The gaming desktop thread

[Initech]

So does anyone here build desktops besides me? If so what is your current rig? This is mine and is unlikely to change anytime soon:

- Phanteks Enthoo Pro
- EVGA Supernova G2 850W
- Asrock Z97 Extreme 6
- Intel Core i5-4670K @ 4.3Ghz
- Cryorig R1
- 16GB G Skill Ares DDR3-2400
- Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB
- 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
- MSI GTX 970
- Acer 24" monitor
- Corsair K70 / M65

[retrowire]

1. Sweet thread let's throw down!

I've got:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2S-122B-GP 39.8 CFM 120mm Fans

Monitor: 1080p Toshiba 39" HDTV

I love my GTX 970! Assassins Creed Syndicate looks sweeeeeet! Also Star Wars Battlefront is a treat!

[Initech]

2. Do you have the Twin FROZR cooler?

Those are sweet cards. I used to have a 3470 but sold it when I got the 4670K.

[retrowire]

3. No Twin FROZR here

But it is dual fans with direct contact copper piping.

Here's my exact card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833

Which phanteks case did you get? Also, how are the Asrock mobos? I thought I'd be a GIGABYTE loyalist but, I've always had issues with the USB ports on the mobo in the back, they sometimes go out, and I have to plug into different ones on the back, the problem always fixes itself but, annoying you know?

[Initech]

4. I got the Enthoo Pro. I love this case.

I have an NZXT Sentry 3 as my fan controller and it rocks. I love the case - it's gigantic and one of the easiest to build in that I have ever used. The Asrock motherboards are great. Really easy to overclock with. I have my 4670K running at 4.3 GHz with no issues. I'll post a picture of it later.

I want to upgrade my monitor and I am looking at getting a 32" 1440P.

[retrowire]

5. I'm too nervous to overclock.

But I might do it when I'm financially secure and trying to stretch some more life and performance out of my hardware someday.

How long have you had that asrock? Never had any problems with it?

[Initech]

6. Overclocking is pretty easy.

Fine tuning an overclock is where it gets difficult. You can change the core speed with modifying the voltage or the BCLK, just a change in the multiplier. That's what I do. Yes my Asrock board has been great so far. And I have used most of the major vendors.

[Angleae]

7. I'm currently building it, the half-finished tower sitting on my desk right now.

AMD FX-8350
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
16GB DDR3-1866Mhz
Asus GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB SSD
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD
WD 2TB HDD (transferred from old computer)
Seagate 4GB HDD
All packed in a Antec Nine Hundred case with Corsair 850W power supply

Loading Win7 Pro 64-bit on it (finally)

Mouse/Keyboard/Speakers/Monitor from old system.

[Initech]

8. That is a crazy amount of storage!

What do you do with that much data?

[Angleae]

12. Better to have too much than not enough.

Small SSD - OS/Essential Utilities (Anti-Virus, Firewall, etc)
Large SSD - All other programs (mainly games)
2GB HDD - Video, Pics, Sounds, Backup ZIP files, In-Work files, Save Games
4GB HDD - Backup all the above.

[Egnever]

9. Nice rigs

Mine is due to be upgraded it is almost 4 years old now.

AMD 8350
Asus m5a97
16 gig gskill ripjaw
250gig corsair mm3? SSD
XFX 7870
Cooler master 650 watt psu
An old coolermaster case on its third build
And a Seagate 1 tb sata


At 4 years old I could likely use a refresh but it still laughs at everything I throw at it so I will likely just leave it alone till I have issues.

[stonecutter357]

10. sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's

i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz Intel(R) C600/X79 series chipset,
sli NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's
one tb hdd and two 500 gb ssd cards
28GB of ram High performance Corsair DDR4 . I get over 100 FPS on every game i play. well not Dayz but that is a Different Story .

[Initech]

11. Nice, I like X79.

My work PC uses X79 and it's pretty solid for what it can do.

[teamster633]

13. my second build

• Case: Corsair Graphite 780T_Full-Tower
• CPU: Intel i7 5820K_6 Cores
• Graphics: EVGA GTX 980ti w/backplate
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX
• Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
• Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 1000P2_1000W Platinum
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4_32GB
• Storage/OS: Samsung 950PRO M.2_256GB SSD
• Storage/programs and primary data: Samsung 850PRO_500GB SSD
• Storage/games(Steam): Samsung 840EVO_1000GB SSD
• Mass Storage(internal): 3x2TB WD Black
• Mass Storage(external): 2x4TB WD MyBook
• Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Mouse: Razer Taipan Gaming Mouse

The storage might seem excessive but, I'm also a digital photographer that shoots only RAW files. The images take up a lot of room over time. That's also why I went with X99 instead of Z170. I really needed the extra ports.