Dismiss Notice
Hey Guest,
If you are interested in ghosting, the Ghosting Awards for January 2025 has just been announced:

Click here to check it out!

Computer Builds

Discussion in 'Anything and Everything not Free Rider' started by Spalding, Dec 10, 2014.

  1. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    Just wondering if any of you guy's have computers you guy's have built?
    Want recommendations on future builds? Feel free to ask :)
    I built mine sometime in June 2014
    Specs:
    Nvidia GTX 750ti 2gb graphics card
    AMD FX-8320 8 core 3.5 ghz processor
    Asus m5a97 motherboard
    Corsair CX750M Power supply
    Seagate Barracuda 1tb harddrive
    Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM
    Corsair H100i CPU cooler
    Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB SSD
    Phantom 240 Case

    Please share you're build! I may post a pic of mine later.
     
    Last edited: Jan 26, 2015
  2. ISLAMUSLIM

    ISLAMUSLIM Well-Known Member

    That's amazing :giggle:
    Do you have a photo?
     
  3. leboulanger

    leboulanger Active Member Elite Author Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    Built mine 2 months ago.

    Intel i7 4790k OC'd @ 4,7GHz
    Corsair H100i
    Asus Z97-A
    Asus GTX 970 STRIX
    Fractal Design R4 w/window
    Corsair Vengance RAM @1600MHz
    Corsair CX 750W
    Corsair K70 mechanical keyboard
    Corsair M65 mouse
    WD Caviar blue 1TB
    SanDisk SSD 128GB
    Pics : http://imgur.com/a/K0MiT

    Why did you get so much wattage? The gtx 750ti is so power efficient...
     
    SuperDuperVance, Skeeny, Sono and 6 others like this.
  4. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    If I plan to make future upgrades

    If I get a chance I will possibly after school tomorrow.
     
  5. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    Seems like a solid build/ I'll give you my crappy specs when I get home.
     
  6. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    This is my beautiful setup right now lol
    [​IMG]

    PC (Monitor and keyboard/mouse included) - $1075
    Xbox One (plus headset) - $550
    Xbox 360 - ~$150
    I've spent probably over $2000 in this setup if you include games and other misc devices.
     
    SuperDuperVance and Skeeny like this.
  7. Sono

    Sono Well-Known Member Official Author

    I can't get over how sexy your setups are.
    Lets see if I can remember what I have in my computer! xD

    Built summer of 2012.
    Intel 3rd Gen i5 3570k 3.4Ghz
    16GB Kingston DDR3 ram
    Asus P7somethingrather motherboard (lol)
    EVGA GTX 770 2GB GDDR5
    WD 1TB HDD
    750W power supply (I can't remember the brand for the life of me)
    An Ultra Gladiator half decent looking case that glows blue and has 10+ USB ports (half of which crapped out, though).

    Externals:
    Seagate 2TB external HDD
    BENQ 25" HD LCD Monitor (<3)
    ThermalTake gaming keyboard (glows red and has 10 programmable keys and a hand cooling fan - LOL).
    Anker 8000DPI gaming mouse (with 3 programmable buttons and adjustable sensitivity)
    Creative Labs Tactic Rage 3D Wireless Gaming Headset
    2 iHome speakers (which are suprisingly powerful... Until you break them)
    A PS3 that I haven't touched in ages
    A lamp.

    No pics will be provided due to how horrible my setup looks. Wires everywhere, 25 year old desk (falling apart, I may add) with paper and boxes piled on it.
     
  8. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    Do you guy's recommend gaming keyboards and mice?
     
    SuperDuperVance likes this.
  9. Sono

    Sono Well-Known Member Official Author

    Depends on how much money you have to spend. They are more comfortable, but rarely do they provide an advantage.
     
  10. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    Thanks, maybe in the future when I don't have to worry about college to pay for lol
     
    Sono likes this.
  11. leboulanger

    leboulanger Active Member Elite Author Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    Yes. Especially a mechanical keyboard. None of my friends understood the price point of this thing ($130), but it's worth every penny. I use the Corsair K70 with Cherry Reds, and it's been wonderful so far. Really solid, and the keys feel great. Plus, back-lighting is fun when lights are closed.

    For the mouse, yes it makes a difference, but it's not as big. Still love my mouse (Corsair M65), and would recommend if you have the money. The DPI adjustment buttons right on the mouse are so nice, and the sniper button too.

    Updated album, got some new peripherals...

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
  12. octo

    octo Forum Legend Official Author

    W M O
    M
    O
     
  13. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    leboulanger how to those fans sound on your h100i? Mine sound like jet engines when I start up my computer lol
     
  14. leboulanger

    leboulanger Active Member Elite Author Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    Stock fans had a defect, but they were generally loud. Startup was especially awful haha, but that's normal. The Noctua ones are extremely quiet, and do not go over 1200RPM, so it's always quiet, even under heavy loads while still keeping the CPU cool.
     
    Elibloodthirst likes this.
  15. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    Yeah I've seen those fans before. Seem to be pretty popular.
     
  16. genericusername

    genericusername Well-Known Member Official Author

    I build mine but too lazy to look at the specs
     
  17. Skillet

    Skillet Active Member

    I built one around a year and a half ago and hasn't slowed down at all. Cost around $1000 back then, probably one of the best investments I've made lol.

    Specs:

    AMD FX-4350 (Quad Core) Processor at 4.2 GHz
    Sapphire Radeon 7950 3 gb graphics card
    8 gb Corsair (I believe) 2200 MHz ram
    1 tb 7200 RPM Corsair caviar blue hard drive (for files and games and such)
    120 gb Samsung SSD (for OS and programs)
    500 w power supply (can't remember the brand)
    MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) mobo
    1x Hanns-G HL273 27" monitor
    1x Acer H226HQLBID 21.5" monitor
    All housed in a Cooler Master HAF 912 case

    Razer DeathAdder 2013 mouse
    Microsoft SideWinder X4 Keyboard

    Coolest thing (that the camera couldn't pick up) is that when I've got the lights off, the three primary colors are emitted all over the room from the PC itself, the keyboard, and the mouse.

    And here's a pic of the desk:

    [​IMG]
     
    SuperDuperVance likes this.
  18. Spalding

    Spalding Well-Known Member Official Author

    Nice build Skillet! I use to have the haf 912 but I gave it to my friend
     
  19. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

    Awarded Medals
    Still need to give you my shitty specs
     
  20. Skillet

    Skillet Active Member

    Aha yeah, it's a nice case. Pretty basic, but good airflow and looks decent :p
     

Share This Page