0$ scrap PC build

[Krominicon]

I love old pc scraps that people have lying around, but I usually get crap that isn't really worth using. But my friend upgraded his rig to an i7-6700k build, replacing his mobo, cpu, and ram. I asked him if I could just take his scraps off of his hands and he gave them to me. I also got an old non-descript case from him as well. It's super ghetto and thrown together, but here are some pictures. And remember, I didn't spend one cent on this machine.

 

Also, sorry in advance for the potato quality photos. I don't have a fantastic camera, and I don't have a smartphone. 

 

 

 

That razer sticker was given to me, but anothe friend, but here it is. like i said, super ghetto. (I did pay a dollar for that bomb-omb sticker. so i guess I've spend a dollar on this rig so far)

 

 

So lets start with the Power supply. We had an old family computer lying around with this thing in it. A 600 watt corsair PSU. this was a pretty good find in my opinion, but it's way too much power for my build. But it was the only PSU i could find with the proper connections.

 

 

This is some non-descript 500gb hdd that i scavenged from an old server.

 

 

The CPU is a quad-core i7-870 at 2.93Ghz. It came with an intel motherboard and 8 gigs of ddr3 1333Mhz RAM. This whole find was the thing that inspired me to build this. You might say that it's old and outdated, which it is, but i got it for free, so it's better than nothing.

 

 

This is the GPU, an AMD 7700 series. again, old, but free.

 

Here's the inside of it. I have 3 fans, 2 intakes that are 80mm and one exhaust that's 120mm, and glows blue. That's about all the "RGB" I've got in this thing. 

 

And that's about all I've got on this thing. 

 

The final specs:

CPU: i7-870

RAM: 8gb ddr3 1333mHZ

PSU: 600 watt corsair

GPU: amd 7700 series

 

If you want to know anything else I guess, then you can leave a comment, otherwise that's about it.

[The Sloth]

throw in a 1050ti, you are good to go.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

throw in a 1050ti, you are good to go.

i don't think he need advice...

[Krominicon]

I intend on saving money over the summer to purchase a graphics card. I'm tempted to save and just overhaul the whole thing with an AMD build. I'm still waiting to see what happens with the Vega stuff.

[Krominicon]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

i don't think he need advice...

I would actually appreciate advice.

[Guest]

Just now, Krominicon said:

I would actually appreciate advice.

Get a new camera. 

[Guest]

Benchmarks. BENCHMARKS!

 

 

 

pls

[Krominicon]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Get a new camera. 

well, considering I build a PC for zero dollars, that would kind of imply that I don't exactly have the money to afford much of anything right now. That will actually be something I intend on getting in the future though.

[Krominicon]

Just now, Abyss Gaming said:

Benchmarks. BENCHMARKS!

 

 

 

pls

I'M SORRY. And, this might hurt somebody, but I don't exactly know how to run a benchmarking software, nor have I really looked into it. Tips on that would be freaking awesome. Some software sites, like that furry donut thing Linus uses, and some other things.

[Guest]

Just now, Krominicon said:

I'M SORRY. And, this might hurt somebody, but I don't exactly know how to run a benchmarking software, nor have I really looked into it. Tips on that would be freaking awesome. Some software sites, like that furry donut thing Linus uses, and some other things.

Oh idk how tf to do benchmarks, I just watch them...

[Guest]

Just now, Krominicon said:

I'M SORRY. And, this might hurt somebody, but I don't exactly know how to run a benchmarking software, nor have I really looked into it. Tips on that would be freaking awesome. Some software sites, like that furry donut thing Linus uses, and some other things.

Run some high demanding game and post FPS result here

Also run Heaven or Valley Unigene 

[Shiv78]

 

Just now, Krominicon said:

Some software sites, like that furry donut thing Linus uses, and some other things.

Donut of Doom - Furmark

Also 3DMark/firestrike, Unigen Valley

[mrzoltowski]

17 minutes ago, Krominicon said:

I love old pc scraps that people have lying around, but I usually get crap that isn't really worth using. But my friend upgraded his rig to an i7-6700k build, replacing his mobo, cpu, and ram. I asked him if I could just take his scraps off of his hands and he gave them to me. I also got an old non-descript case from him as well. It's super ghetto and thrown together, but here are some pictures. And remember, I didn't spend one cent on this machine.

 

Also, sorry in advance for the potato quality photos. I don't have a fantastic camera, and I don't have a smartphone. 

 

 

 

That razer sticker was given to me, but anothe friend, but here it is. like i said, super ghetto. (I did pay a dollar for that bomb-omb sticker. so i guess I've spend a dollar on this rig so far)

 

 

So lets start with the Power supply. We had an old family computer lying around with this thing in it. A 600 watt corsair PSU. this was a pretty good find in my opinion, but it's way too much power for my build. But it was the only PSU i could find with the proper connections.

 

 

This is some non-descript 500gb hdd that i scavenged from an old server.

 

 

The CPU is a quad-core i7-870 at 2.93Ghz. It came with an intel motherboard and 8 gigs of ddr3 1333Mhz RAM. This whole find was the thing that inspired me to build this. You might say that it's old and outdated, which it is, but i got it for free, so it's better than nothing.

 

 

This is the GPU, an AMD 7700 series. again, old, but free.

 

Here's the inside of it. I have 3 fans, 2 intakes that are 80mm and one exhaust that's 120mm, and glows blue. That's about all the "RGB" I've got in this thing. 

 

And that's about all I've got on this thing. 

 

The final specs:

CPU: i7-870

RAM: 8gb ddr3 1333mHZ

PSU: 600 watt corsair

GPU: amd 7700 series

 

If you want to know anything else I guess, then you can leave a comment, otherwise that's about it.

Bravo sir, bravo. It always amazes me how much usable hardware there is out there.

[Krominicon]

Just now, mrzoltowski said:

Bravo sir, bravo. It always amazes me how much usable hardware there is out there.

yeah, also note this is my first build, ever, i forgot to mention that in the post. It's really awesome when you find some decent hardware that people are just throwing away.

[VolkA]

14 minutes ago, Krominicon said:

yeah, also note this is my first build, ever, i forgot to mention that in the post. It's really awesome when you find some decent hardware that people are just throwing away.

First build and it cost $1 (for the bomb sticker) !!! You are the man! Great job!

[Krominicon]

Just now, VolkA said:

First build and it cost $1 (for the bomb sticker) !!! You are the man! Great job!

Thanks mate. I definetly plan on upgrading over the summer, but right now, with school and all, I don't particularly have time for that.

[VolkA]

Just now, Krominicon said:

Thanks mate. I definetly plan on upgrading over the summer, but right now, with school and all, I don't particularly have time for that.

Slowly save up and only spend on it when you can afford it or when you have "extra" money. Seriously unless your work depends on it then that will be a different story. But if not, it will mainly be use to watch shows and play some games on it that's all.

[Krominicon]

21 minutes ago, VolkA said:

Slowly save up and only spend on it when you can afford it or when you have "extra" money. Seriously unless your work depends on it then that will be a different story. But if not, it will mainly be use to watch shows and play some games on it that's all.

I intend on building an AMD themed PC, Depending on whether or not their Vega architecture cards turn out well. I'm really excited to get a Ryzen, because that will definitely be my next CPU.

[rowanhazard]

On 3/8/2017 at 10:03 PM, deXxterlab97 said:

Get a new camera. 

idk if you are baiting or not, but stop being salty.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, rowanhazard said:

idk if you are baiting or not, but stop being salty.

Yes I am being salty over someone with a phone as a camera

[rowanhazard]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Yes I am being salty over someone with a phone as a camera

lol

[rowanhazard]

On 3/8/2017 at 10:08 PM, mrzoltowski said:

Also, sorry in advance for the potato quality photos. I don't have a fantastic camera, and I don't have a smartphone. 

 

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yes I am being salty over someone with a phone as a camera

Its not a phone lol

[Guest]

Just now, rowanhazard said:

 

Its not a phone lol

it's not a smartphone doesn't mean it's not a phone, could be some old nokia 3310 

 

lol

 

yeah it seems he has some low quality camera 

 

again I am not being salty at all

[rowanhazard]

23 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

it's not a smartphone doesn't mean it's not a phone, could be some old nokia 3310 

 

lol

 

yeah it seems he has some low quality camera 

 

again I am not being salty at all

lol k

[fastcar123]

I miss the days where I had the ability to do this. Ive been spoiled by new hardware now, and I also don't have any spare mobos unfortunately. Still awesome build for just finding stuff lying around