Phenom's Summer Upgrade Log

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

Welcome to my Summer Upgrade Project log. This log is to allow you to keep track of my very much anticipated upgrade.

Just this morning with my first full time paycheck from my job I ordered my stuff for my Summer Upgrade. Here is what I ordered

So obviously the GTX680 is the main focus of this upgrade. However as you can see I have ordered new memory. I am currently using Corsair Vengeance 1866 8gb memory with huge flamboyant heat sinks that do not allow me to put a fan on the front side of my cooler. So to eradicate this problem and make my rig look nice I have ordered the blue G. SKill Ares kit which is 8GB at 2133 and its low profile. So with that I got the new Corsair SP120 fans to do push pull config for cooling. As you may know the Corsair fans allow for some slight customization with colored rings so I already have 4 AF120 fans with the blue rings, these new fans will also have the blue and then with the G. skill ram it will match and finish the look of a Blue and Black themed build.

As always there will be unboxing pictures and pictures throughout the upgrade process. So Stay tuned for this.

Here is what the Rig looks like currently:

Ravenas · Jun 27, 2012

I don't know if I'm the only one wondering this but how does this have anything to do with Phenom (a codename for a very successful AMD line of processors)? :laugh:

I like the card great pick! Congrats man. :toast:

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

Ravenas said:
I don't know if I'm the only one wondering this but how does this have anything to do with Phenom (a codename for a very successful AMD line of processors)?

I like the card great pick! Congrats man.

its my name is games. Has nothing to do with AMD line

my name in games is MxPhenom 216

I race motocross and my number is 216. and everyone calls me phenom in team speak.

Ravenas · Jun 27, 2012

nvidiaintelftw said:
I race motocross and my number is 216. and everyone calls me phenom in team speak.

Ah ok, cool man that makes more sense.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jun 27, 2012

You'll like the Gskill Ares memory. I have a set of the 1600 stuff in one of my x6 systems and that stuff is nice.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

So my card, fans, and memory will be here Friday. I am tempted to take a Half day at work so I can be home when the stuff comes and get it all installed!

brandonwh64 · Jun 27, 2012

nvidiaintelftw said:
So my card, fans, and memory will be here Friday. I am tempted to take a Half day at work so I can be home when the stuff comes and get it all installed!

Do it! I usually do if I have "Important" packages arriving LOLZ

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

brandonwh64 said:
Do it! I usually do if I have "Important" packages arriving LOLZ

it is very tempting haha!

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jun 27, 2012

I have a "special" package coming in today. And yes I am getting ready to leave work now. Cutting the day 2.5 hrs short. :toast:

cadaveca · Jun 27, 2012

nvidiaintelftw said:
So my card, fans, and memory will be here Friday. I am tempted to take a Half day at work so I can be home when the stuff comes and get it all installed!

DON'T DO IT!!!

:roll:

Practice patience!

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

cadaveca said:
DON'T DO IT!!!

Practice patience!

I have to practice patience for 3 whole days before it all comes!

erocker · Jun 27, 2012

New job = Don't take half days. Work all you can/are allowed to.

TheMailMan78 · Jun 27, 2012

erocker said:
New job = Don't take half days. Work all you can/are allowed to.

And beg for more.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Jun 27, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
And beg for more.

eww

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

erocker said:
New job = Don't take half days. Work all you can/are allowed to.

yeah i know

cadaveca · Jun 27, 2012

So, uh, where are the pics of the rig currently?

Are we gonna get a step-by step process rundown?

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 27, 2012

cadaveca said:
So, uh, where are the pics of the rig currently?

Are we gonna get a step-by step process rundown?

most likely. unless i get carried away and forget about the camera there might be some skipped steps haha.

picture of current state of rig is in first post.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 28, 2012

wow!

My stuff is coming today. 1 day early. I probably won't get to install all of it and what not till tomorrow night. Tonight I am finishing up on a clients computer.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 28, 2012

my 680, ram, and fans were delivered and hour ago. And guess where i am! Im still at work! FML

EDIT: Pictures coming in a view hours. unboxing

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 29, 2012

680 is here in my hands.................................I need new pants

Pictures coming soon.

manofthem · Jun 29, 2012

Very awesome upgrade parts! :toast:

Let me/us know what you think about the fans. I am running 3 right now (bought them after we talked on your af120 review) on my rad, and they are a little louder than I thought they'd be. I suppose I should have known considering they were high rpm and good airflow.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 29, 2012

They aren't baby blue Alex.

GIANT POSTER! didnt think it was going to be that big. Regardless its going on the wall above my desk

Accessories

And the card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jun 29, 2012

Nice man

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 29, 2012

GTX680 is installed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to install the ram and new fans this weekend. I want to play games right now and mess around with the 680 tonight and tomorrow im going to a party then Saturday ill install the new ram and fans and overclock my 2500k to 4.7

Out with the old

In with the NEW!

MT Alex · Jun 29, 2012

I have the same screwdrivers.

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	AM5
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	Asrock X670E Taichi
Cooling	EK AIO Basic 360
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600 64 Gb - XMP1 Profile
Video Card(s)	AMD Reference 7900 XTX 24 Gb
Storage	Samsung Gen 4 980 1 TB / Samsung 8TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" 240hz 4K
Case	Fractal Define R7
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME PX-1300, 1300W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	AM5
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	Asrock X670E Taichi
Cooling	EK AIO Basic 360
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600 64 Gb - XMP1 Profile
Video Card(s)	AMD Reference 7900 XTX 24 Gb
Storage	Samsung Gen 4 980 1 TB / Samsung 8TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" 240hz 4K
Case	Fractal Define R7
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME PX-1300, 1300W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular

System Name	Selene / Yoda
Processor	Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3
Cooling	H100i / Xig Dark Knight
Memory	4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired
Storage	256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb
Display(s)	Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207
Case	Raidmax Vampire / Chieftec Alum. Dragon Blue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe
Software	Win 10 pro / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	What are benchmarks anyway?

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor	RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard	Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling	MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory	ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage	256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s)	LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case	Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software	Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores	Benching is for bitches.

System Name	RyzenGtEvo/ Asus strix scar II
Processor	Amd R5 5900X/ Intel 8750H
Motherboard	Crosshair hero8 impact/Asus
Cooling	360EK extreme rad+ 360$EK slim all push, cpu ek suprim Gpu full cover all EK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Rgb pro 3600cas14 16Gb in four sticks./16Gb/16GB
Video Card(s)	Powercolour RX7900XT Reference/Rtx 2060
Storage	Silicon power 2TB nvme/8Tb external/1Tb samsung Evo nvme 2Tb sata ssd/1Tb nvme
Display(s)	Samsung UAE28"850R 4k freesync.dell shiter
Case	Lianli 011 dynamic/strix scar2
Audio Device(s)	Xfi creative 7.1 on board ,Yamaha dts av setup, corsair void pro headset
Power Supply	corsair 1200Hxi/Asus stock
Mouse	Roccat Kova/ Logitech G wireless
Keyboard	Roccat Aimo 120
VR HMD	Oculus rift
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	8726 vega 3dmark timespy/ laptop Timespy 6506

Processor	3900X @ 4.0
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	DeepCool Castle 360EX
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34UC88
Case	Thermaltake P3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	G Skill KM570 MX Silver
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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