Quote from Jakg :

Small Upgrade:

Intel i7 3770k @ 4.7 GHz (1.26v)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Motherboard
Sapphire HD6750 GPU
24GB DDR1600 RAM
Samsung 128GB SSD
2x Seagate 7200.14 2TB
2x Seagate 7200.12 1TB
Hiper 670w Type-M PSU
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
Coolermaster ATCS 840 Case
Windows 7 Utimate x64 (contemplating upgrading to 8 soon)

Some pictures...

Update

CPU is now at 4.8 GHz (1.285v)

HDD's are now a 256GB Samsung 830 & 2x 2TB 7200.14 (with 8TB now available via NAS).

Hyper 212 EVO Cooler has been replaced by a Corsair H100, which (along with the CPU) has been lapped. Added 4x 120mm fans in a push/pull arrangement.





Also had to add some car audio deadening to the case as the sides are so thing the Z5500's bass is making them rattle!

Now I've got some decent cooling on the CPU I should be able to go a bit higher on the CPU, too...

EDIT - and on the subject of PC's, yet another laptop - this time a 13" MacBook Pro Retina to replace my 2011 13" i7 MacBook Pro.

Dat pussy's tight:


Specs:

AMD Athlon X4 635 2.9 GHz Cooled by Arctic cooling Alpine 64 Rev. 2
2x cheap and slow A-data 4GB sticks
MSI 760GM-E51 (FX)
ASUS Radeon 7850 2GB DirectCU II
Fortron Bluestorm 500W
500GB Seagate HDD
Some shitty HP branded case.

To do list:
1. New case
2. SSD
3. New CPU

Quote from Jakg :

HDD's are now a 256GB Samsung 830 & 2x 2TB 7200.14 (with 8TB now available via NAS).

Really just wondering .. what do you need ~10TB of drivespace for? Copied a whole wall of Blurays? Still only have one external 1.5TB drive and that is 2/3 full with all my music and movies

Quote from ACCAkut :

Really just wondering .. what do you need ~10TB of drivespace for? Copied a whole wall of Blurays? Still only have one external 1.5TB drive and that is 2/3 full with all my music and movies

Have about 4TB of movies (films + TV shows), and some music & photos (maybe 100GB?)

I originally had 4TB of space which was full so I bought 2x 4TB drives and upgraded. At the moment, only half full - but I'll always need more space.

mi last Rig config





i5 + 8gb ram + 4 HDD + 1 ssd 128 + 5770 Flex + g25 + monitors 22, 24, 17

Quote from Braien93 :

Dat pussy's tight:


Specs:

AMD Athlon X4 635 2.9 GHz Cooled by Arctic cooling Alpine 64 Rev. 2
2x cheap and slow A-data 4GB sticks
MSI 760GM-E51 (FX)
ASUS Radeon 7850 2GB DirectCU II
Fortron Bluestorm 500W
500GB Seagate HDD
Some shitty HP branded case.

To do list:
1. New case
2. SSD
3. New CPU

Got the case:
Lancool(Lian-Li) K-62






Next up, New mobo and a SSD.

Old...



Replaced the titchy 6750 (which it turns out to be a rebranded 5750) for a pair of 5870's in Crossfire.

Replaced the 670w Hiper PSU for a 1050w Enermax PSU to make sure I had enough power

Added couple of extra fans to deal with the ridiculous amount of heat the new cards make

Relocated the drives into the 5.25" bays and mounted them using some Sharkoon VibeFixer mounts to quieten them down (and lined the front of the 5.25" bays with sound deadening material).

External cooler so it a.)Doesnt heat inside and thus other components up & b.)can disperse heat faster from the rad



Looks a bit redneck atm but im ordering a h100 which ill mount better and more permenant on the back.

Wouldn't mounting it to the rear fan position had the same result?

Should really mount the H100 to the top, if your case allows that.

Quote from Matrixi :

Wouldn't mounting it to the rear fan position had the same result?

Should really mount the H100 to the top, if your case allows that.

my thinking, be it right or wrong was to get the hottest stuff outside the case and let the case sort out the other components. having the rad externally means none of the heat generated goes anywhere near the other components so it really keeps it very cool inside there. plus, i can open the window as well which is just like having the PC outside.

i tested prime95 and got good results (ran for a couple hours)

Quote from R3DMAN :

my thinking, be it right or wrong was to get the hottest stuff outside the case and let the case sort out the other components. having the rad externally means none of the heat generated goes anywhere near the other components so it really keeps it very cool inside there. plus, i can open the window as well which is just like having the PC outside.

I've done my own/customer builds like this, no problems with temps even on 3970X/7970's and can keep everything mounted inside:



But it doesn't really matter, if you don't care about having the rad outside the case.

Laptop Acer AS5750ZG
Intel Pentium b960 2,2ghz
Nvidia gt630m 1gb
8GB RAM
500GB HDD

Upgrade list:
1. SSD
2. New Cpu

My final system fow now. (untill i need more power )
i5 3570K @ 4.5Ghz / Corsair H110 push with Noiseblocker BlacksilentPro PK3 at 7v (supersilent )
Corsair Vengeance 1866 C9
MSI Z77-G45
MSI 7950 TF3 OC/BE
Cooler Master HAF xb
Cooler Master silent pro 600
Samsung 840 SSD 256GB.

http://hwbot.org/submission/23 ... adeon_hd_7950_12012_marks

:bananalla

The HAF XB is such a cool case.
I will use it for my new PC too (i will post pics when done).

Quote from DIE PEST :

The HAF XB is such a cool case.
I will use it for my new PC too (i will post pics when done).

Ah yes, Allot of space,Good cooling,But i find it it a bit to large.
And i hate the cheap plastic look. But i still got it cause it will fit a 240mm radiator with push pull no problems. And easy maintanance and part swapping, Its like a testbench.

Quote from bmwe30m3 :

Got the case:
Lancool(Lian-Li) K-62




Next up, New mobo and a SSD.

AMD FX-6300
MSI 970A-G43
Samsung 840 pro 128 GB
AMD 7850 2GB
Fortron BS 500W

As promised some pics:

Quote from bmwe30m3 :

AMD FX-6300
MSI 970A-G43
Samsung 840 pro 128 GB
AMD 7850 2GB
Fortron BS 500W

Pics to go with it:

Quote from DIE PEST :

lol mini estonian flags

New case and PSU.

and u only use it to check lfsforum. dont get it

Looks like a nice case! I actually also want something new to have on my desk again (with my current case it kinda takes the whole desk and makes it buckle )

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and u only use it to check lfsforum. dont get it

That's not true, I use it for Terraria and Papers Please too.

oh okay,well if u want to test ur rig,try Terep2