nvidia Second GEN $400 Budget System GTX 780

[zambony369]

I originally started a build with all new parts bought from Frys Electronics and had a build with an AMD APU and R9 280X which was decent but I wanted to see what was possible with the same budget but with used parts and see how the performance compared.Needless to say I was defiantly able to almost double my performance in games while spending less money. I know that the last build was no where near the top end but that wasn't the point, I wanted to prove that for a very reasonable budget you can get a very competent gaming machine that will crush a console. With that being said I certainly would suggest getting used parts as you can get much better components that still function perfectly and will annihilate games with a lot more performance per dollar for sure. Here are some pics of the new build, I re-used the case because it gives plenty of room for customization and looks awesome with the graphics card on show. 

[kaiju_wars]

What are the specs?

 

[zambony369]

Haha I knew I forgot something, here are the specs

Asus P67 Pro Motherboard ATX 

Intel i5 2500 (non K but have it base clock OC to 3.43ghz and turbo to 4.33ghz)

16gb DDR3 1600mhz memory PNY and Gskill Ripjaws

 EVGA GTX 780 SC Reference cooler (OC'd to 1226mhz core and 6600 mhz memory at 1.100v)

Patriot Spark 120gb SSD

2tb Seagate Pipeline HD for media 

Corsair H55 water cooler

Corsair RM850 modular power supply 80 plus Bronze

Thermaltake 27 View case with PCI riser cable to have graphics card vertical in case

 

There are a few other random pieces in there but thats the important stuff

[kaiju_wars]

4 hours ago, zambony369 said:

Haha I knew I forgot something, here are the specs

Asus P67 Pro Motherboard ATX 

Intel i5 2500 (non K but have it base clock OC to 3.43ghz and turbo to 4.33ghz)

16gb DDR3 1600mhz memory PNY and Gskill Ripjaws

 EVGA GTX 780 SC Reference cooler (OC'd to 1226mhz core and 6600 mhz memory at 1.100v)

Patriot Spark 120gb SSD

2tb Seagate Pipeline HD for media 

Corsair H55 water cooler

Corsair RM850 modular power supply 80 plus Bronze

Thermaltake 27 View case with PCI riser cable to have graphics card vertical in case

 

There are a few other random pieces in there but thats the important stuff

Nice!