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About PH3EN0M86
- Birthday December 20
Profile Information
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Gender
Male
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Location
FL, USA
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Interests
Cars, EDM, Tech
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Occupation
Project Supervisor
System
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CPU
Intel i7 6800k
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Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth X99 TUF
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RAM
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 GB DDR4 2400
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GPU
EVGA GTX 1070 SC
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Case
Corsair C70 Military Green
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Storage
Samsung 850 EVO + 2x 2 TB HDDs
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PSU
Corsair RM1000i
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Display(s)
3x Acer H236HL
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Cooling
Corsair H100i v2
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Keyboard
Corsair K95 RGB Brown, Logitech G710+ Blue
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Mouse
Corsair M65 Pro RGB
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Operating System
Win 10 Pro
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Will intel drop prices on i7
PH3EN0M86 replied to King_Phill's topic in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
I think Intel won't drop mainstream CPU prices yet, at least until Ryzen 3 and 5 come out -
Yeah I agree with @nerdslayer1 and @Mr.Meerkat on the 6800k, although if you want more overclocking headroom, look into the previous gen Haswell-E CPUs (5820k). Broadwell-E's don't tend to OC as well.
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Oh yeah, for sure. Believe me, I never thought I'd get this far with what I have lol I just bought most of the pieces separately (mobo, CPU, etc.). Took me around 6-8 weeks to piece it all together. @PCMasterDebater
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This is my very first published PC build on here so please bear with me. Anyways... So, what started out as a humble PC build escalated into something I spent too much money on, but dang it! I am proud of it! I originally had an AMD FX system in this PC but then knowing me, I wanted more power. Seeing how this was at the end of November 2016, I figured I would go for an Intel 5820K or a 6800K. I found a 6800K for a decent deal of around 380 dollars US. So why X99 when all I was going to do was play games, browse the internet, and maybe some minor video editing? Bragging rights, really. I know I could've definitely accomplished the same things with a 6700K or even a 6600K. I figured if I was going X99, I may as well get the best I could afford. I was shopping all around for a good looking X99 motherboard to go with the whole "military" feel with my C70 case and then I stumbled upon the Asus TUF X99 Sabertooth. The reviews are a bit sketchy and the price on it was a bit higher than I was expecting but what the heck, I thought. I bought it, it came in and now it was time to wait for the RAM. Got me some Corsair Dom-Plat's DDR4 2400, 16 GB's of it. I want to get another set to fill out 2 more of the RAM slots but that'll be for another day. Ok so now I needed a power supply. Hmm, RM1000i it is! I won't be posting a picture of that since it's just a power supply after all and you'll be seeing it in the final form of the build since my case has no shroud. Anyways, time for the case. I mentioned it was a Corsair C70 in Military Green. And I also bought some cheap, low-rev, quiet, white LED 120mm fans. These would do the trick for me since the case itself has plenty of room to move air and I wanted a somewhat quiet gaming experience. I'm not super picky about that type of stuff since I usually have a loud AC unit in the same room too... As for cooling, I got me a H100i v2 (or GTX? They're both the same I think). This ought to keep the CPU cool, even with the OC I plan on doing. Maybe one day I'll do a custom loop... Oh yeah, storage! Almost forgot about that. I'm going to bring over my 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO and 2x 2 TB HGST Enterprise HDDs. Had this combo from previous builds so I know it works. Should be plenty of storage. I figured HGST since they're basically owned by WD now and they were decently priced. Alright, now I think I have all I need. Time to piece it all together! Personally, I think it looks alright. I am still very much new at the whole cable management thing, I mean look at the mess that is behind the PC lol.. But hey, it all works! As for why the PSU is facing up instead of down, I keep my PC on a carpeted floor since my desk is occupied with three monitors and some speakers. I didn't want to choke the airflow to it. The PSU fan itself never really turns on except on boot anyways so I think we're fine. The temps usually stay around 40C most the time. Time to try my hand at some overclocking. Thanks to the numerous OC guides on YouTube, I was able to follow and get a rather interesting result. 4.5 GHz at 1.385v. Yes, that's a little higher than I would like, especially compared to Haswell-E but I think it should be fine. As long as I don't touch 1.4v. After completing an hour and a half of stability testing on OCCT, I'd say that we're stable. Temps stay around 65C on load and 33-35C idle. Okay, it's Christmas time and I got me some money saved up (thanks ma and pops) and my work place also got a store bonus. SWEET, it's time for a new GPU! The GTX 970 that I have in it is in no way a slouch but I figured, get a new GPU and give that one to my cousin so he can enjoy some glorious PCMR Anyways, I got me a GTX 1070 SC from Best Buy (thanks price match!). Time to throw it in! Also, I can't forget the finishing touches... And here's the PC as a whole. Front fan controller is a NZXT Sentry 2. As I mentioned earlier, I am very much aware of the spiderweb that is behind the PC. It looks like garbage and I'll clean all those wires up one day but this is all just a test to see if everything I had bought (peripherals and audio equipment) works. So where did the name "General Whitby" come from? Random really, was just thinking out loud and I knew I had to have a name that tied in something military-related. Whitby? No clue. I guess I knew a guy with that last name and couldn't come up with something cleverer. Final price? ~$1700 iirc not including Windows or peripherals.
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Hey all, My name is James and I've been following LTT on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook for at least two or three years now. I just NOW got into making an account on the forums. Anyways I'm 21 years old, been into building PCs since I would say 16 years old..? I just never got around to doing so since I never had the money and the knowledge to do so. My first build (back in 2014) had an AMD X2 560, unlocked to an X4 b60 with a 750Ti FTW and 4GB of DDR3. I live in the USA, at the panhandle (northwest) region of FL. I have a passion for cars, EDM, gaming, and most importantly technology as a whole. That's all I can think about for now. As for my current gaming PC, you can check the build out here. And again, thanks for viewing and have a great day, all! -James