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[jrwizbang]

Ghetto computer update #1: Got my vidya card today. May be getting another sometime in the future.... 😗
Also, check out that amazing cable management. And just so no one thinks other wise I'm gonna say it right here, I say that in jest. Not seriously 😛

Ghetto computer upgrade

More pics: http://imgur.com/a/rot88#GJTeS

Getting my other 4gb of ram tomorrow to make 8.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Posting from netbook so can't see Muffins cable revisions,
X20 750L pump is not bad muffin,
first revision had issues but the V2 is all good, I run two and can report no problems
but the 655 is a better pump
Moto

 

[metal orient]

Why not? It provides more airflow to the gpu(s), also wouldn't you feel bad having a fan just laying around?

Looks like the fan is blowing down onto the PSU, does it have room to breath? as it doesn't look like it.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Nah, the Psu is flipped to take air from inside the case, and the fan on top is blowing onto the gfx card fighting the Psu's fan by the looks, its definitely unusual hehe
and if thats the benefit of modular Psu's Muffin, Izza stick wit ma nonmods tyvm 😛
😛
Moto

 

[Jamieboy113]

Nothing special, but here:

PSU - Arctiv psu, 700 Watt
CPU - AMD phenom II, Quad Core black edition at 3.4ghz
MOBO - Gigabyte SKT-AM3 M68MT-S2
Ram - 2x4 ghz of corsair ddr3 ram, 1600mhz.
HDD - (Forgot the make, it's just a 500GB one )
GPU - HD 5770 ..

Specs of above image 😛

 

[tecmo34]

Just finished my new build (waiting to pick up a second EVGA GTX 670 in the coming weeks)... Take a look (can be found in the second post on Page 1, as well 😀 )

My Primary System:

■CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
■MOBO: ASUS P9X79 PRO LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS
■RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
■HSF: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
■OS/App HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
■Secondary App HDD: Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
■Storage HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■PSU: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■GPU: EVGA 02G-P4-2670-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
■BD-ROM: LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback & M-DISC Support WH12LS39 LightScribe Support - OEM
■Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■Thermal Compound: Corsair Pre-installed Compound
■Montior: SOYO Pearl MT-NI-DYLM24E6 Monitor 24" 1900x1200

My Secondary System:

■CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
■MOBO: EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
■RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK
■HSF: XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
■OS/App HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE240G 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
■Games HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
■Storage HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■PSU: SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■GPU: 2x EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
■DVD: SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
■BD-ROM: Sony Optiarc Black 2X BD-ROM SATA Model BR-5100S
■Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D (CC650DW-1) Black Steel structure with black brushed aluminum faceplate ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
■Montior: ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms Full HD Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ Speakers 300 cd/m2 20000 :1 (ASCR)

 

[aznshinobi]

.... Tecmo. Why do you do this? Is it to make me cry that I don't have have a GTX 670... or an i7 3930K

 

[tecmo34]

.... Tecmo. Why do you do this? Is it to make me cry that I don't have have a GTX 670... or an i7 3930K

Sorry 🙁

I wanted to update to the i7-3770 build but after the reviews I felt the i7-3930K was the best choice. The i7-920 was getting "old" and need to be updated... IMO. As for the GTX 670, I made the purchase as soon as it came available on Newegg of release day!! I see it is available again (well... it might be gone now after posting) on Newegg, so grap yourself one!! I'm hoping to be able to pick one another one in mid-June

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Liking the Cm on the secondary more Tecmo, but then I saw Jamies build above yours,
Speechless,
Moto

 

[aznshinobi]

Haha Tecmo, just playing. Looks like a solid system. STILL... THE i7 3930K costs SO MUCH MORE than the i7 3770K! But temps do come into play I suppose.

I think I'll wait for the in my price range cards though. The GTX 660 (Ti if they keep the annotation) or wait for the 7870 or 7850 to drop further.

 

[tecmo34]

Liking the Cm on the secondary more Tecmo, but then I saw Jamies build above yours,
Speechless,
Moto

I hear you on the primary build!!

I do agree I have more work to do with the cable management, but since I was planning on adding a 2nd GTX 670, I would wait for then 😀 I had plenty of time with the secondary build and the 650D is better with cable management. I like the looks and cooling with the Corsair 550D (seems better than 650D) but loss a little with cable management 🙁

 

[Lutfij]

@ tecmo - wow just...wow

@ modo - sit this one out, I'll probably give a few pointers

@ jamieboy -

this is what came into my house ^

and this is what went out of my house^

 

[aznshinobi]

Haha nice lutfij, that build is quite simple. Improved cable management makes it look nicer though.

 

[tecmo34]

Haha Tecmo, just playing. Looks like a solid system. STILL... THE i7 3930K costs SO MUCH MORE than the i7 3770K! But temps do come into play I suppose.

I think I'll wait for the in my price range cards though. The GTX 660 (Ti if they keep the annotation) or wait for the 7870 or 7850 to drop further.

I had the same thought process with the i7-3770K and my concern with temps. I was able to get my i7-3930K stable @ 4.8 GHz, with normal running temps around 35C based on ambient temps & full load around 75C. I'm happy with the build and outcome.

I originally wanted the i7-660 Ti but I'm hearing a Q3 release that I couldn't wait for that long 😀 . The Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 are great cards. With a price drop, they will be very good price to performance cards!

 

[Lutfij]

yeah, the guy who was complaining of pc troubles asked me to take a look and i couldn't stand the wires - they were hurting my eyes 😛

btw, i'm also eyeing a GTX670 signature ed from EVGA :/ ... just waiting on it to stock up on the egg.

 

[aznshinobi]

Nice! I love Ivy but yeah, the temps that Sandy gets makes me so much happier specially since the performance is pretty much the same.

Yeah, Q3 is a bit long for me... But the 5850 hasn't quit on me yet. Starting to though, and the fan is getting annoying with how loud the stock is haha. Might just do a custom heatsink install and hold out with it on a 1GHZ overclock to the 5870's level.

 

[tecmo34]

@ tecmo - wow just...wow

Thanks for the comments!!

Congrats on the cable management improvements on that case. It made a vast improvement in appearance (and cooling for sure).

 

[Lutfij]

Congrats on the cable management improvements on that case.

Thanks matey [:lutfij:3]!!

It made a vast improvement in appearance (and cooling for sure).

:lol: i can already see modo singing "hallelujah" 😛

performance wise, dunno, its really old/obsolete
if memory serves me well, its
core 2 duo
G41 board
1GB ram
320GB HDD
samsung ODD

its worth mentioning, its a HTPC rig with an occasional use of MS Office for some small scale presentations and excel listings.

 

[Lutfij]

nice and clean 'tuck' job, I can live with that anyday.
(non windowed case)

I don't have too much to say to you 'lufti' because from you I expect quality..

[:lutfij:4] much appreciated words from you mental mal 😀

that unit of your reminds me of two things:
1.) an 'old school' erector set
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/malmental/Erector-Set-3-construction-engineer.jpg

2.) Hasbro Game - Operation
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/malmental/Operation-Game.gif

:lol:

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Yup, nice work there Lutfij, big improvement mate,
I'm not even going to point out the remaining bugs
Cm award for you man
Moto

 

[Lutfij]

I'd like to thank my mentor and jedi master - modo 😛

 

[Lutfij]

:lol:

oh yeah i almost forgot - my jedi supreme coucil member mental "yoda" mal

 

[Jamieboy113]

I get that my pc isn't that good, and i suck at cable management, but is there really such a need for the massive amounts of sarcasm? I built my system to play skyrim, and it plays it on ultra settings with tons of graphical enhancement mods. 😛 Im not one for overkill, therefore i bought and built what i need. The case is rarely opened (unless i need to clean it), so i don't really care about cable management, etc.
At the end of the day, the pc gets its job done 😛

 

[tecmo34]

@Jamieboy113: Fair enough statement and very true... If no one is going to see it, than it doesn't really matter (like... don't ask me to show the backside of my cases... not a neat as those guys ). If you are happy with your build & meets your needs than that is all that matters.

 

[Jamieboy113]

relax....
it's called 'hazing' or part of an initiation process.
thick skin is in 'forum feedback' section (moderation) do you need to go there.?
and humor is mostly 'here in gallery thread'...
😛
gotta pay to play.

Ahh, fair enough 😛 I best stop acting butthurt 😛 I just take pride in my little baba pc, it does it's job and im happy that it works 😀