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DigitalisAkujin
Limp Gawd
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- Aug 8, 2004
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Old Rig Summary
First let's start with my old build: This is what it looked like when it was brand new in 2009. At the time it cost about $1200. Here are the specifications:
History and Hard Drive Situation
Since 2009 I have upgraded my RAM with the same exact ram to 8GB of DDR2 filling out all the slots. I have also upgraded my video card twice from the 9600GT to first a GTX 260 and then a GTX 470.
Since then I have also bought 3 SSDs. Two Sandisk 120GB and one Vertex Plus 120GB. I have also put in two 1TB Western Digital Black caviar drives and one 2TB Western Digital Black.
They are in the following configuration:
Preperation
After gutting the case I washed it under a shower so it looks brand new again. I even did the same with all the fans. They work fine now after 24 hours of drying. I didn't hook them up right away and tested each one separately before hooking them up to the power supply.
Sorry, ignore the case in the background.
New Rig Summary
So I decided it was time to upgrade the architecture on my main rig so this meant a new motherboard, memory, and CPU. I decided to upgrade the GPU as well.
I ordered this:
Post Install
The initial cost of already included hardware: Approx: $800-1000 for already in-computer hard drives, case, and power supply. Cost of additional hardware approx $2000.
The most amazing thing was that my Raid 0 C:\ booted right in. Windows 8 restarted once to install drivers. I never had to format. Was in-game playing Skyrim at 200FPS right away.
All hail glorious PC gaming master race!
Cooling
CPU is at 27-31 C at no load. 55-60 C at 100% after 20 minutes or so.
GPU idles at 37-40 C. About 60-75 C at 100%
Place of Purchase
Everything was obtained on Newegg except for the CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 CPU cooler which was cheaper at my local Bestbuy for $85. Newegg's price is $125.
First let's start with my old build: This is what it looked like when it was brand new in 2009. At the time it cost about $1200. Here are the specifications:
- Case: SILVERSTONE TJ09-B Black Aluminum (Mid Tower)
- Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core
- GPU: EVGA 512-P3-N865-AR GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
- Memory: CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
- Powersupply: CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W
History and Hard Drive Situation
Since 2009 I have upgraded my RAM with the same exact ram to 8GB of DDR2 filling out all the slots. I have also upgraded my video card twice from the 9600GT to first a GTX 260 and then a GTX 470.
Since then I have also bought 3 SSDs. Two Sandisk 120GB and one Vertex Plus 120GB. I have also put in two 1TB Western Digital Black caviar drives and one 2TB Western Digital Black.
They are in the following configuration:
- C:\ (Sandisk 120GB SSDs in RAID 0) Total Volume Size: 223 GB NTFS
- D:\ (WD 1TB in Raid 1) Total Volume Size: 931GB NTFS
- E:\ (WD 2TB) Total Volume Size: 1.81 TB NTFS
- X:\ (Vertex Plus 120GB) Total Volume Size: 111GB NTFS
Preperation
After gutting the case I washed it under a shower so it looks brand new again. I even did the same with all the fans. They work fine now after 24 hours of drying. I didn't hook them up right away and tested each one separately before hooking them up to the power supply.
Sorry, ignore the case in the background.
New Rig Summary
So I decided it was time to upgrade the architecture on my main rig so this meant a new motherboard, memory, and CPU. I decided to upgrade the GPU as well.
I ordered this:
- Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
- CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
- RAM: Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000)
- Desktop Memory Model PV332G186C0QK
- GPU: EVGA 04G-P4-3687-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ w/Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
- Heatsink: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme
Post Install
The initial cost of already included hardware: Approx: $800-1000 for already in-computer hard drives, case, and power supply. Cost of additional hardware approx $2000.
The most amazing thing was that my Raid 0 C:\ booted right in. Windows 8 restarted once to install drivers. I never had to format. Was in-game playing Skyrim at 200FPS right away.
All hail glorious PC gaming master race!
Cooling
CPU is at 27-31 C at no load. 55-60 C at 100% after 20 minutes or so.
GPU idles at 37-40 C. About 60-75 C at 100%
Place of Purchase
Everything was obtained on Newegg except for the CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 CPU cooler which was cheaper at my local Bestbuy for $85. Newegg's price is $125.
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