New pc for my brother

Black Panther · Nov 29, 2012, 03:50 PM

Purchased a HAF 922, i5-3330, an Asus p8z77-v le and 8GB Corsair DDR3.

I'll be using his Corsair TX650M, PowerColor HD 4890 1GB with Arctic Accellero Cooler, Hitachi 2TB HDD.

I still have to buy him an Optical Drive (was going to use his old one but it's IDE)..

I also got him Win 7 64 bit. But I haven't opened it yet because I'm unsure whether to use it or whether I should exchange it for Win 8.

What would you suggest?

Here's the progress so far.

I haven't done much, just put everything in place except the 4890, and most of the stuff isn't wired up yet.

(More to follow).

brandonwh64 · Nov 29, 2012, 03:51 PM

Stick with windows 7 x64. He will thank you in the long run.

*Edit*

Looks good BTW!

Fourstaff · Nov 29, 2012, 04:14 PM

Win7 is fine, I see no reason to move on yet. Or you can get the upgrade for cheap if you really want to.

BUCK NASTY · Nov 29, 2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jboydgolfer

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Lucky for you, Black Panther is one of our more reasonable Mods

. Don't post unless you can productively contribute.

On topic: BP, I suggest sticking with Win 7 and I agree with Brandon that you brother will thank you later.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Nov 29, 2012, 07:44 PM

Great looking build so far BP

Black Panther · Nov 29, 2012, 07:49 PM

The issue here is that my brother's original OS is XP x86.

Now I might have considered keeping his XP had it been 64 bit, but a 32 bit OS on a pc with 8GB of system ram is a very obvious no-no

When I went to buy the components I automatically ordered the 64bit 7, only to remember when I got home that Win 8 was released.

I haven't yet opened the seal on the 7, so I'm still in time to exchange it...

I have 2 pc's at home using 64 bit 7 (the ones in my system specs) and also another 2 or 3 which we use at work which I also built myself which use 7. But I never experienced Win 8. From gaming reviews (and my bro's using this pc for gaming) I read that 8 performs as well as 7. But also that it does not give any significant improvements.

I was hesitating since I have no choice except to purchase a new OS, and common sense might say that I should choose the latest release, if for anything because it might get more long-term support.

Black Panther · Nov 30, 2012, 02:36 PM

And.......

It's alive!

Ignore the wiring for now.

I always make sure everything works 100% and leave the wire management for last.

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 02:37 PM

Good looking rig there! Maybe later on you can grab him a Hyper 212+ evo to do some OCing

de.das.dude · Nov 30, 2012, 03:47 PM

its not a K series, so no OCing

looking nice BP!
maybe you can buy that cheap deepcool gama archer cooler with 120mm fan, so that it goes with the blue theme

brandonwh64 · Nov 30, 2012, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

its not a K series, so no OCing

looking nice BP!
maybe you can buy that cheap deepcool gama archer cooler with 120mm fan, so that it goes with the blue theme

http://www.waroengkom.com/product/De...mma-Archer.jpg

Ahhh I missed that its a non K but I have to admit that cooler you posted is terrible.

http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf...ol-gamma-blade

Nov 29, 2012, 03:50 PM	#1
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,044 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,165 Thanked 1,836 Times in 1,102 Posts System Specs	New pc for my brother Purchased a HAF 922, i5-3330, an Asus p8z77-v le and 8GB Corsair DDR3. I'll be using his Corsair TX650M, PowerColor HD 4890 1GB with Arctic Accellero Cooler, Hitachi 2TB HDD. I still have to buy him an Optical Drive (was going to use his old one but it's IDE).. I also got him Win 7 64 bit. But I haven't opened it yet because I'm unsure whether to use it or whether I should exchange it for Win 8. What would you suggest? Here's the progress so far. I haven't done much, just put everything in place except the 4890, and most of the stuff isn't wired up yet. (More to follow). __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook.

System Name:	BlackPanther -- Great White Bengal
Processor:	E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.28V -- i7 930 @ 4Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P5B -- Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9500 LED -- Scythe Yasya
Memory:	2x2048 DDR2 Apacer 890Mhz -- 3 x 2048 DDR3 Mushkin black line
Video Card:	Sapphire OC 5970 --Zotac 670 4GB
Hard Disk:	Intel 160GB SSD, eSata Seagate 250GB -- 240GB SSD Sandisk Extreme
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RAM -- Sony BWU-500S-WW
CRT/LCD Model:	22" 1680x1050 LG Flatron -- 27" 2560x1440 Dell U2711
Case:	Aeroengine Jr -- NZXT Switch 810 White
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtreme Music 5.1 -- Onboard sound & Z5500 Speakers
PSU:	Corsair HX850W Modular -- NZXT HALE90 850W PSU
Software:	Windows 7 x64 on both systems

Nov 29, 2012, 03:51 PM	#2
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,560 (10.04/day) Thanks: 2,138 Thanked 5,338 Times in 3,695 Posts System Specs	Stick with windows 7 x64. He will thank you in the long run. Edit Looks good BTW! __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

System Name:	The StarCrunch Defender!
Processor:	I7 2600K @ 4.5ghz 1.32V
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair A70 Push/Pull
Memory:	G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1866mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte 7970 3GB Reference Card at boost clocks
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB WD Blue Raid 0 / 1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/R/RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VG2227wm 1080P
Case:	NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek (Azalia)
PSU:	Corsair 750TX
Software:	Windows 7 Home X64

System Name:	Asus K50-X5DAB
Processor:	Athlon QL-65 2.2Ghz
Memory:	1x1GB + 1X2GB
Video Card:	Mobility Radeon HD4570 512mb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250Gb
CRT/LCD Model:	15.6" 1366x768

Nov 29, 2012, 04:14 PM	#3
Fourstaff TPU Janitor Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Science Museum, Londinium Posts: 5,950 (4.70/day) Thanks: 261 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,208 Posts System Specs	Win7 is fine, I see no reason to move on yet. Or you can get the upgrade for cheap if you really want to.

System Name:	Main Rig
Processor:	AMD Phenom II x4 B93 @ 3.82Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A99X Evo
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory:	8GB GSkill DDR3 1600
Video Card:	ASUS GTX460 Top DirectCU
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force 90gb SSD
Optical Drive:	ASUS CD/DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS 24" LCD
Case:	Coolermaster Centurion 590
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Antec TP750 80+
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Nov 29, 2012, 07:44 PM	#5
ThE_MaD_ShOt Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hi! I'm from the Internet Posts: 3,737 (6.97/day) Thanks: 2,528 Thanked 2,442 Times in 1,468 Posts System Specs	Great looking build so far BP __________________ Crunchers : Phenom II x6 1090t / 2x Phenom II x6 1055t / Phenom II x4 970BE / “I always succed in my mission tho. Beer just delays it!” -ChaoticAtmosphere “TPU is very mild, and I love to tell people I love them when they are being retarded, it makes me feel special in my special places. What was the point of this thread again? Oh well, I love all of you.” -Steevo

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Cooling:	CM Hyper 212+ / CM Hyper 212+ / Koolance W/C'd
Memory:	4x 4gb G.Skill Ripjaws / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares / 2x 1gb & 2x 512mb Crucial Pc3200
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Hard Disk:	2x 1tb / 2x 1tb / 250 gb
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Nov 29, 2012, 07:49 PM	#6
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,044 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,165 Thanked 1,836 Times in 1,102 Posts System Specs	The issue here is that my brother's original OS is XP x86. Now I might have considered keeping his XP had it been 64 bit, but a 32 bit OS on a pc with 8GB of system ram is a very obvious no-no When I went to buy the components I automatically ordered the 64bit 7, only to remember when I got home that Win 8 was released. I haven't yet opened the seal on the 7, so I'm still in time to exchange it... I have 2 pc's at home using 64 bit 7 (the ones in my system specs) and also another 2 or 3 which we use at work which I also built myself which use 7. But I never experienced Win 8. From gaming reviews (and my bro's using this pc for gaming) I read that 8 performs as well as 7. But also that it does not give any significant improvements. I was hesitating since I have no choice except to purchase a new OS, and common sense might say that I should choose the latest release, if for anything because it might get more long-term support. __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook.

Nov 30, 2012, 02:36 PM	#7
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,044 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,165 Thanked 1,836 Times in 1,102 Posts System Specs	And....... It's alive! Ignore the wiring for now. I always make sure everything works 100% and leave the wire management for last. __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook.

Nov 30, 2012, 02:37 PM	#8
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,560 (10.04/day) Thanks: 2,138 Thanked 5,338 Times in 3,695 Posts System Specs	Good looking rig there! Maybe later on you can grab him a Hyper 212+ evo to do some OCing __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

Nov 30, 2012, 03:47 PM	#9
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,472 (4.18/day) Thanks: 2,287 Thanked 1,304 Times in 892 Posts System Specs	its not a K series, so no OCing looking nice BP! maybe you can buy that cheap deepcool gama archer cooler with 120mm fan, so that it goes with the blue theme __________________ Cheers!

System Name:	Bloo
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 945 X4 3.0Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO push:pull+ 1 panaflow 113CFM + 2 x 120mm NZXTs
Memory:	2x4GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	GIGABYTE GTS450 OC2
Hard Disk:	SATA II 80GB Hitachi 7200RPM,W.D 500GB Green \|\| 4GB int + random SD cards
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CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Sync Master 793s CRT\|
Case:	NZXT Guardian 921RB
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892 with THX True Studio
PSU:	Corsair GS600
Software:	Windows 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	real men dont need to bench :p

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