Bobs killer new PC

[BobTD]

Aight. So over the past month I have been working non stop and every holiday and sometimes as many as three 16 hour shifts in a week to save up money over winter break. All to afford a little extra for a present I wanted to get myself:

1. Processor:AMD Phenom II 6MB
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851)
2. Mobo: 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402)
3. GPU: Radeon HD 6850 1GB CrossFired (x2)
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908)
4. PSU: COOLER MASTER GX Series
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053)
5. HDD: 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534)
6. Case: AZZA Solano 1000 Black/
Newegg.com - AZZA Solano 1000 BlackMetal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004)
7. Ram: 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277)

Using dvd drives from someone I took IT classes with.

Total Cost: ($999.12)USD
Not including the value of the free copy of Darksiders and the free $10 gift card that came with some parts.

The last of the order went out today, so it should all be here within the week.

The case I spent a lot more then I needed to, because I could have used a cheep $20 full case, but it was made of cheep aluminium and dented to easy and this one was pretty sexy looking for the price:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/120/cases.png

The way I found many of the components for the computer I wanted to build was though comparing performance ratings with the price, to get a good idea of the best value I could get. A good way to do this is to look at sites like this one:

PassMark Software - Video Card Benchmark Charts (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/)

Just for fun, this is a chart with my GPU vs Dilis =D
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4288/gpubenchmarks.png

Look up your video card and hit CTRL F and type it in there and you can locate the card you want pretty fast. The Radeon HD 6850 Im using comes in about 11th on the highend bechmark list with well over 300 samples. And at under $200 for one of the best looking cards on the market. With the motherboard I have I can also crossfire this GPU for a performance that possibly outclasses the best cards for a lot lower price.

The next step of course for each part was to look up user responses to all the parts I planned to order. Trying to get an accurate picture of common complaints and problems was important to me if I was going to be spending over $800 on a computer.

And finally if after decided on the parts I went and researched the companies the parts where from. Its a good idea a lot of time because I found my PSU was from a bankrupt company and thats why it was marked down so low. Knowing if you will have tech support or a reliable return policy is important.

Why the overkill you ask? Well I pride myself on being an informed gamer. And for a long time many PC games lay outside my grasp. In fact I have many games on my STEAM account I cant even play due to some higher end requirements, like Shattered Horizon for example:

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3476/requirements.png

The requirement pushed the prospective price up to begin with, the rest didnt seem like a huge leap to keep adding $20 here and there to get a little better performance here or there. While some areas could have been cut back in a lot, I decided not to since this is essentially my Xmas present to myself.

Im especially interested to see if Linux likes some of my selections and hear his opinion.

If you are not a computer person, and your only question is can I run Crysis, then the answer is yes:

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9752/crisisl.png

[W1CKEDTW1STED]

Excellent research, comparison, and hard work! I hope it's a killer machine once it is all together. Keep us posted! +rep!

[LemonRising]

NICE

I'm jealousss


Make sure you take pics when you get all the parts : D

[LiNuX]

Looks sweet. Although I'm not a fan of Azza cases. I found that they use cheap metal in the cases.

The one you picked out looks pretty sturdy.

Other than that, very nice set up. As you may already know, I'm an AMD fan so kudos to you there!

[Raoul]

Wow you are really meaning to kill the new games with that PC it's awesome and very pricey too I have to say:D

[Charlotte]

This is indeed awesome research bro. Damn, is gonna be smooth when play Crysis.

[Raoul]

I doubt that I would be able to even play Crysis 2 on medium :( that game is going to kill my poor system

[Diligence109]

Just for fun, this is a chart with my GPU vs Dilis =D
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4288/gpubenchmarks.png


lol you jerk XD I love my old little baby D:

That looks like a sweet machine you've got built there. Thanks for sharing your research... really makes this a useful thread to anyone interested in going into building a computer of their own! (Something I might likely end up doing with Muffin a handful of months and some more money later!)

[BobTD]

For sure if you do that I could give some feedback on what I got and maybe some pointers to help to navigate the power search on newegg or similar sites. The most frustrating thing is finding search options that you know nothing about. I had a bit of help there myself and was glad for it.

[HamadaLFC8]

Can I like buy this of you ???? please? :D

haha enjoy it man! I'm sure you will!

[Diligence109]

For sure if you do that I could give some feedback on what I got and maybe some pointers to help to navigate the power search on newegg or similar sites.

You might be hearing from me re: this in a handful of months ;)

[Raoul]

BobTD is going to really enjoy the new games that comes out and you would even be able to play the games on maximum graphics and a lovely high resolution that is also really important in the games for true beauty:cheesy:enjoy

[BobTD]

So yesterday I finally got the last parts in the mail, and today after work I managed to get around to assembling everything. I got every thing mounted and wired it myself but I had a friend help with getting my a copy of win 7 and a few tweeks to the bios.

All in all I think it took us about 3 hours to get everything done. just installing extras now. (like my steam library lol)

I have a lot more photos but will have to put them up later as I get everything transfered and uploaded. If you have any requests let me know, the case was actually pretty well laid out, but still pretty light weight for the cost:

Hrm.. where does this wire go..
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7430/guts.gif
My Graphics cards each have a massive black fan!
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6476/gpusize.gif
My new setup
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1451/gotitrunning.gif
My new desktop
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1445/desk.gif


After about an hour of running Shattered Horizons its still venting cold air. Im pretty impressed by its cooling.

[LemonRising]

Lookin sweet bob!
NICE

[LiNuX]

nice work. Looks really sweet.

And that wire is the ide cable. Used in older hard drives and cd drives. Nowadays, all hard drives are SATA as well as most CD Drives.

[BobTD]

yes, I used it for my cd drive, but for a while I couldnt figure out how to connect it to the mobo, lol the pins looked the same on both sides of the connector from where I was looking but I figured it out eventually.

[Jaykub]

oh man that is one sickkkk PC D:

[Raoul]

Smart PC and I like the Graphics Card it looks awesome:cheesy:

[BobTD]

setup a desk for it in my room: (the desk was $50)

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1038/deskc.gif

I will try to compile all of the photos into a library to share later tonight.

[LiNuX]

nice set up.

I was looking to get desk like that because the one. I've had my current one for maybe 9 years.

[Raoul]

setup a desk for it in my room: (the desk was $50)

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1038/deskc.gif

I will try to compile all of the photos into a library to share later tonight.

That set up looks just beautiful I love it wow. is that the dangerous PC you built?:D

[BobTD]

Haha, yes it is, but the desk made me get a new mouse, the glass messes with the cordless one I think.

[Ilyich Valken]

Haha, yes it is, but the desk made me get a new mouse, the glass messes with the cordless one I think.

I'm going to assume you had an optical mouse? If so, was it on the glass when you tried using it? If so, that's the problem. :P I have a glass one myself, and because the glass is transparent, not opaque, the laser hits the surface and goes through instead of bouncing back.

[Diligence109]

setup a desk for it in my room: (the desk was $50)

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1038/deskc.gif

I will try to compile all of the photos into a library to share later tonight.

I came

it's beautiful - we should use it to play LoL together

[W1CKEDTW1STED]

Grats on the new PC Bob. BA just as I expected! :D

[LemonRising]

ughh SO JEALOUS
nice chair lol
so sleeekk

[BobTD]

ughh SO JEALOUS
nice chair lol
so sleeekk

aWW LEMONS you can come over and use my compy anytime. :3

[Hearmeman]

i wish i had that beast

[Diligence109]

aWW LEMONS you can come over and use my compy anytime. :3

LemonRising - the token girl of the forum that has unrestricted right and privilege with most of the males of the forum

[LemonRising]

lmfaoooo oh dili

Mostly I'd just use the chair

I would turn around slowly when people entered, with a cat on my lap, a cigar in my mouth.
"So we meet again.."

[Raoul]

That PC is surely a dream when it comes to games BobTD and everything looks so neat and beautiful and the glass desk even makes to more lovely. :laugh1: Lol how about this you build me up a PC and i'll buy the PC games? lol:cheesy::cheesy: