tCeeder

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i couldn't find another thread like this so i figure i'll start one. i'm sure i'm not the only one who builds their own computer....its a fun hobby and way cheaper than buying an overpriced pos from Dell Gateway or what have you...

my current rig was built in august of last year so its not all up to date (hardware wise) but it plays Crysis with no lag so to me thats pretty much la creme de la creme. my best 3DMark06 score is 12135 with just the GPU overclocked.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz CPU
Corsair XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) RAM
Western Digital Caviar 160GB 7200 RPM HDD
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Superclocked 768MB GPU (OC'd to 650core clock, 1035mem clock, 1530 shader clock)
EVGA LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Rosewill 750W Power Supply
Thermaltake Bach VX Case
LG DVD Burner
Thermalright HR-03 Plus VGA Cooler
Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler

couple pics:






anyone else into this stuff?

draxcaliber

oh i know kanundrum is going to be all over this thread...

Aroddalobster

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holy god that is a HUGE CPU fan... but yeah i used to be into computers. i have a custom pc at home, but yeah ever since i got into my tC... it's been just there untouched.

tCeeder

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yeah its a monster, so is the GPU cooler. but my temps remain rediculously low even under full load. the gigantic fan on the GPU spins at 4800rpm, sounds like a hairdrier but it dropped my temps from high 87*~ to sub 60* lol. i have a friend who has 4 of them mounted to the side of his server. good god its LOUD

ChelsDS

I love nerds!

Eh, mine is custom built (mostly myself) but I have no pictures. I haven't touched it in so long that I don't remember whats in it lol.

Aroddalobster

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yea i can imagine the sound. but can't you just water-cool it?

tCeeder

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well the nvidia 8XXX series were released with really ____ty cooling, so it was pretty common for them to be running mid 80* at all times. i didnt want my card crapping out early so i put on that cooler and reduced temps by 20-25*. i don't push my components that much to consider water cooling, and for a single video card it wouldnt be worth it. i'm used to the loudness. if i was running dual GPU's, especially the newest 9800 GX2 cards, i'd consider water cooling since those cards are rediculous. but i've heard the 9XXX series have much better cooling power.

i'll probably be building a new system this christmas, they have good sales around that time. those 9800GX2 cards are sooo tempting but the 10XXX series will be out by x-mas so i'm patiently waiting.

XD40tC

No pics but here are the specs of my current build:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ @ 3.2GHz
MSI K9A2 Platinum Motherboard (supports 4 video cards and AM2+ CPU's)
2x2GB Sticks of ADATA DDR2 800 RAM
Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA Hard Drive
CoolerMaster 350w PSU
Diamond Radeon HD3870 Video card (lookin to buy another)

Its pretty fast and I love it a lot but Im definitely going to mod it some more. Going to replace the processor with a Phenom Quad Core in the future. Need to upgrade my PSU though! Havent run any 3dmark apps. in a while but the Vista Experience (LOL) rating is 5.9's on all but the CPU which it ranks as 5.5. 5.9 is the highest rating... So yeah, once I get my quad I should be all 5.9's. Im most excited to add another video card and see how it does.

kanundrum

I dont have a good pic of my current setup but here is one of my past setup's

Pentium 3.2ghz Overclocked to a stable 4.0ghz on a VapoChill unit running at -34 degrees

s2

Desktop:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 OC @ 3.8GHZ
2gigs DDR2 RAM
GeForce 7600 GS <-- yeah yeah. I know...
500GB SATA
250GB External HD
21" Acer LCD
27" LCD TV
Vista Ultimate
Antec Nine Hundred ATX Case
Antec 500W PSU
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Zalman CPU Fan
DL DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive
Logitech Z-5500 Sound System

XD40tC

Cool beans Sap! Never got into watercooling. Not sure if I'll be overclocking this setup. It runs plenty fast for me at the moment

tCeeder

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you know you're seriously into this hobby when your temps get into the negatives, lol. i read about that vapochill awhile ago, that is nuts!

i'm finally gonna overclock the CPU this weekend (had bad experience with the last computer), i'd like to hit 3.5Ghz without too much trouble.

kanundrum

Vapochill is actually not even watercooling but using a Mini Refrdigerator compressor to send the coolness to the CPU, it gets so cold that condensation forms at the cpu so you have to use a heater core below the cpu pins to send heat to balance out the condensation. It was a cool project for sure! :D

XD40tC

Everyone using good ole AS5? lol

chris59

bump!!

tCeeder

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yea seriously, come on post em up! i'm redoing my GPU OC this weekend with ATI Tool and EVGA Precision, as well as some lasting Crysis sessions :D then gonna work on the CPU

jct

i still use PC133 memory gonna be installing a USB 2.0 card and a dvd/cd combo drive burner

my whole computer is done on the cheap and i only have 512mb worth of memory via 2 pc133 256mb memory chips thats gonna get upgraded to 1536mb worth of memory all i know its gonna be worth it esp. when those lil f-ers cost 49.99 each :-\

tCeeder

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woohoo just won me a second EVGA 8800GTX Superclocked. SLI here i come!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150245872591

now i'm on newegg looking for a new PSU cause my 750W Rosewill wont cut it! my best 3DMark06 score with one of these OC'd to 650 core, 1035 mem, 1526 shader is 12150. Crysis at 1680x, 8x AA/AS, all High settings is 35~40 FPS

Skeorx13

I don't have pics of my new system yet but here's my build. I'm planning on overclocking and eventually migrating over to watercooling once I get the free time.

Intel QX9650 (currently at stock with stock cooling)
ASUS P5E3 Premium mobo
4GB (2x2GB) OCZ Platinum 1333 MHz DDR3 (currently at stock)
GeForce 8800 GTS 512 (G92) (currently at stock with stock cooling)
2x Seagate 500GB 32MB SATA2 (in raid0 array)
1x Liteon 20x DVD burner
1x Samsung 20x DVD burner
Corsair 750W PSU
Antec 900 case (one extra case fan on door)
19" LCD (primary)
15" LCD (secondary)
sound connected to 7.1 stereo system
XP Home

My old system is thus. I'm using it as a media server that is connected to 5.1 surround sound and a 40" HDTV (1080).
Pentium D (830) (Watercooled)
4 GB (4x1GB) OCZ/Mushkin 667MHz DDR2
Intel PVSLKR mobo
GeForce 7600 GT XXX (Watercooled)
1x 320GB Maxtor SATA2
1x 300GB Seagate SATA2
1x 160GB Seagate IDE
Watercooling is swiftech (GPU block, CPU block, 120 mm radiator, 5.25" bay reservoir)
600W Ultra PSU
Aerocool case
Dualbooting XP Home and Ubuntu 8.04 64bit

LaydDly

Main Computer
CPU: Intel Q6600 (G0) Quad-Core w/ Artic Silver 5 (Overclocked to 3.2ghz)
CPU COOL: Thermaltake Big Typhoon (Lapped) w/ Cooler Master 120mm Fan
MEM: A-Data 4GB PC2-6400 (2x2GB) 800Mhz DDR2
MOBO: Abit IP35-e
VIDEO: HIS Ati HD3870 IceQ 3
AUDIO: Onboard 7.1 piped to Sony 5.1 Receiver
STORAGE: (2) 80GB WD Caviar (Vista Ultimate, XP Pro), (3) 400GB WD Caviar (Storage), (1) 40GB Maxtor (OSX Leopard)
OPTICAL: Samsung SATA DVD+-R Writer
PSU: Antec 850w TruePower Quattro (4 12v Rails)
CASE: Aspire X-Navigator Aluminum Full Tower
CASE COOL: (1) 120MM, (5) 80mm, (1) PCI Exhaust
MONITORS: 24" Westinghouse 1920x1200, 20.1" Sceptre 1680x1050