Who has the most unbalanced PC build?

[TheElt]

At one point I had a 970 coupled with an Athlon 64 x2 3800+, would have left it in but the card won't fit in the case and I was just making sure it wasn't DoA

[CJHGunner]

I have an I5 2500k, 16GB Ram and a 3GB GTX 660, 850w Supply. Although fairly balanced my CPU cannot keep up with the games the GPU can handle for some reason.

[Fgtfv567]

Who here has the worst PC build (in terms of balance) here? mine is pretty bad IMO. Got a 1000w PSU for a 980. got a 28 lane CPU for a quad-sli motherboard, got a 120GB SSD for X99 so there u go.

So my personal favourite worst build has to go to Melonie Mac ( PC isnt bad, but the parts she chose are atrocious when it comes to balance):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM7FoiieMms

So if u can beat her, hats of to you my friends

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terrible build. Before you hate, i have many reasons:

mini ITX Motherboard with a mid-tower case

TOO MUCH THERMAL PASTE

you are on carpet, very dangerous to work with electronics on a carpet.

1500W PSU That pc need nothing more than 500w wtf.

massive cooler on a locked CPU. (use the stock heatsink or even a cooler like the alphine 64 if your cpu is locked)

that is all

[Fgtfv567]

Upgrading to r9 290 while keeping a G3258 as my CPU in the next month or 2

that just screams bottleneck!!!!!!!!

[Fgtfv567]

My GT610 fried itself. I was playing an intense round of TF2 and it rose all the way to 200F. Didn't realize it fried itself until it started artifiacting.

holy mother of god, I never thought TF2 would be so demanding....

[SSOB]

I know a Kid who literally games on this and says it's a beast because it's got an i7:

 

i7 4770

500GB WD HDD

GT610 (Nviidia graphics wow!)

and the worst of all:

1440P monitor.

 

He always complains that his games are slow... NO SHIT SHERLOCK and when I tell him to upgrade GPU he says his dad says that an i7 is the best or something. HOW IGNORANT CAN YOU BE

[Fgtfv567]

me look the gpu on my signature

upgrade: CPU: GTX 980

[Fgtfv567]

let me see here...... ah yes! http://m.hsn.com/m/Product/7553000 i7-4770, 16 gigs of ram, 1TB drive, and a GT 640 

for the low, low price of 1,400 dollars! NOT TO MENTION ALL THE BLOATWARE

 

irony is that the reviews are positive and it's sold out..they got suckered real bad...

[bob345]

My laptop is prety unbalenced. It has a sandybridge i7, 16 GB of ram, a 250gb ssd, and finally, a gt630 gpu lol.

[Dabombinable]

Until a few days ago I was using my working computer with a pentium 4 630 OC @3.7GHz air, 6GB DDR2 RAM @ 667 MHz, 5.25" FDD, 2.5" FDD, 80GB WD IDE HDD, 1 TB SATA WD blue, 2x DVD multi recorders (1 SATA, 1 IDE), 320GB SATA Toshiba Laptop Drive, 60GB Corsair Force LS SSD, Gigabyte GTX 970 @ max OC, Asus P5K-VM (Single PCIe X16 v1.1), top mounted Corsair VS650, Water damaged case with only a single 80MM fan under the PSU(can't fit more). The only change since then was the core 2 duo 8500- OC @3.5GHz. I'd be using my old 85MB WD HDD as well, but I want to keep it running for another 20 years (it was made in 1992, and has outlasted 5 computers and several other 1-160GB HDD which were all Seagate and Maxtor)

[Vivilacqua1]

me? i7 4790k with a pny gtx 650

[watts300]

My cousin's i7 3770, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and GT640 gaming rig?

Similar to what I've put in my son's computer.  It's in my profile. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Similar to what I've put in my son's computer.  It's in my profile. 

The rig on your profile is his?

 

Ah, it is similar. Question, why the slow GPU in relation to the fast CPU? Any future upgrade plans, or does he just not need the power? 

[watts300]

me? i7 4790k with a pny gtx 650

Woo.  Rockin' the 650, too.  Right on. 

[watts300]

The rig on your profile is his?

 

Yep.  I don't need what he has.  I'm sporting a 2012 MacBook Pro.  The company gives us a pretty large additional discount every three years.. which comes the second quarter of next year for me.  I'm looking forward to it. 

 

Ah, it is similar. Question, why the slow GPU in relation to the fast CPU? Any future upgrade plans, or does he just not need the power? 

Whenever he would encounter stupid issues like Chrome not opening, or wifi dropping, I'd always ask him if he rebooted the computer before telling me.  He would always groan because of how long it took to restart and then for Windows to finish loading all his start-ups.   So, I put in the SSDs.  Fixed that problem. 

 

But to get full speed on the SSDs, I had to upgrade the motherboard (previous had SATA2) which also meant a new processor was necessary.  So I figured I'd get the top-of-the-line i5 for a little more longevity. 

 

.. and to continue on the processor choice a little, he multi-tasks a lot.  He almost always has Skype open talking to his friends while he does basically anything.  The two monitors helps with that. Weirdest thing I saw him do was play Garry's Mod on his primary display while screen-sharing with a friend on the secondary teaching him how to play.  

 

The video card, well, before I knew what I know now about GPUs (which honestly isn't a whole lot), I was trying to find a good balance of price to performance.  The 650 looked good at the time.  And in fact, it's still pretty killer for what he does.  He plays a lot of indie games, Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, Terraria, Xcom, Planetary Annihilation, Civilization 5/6, etc.    Nothing particularly power-hungry.  Everything seems to run REALLY well on it though, in spite of its entry-level status. 

 

 

.. wow that was a long explanation. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Yep.  I don't need what he has.  I'm sporting a 2012 MacBook Pro.  The company gives us a pretty large additional discount every three years.. which comes the second quarter of next year for me.  I'm looking forward to it. 

 

Whenever he would encounter stupid issues like Chrome not opening, or wifi dropping, I'd always ask him if he rebooted the computer before telling me.  He would always groan because of how long it took to restart and then for Windows to finish loading all his start-ups.   So, I put in the SSDs.  Fixed that problem. 

 

But to get full speed on the SSDs, I had to upgrade the motherboard (previous had SATA2) which also meant a new processor was necessary.  So I figured I'd get the top-of-the-line i5 for a little more longevity. 

 

.. and to continue on the processor choice a little, he multi-tasks a lot.  He almost always has Skype open talking to his friends while he does basically anything.  The two monitors helps with that. Weirdest thing I saw him do was play Garry's Mod on his primary display while screen-sharing with a friend on the secondary teaching him how to play.  

 

The video card, well, before I knew what I know now about GPUs (which honestly isn't a whole lot), I was trying to find a good balance of price to performance.  The 650 looked good at the time.  And in fact, it's still pretty killer for what he goes.  He plays a lot of indie games, Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, Terraria, Xcom, Planetary Annihilation, Civilization 5/6, etc.    Nothing particularly power-hungry.  Everything seems to run REALLY well on it though, in spite of its entry-level status. 

 

 

.. wow that was a long explanation. 

It's fine, I like thorough explanations. Fantastic, I wish my dad were as into computers as you. He understands a lot of the basic stuff and some of the complicated stuff, but he doesn't have a lot of free time outside work and most of his time is spent with the family out (which I really enjoy, but I would love if he were an enthusiast like myself.) I guess whenever it really starts struggling, you could get a cheap R9 280 off of eBay for it, but it looks fine for now

[watts300]

It's fine, I like thorough explanations. Fantastic, I wish my dad were as into computers as you. He understands a lot of the basic stuff and some of the complicated stuff, but he doesn't have a lot of free time outside work and most of his time is spent with the family out (which I really enjoy, but I would love if he were an enthusiast like myself.) I guess whenever it really starts struggling, you could get a cheap R9 280 off of eBay for it, but it looks fine for now

I'd use his computer, too, sometimes if I could.  In fact I tried a few times a while back, but it just didn't work out.  Why, you ask?  

 

I bought him a desk chair that doesn't support my weight. haha. (Not on purpose.)  It tops out at 180lbs or something dumb like that.  I mostly play the consoles now, but not as often as I'd like.  It's certainly not because I don't have time; I have plenty of that.  I just can't seem to get in the mood for some extended play sessions.   

 

 

... except Resogun.  Damn that game.  I can't help but keep playing.  I've got a fairly good high score, too.  My rank drops frequently because every one else keeps playing, too.  But at my peak I was around 480.  I'm 510 now.  In the world.  Woo.   

[TheSLSAMG]

I'd use his computer, too, sometimes if I could.  In fact I tried a few times a while back, but it just didn't work out.  Why, you ask?  

 

I bought him a desk chair that doesn't support my weight. haha. (Not on purpose.)  It tops out at 180lbs or something dumb like that.  I mostly play the consoles now, but not as often as I'd like.  It's certainly not because I don't have time; I have plenty of that.  I just can't seem to get in the mood for some extended play sessions.   

 

 

... except Resogun.  Damn that game.  I can't help but keep playing.  I've got a fairly good high score, too.  My rank drops frequently because every one else keeps playing, too.  But at my peak I was around 480.  I'm 510 now.  In the world.  Woo.   

Cool, I'll definitely have to try it. I am more into the racing genre, and looking to get an Xbox One because of it. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother, but Forza Horizon 2 looks like such an insanely fun game. Good for some extended play on the weekends and on extended school breaks.

[watts300]

Cool, I'll definitely have to try it. I am more into the racing genre, and looking to get an Xbox One because of it. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother, but Forza Horizon 2 looks like such an insanely fun game. Good for some extended play on the weekends and on extended school breaks.

I like racing, too.  When the word gets spread that the Drive Club servers have been upgraded and can handle the load, I'll probably hop on that bandwagon. 

[Clyne]

I remembered some person on this forum had a 9590, a Biostar AM3+ board, GTX 480, 3GB of mix matched ram, a MATX case, a 128GB SSD and 80GB HDD...

Or this........   http://linustechtips.com/main/user/146255-bifanboy/

[Sandvich]

I have a friend who as a a8 and a gtx 8800 derp.

[Ursad0n]

I have an Athlon II quad core and a R9 270...

[evinta]

My i7 is limited by my RAM and GPU. Plus i use the adobe creative cloud suite.

 

:huh:

[tony727]

I have a 7870 in a pc with a Athlon x2 at 1.9 ghz............

[79wjd]

some person on this forum had a 9590, a Biostar AM3+ board, a MATX case

key word 'had'; it blew up upon initial boot up...right?