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Student's Half System Upgrade (gaming pc+silent)

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Hello, this is my first build :P that I completed during spring break 2014. I am replacing my old OEM hd5450 with R9270 and also getting expensive secondary components - PSU, cooling, etc. (I expect them to last long and perform quiet). Some parts are getting transferred from HP Pavilion Elite (check out them sexy pics below) Here is a list of parts I have purchased or that I am reusing:

 

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CPU: AMD Phenom II 3000MHz (OEM)

CPU cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 ($90 NCIXus)

Mobo: GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 Rev.4 ($125 NCIXus) pic: http://i.imgur.com/tieJOGv.jpg

RAM: 8GB of OEM memory

GPU: AMD R9 270 ($190 NCIXus)

PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W ($200 NCIXus)

HDD: WD Caviar Green 1TB (OEM)

Case: Fractal Design XL R2 ($110 newegg.com)

Case Fan(s): Be quiet SILENT WINGS 2 (x4)

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2

 

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Why 850W PSU? Gonna be adding multiple GPUs later.

Why weird HDD setup? The SATA cable is too short.

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Actually I'm getting decent frame rates in titles like Portal2 and Serious Sam3 everything maxed out 1080p.

But I'll upgrade that soon.

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._. That thermal paste application looks kinda weird...

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


"wunder you really are as straight as a rainbow" - Lanoi "can I fisterino your nose" - WunderWuffle


Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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Nice cup. :P

Also I'd recommend pushing that Phenom II a bit higher especially with aftermarket cooling. I had one on stock cooling and pushed it from 2.8 to 3.4Ghz (non-black edition) and it ran at comfortable temps and noise levels.

CPU: 5820k 4.5Ghz 1.28v, RAM: 16GB Crucial 2400mhz, Motherboard: Evga X99 Micro, Graphics Card: GTX 780, Water Cooling: EK Acetal CPU/GPU blocks,


240mm Magicool slim rad, 280mm Alphacool rad, D5 Vario pump, 1/4 ID 3/4 OD tubing, Noctua Redux 140/120mm fans. PSU: Evga 750w G2 SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate SSHD 2TB Audio: Sennheiser HD558s, JBL! speakers, Fiio E10k DAC/Amp Monitor: Xstar DP2710LED @ 96hz (Korean Monitor) Case: Fractal Node 804

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I love how basicaly everyone who owned an HP-prebuilt just gets a Fractal case.

Dat ghetto HDD mount :D

 

Also, switch that motherboard ASAP for something from Asus like M5A9x something something (depends on the chipset). Not because of stability or any of that stuff, just the boot time. You're using a WD Green drive, you need all the seconds. My boot time got so much shorter thanks to the new MB.

PC: CPU: Intel i7-4790 MB: Gigabyte B85N RAM: Adata 4GB + Kingston 8GB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB GPU: XFX GTR RX 480 8GB Case: Advantech IPC-510 PSU: Corsair RM1000i KB: Idobao x YMDK ID75 with Outemu Silent Grey Mouse: Logitech G305 Mousepad: LTT Deskpad Headphones: AKG K240 Sextett
Phone: Sony Xperia 5 II
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I love how basicaly everyone who owned an HP-prebuilt just gets a Fractal case.

Dat ghetto HDD mount :D

 

Also, switch that motherboard ASAP for something from Asus like M5A9x something something (depends on the chipset). Not because of stability or any of that stuff, just the boot time. You're using a WD Green drive, you need all the seconds. My boot time got so much shorter thanks to the new MB.

 

And maybe add an SSD later on? A complete lack of money is making me wait and see for now.

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That mobo looks tiny in that case, hopefully you can update in the future but it seems like it is going well.

Main PC:

ASUS F1A55-M LX, AMD A6-3500, (2x2)gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 1600mhz, Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm, 
 Corsair CX430M, Cooler Master Elite 343, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Netbook:

Lenovo Ideapad S10-2, Intel Atom N280, (1x1)gb DDR2 667mhz, WD Scorpio Blue 250gb 5400rpm, Zorin OS 9 Lite
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should have saved the money you used to buy the cooler and put it towards a better CPU/Mobo

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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why did you put so much thermal paste on. And you should spend the 4 dollars for a longer sata cable and that 850 watt psu is way overkill (so is mine though).

Specs: Cpu: i7-4790k@4.5ghz 1.19v Cooler: H100i Motherboard: Msi z97 g55 SLI  Ram: Kingston HyperX Black 16gb 1600mhz GPU: XFX R9 290X Core Edition PSU: Corsair HX850  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Storage: Force series 3 120gb ssd, sandisk ultra 256gb ssd, 1tb blue drive  Keyboard: Rosewill RK9100x Mouse: DeathAdder  Monitors: 3 22 inch on a triple monitor mount

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That's A LOT of thermal compound.

 

 

why did you put so much thermal paste on. And you should spend the 4 dollars for a longer sata cable and that 850 watt psu is way overkill (so is mine though).

 

AMD has larger heat spreaders on their processors, so a bit more thermal paste won't hurt. austin, that's about how much there's left to spend.

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And maybe add an SSD later on? A complete lack of money is making me wait and see for now.

 

I know that feeling man... Can't even afford new fans ATM.

PC: CPU: Intel i7-4790 MB: Gigabyte B85N RAM: Adata 4GB + Kingston 8GB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB GPU: XFX GTR RX 480 8GB Case: Advantech IPC-510 PSU: Corsair RM1000i KB: Idobao x YMDK ID75 with Outemu Silent Grey Mouse: Logitech G305 Mousepad: LTT Deskpad Headphones: AKG K240 Sextett
Phone: Sony Xperia 5 II
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I know that feeling man... Can't even afford new fans ATM.

 

:( yea, I wish to buy myself a fan controller with PWM fan connectors so I can plug in that inner 135mm fan of my cpu cooler in to make it work properly. The reason is that when I use an adapter and try plugging both fans in a cpu 3pin fan connector on my mobo, the 135mm fan doesn't work, but if I try plugging it in an optional fan connector, it weirdly overvolts it and makes it spin loudly. I am stuck with one 120mm front fan on that giant thing, which is enough to do even intensive tasks, but I am afraid to overclock my cpu because of that so I'll have to wait.

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More! (some show error and don't upload for some reason)

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do i spot a be QUIET fanboy? :P

#killedmywife #howtomakebombs #vgamasterrace

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do i spot a be QUIET fanboy? :P

A fanboy of German engineering if you could refer to someone as that :D

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It looks pretty nice now

Thanks man, i like the looks of it so far  :)

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That is WAY too much thermal paste. As linus says a grain of rice or a pea should do fine.

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That is WAY too much thermal paste. As linus says a grain of rice or a pea should do fine.

Did you see the picture where I showed TIM imprint after the previous use? Look, full coverage and not much excess thermal paste on the sides:)

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