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[tecmo34]

@jacknhut.. Sweet looking build. What is the rest of the components under the hood??

 

[jacknhut]

@jacknhut.. Sweet looking build. What is the rest of the components under the hood??

Sorry just updated with the rest of the components in the pics. Now I'm waiting for 2 more Panasonic 42'' to be on sale by black friday and I got a complete rig lol. Can't wait!!!

 

[tecmo34]

I just picked up a second GTX 670 myself today and installed tonight... It nearly doubled my 3DMark 11 score.

I have to tweak my cable management a little more than I'll update my picture!

 

[amuffin]

You know what you can do with those 570's? You can give them to me!

 

[jrwizbang]

Or give them to me so that I can have 3 Except my board only supports 2.... whatever.

 

[amuffin]

Share? XD

 

[Dremeljunkie]

Not quite a gaming rig, but a modern, sandy bridge powered makeover of a classic design: 20" iMac G4

CPU: Core i5 2520M (Dual Core Mobile)
Mobo: Quanmax KEEX-6100 ECX 3.5"
Graphics: Intel HD 3000
RAM: 1x4GB 1066 DDR3
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB
Compact Flash: Transcend 64GB 400X
Optical: LITE-ON DVD Burner
Monitor: 20" iMac G4 16:10, ID Tech LCD
PSU: 160watt PICO PSU
Wifi: PCI Express Broadcom Card
Operating System: Dual Boot via SSD and CF
Retail Copy of Mac OSX Lion on SSD
Windows 8 Developer Preview on CF

Build Pics:

This was the second time I have used a 3.5" ECX board by Quanmax. It's what makes this board possible. Despite their small size they seem to offer more powerful chipsets than other small form factors (Ex Pico and Nano itx). So far I have been very impressed by this board and would recommend it to anyone interested in small form factor builds.

This was a very fun project and makes for a fun everyday use all-in-one machine. Build instructions are available. Hope this is helpful.

 

[Lutfij]

^ hmmm thas new...

@ jacknut - mind PM'ing me aboput your GTX 570's?

 

[akamrcrack]

I just picked up a second GTX 670 myself today and installed tonight... It nearly doubled my 3DMark 11 score.

I have to tweak my cable management a little more than I'll update my picture!

Very nice, makes me want to save my money up and get a 2nd one XD

Gotta tell me if your cards came with a high flow bracket installed when you take pics!!


So many sexy GTX 670 rigs starting to pop up. Gotta take some pics of my system 😉

 

[tjosborne]

so, how easy is it to get a good price for old cards? just put them on ebay? wondering because i wanna upgrade.

 

[akamrcrack]

so, how easy is it to get a good price for old cards? just put them on ebay? wondering because i wanna upgrade.

Wondering this also lol. I have two 6950 Twin Frozr III 2GB cards that were replaced by my 670 and no clue where to sell them :/

Figure I can just sell one and keep other for incase of's but where I would sell that one is a mystery to me

 

[Niklas_13]

My Primary System:
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/Tecmo34/i7-3930KBuild001.jpg

■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:
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/Tecmo34/i7-920Build001.jpg

■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)



My Dad's PC: (Originally built for my daughter but given to my Dad when his died)
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/Tecmo34/iPhoneUpload.jpg

■CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550
■MOBO: MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
■RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK
■HSF: Thermaltake V1 Max-Performance CPU Cooler with Massive 110mm Blue LED Full-Range Variable Speed Fan CL-P0401
■HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
■PSU: ABS Tagan ITZ Series ITZ900-V2 900W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
■GPU: 2x EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
■DVD: SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
■Case: Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
■Montior: ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out


My Daughters' Current PC:
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/Tecmo34/PC Build/DSC_0580.jpg

■CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
■MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
■RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
■HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ...
■HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
■PSU: Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
■GPU: XFX HD-465X-YAF2 Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
■DVD: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
■Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
■Montior: Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Can you give me your old i7 build

 

[rufus_22]

Wondering this also lol. I have two 6950 Twin Frozr III 2GB cards that were replaced by my 670 and no clue where to sell them :/

Figure I can just sell one and keep other for incase of's but where I would sell that one is a mystery to me

I see old cards frequently on craigslist as wellas in hawk shops .. get $ for them while ya can would be my advice

 

[cmcghee358]

I agree. I have done quite a few sales and trades on craigslist. It's where I got a lot of my cash flow for my upgrades.

For instance, I used to have 2 4890s in Xfire. I sold them both for $150 total. Simultaneously I bought a 5870 2GB Eyefinity6 Edition on a Shell Shocker for 179.99. I basically paid 29.99 out of pocket to have a fairly significant upgrade.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Not quite a gaming rig, but a modern, sandy bridge powered makeover of a classic design: 20" iMac G4

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cwIYp6M4CRg/TwFA_VaamKI/AAAAAAAABSM/4aqe51fZC5I/s1600/IMG_0744.jpg

CPU: Core i5 2520M (Dual Core Mobile)
Mobo: Quanmax KEEX-6100 ECX 3.5"
Graphics: Intel HD 3000
RAM: 1x4GB 1066 DDR3
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB
Compact Flash: Transcend 64GB 400X
Optical: LITE-ON DVD Burner
Monitor: 20" iMac G4 16:10, ID Tech LCD
PSU: 160watt PICO PSU
Wifi: PCI Express Broadcom Card
Operating System: Dual Boot via SSD and CF
Retail Copy of Mac OSX Lion on SSD
Windows 8 Developer Preview on CF

Build Pics:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t3A9oqRQ_oE/TyoDXkoXusI/AAAAAAAABXk/lQG4mIhBoZw/s1600/IMG_0453.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O9cFVHZg4Jg/TyoDYuK61vI/AAAAAAAABXs/pufXkmM65xA/s1600/IMG_0456.JPG

This was the second time I have used a 3.5" ECX board by Quanmax. It's what makes this board possible. Despite their small size they seem to offer more powerful chipsets than other small form factors (Ex Pico and Nano itx). So far I have been very impressed by this board and would recommend it to anyone interested in small form factor builds.

This was a very fun project and makes for a fun everyday use all-in-one machine. Build instructions are available. Hope this is helpful.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XhatuV5kjkI/TwFBDRjD4PI/AAAAAAAABS8/U9-f65SdouM/s1600/IMG_0754.jpg

Well I can't fault his cables........ 😛
Nice project man,
now tidy those speaker wires up!!
hehe
Moto

 

[Lutfij]

:lol: maybe cut them wires and have them magically run wirelessly 😛 hehehe!

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Wireless speakers do exist.....
😛
Moto

 

[Lutfij]

but i was talking about cutting them apple speaker wire and make them wire less - pun intended 😛 hehe

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I know bro, I know...
Moto

 

[dogman_1234]

Heck, I would of appreciated a purchase of that! A new F@H unit!

 

[gcmartini]

excuse me what did I just say... 😗 :lol:

Mal is turnin' gangster? haha.

 

[dogman_1234]

*StarFox SNES Voiceover*

"Good Luck"

 

[Gothams Finest]

Just upgraded my machine with two GTX 670s, an Asus 27" LED 3D 120hz Monitor and a few other bits and pieces 😛

i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz
Noctua NH-D14
ASUS P8P67 pro
EVGA GTX 670 SLi
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz
Corsair HX750 PSU
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
CoolerMaster 690 II Advanced
Asus VG278 LED 27" 3D 120hz Monitor
Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speakers
SteelSeries 6GV2 Mechanical Keyboard
Razer DeathAdder Respawn Mouse
Razer Goliathus Alpha Speed Edition Mouse Mat
Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

Pictures coming soon, just waiting for my braided cables and case fans to arrive.

 

[rufus_22]

I know bro, I know...
Moto

Commercial strength condescention right there sir yup

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Pfft, commercial strength?
Weapons grade sarcasm or go home!!!

Moto