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Gaming Rigs

Just wanted to add that my Phenom x4 BE 2800 @ 3500 (which I bought well before the i series was released) + my GTX560ti 2GB @ GTX570 speeds can run any game out there at max.

However unless AMD gets its head out of its anal orifice soon, my next upgrade will be Intel. The first Intel I'll own privately, I'm not a AMD fan-boy, I'm just a gamer on a budget (wife aggro sucks) and AMD fills that roll in spades.

And today anything less than 8GB of ram is just silly with the prices we now have.

BlindedByScience said:
I'll wait to do a platform upgrade for what comes after the current i5 / i7 series..... ;)
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This.
 
Wurm said:
However unless AMD gets its head out of its anal orifice soon, my next upgrade will be Intel. The first Intel I'll own privately, I'm not a AMD fan-boy, I'm just a gamer on a budget (wife aggro sucks) and AMD fills that roll in spades.
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This is me precisely. Until these new AMDs came out, I used AMD in all my builds for the value they offered. It's definitely not worth it now, much better to pony up the extra $100-200 for the Intel chip.
 
My current rig was built in SEP 2009 and still running strong. It's an Intel Core i7 920 watercooled and over clocked to 4.0ghz ATM. I've had a stable overclock of 5.0ghz but that was truely over kill for what I use it for.
I have also lapped and polished my cpu :p the pic I linked, is a pic of an AMD chip I lapped and polished for a friend as I can't seem to find the pic of my 920.

I have 6gb's of OCZ gold ddr 3.
Danger Den cpu water block
Asus P6T motherboard
lian li case
Swift Tech 120x2 radiator
Swift Tech water pump
Nvidia 465 gtx video card
Intel 80gb ssd boot disk
640gb WD Black media disk
640gb WD Black backup disk
Samsung 26" LED LCD monitor

I really don't see a need to upgrade for awhile :)





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JHolmes763 said:
Backslide420 said:
I have also lapped and polished my cpu :p the pic I linked, is a pic of an AMD chip I lapped and polished for a friend as I can't seem to find the pic of my 920.
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I assume that's for better heat transfer?
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Exactly!

Due to the nature of the 1st gen Core i7's running on the hot side. I wanted to do everything possible to make sure my chip ran cool. By lapping my processor and waterblock I was able to lower my temps by 8 degrees over all. I had one core out of the four that was showing a 13 degree temp drop after lapping.
 
I have a small case of nerd chub here, it's time to get my geek one!
 
All I'm waiting for is the ram, and the build is complete! Hurry up post man!
 
I'm glad to see I'm not the only cpu lapping water cooling overclocker here. :thumbs:

Once you go water, you never go back to air.
 
I see lots of EXPENSIVE computer parts...I'll stick to my PS3 :thumbs:
 
So it's done for right now, I got screwed on my processor and received a 2500 instead of a 2500k, so that's getting replaced as we speak and I'm in need of new PSU. Lookout of a cigar sale to cover the PSU.

Specifications as of now and a couple pictures.

Thermaltake Element S (Freshly painted to match my new blue color scheme)
Rocketfish 550 watt Blue Led PSU
Lite-On DVD/RW
Lite-On Blu Ray Drive
DZ68BC
Intel i5 2500 at 3.7GHz
Intel RTS2011LC Blue Led CPU Water Cooler
Kingston HyperX Genesis Quad Channel Memory 16gb 4x4GB
Kingston HyperX Blue Led Ram Cooler
Kingston HyperX Sata 3 120GB SSD
Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM Green HDD
200mm Xigmatek Blue Led Case Fan 800RPM
StorCase RhinoJr Sata Hard Drive Adapter

Sorry for the crap pictures, iPhone 4

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Wurm said:
CLEAN THOSE CABLES UP!

Here is a reference you can use ;)

http://www.million-d...rderbox-mk2.htm
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I totally plan on it, but I'm waiting to get the new processor installed and get a new PSU. I have the cable clips and all the holes to run the cables under the motherboard tray, just don't want to have to do it too many times. I'm not super worried about it right now either, because I don't have a see through side. :p
 
Backslide420 said:
My current rig was built in SEP 2009 and still running strong. It's an Intel Core i7 920 watercooled and over clocked to 4.0ghz ATM. I've had a stable overclock of 5.0ghz but that was truely over kill for what I use it for.
I have also lapped and polished my cpu :p the pic I linked, is a pic of an AMD chip I lapped and polished for a friend as I can't seem to find the pic of my 920.

I have 6gb's of OCZ gold ddr 3.
Danger Den cpu water block
Asus P6T motherboard
lian li case
Swift Tech 120x2 radiator
Swift Tech water pump
Nvidia 465 gtx video card
Intel 80gb ssd boot disk
640gb WD Black media disk
640gb WD Black backup disk
Samsung 26" LED LCD monitor

I really don't see a need to upgrade for awhile :)





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Looks like you found a way to have your computer dispense energy drinks. The rest of it is all foreign to me.
 
I just finished a new 2600k build and I'll be the first to admit the 2500k is where it's at. I needed the HyperThreading for my VMware vSphere environment, otherwise I would have saved the $100. Also don't bother with an expensive CPU cooler unless you want to cut noise to a minimum. A Hyper 212+ Evo will give you great clocks for $27.

The new AMD chips aren't very good performers and unless you have applications that can use 6 or 12 threads or need 64GB of RAM the new SB-E platform offers no advantage over SB. You actually get better ram performance from SB because that quad channel system adds latency.
 
The point behind cable management isn't just for "looks" but it's to open up the air flow in the chassis.

Here's a shot of my kid's new i5-2500 rig that I built for him. i5-2500K, 8GB ram, stock HSF (no OC)...a solid, fast machine nontheless. No windows, totally utilitarian....but the air can move right through the front panel and right through the chassis:

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After I took this pic, the cable that is lying across the video card got routed under the video card and along the back end of the motherboard. Out of the airflow is the goal.

Played a couple hours of Modern Combat 3 on line with the Marine last night....good times.

Well done, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with your new rig...!!

Cheers - B.B.S.
 
BlindedByScience said:
The point behind cable management isn't just for "looks" but it's to open up the air flow in the chassis.

Here's a shot of my kid's new i5-2500 rig that I built for him. i5-2500K, 8GB ram, stock HSF (no OC)...a solid, fast machine nontheless. No windows, totally utilitarian....but the air can move right through the front panel and right through the chassis:

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After I took this pic, the cable that is lying across the video card got routed under the video card and along the back end of the motherboard. Out of the airflow is the goal.

Played a couple hours of Modern Combat 3 on line with the Marine last night....good times.

Well done, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with your new rig...!!

Cheers - B.B.S.
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I may have been nervous looking at the size of that GPU and the clearance in the case. Lots of room to add on in there!
 
engspot said:
I may have been nervous looking at the size of that GPU and the clearance in the case. Lots of room to add on in there!
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...yeah, my kid noticed that too.... :p Although, with my 2GB 6950 I sure don't find myself wanting more video horsepower.... :cool:
 
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