Posting setup?
Be prepared for criticism :D
Well, there's not much worth complaining about, but there are two things you should know.
OCZ has a TERRIBLE track record when it comes to stability(loads of RMAs), so I'd suggest staying clear of their SSDs.
Razer keyboards are pretty awful. They're really overpriced for the functionality they provide and you should be looking at proper keyboards like Ducky(really expensive, but will last you a lifetime) or cheaper ones like Steelseries G6v2/G7 or Qpad MK-50.
I'm also pretty sure Razer has rubbish sound on their headsets.
So in essence, stay away from Razer products that aren't mice(they do know their mice pretty well) as they're usually just over glorified doo doo.
As for my setup:
Intel E8400 @3.8GHz(from 3.0) || 4GB RAM @840MHz(from 800) || Asus P5Q-E || 256GB Samsung 830 SSD || 2*1TB Samsung HDD || GTX660@1100/6400 || Fractal Design Define R4
CPU idles at just above 20°C and runs at full load just above 40°C :)
Yes, a very old setup except for the GPU and SSD. I think I'll be jumping on the Haswell train(new Intel CPUs) soon.
As for accessories:
Qpad QH-90 headphones, Qpad MK-85 keyboard and Logitech G400 mouse.
Nexus S phone and Nexus 7 tablet.
Be prepared for criticism :D
Well, there's not much worth complaining about, but there are two things you should know.
OCZ has a TERRIBLE track record when it comes to stability(loads of RMAs), so I'd suggest staying clear of their SSDs.
Razer keyboards are pretty awful. They're really overpriced for the functionality they provide and you should be looking at proper keyboards like Ducky(really expensive, but will last you a lifetime) or cheaper ones like Steelseries G6v2/G7 or Qpad MK-50.
I'm also pretty sure Razer has rubbish sound on their headsets.
So in essence, stay away from Razer products that aren't mice(they do know their mice pretty well) as they're usually just over glorified doo doo.
As for my setup:
Intel E8400 @3.8GHz(from 3.0) || 4GB RAM @840MHz(from 800) || Asus P5Q-E || 256GB Samsung 830 SSD || 2*1TB Samsung HDD || GTX660@1100/6400 || Fractal Design Define R4
CPU idles at just above 20°C and runs at full load just above 40°C :)
Yes, a very old setup except for the GPU and SSD. I think I'll be jumping on the Haswell train(new Intel CPUs) soon.
As for accessories:
Qpad QH-90 headphones, Qpad MK-85 keyboard and Logitech G400 mouse.
Nexus S phone and Nexus 7 tablet.

I built my computer.
Inside it you will find
Intel i5 2550K CPU
ASUS GTX500 GPU
Corsair 8 gb Dual Channel DDR 3 Memory
2 WDC Caviar Black 1.5 terabyte hard drives
Corsair Bronze certified power supply. I'm not sure what the exact model is and I'm too lazy to check.
Corsair 600T Case
ASUS p9p67 deluxe Motherboard
Xtremegamer Xifi Sound card
I can run anything at highest settings with solid FPS
LoL runs at about 230 fps.
Inside it you will find
Intel i5 2550K CPU
ASUS GTX500 GPU
Corsair 8 gb Dual Channel DDR 3 Memory
2 WDC Caviar Black 1.5 terabyte hard drives
Corsair Bronze certified power supply. I'm not sure what the exact model is and I'm too lazy to check.
Corsair 600T Case
ASUS p9p67 deluxe Motherboard
Xtremegamer Xifi Sound card
I can run anything at highest settings with solid FPS
LoL runs at about 230 fps.
SkidmarkD wrote:
The next month or so is gonna be agonizing.
Building a new PC, but waiting for the new Haswells and NVidia GPU's.
Again gonna go for the high end config.
Intel i7 4770k
Nvidia GTX 770
You are aware of that the "new" Nvidia GPUs are just a re-hash, right?
They're pretty much taking their old chips and refining small things on the PCBs so that they can run the cards like 5% faster.
Binned GTX Titan -> GTX780 (binning is when some parts of the GPU doesn't work, so they shut them down and sell them cheaper)
GTX680 -> GTX770 (but ~5% faster)
GTX670 -> GTX660Ti (this hasn't been confirmed tho)
So you might wanna hold out for AMD's cards instead(unless you're impatient). I think they've got a few new cards with new architecture.
They're due to be out towards the end of the year.
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Mobo something like the Asus Sabertooth Z77 TUF.
Z77 is a chipset for Ivy Bridge. We'll have Z87 for Haswell.
And I'm not sure if the "Thermal Armor" is actually a good idea. Just get a good motherboard and use a case with good airflow and don't bother with mumbo jumbo like that.
I think MSI and Asus will be launching a couple of motherboards with good onboard soundcards. I'm definitely gonna be getting one of those personally.
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Contemplating getting water cooling also, and if I do, I need to get a new case cause it won't fit in the current one.
Watercooling is expensive with minimal benefit. Don't bother.
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRLEOg0R7HU
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Pretty happy that my setup has lasted 6 years with the only upgrade being adding 4GB RAM.
Eh? Mine is 5-6years old... (I had an HD4870 before upgrading) Did you buy old hardware? O.o

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