Review: My $1300 PC will smoke yours!

d44ve · Oct 25, 2007

Do I detect an idiot here??? J/K... I had to say it!

Hawk1 · Oct 25, 2007

The guys excited. Let em brag.

Deleted member 3 · Oct 25, 2007

HookeyStreet said:
Did I detect sarcasm then?

You did not.

PuMA · Oct 25, 2007

I bet my windows XP smokes ur VISTA

This Motherboard is awesome! It has a buttload of USB ports. It has 6 sata ports. It's not cluttered with obsolete printer ports.
$154.99

WOW!!

Mussels · Oct 25, 2007

this post broke due to net lag. i dont know what i was saying here, except something about his rig being quite similar to mine.

**edited**

PaulieG · Oct 25, 2007

This is my setup, other than the video card. I've got a 8600gts instead of the 8800. This is to demonstrate what you could have for about $100 less than you spent. Oh, and other than the video, I'm sure I'd "smoke" you (damn, I hte when people brag), as I'm currently OCCT /prime stable at 3.67 ghz...... :slap:

Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250820NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148156
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
$159.98
($79.99 each)

BFG Tech BFGR88320GTSOC2E GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814143091
Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$329.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139002
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$169.99

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model BL12864AL1065 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820148091
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

$152.98
($76.49 each)

DFI BLOOD IRON P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813136038
$119.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017
$279.00

Total....1212.92

DaMulta · Oct 25, 2007

rick22 said:
raptors are horrible and way to expensive

I guess you don't like fast access rates and like waiting for your games to load.

3991vhtes · Oct 25, 2007

Helvetica said:
It might not smoke all of your PCs, but guaranteed most!

Do you think any of us really care? I don't.

DaMulta · Oct 25, 2007

3991vhtes said:
Do you think any of us really care? I don't.

I do

I hate having a slow machine:shadedshu

Mussels · Oct 25, 2007

DaMulta said:
I guess you don't like fast access rates and like waiting for your games to load.

my 500GB samsungs match a raptor in most tests, while being a lot cheaper and quieter - they ARE noisy drives.

Deleted member 3 · Oct 25, 2007

Mussels said:
my 500GB samsungs match a raptor in most tests, while being a lot cheaper and quieter - they ARE noisy drives.

Please post access times.

HookeyStreet · Oct 25, 2007

3991vhtes said:
Do you think any of us really care? I don't.

I agree m8.

A lot of TPU users have awesome systems, but most dont brag about them! I dont understand why the thread starter is being such a dickhead when that system of his is nowhere near the best on TPU!

He must be young and immature :shadedshu

imperialreign · Oct 25, 2007

Raptors are nice an quick and all, but I'm more partial to the Barracudas - very quick read/write/access times, plus a great amount of storage. Still, though, for all out speed - IMO, raptors are the way to go.

decent setup for the price - the only thing I would've recommended doing different is the mobo - for $150 you could've gotten a different ASUS board that doesn't run the P35 chipset and had the i975X instead . . . or an extra $100 could've snagged a mobo using the x38 chipset

anyhow, nice setup - post some benches!

Frick · Oct 25, 2007

DaMulta said:
I do
I hate having a slow machine:shadedshu

Stop destroying the ones you have.

d44ve · Oct 25, 2007

Calm down.... he is only excited about his computer.

Let him be excited. I am sure at one point in time you thought you had something great and wanted to brag a little too.

J-Man · Oct 25, 2007

I am getting the Dell Ultra Sharp 24" widescreen monitor too soon. Can't wait!

I wouldn't say your new PC is going to be a "beast" but if you got the Core 2 Extreme QX6850 then yeah. I'd say that's a good system

.

Deleted member 3 · Oct 25, 2007

J-Man said:
I am getting the Dell Ultra Sharp 24" widescreen monitor too soon. Can't wait!

I use a 5 year old 15" LCD, way better and a lot cheaper.

J-Man · Oct 25, 2007

DanTheBanjoman said:
I use a 5 year old 15" LCD, way better and a lot cheaper.

It shows you don't keep up to date with monitors then :roll:

Deleted member 3 · Oct 25, 2007

J-Man said:
It shows you don't keep up to date with monitors then

It's way better to watch movies on than your monitor.

W1zzard · Oct 25, 2007

DanTheBanjoman said:
It's way better to watch ~~movies~~ pr0n on than your monitor.

PuMA · Oct 25, 2007

u mean porn???

Jess Stingray · Oct 25, 2007

pr0n = porn, some people use pr0n to avoid word censcors or however you spell it.

Mussels · Oct 25, 2007

DanTheBanjoman said:
It's way better to watch movies on than your monitor.

i've got dual screen. double the PRON!

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 25, 2007

Might be on par with mine. I wont say yours will smoke mine or that mine will smoke yours because Im not sure. On paper though, mine may look better.

mrw1986 · Oct 25, 2007

DanTheBanjoman said:
I use a 5 year old 15" LCD, way better and a lot cheaper.

I hear that Dan, I use an 8 year old 18.1" LCD. I love it. I have yet to see a better monitor anywhere, ever. If you think yours is better you are wrong. :laugh:

Seriously though, the monitor I have still sells for $1200+. Its an industrial grade monitor.

Processor	Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t!
Motherboard	ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1
Cooling	Phase Change !!
Memory	OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTX
Storage	Western Digital 320 GB
Case	Antec 900
Power Supply	Lian-Li V2000
Software	Vista Ultimate

Processor	E6600@3.6Ghz (8x450)
Motherboard	Commando
Cooling	TRUE
Memory	2GB Ballistix Tracers @900 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	ATI X1950XTX w/TR HR-03
Storage	2 x WD250GB (RAID0) 1x WD150GB Raptor 1x500GB external
Display(s)	Dell 24" Ultrasharp
Case	TT Armour
Audio Device(s)	Xfi xtreme Gamer (X-230s/HD595s)
Power Supply	TT 750W modular
Software	xp pro SP2/Vista Ultimate 32

Processor	lapped C2D e6850, 3600mhz
Motherboard	ASUS P5N32-E SLI (680i SLI)
Cooling	NOCTUA NH-U9, 3 2x120mm 1x180mm case fans
Memory	6GB A-DATA vitesta DDR2 900mhz (2x1gb + 2x2gb)
Video Card(s)	LEASTEK GTX 260 (701/1408/1105)
Storage	SAMSUNG F1 640GB SATAII/SEAGATE 250gb SATAII
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 226BW 1680x1050 2ms
Case	ANTEC three hundred
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX, SONY surround AMP
Power Supply	XION 630W
Software	VISTA ULTIMATE x64
Benchmark Scores	3dmark06:15126 (701/1408/1105) vantage: 11698

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2.4GHz
Motherboard	ASUS A8V-VM SE
Cooling	Stock
Memory	1GB DDR400
Video Card(s)	DiamondViper Radeon X1650PRO 512MB PCI-e
Storage	Seagate 250GB SATA
Display(s)	Acer AL2002W 20" LCD Widescreen
Case	cheap
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster
Power Supply	500 watt
Software	Vista Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	4.1 Vista index

System Name	УльтраФиолет
Processor	Intel Kentsfield Q9650 @ 3.8GHz (4.2GHz highest achieved)
Motherboard	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi; X38 NSB, ICH9R SSB
Cooling	Delta V3 block, XPSC res, 120x3 rad, ST 1/2" pump - 10 fans, SYSTRIN HDD cooler, Antec HDD cooler
Memory	Dual channel 8GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 @ 1800MHz @ 7-7-7-20 1T
Video Card(s)	Quadfire: (2) Sapphire HD5970
Storage	(2) WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA-300; WD 320GB SATA-300; WD 200GB UATA + WD 160GB UATA
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster T240 24" (16:10)
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCI-E x1
Power Supply	Kingwin Mach1 1200W modular
Software	Windows XP Home SP3; Vista Ultimate x64 SP2
Benchmark Scores	3m06: 20270 here: http://hwbot.org/user.do?userId=12313

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Watercooled beast
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.02GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage Formula X48
Cooling	Swiftech Apogee GTZ, Black Ice GTX Xtreme 480, EK 250 Rev 2, EK 4870 X2, MCP655, 1/2" Tygon Tubing
Memory	4GB DDR2 OCZ @ 1066MHz 2.1V
Video Card(s)	HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 800 on core, 1000 on memory (overclocked in CCC)
Storage	500GB Maxtor Diamondmax 22 SATA II 32MB Cache
Display(s)	Samsung 24" SM245B
Case	SilverStone TJ07 black/windowed version
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty + Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Retail

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

Processor	Intel Core i7-7700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z270E Gaming
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer i11
Memory	4x 8GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX @ 2133MHz
Video Card(s)	2x NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti FEs
Storage	512GB SSD, 2x2TB HDD
Display(s)	AOC U2879VF, AOC G2260VWQ6
Case	Corsair 750D Airflow Edition
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G
Software	Windows 10 x64 Pro

Processor	Intel i9 9900K @5GHz w/ Corsair H150i Pro CPU AiO w/Corsair HD120 RBG fan
Motherboard	Asus Z390 Maximus XI Code
Cooling	6x120mm Corsair HD120 RBG fans
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s)	Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case	Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply	Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse	Logitech G604s
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software	Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670

Processor	Intel i7-5930k
Motherboard	ASRock Taichi X99
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Memory	4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G
Storage	1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD
Display(s)	2x Dell P2314H
Case	Fractal Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i
Mouse	ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

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