HuskyDog† 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2011 I built my first computer in June. Built it so that it worked back then, and have been tweaking it here and there since. Right now I think the configuration is pretty stable. Here's the full specs (including accessories): CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3.20 GHz GPU: 2 x MSI Radeon HD 6970 Lightning in CrossfireX RAM: 4 x Patriot Signature PC10600 4GB DDR3 RAM @ 1333MHz Case: Thermaltake Element G Mid Tower Case Hard drives: 2 x Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Solid State Hybrid Drive in RAID0 Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD Socket AM3 Power supply: Thermaltake TPX-775M Toughpower XT 775W Removable storage: 2 Lite-On 12X Internal Blu-Ray Writers w/ Lightscribe, nMEDIAPC Black 5.25" USB 2.0 Card Reader w/e-SATA & 4 Channels Multi Fan Controller in LCD Display Displays: 1 24" Acer HS244HQ 3D LED display (center), 2 20" Dell 2007WFP LCD displays (on each side) Keyboard: Das Keyboard S Ultimate Pointing device(s): Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball (for productivity)/Dell 5-button scroll mouse (for gaming) Operating System: Windows 7 Professional x64 External storage: 500 GB USB2.0 iomega external hard drive Backup: 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB3.0 external drive w/ TrueImage Home Tablet input: Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet Audio: Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Sound Multimedia Speakers Printer: HP DeskJet 5150 It's all at stock speeds, but I plan on overclocking eventually, when I have the desire and time. And here's a photo of the box so I can show off how it looks. :3 And here's a photo of my desk (as you can tell this was before the multicard reader was installed): http://d.facdn.net/art/wolffriend/1310774184.wolffriend_dscf2419.jpg[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flechmen 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2012 I went a touch overboard... Updated 11/9/2012 Form Factor: Desktop CPU: AMD FX 8150 (8 core "bulldozer") @ 3.6 GHz RAM: 8GB DDR3 G.SKILL Sniper Series @ 1333 MHz HDD: 2x Kingston SSDNOW 128GB SSD in RAID0 array, 2TB Western Digitial Scorpio Green mapped to C:\Users, 750 GB Western Digital Scorpio Green: 1 partition mapped to C:\Program Files (X86)\Steam, 2nd parition mapped to L:\ drive for non-Steam games Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Video: 1x ATI Radeon HD 6770 (1GB GDDR5) Audio: SoundBlaster X-Fi Pro Surround USB card Keyboard: Corsair Vengence with Cherry MX Red switches Mouse: Razer Deathadder wired mouse Monitor: HANNspree 21" monitor, 1920x1080 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate X64 Misc: Pioneer DVD burner, Rosewill multicard reader, 6 channel automatic fan controller (controls case fans based on PWM signal from CPU fan), ~60 blue LEDs. Most components were bought on Black Friday last year at a steep discount, most everything else was on sale when purchased. I paid about half of what it would normally cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryland† 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2012 Dont worry, Crysis 3 will still find a way to pwn your computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuskyDog† 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2012 I went a touch overboard... Form Factor: Desktop CPU: AMD FX 8150 (8 core "bulldozer") @ 3.6 GHz RAM: 16GB DDR3 G.SKILL Sniper Series @ 1333 MHz HDD: 2x Kingston SSDNOW 128GB SSD in RAID0 array' date=' 320GB Western Digitial Scorpio Blue mapped to C:\Users, 750 GB Western Digital Scorpio Green: 1 partition mapped to C:\Program Files (X86)\Steam, 2nd parition mapped to L:\ drive for non-Steam games Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Video: 2x ATI Radeon HD 5750 (1GB GDDR5 per card) CrossfireX array Audio: SoundBlaster X-Fi Pro Surround USB card Keyboard: Rosewill PS/2 keybaord with Cherry MX Brown switches Mouse: Razer Deathadder wired mouse Monitor: HANNspree 21" monitor, 1920x1080 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate X64 Misc: Pioneer DVD burner, Rosewill multicard reader, 6 channel automatic fan controller (controls case fans based on PWM signal from CPU fan), ~60 blue LEDs. Most components were bought on Black Friday last year at a steep discount, most everything else was on sale when purchased. I paid about half of what it would normally cost. [/quote'] Nice! I give you props for your hard drive speed. Mine is a little slower. But then I'm only using SSD-hybrid drives, not full SSD drives. I wanted 1 TB for cheap though. Your setup rivals mine. Mine: Computer: MSI MS-7640 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (Deneb, RB-C3) 3200 MHz (16.00x200.0) @ 800 MHz (4.00x200.0) Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) Chipset: ATI RD890 + SB810/SB850 Memory: 16384 MBytes @ 666 MHz, 9.0-9-9-24 - 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD34G13332 - 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD34G13332 - 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD34G13332 - 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD34G13332 Graphics: MSI R6970 (MS-V237) ATI/AMD Radeon HD 6970 (CAYMAN XT), 2048 MB GDDR5 SDRAM Graphics: MSI R6970 (MS-V237) ATI/AMD Radeon HD 6970 (CAYMAN XT), 0 MB Drive: AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0, Disk drive Drive: ATAPI iHBS212 2, BD-RE Drive: ATAPI iHBS212 2, BD-RE Drive: AMD RAID Console, Processor Sound: ATI/AMD SB800/Hudson-1 - High Definition Audio Controller Sound: ATI/AMD Cayman/Antilles - High Definition Audio Controller Sound: ATI/AMD Cayman/Antilles - High Definition Audio Controller Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (x64) Build 7601 As far as peripherals that I didn't disclose there... Samsung SyncMaster SA950 23" 3D monitor @ 1920x1080, 120Hz (in 2D mode). (I have 2 others waiting for a 3-monitor Eyefinity setup, when I reorganize my deskspace). Das Keyboard Ultimate for my keyboard. Kensington Expert Mouse trackball/5 button Dell mouse for gaming. Logitech X-530 5.1 channel surround sound Outside case photo - http://i.stack.imgur.com/7O7Of.jpg The thing is beast. I wrote about my building experience, as it's my first PC build ever, here: http://blog.superuser.com/2012/01/18/my-first-pc-building-experience-part-1/ http://blog.superuser.com/2012/01/23/my-first-pc-building-experience-part-2/ http://blog.superuser.com/2012/01/27/my-first-pc-building-experience-part-3/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Wolfin Report post Posted May 25, 2012 Hehe, case looks kinda like mine; I'll try and get a photo later (I'm also on an older 6-core). I'm curious what your plans are for the 3D monitors? (3D I've seen demoed just gives me migranes, which I'm already prone to, so it's never an option for me.) /Wolfin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuskyDog† 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2012 Hehe' date=' case looks kinda like mine; I'll try and get a photo later (I'm also on an older 6-core). I'm curious what your plans are for the 3D monitors? (3D I've seen demoed just gives me migranes, which I'm already prone to, so it's never an option for me.) /Wolfin [/quote'] The case is a Thermaltake Element G. I use it for gaming and movies. That monitor does the 3D picture really well. It also doesn't give me headaches. I only have 2 3D movies though. Lion King and Tron: Legacy. I'm very choosy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flechmen 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2012 Hmm I was getting those kinds of hard drive ratings when I was using just a single purely magnetic drive I guess that's just the difference between Seagate and Westerndigital Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuskyDog† 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2012 Hmm I was getting those kinds of hard drive ratings when I was using just a single purely magnetic drive I guess that's just the difference between Seagate and Westerndigital Regular drives can get a good speed if they have a high rpm. I've used western digital drives that were low rpm and didn't get that fast of a rating (around 4, iirc). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pikachu† 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2012 My computer went down for a while last month. I lost my 600watt powersupply, my two terabyte hard drive and my Radeon video card. Lost nearly 15 years of saved data too T_T. For some reason everything els was undamamged. I only spent like $60 on replacement parts to get it running again but Ive lost alof of space and gpu power ¬_¬ Time of this report: 11/9/2012, 08:46:22 Processor: Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Memory: 4096MB RAM Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series Drive: C: Free Space: 43.3 GB Total Space: 73.1 GB File System: NTFS Drive: X: Free Space: 711.4 GB Total Space: 1907.7 GB File System: NTFS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryland† 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2012 My computer went down for a while last month. I lost my 600watt powersupply' date=' my two terabyte hard drive and my Radeon video card. Lost nearly 15 years of saved data too T_T. For some reason everything els was undamamged. I only spent like $60 on replacement parts to get it running again but Ive lost alof of space and gpu power ¬_¬ Time of this report: 11/9/2012, 08:46:22 Processor: Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Memory: 4096MB RAM Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series Drive: C: Free Space: 43.3 GB Total Space: 73.1 GB File System: NTFS Drive: X: Free Space: 711.4 GB Total Space: 1907.7 GB File System: NTFS [/quote'] lol ATI 3400. I feel bad for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pikachu† 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2012 My computer went down for a while last month. I lost my 600watt powersupply' date=' my two terabyte hard drive and my Radeon video card. Lost nearly 15 years of saved data too T_T. For some reason everything els was undamamged. I only spent like $60 on replacement parts to get it running again but Ive lost alof of space and gpu power ¬_¬ Time of this report: 11/9/2012, 08:46:22 Processor: Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Memory: 4096MB RAM Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series Drive: C: Free Space: 43.3 GB Total Space: 73.1 GB File System: NTFS Drive: X: Free Space: 711.4 GB Total Space: 1907.7 GB File System: NTFS [/quote'] lol ATI 3400. I feel bad for you LoL yea, It was only $20 on ebay. It was better than no computer though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolveon† 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Motherboard: Asrock P67 Performance (which I would not recommend, most of the features of this board didn't work from day one, not even the onboard audio) GPU: Radeon HD 6570 (1GB of DDR3 memory) RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw series 4GB CPU: Intel Core i3 @3.1GHz Power supply: Not completely sure but it's about 700w. No special optical drives or case or anything else really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chakram† 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2013 HP-Pavilion p7-1030 Desktop PC Intel Core i3-2100 1TB hard-drive Windows 7 It's not the best gaming PC but it still runs games pretty well and was really inexpensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
