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WillFromGA
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So this morning, I woke up to music to my ears. My brother knocked on the door to wake me up to go to MicroCenter (MicroCenter is a computer warehouse for pretty a lot of electroncis. Mainly in the U.S)

 

Well he wanted to build a computer and he wasn't sure on what parts to get. I came along and this is what he got.

 

i5 4690k

EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked w/ acx cooling

Seagate Barracuda 2TB

Gigabyte z97x-SLI

16GB 1866MHz Crucial Ballistics Ram

ThermalTake Arctic Snow case (I think that is what it is called.)

Corsair CS650w 80+ Gold Psu

 

The total was $1,065.

 

He has finally joined the PC master race!

 

Needs for the computer. 

1. Gaming

2. Coding and compiling and stuff like that.

3. He is attending Georgia Tech so he just flat put needs a beefy computer.

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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How much did you pay for RAM?

 

Good job!

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Cool!

 

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i5 4670k, GTX 970, 12GB 1600, 120GB SSD, 240GB SDD, 1TB HDD, CM Storm Quickfire TK, G502, VG248QE, ATH M40x, Fractal R4

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i5 4278U, Intel Iris Graphics, 8GB 1600, 128GB SSD, 2560x1600 IPS display, Mid-2014 Model

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All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel.

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Very, very nice. The only bad part of the build is the case.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Where's the SSD ;)? Anyway nice build! Post the pcpartpicker link once he's done!


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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Very, very nice. The only bad part of the build is the case.

Well that's what I thought too. It looks pretty good. (Especially since it was only $55.) That was the problem of the build; putting in all of the front headers into the motherboard. In Linus's videos, a lot of the towers he uses have the headers in one block but this had one wire for each (+) and (-) which was really annoying.

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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How much did you pay for RAM?

 

Good job!

The ram was $159.99 after a $10 sale and because we bought a cpu and motherboard combo, there was another $10 off.

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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The ram was $159.99 after a $10 sale and because we bought a cpu and motherboard combo, there was another $10 off.

Remember when ram was cheap? omfg. 

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Where's the SSD ;)? Anyway nice build! Post the pcpartpicker link once he's done!

He was thinking about but decided to opt out. There was a deal were if you buy a CPU and motherboard combo, you get $10 off a Samsung SSD. I tried to tell him but he said he doesn;t care for boot times and stuff. 

 

Since he is coding, wouldn't the SSD help out a little bit?

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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SSD can be easily added and then using a partition wizard program (free) you can easily clone, restart, change boot device and your good to go.

An SSD makes a HUGE difference again to the "Snappy Quadcore" feel you once had... Windows operates MUCH MUCH smoother as a result of an SSD, it's NOT just for booting fast and shutting down faster, its way more than that.

 

Nice build, he should be stoked!

Heaven/Valley/Various Benchmarks/System Tools - http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/Benchmarking/

 

And of course...

http://store.steampowered.com

http://store.steampowered.com

http://store.steampowered.com

:)

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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Remember when ram was cheap? omfg. 

THAT WAS CHEAP (To me)

 

I'm only 17 and just recently really got into computers and stuff. I remember in the old family computer, I was trying to play Mine Craft but the computer only had 512Mb of Ram. Well I thought if i buy some more ram then I could actually play it. I went to a local Computer store (also I was only like 12 years old or so,) and bought 1Gb of ram. 

 

$45 later, still couldn't play Mine craft. Let's just say my dad was pissed.

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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He was thinking about but decided to opt out. There was a deal were if you buy a CPU and motherboard combo, you get $10 off a Samsung SSD. I tried to tell him but he said he doesn;t care for boot times and stuff. 

 

Since he is coding, wouldn't the SSD help out a little bit?

Wouldn't think so, but you know... "Once you go SSD, you never go back."


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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Remember when ram was cheap? omfg. 

I got my 8GB 1600MHz for like $89 USD...


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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SSD can be easily added and then using a partition wizard program (free) you can easily clone, restart, change boot device and your good to go.

 

Nice build, he should be stoked!

Heaven/Valley/Various Benchmarks/System Tools - http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/Benchmarking/

 

And of course... :)

http://store.steampowered.com

http://store.steampowered.com

http://store.steampowered.com

:)

I told him that when he gets done with Windows 7 updates (in about a week lol) he should use some stress tools like Prime 95 for the CPU and Unigine for the GPU just to make sure nothing is wrong. 

 

I have a gaming computer (which he now has the better one :( ) and have a decent  sized steam library that he can play. He did want Wolfenstein (which is a daily deal right now) so he may pick that up. 

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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I got my 8GB 1600MHz for like $89 USD...

Wow... them prices...

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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so NZ$89 is a fucking steal man!


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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how much did he spend on the nvidia 770?

 

probably should have picked up an after market 290 instead, they are not inflated in price now.

I am impelled not to squeak like a grateful and frightened mouse, but to roar...

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how much did he spend on the nvidia 770?

probably should have picked up an after market 290 instead, they are not inflated in price now.

It was $355 with a $15 rebate. So $340.

My Computer

Beef Cake

Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz - EVGA 970 FTW - ASRock Z97 Extreme3 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8Gb 1866MHz - 120GB Samsung Evo - 1TB Toshiba Drive - 320GB Samsung Barracuda - Corsair 500M

 

 

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