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Hello everyone.

About 2 years ago I got my self a OEM PC from a local store. About half a year later I started to get really into computers and building them.

The computer that I originally bought had:

PSU - FSP 450W (80+ Bronze)
Motherboard - Foxconn P55M01
CPU - Intel Core i5 650
RAM - 3x2Gb Samsung 1333Mhz (DDR3)
GPU - GT330 -_-
HDD - WD Caviar Green 1TB

My actual PC specs:

Case - Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
PSU - Corsair GS600
Motherboard - Foxconn P55M01
CPU - Intel Core i5 650
RAM - 3x2Gb Samsung 1333Mhz (DDR3)
GPU - Sapphire 6870 Dirt3 Edition (Dual Fans)
SSD - 120GB Samsung 840
HDD - 1TB WD Green
Headset - Steelseries Siberia V2


In the summer of 2012 I bought a 6870 used , for 120€ and bough a GS600. It probably wasn't the best combination but at the time I was mind blown by the performance of this card. Here's a photo of my PC at that time :

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In January of this I bought myself a Samsung 840 180GB SSD. My 3 minutes boot turned into a 30 second boot :D And here are some more photos :

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About a month ago I finally bought what I wanted for a long time : a Fractal Design Midi R2 :)

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So that's it ! For now. Give me your opinions on my build and what I should change.

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Fix up your cable management? Cable ties do wonders.

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very nice man! looks really clean ,  very nice cable management in my opinion! its nice to have the back looking good aswell but its not that big of a deal!

 

i love fractral design cases ;)

 

 

 

PS: another member from Portugal :P we're quite a few already ehehehe :lol:

-Corsair Carbide 500r + TX-750w V2 | Asus P5Q Deluxe + Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 3.8Ghz + 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz

-Sapphire HD4890 1GB DDR5 (New Edition) + 1x Intel SSD 330 120GB + 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB SlimSinglePlate (RAID0)

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Haha, right when I looked at the last pic with the dog I had to yawn as well. :lol:

And I do like that Fractal case, got an R4 myself.

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very nice man! looks really clean ,  very nice cable management in my opinion! its nice to have the back looking good aswell but its not that big of a deal!

 

i love fractral design cases ;)

 

 

 

PS: another member from Portugal :P we're quite a few already ehehehe :lol:

 

Thanks! You just can't go wrong with Fractal  ;)

 

Haha, right when I looked at the last pic with the dog I had to yawn as well. :lol:

And I do like that Fractal case, got an R4 myself.

 

Everytime I take some photos he just has to be on them  :P

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  • 1 month later...

Cute dog on the last pic :D :P

CPU: AMD FX 8120 @4.5Ghz - CPU cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M Watercooling - Mobo: Asus M5A97Pro - GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X @ 1200Mhz - Memory: Kingston Hyper X 16GBs DDR3 - Storage: Kingston SSD & Seagate Baracude HDD - PSU: Cooler Master V850W PSU- Case: Cooler Master Cosmost II

-- Build Log old PC (HAF XB): 'the Cube': http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/36288-the-cube-cooler-master-haf-xb/ --

 

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  • 3 months later...

What I learned from this topic is that never trust a dog with your cable management!

 

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CPU:Intel Xeon X5660 @ 4.2 GHz RAM:6x2 GB 1600MHz DDR3 MB:Asus P6T Deluxe GPU:Asus GTX 660 TI OC Cooler:Akasa Nero 3


SSD:OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB HDD:2x640 GB WD Black Fans:2xCorsair AF 120 PSU:Seasonic 450 W 80+ Case:Thermaltake Xaser VI MX OS:Windows 10
Speakers:Altec Lansing MX5021 Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow 2013 Mouse:Logitech MX Master Monitor:Dell U2412M Headphones: Logitech G430

Big thanks to Damikiller37 for making me an awesome Intel 4004 out of trixels!

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