My Mid-Range AMD Build

[AlppiApina]

Hello!

 

First of all, this is not really a build log, I just wanted to show off my system. It's a full AMD build, not a powerhouse, but it's good any for gaming at medium graphics at a decent fps. I've had this system for about a month now, and it's pretty awesome. I thought about going Haswell, but I like AMD and want to support them. Here are the parts used and some pictures, and a video.

 

Corsair Vengeance C70

Asus M5A99FX R2.0

AMD FX-6300

Asus AMD Radeon HD 7850 @1050 MHz

Corsair Vengence Pro 1600 Mhz 8GB

XFX Pro 650W Modular

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO

Seagate 350GB HDD

Samsung 1TB HDD

Silverstone AP121-WL

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850 RPM

Scythe Kaze Q12

Bitfenix Alchemy 30cm and 60cm led strips

 

A couple of night shots:

 

Here is also a video I made (sorry for my bad english):

 

 

 

[Bluejay0]

Really like the build. Colors are nice and lights are bright. Keep up the good work! 

[AlppiApina]

Really like the build. Colors are nice and lights are bright. Keep up the good work! 

Thanks!

[Anult]

Looks sharp. I like the white lighting.

[Simmytu]

I do like this AMD build especially the white lighting  ;)

[FloRolf]

Thats actually a pretty nice system you got there!

[AlppiApina]

I do like this AMD build especially the white lighting  ;)

Thanks, I haven't really seen a lot of C70s with white leds, thought it'd be something a bit different.

 

 

 

 

[JSuttsPCs]

Very Clean!

[BenD]

what the hell is it with that gpu... i mean did you mod that or did asus just went like: let's do something stupid.

like all the rest btw. it just proves low ram is perfect if you're an aircooler

[AlppiApina]

what the hell is it with that gpu... i mean did you mod that or did asus just went like: let's do something stupid.

like all the rest btw. it just proves low ram is perfect if you're an aircooler

What's wrong with the GPU?

[Bluejay0]

What's wrong with the GPU?

I believe he means the heatsink being so long :P

[AlppiApina]

I believe he means the heatsink being so long :P

Oh, yeah, it's kind of strange but when you think about it the heat goes straight into the case instead of the pcb, which is a good thing.

[Chris is awesome]

The penis extension is lovely. ;) The entire build is very nice, love the C70 case.

[txus.palacios]

Gentle Typhoons are lovely.

 

What's the PCIe extension for?

[AlppiApina]

Gentle Typhoons are lovely.

What's the PCIe extension for?

Well the PCIe cable that comes from the PSU looks like this: http://www.google.fi/imgres?start=333&rlz=1C1SAVI_enFI542FI542&biw=1920&bih=965&tbm=isch&tbnid=SWt4Rfc2ieBO-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D64103&docid=aoqrOfa1LxUZEM&imgurl=http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/UCP_900W/images/pcie.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=2Q30UcDYOObl4QSejICYDw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:40,s:300,i:124&iact=rc&page=9&tbnh=179&tbnw=224&ndsp=45&tx=139&ty=63

So if I used it without the extension, the other 8 pin would just hang in my case. Now it's behind the motherboard tray. (They are actually 6+2 pins)

[txus.palacios]

Well the PCIe cable that comes from the PSU looks like this: http://www.google.fi/imgres?start=333&rlz=1C1SAVI_enFI542FI542&biw=1920&bih=965&tbm=isch&tbnid=SWt4Rfc2ieBO-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D64103&docid=aoqrOfa1LxUZEM&imgurl=http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/UCP_900W/images/pcie.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=2Q30UcDYOObl4QSejICYDw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:40,s:300,i:124&iact=rc&page=9&tbnh=179&tbnw=224&ndsp=45&tx=139&ty=63

So if I used it without the extension, the other 8 pin would just hang in my case. Now it's behind the motherboard tray. (They are actually 6+2 pins)

 

Interesting! Smart.

 

I thought it was for looks as it kinda fits the military scheme.

[AlppiApina]

Interesting! Smart.

 

I thought it was for looks as it kinda fits the military scheme.

Actually it kind of does fit the theme. Never really payed any attention to it.

[Homicidium]

Looks good, but the LED's might be a little too bright for my taste. 

[txus.palacios]

Looks good, but the LED's might be a little too bright for my taste. 

Remember this is a picture. Light sources don't look good on pictures most times.

 

I'd recommend you to lower ISO though next time for a better pic, and to get a reflected light source to light the computer next time you want to take a pic of it, as Nils @ MDPC recommends.

[AlppiApina]

Remember this is a picture. Light sources don't look good on pictures most times.

 

I'd recommend you to lower ISO though next time for a better pic, and to get a reflected light source to light the computer next time you want to take a pic of it, as Nils @ MDPC recommends.

I actually turned the ISO all the way up :D Well, I don't know anything about photography.

[Homicidium]

Yeah, I don't know, it just looks very bright. If it's also bright for your @AlppiApine, then you want to consider to turn the voltage down. I could even sen you a 5V and 7V Adapter that might work :D

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

Looks awesome and well organized, i am now sure i want white leds in my build

[AlppiApina]

Yeah, I don't know, it just looks very bright. If it's also bright for your @AlppiApine, then you want to consider to turn the voltage down. I could even sen you a 5V and 7V Adapter that might work :D

In real life it's just fine. Not too bright at all.

[CoolBeans]

I believe he means the heatsink being so long :P

That or the cable placement.

[CoolBeans]

@AlppiApina you should take one of the fans off of the CPU cooler and use it as a case fan.