Your PC ATM

Compgeke · Sep 18, 2015

I needed my XPS L502x back from my mom so I decided to throw together something using space parts. All she does is secretary-type work and facebook games so this is good enough.

Dell XPS 720 with:
Core 2 Quad Q6600
5 GB Mix-N-Match ram (since this system's the worst I've ever seen for being picky on ram, worse than a Powermac G5)
160 GB HDD - big enough, she only stores some pictures and doc\pdf files. There was only 7 gigs of stuff on the L502x anyways - mostly scans.
Quadro NVS 295 (finally, a use for these!)
Windows 10 Pro.

Random Murderer · Sep 18, 2015

Compgeke said:
I needed my XPS L502x back from my mom so I decided to throw together something using space parts. All she does is secretary-type work and facebook games so this is good enough.

Dell XPS 720 with:
Core 2 Quad Q6600
5 GB Mix-N-Match ram (since this system's the worst I've ever seen for being picky on ram, worse than a Powermac G5)
160 GB HDD - big enough, she only stores some pictures and doc\pdf files. There was only 7 gigs of stuff on the L502x anyways - mostly scans.
Quadro NVS 295 (finally, a use for these!)
Windows 10 Pro.

That's an interesting 6-pin connector above the HDD, what is it used for?

Compgeke · Sep 18, 2015

Dell used that to provide additional SATA power plugs. There's a breakout cable that plugs onto there, not entirely sure why you'd need it in something that already has 6 SATA + 2 Molex though. iirc that connector originated in the Optiplex GX270 and lived on until the first or second revision Core 2 towers.

Edit: Looks like this

Jetster · Sep 20, 2015

Arrakis9 · Sep 21, 2015

my battle station :oops:

micropage7 · Sep 21, 2015

Arrakis+9 said:
my battle station

wkkk nice wall, so you use that lamp as spot light, maybe you need dimmer lamp and make it more cozy

Arrakis9 · Sep 21, 2015

micropage7 said:
wkkk nice wall, so you use that lamp as spot light, maybe you need dimmer lamp and make it more cozy

it is actually dimmer, the flash from my camera makes it look harsher than it actually is

Random Murderer · Sep 21, 2015

Arrakis+9 said:
it is actually dimmer, the flash from my camera makes it look harsher than it actually is

Is that a dual-socket LGA2011 board you have on the wall?

Arrakis9 · Sep 21, 2015

Random Murderer said:
Is that a dual-socket LGA2011 board you have on the wall?

yesum, its the one T-Ski exploded running WCG

Random Murderer · Sep 21, 2015

Arrakis+9 said:
yesum, its the one T-Ski exploded running WCG

Well, that certainly explains why it's not in a machine

Arrakis9 · Sep 21, 2015

Random Murderer said:
Well, that certainly explains why it's not in a machine

yeah... but it does make some pretty awesome looking wall art!

t_ski · Sep 22, 2015

Arrakis+9 said:
yesum, its the one T-Ski exploded running WCG

Technically it never made it to WCG :cry:

GreiverBlade · Sep 22, 2015

@Arrakis+9 that give me an idea to decorate my wall ... if i actually had space to do so ... as i have at last 2 similar piece of hardware :laugh:

ok pc update ... i didn't intended to go the Skylake way but .... it seems Zeus (or Indra, Perun or Thor) decided otherwise ... :shadedshu:

well... a lightning storm ... usually i unplug my devices in those cases but the main rig stayed on the outlet... lucky for me the Alpha was unplugged

2nd "lucky me" the damage was covered by an home insurance i forgot i had (and never needed till today) so here we go for part 1 ...

Gigabyte won the "motherboard deal" and the usual CPU well for a 4690K a 6600K is fitting

the DDR4 kit will arrive tomorrow (external stock for that one, versus local stock for the cpu and mobo)

well ... not a bad thing ... so i could rework some aspect i.e.: 2nd LED stripe, shorter tubing for the Triton, new fans etc etc

1: Triton rework (pump still working after checking, SP120 dead) new fans, 2x Alphacool Coolmove 2, shorter tubing (Masterkleer ClearFlex60) replacement of the radiator for a NexXxos ST30 (lower FPI) good thing is: Raijintek use 13/10mm OD/ID fittings ...

and the coolant i use now is Mayhems X1 Blood Red ( since i emptied it to swap the tubes )

no more noise problem on the DC12-220 ... a lil' foam shoggy and poof *magic*

and the 980 was fine ... i wonder why only the mobo cpu and ram were out of order ... (not that i am unhappy that some component still work ... )

my local retailer exchanged me without question the M12II 750 Evo, i checked the SSD and HDD and all is fine

Animalpak · Sep 23, 2015

Sorry bad quality pics my phone fall down ... Again... And when happens the camera dies.

agent00skid · Sep 24, 2015

Got a new cooler for my G3258 setup and put it in a case. In the excitement I forgot pictures though, so here's the finished product.

And a E6600 rig I got from a friend.

And joining the family is an AsRock N3150DC-ITX. (Name pending.)

And lastly I've moved my main pc around a bit. I like the easy access, but all the longer cables I suddenly needed was slightly inconvenient.

GreiverBlade · Sep 24, 2015

i wonder if i have to laugh and play loto or kill myself because... i think i have seen too much trouble while trying to do a fresh install of 7 on my new Z170 mobo, as i know Intel dropped usb install support i tried all i could: USB 2.0 boot key, tons of workaround proposed on some pages and forums ... none to avail, so then i decided to try my usual luck at a dirty boot safemode and remove all old drivers ....

obviously since the USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 does not work i could not use the external ODD i have to install the new driver for the motherboard ... (strangely enough the USB mouse and keyboard works, but nothing on the ODD)

lightbulb moment ... using a SATA to USB adapter and transfer of the USB driver to one ot my DT01ACA100 HDD, via the Alpha, then installing them on the main rig ... *poof* the Ext ODD works! following : all drivers installation and utility (well the one that are no bloatware) one funny moment tho ... since the LAN chipset are both different 1 intel (I219-V) and 1 Qualcomm (Killer E2201) they have no teaming function, i strictly don't know which one to use, i assume it does not hurt to keep them both plugged :roll:

short mode: dirty boot worked for the 7th time (wanna laugh? 1st a AMD890 to a Intel X58 then a Z77 then a A88X then a 990X then a Z97 then a Z170 ...) the system still feel snappy, no BSOD or other joyful issue ... i really should play lottery today...
until i decide to go W10 and clean install (retail package not update) or maybe a 8.1 Pro, i think it will do just fine.

all recognized weehee!

altho i need to resell the 4x4gb ram kit ... i forgot to check the compatibility list, that one works only in 2 slot instead of 4
damn i took the one that was in stock and that was not the good one, :laugh:

maybe i should not play lottery in the end

oh wow ... i just noticed the idle temp of the 6600K ...

27°C what the ...

i guess it has something to do with the fact that i finally used my Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut on my Triton ... (and maybe the coolant swap too ...)

cadaveca · Sep 24, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
oh wow ... i just noticed the idle temp of the 6600K ...

27°C what the ...

i guess it has something to do with the fact that i finally used my Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut on my Triton ... (and maybe the coolant swap too ...)

pretty normal since iVR is gone back to motherboard. DOubt the thermal paste matters quite that much (I get 20 idle in 17 ambient w/ H90 on 6700K.. both chips), but nice marketing for sure.

GreiverBlade · Sep 24, 2015

cadaveca said:
pretty normal since iVR is gone back to motherboard. DOubt the thermal paste matters quite that much (I get 20 idle in 17 ambient w/ H90 on 6700K.. both chips), but nice marketing for sure.

ahhh i see ... tho ... we talk about Hydronaut ... Thermal Grizzly ... not AS5 or IC24 to mention 2 of the most "loved" past around the world (Specially the IC24 ... /sarcasme) on my Alpha with a i3-4130T and a GTX860M i it made the temp drop from 7 respectively 6°C ... well ... ok you might be right ...

ok ok ... you are right :respect:

well as a addition ... since i joined TPU now i am past the "doing ok is good enough" my fittings for the Poseidon were UGLY! so ... Bitspower to the rescue ...

finally closing the window panel but before i do it ... i thought wait ... something's missing, corrected

pfeewwww finish.... "for the moment" as a true computer is never finished! :lovetpu:

and now those pics make me realize that i need to do the dust soon ... YAY!

cadaveca · Sep 24, 2015

I use MX2. It's cheap and comes in huge tubes, and when you build rigs as often as I do (every review requires a few cooler swaps), a couple of degrees won't matter.

Now, if going extreme cooling, then OK. But as far as I see, these pastes are pretty similar to some others on the market, and the extreme OC guys are like the only ones talking about it... which means that someone in that crowd is responsible for this paste, IMHO. They also don't sell in the local market, so this paste is meaningless.

Toothless · Sep 24, 2015

I want to say my desktop/setup has gotten better but with all of my smaller projects cluttered all over the place, I'd be lying. :roll:

peche · Sep 24, 2015

GreiverBlade said:

i love that girl!!!
moar moar pics haha

GreiverBlade · Sep 24, 2015

peche said:
i love that girl!!!
moar moar pics haha

me too ... and i posted quite a pack of her foto sessions here and in "sexy hardware close up" thread ...

OH OH OH i have an idea! a before-after pics then!

i did choose 2 pics where Takoko is present, just for you @peche : :toast:

yep indeed clearer and shorter tubing, better rad, cleanlier looking fittings are definitively an improvement!

peche · Sep 24, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
me too ... and i posted quite a pack of her foto sessions here and in "sexy hardware close up" thread ...

OH OH OH i have an idea! a before-after pics then!
View attachment 68122 View attachment 68123
i did choose 2 pics where Takoko is present, just for you @peche :
yep indeed clearer and shorter tubing, better rad, cleanlier looking fittings are definitively an improvement!

amaziing.. my case has no big window and i have a Tt dude... but your girl is awesome, can i get closer pic?

Regards

GreiverBlade · Sep 24, 2015

i like the general look of my PC ATM :laugh:

uhhh my finger was too close to the flash ... (to lazy to retake the pics)

yep the little tube under my screen is that one:

so, no one can say i am not objective when i say i hate AS TIM .... i tested them ... all

peche said:
amaziing.. my case has no big window and i have a Tt dude... but your girl is awesome, can i get closer pic?

Regards

and since there is no "Your TAKOKO ATM" thread ... then here you go @peche

my phone is good at flash focus ... focus on Takoko vs focus on the Bitspower 90° adapter

also remember that post Peche
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...-up-pic-clubhouse.71955/page-332#post-3242187

SpikeHob · Sep 24, 2015

well here is my second attempt at a decent build , sabretooth x99 , i7 5820 @4.5GHz H110 GTi , 32 GB Corsair 2800 , you can see the GPU , evga 750W platinum PSU Samsung sm951 NVM-e 256GB, all in the Corsair Air 540 .

System Name	TouchNDie
Processor	2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard	Asus P5N32E-SLI
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	6 GB G.Skill DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Storage	500 GB Western Digital Blue
Display(s)	Dell SE198WFPv (Primary), Dell 1704FPT (Secondary)
Case	Black Antec P180
Audio Device(s)	Random VIA-based card.
Power Supply	nSpire 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64

System Name	TOO MUCH RADIATOR! \| The TV Box a.k.a. The Shoebox
Processor	Core i7 4930K @ 4.5GHz \| Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard	Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme \| Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
Cooling	Custom water on CPU and GPU, dual 360mm radiators \| Corsair H80i
Memory	4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 \| 2x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire AMD R9 295x2 \| PowerColor AMD HD7970
Storage	Samsung SSD 830 256GB, various others \| 2x 1TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID1
Display(s)	Dell U2713HM 2560x1440 IPS \| Panasonic TC-L32E5 1080p IPS TV
Case	Thermaltake Suppressor F51 (stripped down to hold two radiators) \| Cooler Master Elite 130
Audio Device(s)	RM-DAC -> Xiang Sheng 708b -> Sennheiser HD650 \| HDMI sound device on 7970
Power Supply	LEPA G1600-MA 1600W \| Corsair CX750M 750W
Software	Win 10 64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

System Name	TouchNDie
Processor	2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard	Asus P5N32E-SLI
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	6 GB G.Skill DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Storage	500 GB Western Digital Blue
Display(s)	Dell SE198WFPv (Primary), Dell 1704FPT (Secondary)
Case	Black Antec P180
Audio Device(s)	Random VIA-based card.
Power Supply	nSpire 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

Processor	i9 11900k
Motherboard	Maximus XII Apex
Cooling	Custom Liquid W/ 360x60 Radiator
Memory	32Gb Team XTREEM ARGB 3600 b-die
Video Card(s)	Waterblocked MSI RTX 4070
Storage	Intel 900p 480Gb + 4tb Intel 670p
Display(s)	LG C2 evo 42"
Case	Geometric Future Model 8
Audio Device(s)	HD58X + Sennheiser GSX 1000
Power Supply	Corsair RM 750x
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5 wired
Keyboard	Akko Mod 007b HE
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey+
Software	Windows 11

Your PC ATM

Compgeke

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

Compgeke

Jetster

Arrakis9

micropage7

Arrakis9

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

Arrakis9

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

Arrakis9

t_ski

Former Staff

GreiverBlade

Animalpak

agent00skid

GreiverBlade

cadaveca

My name is Dave

GreiverBlade

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

GreiverBlade

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

GreiverBlade

SpikeHob

System Name	My i7 Beast
Processor	Intel Core i7 6800K
Motherboard	Asus X99-A II
Cooling	Nickel-plated EK Supremacy EVO, D5 with XSPC Bayres & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory	4 x 8GB EVGA SuperSC DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SuperClocked
Storage	Samsung 950 Pro 256GB m.2 SSD + 480GB Sandisk storage SSD
Display(s)	Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case	Silverstone TJ07
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Keyboard	Corsair K95
Software	Windows 10 x64 Pro

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

Processor	i9 9900KS ( 5 Ghz all the time )
Motherboard	Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390
Cooling	EK Velocity + EK D5 pump + Alphacool full copper silver 360mm radiator
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator GT ROG Edition 3333 Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti 12GB OC
Storage	M.2 Samsung NVMe 970 Evo Plus 250 GB + 1TB 970 Evo Plus
Display(s)	Asus PG279 IPS 1440p 165Hz G-sync
Case	Cooler Master H500
Power Supply	Asus ROG Thor 850W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Chroma
Keyboard	Rapoo
Software	Win 10 64 Bit

System Name	Waterfall \| xe
Processor	Core i3-12100F \| i5-1240P
Motherboard	Gigabyte B660M-DS3H \| HP laptop
Cooling	Custom Watercooling \| Stock laptop
Memory	2*16GB \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 with WC blocks \| Iris Xe
Storage	Intel 660 1TB + Crucial BX100 500GB \| 1TB SSD
Display(s)	U24E850R+U2515H \| Internal 16"
Case	Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 \| Laptop
Audio Device(s)	Audio 2 DJ + Xenyx Q802USB \| Realtek
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W \| 65W USB-C Power brick
Mouse	Logitech M330
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown \| Laptop
Software	Gentoo + Windows 10 Pro \| Gentoo

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Processor	i9 9900k with XSPC Raystorm neo(dark chrome) waterblock
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula
Cooling	3x XSPC 360mm Radiators 10x Lian Li silver Bora fans , XSPC dual 5.25" bay resovoir with dual pumps
Memory	32Gb of Teamgroup DDR4 @ 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080Ti with XSPC Razor neo (dark chrome) waterblock
Storage	2X WD Black 1TB NVMe M.2 , 1TB samsung 850 , 2TB seagate HDD
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ
Case	Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL
Power Supply	EVGA P1000W
Mouse	Roccat kova Aimo
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 aimo
Software	W10 64bit Pro