Post your gaming setup!

[Deleted]

Really want to OC my CPU but have no idea how to do that, and I'm scarred I screw up everything : P

Case: HAF-X (at first I thought it was ugly, but now I'm loving it <3)
GPU: AMD Sappire HD6990 (I want my nVidia card but have to stick with some amd shit)
CPU: i7 950 (want to OC this little ling really bad)
Motherboard: Asus Saberthooth X58
Memory: Corsair Dominator 12GB 3x 4GB kit
HDD: Seagate 500GB and Seagate 1 TB
PSU: Corsair HX850

Cooling: I'm cooling this setup with water.
Got XSPC RX360 rad with 3x silent eagles and I have a Scythe Kaze Master pro to control them and to monitor the temp.
EK waterblocks for my CPU and GPU.
XSPC X20 res/pump

Happy with the lower temps on my GPU now around 40c with air it was around 65c :F don't really know if the CPU temps are the same but guess the are a bit lower: idle around 30c, on load around 45:ish.

Altho, if I'm gonna OC my CPU I guess I need another rad to keep it nice and cool.

[Deleted]

What Nvidia card is better than your current 6990 may I ask?

[georgevonfranken]

What Nvidia card is better than your current 6990 may I ask?

Im also curious what your trading a "6990 amd shit" for

[Skelly]

Your cpu definitely isn't sitting at 45 at load. There are many many guides out there for OCing Bloomfields. The 920 through 960 are all basically different bins of the same chip.

Basically, keep vcore under 1.4V (don't quote me), keep your RAM under rated speed while OCing, play with BCLK and the multiplier and test for 24 hours with something like Prime 95. Odd multipliers are said to work better than even. And for god's sake, get something to monitor your cpu temp.

[Asmekiel]

Hey all,

This has been the one thread I have read from start to finish and check a few times a day for new posts, love it, love the info, and the pics. I ordered all of my parts for my FIRST EVER build and they should be arriving today and tomorrow.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 advanced blue edition
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P
CPU: Intel i5-2400 Sandy Bridge
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 2 x 4GB
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600, Modular 600W
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
Monitor: ASUS VH242H 23.6in
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
Mouse: some old wireless logitech which will be getting an upgrade.

Pics to come after I build it, hopefully Wednesday.
Also, please, any thoughts or advice on the build are more then wanted.

Looks all nice, but I strongly recommend to upgrade to an i5 2500K.
The one you have now can't be overclocked, while you have a mobo that can.

And ye, pics!! Don't think I've ever seen a build with a blue HAF 932 before :P

[mrwisdom]

Case: Silverstone Fortress (Aluminum)

CPU: intel i7 2600k Unlocked Quad Core
CPU Cooling: Corsair H60 Liquid Cooler

Motherboard: Asus P8P67-M PRO

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Blue 2x4Gb (8Gb)

GPU: Diamond AMD Radeon HD 6970

SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 80Gb
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb @ 7200rpm

PSU: Corsair HX750 Modular


Display: Sony Bravia 32" 1920x1080

Peripheral: Razer Naga Mouse
Peripheral: Razer Lycosa keyboard

[Xuvial]

Your cpu definitely isn't sitting at 45 at load.

He's got a custom loop with EK waterblocks and a 360mm rad + 3 fans. 45c at load is easily possible since his CPU is still at stock clocks.

[Skelly]

He's got a custom loop with EK waterblocks and a 360mm rad + 3 fans. 45c at load is easily possible since his CPU is still at stock clocks.

I have basically exactly the same setup and I'm sitting around 60C on stock clocks. You might be able to get down to about 45C if you turned off HT and had really low ambient..

[Deleted]

Rather old school system here, I'd love to hear if you think I should upgrade and if so, where to start.

Case: Cooler Master CM 590
Motherboard: Asus P5K (Vanilla)
CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9500 (2.8 Ghz)
Ram: Kingston 4GB DDR2 (2x2GB) PC6400 800Mhz CL5 Dual Channel Kit
PSU: Corsair 650W ATX (TX650)
GPU: AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (That one came later, used to be a 8800GTX)
Harddrive: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB SATA-300, 32MB, 7200rpm
Monitor: Samsung Synchmaster 226BW
Keyboard: Standard keyboard + Belkin N52TE
Mouse: Logitech G5

[Uggorthaholy]

Rather old school system here, I'd love to hear if you think I should upgrade and if so, where to start.

Case: Cooler Master CM 590
Motherboard: Asus P5K (Vanilla)
CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9500 (2.8 Ghz)
Ram: Kingston 4GB DDR2 (2x2GB) PC6400 800Mhz CL5 Dual Channel Kit
PSU: Corsair 650W ATX (TX650)
GPU: AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (That one came later, used to be a 8800GTX)
Harddrive: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB SATA-300, 32MB, 7200rpm
Monitor: Samsung Synchmaster 226BW
Keyboard: Standard keyboard + Belkin N52TE
Mouse: Logitech G5

if anything, a new P67 motherboard with an i5 2500k, 1600 mhz ram, and an air cooling unit to OC it.

[deadman6]

logitech G15 keyboard
razor mambo
6GB ram
intel core I7
2 nividia 5750 cards
3 23 inch monitors

[Deleted]

if anything, a new P67 motherboard with an i5 2500k, 1600 mhz ram, and an air cooling unit to OC it.

I forgot to add my cooler to the list, but I do already have a cooling unit, getting a 3.6 OC without having the temperatures run up too high. But yeah, I suppose you are right. That's almost an entirely new computer though, so that'll have a pricetag..

[Uggorthaholy]

I forgot to add my cooler to the list, but I do already have a cooling unit, getting a 3.6 OC without having the temperatures run up too high. But yeah, I suppose you are right. That's almost an entirely new computer though, so that'll have a pricetag..

if you have a micro center near you

i5 @ 180
mobo @ 140
-40 bundle savings
ram @ 40

$320.00

[Joerge]

Disregard this post.

[Deleted]

if you have a micro center near you

i5 @ 180
mobo @ 140
-40 bundle savings
ram @ 40

$320.00

I'm from Europe I'm afraid, but that's not expensive at all!

[Uggorthaholy]

I'm from Europe I'm afraid, but that's not expensive at all!

yeah, that's USD, sorry.

basically, grab a p67 LGA 1155 mobo with SLi capability for future expansion options.
grab an i5 2500k
grab a 2x2 kit of 1600 mhz ram

you're done!

[pansertjald]

Really want to OC my CPU but have no idea how to do that, and I'm scarred I screw up everything : P

Case: HAF-X (at first I thought it was ugly, but now I'm loving it <3)
GPU: AMD Sappire HD6990 (I want my nVidia card but have to stick with some amd shit)
CPU: i7 950 (want to OC this little ling really bad)
Motherboard: Asus Saberthooth X58
Memory: Corsair Dominator 12GB 3x 4GB kit
HDD: Seagate 500GB and Seagate 1 TB
PSU: Corsair HX850

Cooling: I'm cooling this setup with water.
Got XSPC RX360 rad with 3x silent eagles and I have a Scythe Kaze Master pro to control them and to monitor the temp.
EK waterblocks for my CPU and GPU.
XSPC X20 res/pump

Happy with the lower temps on my GPU now around 40c with air it was around 65c :F don't really know if the CPU temps are the same but guess the are a bit lower: idle around 30c, on load around 45:ish.

Altho, if I'm gonna OC my CPU I guess I need another rad to keep it nice and cool.

so what Nvidia card is better then the 6990 amd card?

allso you have your whole system water cooled and you don`t dare to OC your cpu?........ something is just not adding up here

[Deleted]

so what Nvidia card is better then the 6990 amd card?

allso you have your whole system water cooled and you don`t dare to OC your cpu?........ something is just not adding up here

On top of that, he took the effort to WC a "Shit AMD Card".

[wownice908]

Thank you, very good set, just can try

[Zultir]

bummer, i had my entire post ready and then realised i cannot post links, and that was the only way to show you my rig I will come back to this forum and post my rig when i can post links.

But to remain somewhat on topic, in a computer section with a ton of people posting their comps and rigs, can anyone suggest a nice SSD that they are using in their rig, that is nice strong fast and affordable? Somewhere around the 150 - 200$ range, would be great

I will be back, another time. To post my rig. So sorry >.<