• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Rate my rig/10 please!

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Building a new rig, curious about what you think.

PhenomII x4 965 black edition
xfx radeon hd 5850
corsair dominator ddr3 4gb memory
biostar te890fxe mobo
thermaltake 850w black widow psu
thermaltake a90 midsize case w/ optional side 120mm fan for gpu cooling

whatcha think?
 
Joined
Aug 11, 2007
Messages
2,313 (0.38/day)
Location
If I told u.. I'd have to kill u
System Name Hogan's Crap
Processor Intel i3-2120 Crap!
Motherboard Dell POS Crap!
Cooling Stock Crap!
Memory 4 GB Kingston DDR3 10600 Crap!
Video Card(s) Stock Crap!
Storage 500 GB 5400 rpm Crap!
Software Windows 10 64bit
Need some pics to be able to fully rate it. The parts look good though. Should be a solid build. :toast:
 

afw

Joined
Mar 4, 2009
Messages
646 (0.12/day)
System Name StealthX
Processor Intel i7 2700k
Motherboard Asus SABERTOOTH z77
Cooling Prolimatech Genesis
Memory CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Video Card(s) ASUS GTX 960 2GB black edition
Storage CORSAIR FORCE GT 120GB SSD + Samsung Spinpoint F3 (1TB + 2 x 500GB)
Display(s) Acer G235H 23" (1920 x 1080)
Case Silverstone Raven RV02
Audio Device(s) OB
Power Supply Seasonic x650 GOLD
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
First of all ... from what I have seen ... you can never rate a PC ... cos rating will differ according to the person who's giving you the rating ... and this will be inconsistent ...

And looking at the Specs of your rig ... I can say its a really good PC ... ;) ...
 
Joined
Dec 2, 2009
Messages
3,351 (0.64/day)
System Name Dark Stealth
Processor Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory 16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s) 3080 10gb
Storage 2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s) HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case Zalman S2
Power Supply Corsair 750TX
Mouse Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores 70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings
I recommend 750W for that rig and no Thermaltake
 
Joined
Nov 17, 2008
Messages
365 (0.07/day)
Location
bay area 408/510
System Name Sunkist
Processor Intel 4770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus VI Hero
Cooling XSPC Raystorm
Memory G. Skill X Series 8GB DDR3 2400
Video Card(s) Crossfire 7970s
Storage RAID 0 Samsung 840 EVO
Case Corsiar 750D
Power Supply EVGA Supernova G2 1000W
I second that ^^. Get like a Antec New Truepower 750 or HX750 or TX750
 
Joined
Apr 8, 2009
Messages
3,016 (0.55/day)
Location
vermont
System Name The wifes worst enemy
Processor i5-9600k
Motherboard Asrock z390 phantom gaming 4
Cooling water
Memory 16gb G.skill ripjaw DDR4 2400 4X4GB 15-15-15-35-2T
Video Card(s) Asrock 5600xt phantom gaming 6gb 14gb/s
Storage crucial M500 120GB SSD, Pny 256GB SSD, seagate 750GB, seagate 2TB HDD, WD blue 1TB 2.5" HDD
Display(s) 27 inch samsung @ 1080p but capable of much more ;)
Case Corsair AIR 540 Cube Mid tower
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply EVGA GQ1000W MODULAR
Mouse generic for now
Keyboard generic for now
Software gotta love steam, origin etc etc
Benchmark Scores http://hwbot.org/user/philbrown_23/
also if you were to get say a ssd or velocirator it would jack the rating up in my book, but as it stands I'd say 6.5 max. get a 1090T/1055T (or intel setup) a 2nd 5850 and an ssd your golden. even tho i only rate it at 6.5 that doesnt mean it wont perform great
 
Joined
Apr 16, 2010
Messages
3,455 (0.68/day)
Location
Portugal
System Name LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory 2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s) Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s) 14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
Audio Device(s) HD Audio, RealtekⓇ ALC3202 codec, DolbyⓇ Advanced Audio™ v2 / stereo speakers, 1W x 2
Power Supply ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard 6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)
Yes, pics would be nice.
For gaming it's more than enough, even at 1920x1080.
As for the PSU, if you've done your math and it tells you that you need the 850 Watts...keep the choice, otherwise change to something like the Corsair TX/HX750.
 

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Yes, pics would be nice.
For gaming it's more than enough, even at 1920x1080.
As for the PSU, if you've done your math and it tells you that you need the 850 Watts...keep the choice, otherwise change to something like the Corsair TX/HX750.

It's just that I got a great deal on an a90+psu deal so I went for it. 750w would work too
 
Joined
Dec 2, 2009
Messages
3,351 (0.64/day)
System Name Dark Stealth
Processor Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory 16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s) 3080 10gb
Storage 2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s) HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case Zalman S2
Power Supply Corsair 750TX
Mouse Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores 70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings
NO Thermaltake because:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/har...usual-graphics-card-power-supply-problem.html

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=313741

And this one tells it all:
http://blog2evo.cjspot.net/thermaltake-w0089re-psu-problem/

Also there was a guy in our forum which said that thermaltake is worse than below average.
Even though a not-known trademark, my mercury psu has more than 4 years running :)

Finally, my suggestion:
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx-750w-atx-12v-power-supply/q/loc/101/206178325.html
Y? Because it is simply the best for all
 
Last edited:

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Damn it. Already bought the case+psu. Can I damage anything by using it??
 
Joined
Dec 2, 2009
Messages
3,351 (0.64/day)
System Name Dark Stealth
Processor Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory 16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s) 3080 10gb
Storage 2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s) HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case Zalman S2
Power Supply Corsair 750TX
Mouse Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores 70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings
No until it starts to smoke and you cannot predict when
 
Joined
Aug 11, 2007
Messages
2,313 (0.38/day)
Location
If I told u.. I'd have to kill u
System Name Hogan's Crap
Processor Intel i3-2120 Crap!
Motherboard Dell POS Crap!
Cooling Stock Crap!
Memory 4 GB Kingston DDR3 10600 Crap!
Video Card(s) Stock Crap!
Storage 500 GB 5400 rpm Crap!
Software Windows 10 64bit
Your chances of getting a bad one are somewhat slim at best. I would say you will be ok. There are always "bad apples" from every brand. I prefer to run CoolMax psu's but the majority would label them as "low end" or "cheaply made". Ive personally have never had one give me any problems.
 

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Joined
Sep 29, 2004
Messages
907 (0.13/day)
Location
La Quinta, CA
System Name The Shroomiest One!
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard ASRock x570 Taichi
Cooling Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420
Memory 2x16gb T-Create Expert 3600C14
Video Card(s) NVidia RTX 3090 Founder Edition
Storage WD_BLACK SN850X 2tb, 2 x Team Group MP34 4tb
Display(s) LG 34GP83A-B
Case Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s) EVGA NuAudio
Power Supply EVGA 1000w Supernova
Mouse Glorious Model D
Keyboard Glorious GMMK Pro
VR HMD Valve Index
Software Windows 10 Pro 64bit
alot of the time yes
 

[Ion]

WCG Team Assistant
Joined
Sep 15, 2009
Messages
13,391 (2.52/day)
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
System Name Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory 1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s) GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage 80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s) Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard IBM Model M
Software Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)
I mean, if it kills itself will it take other parts with it?

I had an "800w" PowerUp PSU blow up, it took the mobo, RAM, VGA, and HDD. I was able to RMA most of it, but the $50 PSU cost me well more than that in lost hardware....and then I had to go out and buy a nicer PSU as well
 

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Well, crap. Suggestions? I mean... How concerned should I be about it being a "bad apple"?
 

[Ion]

WCG Team Assistant
Joined
Sep 15, 2009
Messages
13,391 (2.52/day)
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
System Name Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory 1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s) GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage 80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s) Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard IBM Model M
Software Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)
Well, crap. Suggestions? I mean... How concerned should I be about it being a "bad apple"?

Although the TT PSU you got isn't exactly a quality unit, it's not shit either. You'll probably be fine, but what I would do (especially considering I hate that case) is return them both, pick up a Cooler Master 690 II Advanced and an Antec Truepower new 750w. However, you still have an OK case/PSU
 

obasnoj

New Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
21 (0.00/day)
Processor Phenom II x4 965 BE
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE
Cooling Thermaltake Frio, 120mm side fan for GPU cooling
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 2 x 2gig 8-8-8-24
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 5850 (OC'ed)
Storage WD Black Caviar 640 gig
Case Thermaltake a90
Power Supply Thermaltake BW 850w
Ok. It will show smaller signs of problems before just sh!tting itself inside out and taking half my rig with it, right?
 

[Ion]

WCG Team Assistant
Joined
Sep 15, 2009
Messages
13,391 (2.52/day)
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
System Name Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory 1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s) GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage 80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s) Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard IBM Model M
Software Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)
Ok. It will show smaller signs of problems before just sh!tting itself inside out and taking half my rig with it, right?

I'm not really sure. Sometimes, but my PSU was working fine until one time it shot out smoke and sparks and refused to work again. How much did you pay for that PSU/case? If you're in the US I can look and see what I can find that would be better :cool:
 
Joined
Nov 17, 2008
Messages
365 (0.07/day)
Location
bay area 408/510
System Name Sunkist
Processor Intel 4770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus VI Hero
Cooling XSPC Raystorm
Memory G. Skill X Series 8GB DDR3 2400
Video Card(s) Crossfire 7970s
Storage RAID 0 Samsung 840 EVO
Case Corsiar 750D
Power Supply EVGA Supernova G2 1000W
Although the TT PSU you got isn't exactly a quality unit, it's not shit either. You'll probably be fine, but what I would do (especially considering I hate that case) is return them both, pick up a Cooler Master 690 II Advanced and an Antec Truepower new 750w. However, you still have an OK case/PSU


Agreed. I bought an Antec Truepower New 750W and it's great :)
 
Joined
Dec 2, 2009
Messages
3,351 (0.64/day)
System Name Dark Stealth
Processor Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory 16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s) 3080 10gb
Storage 2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s) HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case Zalman S2
Power Supply Corsair 750TX
Mouse Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores 70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings
I mean, if it kills itself will it take other parts with it?

Of course! There always will be smth it will take cuz it is thermaltake
 
Joined
Mar 18, 2010
Messages
590 (0.12/day)
Location
Sacramento, Ca
System Name GFNmachine
Processor i7 3770k @ 4.4 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
Cooling CooliT Vantage
Memory 4x 4 GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9
Video Card(s) Galaxy GTX 670
Storage 1TB WD Black + 200GB WD Black
Display(s) Asus VH242H 24'' @ 1920x1080
Case Cooler Master CM 690 (Painted black inside)
Audio Device(s) Realtek HD
Power Supply Corsair HX850W
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit / Ubuntu 12.10
Joined
Apr 16, 2010
Messages
3,455 (0.68/day)
Location
Portugal
System Name LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory 2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s) Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s) 14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
Audio Device(s) HD Audio, RealtekⓇ ALC3202 codec, DolbyⓇ Advanced Audio™ v2 / stereo speakers, 1W x 2
Power Supply ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard 6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)
Of course! There always will be smth it will take cuz it is thermaltake

Please, stop hitting Thermaltake. They have failure rates and some bad models, just like every other manufacturer. The PSU obasnoj choose seems pretty good actually, they even bother to show the damn circuit so you can see what they're using. I doubt it can hold 800 Watts for too long, but OP is not going to use that much power, so no worries.
Also, if I recall correctly, Alek, your PSU IS failing (noise and smell) and you are currently ignoring that...so yours is not that great either.

@jamesrt2004
Never discuss tastes. They always differ. And, besides, OP says it was a good deal.
 
Top