Posted March 15, 2018 Back in 1997, my very first build was... Motherboard - something off the shelf at BB (when they actually sold computer parts) CPU - Cyrix 6x86 166mhz 8mb EDO ram 3DFX Voodoo 1 Graphics card STB 24bit color 2D card 1x CD-ROM drive (kill me) 33,600 baud modem 120mb hard drive 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive DOS 6.22 OS, and Windows 3.1 It was a much needed upgrade from my Magnavox 386-sx 16mhz system. Please, Include pics of your system if you still have it (or have pictures) Let's see those KILLER builds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Intel Core i5 3550 3.3GHZ ASUS P8Z77-V LX Z77 Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 GTX 560Ti NZXT H440 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB Corsair CX500 Pretty much the same PC I'm using right now, minus some upgrades. CPU: Ryzen 5 3600X | Cooler: Deepcool AK400 | Motherboard: B550 Elite AX V2 | Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB | GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Ti | Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) | PSU: EVGA 650W G2 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 my current rig. i5 6600k (should have gotten the 7700k) z170m-plus H105 later with LTT fans 16gb vengeance LPX Strix 970 500gb 850 evo later added 5tb x300, 250gb 850 evo obsidian 350D RM750X Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 1995 ish, Can't even remember the motherboard its been that long. Nexgen 586-100 4mb memory number nine image 128 graphics Had this comp for about 2 years updated the amount of ram to 8 mb and nV Riva 128 When I first built the computer couldn't even install Windows 3.1 on it cause the bios wasn't supported it wasn't till about 6 months later that was solved. Lots of DOS applications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 I can't remember everything so bare with me... Pentium 3 1 Ghz 512mb ddr NVidia GeForce 440 (cant remember exact model) 10 gb bigfoot hard disk Pci soundblaster sound card with eax 24bit windows 2000/xp I liked windows 2000 better than XP but memory ceiling issues made me upgrade. I still managed to maintain the look by disabling a lot of bells and whistles...XD I used an old ISA 16-bit network adapter. I think it too was a sound card... had a headphone jack so, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted March 15, 2018 I7-4770 (still using it) 8 gb ddr3 MSI R9 270x 1tb hdd some gigabyte motherboard that broke. CPU: AMD 3800X GPU: GTX 1080 Ti RAM: (16GB) 2x Corsair 8gb DDR4 3200Mhz Drives: SanDisk 240GB SSD, Samsung 500GB SSD, WD 1TB HDD Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming pro plus PSU: Gigabyte 650 watt Monitor(s): 27 inch AOC 1440p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Core 2 Duo E6600 Gibagyte GA-EP45-DS3 2GB GEiL DDR2 800 XFX 8800GTS 640MB 160GB Seagate 7200RPM 800W Superflower 80+ Modular PSU Antec 900 LG Flatron L194WT-SF Razer Lachesis Mouse Razer Lycosa Blue LED keyboard Razer Xact Mat Mousepad That was well over 10 years ago now. That computer lasted well close to 8 years before it completely died. Case: Ncase M1 V5 Black CPU: Intel Core i5 12600 MB: AORUS Z690i RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX DDR4 SSD: WD SN770 500GB | WD SN750 250GB Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra 8GB PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum Fans: Noctua NF-F12x 2 | Noctua NF-A9x14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 AMD Phenom 1055t Asus M4A87TD/USB3 ATI 5770 Can't remeber the ram psu and other things, but that was my GPU/CPU/Mobo. Long time ago now. Mobo and CPU still being used in our family PC Processor: i7 7700k@Stock GPU: GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC Mobo: Asus Prime Z270-A RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB 3200 MHz CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 SSD: Sandisk Ultra 2 960GB Case: Phanteks P400s PSU: Gigabyte B700H Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz Mouse: Logitech G900 Keyboard: Corsair Strafe w/ MX Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 I didn't build my first PC, my uncle did, but my current one I did: Ryzen 7 1700 AX370 Gaming K7 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 Noctua U12S (planning on getting a Kraken x52 for my bday) Thermaltake View 21 (planning on also getting a Phanteks P400S TG for bday) Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Pentium 4, 2gb ddr2 I believe, nvidia 8400gs,160gb IDE drive, and I cant remember the board. I bought the MOBO used from a Dell prebuilt PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 My sig line. CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Blacklotus84 said: I can't remember everything so bare with me... Pentium 3 1 Ghz 512mb ddr NVidia GeForce 440 (cant remember exact model) 10 gb bigfoot hard disk Pci soundblaster sound card with eax 24bit windows 2000/xp I liked windows 2000 better than XP but memory ceiling issues made me upgrade. I still managed to maintain the look by disabling a lot of bells and whistles...XD I used an old ISA 16-bit network adapter. I think it too was a sound card... had a headphone jack so, I dunno. I built a similar computer to this as my first computer as well. Although Geforce 440? That card didn't come out till like late 2000s, unless you happened to build a Pentium 3 computer during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Last year I built a build for a family member: i3 7100 8GB Ram 256 GB SSD GTX 1050ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Celeron 2 266Mhz which I then OC'ed to 400Mhz. I later added a Voodoo2 graphics card to play Unreal and glQuake. Mechanical Keyboard Switch Lubing Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Well I bought it used but I did a lot of upgrading myself and pretty much rebuilt it from the ground up, its basically my current system before I upgraded the CPU, GPU, and RAM. AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.2ghz Gigabyte 770 board Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 512mb reference 4GB DDR3-1333 G.Skill in red 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA HDD HP DVD-ROM Drive Antec Case from like 2009 some Antec case fans Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU CPU: AMD FX 4170 @ 4.7ghz Motherboard: Asus M5A97-R2.0 RAM: 11GB DDR3-1600 GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 780ti 3GB Reference Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout Storage: 1x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500gb Hitachi 7200RPM PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W Display: Dell U2410 (1920x1200 @ 60hz, 24") Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, 3x 140mm Cooler Master fan Keyboard: Lenovo OEM keyboard (membrane) Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus Sound: Sound Blaster xFi sound card & Marley Good Vibrations headphones Operating System: Windows 10 1809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 I've also helped my friends build several Core2 and Pentium D based systems with used parts CPU: AMD FX 4170 @ 4.7ghz Motherboard: Asus M5A97-R2.0 RAM: 11GB DDR3-1600 GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 780ti 3GB Reference Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout Storage: 1x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500gb Hitachi 7200RPM PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W Display: Dell U2410 (1920x1200 @ 60hz, 24") Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, 3x 140mm Cooler Master fan Keyboard: Lenovo OEM keyboard (membrane) Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus Sound: Sound Blaster xFi sound card & Marley Good Vibrations headphones Operating System: Windows 10 1809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Author 16 minutes ago, DrAwesome821 said: I've also helped my friends build several Core2 and Pentium D based systems with used parts I love scavenging old computer parts into modern cases. A lot of my "junk" is still better that many people's current hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 The first one I built was a Q6600 + HD 6770 1GB machine. 4GB of DDR2, cheapo PSU and drives that I found, stock cooler into some sort of Antec tower IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, Wadzinsky said: I love scavenging old computer parts into modern cases. A lot of my "junk" is still better that many people's current hardware Yeah man, between the local FreeGeek store and a few recycling centers, I've found a bunch of great things, mainly an Apple IIc and a couple aluminum macbooks CPU: AMD FX 4170 @ 4.7ghz Motherboard: Asus M5A97-R2.0 RAM: 11GB DDR3-1600 GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 780ti 3GB Reference Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout Storage: 1x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 1x 500gb Hitachi 7200RPM PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W Display: Dell U2410 (1920x1200 @ 60hz, 24") Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, 3x 140mm Cooler Master fan Keyboard: Lenovo OEM keyboard (membrane) Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus Sound: Sound Blaster xFi sound card & Marley Good Vibrations headphones Operating System: Windows 10 1809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 15, 2018 Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E AOpen AX4SPE-UN 1 GB DDR GeForce 6200 80GB WD SATA Drive AOpen QF50C Case + PSU. Intel® Core™ i7-12700 | GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 | Gigabyte Radeon™ RX 6650 XT Gaming OC | 32GB Corsair Vengeance® RGB Pro SL DDR4 | Samsung 990 Pro 1TB | WD Green 1.5TB | Windows 11 Pro | NZXT H510 Flow White Sony MDR-V250 | GNT-500 | Logitech G610 Orion Brown | Logitech G402 | Samsung C27JG5 | ASUS ProArt PA238QR iPhone 12 Mini (iOS 17.2.1) | iPhone XR (iOS 17.2.1) | iPad Mini (iOS 9.3.5) | KZ AZ09 Pro x KZ ZSN Pro X | Sennheiser HD450bt Intel® Core™ i7-1265U | Kioxia KBG50ZNV512G | 16GB DDR4 | Windows 11 Enterprise | HP EliteBook 650 G9 Intel® Core™ i5-8520U | WD Blue M.2 250GB | 1TB Seagate FireCuda | 16GB DDR4 | Windows 11 Home | ASUS Vivobook 15 Intel® Core™ i7-3520M | GT 630M | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance® DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | macOS Catalina | Lenovo IdeaPad P580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2018 Case: In-Win 703 (red/black) CPU: Intel 4790K (Devil's Canyon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer RAM: 2x8GB Kingston Hyper-X Fury DDR3 (red) Storage: 2x3TB Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM Graphics: Asus GeForce 1060 6GB Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W Gold certified fully modular OS: Dual boot Windows & Linux Mint External HDD: Seagate FreeAgent Desk Yes, we build too. Seagate Technology | Official Forums Team IronWolf Drives for NAS Applications - SkyHawk Drives for Surveillance Applications - BarraCuda Drives for PC & Gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2018 I think I've built 1 or 2 before this but this was my first good gaming quality build and I actually don't remember all my earlier specs before this build, haha. What I can remember... Pentium 4 3.2Ghz Geforce 6800gt Some Raidmax case. Viewsong 19" CRT Monitor At the time this thing slayed on games like Doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2018 Ummm lets see, probably 10 years ago. Athlon X2 245 I think? 3GB DDR2 (one 2GB stick and one 1GB stick lol) ECS motherboard 250GB Seagate HDD XFX 9400GT Logysis Area 51 Case + Logysis 480w PSU (that would go on to kill a motherboad when it died) Desktop: i9 11900k, 32GB DDR4, 4060 Ti 8GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2018 Ryzen 1500x 1070ti nzxt s340 16gb ddr4 some gigabyte 350 board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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