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What type of computers do you have in your apartment or dorm room?  It can be either budget or a showpiece, I'm just interested in seeing what other college students are currently using.  I'll attach a picture of mine below with specs.  

 

CPU: i5 4690k @ 4.4ghz

Cooler: Corsair H100i

Motherboard: Asus z97-E (USB 3.1)
GPU(s): 2 Reference GTX 970 (Not overclocked)

Ram:  8GB Kingston HyperX @ 1866mhz

PSU: Corsair AX 860

 

Storage:  

(2) Crucial BX200 240GB for general storage

(1) Samsung 850 EVO 250GB for Boot drive and Frequently Accessed Programs
(1) Samsung 840 120GB (Was a yard sale pick up for 10$ new, have two games on it)

 

Case: NZXT 340 White

 

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CPU: i7 5820K @ 4ghz, will be overclocking some more in the upcoming days.

Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

Motherboard: MSI X99 Gaming 7

GPU: XFX R9 290X

RAM: 16GB GSKILL Ripjawz

PSU: Seasonic Gold 1250 Watt (yeah I know its overkill out the ass, I got it for like $90 new off newegg last year)

Storage: 128GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB WD Green, 1TB Transcend External HDD for blu rays.

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I live in an apartment, not in college but still :P

My PC is in my signature :D

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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CPU: i7 5820K @ 4ghz, will be overclocking some more in the upcoming days.

Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

Motherboard: MSI X99 Gaming 7

GPU: XFX R9 290X

RAM: 16GB GSKILL Ripjawz

PSU: Seasonic Gold 1250 Watt (yeah I know its overkill out the ass, I got it for like $90 new off newegg last year)

Storage: 128GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB WD Green, 1TB Transcend External HDD for blu rays.

Aka the Panty Dropper eh?
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I worked at my Uni's IT dept. and helped during move-in for new students setting up their computer, routers, etc.

 

I was working my way down a freshman hall, after dealing with gaggles of fools, I walked into a beautiful site. The roommates were probably HS friends and were settings up the most extreme battle station I've seen in a dorm room. Two full gaming PC's, 1 mid range backup/visitor pc, at least 2 laptops in sight (saw multiple laptop bags and power bricks) and 2 monitors per person with 1 huge TV above them 4...They were actually rearranging the room when I walked in to combine the desks with a fold up table one of them brought with them lol

 

I stood at the door in awe. They looked back at me and must've realized my look and just smiled xD My partner came up behind me and had the same reaction lol

"Solus" (2015) - CPU: i7-4790k | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | Mobo: Asus Z97-A | Ram: 16GB (2x8) G.Skill Ripjaws X Series | PSU: EVGA G2 750W 80+ Gold | Case: Fractal Design Define R4

Next Build: "Tyrion" (TBA)

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caselabs s3 
Asus impact vii
4790k
h100i (that i got for free from a buddy yay!)
8 gb ram (needs upgrade)
120 gb samsung 830 ssd
120 gb crucial something something ssd
1tb barracuda hdd
Evga gtx 770
Corsair AF and SP120 fans (4 in total)
Corsair ax850 (yes 850 watt is way to much but i got it really cheap on sale) 

and lots of watercooling parts that i haven't got around to put in the build yet because i have to prioritize my money on something else right now and i can't finish the build before i get the last parts.. 

isn't peripherals also kinda important? i would like to know what y'all use atleast :)
Samsung S24E510C curved display which is absolut shit.. (just like everything else samsungs makes EXCEPT ssd's)
Alienware AW2210 which is a great monitor still actually
Razer blackwidow keyboard
Logitech g602
Logitech G302
3dconnexion spacemouse wireless
blue yeti 
superlux hd668b

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Check my signature I use basically that but with an extra gtx 750ti to run a virtualized 2nd windows os on a 2nd monitor w/ kbm for my dormmates to use

5820k4Ghz/16GB(4x4)DDR4/MSI X99 SLI+/Corsair H105/R9 Fury X/Corsair RM1000i/128GB SM951/512GB 850Evo/1+2TB Seagate Barracudas

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I study in the UK but I guess it still applies. 

 

I just built the system when I came back from the xmas break since my laptop died. 

 

I had all me peripherals from before

2x Samsung Synmaster 2494HM monitors (used of ebay for 45pounds ea!)

G710+

Logitech Performance MX

 

The system is:

 

i7 6700k @ 4.5ghz under a hyper 212

Asus Z170 Deluxe (wanted onboard bluetooth and wifi)

Asus GTX970 Strix

2x8gb Teamgroup 2400mhz memory

CM Realpower M1000 PSU (Had this for ages back home, it used to be in my asus rampage extreme/ Q6600 setup back in the day)

OCZ Agility 240GB SSD & Some random seagate 2TB HDD I Frankensteined off an external enclosure I had lying around. 

 

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6700k|Hyper 212 EVO|Asus Z170 Deluxe|GTX970 STRIX|16gb 2400mhz Teamgroup memory|Samsung 950 PRO+ 2TB Seagate HDD| CM Realpower M1000|H440

 

"The tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations" Adam Smith

 

Take a look at my flickr?:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/150012948@N06/

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My overpriced rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vinsinity/saved/7LngXL

Important specs:

i7-4790k

NH-D14

Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5

GTX 970

32 GB Ram

400 GB Pcie Intel SSD

250 GB Samsung 840 Evo

1 TB WD Black

1 TB WD Blue

EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum

Fractal Design Define Mini

Plus a 4 TB NAS Raid 1 I have setup and might expand

Main Gaming and Streaming PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vinsinity/saved/TjwVnQ

Ultrabook and College Laptop:

Spoiler

XPS 13 9350:

i5-6200U

8GB RAM

Samsung PM951 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive

Workstation Laptop:

Spoiler

Sager NP8672 (P670SG):

i7-4720HQ

32GB (4 x 8GB) CORSAIR Vengeance Performance

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Video Drive)

Crucial MX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Secondary SDD Storage)

Western Digital (Blue or Black) 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Storage Drive)

GeForce GTX 980M 4G

 

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My overpriced rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vinsinity/saved/7LngXL

Important specs:

i7-4790k

NH-D14

Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5

GTX 970

32 GB Ram

400 GB Pcie Intel SSD

250 GB Samsung 840 Evo

1 TB WD Black

1 TB WD Blue

EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum

Fractal Design Define Mini

Plus a 4 TB NAS Raid 1 I have setup and might expand

 

why did you not go x99 for that kind of money?

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why did you not go x99 for that kind of money?

I didn't build it all in one day. It happened over the course of a couple years. Most recent upgrades would be the pcie ssd and second set of 16 gb ram. I had the noctua fans for a while already. The price you see on pcpartpicker is just the price if you try to build it now and not the price I actually paid. In reality, I got all the parts when they had a really nice sale like Black Friday for CPU and Pcie SSD. Then random 72 hrs sales for ram and hard drives.

Main Gaming and Streaming PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vinsinity/saved/TjwVnQ

Ultrabook and College Laptop:

Spoiler

XPS 13 9350:

i5-6200U

8GB RAM

Samsung PM951 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive

Workstation Laptop:

Spoiler

Sager NP8672 (P670SG):

i7-4720HQ

32GB (4 x 8GB) CORSAIR Vengeance Performance

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Video Drive)

Crucial MX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Secondary SDD Storage)

Western Digital (Blue or Black) 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Storage Drive)

GeForce GTX 980M 4G

 

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specs in signature 

 

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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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specs in signature 

 

-snip-

 

Dosent dominator ram lightup?

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein

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Dosent dominator ram lightup?

it does, but very slightly. you can see subtle lighting at the top and bottom 

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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it does, but very slightly. you can see subtle lighting at the top and bottom 

 

I have seen sets were the dominator text lights up.

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein

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I have seen sets were the dominator text lights up.

that's probably a mod. dominator platinum only have white led's under the metal bar that express subtle lighting 

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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that's probably a mod. dominator platinum only have white led's under the metal bar that express subtle lighting 

 

Man, that kills my plans. I think your build will look awsome in this case: http://www.caselabs-store.com/nova-x2m/

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein

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Man, that kills my plans. I think your build will look awsome in this case: http://www.caselabs-store.com/nova-x2m/

one of these days I'll get a CaseLabs case, but they're so expensive that it's hard for me to justify that kind of money for what's essentially a metal box. also the one you linked only had 2 PCI slots, so i wouldn't be able to use it 

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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one of these days I'll get a CaseLabs case, but they're so expensive that it's hard for me to justify that kind of money for what's essentially a metal box. also the one you linked only had 2 PCI slots, so i wouldn't be able to use it 

 

I just relazied it's itx.

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein

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Well specs are in the signature. Bought the laptop and upgraded it, then two years later made my PC while still at University. Recently graduated a while back and will probably finish the upgrade hopefully this year.

Desktop: ARX-Laevatein : soon to be ARX-8 http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/8RyhHx

Custom Aurora R4 ALX case + Caselabs Merlin Pedestal | i7- 4820k @ 4.8 Ghz | Asus Rampage IV Gene Mobo | 16gb Corsair Dominator Platinum | EVGA/Gigabyte 12GB Titan X SLI | 128GB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 2x WD RED 3TB| EVGA 1200 P2 PSU | Win 10 | Razer Black Widow Chroma | Corsair M95 | Asus ROG Swift PG278Q | Sennheiser G4ME ZERO White

 

Laptop: M17x R4 Stealth Black :

 i7-3940xm | 32 Gb G.Skill Ripjaws | 8Gb GTX 880m | Killer Wireless N-1103 | 500Gb Samsung 840 EVO, 1TB WD 5400rpm + 32Gb Msata SSD Cache | 1920 x 1080 120Hz 3D screen | DVDRWBD | Sound Blaster recon 3Di | M18x 330w PSU | Win 7 Ultimate | Zalman ZM-NC11 Black | Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB | Razer Mamba 2012 | Sennheiser PC 363D 7.1 Headset

 

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signature,

doing my masters degree in intelectual robotic systems

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
FireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K

 

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I didn't build it all in one day. It happened over the course of a couple years. Most recent upgrades would be the pcie ssd and second set of 16 gb ram. I had the noctua fans for a while already. The price you see on pcpartpicker is just the price if you try to build it now and not the price I actually paid. In reality, I got all the parts when they had a really nice sale like Black Friday for CPU and Pcie SSD. Then random 72 hrs sales for ram and hard drives.

ok i got it now

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