It hasn't been that long... he was on for the Puro Pot Pass III. Not sure if he logged on since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
Yeah, pretty much a rig like that is for gaming, however, his is more blng than I prefer. I like to stay maybe a year behind the computer curve, and keep putting the new shit in an old case. A lot of his is for looks.
To keep it real, some people only smoke Opus because they think it's cool.
Will
HEY, I smoke Opus X because I LOVE 'dem ceegars.:smiley20:Quote:
Originally Posted by badwhale
Getting back to his computer, is there REALLY a need for liquid cooling for the northbridge AND southbridge chipsets, ever for the most avid gamer who's overclocking his computer?:smiley5:
Well, I'm no gaming expert...I don't have the time right now, however I'm pretty sure there's games that will melt the most over clocked / cooled computer, so yes there is a need.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
Silencie's is mild...check out my buddy's a few posts down.
Will
PS. I think Opus is a decent cigar.
Sorry cant fit everything in the picture.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...t/PICT0083.jpg
I chopped up my desk in to several pictures sense i could not get it to fit in one picture.
I'm working on taking care of the wiring and finish painting the room.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...PICT0094-1.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...t/PICT0095.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...PICT0093-1.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...PICT0092-1.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...PICT0091-2.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...PICT0088-2.jpg
One of those monitors looks vaguely familiar.....:smiley37:
I added one more 19 inch Dell to match the other 2 for eyefinity gaming.
Its getting hard to find 19's that are not wide screen.:smiley19:
I was thinking of going with 3 24's but i need a bigger desk for that.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abyr
So I've come back as a ghost to answer your question. When it comes to watercooling, you're trying to isolate all the moving air to one spot where the radiator is. When you do that, you have little to no ambient air cooling anything inside the computer. Nowadays since the northbridge and southbridge play a major role in the performance of a computer, and most require a heatsink of sorts, it would be smart to watercool it to prevent overheating issues and create stability in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
My current computer specs:
Motherboard and Processor:
Rampage III Extreme
Bitspower NB & SB Waterblock
Intel Core i7 970 Hexacore running at 4ghz stable
XSPC Rasa v2 CPU Waterblock
RAM:
Kingston HyperX DDR2000 (6 x 2gb)
Running at 2000mhz
Video:
EVGA GTX460 in SLI
Koolance GTX460 waterblocks for both GPUs
Power:
Corsair AX1200 PSU
Cooling:
Laing DDC Waterpump w/ Bitspower mods
2 x 120mm Radiator
Storage:
2 x 120gb Sandforce 1200 Solid State Drives (GSkill and OCZ)
(Externally kept in 2 enclosures hooked up via ESATA)
3 x 2tb Western Digital Black Drives
3 x 1tb Western Digital Black Drives
(Yes, I use more than half of that space)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ei2/Compie.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...i2/Compie2.jpg
Um, wow. Very nice. Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silencei2
-Buzz
Silencei2 that is one hell of a nice set up:smiley20:
I'm thinking of building one of the AMD 6 core systems on the cheap due to the cost of the Intel Core i7's but do you think the i7's are that much better for gameing?
Im kind of at a stand still till i decide on a CPU.
All i do is game and surf the net.
As far as gaming goes, you really don't need to go with more cores. A good quad or dual core will do fine as most games don't utilize all those cores very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
As far as AMD and Intel goes, if you're looking for a great budget gaming rig AMD takes the cake. I've been using Intel for the past 3 iterations of my computer. The last AMD processor I used was a x2 4400. Since then I have managed to get great deals on the processors from Intel which perpetuates my loyalty for them. I know plenty of gamers who have gone the AMD route and haven't been dissapointed.
I'm still running a 4 year old Q6600 @ 3.2 ghz 8 Gig ram and a ATI 5850 in my game system and have not found a game i cant run decently even in surround gaming.
But I'm getting that itch to build again.:smiley36:
I haven't updated my CPU's in a while so i was wondering how AMD was working out for gaming.
Back when i went with the Q6600 every one was saying you don't need a quad core for gaming but it worked out great in the long run.
My wife would shank me if I posted a picture of my messy desk. I post most of my messages from my phone anyway.
Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk
Is that because you can't find your keyboard?Quote:
Originally Posted by ukyfan
The wife dont care to much for my new desk top 4072 x1024.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...t/Untitled.jpg
I have started building a new game system but so far all i found is a case and powersuply.
IN WIN Dragon Rider Black.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-376-_-Product
Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-026-_-Product
I'm looking at a sandy bridge i5-2500K and use my current video setup.
NICE wallpaper......:smiley14:
Though, can't say the same for the case. I like the look of plain case. Such as or my server case.
Nice desktop... Now let's see the screen saver!!! :smiley20:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
Here's mine!!!
http://members.verizon.net/mlaferrie.../trs80iiib.jpg
I just recently upgraded from this:
http://oldcomputers.net/pics/trs80-i.jpg
man, that build completely blows mine out of the water!Quote:
Originally Posted by ggiese
gigabyte ex58-ud3r mobo
i7 920
6GB ddr3 1333
GeForce GTX 260
all in an Antec 300 case, which i love. Subtle and sleek...
3-4 years ago my current setup then was watercooled (good ol p4, aka the toaster) i loved it, cpu/vga/harddrive blocks and everything. It was great, up to the point where the pump literally caught on fire due to a short.
I would love to turn my current build into a watercooled masterpiece, like this guy.
http://www.hardocp.com/images/news/1...bf6Q_1_6_l.jpg
definitely my next project...
as soon as i clean my desk a bit ill put up some images of my computer.
:smiley9:
Clean desks are for Sissies. Give me clutter so I can't find that pen when I need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Echofoot
WOW that looks like something on the flight deck od the SS enterprise!Quote:
Originally Posted by Echofoot
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in the process of rearranging the room for my fiance to move in with me... the big day is coming up fast!
I decided to go with water cooling this time so that case worked out good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mizicke5273
Out of the box the case looks much better than the pictures of it.
A few of the reasons i went with this case is the SSD mount in one of the drive bays and the 120mm fan behind the CPU to cool the back of the board.
The top mounting dual radiator spot is perfect for a XSPC Rasa 750 RS240.
What i don't like about this case is how deep the DVD drive sits and the black mesh will be a dust magnet.:smiley7:
I plan on doing some overclocking with a 2500k so i need the extra cooling this case has.
Installation of the water cooling kit went great, no leaks so far and easy installation.
I did make one mistake and cut the water lines to short to slide the reservoir out far enough to add water but i had enough extra to redo it.:smiley9:
I had the system up and running on air for a week playing around with the built in video on the CPU and doing some mild Over Clocking.
Now i just have to find a new video card or use the old 5850 from my back up game system.
For sound and heat management water cooling is the way to go.:smiley20:
Here's mine a week or two ago. Needs straightened up, but it's basically all there. PC tower is against the wall, under the stereo. It's a window + lights deal, but it was the right price and size so I live with it.
Attachment 2745
PC specs, since that seems to be the thing to do:
Motherboard: ASRock A785GMH/128M
Proc: AMD Phenom 9850 (4x2.5 GHz)
RAM: 4 GB DDR2 800
Gfx: Onboard! Wooooo!
OS: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
Built on a budget, but gets the job done.
a little messy, but you can kinda see what i have going on.
http://i.imgur.com/rHiG5.jpg
Nothing like resurrecting a dead thread. Here is a pic of my setup.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...l/IMAG0092.jpg