Show off your PC
- Thread starter Terronium-12
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Been there, almost done that. 
I personally don't care what cases look like on the inside so long as the air is moving.
- 393
- Dubai
- the-spike-125
- killerdag125
Well i realized it half way through and was not patient enough to wait for new cable, so i sleeved the rest also myself
I'm going to get some blue bitfenix cables sometime soon hopefully
EDIT: Here's some pics of my PC in it's new case and with the sleeved cables. Sorry but they are bad quality.
Cable management is temporary, I will make it more neat for when I water cool it in a few weeks. The 360 rad is already in the top though.
EDIT: Here's some pics of my PC in it's new case and with the sleeved cables. Sorry but they are bad quality.
Cable management is temporary, I will make it more neat for when I water cool it in a few weeks. The 360 rad is already in the top though.
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- 724
- QLD AUS
- ShaZZa_BFE
- ShaZZa BFE
Couple of pics of the new monster.
(yes the cables are a mess, but I just had to put it together for now as I use it for work. Once I get some free time I'll clean them up.)
Specs-
CPU - i7 3930k
Mobo - Asrock Extreme 11
RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x4Gb 2400Mhz
GPU - 2x 690 (aka quad sli, aka 4x 680)
PSU - Corsair AX1200i
Cooler - Corsair H80
OS HD - OCZ Vector 512Gb
HDD's
- OCZ Vertex 4 240Gb
- 2x 1Tb Raptors
- 2x 500Gb Raptors
- 750Gb WD Black
- 320Gb WD Black
Results from 3D Mark 11 Bench Run
(yes the cables are a mess, but I just had to put it together for now as I use it for work. Once I get some free time I'll clean them up.)
Specs-
CPU - i7 3930k
Mobo - Asrock Extreme 11
RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x4Gb 2400Mhz
GPU - 2x 690 (aka quad sli, aka 4x 680)
PSU - Corsair AX1200i
Cooler - Corsair H80
OS HD - OCZ Vector 512Gb
HDD's
- OCZ Vertex 4 240Gb
- 2x 1Tb Raptors
- 2x 500Gb Raptors
- 750Gb WD Black
- 320Gb WD Black
Results from 3D Mark 11 Bench Run
Thanks. Yeah once I get around to doing the cables it'll look nicer.
- 704
- Minnesota, USA
- Jack1982cp
My gaming PC I built this summer:
i5-4670K Haswell
MSI Z87-G45 motherboard
8 GB (2X4) Corsair Vengeance RAM
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler
MSI GTX-760 graphics card
Western Digital 1 TB hard drive
Lite On optical drive
Seasonic 650 watt power supply
Corsair 500R case
i5-4670K Haswell
MSI Z87-G45 motherboard
8 GB (2X4) Corsair Vengeance RAM
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler
MSI GTX-760 graphics card
Western Digital 1 TB hard drive
Lite On optical drive
Seasonic 650 watt power supply
Corsair 500R case
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- 1,447
- Somewhere
- L8erBaby
So this is the peasant station at the moment:
Intel i7 3630QM @ 2.4GHz processor
8GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GT630M @ 2GB VRAM
Logitech G19s Keyboard @ Pink lighting (Swanky
)
Tecknet M(some numbers that I do not remember) Mouse @ Pink lighting (Swanky as well)
1366x768 screen but normally I use a 32 inch 1920x1080 screen.
Everything @ 50C while idle or 80-90C while playing games.
(Other specs not on screen:
Trust GXT26 7.1 Headset
G27 Racing Wheel
PS3 + PS2 + Gameboy Advance that is usually lying around this at all times, but not right now)
Soon to get:
AMD FX 4350 @ 4.3GHz processor
Still 8GB RAM
MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 750Ti
Asus VG248QE 24 inch Nvidia 3D ready screen
Nvidia 3D glasses
Intel i7 3630QM @ 2.4GHz processor
8GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GT630M @ 2GB VRAM
Logitech G19s Keyboard @ Pink lighting (Swanky
)Tecknet M(some numbers that I do not remember) Mouse @ Pink lighting (Swanky as well
)1366x768 screen but normally I use a 32 inch 1920x1080 screen.
Everything @ 50C while idle or 80-90C while playing games.
(Other specs not on screen:
Trust GXT26 7.1 Headset
G27 Racing Wheel
PS3 + PS2 + Gameboy Advance that is usually lying around this at all times, but not right now)
Soon to get:
AMD FX 4350 @ 4.3GHz processor
Still 8GB RAM
MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 750Ti
Asus VG248QE 24 inch Nvidia 3D ready screen
Nvidia 3D glasses
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- 1,447
- Somewhere
- L8erBaby
It's what I got for the next 3-5 months. ''Being big on a budget'' does mean you have to buy laptops with sub-par cooling, try not to fry them as you save up for something better.
The processor is bad.
The wireless network card/our router is broken, internet keeps cutting out.
Graphics card is... eh.
The processor is bad.
The wireless network card/our router is broken, internet keeps cutting out.
Graphics card is... eh.
- 604
- Conway, NH
- Astroboy2215
- 604
- Conway, NH
- Astroboy2215
mykem
Premium
- 1,260
Yeah mines a fairly generic looking PC, nothing like those beasts above. Why I took a picture of it on my landing I have no idea.
Late 2009 MacBook.
Only Upgrade from the base is 4GB of RAM over the standard 2GB.
Although my preference is towards the 15" Powerbook/Macbook, I've always had a soft spot for the Intel (2006-2009) plastic Macbook.
mykem
Premium
- 1,260
My main PC is the first generation (Mid-2012) Retina Macbook Pro running OS X Mavericks. I bought it used around 6 months after it was released and paid a good price for the base unit but with 16GB RAM. The rest of the specs: i7-3615QM (2.3 GHz, 4 cores), 256GB SSD, Nvidia GT650M and a HiDPI display (2880 x 1800). I'm running with the scaled desktop of 1920 x 1200.
Now almost two years later, it still feels fairly fast for what I do: running DAWs like Ableton Live and Logic Pro X or graphics apps like Ai, Ps and Sketch 3. The battery especially has been nothing short of amazing. The battery health is still at 94% and I'm still getting 5 to 7 hours (depending on the workload).
With that said I'm pretty sure with Yosemite (the next iteration of OS X) with its heavy use of transparency will chew the battery more than Mavericks (although there will be an option to reduce the transparency effect).
- 6,920
- United Kingdom
You do realise though your laptop CPU you currently got is considerably faster than desktop CPU you plan to get. Also being big on budget does not mean you have to buy stuff sub-par, just look out for great bargains. I got an amazing desktop PC for less than £350 and also a good gaming laptop for under £300.
- 1,447
- Somewhere
- L8erBaby
Where I live, gaming machines of any kind do not get below £350. Not even close to £500. The best I have found so far was a desktop with some 2.8GHz Intel processor, 4GB RAM and integrated graphics for £600. This was one of the very, very rare and good ones that came down to about £600, but after looking on the internet, it seems that the shop made the laptop worse as I see specs like ''16GB RAM'' and ''3.4GHz CPU'' on this exact laptop.
And as far as the processor goes? I've seen lots of people trying different games on the 4350 where they get 60+ FPS. This on some of the same games cannot even pull 30. And even if it does so happen that maybe the processor gets underclocked or is worse in any way, I'll find it far easier to upgrade that later on in a desktop than laptop.
- 6,920
- United Kingdom
Your laptop cpu turbo boosts to maximum of 3.4GHz. In UK things are usually more expensive but there are still good bargains to be had if you shop around well. You probably won't believe kind of spec I managed for both PC and laptop at small budget.
The only thing bad about your laptop is your GPU, CPU wise an FX 8350 will be a downgrade over your current laptop CPU while using a lot more electric and generating a lot of heat.
