Brother finally gets an upgrade, stage 2

[Fasauceome]

Rest in peace, fallen prince. My brother's PC used to be indestructible, and I used it to solve many of my PC related problems, but his SSD passed away and had to be replaced. Well, I've constructed his new and improved rig to be a top tier gaming PC with a new i7 and modified the front panel to finally breathe a bit more, thanks to my friend Costa for routing the holes for me.

Old specs and internal pictures:

 

Current specs, here to stay:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Silicon Power A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Toshiba 320 GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12 GB Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	DIYPC J180-W ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$0.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 12:35 EDT-0400

Some of the improvements I made:

 

Went from a Rosewill Green 530W to my old Rosewill Capstone. His PC apparently shut down randomly a couple times while he was using it, so I made sure to fix that. I thought my power supply was defective but apparently it's fixed now, so in it goes.

 

The i7 now allows the ram to run at rated speed. The 6600 had the kit operating at 2133 only, so now we're at full 2400. I also dug up a stock Intel cooler with a copper slug so that the CPU doesn't thermal throttle.

 

The front panel now has holes cut to allow air flow, and it looks damn good. Many thanks to my friend Costa for cutting and sanding it for me.

 

This rig is meant to last him as long as possible, since he's not computer savvy. I did show him how to upgrade the graphics card at least, and those Intel graphics cards look perfect for his rig if those blue lights are indeed on their stock cooler.

 

 

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12 GB Video Card

You've achieved my attention [:

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Princess Luna said:

You've achieved my attention [:

I borrowed that from a friend to "do some tests with," we'll see how long until he needs it back (or until he notices it's gone)

 

My master plan is that I replaced it with the GTX 970 100ME in the hopes that he'll see he has a graphics card that lights up green and assume it's the same one.

[Mr.Humble]

On 8/9/2019 at 9:21 PM, fasauceome said:

I borrowed that from a friend to "do some tests with," we'll see how long until he needs it back (or until he notices it's gone)

 

My master plan is that I replaced it with the GTX 970 100ME in the hopes that he'll see he has a graphics card that lights up green and assume it's the same one.

I also want friends who don't notice a Titan X (Pascal) missing...

[Fasauceome]

11 minutes ago, Mr.Humble said:

I also want friends who don't notice a Titan X (Pascal) missing...

My grand heist is nabbing his 2080 ti right out from under his nose