Jump to content

Off Balance

wolfgang
By wolfgang
in Build Logs
 Share
Posted

This is my first custom pc.
Its a slow build because of buying stuff one piece at a time as it comes on sale. I still have a few things left to get.

The end result is going to be for photo and some video editing and light gaming for now. Triple monitor will be in the future with a desk upgrade.


Anyway on to the goods.
Cpu: fx-8350
Cpu Cooler: Noctua nh-c14
Ram: 16 gb corsair vengance pro 1866
Motherboard: Asus sabertooth 990fx r2.0
SSD: Samsung 840 pro 512 gb
HDD: 2x WD black 3 tb
Graphics: Asus r9 270x 4gb
Case: Rosewill line glow
Psu: Corsair hx 750
Os: windows 7 pro
Other parts: card reader,disk drive, fan filters.

I bought the case before I really knew much. I just knew I was going to need one. Wish I had bought a slightly bigger and better case but now its a challenge to see what I can do to it.

Future mods: sleeved cables, side window, psu cover.

This is how you build a computer right? Just throw a bunch of stuff in a metal box and you have a computer.
20141015_21415_edit_1413438818772.jpg

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/234056-off-balance/?p=6348893

IMG_5532.jpg

Blarg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You are overspending by a metric fuckton on the storage and motherboard and underspending on the CPU and GPU.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Seems about right.

But why do you have 2x 3tb and 512 840 and ONLY an 270x?

WUT!

Because he had a hard drive.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Seems about right.

But why do you have 2x 3tb and 512 840 and ONLY an 270x?

 

or a 990fx sabertooth for that matter...

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it's stupid.  - Albert Einstein

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You are overspending by a metric fuckton on the storage and motherboard and underspending on the CPU and GPU.

 

Seems about right.

But why do you have 2x 3tb and 512 840 and ONLY an 270x?

 

Look at his uses. The last thing on the list is "light gaming" meaning it's likely also the last thing that came to mind.

Not everyone here is building huge gaming machines. Maybe he only needs a 270x to do what he needs to do?

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Amd because its cheaper.

Storage because of photo and video storage. Also planning to upgrade my camera soon which will take more storage. I also shoot in raw so it takes up more.

The sabertooth because of the 5 year warranty. And it was only 1 of 3 boards that had the features I wanted.

Right now for computer games its just minecraft and some older rts games.

In the end. As long as its faster than my 1.5 ghz laptop, Im happy.

Blarg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Amd because its cheaper.

Storage because of photo and video storage. Also planning to upgrade my camera soon which will take more storage. I also shoot in raw so it takes up more.

The sabertooth because of the 5 year warranty. And it was only 1 of 3 boards that had the features I wanted.

Right now for computer games its just minecraft and some older rts games.

In the end. As long as its faster than my 1.5 ghz laptop, Im happy.

>minecraft

 

Oh dear, team red is gonna have a fun time with that.

Minecraft and java based games in general seem to have a tough time with AMD CPUs and GPUs

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Storage because of photo and video storage. Also planning to upgrade my camera soon which will take more storage. I also shoot in raw so it takes up more.

You DON'T NEED TWO WD BLACK 3Tb HDD!

Get an External Hard Drive then!

WD My Book 6TB USB 3.0 3.5'' Desktop External Hard Drive  @280$

Because he had a hard drive.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I could do that. But at only $20 more I get a pair of 3tb blacks. I was going to only get 2tb drives but at $10 more for an extra tb. Why not?

Blarg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

>minecraft

 

Oh dear, team red is gonna have a fun time with that.

Minecraft and java based games in general seem to have a tough time with AMD CPUs and GPUs

 

It's either minecraft is just poorly coded, or it really doesn't like AMD.

| ABSTRACT760BUILDLOG | RUMIKARIMU'SPORTFOLIO | G290XBUILDLOG |
| ____ |

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's either minecraft is just poorly coded, or it really doesn't like AMD.

Actually, it's Java's fault. Java can't handle the rendering while on AMD GPUs/CPUs.

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

and becuz meincreft is poorly coded and would run a lot betr as C++

It's not even that it's poorly coded, it's just that it's too much for java to handle

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

>minecraft

 

Oh dear, team red is gonna have a fun time with that.

Minecraft and java based games in general seem to have a tough time with AMD CPUs and GPUs

 

Really, explain that to me?

 

(sits here with 220FPS minecraft maxed out w/ 32x texturepack & 12 render distance)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

tumblr_inline_nelmb1RKlA1t04s1n.gif

 

Cant wait for the fanboys, cause this girl supports the OP's decision. 

CPU: AMD Athlon 5350 (2.66 Ghz OC) Motherboard: Asus AM1m-a Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB DDR3-1600 GPU: MSI R7 260 1GD5 OC Storage: Toshiba Hybrid 500GB Case: Cougar Spike PSU: Rosewill Arc 450 OS: Deepin Linux 2014

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Really, explain that to me?

 

(sits here with 220FPS minecraft maxed out w/ 32x texturepack & 12 render distance)

I said it was tough, not impossible

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Case looks good.

case looks good but its a pain to work with.

I have windows.

Santa-Cruz-windows-replacement-products-

Drivers tomorrow.

Blarg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

That looks like one tight fit for the cooler how much clearance do you have?

More links in my profile! Builds: Project(Main Rig): Cosmos Sv2 -- 2nd PC: Old School AMD -- Project: HD4890 Revival,

↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Specs Below ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

 

 

 

Cosmos Sv2:

  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.1ghz
  • Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000
  • GPU: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Turbo
  • Case: Modded Cosmos S (Cosmos Sv2)
  • Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME, WD Black SN750 2TB NVMe, 2x WD Red 2TB raid 1, 150GB Toshiba 2.5"
  • PSU: Corsair HX850
  • Display(s): Samsung LC32JG50QQNZA 32.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz, LG 29UM58-P 29.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz
  • Cooling: Custom Loop
  • Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum
  • Mouse: Corsair Dark Core
  • Sound: Oboard with Logitech something or other 5.1 speakers and HyperX Headset
  • OS: Win 10 Pro
  • PC Part Picker URL: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/NotSoEpicMods/saved/LYysZL

 

Old School AMD:

  • CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1090T
  • Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX rev1.0
  • RAM: 16GB Patriot Sector 5
  • GPU: XFX HD 7950
  • Case: Cougar MX330-G Glass Window
  • Storage: 2x HyperX 3K 120GB SSD 
  • PSU: Corsair 650W
  • Display(s): Samsung 32"
  • Cooling: Hyper 212+
  • Keyboard: Logitech G110
  • Mouse: Logitech M100
  • Sound: HyperX Headset
  • OS: Win 7 Ultimate
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

That looks like one tight fit for the cooler how much clearance do you have?

i can fit a fan between the cooler and the side of the case if i wanted. The top of the case is a much tighter fit though. I have exhaust fans up top and can barely fit my finger between the cooler and the fan.

edit: less than 1/2 inch between cooler and top fans.

20141110_200351.jpg

Blarg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I could do that. But at only $20 more I get a pair of 3tb blacks. I was going to only get 2tb drives but at $10 more for an extra tb. Why not?

And that's how they get you to spend more money!  :P  :D

PC Specs   - Black and White Build

    Intel Core i5 4690k MSI Z97S Krait LGA 1150

    Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB 1600MHZ

    Sapphire Radeon R9 270 (Will be upgrading this soon)

    EVGA 500W PSU

    Phanteks Enthoo Pro - White

    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Build Logs

×