My first gaming PC

[Guest]

Hey guys,

It's absolutely official! I have completed my very first gaming PC. I have a laptop (AMD A8 @ 2.0 GHz w/ APU AMD Radeon R5 and 6 GB of ram), but it did not fit my graphics/fps needs. I have been upgrading an old desktop PC of mine. I had to replace the processor, cooler, PSU and I added a graphics card. After blood, sweat and tears (LITERALLY), I was finally able to get everything sorted. I'm going to post my specs and pictures below. I was able to get 200-300 fps on Minecraft, 45-60 fps on Borderlands 2 w/ medium/high settings and 70-90 fps w/ maxed out ultra settings on Saints Row: The Third. Feel free to comment and ask questions!

~Emily

Specs:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping @ 2.4 GHz
GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 SC 2 GB
Ram: 4 GB
Heatsink cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro
PSU: EVGA 500W 80 plus

 

 

 

[The Pizza Thief]

-snip-

Congratulations to you! Enjoy it!

[GoldSrc]

I think you may need another 4GB of ram.

[Enzo_Mofo]

Please let me know what you think about your CPU cooler, im in a market as i hate this stock cooler

[Guest]

I think you may need another 4GB of ram.

 

Yeah, it's fine with the games I play for now, but I will definitely look into getting some more in the future.

[Guest]

Please let me know what you think about your CPU cooler, im in a market as i hate this stock cooler

 

It was quite a pain in the bum to install, especially if you have an old PC that has a back plate on your motherboard. But compared to the stock cooler that I did have on it; it's extremely worth it. If you have the time and patience, I would definitely recommend this cooler. It does its job.

[Enzo_Mofo]

It was quite a pain in the bum to install, especially if you have an old PC that has a back plate on your motherboard. But compared to the stock cooler that I did have on it; it's extremely worth it. If you have the time and patience, I would definitely recommend this cooler. It does its job.

Did u do any overclocking? And if so, what temps do u get under load?

[Guest]

Did u do any overclocking? And if so, what temps do u get under load?

 

No, I haven't done any overclocking for it. I did try out a stress test, and it only got to about 65 C. I have a really bad case, so I have to leave the side panel off and the cabinet door to my PC open at all times. After putting my graphics card in and everything, I watched my temps in game, and I never saw it go above 65 C or stay 65 C consistently.

 

[Enzo_Mofo]

No, I haven't done any overclocking for it. I did try out a stress test, and it only got to about 65 C. I have a really bad case, so I have to leave the side panel off and the cabinet door to my PC open at all times. After putting my graphics card in and everything, I watched my temps in game, and I never saw it go above 65 C or stay 65 C consistently.

 

Wow, not to bad temps.

[EpicAdom]

snip

No OC on the cpu?

[Guest]

No OC on the cpu?

 

No, my case has really bad ventilation, and I'm not really confident to test that out yet.

[EpicAdom]

No, my case has really bad ventilation, and I'm not really confident to test that out yet.

Gotcha

 

Very nice first build btw

[blackadder]

tada looks good.