- Aug 18, 2009
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sorry i don't have a photo, but i built my first ever PC build and finished in May starting in April, all paid for myself from work (like everyone else 😉) here are the specs:
intel i5 7600k cpu
cooler master 212 evo cpu cooler
asus Z270k motherboard
8gb ddr4 balistix lt sport ram
asus dual gtx 1070 8gb gpu
thermaltake toughpower 850w psu (overkill but oh well)
corsair 270r carbide windowed full tower case
2tb Toshiba + WD HDD
two 20" monitors sandwiching a 26"tv (crazy surround view!!)
windows 10 professional (somehow got it for free legally with some messing around and microsoft help)
in total this cost me only £976.48 excluding tv, monitors and peripherals absolute bargin and luck
i don't even know if i've posted this in the right section -_- sorry 😉
intel i5 7600k cpu
cooler master 212 evo cpu cooler
asus Z270k motherboard
8gb ddr4 balistix lt sport ram
asus dual gtx 1070 8gb gpu
thermaltake toughpower 850w psu (overkill but oh well)
corsair 270r carbide windowed full tower case
2tb Toshiba + WD HDD
two 20" monitors sandwiching a 26"tv (crazy surround view!!)
windows 10 professional (somehow got it for free legally with some messing around and microsoft help)
in total this cost me only £976.48 excluding tv, monitors and peripherals absolute bargin and luck
i don't even know if i've posted this in the right section -_- sorry 😉
- Mar 21, 2015
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Photo(s) would be nice to see.
850W PSU isn't overkill though, especially when you plan to go with 2x GTX 1070 in a 2-way SLI.
Btw, Corsair 270R is mid-tower ATX case and not a full-tower ATX case,
specs: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-270r-windowed-atx-mid-tower-case
- Mar 21, 2015
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Here's how: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2083471/read-forum-rules-styling-posts.html
(scroll down a bit, past forum rules to see that you'll need img tags for posting images)
- Mar 21, 2015
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July
Bought Corsair 750D Airflow Edition, Demciflex dust filter kit for Corsair 750D, Samsung 850 Evo (500GB), CableMod SE-series full cable kit (Blue) and 5.25" -> 3.5" mounting frame for my Haswell build.
Ready to swap the system.
During system swap. Old case and power cables are seen at the background.
Cloning the OS from HDD to SSD. Had to use my old PS/2 KB since MoBo didn't detect USB KB after POST and i couldn't get into the BIOS.
Night shot which shows very nicely the black & blue theme with my Haswell build.
Bought Corsair 750D Airflow Edition, Demciflex dust filter kit for Corsair 750D, Samsung 850 Evo (500GB), CableMod SE-series full cable kit (Blue) and 5.25" -> 3.5" mounting frame for my Haswell build.
Ready to swap the system.
During system swap. Old case and power cables are seen at the background.
Cloning the OS from HDD to SSD. Had to use my old PS/2 KB since MoBo didn't detect USB KB after POST and i couldn't get into the BIOS.
Night shot which shows very nicely the black & blue theme with my Haswell build.
- Mar 21, 2015
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August
Bought Sharkoon DG7000-G Green for my AMD build.
Ready to rebuild the system.
During system rebuild.
System up and running. Had to use few components from my Haswell build since i don't have 3rd monitor for my AMD build.
Close-up. To be honest, my old AMD build looks way better than i thought it would look.
Night shot (more or less). Since my Skylake build has black & red theme and Haswell build has black & blue theme, i decided to go with black & green theme with my AMD build.
Bought Sharkoon DG7000-G Green for my AMD build.
Ready to rebuild the system.
During system rebuild.
System up and running. Had to use few components from my Haswell build since i don't have 3rd monitor for my AMD build.
Close-up. To be honest, my old AMD build looks way better than i thought it would look.
Night shot (more or less). Since my Skylake build has black & red theme and Haswell build has black & blue theme, i decided to go with black & green theme with my AMD build.
Everything but the HDD,SSDs and PSU
Intel - I7 7700K
Corsair - H110i GTX v2
Gigabyte - Aorus Z270X Gaming 7
G.Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz 16GB
Galax - GTX 1080 HOF Edition
Corsair - 780T White
http://i.imgur.com/Kvb5vwD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PBQN1lr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t1ciDgl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VIYOqMW.jpg
Sorry for not linking with the img code because for some reason my account isn't "confirmed" but it is...
Intel - I7 7700K
Corsair - H110i GTX v2
Gigabyte - Aorus Z270X Gaming 7
G.Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz 16GB
Galax - GTX 1080 HOF Edition
Corsair - 780T White
http://i.imgur.com/Kvb5vwD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PBQN1lr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t1ciDgl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VIYOqMW.jpg
Sorry for not linking with the img code because for some reason my account isn't "confirmed" but it is...
Barty1884
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- Apr 16, 2015
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So, the start of a mini 'upgrade'/build - which is a downsize for me ATX to mITX and a build with components I have laying around/left over.
So today, I scored (what I feel is) a steal @ $200 CAD
The motherboard alone is going for $300+CAD
So, my build is going from:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4KWbyf
To
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qZB7xY
Although I may swap in the new cooler..... I'll see how I feel with the new case.
With the "leftovers" and some parts I have laying around, I'll put together:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vhPcXH
Which I feel would be a very capable budget gaming setup, with a solid OC.
Would need to pick up some more/replacement RAM and a decent PSU.
I only have a spare 350W Chicony unit (i think it came out of an old Dell XPS or something), but at least I could test the Mobo+CPU without having to take my rig apart just yet.
It's alive though!!
Thinking this will go to my GF's son. Not sure how the dual-core aspect will hold up for the games he plays, but considering he runs them on an older AMD APU in his laptop..... I'm assuming it should be fine.
Can't help but feel I should sell the Define R4 and house the second setup in something a little more..... budget though.
So today, I scored (what I feel is) a steal @ $200 CAD
The motherboard alone is going for $300+CAD
So, my build is going from:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4KWbyf
To
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qZB7xY
Although I may swap in the new cooler..... I'll see how I feel with the new case.
With the "leftovers" and some parts I have laying around, I'll put together:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vhPcXH
Which I feel would be a very capable budget gaming setup, with a solid OC.
Would need to pick up some more/replacement RAM and a decent PSU.
I only have a spare 350W Chicony unit (i think it came out of an old Dell XPS or something), but at least I could test the Mobo+CPU without having to take my rig apart just yet.
It's alive though!!
Thinking this will go to my GF's son. Not sure how the dual-core aspect will hold up for the games he plays, but considering he runs them on an older AMD APU in his laptop..... I'm assuming it should be fine.
Can't help but feel I should sell the Define R4 and house the second setup in something a little more..... budget though.
- Jul 27, 2011
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So I swapped out the G Skill Trident Z for some Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3000 RAM in my Ryzen build and then I put the extra 16GB back in my other PC. I'm looking at purchasing an NZXT S340 with tempered glass for my rig, that or a Phanteks P400S. Something with tempered glass. And then an M2 drive will be my next upgrade.
Why didn't you put the Corsair in the much less memory dependent Intel system instead of downgrading the Ryzen build? Or does that RAM overclock on Ryzen? There are a few B-die DDR4 3000 kits.
mrjack2207
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http://imgur.com/a/tvNnY
- Jul 27, 2011
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I'm just using it temporarily. I got it from Newegg as a review set so I didn't have to pay money for it. I want to get some Trident Z RGB RAM at some point but with memory prices as high as they are right now I will wait a bit to see if prices subside. But I'm also reconfiguring that system as I'm interested in getting a new case and possibly cooler, so that will change everything when I do decide what I'm doing.
The Trident Z that I was using previously was part of a 4 x 8GB set that I got for the Intel rig and so I'm putting it back to have the matched set.
Barty1884
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Well the franken-rig is alive! Didn't have to give away my board or my case either :lol:
Turns out I had an H81M-E that I forgot about (i picked it up for $5 as an unknown working deal), straightened out the couple of pins, and it works!
Still working on RAM, as i picked up 2x2GB to pair with the 2x2GB I already had.... but with only 2 DIMM slots on the H81, I gotta rethink that.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($60.00)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($40.00)
Motherboard: Asus - H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($5.00)
Memory: Samsung - 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($60.00)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.00)
Other: IN WIN PowerMan IP-P500CQ3-2 500W Power Supply (IP-P500CQ3-2) ($15.00)
Total: $240.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-01 12:16 EDT-0400
Turns out I had an H81M-E that I forgot about (i picked it up for $5 as an unknown working deal), straightened out the couple of pins, and it works!
Still working on RAM, as i picked up 2x2GB to pair with the 2x2GB I already had.... but with only 2 DIMM slots on the H81, I gotta rethink that.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($60.00)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($40.00)
Motherboard: Asus - H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($5.00)
Memory: Samsung - 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($60.00)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.00)
Other: IN WIN PowerMan IP-P500CQ3-2 500W Power Supply (IP-P500CQ3-2) ($15.00)
Total: $240.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-01 12:16 EDT-0400
- Mar 16, 2013
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Please repost this in the Systems Forum as its own thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31.html
That's what that space is made for.
This thread is for stuff you've already built... 😉
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Barty1884
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Everything migrated over. Sadly the rear exhaust didn't fit with enough space so was pushing off the NH-D15 fins. Had to take the GPU out and cooler off to remove it.
Cable management was pretty easy, surprisingly. Still could've done a bit better, but it'll do for now.
Really worried about the GPU intake though.....
But I like it 😀
Cable management was pretty easy, surprisingly. Still could've done a bit better, but it'll do for now.
Really worried about the GPU intake though.....
But I like it 😀
- Mar 21, 2015
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September
Bought 3x Corsair ML140 (blue) fans, 1x Corsair ML120 (blue) fan, 3x NZXT AER140 RGB fans and NZXT Sentry 3 fan controller for my Haswell build. I also bought NZXT Internal USB hubs for my Skylake and Haswell builds.
In the process of installing my new components into my case.
Test run of the fans and fan controller.
Channel layout:
Channel #1: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #2: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #3: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #4: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #5: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Night shot.
Since i ran out of internal USB 2.0 headers on both builds, got internal USB hubs to solve the issue. Mounted both of them on the top of the HDD cages.
Bought 3x Corsair ML140 (blue) fans, 1x Corsair ML120 (blue) fan, 3x NZXT AER140 RGB fans and NZXT Sentry 3 fan controller for my Haswell build. I also bought NZXT Internal USB hubs for my Skylake and Haswell builds.
In the process of installing my new components into my case.
Test run of the fans and fan controller.
Channel layout:
Channel #1: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #2: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #3: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #4: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #5: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Night shot.
Since i ran out of internal USB 2.0 headers on both builds, got internal USB hubs to solve the issue. Mounted both of them on the top of the HDD cages.
- Dec 22, 2014
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Some upgrades to the Ryzen. Got the XFX RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled in there, and a Samsung C34F781
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/34q48d
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/34q48d
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