Getting back in the game!

[Steemax]

Hey all, a little background first since this is my first post:

 

I've been building custom rigs since Leo and Patrick were on TheScreenSavers back in 2000. Those were the days!

 

My Last Build:

 

I've been out of the custom PC world for a while now. I want to say my last build was in 2008 If im not mistaken. It was an Athlon X2 build with an x1980pro ATI GPU and 2gb's of Memory.

 

Current:

 

I spent a week catching up with all the new technology and what not that I have missed out on all this time. FInally put something together thanks to Linus's Youtube channel and placed my order a couple days ago:

 

This is a whole brand new build with all brand new peripherals as well since for the first time I can spend a little money as I'm now working:

 

Case: Corsair Carbide 400r

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K

Mobo: Gigabyte Intel Z87-HD3

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16gb GDDR3

GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 770-OC

PSU: Corsair TX750 V2

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Storage: Samsung EVO 840 500gb SSD

Monitor: AOC 2752vh 27" LED 2ms Screen

Keyboard: Corsair K70 /w Mechanical Red Cherry switches

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65

Speakers: Bose Companion Series 3

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

 

All my parts are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. The Plan is to upload this thread with pics of the build as I go.

Can't wait to get started!!!

 

[Chriz6097]

What do you plan on using it for? Work? Gaming? Video/photo work?

[Steemax]

What do you plan on using it for? Work? Gaming? Video/photo work?

 

It'll be used for a bit of gaming: WoW, Outlast, & Battlefield, as well as work, I'll be running a few Streaming trading platforms at once. Also I stream a lot of movies/TV shows.

[XTankSlayerX]

Steemax, on 23 Apr 2014 - 3:18 PM, said:

It'll be used for a bit of gaming: WoW, Outlast, & Battlefield, as well as work, I'll be running a few Streaming trading platforms at once. Also I stream a lot of movies/TV shows.

NVM Its good build

[Chriz6097]

It'll be used for a bit of gaming: WoW, Outlast, & Battlefield, as well as work, I'll be running a few Streaming trading platforms at once. Also I stream a lot of movies/TV shows.

In that case maybe an AMD 8350 would be better. Its a baws when it comes to streaming, also I'd go with something like an RM series on the PSU.

[Steemax]

ID change that Gigabyte card for a EVGA one.

 

 

In that case maybe an AMD 8350 would be better. Its a baws when it comes to streaming, also I'd go with something like an RM series on the PSU.

 

I had already placed the order on these parts actually so i'm not sure it's worth changing it at this point right?

[Chriz6097]

I had already placed the order on these parts actually so i'm not sure it's worth changing it at this point right?

On the PSU it would be worth it but trying to hunt down a new motherboard and cpu would not be worth it as much.

[XTankSlayerX]

I had already placed the order on these parts actually so i'm not sure it's worth changing it at this point right?

TL:DR

 

Yeah, Saw that after I posted, then edited.

 

Good build though.

[Steemax]

On the PSU it would be worth it but trying to hunt down a new motherboard and cpu would not be worth it as much.

 

Hmm, I'll give TD a ring and see what they can do, I hope they're good with exchanges.

 

TL:DR

 

Yeah, Saw that after I posted, then edited.

 

Good build though.

 

Haha, no worries, and thanks!

[Steemax]

So my screen, keyboard and mouse came in.

 

My mind exploded when I tried out the keyboard. It's my first mechanical keyboard and my god is it amazing. Never will I ever go back to using a membrane style keyboard again. My Macbook Pro keyboard I'm typing on right now feels like a $10 keyboard compared to it. 

 

[austin541]

im so jealous of the 500gb ssd, And i recently changed to a mechanical keyboard also it is so nice. 

[Steemax]

im so jealous of the 500gb ssd, And i recently changed to a mechanical keyboard also it is so nice. 

 

Hehe, thank you, prices have come down quite a bit so I thought it's a good choice. I don't need the ridiculous amount of space as most of my media is streaming and i also have a 2TB network drive. 

[Steemax]

My parts just came in, build went flawless and this is the first time I had a build that allowed cable management behind the mobo. Absolutely no hick-ups during this install. 

Currently installing Battlefield and WoW for some testing 

 

Also installed all most current drivers, windows updates and malwarebytes/AVG.

 

ALSO don't mind the screen res in the last pic... Nvidia drivers weren't yet installed at the time of the pic. 

Here are some pics: 

 

[austin541]

Really nice build, the cable management around the cpu could be nicer.

[Steemax]

Really nice build, the cable management around the cpu could be nicer.

 

Thanks! Yeah it was my first time with the option to utilize cable management so I'll revisit that area and tidy things up. I may replace all those fans with better ones and clean it all up then. 

[Steemax]

My Audioengine A2+ speakers came today. Set them up along with a brand new Pioneer SW-8MK2 subwoofer. 

 

The only way to explain it is... My mind exploded. Coming from the Bose companion 2.0 and Logitech 5.1, I feel like those are $10 Insignia speakers from Bestbuy compared to this setup. 

 

Anyway here are some pics of the A2+'s 

 

[Almercenary]

I find it quite offending that people refer to my work as "a game" - Trevor Phillips.

 

Nah, jk. Nice build, got some of those sexy speakers. Internals look good aswell. Only thing I would change is those multicolored cables.

[Steemax]

I find it quite offending that people refer to my work as "a game" - Trevor Phillips.

 

Nah, jk. Nice build, got some of those sexy speakers. Internals look good aswell. Only thing I would change is those multicolored cables.

 

haha thanks, and yeah the cables/cable management is still a work in progress. 

 

I just started overclocking today. Unfortunately it seems i've received a not so lucky 4770k.

The highest i've been able to go (stable) is 4.4ghz @ 1.369v which is a bit high on the voltage side but if I go down anywhere near 1.3v everything crashes a couple minutes into Prime95.

 

Oh well, it's the luck of the draw I guess.  

[Gene5is]

Your build is looking god bro!.. but i have to agree with this:

 

I find it quite offending that people refer to my work as "a game" - Trevor Phillips.

 

Nah, jk. Nice build, got some of those sexy speakers. Internals look good aswell. Only thing I would change is those multicolored cables.

 

also i would buy a new mouse pad.. because that looks pretty bad and old haha.. there're quite a lot different options that are good enough without spending too much money!..

 

cheers!

[Steemax]

Your build is looking god bro!.. but i have to agree with this:

also i would buy a new mouse pad.. because that looks pretty bad and old haha.. there're quite a lot different options that are good enough without spending too much money!..

cheers!

Thanks! And I'm ahead of you on that one lol, ordered a Corsair mm200 mouse pad couple days ago, arrives today

That TD mousepad I have is about 10 years old if not more though, it's seen a lot of gaming.

[Theblasphemouscoffee]

Nice build. the K70 was my first mechanical keyboard too, my current one aswell. I agree, it makes a world of difference. but i got the blue switch version rather than the red switch

[Steemax]

Nice build. the K70 was my first mechanical keyboard too, my current one aswell. I agree, it makes a world of difference. but i got the blue switch version rather than the red switch

Nice! To me the different switches didn't matter since anything was an upgrade lol.

Anywho some new things came today

[WyvernAbstracts]

dat brown mobo doe. 

[BenD]

a corsair fanboy obviously!
good job for first timing cable management, i've had pain in the ass issues with that  -_-"
 

[ShadowCaptain]

nice build

 

I have been looking into getting these speakers, you should do a little review of them