Tom's Hardware Member System Gallery

[rufus_22]

Ahh .. The wisdom of the Moto .. I agree ,, much better fan down , both in terms of function and asthetics IMHO .. Nice rig btw .

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Mine or erics?
If mine then Thank you, she's a bit dated now but I kill Crysis3 and Wow so I think its going to be running fine for a few years yet especially as I've just decided to add archery to my hobby list
That pics before I added the cards to the loop but it does show the effect well
Moto

 

[fl-gators-fan]

Here are a few pics of my system. Just upgraded to a Corsair H80i all in 1 liquid cooler. Specs below;

Cooler Master 690 II Advanced case with 3 blue LED case fans (x3 140mm)
Corsair H80i all in 1 liquid CPU cooler with two Corsair SP120 fans in push/pull
Intel I5 3570K Ivy Bridge CPU overclocked to 4.0 GHz @ 1.13 volts
ASRock Extreme 6 Z77 motherboard
16 GB (8GB x 2) G.Skill Ares Series DDR3 1600 RAM
x2 EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2gb Video Cards in 2 way SLI
Corsair Professional Series HX 750 watt modular PSU
Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD drive
Hitachi 1TB hard drive
Samsung Blu-Ray combo drive
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

 

[bigredballerjeff]

Just finished building my budget rig and installing most of my programs. First time build, with the help of this forum and how-to videos, it wasnt to hard to figure out. thanks all who helped me complete my build! cheers!

http://s21.photobucket.com/user/bigredballerjeff/slideshow/Computer

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.00 @ Microcenter) (Bundle)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.00 @ Microcenter) (Bundle)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: 4x Xigmatek CLF-F1254 68.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($27.96 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G215HVBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Wired Slim Keyboard ($7.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Zalman ZM-M200 Wired Optical Mouse ($3.65 @ NCIX US)
Total: $807.51

 

[mattius92]

My latest build:

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.0Ghz
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Motherboard: AS-Rock Z77E-ITX
GPU: MSI Radeon HD 7870 Ghz Edition @ 1450 Core, 5800 Memory
RAM: 8GB Mushkin Redline DDR3-1866
Primary Storage: Mushkin 120GB SATA-III SSD
Secondary Storage: WD 320GB Scorpio Blue
OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Case: Bitfenix Prodigy
Fans: Two 140MM Cougar Vortex, One 120MM Coolermaster PWM

 

[Uther39]

Nice Prodigy build, but what you would really benefit from is a Corsair H100i CPU cooler so you can mount it in the roof, thats what i did with mine and it really tidied up the build.

 

[mattius92]

Thanks!

Oh I have plans to build a custom cooling loop, add a fully modular PSU, and top it off with a 7970 Ghz Edition. However, currently, I don't have the fundage.

 

[Onus]

Be careful of heat with that board. Maybe I just got unlucky, but I had a Z77E-ITX in a Lian Li PC-Q08R (with front and top fans for good flow) using a HD7870, and the board died without warning during a game. Nothing was overclocked, and the CPU and GPU temps were warm but normal, but apparently a VRM fried shorted.

 

[mattius92]

Note, taken, I get decent airflow in that case, those 140MM Cougar Vortexs can push some air, but hopefully I won't fry the mobo. That would not make my day, lol

 

[zooted]

I'm kinda surprised that they 212 fit in the prodigy, guess I never looked at the measurements. Did the fan not fit on the side of it?

 

[mattius92]

The fan could fit on the side opposite of the GPU, however I chose to let the 140MM fan in the rear blow air over the Hyper 212. It flows better that way, considering the Hyper 212 can only be orientated the way it is due to the GPU being in the way.

 

[Bexx]

Yay! I can finally post here! After being fed up with a super slow laptop for a few years (convinced it wasn't an internet problem) I came here for advice

I built this on my own, first time PC build, with only my OH telling me where things go. Though when my order arrived I realised I'd forgotten my graphics card! Had to order that with next day delivery but figured where that went by myself lol

Sorry in advance for cable management, I tried my best, put everything out of the way of the fans and cable ties were my best friend but those PSU cables are so thick and unmanageable it was difficult.

Specs:

Asus M5A78L Motherboard
Corsair 500W CX Builder
AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz
60GB SSD
8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Lg Internal 24x Bulk Dvdrw
Toshiba 1TB
MSI HD 7750 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card
Windows 7 Home Premium
Novatech Vulcan Midi Case V2
Samsung S22B300HS 21.5 Inch Widescreen HDMI LED Monitor

 

[stickg1]

Why did you get a graphics card with DDR3?

 

[Bexx]

Why did you get a graphics card with DDR3?

I'm not sure, why, is it a problem? It was a quick decision I had to make myself and went by reviews x price x good size x good name etc

 

[Onus]

DDR3 is notably slower than GDDR5. The HD7750 is spec'ed for GDDR5, so the DDR3 versions are abominations released to take advantage of people.

 

[stickg1]

I'm not sure, why, is it a problem?

Unfortunately yeah, the GDDR5 model is faster. How long ago did you order it? Perhaps you can swap them and cite a mistake on your part?

 

[Bexx]

About 2 weeks ago. I've not noticed any problems with it so far though, everything looks good and I don't play a lot of games and the ones I do play aren't that intensive so I'm pretty pleased with it

 

[silveralien81]

Not the card I would have chosen either, but I'm a gamer. If it does what you need it to do for a good price, then it is exactly the card you should buy. BTW, that is really a very decent budget PC. Well done sir.

 

[Bexx]

Thanks, means a lot coming from you guys on here ^_^ I had some help from here before I built it but I've only been really learning the lingo and stuff for a few weeks lol

My OH recently bought a £200 graphics card just because there are some pc games he can't play on the highest settings and his pc is getting on a bit. I for sure do not need to spend that much mine was only £80 lol

 

[ssddx]

this is the setup i use...

keep in mind this was built in 2010

while it may not compare with some rigs on here it does a very good job for what i need it to do.

40" sony bravia 1080p 60hz lcdtv

corsair 800d
i7-920 bloomfield
asus rampage iii extreme rog lga1156
3x2gb 1600mhz mushkin redline
evga gtx470 fermi
samsung 840 pro 512gb
western digital caviar black 1.5tb (x2)
corsair hx1000
blueray burner
dvd burner (x2)
6 knob fan control
razer deathadder
wasd cherry mx blue mechanical keyboard
awsome mousepad i picked up along the way

apc xs1300 battery backup

pioneer vsx-30
klipsch quintet iv 5.0
klipsch 450w sub

ps3 with playstation move
ps2 with wireless controllers.

my rediculous movie collection

 

[hero1]

This is my current Water Cooled Rig: Updated the loop, look for picture at the bottom!

Specs:
Intel Core i5 3570K @4.4 (had it at 4.5 but decided to lower it)
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula
G. Skill Z-Series 16 GB 1866 MHz
256 GB Samsung 830 SSD
eVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper (stock @980 MHz with 1033 MHz boost)
Fractal Design Define XL R2 with Fractal Adjust 108 Fan Controller and Samsung DVD Writer
Corsair AX850
Dell U2713HM 27" 2560x1440P
Audioengine A5+W Speakers with Sennheiser PC 350 Headset
Logitech G710+, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Corsair M60

Cooling:
EKWB H30 240 HFX: (240 mm XTX rad with 2 x 120 mm Scythe GT 1850 push and 2 x 120 mm Noctua NF-P12 pull)
EKWB DCP 4.0, EKWB multioption res
EKWB Supremacy CPU Block
XSPC EX280 with 2 x 140 mm Noctua AF-14 in push

 

[Teeroy32]

There needs to be a thumbs up on the forum for when you really appreciate some ones rig

hero1 - Nice rig mate, you've given me nerd envy

 

[Proximon]

That's a well thought out and well executed loop right there. Is the pump loud?

 

[mrdowntownkiller]

 

[hero1]

That's a well thought out and well executed loop right there. Is the pump loud?

Thanks man. the pump can only be heard because of the vents at the bottom which I plan on covering. I changed the loop order a bit last night to make it better. I'll update the photo asap.

Nice rig mate, you've given me nerd envy

Thanks man. How's yours going to look like?