Gaming PC Build

rickjames284 · Nov 24, 2011, 06:54 PM

happita · Nov 24, 2011, 08:00 PM

Everything there looks great. I really wouldn't change a thing. Good luck

Crap Daddy · Nov 24, 2011, 08:06 PM

250 GB HDD? Where you gonna put your games? Anyway prices are outrageous for HDDs these days, 1TB drive is almost like an i5! Otherwise this 2500K/z68 is becoming the norm today.

puma99dk| · Nov 24, 2011, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

250 GB HDD? Where you gonna put your games? Anyway prices are outrageous for HDDs these days, 1TB drive is almost like an i5! Otherwise this 2500K/z68 is becoming the norm today.

i think it's bcs of the prices Crap Daddy if u haven't noticed they have gone up, even in my country with 200%

i bought mine before Thailand got watery for 109USD and now the price is 272USD it's not fair that's why i am waiting until like next yr to get a couple of WD20EARX twins more ^^;

N-Gen · Nov 24, 2011, 08:17 PM

There are some decent deals around for HDDs, I came across a few earlier this week, just needs some patience.

rickjames284 · Nov 27, 2011, 10:25 PM

Quick question. I am new to building computers and was curious of what is the chance I will find a piece DOA?

Nov 24, 2011, 06:54 PM	#1
rickjames284 Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 18 (0.03/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gaming PC Build Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119197 MB- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157271 CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072 RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231428 HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148699 GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161372 Disc Drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3ty4c35vkn5d PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005 OS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=1bl8r6upzjb80 How's this all looking?

Nov 24, 2011, 08:00 PM	#2
happita Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 2,053 (0.96/day) Thanks: 210 Thanked 306 Times in 248 Posts System Specs	Everything there looks great. I really wouldn't change a thing. Good luck __________________ co5 is cal i htpc: work in progress.. HeatWare - http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=71725

Processor:	Intel i5-2500k @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory:	8GB DDR3 1866 Gskill Snipers 9-10-9-28
Video Card:	MSI 7950 840/1500
Hard Disk:	240GB Corsair Force GT SSD + 750GB WD Caviar Black
Optical Drive:	Asus Black 16x DVD SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	23' Dell AW2310
Case:	Corsair 550D
Sound Card:	Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Professional
PSU:	Corsair AX750
Software:	Windows 7 Pro

System Name:	Dusty/Rusty
Processor:	i5-2500K/E8400
Motherboard:	ASRock P67Extreme4/ASRock 4core1600P35
Cooling:	CM Hyper TX3/Intel stock
Memory:	4x2GB Kingston HyperX/2x2GB DDR2
Video Card:	EVGA GTX570SC/Palit GTX560SE
Hard Disk:	WD BlueCaviar 500GB/Spinpoint F3 1TB/Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
Optical Drive:	LG/Asus
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster T220/Samsung 32" LCD TV
Case:	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced/El Cheapo
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Senn HD518/Sony SSB1000
PSU:	Corsair TX650/Corsair TX650M
Software:	Windows 7/Windows 8 Pro

System Name:	Lynni / Lynni-Win8-Test
Processor:	Intel Core i5-3750K @ 4.6ghz \| Bios: offset 0.045 \| CPU-Z: 1.232v \| Intel Pentium G860 @ 3,0ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Extreme Bios 1707 \| ECS P67H2-A Black Series V1.1 \| SuperMicro C7Q67
Cooling:	Corsair H100 @ 2xNoctua NF-F12 PWM \| Intel Stock Cooler
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance LP 16gb (4x4gb) @ 1600mhz (9-9-9-24 T1) / Adata XPG™ Gaming v2.0 Series 2x2GB
Video Card:	Asus GTX670-DC2G-4GD5 @ 1015/1502mhz / EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640mb / Asus EN9800GT/DI/1GD3/A
Hard Disk:	OS: Samsung 830Series 128gb SSD \| Gaming: WDC Green 500gb \| Anime/DATA: 2xWDC Green 2TB WD20EARX
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVR-216DBK \| Samsung SH-B123L @ SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 221EL2 LED 21,5 inch Monitor & Philips 32inch LCD TV @ 1080p
Case:	Cooler Master HAF XB \| 1xNoctua NF-F12 PWM \| 2x Noctua NF-R8
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar Essence STX \| Creative Aurvana Live! \| Logitech Z-2300
PSU:	SeaSonic X-760 80PLUS \| Silverstone ST45SF-G Double GOLDIE :3
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM - KIS2012CBE \o/ \| Win8 Pro 64bit @ Box - No SSD atm
Benchmarks:	3DMark11: Pxxxx - Unigine Heaven Benchmark: xxxx \| Nuth tested, yet!!!

Nov 24, 2011, 08:06 PM	#3
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,314 (2.40/day) Thanks: 966 Thanked 974 Times in 678 Posts System Specs	250 GB HDD? Where you gonna put your games? Anyway prices are outrageous for HDDs these days, 1TB drive is almost like an i5! Otherwise this 2500K/z68 is becoming the norm today.

Nov 24, 2011, 08:17 PM	#5
N-Gen Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paola, Malta Posts: 542 (0.26/day) Thanks: 91 Thanked 149 Times in 122 Posts System Specs	There are some decent deals around for HDDs, I came across a few earlier this week, just needs some patience. __________________ Main Rig in Tech Specs Alienware Area-51 m9750 - Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz, 4GB DDR2 667MHz 4-5-5-9, Samsung 160GB Hybrid 256MB Flash Cache 5400RPM, nVidia GeForce GO 7950GTX 512MB Toshiba Satellite L650-13M - Intel Core i5-410M 2.26GHz, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz, Seagate 320GB 5400RPM, ATi Mobility Radeon HD5650 1GB Acer Aspire 5750G - Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz, 8GB DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24, Hitachi 750GB 5400RPM, nVidia GeForce GT540M 1GB (DDR3 ver.)

System Name:	F-Bomb
Processor:	Intel® Core™ i5 2500k @ 4.8GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Profess1onal
Cooling:	EK H3O Supreme HF 240 Kit with EK Ekoolant Blood Red, 2 x EK-Silent Push/2 x Zalman ZM-F3-FDB Pull
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1600MHz @ 1866MHz
Video Card:	2 x Powercolor AMD Radeon HD6870 in Crossfire @ 950/1170, nVidia 8400GS 512mb for extra display
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 120GB / 2xWD Scorpio Black 320 Raid 0 / 3xSeagate Barracuda 3TB 7.2K RPM / 7TB WD HDDs
Optical Drive:	LiteOn IHBS112-37 12x Blu-ray BD-RE
CRT/LCD Model:	2 x 23" LG IPS234V / 32" LG HD Ready TV
Case:	Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek 7.1
PSU:	Corsair TX850 V2 850 Watts
Software:	Windows 8 Professional 64-Bit

Nov 27, 2011, 10:25 PM	#6
rickjames284 Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 18 (0.03/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quick question. I am new to building computers and was curious of what is the chance I will find a piece DOA?

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