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[GetToDaChopa]

One of my Computers which i am still putting together, still need to install a powr button and put in more mounting brakets!:

i5 2400
8Gb Ram
120gb 2.5" HDD (temporary until i get the SSD mounted)

[Verynice]

my """""rig""""", yeah theres a volt gauge and a tacho in there, what of it !! HAHAHA!!! mmm UV goodness

[Stressball]

New monitor, just gotta get rFactor running on 2 screens now

[DavidPartay]

Finally built myself a truly high-end machine!

I upgraded from an Athlon X2 5000+ with 4GB DDR2 800mhz, to the following:

CPU - Intel i5-2500K
MB - Gigabyte Z68X-UD3R motherboard
RAM - 8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz
CASE - Coolermaster RC 690 Advanced II
Optical - Pioneer 206BK Blu-Ray writer

Components brought from previous machine:
AUDIO - ASUS Xonar DX
Speakers - Logitech Z-5500
VGA - HIS Radeon 6850 1GB
HDD - 1.5TB SATA2 Seagate 7200rpm and 2TB Seagate SATA3 "green" at 5400RPM or something
MONITORS: Samsung BX2440 @ 1920x1080 and Chimei CMV 221D @ 1680x1050


This build is totally MONSTROUS. It turned out better than expected, I had been thinking I'd still need to move to a CrossfireX or SLI setup to get decent graphics, but the CPU has done wonders!

In the two days I've had the computer up and running, I've taken these readings:

Portal 2 - Details maxed out, 4xAA, 16xAF - solid 60fps
Crysis Warhead - "Enthusiast" level with 4xAA and 16xAF - 35-45fps
Fallout 3 - "Ultra" graphics details including 4xAA and 15xAF, no INI mods, only texture mods are body mods - 50-60fps (usually 57-60)


I'm thinking of waiting for the next gen Geforce cards to come out, or to see if there are any whispers of DirectX 12 coming into the picture any time soon. I'd like to upgrade to a GTX 570, as I intend to keep my old computer running as a studio/recording machine but haven't got a spare video card.

[fuzzy2308]

[ryan21]

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cpu: phenom 2 1100t
Graphics: 4870x2 2gb
ram: 6gb kingston hyperx 2ghz
hdd: 3 15k rpm seagate cheetah scsi's in raid 0 + others
mobo: gigabyte ma870a-ud3
psu: thermaltake tough power xt 775w
case: cooler master HAF 932

the little box over to the left is my server running vsphere
with server 2008,clear os and vortex box (virtual nas)

[PaRaDoX]

ryan, do you run ESX or vmware desktop?

I've got 2x HP ML150's at home running ESX (enterprise licensing :P) with vcentre.
my nas is virtual too and i connect using ISCSI.

I recently built my self a desktop with
i2500k
z68 GB motherboard (can't remember exactly, its the one with the auto overclocking)
16gb ddr3 ram (1333mhz)
GB 560 GTX Superoverclocked. (and further overclocked)

Does what i built it for which is playing games. :P
Can never have too much ram, i put together a blade enclosure with 1tb of ram recently. :P

[frogsta]

i7 960 @ 3.6GHz
2 X GTX 560 Ti's
6GB RAM
Sabertooth X58 Mobo
Logitech G35's and Z906's for sound.
24" ASUS monitor
Coolermaster HAF X case

Never need more than 6GB RAM so yeah, plays games good :P

[troykinsvt]

iphone 4 ....NUFF SAID

[DSLXIK]

i7 960 @ 3.6GHz
2 X GTX 560 Ti's
6GB RAM
Sabertooth X58 Mobo
Logitech G35's and Z906's for sound.
24" ASUS monitor
Coolermaster HAF X case

Never need more than 6GB RAM so yeah, plays games good :P

Always wondered... are you actually able to tell that its got 2 grfx? is it THAT much better than just running one?

[frogsta]

Always wondered... are you actually able to tell that its got 2 grfx? is it THAT much better than just running one?

Yeah most games double in FPS.
A few only get about 10-20 extra but they're normally bad console ports anyway. 2 GTX 560 Ti's beats a GTX 580 for sure.

[ryan21]

ryan, do you run ESX or vmware desktop?

I've got 2x HP ML150's at home running ESX (enterprise licensing :P) with vcentre.
my nas is virtual too and i connect using ISCSI.

I recently built my self a desktop with
i2500k
z68 GB motherboard (can't remember exactly, its the one with the auto overclocking)
16gb ddr3 ram (1333mhz)
GB 560 GTX Superoverclocked. (and further overclocked)

Does what i built it for which is playing games. :P
Can never have too much ram, i put together a blade enclosure with 1tb of ram recently. :P

nice setup! im using ESXi, what os are you using for your virtual nas?

lol 1tb of ram, im guessing that was for work?

[Jecs]

my computer shit itself on the weekend, brother did up a quote of all the goodies hes buildin me for a new one. (i have no idea about computers, he just said 'give me this much moneyz' and i did) so no real idea if its good or just mild.

-Gigabyte - GA-Z68XP-UD3R
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3R MB, Intel Z68, 4x DDR3 Slot, HDMI,
7.1CH, GbLAN, 2x PCI-E, CrossFireX / SLI, SAT A3, RAID, USB3.0,
Firewire, AT X

-Corsair - CML8GX3M2A1600C9W
Corsair 8GB Low Profile Kit (2x4GB), PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3,
Vengeance LP Series, Low Voltage (1.35v), 9-9-9-24, Dual Channel
Kit

- Pioneer - DVR-219LBK
Pioneer DVR-219LBK 24x Single & 12x Dual Layer Unbranded Black
OEM - SAT A DVDRW


-Corsair - CC650DW
Corsair Obsidian 650D Black Mid T ower Case with Window, No PSU,
2x 200mm fans, 1x 120mm fan, AT X/m AT X, Aluminum Faceplate,
Steel Structure


-EVGA - 015-P3-1580-KR
EVGA Geforce GT X580 (772Mhz), 1536MB GDDR5 (4008Mhz),
PCI-E 2.0, 2x Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI

-Intel - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5 2500K (3.30Ghz / 6MB / LGA1155 / Quad Core,
Overclocking Enabled)

-Samsung - S23B350H
Samsung 23" Widescreen LED Monitor, Rose Black, 1920x1080,
2ms, VGA, DVI,

[roost666]

My laptop,

ASUS G74SX
i7-2860QM (3.60Ghz Turbo)
16gb ddr3 1333mhz
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 2GB vram GDDR5 DX11
HIGH SPEED 500GB 7200RPM ULTRA SATA Hard Drive

[50LTRv8]

my computer shit itself on the weekend, brother did up a quote of all the goodies hes buildin me for a new one. (i have no idea about computers, he just said 'give me this much moneyz' and i did) so no real idea if its good or just mild.

-Gigabyte - GA-Z68XP-UD3R
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3R MB, Intel Z68, 4x DDR3 Slot, HDMI,
7.1CH, GbLAN, 2x PCI-E, CrossFireX / SLI, SAT A3, RAID, USB3.0,
Firewire, AT X

-Corsair - CML8GX3M2A1600C9W
Corsair 8GB Low Profile Kit (2x4GB), PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3,
Vengeance LP Series, Low Voltage (1.35v), 9-9-9-24, Dual Channel
Kit

- Pioneer - DVR-219LBK
Pioneer DVR-219LBK 24x Single & 12x Dual Layer Unbranded Black
OEM - SAT A DVDRW


-Corsair - CC650DW
Corsair Obsidian 650D Black Mid T ower Case with Window, No PSU,
2x 200mm fans, 1x 120mm fan, AT X/m AT X, Aluminum Faceplate,
Steel Structure


-EVGA - 015-P3-1580-KR
EVGA Geforce GT X580 (772Mhz), 1536MB GDDR5 (4008Mhz),
PCI-E 2.0, 2x Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI

-Intel - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5 2500K (3.30Ghz / 6MB / LGA1155 / Quad Core,
Overclocking Enabled)

-Samsung - S23B350H
Samsung 23" Widescreen LED Monitor, Rose Black, 1920x1080,
2ms, VGA, DVI,

Just so you know that system is pretty much spot on, That processor is highly overclockable and that video card is the second best one for nividia out there (compared to the the 590), 8 GB of RAM is plenty at this state of the game. Will go for quite a while

[Jecs]

Just so you know that system is pretty much spot on, That processor is highly overclockable and that video card is the second best one for nividia out there (compared to the the 590), 8 GB of RAM is plenty at this state of the game. Will go for quite a while

cheers man, the only game i play (when ive got free time) is BF3. i used to play it on my old comp (which my brother built 7-8 years ago) and i thought it ran beautiful but he said when he watched me play his eyes used to bleed lol so im keen to get that runnin and see how it looks. plus 8 gig jump from 2 gig should be fun lol