New Desktop PC

[Izzy]

Finally finished building my new computer after the heatsink came in today.

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3
Boot Drive: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212

It was just about $800 in total. I thought it was pretty decent for a mid level gaming machine. Although there isn't any game I can't play on max settings at 60 fps so I'm not really sure what anyone would need a more powerful PC for.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/Computer/20120427_170733.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/Computer/20120423_201245.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/MyRoom.jpg

[supermousie]

Sick build, Izzy. I should really get a desktop too... ~_~

Do I spot USB 3 ports?

[Izzy]

I'm really not sure if the front panel ports are usb 3.0 or not. I have 2 of them on the back coming out of my motherboard though. I have a feeling they wouldn't have colored them blue if they weren't 3.0. I probably plugged them into a 2.0 port on my motherboard so whatever.

[trumaestro]

Sick build. Nice cable work too. Mine, as a friend described it, "looks like an octopus got smashed into a box."

Planning on overclocking with such a beast heatsink?

[Izzy]

Sick build. Nice cable work too. Mine, as a friend described it, "looks like an octopus got smashed into a box."

Planning on overclocking with such a beast heatsink?

Possibly. Reviews of the heatsink and of the cpu said it could easily go to 4.0 Ghz. I just can't really see much of a reason too.

I think I deleted the picture but I was trying to get to 100% cpu utilization and I had about 30 large programs open and 10 games and I was at 85%. There is little use in overclocking it other than saying that I overclocked my cpu.

[m0de]

if youre interested in this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181019&Tpk=corsair%20h70

i have one for sale.. its never been opened and the box is still sealed. it retails for $80, and i can let it go for $40. i have the h100 installed, and its a complete beast. easy to install, and amazing performance.

[Izzy]

I would have done it if I didn't just buy this heatsink for $30. I already idle at 25-28 C and only get to about 45 under heavy load.

[Nu0n]

sighhh

can i have Dx

[Sidek]

wow nice pc XD

[xVaLoRx]

Nice cable management. I'm not done building my gaming pc so it looks a bit like a birds nest D:

[ninjaKIWI]

It was just about $800 in total. I thought it was pretty decent for a mid level gaming machine. Although there isn't any game I can't play on max settings at 60 fps so I'm not really sure what anyone would need a more powerful PC for.

There is definitely a lot that the 560 can't do.

I'm really not sure if the front panel ports are usb 3.0 or not. I have 2 of them on the back coming out of my motherboard though. I have a feeling they wouldn't have colored them blue if they weren't 3.0. I probably plugged them into a 2.0 port on my motherboard so whatever.

They're USB 3.0 ports. It's actually impossible to plug them into a USB 2.0 header without attaching an adapter beforehand. I don't know if this case has the internal header or passthroughs, though.

What do you have your 2500k OC'd to? I don't recognize that heatsink. Yes I do nevermind.

EDIT: Oh, just read that you haven't overclocked it, and don't have much intention to. I do hope you realize that the 2500 and 2500k are identical other than the fact that the 2500k has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. If you don't OC then you're wasting the extra 30 bucks (??) you spent on the 2500k.

[Izzy]

There is definitely a lot that the 560 can't do.


As far as gaming on a single monitor at 1680x1050 resolution?


They're USB 3.0 ports. It's actually impossible to plug them into a USB 2.0 header without attaching an adapter beforehand. I don't know if this case has the internal header or passthroughs, though.

I don't know why I'm already forgetting where I plugged things in. I kind of just quickly plugged the connections in to where they fit and spent all my time carefully plugging in the front panel connectors for power, LED and restart buttons. There was some strange plug that I didn't recognize and there was no spot on my motherboard for it so I plugged them into some adapter that it came with. Now that I think about it, it was probably a 3.0 to 2.0 adapter.

Edit: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/yup.PNG

Yea, that is definitely what it was.


What do you have your 2500k OC'd to? I don't recognize that heatsink. Yes I do nevermind.

It's still sitting at 3.3, Haven't played with the OC settings yet. The lowest setting above 3.3 was 4.0 and that seemed like a pretty big jump.

[ninjaKIWI]

It's still sitting at 3.3, Haven't played with the OC settings yet. The lowest setting above 3.3 was 4.0 and that seemed like a pretty big jump.

You really have nothing to worry about there. 4.0 is pretty much what sandybridge CPU's are meant to run at, and with the Hyper 212 you'll be fine for sure. Go for it.

[Izzy]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/Computer/IzzyDataPC.jpg

Fixed a bit of cable management and added a 520 gt to get my tv to work with the right hdmi drivers and not have any conflicts. I didn't buy it though, I just happened to have it already.

[Helixia]

Nice building skills and good hardware inside!!
I was lazy and bought a new desktop which was already build by the company a month ago XD.

BTW which keyboard do you use?

[slipknot_6969]

Do you hace a 520 and 560? I jus got a evga 520 gt 2gb graphics card for kinda cheap.. I'm kinda confused tho because I had a pny 520 and I think my windows rating was higher with a 1gb pny then the evga.. idk lol nice setup tho I'm just starting to upgrade slowly(this is pwn btw lol)

[RadiantVibe]

Wow really nice build! The cable management is awesome as well.
Also, I like your SC2 mousepad :D

[Izzy]

Wow really nice build! The cable management is awesome as well.
Also, I like your SC2 mousepad :D

Thanks, I updated the cable management a bit since that picture.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/Computer/20120608_081605.jpg

[i heart candy]

Good job with the cable management. It's nice and neat like it's supposed to be. :)

[SlayerApocalypse666]

The bump in performance between the 560 and 570 worth the moneyh.

[Izzy]

The bump in performance between the 560 and 570 worth the moneyh.

I had a budget of $900 when I built this. I have yet to need more performance than this card can give.