My New Rig

Falkirion · 10-24-10, 09:21 PM

Having decided to upgrade I went looking for parts which my friends gratefully helped me out with. This is the first build I've done on my own from scratch.
Specs.
Antec P193 Case
Corsair HX-1000 Power Supply
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard
Powercolor Radeon HD5970 2GB
2 Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 6GB (3x2gb) DDR3
Seagate Barracuda 500gb ST3500418AS
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB ST31500341AS
Samsung SH-B083L 8X Blu-Ray DVD Combo with Lightscribe
Intel Core I7 950
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme

Cost me $2,606 AUD but it was worth it. Best PC I've ever had, first I've built from scratch and gaming has never been so smooth.

FIREWALL · 10-25-10, 01:37 AM

Nice Rig.

Isn't it better when you build it yourself ?

You'll get alot of enjoyment out it for some years to come.

Castout · 10-25-10, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Nice Rig.

Isn't it better when you build it yourself ?

You'll get alot of enjoyment out it for some years to come.

Ya bet!

AVGWarhawk · 10-25-10, 11:29 AM

All that to play Tetris.

J/K. Looks like a powerhouse! Enjoy.

Herr-Berbunch · 10-25-10, 02:29 PM

Yeah - it'd do...

*cries jealously*

Falkirion · 10-25-10, 10:06 PM

I just decided to splash out on this one. Budgeted high end so I dont have to upgrade for a while.

10-26-10, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falkirion

I just decided to splash out on this one. Budgeted high end so I dont have to upgrade for a while.

yep, things have slowed quite a bit for computers. used to be it was old before you got it home but now it lasts about a year before the new stuff is really that much better.

my guess is your fine for the next 5-7 years at least (maybe 10) before you even need to think about upgrading anything

FIREWALL · 10-26-10, 01:32 PM

For a change the Game Co's. are going to have to catch up to you.

KleenHippie · 10-29-10, 05:21 PM

Here's what I've used in my first homegrown rig.
Corsair 800D Obsidian case
XFX 750W Black Edition PSU
ASUS Rampage III Extreme Mobo
i7 - 930 CPU OC'd to 3.6 Ghz
EVGA GTX470 Graphics Card
12Gs (6 x 2Gb) Ocz DDR3 Gold Series DRAM (Can't remember the speed rating but it works)
2 - 1Tb Black Caviar Drives set up in Raid
1 - 850 Gb Seagate Drive-Storage
1- 650 Gb WD Drive-Storage
LG BD Rewriter
And water cooling system made up of DangerDen and Swiftech parts off the shelf.
Windows 7 Home Premium
I actually started to upgrade my HP that I bought last year and I just kept buying more stuff every week until it turned into a different computer. I wanted to go with the new i7 processor which meant a new MOBO, and that didn't fit the case I had. Then I had all these empty memory slots to fill, and the dinky graphics card I had didn't look good thru the window, then I found that my PSU wasn't big enough. Then all this stuff started getting hot when I found the overclockers website... And I went right by a Microcenter on the way home everyday... All's that I have left is the HP2408 monitor from the original computer. I already have a list of stuff I want to add and change to this one. It's turned into an addiction!

Seth8530 · 10-30-10, 12:25 PM

Nice rigs guys. Im rocking it with as follows

8 gig DDR3 running at 1333
AMD 955 quad core 3.2 Overclocked to 3.74 GHZ
EVGA GTX 285 Overclocked to its limit ^_^
550 wat PSU
320 gig hdd /;

Gerald · 10-30-10, 12:46 PM

Great rig Seth8530,

FIREWALL · 10-30-10, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falkirion

I just decided to splash out on this one. Budgeted high end so I dont have to upgrade for a while.

:rotf l2:

Seth8530 · 10-31-10, 01:32 AM

Thanks, im hoping she will pull me through untill next summer lol

10-24-10, 09:21 PM	#1
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	My New Rig Having decided to upgrade I went looking for parts which my friends gratefully helped me out with. This is the first build I've done on my own from scratch. Specs. Antec P193 Case Corsair HX-1000 Power Supply Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard Powercolor Radeon HD5970 2GB 2 Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 6GB (3x2gb) DDR3 Seagate Barracuda 500gb ST3500418AS Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB ST31500341AS Samsung SH-B083L 8X Blu-Ray DVD Combo with Lightscribe Intel Core I7 950 Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Cost me $2,606 AUD but it was worth it. Best PC I've ever had, first I've built from scratch and gaming has never been so smooth.

10-25-10, 01:37 AM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Nice Rig. Isn't it better when you build it yourself ? You'll get alot of enjoyment out it for some years to come. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-25-10, 11:29 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	All that to play Tetris. J/K. Looks like a powerhouse! Enjoy. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road Last edited by AVGWarhawk; 10-25-10 at 02:34 PM.

10-25-10, 02:29 PM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Yeah - it'd do... cries jealously __________________

10-26-10, 01:32 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	For a change the Game Co's. are going to have to catch up to you. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-25-10, 10:06 PM	#6
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I just decided to splash out on this one. Budgeted high end so I dont have to upgrade for a while.

10-29-10, 05:21 PM	#9
KleenHippie Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: N.VA, USA Posts: 5 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Here's what I've used in my first homegrown rig. Corsair 800D Obsidian case XFX 750W Black Edition PSU ASUS Rampage III Extreme Mobo i7 - 930 CPU OC'd to 3.6 Ghz EVGA GTX470 Graphics Card 12Gs (6 x 2Gb) Ocz DDR3 Gold Series DRAM (Can't remember the speed rating but it works) 2 - 1Tb Black Caviar Drives set up in Raid 1 - 850 Gb Seagate Drive-Storage 1- 650 Gb WD Drive-Storage LG BD Rewriter And water cooling system made up of DangerDen and Swiftech parts off the shelf. Windows 7 Home Premium I actually started to upgrade my HP that I bought last year and I just kept buying more stuff every week until it turned into a different computer. I wanted to go with the new i7 processor which meant a new MOBO, and that didn't fit the case I had. Then I had all these empty memory slots to fill, and the dinky graphics card I had didn't look good thru the window, then I found that my PSU wasn't big enough. Then all this stuff started getting hot when I found the overclockers website... And I went right by a Microcenter on the way home everyday... All's that I have left is the HP2408 monitor from the original computer. I already have a list of stuff I want to add and change to this one. It's turned into an addiction! __________________ It can only get better than this....

10-30-10, 12:25 PM	#10
Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Nice rigs guys. Im rocking it with as follows 8 gig DDR3 running at 1333 AMD 955 quad core 3.2 Overclocked to 3.74 GHZ EVGA GTX 285 Overclocked to its limit ^_^ 550 wat PSU 320 gig hdd /; __________________

10-30-10, 12:46 PM	#11
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Great rig Seth8530, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-31-10, 01:32 AM	#13
Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Thanks, im hoping she will pull me through untill next summer lol __________________