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Initech

(99,915 posts)
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:17 PM Feb 2016

The gaming desktop thread

So does anyone here build desktops besides me? If so what is your current rig? This is mine and is unlikely to change anytime soon:

- Phanteks Enthoo Pro
- EVGA Supernova G2 850W
- Asrock Z97 Extreme 6
- Intel Core i5-4670K @ 4.3Ghz
- Cryorig R1
- 16GB G Skill Ares DDR3-2400
- Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB
- 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
- MSI GTX 970
- Acer 24" monitor
- Corsair K70 / M65

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The gaming desktop thread (Original Post) Initech Feb 2016 OP
Sweet thread let's throw down! retrowire Feb 2016 #1
Do you have the Twin FROZR cooler? Initech Feb 2016 #2
No Twin FROZR here retrowire Feb 2016 #3
I got the Enthoo Pro. I love this case. Initech Feb 2016 #4
I'm too nervous to overclock. retrowire Feb 2016 #5
Overclocking is pretty easy. Initech Feb 2016 #6
I'm currently building it, the half-finished tower sitting on my desk right now. Angleae Feb 2016 #7
That is a crazy amount of storage! Initech Feb 2016 #8
Better to have too much than not enough. Angleae Feb 2016 #12
Nice rigs Egnever Feb 2016 #9
sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #10
Nice, I like X79. Initech Feb 2016 #11
my second build teamster633 Feb 2016 #13

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
1. Sweet thread let's throw down!
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:33 PM
Feb 2016

I've got:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2S-122B-GP 39.8 CFM 120mm Fans

Monitor: 1080p Toshiba 39" HDTV

I love my GTX 970! Assassins Creed Syndicate looks sweeeeeet! Also Star Wars Battlefront is a treat!

Initech

(99,915 posts)
2. Do you have the Twin FROZR cooler?
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:37 PM
Feb 2016

Those are sweet cards. I used to have a 3470 but sold it when I got the 4670K.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
3. No Twin FROZR here
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:40 PM
Feb 2016

But it is dual fans with direct contact copper piping.

Here's my exact card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833

Which phanteks case did you get? Also, how are the Asrock mobos? I thought I'd be a GIGABYTE loyalist but, I've always had issues with the USB ports on the mobo in the back, they sometimes go out, and I have to plug into different ones on the back, the problem always fixes itself but, annoying you know?

Initech

(99,915 posts)
4. I got the Enthoo Pro. I love this case.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:53 PM
Feb 2016

I have an NZXT Sentry 3 as my fan controller and it rocks. I love the case - it's gigantic and one of the easiest to build in that I have ever used. The Asrock motherboards are great. Really easy to overclock with. I have my 4670K running at 4.3 GHz with no issues. I'll post a picture of it later.

I want to upgrade my monitor and I am looking at getting a 32" 1440P.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
5. I'm too nervous to overclock.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:55 PM
Feb 2016

But I might do it when I'm financially secure and trying to stretch some more life and performance out of my hardware someday.

How long have you had that asrock? Never had any problems with it?

Initech

(99,915 posts)
6. Overclocking is pretty easy.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 11:14 PM
Feb 2016

Fine tuning an overclock is where it gets difficult. You can change the core speed with modifying the voltage or the BCLK, just a change in the multiplier. That's what I do. Yes my Asrock board has been great so far. And I have used most of the major vendors.

Angleae

(4,469 posts)
7. I'm currently building it, the half-finished tower sitting on my desk right now.
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 06:30 AM
Feb 2016

AMD FX-8350
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
16GB DDR3-1866Mhz
Asus GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB SSD
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD
WD 2TB HDD (transferred from old computer)
Seagate 4GB HDD
All packed in a Antec Nine Hundred case with Corsair 850W power supply

Loading Win7 Pro 64-bit on it (finally)

Mouse/Keyboard/Speakers/Monitor from old system.

Angleae

(4,469 posts)
12. Better to have too much than not enough.
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 05:08 PM
Feb 2016

Small SSD - OS/Essential Utilities (Anti-Virus, Firewall, etc)
Large SSD - All other programs (mainly games)
2GB HDD - Video, Pics, Sounds, Backup ZIP files, In-Work files, Save Games
4GB HDD - Backup all the above.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
9. Nice rigs
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:08 AM
Feb 2016

Mine is due to be upgraded it is almost 4 years old now.

AMD 8350
Asus m5a97
16 gig gskill ripjaw
250gig corsair mm3? SSD
XFX 7870
Cooler master 650 watt psu
An old coolermaster case on its third build
And a Seagate 1 tb sata


At 4 years old I could likely use a refresh but it still laughs at everything I throw at it so I will likely just leave it alone till I have issues.




stonecutter357

(12,682 posts)
10. sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 02:21 PM
Feb 2016

i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz Intel(R) C600/X79 series chipset,
sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's
one tb hdd and two 500 gb ssd cards
28GB of ram High performance Corsair DDR4 . I get over 100 FPS on every game i play. well not Dayz but that is a Different Story .

teamster633

(2,029 posts)
13. my second build
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 10:09 AM
Feb 2016

• Case: Corsair Graphite 780T_Full-Tower
• CPU: Intel i7 5820K_6 Cores
• Graphics: EVGA GTX 980ti w/backplate
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX
• Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
• Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 1000P2_1000W Platinum
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4_32GB
• Storage/OS: Samsung 950PRO M.2_256GB SSD
• Storage/programs and primary data: Samsung 850PRO_500GB SSD
• Storage/games(Steam): Samsung 840EVO_1000GB SSD
• Mass Storage(internal): 3x2TB WD Black
• Mass Storage(external): 2x4TB WD MyBook
• Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Mouse: Razer Taipan Gaming Mouse

The storage might seem excessive but, I'm also a digital photographer that shoots only RAW files. The images take up a lot of room over time. That's also why I went with X99 instead of Z170. I really needed the extra ports.

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