Final build

Hinnaku · Mar 13, 2008

Well, I think I have all the pieces picked out and I plan on ordering them on the 17th, but before I do I wanted to make sure one last time that everything here will work together and is the best bang for my buck. I will be using this for primarily gaming, here's what I have so far, any advice is greatly appreaciated.

Again, any advice is very much appreaciated.

DanishDevil · Mar 13, 2008

I'm an AMD guy, but I do know that the Q6600 is a favorite among many. Everything looks pretty good, except with the processing power that machine's gonna have, you may want to look into Vista Ultimate if you like eye candy. It's a really pretty interface, and if you use WinBubble (search these forums for it), you can tweak any version of Vista very nicely.

Having a forum like this is essential to your first build. I remember my first build. Completely self-taught from reading forums and articles, I went out and bought a great system, and unfortunately, tried to use the Windows XP disk that came with my old Dell to install it. Not knowing why it didn't work, I took everything back and paid a 15% restocking fee on all of it. If you encounter any problems in your build, or you have any questions, just hit us up on here, and you'll be good to go.

Also, this is the new heatsink king unless you go watercooling or better.

Creatre · Mar 13, 2008

DanishDevil said:
I'm an AMD guy, but I do know that the Q6600 is a favorite among many. Everything looks pretty good, except with the processing power that machine's gonna have, you may want to look into Vista Ultimate if you like eye candy. It's a really pretty interface, and if you use WinBubble (search these forums for it), you can tweak any version of Vista very nicely.

Having a forum like this is essential to your first build. I remember my first build. Completely self-taught from reading forums and articles, I went out and bought a great system, and unfortunately, tried to use the Windows XP disk that came with my old Dell to install it. Not knowing why it didn't work, I took everything back and paid a 15% restocking fee on all of it. If you encounter any problems in your build, or you have any questions, just hit us up on here, and you'll be good to go.

Also, this is the new heatsink king unless you go watercooling or better.

Build looks freaking sweet, very similar to my own with a couple tweaks for the better.

I also second that cooler, I wish I would have known about it before getting mine, although both will get the job done well. :rockout:

mrw1986 · Mar 13, 2008

There are some things that I would change because of personal preference...but its a rocking build dude! Have fun with it and if you have any questions you can PM me if needed...been doing this a long time, most of us here have been

Saakki · Mar 13, 2008

yeah go for it..u will be pleased no doubt ..i still would take something more original for teh case "rolleyes" ..like 2 of my close friends have antec ninehundred ..but its a good case so why not!

Hinnaku · Mar 13, 2008

Saakki said:
yeah go for it..u will be pleased no doubt ..i still would take something more original for teh case "rolleyes" ..like 2 of my close friends have antec ninehundred ..but its a good case so why not!

Well I picked the Antec because I've heard alot of good things about it, but if there might be something better, or a little nicer looking I wouldn't be opposed to getting a different case. :laugh:

Any suggestions?

DanishDevil · Mar 14, 2008

I got the Gigabyte 3D Mars. I'm pretty impressed with it so far. I've done a few minor mods to it. If you like the look, it's a great case. Bigger than the 900 for sure, but if you like the look, it's got a TON of room.

Azazel · Mar 14, 2008

basically my build hehe

nice

Solaris17 · Mar 14, 2008

Hinnaku said:
This will also be my first time building a computer myself, will it be a hard task for someone with no experience, or is it fairly easy to learn?

Again, any advice is very much appreaciated.

negatory friend the common misconception is computer building is extremely hard i was self taught when you have all the peices infront of you it all falls into place. this big thick 24 pin wire goins into the 24pin jack on the mobo its relatively easy...and when you get the parts just come on here if you get stuck we will be happy to help.

Azazel · Mar 14, 2008

yeah..this was my first build....it went well...like solaris said everything fits into its own place....and the mobo guide will tell you where everything goes...

DanishDevil · Mar 14, 2008

The software part of things is the hardest part! Especially when you reformat XP every 2 months and have to make that 6 minute phone call to Microsoft so you can activate your OS...

freaksavior · Mar 14, 2008

DanishDevil said:
The software part of things is the hardest part! Especially when you reformat XP every 2 months and have to make that 6 minute phone call to Microsoft so you can activate your OS...

6min so true.

Very nice dude, not my choice for case or board but rest is nice.

DOM · Mar 14, 2008

freaksavior said:
6min so true.

Very nice dude, not my choice for case or board but rest is nice.

the case is to much for what it offers, and you ment the mobo ? look at pic 3 its the a Asus Maximus Formula with a sticker of P5E over it

but I would get the Asus Maximus Formula its just $20 more

Hinnaku · Mar 14, 2008

For only about $20 more I can afford to upgrade to the Maximus, however I'm not seeing it on Newegg anymore. The only ones I see there are the Maximus Extreme...and an Open Box Maximus. Does this mean that they are just sold out? Or that they no longer sell it? :confused:

DanishDevil · Mar 14, 2008

If they were sold out, it would be listed at the bottom as sold out.

Know what I would do? Get on with their tech support chat and ask. Or call them tomorrow.

Hinnaku · Mar 15, 2008

Well I ordered all the parts last night, should hopefully be here by monday. Thanks for the advice guys!

Processor	Q6600 @ 3.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus P5E
Memory	Patriot Viper PC6400 (2X2gigs)
Video Card(s)	Visiontek 3870X2
Case	Antec 900
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

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Processor	i7 920
Motherboard	EVGA X58 SLi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12P 120mm
Memory	6gb OCZ Gold DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD6850
Storage	2x640gb WD AALS Matrix RAID 0/RAID 5 (180mb/s, 7.2ms Access)
Display(s)	Acer X233Hbd 23" Monitor (1920x1080)
Case	Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s)	N/A
Power Supply	Corsair TX-750
Software	Windows 7 64-Bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06 (9600gt): 12,567 3DMark06 (HD4870): 16,587 3DMarkVantage: P4740

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

System Name	JGG
Processor	Q6600 @ 3,4ghz
Motherboard	Rampage Formula
Cooling	Xigmatek, Nexus
Memory	1100 mhz Pi
Video Card(s)	6950 + Accelero Xtreme Plus
Storage	1tb+1tb
Display(s)	Acer 19" LCD 5ms + 17 " Hitachi
Case	Fractal Design Define R2
Audio Device(s)	X-FI
Power Supply	XFX Core 650
Software	Win 7 ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	Q6600 @ 3.5 ghz + and 6950 @ 6970 +

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