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Build-Off Week 50: Red, White, and Blue

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: AZIO Levetron Mech5 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($105.84 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($63.63 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1088.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Red CPU (AMD), white and red cooler, red motherboard, blue RAM, blue GPU, white case, red keyboard, white mouse.

 

Oh crap... I forgot storage. Well there's 12$ of budget left, let's put it to good use. HELL YEAH


Welcome to Week 50 of the LTT Build-Off! The rules and guidelines can be found here.

 

Happy 4th of July to all the Americans here! To celebrate, this week's rig should be freedom-themed.

 

Budget: $1,100

Speakers/Headphones: No

Mouse: Yes

Keyboard: Yes

Monitor: No

Submissions: July 4th through 7th

Voting: July 8th through 10th

 

P.S. I can't believe this is Week 50! Another awesome milestone :D

Please submit any challenge ideas in the main rules thread.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 




Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($268.30 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ Newegg) 




Total: $1094.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: AZIO Levetron Mech5 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($105.84 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($63.63 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1088.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Red CPU (AMD), white and red cooler, red motherboard, blue RAM, blue GPU, white case, red keyboard, white mouse.

 

Oh crap... I forgot storage. Well there's 12$ of budget left, let's put it to good use. HELL YEAH

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($51.24 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 




Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($268.30 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($18.96 @ Mwave) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1087.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

System Specs - CPU: i7 4770K - RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) Vengeance Pro - Motherboard: Maximus VI Gene - Case: Modded PowerMac G5 - CPU Cooler: H100i - PSU: AX860i - SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB and Kingston V300 120GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Graphics Card: 2x GTX 780 - Case Fans: SP120s and Spectre 140s - Headphones: HD700, Alpha Dog, SE215

Sony A7R w/ Zeiss 55mm F1.8

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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-BK 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.24 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 


Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($70.17 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($268.30 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($111.00 @ Amazon) 


Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($28.04 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse  ($33.09 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1089.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Aesthetics of rigs matter

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If you're interested, participate in LTT Build Offs

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 


Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1099.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

My current rig for entertainment/gaming: i5 4570 3,2GHz; MSI B85M-E45; ZOTAC GTX760 AMP!; 8GB (2x4GB) by Kingston; Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm; Corsair 200R, Corsair VS650; Dell U2312HM, Samsung DVD R/W optical drive; CM Devastator; Corsair MM400 gaming pad

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CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ NCIX US) Red

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) Red,White or Blue

Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Amazon) Blue

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) White 

Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) Blue


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) Red



Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) Red,White, Blue

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) White

Total: $1071.03 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

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No particular usage profile was indicated so here is a decent general performer that offers a chance to overclock.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($54.21 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.71 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.81 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Keycool White Version 87 Wired Mini Keyboard  ($101.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)
Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T. 5 Wired Laser Mouse  ($68.41 @ Mwave)
Other: USA Wavy American Flag Old Glory Stars Stripes Red White Blue Pro America Decal ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1096.32

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($268.30 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax Viper (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Case Fan: Silverstone AP121-BL 35.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Silverstone AP121-BL 35.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Silverstone AP121-BL 35.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Silverstone AP121-BL 35.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Fan Controller: Thermaltake AC-001-BN1NAN-A1 Fan Controller  ($16.06 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Other: Blue NZXT LEDs ($15.00)
Total: $1099.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

I firstly chose case that fits white blue red theme, then i decided that interior is going to be completelly black with only blue leds and quiet silverstone blue led fans.

keyboard and mouse are obvious choice

inspiration was ( obviously heavily photoshopped ) pic:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($218.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

It's red & white

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($175.91 @ Newegg) 

Black and red


Red 


Sticker does have some red on it


Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

black and red

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Very nice white and clean looking case - also has a psu shroud with a light blue light


Black but won't be seen inside the psu shroud


Decent looking keyboard with blue backlighting

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Nice white mouse from Corsair

Total: $1092.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Written on my Lenovo Z500 T - I5-3230M   Or

My pc :)

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Not crazy about doing colour-theme builds. Will sit this one out...

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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Not crazy about doing colour-theme builds. Will sit this one out...

I know it's not for everyone. I'm just running out of ideas for challenges (after all, this is week 50, and how many different computers can you build?). Thank you for your suggestion in the main thread though--I'll add it for next week.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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I know it's not for everyone. I'm just running out of ideas for challenges (after all, this is week 50, and how many different computers can you build?). Thank you for your suggestion in the main thread though--I'll add it for next week.

Yeah, understandable after 50 builds...lol. No worries. ;)

 

How about doing a build every 2 weeks or so, or taking a break for a while? Tom's hardware does build-offs every quarter and at varying price points. Maybe we could do something similar? Less than $500 ultra-budget, $600-$700 mid range, $1000 high-end and $1000+ enthusiast builds. And then there's mini-ITX builds at various price points as well... 

 

I know I'm fairly new to this forum and many of those build themes have probably been done - but new hardware seems to be released every 1-2 quarters (3 to 6 months), so doing builds at those price points every quarter makes sense IMO. Gives time for new parts to come to market.

 

Just thinking out loud, throwing ideas around... :)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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