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2013 Gaming Rig - i7 Haswell + GTX 780

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Well, I guess I'll post up my Rig. FYI all the good stuff is at the bottom. Also, YES, i know an i7 is pretty much pointless over an i5 for gaming, but when you get it the price ($10 more than an i5) like i did it's really hard to pass up. Plus i'm banking on dev's designing for threaded cores.

 

Just a little background; I hadn't really built a new rig since 2008 so I figured it was a little over due to upgrade. The only thing I've done that I can remember since then was get a GTX 460 (from an 8800GT) and the Corsair 800D case (from some old hand-me-down). Here's what it looked like before. 

 

Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad

Asus 775 motherboard

4GB RAM (only had 2 of the 4 dims in place during photo)

Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM

600W PSU

Asus DVD optical drive

Windows Vista

GTX 460

Corsair 800D

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Now we move to a couple days ago. TIME TO UPGRADE!

People were asking about prices so what I paid is listed below (as of July 2013), does not include shipping (in USD). Some where on sale, some I didn't care a bought it anyway. I had a $2000 USD budget in mind, SINCE I already had my 800D, so I did come in just over my budget by $94.00 but I can live with that.

 

 

Intel i7-4770k (OC'd to 4.5Ghz) - $249.99

Gigabyte z87x-ud3h - $159.99

EVGA GTX 780 OC'd ACX - $669.99

Corsair H100i (waiting on screws to do 4x Gentle Typhoon push/pull) - $109.99

Corsair 8GB RAM Vengeance Pro (1600mhz) - $77.99

Corsair 800D case - $269.99

Corsair AX850i - $209.99

Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (:slap: I should have gotten a 256GB ) - $149.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 2TB - $99.99

Asus DVD read/ write - $19.99

Lian-Li  Triple 5.25" bay adapter for 120mm fan - $32.99

4x Gentle Typhoon AP-15 (I can't believe I found some!) - $24.97 = $99.88

3x Corsair AF-140 quiet - $18.99 = $56.97

Windows 7 Pro OEM - $139.99

Logisys dual 12" blue cathodes - 7.99

Logisys dual 6" blue cathodes - 7.99

Total = $2363.77 (Before shipping) for parts

 


 


 

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This was copied from my OC3D account (loglog)



Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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nice system and cool idea for the ssd mount! ;)

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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gaming rig i7? thats cool i hope you benefit from paying extra few hundred $ more to the cpu

mY sYsTeM iS Not pErfoRmInG aS gOOd As I sAW oN yOuTuBe. WhA t IS a GoOd FaN CuRVe??!!? wHat aRe tEh GoOd OvERclok SeTTinGS FoR My CaRd??  HoW CaN I foRcE my GpU to uSe 1o0%? BuT WiLL i HaVE Bo0tllEnEcKs? RyZEN dOeS NoT peRfORm BetTer wItH HiGhER sPEED RaM!!! dId i WiN teH SiLiCON LotTerrY? yOu ShoUlD dEsHrOuD uR GPU. my SYstEm iS UNDerPerforMiNg iN WarzONE. can mY Pc Run WiNdOwS 11 ?? woUld BaKInG MY GRaPHics card fIX it? MultimETeR TeSTiNG!! aMd'S GpU DrIvErS aRe as goOD aS NviDia's YOU SHoUlD oVERCloCk yOUR ramS To 5000C18

 

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Looks awesome man! I really love the SSD placement, might have to steel that idea from ya :P

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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Man you guys are quick!

nice system and cool idea for the ssd mount! ;)

 

Thanks!

gaming rig i7? thats cool i hope you benefit from paying extra few hundred $ more to the cpu

 

I probably won't; however I'm kind of banking on game developers starting to utilize threads in the next couple years.

Looks awesome man! I really love the SSD placement, might have to steel that idea from ya :P

Haha, no problem at all. Steal away my friend.


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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Very nice system and to me your old Mobo looks awfully familiar!

 

 

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The ssd looks really amazing in there. Also how is that motherboard?

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lol u must be proud of the ssd :D awesome build btw

6600K  |  16GB HYPERX  |  GTX1070 FE  |  Z170X-UD3  |  AIR540

Respect the past, Embrace the future.

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where did you buy a 4770k for 80-100 bucks less than typical?  250 is dirt cheap for that...  isn't that normal 4670k pricing?

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Corsair AX860i | CaseLabs SM8 | EK Supremacy | UT60 420 | ST30 360 | ST30 240

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It sounds quite loud! 

 

It's honestly not. Actually its one of the quietest gaming PC's i've heard in person. It was noticeable in the video as I had the side panel off, which makes a difference, but i also had the camera that had a great mic quite close. I can barely hear it under my desk and any sound from my speakers from gaming or media completely drowns it out; even speaking to a friend downs it out.

If you sub'd that channel, i'm going to try and to another video of boot up and to show how loud it is in real life.

Very nice system and to me your old Mobo looks awfully familiar!

 

haha, did you have the same one?

lol u must be proud of the ssd :D awesome build btw

 

I am quite proud of it. It wasn't my original plan but it seems to have worked out quite nicely.

where did you buy a 4770k for 80-100 bucks less than typical?  250 is dirt cheap for that...  isn't that normal 4670k pricing?

Microcenter.com has them for really cheap if you can pick them up from the store, which my friend who lives by one was nice enough to do for me. Keep in mind you also have to pay tax on that price, but it was still quite a bit cheaper than anywhere else i found. :D Honestly its the only reason i bought it over the i5 4670k


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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Nearly pointless to get an i7 for gaming but oh well if you have the money

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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Nearly pointless to get an i7 for gaming but oh well if you have the money

I completely agree, but again, i got it 1) I'm really banking on dev's utilizing threaded cores and 2) because it was nearly the same price as the i5 :)


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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That's one massive upgrade :D. Good job on the cable management and that SSD mount. I'd like to see some shots in normal lighting without those cold cathodes on.

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That's one massive upgrade :D. Good job on the cable management and that SSD mount. I'd like to see some shots in normal lighting without those cold cathodes on.

Thanks, i'm going to try and borrow my buddies cammera again for some day time shots as well as a boot video that shows how quiet it actually is.


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



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Nice build :).  PSU is overkill unless you plan on SLIing your 780.  

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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Nice Clean Build Love it

Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+

Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715

 

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Nice build :).  PSU is overkill unless you plan on SLIing your 780.  

I actually bought it in preperation of SLI'ing my 780 next year


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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gaming rig i7? thats cool i hope you benefit from paying extra few hundred $ more to the cpu

I don't think the sarcasm is needed here. And for all you know he may do a little bit of 3D rendering on the side. Plus if he has money to spend, why not use it?

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I find this thread pretty comical...  I see build logs here where people are dumping $3k+ and spends tons of hours on their project and everyone says how awesome it is...

 

Than there's this thread... OMFG he spend $200 bucks more on slight overkill parts than he needed to for a gaming rig, how dare he...

HP something | 5600X | Corsair  16GB | Zotac ArcticStorm GTX 1080 Ti | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB | OCZ Agility 3 480GB | ADATA SP550 960 GB

Corsair AX860i | CaseLabs SM8 | EK Supremacy | UT60 420 | ST30 360 | ST30 240

Gentle Typhoon's and Noctua's and Noiseblocker eLoop's

 

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I don't think the sarcasm is needed here. And for all you know he may do a little bit of 3D rendering on the side. Plus if he has money to spend, why not use it?

Haha thanks for the back up; i really dont see the issue with over building when its not their money... They also didnt read that i bought it for almost $100 under retail.

I find this thread pretty comical...  I see build logs here where people are dumping $3k+ and spends tons of hours on their project and everyone says how awesome it is...

 

Than there's this thread... OMFG he spend $200 bucks more on slight overkill parts than he needed to for a gaming rig, how dare he...

LMFAO, i know right? Except the even funnier part is... I DIDNT OVER SPEND ON A CPU i actually spent the same price on the i7 as i would have on an i5 hahahahaha


Intel i7-4770k (4.5GHz) | Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | EVGA GTX 780 | Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | Seagate 2TB 7200rpm

Corsair H100i (GT ap-15's) | 8GB Vengeance PRO 1600mhz | Corsair AX860i | Corsair 800D


 



http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4421769171

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Looks really Nice man :)

CPU: FX-8320 @ 4.0GHz | Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme4 | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB | GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950  | SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: OCZ 750W ATX12V | CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO | Case: Corsair Carbide 300R | Display: BenQ RL2455HM 24"

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I find this thread pretty comical...  I see build logs here where people are dumping $3k+ and spends tons of hours on their project and everyone says how awesome it is...

 

Than there's this thread... OMFG he spend $200 bucks more on slight overkill parts than he needed to for a gaming rig, how dare he...

The logic of some people is actually quite amusing xD

Although there are some which are just a downright pain...

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I mean, the cpu is ridiculously cheap relative to retailers like Newegg who sell them for like 339.99 compared to microcenter having it for 279.99.  He also probably got his mobo at microcenter, so slap another $40 in savings assuming he bought it from there.  It's about $50 more for a gamble hoping that more games will utilize more cores.  It's not a bad thing that he has an i7 either... 

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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Haha thanks for the back up; i really dont see the issue with over building when its not their money... They also didnt read that i bought it for almost $100 under retail.

LMFAO, i know right? Except the even funnier part is... I DIDNT OVER SPEND ON A CPU i actually spent the same price on the i7 as i would have on an i5 hahahahaha

Well mate the main thing is for you to enjoy the system. As long as it works for you then the system is pretty much golden. Although sometimes there are some things which we simply cannot ignore, like not using an 80+ PSU or pairing a Titan with an Athlon 64

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