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Who upgraded their PC in the last 12 months?

EastCoasthandle

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System Name MY PC
Processor E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard Maximus Formula
Cooling D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s) HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage 2
Display(s) 24"
Case P180
Audio Device(s) X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply Silencer 750
Software XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores This varies from one driver to another.
If you upgraded your PC this year post what you had and what you upgraded to. For example:

Had:
CPU
Memory Make/Model and Capacity
GPU
Motherboard
Video Card
etc

Now Own:
CPU
Memory Make/Model and Capacity
GPU
Motherboard
Video Card
etc

Which ever components you had, what did you replace it with?
 

btarunr

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Location
Hyderabad, India
System Name RBMK-1000
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory 2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s) Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s) BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s) ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard Gamdias Hermes E2
Software Windows 11 Pro
As of Oct 2007 IIRC:

Athlon64 X2 5400+ (Windsor)
Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 CL4 2x 1GB
8800 GTS (G80) 640M
Asus M2N-E
EVGA (above GPU)

Now:
Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
G.Skill PC2-8500 CL5...2x 1GB
8800 GT 512M ...GTX 260 almost here
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Gigabyte 8800 GT..PoV GeForce GTX 260 almost here
 
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Location
Miami, FL
Processor i5 6700K
Motherboard ASUS Z270 PRIMER
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper N520
Memory 32GB DDR4 CORSAIR Vengeance
Video Card(s) EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC
Storage Samsung EVO 970 1TB + 1 TB PNY SSD
Display(s) MSI Optix G241
Case CORSAIR Carbide Series 678C
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 1000@
Software Windows 11
Had:
CPU: P4 3.0
Memory Make/Model and Capacity: 2GB Kingstong DDR @ 667
GPU: ATI 1650XT AGP
Motherboard: Its an Intel Mobo, dont remember the model :p
LCD: Sony 17"

Now Own:
CPU: E8400
Memory Make/Model and Capacity: 2GB Corsair Dominator PC 8500
GPU: EVGA 9600 GT
Motherboard: EVGA 750i FTW
LCD: Samsung 932GW
 
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Location
Switzerland, Heart of Europe
System Name Fractality 1.0
Processor Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory 16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s) PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage 64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s) 24" Acer V243W
Case Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software Win 7 64bit
Had:

CPU: Pentium 4 3.6GHz
Memory Make/Model and Capacity: Swissbit 2x 512MB
GPU: Radeon X600 Pro --> 2600 pro --> 3850
Motherboard: MSI 7064 OEM build
Case: Thermaltake Soprano RS101
CPU Cooler: Stock
PSU: FSP Group 350W


Now Own:

CPU: C2D E6300 1.86GHz
Memory Make/Model and Capacity: 4x Kingston 1024MB
GPU: Gainward Radeon 4850 GS
Motherboard: Asus P5B Premium
Case: Lian Li PC-8
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9700 LED
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750W Modular

Quite a bit, more to come
 
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Location
Philadelphia
System Name Main PC \\ Plex Server \\ MacBook Pro 14
Processor Ryzen 7950X \\ i5 12400
Motherboard B650E PG-ITX \\ DeskMini B660
Cooling C14S \\ IS-40X
Memory 32GB DDR5 6000C30 \\ 32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s) 3080 FE \\ Intel HD
Storage 2TB 850X, 2TB 980 Pro \\ 4x2TB SSD
Display(s) AW3423 \\ 77” OLED
Case NR200P \\ DeskMini B660
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply SF750
Mouse G403 Wireless
Keyboard TH66
Software Windows 11
Had:
E6600 @ 3.0
MSI P6N SLI
2GB G.SKILL HZ
8800GTS 640MB
Corsair 520HX
2x 160GB WD RAID 0
Antec 900

3 Months Ago:
Q6600 @ 3.6GHz
4GB Mushkin
X38 Maximus Formula
HD 4870
Some high end sound card (lol!)
WD 640GB
Silverstone TJ-10BW
Silverstone ST1000

Now:
12.1" Tablet PC
2.1GHz Turion X2 65nm
3GB RAM
HD 3200
160GB HD

Future:
Core i7 Here i come

and before anyone says i spend a lot, i sold my E6600 rig for $600. I bought the Q6600 rig without Graphics card/RAM for $500. Spent a couple hundred on Hd4870 and some RAM, played with it for a month, returned the graphics and RAM, sold the x38+q6600 for $350, sold the WD 640GB for about $75, and sold the sound card for $100. In the end, i made about $25 bucks, but got myself a new TJ10-BW, ST1000, DVD burner, and a cold cathode. Im happy :D
 
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Location
Yankee lost in the Mountains of East TN
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
lol. It would take me an hour to list all of my upgrades over the last twelve month. I've had 10 different cpus, 6 different motherboards, 6 different graphics cards, 4 different psu's, and 4 different cases. Oh, and 6 different coolers. This weekend I'm adding water cooling to the list of upgrades. Here's the list of just processors.

2 Q6600's
2 e8400's (1 CO and 1 EO)
e8500
Q6700
e3110
e3210
e2180
e4400
 

Ongaku

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2003-2008 I had a Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop :laugh:

I had a MSI K9MM-V AM2/AGP motherboard for about a month until March 2008 when I got the setup that's currently on my system specs. :D Lil-Godly was born ^_^ lol
 
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Had in March 2008 - MacBook 13"

I actually loved this laptop, very much. I wish I still had it. Whenever I do decide to get another laptop, its going to be a MacBook. 100% serious about that. I love Apple laptops. The thing is... you can't play awesome PC games (Crysis :) ) on Mac's...so I sold it and built a rig based off the AMD Spider Platform.

Started building in April 2008 - Spider Platform Build
AMD Phenom 9600BE CPU 2.3GHz
MSI K9A2 790FX Platinum Motherboard
G.Skill DDRII 800MHz - 4x1GB
Samsung DVD-RW DL +/-
Acer 20" LCD
MSI HD3870 OC Edition GDDR4 512MB - Dual slot reference design
Sapphire HD3870 GDDR4 512MB - Dual slot reference design
Thermaltake 600W Modular PSU
Scythe Katana II CPU Heatsink and Fan
HEC Generic Black Steel Case
Antec 120mm Red LED 3-Speed Exhaust Fan
Raptor 74GB SATA 10,000k HD
Seagate 320GB SATA 7200.11k HD
Razer DeathAdder Mouse
Razer Lycosa Keyboard
Sennheiser HD-485 Headphones (awesome.)
Vista 64bit Ultimate



Check my sig for my Case Gallery link. :)
 
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Location
Austin, TX
System Name WAZAAM!
Processor AMD Ryzen 3900x
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Pro Gaming
Cooling Kraken x62
Memory G.Skill 16GB 3200 MHz
Video Card(s) EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC
Storage Micron 9200 Max
Display(s) Samsung 49" 5120x1440 120hz
Case Corsair 600D
Audio Device(s) Onboard - Bose Companion 2 Speakers
Power Supply CORSAIR Professional Series HX850
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB
Software Windows 10 Pro
Had:

ASUS A8N5X motherboard (nForce4)
AMD Athlon64 3200+ (Venice Core; 512L2 Cache @ 2.0GHz)
2x512MB G.Skill 2-2-2-5 DDR400
eVGA 7600GT 256MB
100GB hard drive


Now:

DFI 790FX DK Lanparty
AMD Opteron 1220 (dual core; 1MB L2 per core; 2.8GHz)
2x2GB G.Skill at something I can't remember
eVGA 7600GT 256MB
100GB + 2x250GB + 400GB hard drives
 

ChromeDome

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System Name Super Budget Gamer Thing lol
Processor AMD 5600+ Windsor @3.0ghz
Motherboard ASUS M3N78-VM AM2/AM2+ Micro ATX
Cooling Thermaltake TR2-R1 Ultra Silence CPU heatsink+fan / 3 exhaust case fans
Memory 3 Gigs Kingston DDR2@800mhz
Video Card(s) PNY 8800GT 512mb OC'd 710/1740/950 - 178.24
Storage 2X 320 gig Seagate Barracuda's @7200rpm - SATA
Display(s) 22in Dell LCD 1680X1050 / 21.6in AOC LCD / Hauppauge TV Tuner
Case Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s) Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Power Supply Antec Earthwatts EA500D 500w
Software Vista, bby <3
Benchmark Scores yay it works! =]
wow i just got done with some minor ones over the weekend

HAD

Proc: AMD 5600+ @2.8ghz w/ stock cooler
Mem: 2 gigs Kingston@800mhz
Video: 8600GT 256mb / 19in ViewSonic VA1926w LCD / 19in Sony CRT
HD: 320 gig Seagate Barracuda @7200rpm
Mobo:ASUS M2A-VM 690G
PSU: 350w OEM single 20amp 12v
Cheapo Case

Now own

the rig you see in my specs

added an HD, overclocked the proc a little, changed cpu heatsink / fan, two new monitors, two vid card upgrades (8600GT to 8800GS to 8800GT), 1 more gig of RAM, a TV tuner, added another burner, changed the power supply, added some fans, got a NEW cheapo case just last week

i'm pretty satisfied with it atm. at least for the moment :)
 
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Location
Canada
System Name MurderBox #17
Processor Intel Core i7 5930k - 4.5Ghz 1.275v - Bitspower Summit EF
Motherboard Asus X99-E WS - Bitspower THOR AIX99 Full Full Board Block
Cooling SR-1 480, 8x Corsair ML120 , MCP350, I&H Res 250, PETG hard pipe, Mayhems Pastel White
Memory 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666
Video Card(s) Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition - EK Fullcover waterblock with Backplate
Storage 970 Pro 512GB, 960 EVO 500GB, PM961 512GB, 3x SM951 256GB,, WD Black 2TB, Seagate 4TB
Display(s) ASUS PG348Q 3440x1440, 2X ASUS PB278 2560x1440
Case MurderMod TJ07 With Illuminated mid-plate
Audio Device(s) Schiit Bifrost > Schiit Asgard > Hifiman HE400i - Audio Technica AT2020
Power Supply Corsair AX1200i With custom MDPC Sleeve and Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM
Mouse Steelseries Rival 600
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB
Software Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Had:

AMD 64 3700+ @ 2.6Ghz

Asus A8R-MVP "Piece of crap overclocker and lousy Crossfire stability"

OCZ Platinum DDR 400Mhz 2x1024MB 2-3-2-5

2X ATI Radeon X1950Pro

Soundblaster X-fi Extreme Music*

2X WD 160GB SATA II*

2X Pioneer DVD writers IDE -> replaced with SATA Versions*

OCZ Modstream 520W -> replaced with PCP&C Silencer 750W to run crossfire*

Zalman CNPS 9500 for CPU and VF 900s for Video Cards.

Crappy Chenming server case that I had been using for years.

* Kept for new build.

Upgraded just after Christmas to what is listed in my specs. My old system went to my dad in exchange for him getting me a TJ07 to fit my watercooling.
 
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Location
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System Name ---
Processor FX 8350 @ 4.00 Ghz with 1.28v
Motherboard Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 v4.0, Hacked Bios F4.x
Cooling Silenx 4 pipe Tower cooler + 2 x Cougar 120mm fan, 3 x 120mm, 1 x 200 mm Red LED fan
Memory Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 16GB + Patriot Memory DDR3 1866 16GB
Video Card(s) Asus R9 290 OC @ GPU - 1050, MEM - 1300
Storage Inland 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD for OS, WDC Black - 2TB + 1TB Storage, Inland 480GB SSD - Games
Display(s) 3 x 1080P LCDs - Acer 25" + Acer 23" + HP 23"
Case AeroCool XPredator X3
Audio Device(s) Built-in Realtek
Power Supply Corsair HX1000 Modular
Software Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
I Had:
S754 - Abit NF8
Athlon 3200+ (Venice Core)
1.5GB crucial ram
X1600Pro AGP
80GB HDD
+
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
X2 3800 (S939 Manchester)
2GB Corsair Ram
X1950 pro VGA
200GB + 2 x 160GB raid

Now:
ECS GF8200A Black Edition
Phenom 9500
6GB crucial ram
X800GTO VGA
80GB OS + 2 x 160GB Raid
+
Abit AN52 AM2
X2 5600 Windsor 2 x 1MB cache
4GB Kingston Ram
ATI 4850 512MB (gigabyte made)
200GB + 2 x 160GB raid
+
Test machine
+
Home Server
+
Media Center PC
 
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Location
Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom.{East Anglian Coast
System Name Hells Core.
Processor Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard Asus Crosshair hero viii (wifi) x570
Cooling AlphaCool Aurora 420mm
Memory Patriot Viper Gaming RGB Series DDR4 DRAM 4133MHz 32GB Kit
Video Card(s) MSI Gaming X Trio 3070
Storage Sabrent 1TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2
Display(s) Acer Predator XB271HU
Case Thermaltake Core X71
Power Supply Corsair RM850 80 plus gold
Software Windows 10
Had

Athlon 64 4000 sandiego
1 gig ocz platnum 400mhz
the mobo was by Aopen forgot the model
ati x1900xt card
cant remember the rest tbh.

Now

Q6600 go
4gig ocz reaper
asus maximus formula (rampage bios)
3870x2
160wd sata2 72.000rpm hardrive
Hiper 880watt psu
 
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Location
Chicago
System Name Big Beast
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D
Motherboard Asus Strix x570-I Gaming
Cooling NZXT AIO
Memory Patriot Viper 16GB 3666MHz
Video Card(s) AMD Radeon 7900XTX
Storage Lot's of it
Display(s) Samsung CHG70 27"
Case NZXT H1
Power Supply 850watt
Software Windows 11 Professional x64
Had:
Opteron 175
1GB OCZ DDR 3200
x1950 Pro
Gigabyte K8NS
Audigy 2 zs

Now Own:
e6550 @3.2Ghz
2GB Kingston Hyperx DDR2 1066
HD3870
Gigabyte P35 DS3L
audigy 2 zs
 
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System Name Back to Blue
Processor i9 14900k
Motherboard Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling Corsair H150i Elite
Memory 64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage 4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s) 1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s) Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply Corsair RM1000i
Mouse Logitech G502x
Keyboard Corsair K95 Platinum
Software Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores 31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w
OCT 2007-
Abit IP35-E
E6750
2600xt gddr4
antec smart power 2 450 watt

Now-
Asus P5k-e
Xeon x3210
hd4850
ocz 600watt

Nothing huge, I replace parts as I feel I want to and generally when they are not needed and I feel like I wasted money a week later...
 
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Location
UK
System Name Dream Weaver
Processor Ryzen 5600
Motherboard B450 MSI Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling NH-D14
Memory 16GB Flare X @ 3200MHz CL14
Video Card(s) Sapphire Vega 64 Nitro+
Storage 500GB evo 970 m.2 + 4TB HDDs
Display(s) ASUS 27" 1440p 144hz FreeSync
Case Fractal Design Define R3
Power Supply Corsair 850W
Software Windows 10 x64
Had:

E6600
Assrock 775i65g
x850xt AGP
2GB DDR 400
Ebuyer value PSU
320GB IDE HDD

Now have:

E8400
MSI P35 Neo2 FR
4GB DDR 800
HD 4870
Corsair HX620W
36Gb raptor, 320gb ide, 750gb F1.
 
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Location
Ohio
System Name Desktop|| Virtual Host 0
Processor Intel Core i5 2500-K @ 4.3ghz || 2x Xeon L5630 (total 8 cores, 16 threads)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V || Dell PowerEdge R710 (Intel 5520 chipset)
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 || Stock hotplug fans and passive heatsinks
Memory 4x4gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 || 12x4gb Hynix DDR3 1066 FB-DIMMs
Video Card(s) MSI GTX 760 Gaming Twin Frozr 4GB OC || Don't know, don't care
Storage Hitachi 7K3000 2TB || 6x300gb 15k rpm SAS internal hotswap, 12x3tb Seagate NAS drives in enclosure
Display(s) ViewSonic VA2349S || remote iDRAC KVM console
Case Antec P280 || Dell PowerEdge R710
Audio Device(s) HRT MusicStreamer II+ and Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 || Don't know, don't care
Power Supply SeaSonic X650 Gold || 2x870w hot-swappable
Mouse Logitech G500 || remote iDRAC KVM console
Keyboard Logitech G510 || remote iDRAC KVM console
Software Win7 Ultimate x64 || VMware vSphere 6.0 with vCenter Server 6.0
Benchmark Scores Over 9000 on the scouter
CPU:
== Pentium D 805 >> E7200
cooler:
===== Zalman 9700 >> CoolIT Eliminator w/120mm fan mod

M/B:
== EVGA 680i >> EVGA 780i

GPU: [note that these are replacements and upgrades]
== 7600gt >> x1650xt >> 7100gs :cry: >> 8800gt :rockout:>> 9600gt
cooler:
==== stock >> stock modded to exhaust out case >> Zalman VF1000

RAM:
== 2x512mb A-Data ddr2-800 >> 2x1gb of same

PSU:
== OCZ 700w gamexstream >> PC P&C 750w silencer

HDD:
== WD Caviar SE16 320gb >> added 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gb

everything else remained the same iirc
 

xu^

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Location
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System Name Mr_average ( hoping 1 day to upgrade to Mr_above_average )
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700x @3.4ghz/4.6ghz
Motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Cooling Deepcool AS-500 Plus - White | 6 Lian Li ST120mm case fans - White
Memory 32gb Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL 4x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 - White
Video Card(s) Asus Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC
Storage 512gb Sabrent Nvme | 4tb Samsung SSD | 2tb WD Blue SSD| 1tb Crucial P3 Nvme| 1tb WD Blue HDD = 8.5tb
Display(s) D1: LG Ultragear GL850-B 27" 1440p 144hz | D2: Asus Tuf - VG249 24" 1080p 144hz
Case Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh RGB - White
Audio Device(s) Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II | Steelseries Arctis 3 Headset - White
Power Supply Corsair TX650M Semi Modular 80+ Gold
Mouse Red Dragon M991 - White
Keyboard Razer Huntsman V2
Software Windows 11 Pro
2nd rig upgrade..

Had

E2160 @ 2.5ghz
Asrock 775 Board
2x1gb Corsair 667 ram
nvidia 6600GT 128mb AGP
250gb maxtor HD sata
crappy atx case with 2 80mm fans

NOW

E7200 @ 3.2ghz
Abit IP35P Board
2x1gb Corsair 800 ram
nvidia 8800gts 320mb pcie
640gb WD HD sata
Antec 300 case with x4 120mm fan and x1 140mm fan
 

ChromeDome

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System Name Super Budget Gamer Thing lol
Processor AMD 5600+ Windsor @3.0ghz
Motherboard ASUS M3N78-VM AM2/AM2+ Micro ATX
Cooling Thermaltake TR2-R1 Ultra Silence CPU heatsink+fan / 3 exhaust case fans
Memory 3 Gigs Kingston DDR2@800mhz
Video Card(s) PNY 8800GT 512mb OC'd 710/1740/950 - 178.24
Storage 2X 320 gig Seagate Barracuda's @7200rpm - SATA
Display(s) 22in Dell LCD 1680X1050 / 21.6in AOC LCD / Hauppauge TV Tuner
Case Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s) Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Power Supply Antec Earthwatts EA500D 500w
Software Vista, bby <3
Benchmark Scores yay it works! =]
well i think it safe to say if you post on this board you most likely upgraded your box this year

its gonna be a looooong thread :D
 
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System Name Black Panther
Processor i9 9900k
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s) Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s) 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s) Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard Motospeed
Software Windows 10
May 2007:

Purchased P5B mobo, 2GB RAM, E4300 and 8600GTS.

July 2007:
Overclocked E4300 from 1.8Ghz to 3.0Ghz on Zalman cnps 9500
Overclocked RAM to 833Mhz

September 2007
:
Bought Xtreme Music X-Fi Sound Card from OcUK...

November 2007:
Bought BFG OC2 8800GT to replace my 8600GTS....

Dec/Jan 2008 : Overclocked GPU further...

July 2008: Bought laptop in system specs...

Oct 2008: Started figuring and thinking how to overclock it.......
 
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Location
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
System Name Rampage 3.0
Processor i7 3770K 4.2Ghz
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
Cooling Corsair 110 (280mm rad)
Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper F3-1866 10-11-10 CR1
Video Card(s) 2 X gigabyte 7970 ghz edition @1100mhz / 6000mhz
Storage samsung 500 GB + 128GM crucial M4 ssd
Display(s) LG IPS235P 23in IPS 1080p
Case corsair vengance c70 - white
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply Corsair HX-750w
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
um, im not sure what i had 12 months ago because my system is always being upgraded but i have bought a heap of stuff withing the last 8>9 months

q6600
e8600
e6750
gtx 280
8800GT
samsung 500 gig X 4
samsung 750 gig X 1
samsung 1 TB X 2
swiftech h20-220 compact water cooling kit
custom water cooling kit (in sig + soon to have a water block for the gtx 280)
cosmos 1000 case
8 gig of OCZ reaper ram
OCZ gameXtreme / stealthXtreme PSU's, 3 in total
Corsair HX-1000W PSU
G15 keyboard
42" 1080p LCD tv
and about 3 or random mobo (cant rember what they are)
and a what seams like a caro plane full of 120mm fans and cable

heck come to think of it every part that is listed in my system specs adn the HTPC listed in my sig :)
 
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System Name Desktop|| Virtual Host 0
Processor Intel Core i5 2500-K @ 4.3ghz || 2x Xeon L5630 (total 8 cores, 16 threads)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V || Dell PowerEdge R710 (Intel 5520 chipset)
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 || Stock hotplug fans and passive heatsinks
Memory 4x4gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 || 12x4gb Hynix DDR3 1066 FB-DIMMs
Video Card(s) MSI GTX 760 Gaming Twin Frozr 4GB OC || Don't know, don't care
Storage Hitachi 7K3000 2TB || 6x300gb 15k rpm SAS internal hotswap, 12x3tb Seagate NAS drives in enclosure
Display(s) ViewSonic VA2349S || remote iDRAC KVM console
Case Antec P280 || Dell PowerEdge R710
Audio Device(s) HRT MusicStreamer II+ and Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 || Don't know, don't care
Power Supply SeaSonic X650 Gold || 2x870w hot-swappable
Mouse Logitech G500 || remote iDRAC KVM console
Keyboard Logitech G510 || remote iDRAC KVM console
Software Win7 Ultimate x64 || VMware vSphere 6.0 with vCenter Server 6.0
Benchmark Scores Over 9000 on the scouter
well i think it safe to say if you post on this board you most likely upgraded your box this year

its gonna be a looooong thread :D
lol yeah, I'm pretty sure most of us have upgraded multiple times in the past 12 months. The OP should be more like "who upgraded in the past month?" :laugh:
 

FatForester

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Processor Intel e2180 2.0ghz @ 2.8ghz w/ stock volts
Motherboard ASUS P5K-e Wifi-AP
Cooling Zalman 9500 w/ AS5
Memory G.Skill Black PI's DDR2 @ 896MHz 4-4-4-12 1.9v
Video Card(s) EVGA 8800GT w/ Zalman VF-900
Storage 2x Crucial C300 64GB, Samsung F3 2TB & 1TB, F1 1TB & 750GB
Display(s) ASUS VW246H 24" 16:9
Case Ultra / Chieftec Black Tower
Audio Device(s) X-fi XtremeMusic -> Z-5300e's
Power Supply PCP&C 610 Silencer
Software Windows 7 x64
Had last November:
AMD 3500+ Socket 939
Corsair 2x512mb DDR 400
ATI X800XT AIW
ASUS A8V Deluxe
Ultra X-Connect 500w

Now Own:
Intel e2180
G.Skill PI Black 2x2GB DDR2 800
EVGA 8800GT
ASUS P5K-e Wifi/AP
PCP&C 610w Silencer
 
Joined
Nov 27, 2006
Messages
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System Name Norfree
Processor i5 3570k @4.4
Motherboard Gigabyte UD5H
Cooling 212 Evo
Memory 4x4GB Kingston 1600 @ 1833 9cl
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro Fury
Storage Corsair SSD, WD Black
Display(s) 1080p TV
Case Corsair 300-R
Audio Device(s) Auzentech Prelude > Fidelio X2s and AD-700s
Power Supply PCP&C Silent 950w
Software Win 10 Pro 64
Had 2-3 years

Athlox64x2 3800+ s939
abit kn8-sli
sapphire 1950gt
ocz plat pc3200 2x1gb
antec 500w smartpower

Now:
E8400
Kingston Hyperx 2x2gb
asus p5q-pro
HD4850
ocz gamexstream700w

the difference is nigh astonishing...though the 3800 was a nice chip, but the clock frequencies on these new c2ds are just great
 
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Location
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System Name Jupiter-2
Processor Intel i3-6100
Motherboard H170I-PLUS D3
Cooling Stock
Memory 8GB Mushkin DDR3L-1600
Video Card(s) EVGA GTX 1050ti
Storage 512GB Corsair SSD
Display(s) BENQ 24in
Case Lian Li PC-Q01B Mini ITX
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair 450W
Mouse Logitech Trackball
Keyboard Custom bamboo job
Software Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores Finished Super PI on legendary mode in only 13 hours.
I think I win (upgraded in Feb '08). :laugh:

HAD:
CPU: Pentium III-S (1.4GHz)
RAM: 1GB Generic DDR266
GPU: Radeon 9700 Pro
MB: SuperMicro 370SDA
HD: 20GB IBM

NOW:
CPU: Athlon X2 4000+
RAM: 2GB Mushkin DDR800
GPU: HD 3650 DDR3
MB: MSI K9A2 CF-F
HD: 160GB WD
 
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