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[ajm1212]

CPU: AMD FX-8350 @ 4.4 GHZ
Mobo: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
GPU: MSi GTX 660 ti Power Edition
Memory: 16gb Corsair Vengeance
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50
Boot Drive: OCZ Solid 3 60gb SSD
Storage Drives: WD Green 1tb & WD Blue 500gb
Case: NZXT Phantom (im changing to Corsair 800d next week)
PSU: OCZ Modxtreme 600w modular
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit
Monitors: Asus VS248H-P 24 inch & Acer S201HL-BD

I am changing to the 800d soon so I didn't really bother with cables too much. Still looks decent.

http://s1311.beta.photobucket.com/user/ajm1212/media/C3E57201-FF41-488F-88B6-BF52A5D1795E-434-0000002B2844B1B5_zps978dbedd.jpg.html#/user/ajm1212/media/C3E57201-FF41-488F-88B6-BF52A5D1795E-434-0000002B2844B1B5_zps978dbedd.jpg.html?&_suid=135371267416706437325611030925

http://s1311.beta.photobucket.com/user/ajm1212/media/C3E57201-FF41-488F-88B6-BF52A5D1795E-434-0000002B2844B1B5_zps978dbedd.jpg.html#/user/ajm1212/media/A39B65CC-D7F5-4D77-9346-42D7D0C70A69-434-0000002B1FAF15BE_zps2a07cbcf.jpg.html?&_suid=135371267416706437325611030925

http://s1311.beta.photobucket.com/user/ajm1212/media/C3E57201-FF41-488F-88B6-BF52A5D1795E-434-0000002B2844B1B5_zps978dbedd.jpg.html#/user/ajm1212/media/465506EF-6A13-4BDA-A1C0-1A48604A0B9A-434-0000002B18B285C9_zps2c5cb938.jpg.html?&_suid=135371267416706437325611030925

http://s1311.beta.photobucket.com/user/ajm1212/media/C3E57201-FF41-488F-88B6-BF52A5D1795E-434-0000002B2844B1B5_zps978dbedd.jpg.html#/user/ajm1212/media/8AD07EE8-7F92-4F5A-A06E-08951848B410-434-0000002B0B8B5C10_zps615228fa.jpg.html?&_suid=135371267416706437325611030925

 

[blackhawk1928]

^Incredibly clean looking build. Props!

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Pics soon. Just got the Antec Eleven Hundred for 55$.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Building with this case is a breeze. I can actually attempt to manage the cables now!
BTW that molex cable you can see in the last pic is hidden now.

http://s1105.beta.photobucket.com/user/mjmjpfaff/library/New%20Case

i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz
Hyper 212 Plus
EVGA GTX 560 Ti FPB
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Corsair TX650 650w
8gb 1600mhz Corsair XMS3
640gb WD Black HDD
Lite-On DVD Burner
NZXT Fan Controller
Antec Eleven Hundred

 

[Motopsychojdn]

@Ajm1212, nice man, I don't think I'll need to shout at you for your cables in the new rig, its very nearly my level already hehe I look forward to seeing your efforts in the new case

MjmjPfaff, good work man, I can see the evolution of cablework there, nice use of little holes in the frame too, btw, if the Molex's are a little too annoying spacewise, you can trim those sproingy bits off with a sharp knife to allow the connecters to sit flat, minor tip there hehe
Nice work coming in here lately, good to see
Moto

 

[mjmjpfaff]

@Ajm1212, nice man, I don't think I'll need to shout at you for your cables in the new rig, its very nearly my level already hehe I look forward to seeing your efforts in the new case

MjmjPfaff, good work man, I can see the evolution of cablework there, nice use of little holes in the frame too, btw, if the Molex's are a little too annoying spacewise, you can trim those sproingy bits off with a sharp knife to allow the connecters to sit flat, minor tip there hehe
Nice work coming in here lately, good to see
Moto

^Good tip. Those bits never come in use either.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

They're handy for unplugging but seeing as most folks plug and forget molex's they are kind of redundant from the get go
Moto

 

[Forde3654Eire]

EDIT: Sorry for duplicate post. I didn't know about this thread so just created my own... well, I'm here now!

This here is my very first gaming build, which I put together back in June 2012.

I understand the guts are not so pretty, I think its bleghh myself... full ATX board was way out of budget in my part of the world, but the important part is I'm able to run my games very nicely with this! Latest drivers installed, all games run swell!

Happened to be doing a bit of cleaning, some cable-management, thoughts of adding an extra 4GB RAM to the free DIMM slot... then I remembered I never posted the build here on the forums... so here it is!

Please let me know what you think. Looking forward to hearing from you guys!

System specs:

i3 2100 3.1Ghz
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V mATX
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5
1x4GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM Kingston
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200rpm
LiteOn DVD/RW
Corsair CX500 500W 80+ power supply
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition case

The SoundBlaster sound card is from my previous computer.

 

[Deemo13]

@Forde3654Eire, glad you were able to find the thread! Mine is a little ways up on this page I think.

 

[Forde3654Eire]

@Forde3654Eire, glad you were able to find the thread! Mine is a little ways up on this page I think.

Wouldn't have known about it, thanks! Wow I was actually checking out your build up there, not realizing it was yours, wondering what the hell it was doing out-of-doors :lol: Congrats on your system, some serious muscle there!

EDIT: LOL my system looks so barebones next to all those monsters in here! Don't know why but... its almost like comparing an expensive and exquisite dinner with starters, main meal and dessert in a 5-star hotel... to a hot-dog sandwich from one of these hot-dog stands! :lol: In a nutshell, it just gets the job done!

 

[Deemo13]

Wouldn't have known about it, thanks! Wow I was actually checking out your build up there, not realizing it was yours, wondering what the hell it was doing out-of-doors :lol: Congrats on your system, some serious muscle there!

EDIT: LOL my system looks so barebones next to all those monsters in here! Don't know why but... its almost like comparing an expensive and exquisite dinner with starters, main meal and dessert in a 5-star hotel... to a hot-dog sandwich from one of these hot-dog stands! :lol: In a nutshell, it just gets the job done!

I'll let you in on a little secret. I have a pretty lame looking M-ATX board, but I have an absolutely massive cooler on my GTX460 (which is about the same performance as your 6850) which covers up the bottom of it and draws the eyes away from the bottom of the board...or the lack of it.

I don't think I've actually owned a full ATX motherboard. :/

 

[RussK1]

Just put together... I know, I know - I'll do something with the unused cables. I got tired and wrapped them up instead of problem solving. My kids were driving me nuts with "helping daddy".

i5-3570K
Enermax ETS-T40 T.B.SILENCE
ASRock Z77 Extreme 6
8GB Ballistix sport
Asus Direct DCII 7950
Silencer MKII 750w (great psu but I need modular)
256GB Samsung 830
750GB Seagate Barricuda
Rosewill Blackhawk

The case is cool, the front panel cables are nice and long but the side panels are flimsy and weak.

 

[Lutfij]

wow, some really nice rigs in this thread and some good effort put in by builders to make it look clean and functional good job everyone.

Special note - Modo - good work keeping people in line without me around 😀

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I actually seem to be easing up in my old age lol,
but yes there are some nice clean builds coming out lately, great to see
Moto

 

[towhog66]

wish i had more money to upgrade. soon ill get a new case and mobo, cpu... and yes some very nice set ups.....

 

[nstiver]

OK my FT02 refurb is finished and heres the results with my FX8350 is now watercooled with a 180mm rad.

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/Thruxton/PC2006.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/Thruxton/PC2008.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/Thruxton/PC2013.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/Thruxton/pc3009.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/Thruxton/pc3001.jpg

Sorry about my crappy camera phone pics.

SICK sick SICK looking rig man. Love the all black look!

 

[nstiver]

Just curious, what kind of FPS are you getting on BF3 with that setup?

Hey guys! just wanted to post my PC here and see what you guys think, mainly because I may be selling it soon, do you think it would be better to part this out? or sell as a whole?

also would like to know what a decent price quote would be for the desktop alone? (without monitors etc.)

anyway here are the specs:

i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen 3
EVGA GTX 680 2GB
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz
Samsung 128gb SSD
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM HDD
XFX PRO Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus Silver 750w PSU
NZXT Phantom 410-White Mid Tower

3X ASUS Glossy Black 23" (With Nvidia Surround Enabled)
Windows 8 Pro
Steelseries 9HD
Logitech G700
Corsair K60
Corsair Vengeance 1500 Circumaural Dolby 7.1

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image_7.jpeg

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image_4.jpeg

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image_3.jpeg

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image.jpeg

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image_1.jpeg

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t493/thomasf94/PC - 11-17-12/image_2.jpeg

Edit: Paid around $2,000 for all of this brand new (I know I wont be able to get that much for it, but just thought I'd post it)

 

[Uther39]

SICK sick SICK looking rig man. Love the all black look!

Thanks buddy.

 

[jrwizbang]

Really glad to see all of this love and appreciation being put into your builds! I see that Moto has influenced many in the ways of cable management as well. Attention to detail is key and I'm seeing a lot of it. Keep up the fantastic work everyone.

 

[Deemo13]

So if we are to upgrade our computer, should we update the pictures in the original post or make a new one?

 

[Lutfij]

new one

 

[Motopsychojdn]

It helps the moderator team massively if we report spammers using the yellow report button on the offending post,

Spam is like cables, I don't like seeing it hehe
Moto

 

[Deemo13]

OMG that's where the report button is! Been on here forever and never saw it.

Got a picture of my rig with 2 new 570's in it

Got my cable management sorted...kinda. I got the 2 570's for $300.

 

[Lutfij]

@ modo - haha! You do don't you?

@Deemo13 - very nice effort therer room for some improvements. Modo can walk you through the steps. Its his vocation anyway

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I'm going to go easy on this one hehe, (must be in a good mood 😛)
Flip your hard drives so the cables feed through from the front of the cage,
And colour the SLI cable in with a marker pen or something 😛
I used black fabric tape on mine, works well on black cards
All in all, good effort man, enjoy it
Moto