Your PC ATM

Chicken Patty · Dec 14, 2011

That sound are looks great man!!

15th Warlock · Dec 14, 2011

techtard said:
Is the new Creative card decent? I read somewhere that they were just really basic sound cards with a fancy cover, marked up a lot.

I'm in the market for a sound card, my onboard sound gets hammered in some games, and crashes my system.

There's an ongoing debate about on board vs discrete sound cards, and this is not the right thread to discuss it

but I can tell you the current sound core chip packs four DSP cores, so it it has quite a bit more horse power under the hood than your average C-Media or Realtek audio chips, and this extra power is used for some cool features like vertical positional sound and enhancing compressed audio so it has a wider range, among other nice tricks

There's some other things like better DACs, gold plated connectors, better signal to noise reduction ratio and EMI shielding for higher fidelity sound, in the end it all depends on whether you need those features or not.

I hope you find a discrete sound card that covers all your needs

Chicken Patty said:
That sound are looks great man!!

I know huh... It really is a nice looking little piece of hardware

antuk15 · Dec 14, 2011

Mine

dipsta · Dec 15, 2011

My new build Corei5 2500k

Hey guys, still a bit of cable management needed, but here she is all in action with the Asus 6950 Direct CUii at 940/1400 shaders unlocked... and the core i5 2500k@5.0ghz

I painted the inside of the case black with some black hammerite and i'm happy with the looks.
Was a bit of a rush job as i couldn't wait to get the goodies installed.

a bit of feedback would be appreciated

20mmrain · Dec 15, 2011

dipsta said:
Hey guys, still a bit of cable management needed, but here she is all in action with the Asus 6950 Direct CUii at 940/1400 shaders unlocked... and the core i5 2500k@5.0ghz

I painted the inside of the case black with some black hammerite and i'm happy with the looks.
Was a bit of a rush job as i couldn't wait to get the goodies installed.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2374.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2371.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2370.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2366.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2364.jpg

a bit of feedback would be appreciated

Looks really good the next thing I would do is some more cable management and some cable sleeving w/ Cable extensions.

arnoo1 · Dec 15, 2011

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it's cold in my room brrr

dipsta · Dec 15, 2011

20mmrain said:
Looks really good the next thing I would do is some more cable management and some cable sleeving w/ Cable extensions.

Ok mate what would u suggest i do exactly fella and thanks :0)

cadaveca · Dec 15, 2011

I'd flip the rad around so the fittings are on the front of the case. route tubing from pump to rad, to cpu to res to pump. Rotate the block 90 degrees so the tubing is one up and one down.

Buy a fan for the ram, or cobble something together.

Otherwise, I think it looks great. :rockout:

PopcornMachine · Dec 15, 2011

dipsta said:
Hey guys, still a bit of cable management needed, but here she is all in action with the Asus 6950 Direct CUii at 940/1400 shaders unlocked... and the core i5 2500k@5.0ghz

I painted the inside of the case black with some black hammerite and i'm happy with the looks.
Was a bit of a rush job as i couldn't wait to get the goodies installed.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2374.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2371.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2370.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2366.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f248/dipsta/IMG_2364.jpg

a bit of feedback would be appreciated

I hate painting myself, so good job. Red and black is classic.

Velvet Wafer · Dec 15, 2011

antuk15 said:
Mine

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/DSC_0116.jpg

how low are the temps on that phase you use? The board seems scarcely insulated for what i expect should be less then -25c°!

antuk15 · Dec 15, 2011

Velvet Wafer said:
how low are the temps on that phase you use? The board seems scarcely insulated for what i expect should be less then -25c°!

No idea, CPU's built in temp sensor stops working below -10c and it never goes above -10c when running Intel Burn Test at 5Ghz!

I would say -20c'ish under load and -30c on idle..Maybe even colder...

There's more then enough insulation, If it's applied properly then you don't need loads of it

It's in a ASUS P67 Sabertooth mobo now anyway

Enigma8750 · Dec 16, 2011

antuk15 said:
Mine

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/DSC_0116.jpg

Nice overclocker.. refrigerated cpu.. Wow..

t_ski · Dec 16, 2011

my Ice to Warlock's Fire:

Lionheart · Dec 16, 2011

t_ski said:
my Ice to Warlock's Fire:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5834/newloop1.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4297/newloop2.jpg

Oooohh

me do likey alot

Time to edit your system specs

So when can I expect it to arrive at my place? :toast:

t_ski · Dec 16, 2011

I don't see myself going Down Under anytime soon. Besides, this thing's a bitch to carry up the stairs. I can't imagine carrying it half-way across the globe...

Volkszorn88 · Dec 16, 2011

@Warlock

I f'ing hate you lol So jelly

cadaveca · Dec 16, 2011

t_ski said:
my Ice to Warlock's Fire:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5834/newloop1.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4297/newloop2.jpg

Dammit, even I'm jelly. Nicely done!

pantherx12 · Dec 16, 2011

T_ski, I wish you didn't post that man.

Now I want water again more than ever but there's no way I can afford it!

t_ski · Dec 16, 2011

Eh, I had all the watercooling parts left over from my last build. Never get rid of the good stuff...

pantherx12 · Dec 16, 2011

t_ski said:
Eh, I had all the watercooling parts left over from my last build. Never get rid of the good stuff...

Well I know that now all my WC gear is gone :laugh:

Silly thing is I spent the proceeds on silly things rather than things I needed so regret it more than normal :laugh:

Ahh well, when I get another job I'll invest in a nice 420mm rad and some nice pumps and fans : ]

Good job on making me look at my own rig and pull a face like this though :ohwell:

specks · Dec 16, 2011

You all have frigin sweet rigs! :respect:

I am jelly! :cry:

de.das.dude · Dec 16, 2011

me gusta

Thrackan · Dec 16, 2011

t_ski said:
my Ice to Warlock's Fire:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5834/newloop1.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4297/newloop2.jpg

That has to be the cleanest, most beautiful loop I have ever seen. :respect:

t_ski · Dec 16, 2011

I love making loops with small tubing runs. It looks SOOOO much better than big loops. The downside, of course, it everything is fairly difficult to move around and pull out of the case.

15th Warlock · Dec 16, 2011

t_ski said:
my Ice to Warlock's Fire:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5834/newloop1.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4297/newloop2.jpg

Thanks for the pics, your build shows your dedication to your craft, I really love how clean it looks, awesome! :toast:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor (LS34J550WQNXZA) – 75Hz Refresh, WQHD Computer Monito
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Intel Core i9 13900KF
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA Edition
Cooling	Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition
Memory	4x16GBs DDR5 6800MHz G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo Series
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 Pro OS - 4TB Nextorage G Series Games - 8TBs WD Black Storage
Display(s)	LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV
Case	Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1300W
Mouse	Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey VR
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64bit

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Motherboard	Asrock B660 Riptide PG (Eternal clock gen)
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II
Memory	32GB Kingston FURY Renegade
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4070ti Trinity
Storage	WD SN750 SE 1TB M.2 + 2x Kioxia Exceria 480GB
Display(s)	BenQ EX2780Q 1440p/144Hz
Case	Lian Li 205M
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x SHIFT

System Name	Dark Sideslayer
Processor	Core i5 2500k @5.0GHz @13.84v
Motherboard	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Cooling	MCps655 Pump, XSPC Res, RC360 Rad, EK-Supreme HF Acetal+E
Memory	CORSAIR VENGEANCE 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT
Video Card(s)	ASUS Direct CU II 1.2v 930/1360
Storage	60gb OCZ Agility 3, 40gb Kingston V Series & 2*500 sata
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster 245B plus
Case	COOLERMASTER RC1100 COSMOS SPORT customised
Audio Device(s)	Realtek THX Onboard
Power Supply	Coolermaster Real power 700W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Benchmark Scores	3d Mark Vantage 22491, 3d Mark06 32242, PC Mark 07 5398, 3d Mark 2011 5983, PC Mark Vanatge 24541 :0

System Name	My Gaming System
Processor	Intel i7 4770k @ 4.4 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Impact (ITX)
Cooling	Custom Full System Water cooling Loop
Memory	G.Skill 1866 Mhz Sniper 8 Gb
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ti SC
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 120GB - Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
Display(s)	ASUS W246H - 24" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD
Case	Bitfenix Prodigy
Power Supply	Corsair AX760 Modular PSU
Software	Windows 8.1 Home Primeum

Your PC ATM

Chicken Patty

15th Warlock

antuk15

dipsta

New Member

20mmrain

arnoo1

dipsta

New Member

cadaveca

My name is Dave

PopcornMachine

Velvet Wafer

antuk15

Enigma8750

t_ski

Former Staff

Lionheart

t_ski

Former Staff

Volkszorn88

cadaveca

My name is Dave

pantherx12

t_ski

Former Staff

pantherx12

specks

New Member

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Thrackan

t_ski

Former Staff

15th Warlock

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Processor	2600k @ 4.2 ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z77 MPower
Cooling	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance 2400 c11 @1.5 v/
Video Card(s)	GB gtx670 WF3x sli @1080/1372/6660(core/boost/mem)
Storage	2x samsung 850evo 250gb raid 0 ,2tb wdblack, 3TB wd purple
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case	fractal design r4
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1050
Mouse	Razer abyssus
Keyboard	corsair k70
Software	Windows 10 pro x64

System Name	Vulcan
Processor	i6 6600K
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z170X UD3
Cooling	Thermaltake Frio Silent 14
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix GTX 970
Storage	Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 1TB SSD
Display(s)	QNIX 27 Inch 1440p
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750
Software	Win 10 64-bit

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Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3, 3600 MHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3
Cooling	Thermalright Macho V2
Memory	24GB DDR3, 1400MHZ CL8
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon R9 290
Storage	Samsung EVO 960 250gb, EVO 850 250gb, Vertex 3 128gb. 2 TB of Rotational.
Display(s)	1xAsus MX299, 2x Asus MX239, Oculus Rift CV1
Case	Sunflower Tower
Audio Device(s)	C-Media CMI8738/C3DX
Power Supply	Corsair TX850
Mouse	Cyborg R.A.T. 7
Software	Win7 64Bit Ultimate

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	Boomer Master Race
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS APU
Motherboard	BareBones Mini PC MB
Cooling	Mini PC Cooling
Memory	Crucial 32GB 4800MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 680M 8GB IGPU
Storage	Crucial 500GB M.2 SSD + 2TB Ext HDD
Display(s)	Sony 4K Bravia X85J 43Inch TV 120Hz
Case	Beelink Mini PC Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Built In Realtek Digital Audio HD
Power Supply	120w Power Brick
Mouse	Logitech G203 Lightsync
Keyboard	Atrix RGB Slim Keyboard
VR HMD	( ◔ ʖ̯ ◔ )
Software	Windows 10 Home 64bit
Benchmark Scores	Don't do them anymore.

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Processor	AMD FX-8350 4.6ghz
Motherboard	AsRock 990FX Fatal1ty Professional
Cooling	Corsair H100
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX 8gb
Video Card(s)	XFX Double D 7970 3gb
Storage	Western Digital Green 2TB 64mb Cache/ Western Digital 500gb
Display(s)	iMac Display 2560 x 1440
Case	NZXT Switch 810 White
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Software	Windows 7 64-bit

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Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Rog b450-f
Cooling	Cooler master 120mm aio
Memory	16gb ddr4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3x 3070
Storage	2tb intel nvme and 2tb generic ssd
Display(s)	Generic dell 1080p overclocked to 75hz
Case	Phanteks enthoo
Power Supply	650w of borderline fire hazard
Mouse	Some wierd Chinese vertical mouse
Keyboard	Generic mechanical keyboard
Software	Windows ten

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Processor	Two P4s glued together
Motherboard	Asus P5KPL-AM EPU
Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper TX3
Memory	2gb (2x1gb) Kingston Value Ram DDR2 800mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD4670 1gb GDDR3 w/ Arctic Cooling Accelero L7
Storage	500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
Display(s)	Philips 191EL 18.5"
Case	Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 600W
Software	WinXp

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Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

System Name	Acer Aspire V3-771G-53218G75Maii
Processor	Core i5 3210M (2,5-3,1Ghz)
Memory	8GB DDR3 SODIMM
Video Card(s)	Geforce GT650M
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB - 750GB Toshiba drive
Software	Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (non-acer-bloatware)