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First high-End Gaming Rig

Jlynch93
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This is my rig i built, it's not the first computer i built but it's sort of the first high-end one. This for me was sort of a test and a try out for me. It's a full AMD build and before this i have never used a AMD chip. So i wanted to see how AMD was so when i got enough money to build a new gaming PC i thought i would try AMD and save a little money as well. The theme to the PC is red & black to truly make it a AMD build. I do want to name it but i can't think of any names for it so thats a work in progress. I am do some custom touches to the case but not much. I'm painting it red to make it a little of my own so it don't look like all the cases out there. I have included a pic of the first half of the painting done and i'll update when it is fully complete with the paint work.

 

 Here are the specs:

Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair Formula Z 

CPU: AMD Fx 8320 @ 4.3ghz (overclocked)

Memory: Corsair Vengence ddr3 8gb 1600mhz 

Gaphics: Powercolor HD 7950 reference OC model

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Hard Drives: OCZ Agility 3 120gb (OS) & WD Green 1tb (data)

PSU: Raidmax Rx-1200AE 80 plus Gold

and the house all these components live in is a Fractal Arc Midi R2

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I would advise strongly to replace that raidmax power supply immediately. Those things are fireworks in your house. I would get a reliable 550W+ PSU. Unless you're planning to CrossFire, then 750W+ would be good.

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what happened to the Corsair H100i?

 

i see the stock cooler is used

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Awesome! also, how are you liking the stock cooler? personally i think there really good for OME coolers, but like dragoon said, where is the H100i?

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About your post...

I would advise strongly to replace that raidmax power supply immediately. Those things are fireworks in your house. I would get a reliable 550W+ PSU. Unless you're planning to SLI CrossFire*, then 750W+ would be good.

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As far as I am concerned there is 3 glaring issues with this build:

 

1) What happened to the H100i? That is definitely a stock cooler...

 

2) You have a Raidmax PSU. Raidmax is utter garbage. Change it out ASAP.

 

3) Your PSU is 1200 watt... Planning to do 4 way Crossfire anytime soon? If not you might want to change that out (this is in addition to number 2)...

 

(If you are wondering my PSU is there because I am upgrading to 3-way 880 SLI when they arrive and I couldn't be arsed to buy a new PSU then.)

 

Other than that: Nice build and may it serve you well :)

Tor
Corsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM -  Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300

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high end? i expected something else to be honest...

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I would advise strongly to replace that raidmax power supply immediately. Those things are fireworks in your house. I would get a reliable 550W+ PSU. Unless you're planning to SLI, then 750W+ would be good.

 

About your post...

 

 

Indeed, they are Andyson OEM units, they are much lower quality compared to similar priced PSUs on the same category. The cabling inside is quite ugly, with a lot of cuts, and while it uses japanese caps, it doesn't mean they are all good. The 12V on the unit, has many times exceeded the 12.6v according to several reviewers. Ripple is just enough to not hate on the unit, but as every PSU it will degrade with time.

Another fact is that it doesn't even meet the 80+ Gold certification, which is 90% efficiency at 50% load. http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/RAIDMAX%20TECHNOLOGIES_RX-1200AE_ECOS%201613.2_1200W_Report.pdf

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As far as I am concerned there is 3 glaring issues with this build:

 

1) What happened to the H100i? That is definitely a stock cooler...

 

2) You have a Raidmax PSU. Raidmax is utter garbage. Change it out ASAP.

 

3) Your PSU is 1200 watt... Planning to do 4 way Crossfire anytime soon? If not you might want to change that out (this is in addition to number 2)...

 

(If you are wondering my PSU is there because I am upgrading to 3-way 880 SLI when they arrive and I couldn't be arsed to buy a new PSU then.)

 

Other than that: Nice build and may it serve you well :)

the h100 is on know i did have to rma it when i got it. and the psu i got because it was really cheap at the time but i do plan on changing the graphics later on

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the h100 is on know i did have to rma it when i got it. and the psu i got because it was really cheap at the time but i do plan on changing the graphics later on

 

Even if it's cheap, it's kinda garbage... It's really paying for leftovers from the story IMHO...

 

Oh well, maybe you have gotten one of the better units of their production line.

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Corsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM -  Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300

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that is still the stock cooler bro

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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Nice build mate, could use a tidy up but I guess you are going to modify it soon so no point tucking wires and what not.

 

How does it run? Considering this is you're first high end build are you happy with the performance/price ratio?

 

Happy gaming :D

CPU: I74770K @ 4.2, MOBO: ASUS Z87 EXPERT, RAM: CORSAIR VENGANCE PRO 16G @ 1886, GPU: EVGA DUAL FTW GTX 780, CASE: NZXT H440 WHITE, STORAGE: 840 EVO 120GB (OS), 1TB SAMSUNG 7200 RPM (MASS), PSU: CORSAIR RM750, DISPLAY: DUAL LG/ACER 1080p LED, COOLING: H100i, STOCK CASE FANS, ACCESS: RAZER DEATH ADDER + GOLIATH PAD, WHITE SLEEVED CABLES, UV LEDS.

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Nice build. Have you considered getting a SSD?

 

I have a similar system in my LAN room (FX8350, XFX DD 7950, Crosshair V)

[Case] Phanteks Eclipse P400S TG (Air Mesh) || [CPU] Ryzen 7 5800X || [Cooler] Dark Rock Slim || [Mobo] ROG STRIX B550-F || [RAM] 32GB Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16

[GPU] XFX MERC319 Radeon RX 6950XT || [SSD] 1TB WD SN550 M.2 NVME || [HDD] 6TB Seagate IronWolf 7200 || [PSU] Corsair AX850

[Display] LG 27GL850 @ 2560x1440 - 144Hz || [Mouse] ROG Gladius II || [Keyboard] ROG Strix Flare (Cherry MX Red) || [Speakers] 2.1 Logitech Z-3 || [Fans] 6x 120mm Corsair LL RGB

 

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Nice build mate, could use a tidy up but I guess you are going to modify it soon so no point tucking wires and what not.

 

How does it run? Considering this is you're first high end build are you happy with the performance/price ratio?

 

Happy gaming :D

i am pretty much happy with it. it could be better but no problems so far

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So any plans to swap the PSU out? Also grab an SSD!

CPU: AMD 5950X    MB: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero    RAM: HyperX Predator 64GB    GPU: Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti FE    SSD: Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB    
PSU: EVGA 1200w P2    COOLING: EK AIO Elite 360    CASE: Fractal Design Torrent    DISPLAY: LG CX48 4k OLED    AUDIO: HIFIMAN Arya SE

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