Evolution of my Machine (about 60+ pictures)

[Veltrix]

Back Story:

My build started out back in March 18, 2012 (got that from the picture date) and over the next two years it gets upgrades from small to big ones. Currently I won't upgrade for a while so yeah... 

 

March 2012:

Specs:

CPU:                       Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.30GHz

Cooler:                   Corsair A70

GPU:                      ATI HD 4350 512MB

Motherboard:         Acer OEM board

RAM:                      Samsung Branded memory 6GB 

Case:                     Zalman Z11 Plus

PSU:                      Non-branded 430W 80+ Bronze

 

 

April 2012:

Changes:

CPU:                       Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.30GHz

Cooler:                   Corsair A70

GPU:                      EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Classified Ultra

Motherboard:         Acer OEM board

RAM:                      Samsung Branded memory 6GB 

Case:                     Zalman Z11 Plus

 

PSU:                      Thermaltake TR2 500W Changed : 1. Corsair AX750 : 2. OCZ ZX 850W 80+ Gold

 

 

July 2012: (Big Changes)

Changes:

CPU:                       Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz

Cooler:                   Noctua NH-C12P-SE14

GPU:                      EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Classified Ultra

Motherboard:         Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H B3 Revision

RAM:                      G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2 DIMMS)

Case:                     Zalman Z11 Plus

PSU:                      OCZ ZX 850W 80+ Gold

 

 

March 2013: (Picture Heavy)

Changes:

CPU:                       Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz 

Cooler:                   Noctua NH-C12P-SE14

GPU:                      EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Classified Ultra

Motherboard:         Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H B3 Revision

RAM:                      G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2 DIMMS) 

Case:                     Fractal Design Define R4 Arctic White w/ Acrylic Window

PSU:                      OCZ ZX 850W 80+ Gold

 

 

April 2014:

No Specs changed but I got tired of the bright LED fans and the extra noise that comes with all 7 fans so I got rid of some fans. I currently now have just the two fractal fans and the Noctua fans on the Cooler. So 3 fans in total. Much quieter now and no more glaring LED lights. 

 

 

Desk Evolution and Peripherals:

My peripherals over the years:

Monitor: LG Flatron E2241 (1080p)  - >  BenQ GW2750 (1080p) *CURRENT*

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90  - >  Corsair Vengeance K95 *CURRENT*

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M60 *CURRENT*

 

Desk/Monitor

 

Keyboard

 

Mouse

 

[Freaky_spider]

still rocking a 560ti? nice! but damn that AX750 is overkill

[brownninja97]

I liked it apart from the define R4, i cant quite decide why but i really hate the R4.

[Veltrix]

I liked it apart from the define R4, i cant quite decide why but i really hate the R4.

Maybe it isn't your taste of style. But I  do like Zalman too but I wanted radiator support and silence just in case I might use an AiO in the future

[Nineshadow]

still rocking a 560ti? nice! but damn that AX750 is overkill

I'm still rockin a 560!

[Veltrix]

still rocking a 560ti? nice! but damn that AX750 is overkill

It's a 560 Ti 448 Cores with 1280MB of Vram still fine for me and most of my games. Besides this ones is just as good as a GTX 570. I might upgrade when Maxwell comes out but now nothing to upgrade. 

[Veltrix]

I'm still rockin a 560!

NICEE! When will you be upgrading?

[Nineshadow]

NICEE! When will you be upgrading?

Don't know.There's no point in upgrading now,I still have a 1680x1050 monitor and I can run anything at high settings at a decent framerate.Let's see what next gen brings to the table...

Ehehe,lucky you.You got the 448 cores 560 Ti .I didn't get the Ti version because it was overpriced here,something like $50 less than the 570.

[DBells94]

shiiiiiit this is great, nothing like upgrading components

[Veltrix]

Don't know.There's no point in upgrading now,I still have a 1680x1050 monitor and I can run anything at high settings at a decent framerate.Let's see what next gen brings to the table...

Ehehe,lucky you.You got the 448 cores 560 Ti .I didn't get the Ti version because it was overpriced here,something like $50 less than the 570.

Ahhh I see then. Upgrading to me will mean more perf/watt and probably I will buy a card without the stock cooler. My card is not like R9 290(X) loud but I wish it was quieter. 

[Veltrix]

shiiiiiit this is great, nothing like upgrading components

That thrill of getting new parts and seeing any difference it makes even if it is small I still appreciate it  

[brownninja97]

Maybe it isn't your taste of style. But I  do like Zalman too but I wanted radiator support and silence just in case I might use an AiO in the future

Yeah zalman tend to not be too shape with their rad support, i here their z15 will support triple rads however and it has the Lamborghini mode that should be trademarked and im a sucker for the fan controller on it which allows you to completely turn off the fans.

[Osmium]

Man you really need a new desk. How do you play with such a small mouse pad O_O

 

Awesome album though I hope you keep it going. I might start doing something similar if I can.

[Veltrix]

Yeah zalman tend to not be too shape with their rad support, i here their z15 will support triple rads however and it has the Lamborghini mode that should be trademarked and im a sucker for the fan controller on it which allows you to completely turn off the fans.

Yeah I saw that case too, looks awesome  

[Veltrix]

Man you really need a new desk. How do you play with such a small mouse pad O_O

 

Awesome album though I hope you keep it going. I might start doing something similar if I can.

Lol If I used the black desk next to the white one in the desk Picture I would have more mouse space but sacrifice desktop space for writing or for homework. thats why I have the white one to give me the space . Also yeah this post took a while to set up. To get all the pictures I need to be compressed below 2.0Mb and then ordering them and then uploading them (My upload speed is terrible 0.4Mbps) Also remember what Linus said the best players don't always have the best set up or peripherals they have mediocre ones and they learn to play good with what they have. Same with me, Im used to my mouse space and Im fairly accurate with my mouse shots. I play Planetside 2 and I usually get a K/D of 1.5-2.00 every session and each sessions like 2 hours. I say Im decent haha but no where near good or amazing  

[Nineshadow]

Ahhh I see then. Upgrading to me will mean more perf/watt and probably I will buy a card without the stock cooler. My card is not like R9 290(X) loud but I wish it was quieter. 

Yeah.Mine is loud at full load(only 50% fan speed).

[ltguy]

nothing wrong with a gtx 560 ti, but when you can afford a k95, hmm....

[adriel604]

I liked it apart from the define R4, i cant quite decide why but i really hate the R4.

Why do you hate R4?

[Veltrix]

nothing wrong with a gtx 560 ti, but when you can afford a k95, hmm....

Haha the story with the K95 was I had warranty well a specific warranty from the retailer on my K90 and just as the K95 rolled out the LED's on my K90 started to die especially on the 18 G-Keys barely visible and so I gave it back to the retailer. They called me saying they can't do anything to fix it so they replaced it with a K95, I didn't argue I just went along with it.  

[Paralectic]

Cable management please. 

My eyes are burning.

[MuffinTopMike]

That was awesome, so cool to see how a computer changes over the years. I wish I did this with my computer...

[golamas1999]

I'm gonna ask how the 560 is because I had a 460, and it was loud, and frankly not good, it was even a bottle neck when I used it for a physx card. 

[Veltrix]

I'm gonna ask how the 560 is because I had a 460, and it was loud, and frankly not good, it was even a bottle neck when I used it for a physx card. 

I have the 560 ti with 448 cores and so far its been really good to me. Plays most games at good detail and acceptable frame-rates. I only have one PhysX title which is Batman Arkham City and even with PhysX on at the highest preset I still get above 60 FPS. 

[The_Edster]

I liked it apart from the define R4, i cant quite decide why but i really hate the R4.

 

For me its the fact that it is wider than the usual case

[brownninja97]

For me its the fact that it is wider than the usual case

ive decided that i dont like the define R4 due to it looking dangerously like my fridge, my fridge is big bag of **** and the appearance of the R4 reminds me of it and that appearance leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.