 8th, 2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

Yes , stock heatsink.

By tuning the CPu fan to "Turbo" and the front one to "standard" , Im getting below 35 degrees and 27 for the CPU and Mobo respectively.

I see a small metal Asus square thing on my mobo , towards the right hand side. ANy idea what this is ?

Also , would my Intel Intergrated Graphics benefit from my motherboard's GPU boost function?

I would go with the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ to cool your 3570k like i did with mine they shouldn't have even supplied a cooler at all. I believe that square you are talking about is your chipset heatsink.

Mehta23 · October 8th, 2012, 03:39 PM

Alright , cheers, Wondered why it was so warm!
I wouldn't mind getting the CPU heatsink , but mine is ok ( for now ) , and I'm gonna need to spend money on my monitor , keyboard/mouse, GPU , and maybe a webcam and speakers.

Digital Controller · October 9th, 2012, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

Alright , cheers, Wondered why it was so warm!
I wouldn't mind getting the CPU heatsink , but mine is ok ( for now ) , and I'm gonna need to spend money on my monitor , keyboard/mouse, GPU , and maybe a webcam and speakers.

Plus the Hyper 212+ isnt very expensive, like 30 dollars.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+

Can't really go wrong with it

Mehta23 · October 9th, 2012, 10:16 AM

20 quid ( Im in the UK ) is enough for a set of speakers...

I'll order everything else first though ,m as temps seem to be under 35 all the time now.

matther22xdroid · October 10th, 2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

20 quid ( Im in the UK ) is enough for a set of speakers...

I'll order everything else first though ,m as temps seem to be under 35 all the time now.

Have you monitored your temps under load yet? Like prime 95 blend test?

Mehta23 · October 11th, 2012, 11:21 AM

No... Do I need to ?

matther22xdroid · October 11th, 2012, 11:39 AM

Run CPUID or Core Temp while your running prime 95 and the temps will help you decide whether in the future (near or far) you should buy a cooler.

pbf98 · October 11th, 2012, 04:35 PM

well finally got the rest of my computer ordered! lol will be posting pictures of the finished product after I get home and finish building lol... cable management is a nightmare though

pbf98 · October 11th, 2012, 07:08 PM

Here you go! 7.7 index rating! haha

Ballymoss · October 12th, 2012, 04:27 AM

Nice! Same overall rating as me except that you have 0.1 more for your RAM. I guess the only way to get a full 7.9 for the CPU would be to get an I7 3960X ??

pbf98 · October 12th, 2012, 07:49 AM

haha maybe cause I have the Intel Core i7-3820 and I thought it would get there lol since my work pc has a i5 and that got a 7.5 haha the i7 only scored .2 more oh well its great! with that huge cooler i haven't gotten over 40c yet haha.

I played COD Black Ops last night full 1080 resolution, at highest settings, not one bit of lag in fps, it was amazing!

And here is my specs:

ASRock Extreme6
Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz(3.8GHz turbo boost)
Gskill PC1600 16GB RAM (4x4)
Samsung 800 Series 256GB SSD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti-448 cores (Fermi) Classified Ultra
Corsair AX 850 Professional gold series
LG Black x12 Super Multi Blue
NZXT White Phantom

Ballymoss · October 12th, 2012, 09:21 AM

I did a video of my PC a few months ago when it assumed its current setup
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion Soundcard & Logitech Z906 5.1 Speakers - YouTube
Except if I get a better CPU its unlikely to change much in the near future.
PS sorry about the accent!

Mehta23 · October 13th, 2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by matther22xdroid

Have you monitored your temps under load yet? Like prime 95 blend test?

I did the first test , on 4 'workers'.

Temps didn't exceed 50 C.

Also, has anyone used the Intel Inside Logo label thing you get with the i5? Not sure whether keeping that would be good for when I sell it... and / or if having on my case would make it look stupid

Ballymoss · October 13th, 2012, 09:54 AM

I searched the question re putting logos and the consensus of opinion was that it was the mark of a noob and if you had built your own PC you knew what was inside and that was all that mattered

pbf98 · October 13th, 2012, 10:07 AM

I haven't put any of mine on.. I am however, tempted to use the EVGA one, its pretty cool, its a plastic badge not just a cheap sticker haha

Mehta23 · October 13th, 2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ballymoss

I searched the question re putting logos and the consensus of opinion was that it was the mark of a noob and if you had built your own PC you knew what was inside and that was all that mattered

Mark of a noob?
I might take it off then.

I might not even have the EVGA one on .

Ballymoss · October 13th, 2012, 02:54 PM

Not saying that I myself think it is the mark of a noob. I have several stickers and was thinking of putting them on my PC but that was what other ppl said. If you look at videos of custom rigs on youtube none of them have stickers on.

Mehta23 · October 13th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Would the sticker me easy enough to remove without leaving residue?

If it is, I might consider moving it to the back of the case, or under one of the panels.

EDIT: Removed the Intel Inside sticker, and it left a whole load of residue behind. I'll try getting rid of that , but if I can't ...

Mabye I'll keep it on , but I think I might just have the one EVGA one as that actually looks good .

Mehta23 · October 14th, 2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ballymoss

Not saying that I myself think it is the mark of a noob. I have several stickers and was thinking of putting them on my PC but that was what other ppl said. If you look at videos of custom rigs on youtube none of them have stickers on.

I realised that acetone, although brilliant at removing that sticker residue, is not something to put onto my computer case.

The bottom and top right corners of the side panel are now a lot lighter than the rest of it :-(

Mehta23 · October 14th, 2012, 07:12 AM

http://db.tt/TyaYozQt

Ballymoss · October 14th, 2012, 08:59 AM

White Spirit (turpentine) will most likely get the sticker residue off.

Mehta23 · October 14th, 2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ballymoss

White Spirit (turpentine) will most likely get the sticker residue off.

I managed to get all the residue off, but I'm left with a big patch around the bottom right corner...

johnlgalt · November 8th, 2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by johnlgalt

I've posted this in another thread before, but this is the rig I built last year with a CPU I originally bought 3 years ago but then could not get enough money together to finish the build.

https://picasaweb.google.com/111546607566425652004/TheBeastV?authuser=0&feat=directlink

I've updated my rig - a little bit.

I bought a new Intel Cherryville 520 SSD (180 GB) and made it my main drive, and relegated my X25-M as a slave drive back on the regular SATA II channel. Best buy had them on sale for $159.99 + tax. A bargain, if you click the link and see hat it is currently going for (not counting eBay auctions).

Using a great little utility called Profile Relocator I've reinstalled Win 7 from scratch and moved the entire User tree for my profile over to the older SSD. Now, I have gobs of space for games, all my regular apps, and my profile is also on a fast SSD.

Win-win situation. I still have the dual 1 TB Barracuda mech drives for storage.

Ballymoss · November 9th, 2012, 06:50 AM

First stage of my new build - HAF-X case

Mehta23 · November 9th, 2012, 09:53 AM

0.0 It's sooo bigggg

Ballymoss · November 9th, 2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

0.0 It's sooo bigggg

Thats what all the girls say.

Ballymoss · November 9th, 2012, 03:48 PM

I have moved the LED fan from the side panel of my current HAF 932 based rig to the HAF-X and here it is on the 932 which is shortly to donate many of its components.uploadfromtaptalk1352497673099.jpg

Ballymoss · November 12th, 2012, 05:24 AM

New motherboard - MSI Big Bang Xpower II. Seven PCI-E expansion slots and 8 dimm slots, can take 128GB of RAM

5tevie · November 12th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Here is my poor effort. A Mac Mini Aluminium from 2010 running at 2.4 GHz using 2 x 4 gb sticks of RAM to run Snow Leopard. It's pretty much a bog standard machine if you discount the extra DVD-RW drive.
It's wired up to a 52" plasma screen with a wireless keyboard and mouse so that I can control it all from my comfy recliner armchair.

Ballymoss · November 12th, 2012, 08:04 AM

1210 ? I didn't realise Apple had been trading that long!

5tevie · November 12th, 2012, 08:20 AM

Ooopsie.

Well spotted that man.
Better now?

Ballymoss · November 12th, 2012, 09:16 AM

Better but not as funny! New rear exhaust 140mm fan just arrived - Aerocool Shark red LED

Ballymoss · November 13th, 2012, 06:29 AM

New CPU - Intel Core i7 3930k .I was really surprised at the size of this thing!

Mehta23 · November 13th, 2012, 08:37 AM

You know your serious when you have a Â£400 hexacore i7!

Ballymoss · November 13th, 2012, 09:43 AM

I actually got outbid on this rig on Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-6-GHZ-12-Core-threads-i7-3960X-Extreme-Edition-Gaming-PC-Workstation-/181004263613?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STR K:MEWAX:IT&nma=true&si=O6OZ1Afy%2F3rxFxpfqXUzJlh9o 4M%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc (click on "see original listing")
My intention was to swap some of the better components out of my current rig (GPU, HDD's and Sound Card mainly) then sell the surplus from both rigs to finance it.
When I get this one completed I will be able to sell my i7 2600k CPU, ASUS Maximus IV Extreme - Z mobo, Antec H20 920 Kuler and HAF 932 case so I will get some money back.
BTW it was kind of a good thing I didn't get the ebay rig as the motherboard is , I think, discontinued. My new mobo has some nice features, one being that you don't need a backplate to fit a cooler.

Ballymoss · November 15th, 2012, 06:05 AM

Nearing completion now with the Corsair H100 hydro cooler part fitted.

Ballymoss · November 15th, 2012, 04:36 PM

Ballymoss · November 17th, 2012, 08:16 AM

Fully running now though I had to disconnect some components.

Mehta23 · November 17th, 2012, 10:47 AM

Nice... What fans are they ? Any quieter than the standard CM ones?

Also, why 2x 120mm when you could've gone for a 200mm?

IOWA · November 17th, 2012, 06:26 PM

Here's mine... yes, I'm lazy with the cables. I'll do them someday.

I plan to outfit with an SSD after xmas. It's OC'd to 4.1Ghz.

[img]http://********************/cache/banner/2585981.png[/img]

Ballymoss · November 18th, 2012, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mehta23

Nice... What fans are they ? Any quieter than the standard CM ones?

Also, why 2x 120mm when you could've gone for a 200mm?

The rear fan is an Aerocool Shark 140mm which I chose because of its high power.
The cooler is a Corsair H100 in a push/pull configuration, I installed the corsair fans on top of the radiator with two Phobya Nano 2g fans (very quiet BTW) underneath. The Phobya fans were left over from my old rig.

IOWA said "I plan to fit an SSD after xmas"
Thats one of the best upgrades you can make, especially if you use it as the boot drive. After you get an SSD you won't want to go back to a mechanical drive