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My Scrapyard Wars $265 USD including monitor!

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So after watching the Scrapyard Wars series, it finally pushed me to building my first pc. I was on a really tight budget so this was the best solution and looked promising to me. I surfed Craigslist for a while before coming across a deal. It was complete pc with no OS or side panels. It was sporting a Intel Duo quad core Q6600 with a stock cooler, a gigabyte motherboard, 4gb (2x2gb) of Gskill 800 mgz DDR2 ram, a 1Tb hard drive, 2 dvd drives (non sata) and a ATI Radeon HD 4870 gpu for the low price of $135. post-137521-0-50172400-1425918899_thumb.post-137521-0-45005200-1425918900_thumb.post-137521-0-18001600-1425918902_thumb.post-137521-0-40580100-1425918903_thumb.post-137521-0-78181000-1425918904_thumb.

 

I also scored a 22in samsung monitor for $50post-137521-0-75811800-1425918905_thumb.

 

I ordered a Cooler Master AIO 120mm cooler for $50 on Newegg plus has a mail in rebate. And for the OS I went with Linux Mint for now.  I already had a new case that I picked up for $30 that included a usb keyboard and mouse and some cheap speakers. The case is horrible for cable management but here she is with everything installed.post-137521-0-27030300-1425918897_thumb.post-137521-0-55547600-1425918896_thumb.

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That is really nice. 

I don't always have time to study, but when I do, I don't.

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So about 1/3rd of what your build cost went to the cooler, seems a bit ... odd.

CPU I7 - 4720HQ • RAM 2 x 8GB • GPU Nvidia GTX 850M Storage 250GB 850 EVO - 1TB Seagate Hybrid
Keyboard CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-I (MX brown) & Pok3r (MX clear) • Mouse Logitech G502 • Sound Audio-Technica ATH-M50X • OS Windows 10 Pro - Linux Arch • Storage Asustor AS7004T

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I was thinking, "What an ugly mobo." then I saw your wall and realized it matched. xD

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The Q6600 is still a great performing chip imo, so you did very well on a tight budget.

 

I have a Q6600 Shuttle system that's been sat in my cupboard going to waste. I really should get it sold so someone can make use of it.

 

Just need to spend a dollar on some cable ties now to clean up those wires ;)

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CPU: i7 6800K | Mobo: MSI X99 Gaming Pro Carbon | GPU: SLI EVGA 980 Ti Hydro Copper | PSU: EVGA 1000P2 | Memory: 64 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum | Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 & Samsung 850 Evo 1TB| Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 | Display: Predator X34 & Dell U2715H | Cooling: Custom Loop

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That is really nice. 

Thanks

 

So about 1/3rd of what your build cost went to the cooler, seems a bit ... odd.

Only reason was didn't see the point in spend close to the same (after $20 rebate) for an air cooler.

 

I was thinking, "What an ugly mobo." then I saw your wall and realized it matched. xD

 

HEY! lol My wife picked the paint and can't say I don't like it. 

The Q6600 is still a great performing chip imo, so you did very well on a tight budget.

 

I have a Q6600 Shuttle system that's been sat in my cupboard going to waste. I really should get it sold so someone can make use of it.

 

Just need to spend a dollar on some cable ties now to clean up those wires ;)

I'm thinking of oc but still going to research more on that. 

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I already had this cheapo case so didn't see the point in wasting more money. This is just to hold me over till next year when I start building my I7 build

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Looks great man.

CPU- i7 5960x MOTHERBOARD- Asus Rampage V extreme RAM- 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum ddr4 2800mhz GPU-  2X EVGA GTX 980 SC in SLI PSU- Corsair ax860 CASE- Corsair Obsidian 750d COOLING- EK cpu+dual gpu custom loop (ek supremacy evo, dual gtx 980 copper/acetal waterblocks) MOUSE- Logitech g502 proteus core KEYBOARD- Ducky shine 3 cherry mx blue switches and blue LED MONITOR- Samsung u28d590d UHD  STORAGE -  120 gb samsung 850 evo ssd, 960 gb ocz trion ssd OS- Windows 10 pro http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtP8GX

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Hey, that's a great deal you got there! That Q6600 is still an excellent performer. There are some pretty straightforward mods you can do to greatly improve the aesthetic. I just used some black "Krylon BBQ and Stove" paint to paint my optical drive, IO shield, PSU and CPU / chipset heatsinks in my Scrapyard build and it looks a ton better. Helps the cables blend in to boot :P. I was a little concerned that the paint would affect temps, but it has been great. Dries in no time (<15 minutes) and doesn't require primer (just a wash / maybe a light sanding). Keep up the good work!

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Thanks man. I might try that. I still have some high temp paint left over from painting some parts on my car. I'm going to do some more cable management and get a sata dvd so I can get rid of that awful IDE cable. I'm thinking about painting the inside of the case also.

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Really great job with this!  The paint makes all the difference in the world for the aesthetics.  

 

Great job!!  :D  

Case: HAF XB | CPU: 4690k | CPU Cooler: NH D15 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 7 | RAM: Hyper X Fury | Video Card: G1 Gaming 970 | SSD: 850 EVO |  PSU: Supernova 550 G2 | 

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you should overclock that C2Q Q6600. the p35 chipset on your board is pretty good for overclocking and you're cooler is good too.

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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looks nice. i don't understand why you went with that cpu cooler tho. but i guess you have your reasons :) nice scrap yards war build. it is a great solution for people on a budget like you. 

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