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[BigCatBen]

This is just to see what y'all think about my PC. I just updated all of the parts. Originally I had an issue with a fried CPU. Then j found out the not only the CPU, but also the RAM and MB were fried too. This was due to a lack of proper cooling. I was using integrated graphics, but one of my friends sold me their GPU when i started the update. Lastly, after the update, I found out the the PSU was not strong enough to power all of the new hardware due to it being so old and the capacitors being weak. If I knew at the beginning that i was going to be building a brand new PC regardless, I probably would've gotten closer to current spec. However, since I started by buying a CPU that fit my old config, I ended up building the PC based on that choice as I found each new part that was fried.

Unfortunately, I do not have an original picture. I transferred my photos to an SD card without backing them up and they all got corrupted. However, I will list the original parts.

 

Original Parts (Pre-Upgrade):

CPU: i7-6700K w/ integrated graphics

MB: ASRock Z170 Fatal1ty Gaming K6+

CASE: Unknown, Generic mid tower.

RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3200Mhz 32GB

CPU Cooler: DeepCool Air Cooler, unsure of exact model

PSU: Rosewill Xtreme RX850-D-B 850W

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 250GB

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB

OS: Windows 10 Enterprise (Father is a developer with access to all previous and current windows OS .iso files and product keys.)

 

New Hardware:

CPU: i7-7700K

MB: MSI Z270 PC MATE

CASE: Cougar Panzer Max Ultimate Full Tower

RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2400Mhz 32GB

CPU Cooler: Unchanged (For Now)

PSU: Cougar GX 1050W

SSDs: Original, Added SK Hynix Gold 1TB

HDD: Original

OS: Original

GPU: MSI GeForce 1080 Gaming X 8GB

 

I have a couple pics. I also added some cheap RGB fans from Amazon. They are run off of a controller with a remote, not aRGB. In total there are 7 case fans, the 2 GPU fans, CPU fan, and PSU fans cooling the system. Running the MSI OC scan and the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress tests has yielded a max temp of 75°C on the GPU and 70°C on the CPU. I also have added a Sony Blueray Drive that I harvested from an old HP Z800 Workstation. The last item in the second 5.25" bay is a hot swap bay for both 2.5" and 3.5" drives with 2 USB 3.0 ports that I use for data backup. The last card you see in the PCIe slots is a TP-Link Archer 6.0 Network card for Wifi conversion purposes. Hope y'all enjoy taking a look at my build. I had a blast with it and it runs circles around anything I've ever had, being that the newest dedicated GPU I have owned was a GeForce 220.

P.S. Sorry about the slight messy carpet. I work on Caterpillar equipment for a living and my boots don't tend to stay the cleanest.

[WhitetailAni]

First:
YES! Optical drive!
Any system with an optical drive gets at least an B+ automatically.

The 1050 watt PSU seems a bit overkill, but ok.

GTX 1080 looks cool.
Overall review:
A.

 

[richodude]

1 minute ago, ragnarok0273 said:

First:
YES! Optical drive!
Any system with an optical drive gets at least an B+ automatically.

The 1050 watt PSU seems a bit overkill, but ok.

GTX 1080 looks cool.
Overall review:
A.

 

external drive gang wya

 

6 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

This is just to see what y'all think about my PC. I just updated all of the parts. Originally I had an issue with a fried CPU. Then j found out the not only the CPU, but also the RAM and MB were fried too. This was due to a lack of proper cooling. I was using integrated graphics, but one of my friends sold me their GPU when i started the update. Lastly, after the update, I found out the the PSU was not strong enough to power all of the new hardware due to it being so old and the capacitors being weak. If I knew at the beginning that i was going to be building a brand new PC regardless, I probably would've gotten closer to current spec. However, since I started by buying a CPU that fit my old config, I ended up building the PC based on that choice as I found each new part that was fried.

Unfortunately, I do not have an original picture. I transferred my photos to an SD card without backing them up and they all got corrupted. However, I will list the original parts.

 

Original Parts (Pre-Upgrade):

CPU: i7-6700K w/ integrated graphics

MB: ASRock Z170 Fatal1ty Gaming K6+

CASE: Unknown, Generic mid tower.

RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3200Mhz 32GB

CPU Cooler: DeepCool Air Cooler, unsure of exact model

PSU: Rosewill Xtreme RX850-D-B 850W

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 250GB

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB

OS: Windows 10 Enterprise (Father is a developer with access to all previous and current windows OS .iso files and product keys.)

 

New Hardware:

CPU: i7-7700K

MB: MSI Z270 PC MATE

CASE: Cougar Panzer Max Ultimate Full Tower

RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2400Mhz 32GB

CPU Cooler: Unchanged (For Now)

PSU: Cougar GX 1050W

SSDs: Original, Added SK Hynix Gold 1TB

HDD: Original

OS: Original

GPU: MSI GeForce 1080 Gaming X 8GB

 

I have a couple pics. I also added some cheap RGB fans from Amazon. They are run off of a controller with a remote, not aRGB. In total there are 7 case fans, the 2 GPU fans, CPU fan, and PSU fans cooling the system. Running the MSI OC scan and the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress tests has yielded a max temp of 75°C on the GPU and 70°C on the CPU. I also have added a Sony Blueray Drive that I harvested from an old HP Z800 Workstation. The last item in the second 5.25" bay is a hot swap bay for both 2.5" and 3.5" drives with 2 USB 3.0 ports that I use for data backup. The last card you see in the PCIe slots is a TP-Link Archer 6.0 Network card for Wifi conversion purposes. Hope y'all enjoy taking a look at my build. I had a blast with it and it runs circles around anything I've ever had, being that the newest dedicated GPU I have owned was a GeForce 220.

P.S. Sorry about the slight messy carpet. I work on Caterpillar equipment for a living and my boots don't tend to stay the cleanest.

32gb of ram? what are you using it for? Are you 4k video editing?

 

otherwise very pog build

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, richodude said:

external drive gang wya

What does WYA mean?
 

[richodude]

Just now, ragnarok0273 said:

What does WYA mean?
 

where you at?

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, richodude said:

where you at?

1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive
"250MB" Zip drive (thinks it's a 100MB Zip drive"
TSSTCorp CD/DVD-/+RW
LG WH16NS40

[Vishera]

Overall score - 6.5/10

 

  

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

CPU: i7-7700K

Quad-Core in 2021 - 6/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

MB: MSI Z270 PC MATE

OK motherboard - 6/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

CASE: Cougar Panzer Max Ultimate Full Tower

Good airflow - 8/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

PSU: Cougar GX 1050W

Nice - 8/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

CPU Cooler: DeepCool Air Cooler, unsure of exact model

For a 7700K?,not ideal - 6.5/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 250GB

TLC NAND,,with DRAM,SATA - 7/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB

If it's 7200RPM then it's a nice durable drive,not the fastest hard drive out there but faster than most of them - 8/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

SK Hynix Gold 1TB

QLC,at least it has DRAM and NVME - 5/10

52 minutes ago, BigCatBen said:

GPU: MSI GeForce 1080 Gaming X 8GB

A great GPU - 8.5/10

[BigCatBen]

16 hours ago, richodude said:

external drive gang wya

 

32gb of ram? what are you using it for? Are you 4k video editing?

 

otherwise very pog build

I've thought about 4k, but most of my videos right now are in 1080p.