The-MMMs wroteI feel so scared to post my rig after all I have seen here.

At least so far I have the best desk amongst you all (i guess)
i want to see that desk asap!
I think I win the competition of having the crappiest :D
AvoK95 wroteI think I win the competition of having the crappiest :D
thats because you haven't seen mine
Proud owner of:

Intel Core 3.1 GHz i3-2100- 3M/LGA1155
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10600
Intel DH61WW
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB DDR5
Thermaltake W0146RE TR2 RX 450W PSU
rtp wroteProud owner of:

Intel Core 3.1 GHz i3-2100- 3M/LGA1155
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10600
Intel DH61WW
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB DDR5
Thermaltake W0146RE TR2 RX 450W PSU
That's a nice everyday PC!
Avok95 - Thanks bro, your pc looks awesome! not the pentuim 4 :P
Soon all of our computers will become obsolete. Technology is running real fast these days. Moving from single core CPU chips to dual core took a while (20 years?). 2-core to 4-core took 5 years? 4-core to 6/8-core 2 years?
rtp wroteAvok95 - Thanks bro, your pc looks awesome! not the pentuim 4 :P
It was a Pentium 3 socket Celeron ;)
MrClass wroteSoon all of our computers will become obsolete. Technology is running real fast these days. Moving from single core CPU chips to dual core took a while (20 years?). 2-core to 4-core took 5 years? 4-core to 6/8-core 2 years?
And now, 8 core to 12 core in the coming year.
MrClass wroteSoon all of our computers will become obsolete. Technology is running real fast these days. Moving from single core CPU chips to dual core took a while (20 years?). 2-core to 4-core took 5 years? 4-core to 6/8-core 2 years?
Well, could be, but I am yet to see how much time will it take for us to NEED more than what we have currently.

Lets face it, even a 2600 is more tan enough for anything you might need.

Getting an i7 extreme will make your work faster when lets say you want to render and all that but do you really NEED it ?

When the CPU is bottlnecking and is the weak element in a very powerful system then will you really need the upgrade not before that.

At least that is what i think
Yes true, even CPUs older than a 2600 can still do a good job; even when gaming. Hardware wise Intel is rushing alot; software wise we are only using a small portion of the total CPU power.
so now the i3 guy looks really smart ;)
rtp wroteso now the i3 guy looks really smart ;)
Don't underestimate the power of an i3! I ran a GTX560Ti on my old i3 540 overclocked to 3.5GHz and it ran with NO bottleneck and below 60 degrees!
MrClass wroteYes true, even CPUs older than a 2600 can still do a good job; even when gaming. Hardware wise Intel is rushing alot; software wise we are only using a small portion of the total CPU power.
Till now, I have yet to use 50% of my processors power. I'm actually thinking about whether I should have gotten the 3570K
Specs in no apparent order:

1. Intel DP67BG
2. Intel i5-2500 3.3Ghz
3. 4GB DDR3 Patriot Gamer Divison RAM @ 1600mhz supposedly (no idea about timings)
4. Asus GTX 560ti DCii TOP
5. Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 650Watts + Thermaltake armor a90 case
6. 2x 1TB WD Caviar Black Raid0
7. Haier 23" 1080p TV :P + secondary 19" Widescreen Viewsonic
8. Wireless Keyboard and mouse from Microsoft (yes they still work and do the job well)

This was a budget build for me i guess. I'm still to cheap too go any bigger / at least at the time when it was built.
Pretty much it i guess, the top fan lights didn't show (they are under the table) but it adds to the effect.

Future upgrades: More/better RAM, more HDD space. Better speakers. Any other better advice where i should throw my money ? I'm quite happy since it plays all my games just fine.








I'm not a Phtographer. Excuse the cable management, you can all blame Khaled for that.
The-MMMs wroteI'm not a Phtographer. Excuse the cable management, you can all blame Khaled for that.
I blame the case and the fact that your brother was so eager to get the damn thing turned on that I couldn't do better :P
That V9 case is hopeless in cable management.
Khaled wrote
The-MMMs wroteI'm not a Phtographer. Excuse the cable management, you can all blame Khaled for that.
I blame the case and the fact that your brother was so eager to get the damn thing turned on that I couldn't do better :P
It was just a joke :P

AvoK95 - it isn't a v9 but generally yeah these thermaltakes are hopeless

I could cut a hole in the back panel just above the sata ports, it would work but i guess I'm too lazy and really un-resourceful
20 days later
Ok guys so here is my actual Rigs with Full specs and Pictures.

PSU: Gigabyte Pro Odin 800W PSU
CPU: Intel Core 3.4GHz - i5-3570 6M/LGA1155 Original Boxed
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (rev. 1.0) (DDR3)
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD: 2xWD 1TB 7200RPM SATAII 64MB Black Edition internal for desktop in Raid 0
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N670OC-2GD 1.0 GeForce GTX 670 2GB DDR5
Optical: LG GH24NS90-24X DVDRW - Dual Layer SATA Black OEM
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I
Accessories: 2xCooler Master Megaflow 20cm LED fans. Blue and Red.
2xThermaltake Basic BLUE LED fans.
Thermaltake A2417 Gaming Mouse Pad
3xThermaltake Perfect Lights. Blue+Red ; Red ; Yellow. (I removed the yellow one cause it didnt match with the colours)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis Gaming Mouse

And here are some pictures guys.






MrClass wrote
shant wroteis that 10 second on desktop or 10 second counting just right after bios post? (windows logo)
also how many startup items do you have?
10 seconds just after bios post. so windows logo and desktop startup total up to 10 seconds. How many startup items do I have? Well let's see:

- Avira antivirus
- IDM
- VMware
- MotioninJoy
- Nvidia settings
- PowerIso
- Hotspot Shield
- Razer Mamba utility
- Skype
- UPS agent for auto shutdown
- Steam
- Intel NAS storage utility
- VIA HD Dock
- Intel Rapid Storage Utility
- EVGA GPU temp utility
- EVGA Precision

and a whole bunch of other stuff related to MS Office, Nero, PowerDVD, Creative audio utility, Apple itunes, WAMP, etc....
that is too epic!
but the question is,do you turn your pc on and off a lot to actually benefit from that?
5 days later
My gaming rig:

- intel C2Q Q6600 @ 3.8GHz CPU G0 Cores 9*425MHz
- Asus Rampage Extreme X48 with upgraded TIM
- Thermaltake FrioOCK CPU Cooler
- G.Skil Ripjaws X-Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL6 RAM
- 2x Nvidia Geforce GTX 285 1GB DDR3 SLI 16x/16x
- 2x WDC 500GB 7200rpm SATA-II in RAID-0 + 2x Samsung 160GB 7200rpm in RAID-0 + 1x WDC 320GB 7200rpm SATA-II
- 1x Samsung DVD-RW
- Asus/Creative Supreme-FX X-FI PCIe Sound-Card
- Gigabyte Pro-Odin 800w PSU
- Thermaltake Xaser VI-MX Black Case
- Sony Bravia U-Series 32" LCD TV

* New parts arrived, upgrading soon..

EDIT: adding an old pic of the rig with the DuOrb CPU cooler..