04-28-2012, 07:45 AM | #1 |
Snek
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New Desktop PC
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. Last edited by Izzy; 04-28-2012 at 09:26 AM.. |
04-28-2012, 09:07 AM | #2 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
Sick build, Izzy. I should really get a desktop too... ~_~
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04-28-2012, 09:21 AM | #3 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
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.
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04-28-2012, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
Sick build. Nice cable work too. Mine, as a friend described it, "looks like an octopus got smashed into a box."
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04-28-2012, 09:29 AM | #5 | |
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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. |
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04-28-2012, 10:14 AM | #6 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
if youre interested in this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=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.
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04-28-2012, 10:53 AM | #7 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
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.
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04-29-2012, 02:04 PM | #8 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
sighhh
can i have Dx
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04-29-2012, 02:07 PM | #9 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
wow nice pc XD
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04-30-2012, 06:04 PM | #10 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
Nice cable management. I'm not done building my gaming pc so it looks a bit like a birds nest D:
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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.
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04-30-2012, 06:52 PM | #12 | |
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As far as gaming on a single monitor at 1680x1050 resolution?
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Edit: Yea, that is definitely what it was. 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. Last edited by Izzy; 04-30-2012 at 06:59 PM.. |
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04-30-2012, 07:12 PM | #13 | |
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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.
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05-2-2012, 07:19 PM | #14 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
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. |
05-3-2012, 02:13 AM | #15 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
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? Last edited by Helixia; 05-3-2012 at 03:53 AM.. |
09-1-2012, 09:19 AM | #16 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
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)
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09-18-2012, 10:50 AM | #17 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
Wow really nice build! The cable management is awesome as well.
Also, I like your SC2 mousepad :D |
09-18-2012, 10:53 AM | #18 |
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09-18-2012, 10:58 AM | #19 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
Good job with the cable management. It's nice and neat like it's supposed to be. :)
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09-19-2012, 09:21 AM | #20 |
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Re: New Desktop PC
The bump in performance between the 560 and 570 worth the moneyh.
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