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Just finished putting together my new (for me, anyways) Intel build featuring the 4690k and a GTX 970, along with a Corsair CX600M, 8GB of Corsair Vengeance, and an H440 case. I wasn't too sure about how everything would go down, but joining the forums here proved to be a huge help! Thanks everyone, you were all very helpful and I look forward to utilizing (and hopefully helping others in the future!) the awesome community here for future upgrades, etc. Though it's likely mediocre compared to other builds on the site, I am very happy with it and it was surprisingly easy once all finished! Can't wait to see how she handles the Witcher 3 when it releases! Just starting to build: Got everything together but had to wait another week for the GPU Cable management in the H440 is infamously difficult, but... ... I managed to get it perfectly flat! Hello 970! Once all together, it looks pretty clean in there I think! Only thing I'd like to add is a led strip to brighten things up more Went to peel the plastic off the window when suddenly.. Realized it was inside too yes I peeled it while it was running and realized later how it could've ended very badly.. (not sure if you can see the black computer on the floor but that's my old one.. Feeling guilty for leaving her like that #justcomputerguyfeelings #missheralready)

Hey guys! I just ordered some new stuff for my computer, will arrive after the weekend, tell me what you think, later on I will buy a new motherboard that supports DDR4 RAM and 2011 socket, also a new PSU that is modular and with higher watt, but it was to expensive atm! When I've built everything together this is what I will end up with: Chassi: Corsair Obsidian 750D GPU: Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB G1 Gaming @ Current card CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.0 GHz RAM: Vengeance Pro 8GB @ 2133MHz DDR3 x2 (so totally 16GB) PSU: Be Quiet 600W @ Current PSU Motherboard: MSI Z87-S02 @ my current one, wanted to upgrade but to expensive though I want to upgrade to a better socket but then I have to get a different CPU etc etc .. Cooling: I ordered CPU and GPU cooling blocks, fittings and so on so that my CPU and GPU will be completely watercooled with three fans @ 120mm, will maybe upgrade later on for an additional radiator. Blue UV colored hose and liquid, I decided not to order the UV strip atm since it was like 40 bucks on that website, but will get one in the upcoming week/weeks! What do you guys think? Good/bad combo? Give me your opinions! Thanks! (And of course I will upload pictures when everything is installed)

Hi guys, Still planning my build. Hopefully it will happen in the Summer; I'm planning on doing a watercooled system but I want to sort out my colour scheme first and I wanted some suggestions. I'm planning on buying one of the H440 with the black as the base colour and plasti-dipping the accents white (like a white case but inverted colour scheme). Anyway these are the specs: I7-4970k (I cba to wait for skylake unless it comes out during the Summer) Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark S Avexir Core Series 16GB (the one which matches the sabranco camo) GTX 780ti /980/ 980ti HOF Watercooling wise I was hoping for 2 x 360mm but I think I will just got for a 240mm and 360mm. I'm planning on doing my fans like this (credit to AMD Lover and his Vanilla Ice build) http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/148568-vanilla-ice-750d-in-progress/page-8 This got me considering a Blue and White themed build or maybe the same style i was going for before but with blue coolant instead of the milky white one. Would love to hear your opinions Here are some similar builds I got inspiration from: http://www.avexir.com/casemodding/case-modding-30.html http://www.avexir.com/casemodding/case-modding-41.html Change of plan, I don't see any point in upgrading so i'm going to stick with my i7-3770k and my Asus z77 P8z77-v Deluxe however I will upgrade my gpu for a 770. I'm going with a predominantly white/blue theme with a bit of black. Do you guys think there is any point upgrading? (All i use it for is gaming mainly)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dr4HD3it is hard pipe water cooled

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QWZhJx Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QWZhJx/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($130.41 @ Mwave) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($191.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.89 @ OutletPC) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.49 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($28.99 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Micro Center) Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($189.00 @ NCIX US) Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon) Headphones: Corsair H2100 7.1 Channel Headset ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $2448.55 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-28 22:56 EDT-0400

Here's a PC build that I've been longing to build for the past 4 years, and the parts list has changed a lot over the course of 3 years. Until I finish this build, I will have been doing everything I've been doing on a meager laptop, called the Sony Vaio Probook Duo 13, with Intel HD 4400 integrated GPU, and an i5 4200u, and 8gb of ram. I know it's horrible . I can barely manage 30 FPS on easily played games like CS:GO and TF2, on LOW SETTINGS!!! It's extremely pitiful. I've never been able to play AAA titles without frame rates dipping below 10 fps. With my new build, I'm planning to have my own water-cooling loop, that will only cool CPU and GPU. The whole build is planned to be a black/red theme. I'm also planning to OC! However, without further ado, here's my full parts list, and feel free to add comments to give your own recommendations! EDIT: I probably won't be receiving the parts for another month and a half or so, but I'll keep you guys posted! Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D PSU: Corsair AX860 GPU: GTX 980 Strix RAM: Kingston HyperX 16gb ddr3 dual-channel kit MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Hero (ATX) SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB CPU: Intel i7 4790K Water Cooling Parts: Res: EK Multi-Option RES, X3 250 Coolant: EK Blood Red Coolant (1 liter) GPU Backplate: Asus Strix EK Backplate GPU Block: EK Asus STRIX waterblock (nickel, full shroud) Pump: EK 12V Water Pump Rad: EK Coolstream 360mm rad Fittings: Bits Power 3/8->1/2 compression fittings (black/red) CPU Block: EK Supremacy Clear Acrylic Nickel CPU block Tubing: Primochill Clear Acrylic tubing Fans: Corsair Red 120mm and 140mm fans (static pressure) So, there's my parts guys, lemme know if you guys have any suggestions, such as stylizing suggestions, peripherals, or any other stuff! Thanks!

Okay guys it's finally here my first build log. I called my build: Project Y.E.T.I. (Your entire Taxes invested) 1.I spend all my money on this 2.Its a fully black and white build(I know that black isnt really a YETI colour) 3.It should run pretty cool EDIT: everything is cable managed lets see if we can mod something:D The Parts: NZXT s340 (http://i.imgur.com/S4wfbTd.jpg) MSI Z97 Krait edition (http://i.imgur.com/S1t2vGw.jpg ; http://i.imgur.com/BYysQLA.jpg) Intel i5 4690k(http://i.imgur.com/qNphaid.jpg) NZXT Kraken x61(http://i.imgur.com/e61mZ9C.jpg) HyperX Fury 16gb kit (Black) (http://i.imgur.com/VeD8neg.jpg) Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX970(http://i.imgur.com/hjnyhvx.jpg ; http://i.imgur.com/ky2m5cQ.jpg) HyperX Fury 128gb SSD(http://i.imgur.com/t3SThhj.jpg) WD Green 2tb(http://i.imgur.com/t3SThhj.jpg) EVGA 750G2 PSU(http://i.imgur.com/7Uezdqk.jpg ; http://i.imgur.com/ZEFRMzV.jpg) My Tools(http://i.imgur.com/deF9SOz.jpg) Soo let the build begin... And the chaos http://i.imgur.com/OKRN9vQ.jpg The Cpu into the motherboard and everything ito the case EDIT: stable at 4ghz just with ocgenie:D http://i.imgur.com/rcZBUk4.jpg Installing the two drives http://i.imgur.com/leD9tW4.jpg The Graphics card EDIT:stable @1515mhz (boost) http://i.imgur.com/oMHD4E8.jpg Radiator and pump http://i.imgur.com/8qNTzQI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KyXLyLU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5ZgnPs0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gkU7Ka3.jpg Wiring everything up http://i.imgur.com/Sb6covz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qEq2mnc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vsVq1UW.jpg And some almost final pics http://i.imgur.com/kvMmvQb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vsVq1UW.jpg PLAN from the11th of may 2015: Things or stuff to mod: I want to paint the radiator.[NOT DONE] I want to vinyl-wrap the SSD.[NOT DONE] I Want to do something with the tubes but im not shure.[NOT DONE] I want to spray the top of the hdd white so that the green doesent show out anymore.[NOT DONE] I want to do smth. with the front panel [NOT DONE] I want to do the G1 Gaming/Windforce LED logo change[NOT DONE] I may want to paint the 970 white (the shroud and backplate only obviously;)[NOT DONE] I want to paint or mod the top because of the weirt mat finish[NOT DONE] I want to change out the window to acryl or real glass because my stupid self has already scratched it really badly ;([CONTACTED NZXT(lets see)] I want to do do a cool lighting effect that somebody has suggested, to put a led strip on the side of the 970's shroud to give it a backlighting effect[NOT DONE] Things I might buy: I want to learn cable sleeving BUT I'll just buy extensions [NOT DONE] I want to do lighting not RGB but just plain white.[NOT DONE] I want to do lighting under the case (NFS underground style )[NOT DONE] I want to buy different fans (Noctuas or Bitfenix Spectre pro white without led's)[NOT DONE] Just wanted to give you guys an update of whats hopefully comming soon I have redone the whole cable management its awsome now! (Pictures comming soon:D) And like I said above I have scratched the Window so yeah.D;

I would soon get my hands on enough money to make a very high end gaming rig. Though I don't know what would be best since there are so many options. So where else to ask about computers but here? I want a pretty much future proofed gaming rig with a primary white and secondary black look if possible and I kinda want a ROG SWIFT PG278Q as a monitor which that and other peripheral fall under my budget. Thank you for taking the time to look at this and help in advance !!

1. Budget & Location I live in Canada and my budget is $400 CAD it can extend just a bit plus i already have a fairly good gpu 2. Aim My aim is to be able to play the witcher 3 and upcoming game on a fairly good setting.with a resolution better then an a console. i already have a graphic card i dont really know what to put with it to make the best for the system. i also would like to be able to run dual monitors if possible and in the future be able to make some update to a top gaming rig.if possible could u list the parts that i would need to make it 3. Monitors I already have a monitor I might add one soon 4. Peripherals I already got a mouse and keyboard and headset 5. Why?? i had a ps4 before but i would like to initiate in the world of pc gaming

I have seen IMCustoms's "Project Ultima". It inspired me to do something DIY of my own. So a couple weeks ago.. while it was mining Ziftrcoin(It gets like 1 usd cent worth of ziftrcoin's after a few days of mining..) soda spilt on it. So I guessed it was done for... So like "anyone" would do, I put the power cord that had a few sticky spots on the end due to the soda, I plugged it into the PSU.. But it made a pop sound.. so I unplugged it before trying to power it on. So I don't know if its fried.. but for the heck of it, I tore it down, got mobo out(I tried taking the cpu out sideways.. and when I loosened the retention arm, it kinda slipped from it.. and I see bent pins.. but its exactly half the socket.. so Idk if its meant to be bent). After I did that, I got the cpu, heatsink, HDD, ect ect. accidentally broke one of the antenna cords to connect to its intel centrino wireless n card. Idk if it is fried.. so I decided after all things considered.. I would try my own project, and I have only built my own pc(worked on some before), you can see the specs in my signature. I'm going to do a small, smallll form factor case. I also smashed into this idea after seeing people liking a different small case, and after I rewatched his Gigabyte Brix I5G760 review . I haven't decided if I will sacrifice a bit of size for support for full size PCI, or just low profile. It will take a SFX form factor PSU, and it will take a mini itx motherboard. The PSU will go on the top, and the case length and width will barly be bigger then the motherboard itself. There is 2 things right now that poses a issue. I don't have a mini itx motherboard and I don't have a SFX form factor PSU. I have made models about 2 weeks ago, I don't think it will be blue, this is just very rough for the basic Idea. It may be dead from detail, but the PSU will be at top, it will square around the mobo, and maybe few other features. Also, it will be a lga 1155 board because that computer I tore down had a pentium g.. I need to look back(Oh wait.. someone changed it to pentium 4 in google docs.. it was some sandy bridge pentium.. I had it in the list of ziftrcoin stats....)It was sandybridge, 2nd gen. So taking the gamble that it will work. Well this is ganna be a kickoff.. except I also don't have a CPU cooler.... oh wait I do The stalk one I pulled. BTW, THe computer was a dell inspiron 660s. So here is the final specs. Update 6/23/2015 So the parts have been kind of stabilized a bit. The R5 230 got fried in the time, got lost, didn't work when tested. That 660s that got soda on it? I tested it tonight after months, it actually works. Just that the OS was corrupted bad on the driver(was like that before the incident , reinstalling windows anyways). I will use 8gb of ram, 4gb of AMD Entertainment series ram, and 4gb of ram that came with the computer, the AMD ram is currently in my gaming pc, it was pulled from the computer, but now I will put it back in once it comes time. The CPU works, and all the main components, except the antenna.. because I kind of cut one of the cords on accident shortly after the soda incident.. Ok, the 500gb blue works, I will just reinstall windows on it, but if its a storage issue, I will just use a laptop drive(I HAVE ALOT) for it, which would probs end up being a 250gb of 320gb WD Scorpio blue(I have 2x 320gb's from 2 twin laptops, and the 250gb from a different laptop). So that is stabilized. The motherboard form factor is a tiny bit custom, so rather then it being a complete square, it may be slightly even rectangular, but just a bit. Here is the reason, it is to save money on the motherboard. The motherboard from the PC works too, with the socket, and everything. I will use that, and it has a slot for a wifi card(the type found in laptops, not usb or pci-e). I will just use a antenna from a laptop, and strap it to the case. So Last of all I will just need to figure out the PSU. The psu from the 660s works, but it is really meant for just the 660s. It has the shortest motherboard power connector ever, most connections aren't long, and the psu is planned to be mount in the top for my plans. I may(if I can afford it, since I need to order something another item too.) get just some psu extensions to save plenty of money. It won't be a small box psu like I wanted, its a rectangular psu. But it will work. The thing that I need to order, besides the extensions, is the cpu cooler for my personal gaming pc. Small story, my HYPER T4 cooler came in, I had to break my cooler off, like a lot had too..(stupid intel cooler) So the T4 wouldn't go on, it is meant too, but it kept on slipping off, others on newegg reported this.. but I didn't think it was too bad, the starts weren't bad. After that, the only cooler I had was from the 660s... It was built mostly for that mobo, and the fan had a weird shape. I had to push the built in long screws barly through the mobo as hard as I could, and put a metal nub on it, that came with the t4... I had a fan that fit the dell cooler, so I put it on, but since it had a weird mount shape, I was only able to screw in 2(the dell cooler had the weird mounting parts, not the fan). I will put that back in the mobo I will be using for the pc, this is when I get a new stock cooler, or something hardly better, for my gaming pc. Specs: The Mini-One(case) 8gb of dell memory(4gb Dell stock ddr3 ram) And 4gb of Amd entertainment series 1600mhz ram.) Second gen pentium. A mini itx motherboard(Dell Inspiron 660s mobo) A SFX psu(Dell inspiron 660s psu with extensions.) A 500gb WD caviar blue. Win 8.1 64 bit(reinstall, came with win 8 when I got the 660s, and relicensing it should be easy, since its to essentially the same system I'm relicensing it too. Inspiron 660s default cooler. Well, this is Ghetto! :lol: I will post a very rough picture of the model for the basic idea, and the color most likely won't be blue .

Hello all, I am looking to build my own gaming PC. I hope you guys can help me choose the right components. The PC is only aim for gaming at high resolution 4K display. I live in the UK, my budget is £3000. Thank you

I'm a Producer and I want to build a workstation. I wanted it to be very powerful and support 2 4k monitors in the future and be good for gaming as well. I don't know a lot about building computers so I thought this would be the right place to ask for help. These are the specs. I'm not too bothered about over clocking. Specs: Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Asus Z97-PRO Motherboard Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz DDR3 Ram WD 2 TB Hard Drive - Black Samsung 500 GB 850 EVO Solid State Drive Cooler Master SILENCIO 652S Case Corsair RM750 750W Power Supply Corsair Hydro Series H100i 240mm Liquid Cooler EVGA Nvidia TITAN X Graphics Card Corsair CO-9050006-WW Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 120mm Low Noise High Pressure Fan Dual Pack x2 Asus Thunderbolt 2 Ports PCI Card Please feel free to tell me to change anything! You guys know way more about this stuff then men Also is there a chance I could get OSX to run on this machine, on like a separate SSD? I use Logic X at school and it would be awesome to be able to edit projects at home!

Which is the best motherboard and gtx 980 combo. I want it for intel i7 4790k. Best Motherboard 1.Asus Maximus VII Hero 2.Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) 3.Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Ud5H-Bk 4.Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Soc Force 5.Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 6.MSI Z97 MPower 7.MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Best GTX980 (no gigabyte and evga too costly in my country) 1.Asus NVIDIA Strix GTX 980 2.MSI NVIDIA Gtx 980 3.ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 AMP Omega Edition PLEASE choose only one from each, help me decide which to buy.

I was planing to build a new pc CPU : intel i7 4790k Cooler : CM hyper 212 evo RAM : 8GB PSU : Corsair cs650M SSD : Samsung 850 evo 120GB HDD : Seagate/WD 1tb GC : NVIDIA GeForce GTX980 (msi/asus) MOBO : Asus Z97-PRO(wifi) or MSI Mpower or MSI Gaming7 (anything else, open for suggestions) I wondered if choosing same brand for graphic card and mobo will have any extra advantage. Please suggest me with what brand to go or if same brand has no extra advantage then what combination should I go for (mobo/graphic card) for best performance and ease. Thank you

So hello people of LTT! My birthday has passed, and I finally got something that I have wanted to get for a long time already. A GGGGAMING PC I built this yesterday but, sadly, I did not take pictures while building (because I'm an idiot) But still, I wanted to share with you what I have built. (If you want to know where I got the name: Merle Dixon from TWD was my inspiration for the name. I dont know why I named it after him, I still wonder why....) CPU - i5-4460: Cheapest i5 I can get. In my local computer store, there was no 4440, 4430, 4570 etc... Cooler - Stock: Deal with it Mobo - Asus B85M-G: - I got it because it was cheap, it came with the latest BIOS, and I got lazy Ram - G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 2x4GB CL9: Great kit. great price SSD - Crucial M550 128GB: I got it on sale, so why not HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB - I wanted a WD Blue/Green, but they were out of stock, so I had to get this Case - CM N200 w/ Windows - Again, got this on sale PSU - Seasonic S12II-520 - Seasonic is great, so was the price of this GPU - Palit Jetstream 960 OK, OK Ill explain why I got the GTX 960 First of all, this was the only GPU I could find in the store ( i get discount there), I would have gotten a 280x, but all cards were out of stock, Ill upgrade this GPU, but right now, it will do the job Ill take pics soon of the finished build Stay tuned

Alright you Linus Tech Tips Fans... Here is the Blue/Green Build I've been waiting to build throughout high school. This build log will be VERY slow, but in the end, it will result to something fantastic. The background is a lot to read, but please do, as most of my thoughts are there. ~ BACKGROUND ~ This is my junior year in high school. In my freshman year, I went down to the local hardware store and picked up a brand new, passively-cooled 2GB MSI Radeon HD 6450. It was all I needed at the time. I had an old Dell Vostro 220s with some cruddy core-2-duo in it at the time. I upgraded this machine, which is the one I'm currently typing this on, to 4gb of ddr2-800, the max. I also upgraded the CPU to an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850, which has 4mb of cache and runs at 3 ghz. Basically the i5 at the time. So while I sit here and play my games on low @ 720p, I imagined. How would max settings @ 1080p look? So I did some research, coming across the GTX 750 ti and the R9 270. The R9 270 beat NVIDIA, but I looked further. I figured with 50 dollars more I could get the GTX 960, which is the current goal. So, I looked for stuff from the competitors, and found the R9 280. This card shines, but the power and sheer heat output is much too high for me to be comfortable with. So, for the GPU, I settled for a 2gb GTX 960 from Gigabyte, which I will be purchasing sometime this summer hopefully. For the case, the NZXT Source 210 seemed like a no-brainer. I just purchased this along with 2 Rosewill fans (They are better than the cruddy CM Sickleflows I bought a while back) today. The Fans I am using are Rosewill 120mm fans that VERY closely resemble the CM Sickleflows. Except, they are quieter, have better directional airflow, feel much more expensive, are cheaper, and have fluid dynamic bearings. These will mount horozontilly and have no issues whatsoever, where Sickleflows have sleeve bearings, and this would presume a HUGE issue. For the fan controller, I'm going to get a NZXT Sentry Mix 2. 6 fans, basic, who could ask for more @ 30 dollars? CPU. Intel Xeon E3-1230v3. Xeon because the i7 that is comparable is an 80 dollar price hike. Plus, I don't need the GPU or the 300mhz clock increase. RAM. Crucial Ballistix Sport. 8GB. 1600@ CAS 9. I don't need 16gb because I barely use the 4 I have. MOBO. Gigabyte H81 or MSI B85, haven't decided which yet. B85 is ATX, which will fill the case better, and the H81 is about 30 bucks cheaper. CPU Cooler. CM Hyper 212 Evo. No Brainer. All of this, when I am done, will be valued at about 800 bucks. This will take a while to build, but please stay around for more! ~ BUILD DETAILS! ~ NZXT Source 210 Case (bought) 7x Rosewill RNBL-131209B 120mm fans (4 bought) NZXT Sentry Mix 2 (Need to buy) Samsung 850 EVO 120GB (Need to buy) Seagate 250gb 7200rpm 3.5" (bought) 2GB Gigabyte GTX 960 (Need to Buy) Antec VP-450 Power Supply (Need to Buy) LGA 1150 Motherboard (Need to Buy) Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 (Need to Buy) Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (Need to Buy) Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4gb (Need to Buy) ~ PICTURES! ~ JUST BOUGHT TODAY! BOUGHT AND RECEIVED SATURDAY! SORRY ABOUT THIS, SUPER CRAPPY IPOD PICTURE, WILL PUT UP ONE TAKEN WITH 12MP CAMERA SOON ~ NEXT (SHORT TERM) STEPS! ~ 1. When case is received, put the 4 current fans in their places in the Source 210 and route cables through back 2. Buy the other 3 fans and the power supply 3. When next fans and psu received, put in case and route cables. FOLLOW THE BUILD! THANKS!

The ultimate gaming rig. No case for easy access and better cooling. Motherboard: some supermicro server board of ebay, for better stability. Dual quad core xeons, because modern gaming is all about dem cores right? 16GB memory - more dimms = better. Custom heatsink mounting for better cooling. HD 7750. Gives me 20-30 fps on most titles, for a more cinematic experience. Anything more is overkill. High quality, custom 3D printed GPU mounting system. 750 watt gold rated modular power supply; not at all overkill. I prefer Hard drives over SSDs - the longer loading screens give me time to contemplate the meaning of life. On a more serious note... this was my first PC, built a couple years ago when I was very short on cash. The PSU was leftover from a short stint of bitcoin mining (I almost broke even!). For about $350 usd all up, this was a good way for me to get into PC gaming, and for video editing it's actually fairly great.

Hey Guys i am a First Time Builder I am Planning to build this Pc. Please Inspect It Suggest anything Better if u want to. I am On a budget of 1000$. :unsure: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/neelannarayan/saved/c9KdnQ Component Selection Base Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $178.99 FREE $178.99 SuperBiiz Buy CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $17.99 $17.99 SuperBiiz Buy Motherboard MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $99.89 -$10.00 $89.89 OutletPC Buy $10.00 mail-in rebate Memory Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $41.99 $41.99 Amazon Buy Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $41.99 $41.99 Amazon Buy Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $60.43 $60.43 Amazon Buy Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $66.48 $66.48 OutletPC Buy Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card $209.99 -$10.00 $2.99 $202.98 Newegg Buy $10.00 mail-in rebate Case Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 FREE $69.99 Newegg Buy Power Supply Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $84.99 $84.99 Amazon Buy Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $87.95 $87.95 OutletPC Buy Monitor Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor $122.00 FREE $122.00 B&H Buy Base Total: $1082.68 Mail-in Rebates: -$20.00 Shipping: $2.99 Total: $1065.67

TheDarkDefiner the most powerful gaming PC i`ve ever owned. The 970 4 GB (3.5 haha #RamGate) and the I7 4790k with H100i makes it the best gaming rig i possible could have ATM But the ram is holding the windows 7.8 score back it says 4 GHZ but its at 4.4 all the time it did cost me about 2000 $ USD wich in Norway is a crap ton off money Rate pls

Hello all. I'm new to the forums and i'm having a bit of a issue with the build i'm about to do. I'm going to be building a work station for my heavy workload of video editing, Photo Editing, 3D rendering and audio work as well, But i also want to do some gaming while on my down time or while something renders. with all of that in my head i went over to micro center and i told them the parts i wanted and made two different list of Parts to go for and i would like to share this list and see if i can get some opinions and Ideas from others. here are the two lists i have for the build abnd the build i have is a budget of 2700 I'm using for the build, List 1: Intel Core I7 5930K ASUS X 99-A 2011 -3 ATX Crucial 16GB 4x4 DDR4 2400 DIMM EVGA SUPRNOVA 850G2 80g FM PSU EGVA GTX 750 TI FTW 2GB ACX PCIE SAMSUNG E 120GB 850 EVO SSD 4x SEAGATE 4TB SATA 6GB/ S HDDSEAGATE ASUS WIRELESS 300 DB PCIE LP CREATIVE SB ZXR HI -FI PCIE SNDCARD CORSAIR H1OOI GTX LIQUID COOLER NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAYCARD READER List 2: Intel Core i7 5820k ASUS Z97 -AR ATM 1150 Crucial 16GB 8X2 DD3 1600 DIMM C9 IPSG LG 24X DVDRW SATA OEM SAMSUNG E 500GB 850EVO SATA3 2.5 4x SEAGATE 4TB SATA 6GB/ S HDDSEAGATE CORSAIR HYDRO H11O LIQUID COOLER ASUSCOMP GTX760OC 2GB DDHDP PCIE

A project that I'm dedicating money, time, and passion, I want to create the best computer humanly possible in my power. Hello, my name is Joshua, I'm 17 and I live in the United States, I go to Delaware County Technical (Vocational) School for Network Administration & Digital Forensics. Ever since I was younger I had a strong passion for computers and electronics, it began to show truly when I was around 10 or 11 when I became very interested in photography, at the time I did not realize but I do now, it wasn't the idea of taking pictures, or capturing special moments like for most photography enthusiasts but the technology behind it. Throughout my life I have always been able to get technology by asking for my parents, but because were a high-middle class income family we could not always afford the best, currently, which I do appreciate, I'm running a Dell Optiplex 745. Just recently I found a job, I work the majority of my hours after school and on the weekends. With this newly found job I plan to dedicate a good bit of my paycheck towards this project as I am only a Junior in high school and have no other obligations. Oh ya! My profile picture is my girlfriend and I. As a gamer and a regular computer user my goals are to be able to play any game without lag in 1080p, I don't care about 4k or 5k. I also want to be able to overload my computer with programs with no problems. The looks of the PC is important but not as big as performance, sound also isn't too bad, I'm pretty fine with fans but at this point it seems I'll be going with liquid cooling. Over-all I'm hoping to keep my project of $500-1000 in total, as I only get around $80-100 a week from my job. Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00GHz 4.0GB DDR2 RAM AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series Dell Optiplex 745 Cisco USB Wireless Adapter DVD & RW Dell Disk Drive Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS Order Status: SHIPPED

Welcome to my Project build, Purple Phoenix. Introduction To start it seems fit that i introduce myself. Hey! im Ellie a 16 (17 in july) year old Girl who has a long love for computers. My end goal for this pc is that it will be show-worthy and also be my main workstation/gaming system to boot. This build is not being sponsored so i am funding it all on my own. my part preference for this build is mainly asus / corsair/ intel / noctua. this does not mean that that is all ill be using though, im still researching on watercooling equipment. overview im actually starting with my first ever pc build (minus the fact that i put it in a new case recently and added a few fans) so this build will be really evolving from what i have now and slowly progress into something that i hope will be quite amazing . Since this build is not being sponsored / or having any help being funded i plan on this being a year round build and hoping to have it done by this time next year so ill be posting updates as regularly as i possibly can. im going to be fabricating custom internal panels / mounting positions for items. in the end its going to be heavily modified. i will add rendered images on plans throughout (hopefully quite soon ill have one) This build will be highly themed around being purple and using up all space in the case and being an extremely clean with a smooth flow throughout. CURRENT PARTS: EVGA gtx 670 4gb sabertooth x79 motherboard silent pro hybrid 850 psu (80 gold eff) 16 gb ram patriot G2 intel i7 3930k (not being replaced because its still a great chip - dont replace something if itS AMAZING ALREADY LIKE DANG) bluray cd read write optical drive intel 730 series 480 gb ssd pyro 240gb ssd (old boot ssd) corsair force gs 240gb ssd (from my laptop but i put it in there to fill space 500gb WD HDD Corsair 760T Case water pro 2.0 cpu cooler thingy PARTS TO BE ADDED: 2 gtx 980's in SLI (not sure if possible but if it is i may also add a quadro card for workstation related processes') water cooling for graphics cards and cpu in a loop. possible new motherboard or just a wireless internet card a new psu (corsair) and get custom sleeving for cables) corsair dominator 32gb of ram clear watercooling tubing a mixture of uv and purple coolant. purple led light trips + uv PARTS TO BE FABRICATED cover that goes over psu and bottom of case sectioning it a bit (painted purple a ossible backplate for the back of case to cover up the indents in the back of the case to give it a more overall flat look (will be painted: purple or purple/white fade or flat white heres an image where i tried to make an example of what im trying to aim for with a cover for psu bottom of case. (i tried okay im not great at this stuff) If you have any questions or comments please feel free to say anything! also, if you have reccomendations on water cooling setup please put your input in the comments! P.S if you want to help chip in its greatly appreciated B)

[WARNING - BUILDING IN PROGRESS - TRESPASSERS WILL BE INVITED TO WATCH] - Intro Hello fellas! This is Martin, from Denmark, here! I'll be building a watercooled Haf Stacker, and painting a little NAS server together as a mini bro. My previous case was the Corsair 700D, which was gorgeous, but i wanted something bigger with a lot of space. The choice was between the 900D or HAF stackers, and since there is a lot of 900D mods out there, then i just wanted to try something else. This casemod is called Avalanche. Simply because it is white, big and is gonna be terrifying heavy! I live on 1. floor and almost can't lift it down the stairs alone , even without anything inside it. I plan to live up to the name, which I'll be doing with the watercooling, that'll be themed white and black. Fittings, res etc will be themed white, while the fluid will be black as the best contrast. I will be running hardline tubing and soft tubing in the bottom for draining and easy acces. Cables will be sleeved with white paracord which looks insanely awesome with a twist of black sleeving spinning around it. As of lightning goes, then I took it to the next level and ordered a RGBW Pure White LED strips. With that I'll be using a DX8 Touch controller, which I'll be mounting In a place which is easy to reach, maybe from outside the case or the top of part of it. We also know that a Avalanche ain't no quite thing. So i'll be taking a UE Megaboom as a "built in" soundsystem. Uhh, bluetooth - Specifications Currently arrived parts HAF Stacker 935 HAF Stacker 915R 11x SHADOW WINGS 120mm 1x SHADOW WINGS 140mm 3x SHADOW WINGS 92mm UE Megaboom Lightning strips and controller GPU: 2x GTX 980 Ti PSU: Corsair AX 1500w MOBO: ASUS X99 Deluxe RAM: 64GB DDR4 2800Mhz Connecters and terminals for sleeving CPU: i7-5930k Mayhems Pastel Pure Black Monsoon clear PETG tubing 16/12mm 980 Ti clear acrylic water block Intel clear acrylic water block Monsoon chain gun hardline fittings 16mm Black compression fittings 16/10mm Currently on the way Quck Release connectors D5 PWM Pump Flexible tubing Fan splitter Rubber edge trim Top cable cover and PSU cover To be ordered 360mm rads 240mm rad To do list Cut side panel Paint cases Place acrylic window panels Sleeve PSU cover and cable cover to the top 915R Watercooling Paint fans and covers - Update view Update #1 Update #2 Update #3 Update #4 Update #5 Update #6 Update #7

Yeah. I don't exactly remember why he or I was there, but nevertheless, I met him and shook his hand. Though it was really awkward because I knew, he would probably get mad at me if I asked about the upcoming games. So I just stood there trying to come up with a question to ask, awkward. I shook his hand again and said bye (I was really polite in the dream!!) and woke up, really confused because the dream was so realistic. Then I didn't know if I should be sad or happy, so I fell asleep again. I don't know why, but I would really like to meet this man. He's just just this big friendly looking guy who happens to know a thing or two about some games I would really, really like to play.

===========================================WIP======================================================================================= For this build I wanted to make a Pentium II System that would be in a newer looking case while keeping the retro look, here are some pics of it WIP ===========================================Finished Product============================================================================= The build is complete but the video took forever!