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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    UK
  • Interests
    sleep and relaxation
  • Biography
    REDesign Team On Facebook
  • Occupation
    Engineer
  • Member title
    99% 24/7 generic asshole

System

  • CPU
    i7-4790k
  • Motherboard
    Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark S Sabranco
  • RAM
    2x8GB Avexir DDr3 2400MHz Sabranco Series
  • GPU
    Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix
  • Case
    NZXT S340 Elite Black&White
  • Storage
    128GB SSD + 128GB SSD + 320GB HDD
  • PSU
    Corsair HX850i Platinum
  • Display(s)
    Asus ROG Swift PG279Q
  • Cooling
    NZXT Kraken X52 AIO
  • Keyboard
    Corsair K70 LUX RGB
  • Mouse
    Steelseries Rival R300
  • Sound
    Corsair VOID 7.1 Wireless
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro

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  1. Hey gents, long time no see. I haven't posted in a while. I change my cases quite often but this time I tried a new theme and thought I would share it with you all. Bare in mind the PC specs are more than enough for me and don't feel the need to upgrade and stays as it is. Specs: Ryzen 7 2700x (brand new off facebook marketplace - £100) GTX 1080 Founders Edition with Arctic Accelero Xtreme III (GPU used off facebook marketplace - £230 - cooler brand new online - £50) Asus B450 F Strix (used off eBay - £85) Thermaltake ToughRam 16GB 3200MHz (brand new online - £74) Corsair H100i Platinum (brand new off facebook marketplace - £50) Corsair RM850x White (brand new off facebook marketplace - £50) Corsair 275r Airflow (brand new online - £68) Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (free off a friend) Fractal Design GP-12 Whiteout x 6 (brand new online - £58 all) Cable extensions (brand new online - £30) Total cost - £795 Custom bits: All 6 fans - blades painted in orange Accelero Xtreme III - painted in white Corsair AIO - pump painted in white RAM - top part painted in orange
  2. If it's local then word to mouth is the best thing but that grows up in time. It takes a lot of time. That's why I chose to do upfront builds, risking my money and hoping to get my money back and maybe something on top. Friendliness and having a chat with every possible customer helps as well. It would be very hard to make a living out of this so don't aim for that at this point.
  3. For example this is what I have for sale at the moment First 5 builds are all for sale at the moment. It is a lot of money invested but I got faith that I will sale them eventually. Just last Saturday I sold 2, one for £950 and the other for £675, having about £300 profit from which I need to pay taxes and take roughly £30 for petrol.
  4. Let's agree to disagree Indeed the market is kind of saturated but it does depends the area as well. I've started this as a side business (and still is) last year in January and I've sold over 100 gaming PCs ranging from £200 up to £1200. All my PCs were using 95% pre-owned components. At start there was no receipt or warranty provided but as I've seen that people were asking about warranty and receipt I enrolled in the self-employed program in order to provide receipts and pay taxes for my hobby income (yes in UK there is such thing). True, it's not a full time job for me and I couldn't make a living out of this but it does add up to my monthly income on average £200. But for me is a hobby and then a business. As I said all my computers contain 95% pre-owned components and I do negotiate a lot for each one. I am not greedy and try to provide the best deals in my area. Not selling on ebay as their 8% fees + 3.4%+20p fees for paypal would mean that I'll be left without profit. Also it would be difficult (expensive) for me to provide warranty hundred of miles away.
  5. To answer your question: 1. I have bought a kit of 2x16gb for a decent price and wouldn't want to use all 32gb in one build. 2. Quote from GamersNexus about dual channel vs single channel "Gamers, mainstream users, and office users shouldn't care. Actually, at the end of the day, the same rule applies to everyone, simulation pro or not: It's density and frequency that matters, not channeling. Quad- and better channels theoretically have a more profound impact, but this is in-step with the increased density of kits that are targeted for quad-channel platforms. If you want to push speed, density and frequency should be at the top of your list. Generally, when you're spending that kind of money, you're going with a multi-channel kit of two or more anyway, but the point still stands." I agree that it would be nice to benefit from dual channel but it's not always possible and in the same time gamers are not that affected, considering that's my target audience. Also I am aware that it's just 2133Mhz but I bet it can be overclocked at least up to 2400Mhz and considering that the CPUs are locked SKU that should be more than enough.
  6. This was my first Ryzen built featuring Ryzen 7 1800x. Got the CPU and Motherboard for a decent price. And full specs: Processor - AMD Ryzen™ 7 1800X Processor cooling - NZXT Kraken X62 Motherboard - Gigabyte AORUS AX370-GAMING K7 Graphics card - EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB GDDR5 RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport LT White 2x8GB (16GB) DDR4 2666MHz Storage - 1 x 275GB Crucial MX300 + 1 x 2TB HDD Power supply - 650W Corsair RM650x Series, Full Modular, 80 PLUS Gold Case - Game Max Cobalt RGB Mid Tower Computer Chassis, Tempered Glass, Fan Control Button, 3x 120mm RGB Fans, USB 3.0 This one was sold for £1050.
  7. Thank you. I do buy the parts out of my money (personal investment), do the builds, put ads on different websites and wait to sell. Very rarely I get people to order one. It's easier for them to buy it pre-built as it's done and ready to start playing.
  8. No. 5 Processor - Intel Core i7-7700k Motherboard - ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 1 Graphics card - 8GB GTX 1080 Asus Strix Gaming RAM - 2x8GB(16GB) DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Storage - 1 x 240GB Western Digital Green SSD + 1 x 2TB Seagate HDD Power supply - 650W Corsair RM650x Series, Full Modular, 80 PLUS Gold Case - Thermaltake Core P3 Black Watercooling components: - Barrow CPU waterblock - Phanteks GPU waterblock - Phanteks GLACIER R220 - pump+reservoir combo - EK-COOLSTREAM SE 360 (SLIM TRIPLE) RADIATOR - hard tubing + fittings Other: 3x120mm Corsair Fans, Black PSU Cable Extensions
  9. No. 4 Processor - Intel Core i5-4670 Processor cooling - Zalman CNPS10X Motherboard - Asus Z97-K Graphics card - 4GB EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC GAMING ACX 2.0 RAM - 4 x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance Blue Storage - 1 x 128GB Kingston SSD + 1 x 500GB HDD Power supply - 500W Corsair CX500 Case - CiT Blaze Gaming PC Case with 6 x Single Blue Ring Fan and Tempered Glass
  10. No. 3 Processor - Intel Core i7-7700 Processor cooling - Corsair H110i 240mm Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-GAMING-5 Graphics card - 8GB GTX 1070 Ti Zotac Mini RAM - 1 x 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Storage - 1 x 250GB Samsung 840 EVO + 1 x 1TB HDD Power supply - 550W EVGA SuperNOVA G2 PSU, Fully Modular, 80PLUS Gold ATX Case - Parvum S2.0 Black & Red case Other: 2x120mm Corsair RED LED Fans, 2x80mm RED LED Fans, 1x4Way Fan
  11. No. 2 Processor - Intel Core i7-6700k Processor cooling - Corsair H115i 240mm Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming Graphics card - EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB GDDR5 RAM - 2 x 8GB (16GB) DDR4 2666MHz Crucial Ballistix Sport White Storage - 1 x 128Gb Sandisk Z400s SSD NEW + 1 x 1TB Western Digital HDD Power supply - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1, 80PLUS Gold, Full Modular Case - NZXT Noctis 450 Matte Black/Red Mid Tower Case, with Side Window
  12. Hi there people. In my previous build logs I have presented you my personal builds. In almost every post I have mentioned that I do have a small side business where I do pre-builts and then sell them for a small profit. I would like to present you today some of them. Hope you like "my taste" as I don't have orders on them and usually build them to my likings. Also, I cannot choose a themed build as I usually build with the components I get for a good deal. No. 1 Processor - i7-7700 Processor cooling - Game Max Iceberg 240 Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Graphics card - EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB GDDR5 RAM - 1 x 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Storage - 1 x 240Gb PNY SSD Power supply - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1, 80PLUS Gold, Full Modular Case - Kolink Stronghold Black Midi Tower Gaming Case
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