of a new gaming rig! After all these years I have finally upgraded my 4 year rig and moved away from my MBP being my sole gaming rig.
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10B
Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K
AS Rock LGA1155 Intel Z77 CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 PRO3
Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600)
WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX
2 of Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm Blue LED Computer Case Fan (R4-L2R-20AC-GP)
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR
ASUS VE248H 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor with Integrated Speakers
Xion XON-570 Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Cases - Black with Blue LED Light
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes (RR-B10-212P-G1)
E-3lue Cobra Type-M EMS131BK High Precision Gaming Mouse with Side Control 1600dpi
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!
PE
Now I want to throw my machine in the garbage.
Wow! Nice machine. Congrats! :)
My wife just bought me a 27" monitor for my birthday! No more squinting. 8)
Gratz!
Very impressive. Enjoy the awesome gaming that is in your future.
Nice, I jealous :)
Thanks guys, was at the point were I could no play most games. I went from about 800 to 1k for the above in final price.
PE
Congrats...recently built my own computer with very similar specs...I love it. Only takes 5-10 seconds to boot into windows 8 now. Before it took forever.
Congrats. A very lovely new baby it is, too.
Quote from: Longdan on March 23, 2013, 04:27:35 PM
Now I want to throw my machine in the garbage.
+1 Mine is going on 5 years old.
Congrats, PE! I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment playing games on your new PC.
Right now this is PE
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Quote from: TheCommandTent on March 23, 2013, 07:56:30 PM
Right now this is PE
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Lol you know me well!
PE
Congrats on the new rig, PE! She sounds like a beaut.
Very nice kit, PE!
Sweet Rig..... all quality parts - money well spent !
Cool rig! 8)
Quote from: Rayfer on March 23, 2013, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Longdan on March 23, 2013, 04:27:35 PM
Now I want to throw my machine in the garbage.
+1 Mine is going on 5 years old.
+1 Mine is Almost 3, but I got it as a low-cost machine. It has actually done okay. But definitely time to get something better.
You don't have time to post man. Play, play, PLAY!!!
But what shall he play?
(I mean "what specifically", since the general answer would be "Anything he wants". ;) )
Everything man. While it's still legal.
Here is the final product (still some tiding up to do and add one more fan):
Everything up and running, going to OC to 4.7 (testing temps).
Just a couple of notes:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - Very impressed with this heatsink. It was fairly inexpensive and so far has done a very good job.
E-3lue Cobra Type-M EMS131BK - A $13.00 gaming mouse that is surprisingly very good. I bought this on a whim and have been pleasantly surprised.
Xion XON-570 Steel ATX Mid Tower - not a bad case, but very cramped for cable management and extra fan placement.
AS Rock LGA1155 Intel Z77 - my first AS Rock board and the bios is very easy to navigate and use. Has a lot of OC features
So far I am testing and still installing..... setup to 2 a.m. getting about 1/3 of my FSX stuff back installed.
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Damn..
I've been wanting to build a new rig lately, but have other more mundane crap I gotta drop money into at the moment. It's maddening because Newegg has been shooting out lots of parts sales lately and I keep seeing nice motherboards, processors, windows 7 OEMs at sale prices. Damn you Spring Sales! >:(
Very nice PE
Quote from: MengJiao on March 25, 2013, 10:51:15 AM
Quote from: Rayfer on March 23, 2013, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Longdan on March 23, 2013, 04:27:35 PM
Now I want to throw my machine in the garbage.
+1 Mine is going on 5 years old.
+1 Mine is Almost 3, but I got it as a low-cost machine. It has actually done okay. But definitely time to get something better.
+1 I got my rig in 06, with only a graphics update since. It still runs well, though. Never underestimate how important a well designed and well ventillated tower can be.
I have overclocked and running @ 4.5ghz with no issue. I was running at 4.7 but backed down. I tested Shogun Total War 2 maxed out running at 2560x1440 maxed with no problems, and also ran NBA2k13 at 2560x1440 with no issues. Tested out ARMA II maxed up and running at 1920x1080.
Finally got FSX installed (twice) and running with a lot of maxed options @ 1920x1080. I had to back traffic down to about 35%~40% for Commercial and General Aviation.
PE
Quote from: PanzersEast on March 30, 2013, 12:58:48 AM
I have overclocked and running @ 4.5ghz with no issue. I was running at 4.7 but backed down. I tested Shogun Total War 2 maxed out running at 2560x1440 maxed with no problems, and also ran NBA2k13 at 2560x1440 with no issues. Tested out ARMA II maxed up and running at 1920x1080.
Finally got FSX installed (twice) and running with a lot of maxed options @ 1920x1080. I had to back traffic down to about 35%~40% for Commercial and General Aviation.
PE
What kind of temps u getting with 4.5 oc?
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on March 30, 2013, 02:55:45 AM
What kind of temps u getting with 4.5 oc?
Did a stress test (Prime95) and on 100% I averaged about 70°c ~ 75°c. I had one core that got as high as 84, but it never really got over 75°c. Right now it is rock solid and idling is set at about 25°c.
PE
Quote from: PanzersEast on March 30, 2013, 11:04:14 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on March 30, 2013, 02:55:45 AM
What kind of temps u getting with 4.5 oc?
Did a stress test (Prime95) and on 100% I averaged about 70°c ~ 75°c. I had one core that got as high as 84, but it never really got over 75°c. Right now it is rock solid and idling is set at about 25°c.
PE
Thanks, seems reasonable.
Quote from: Swatter on March 28, 2013, 07:17:58 PM
Quote from: MengJiao on March 25, 2013, 10:51:15 AM
Quote from: Rayfer on March 23, 2013, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Longdan on March 23, 2013, 04:27:35 PM
Now I want to throw my machine in the garbage.
+1 Mine is going on 5 years old.
+1 Mine is Almost 3, but I got it as a low-cost machine. It has actually done okay. But definitely time to get something better.
+1 I got my rig in 06, with only a graphics update since. It still runs well, though. Never underestimate how important a well designed and well ventillated tower can be.
I got another low-cost machine. Went from a i5 to a basic i7 and from 1gig to 1.5 gig on graphics and 2 gig extra ram to 8. AND still on Windows7. Which reminds me I need to look up how to make sure I have admin privileges when I set things up on the new machine.