Post your rig

AvoK95 · 2012-10-12T12:40:04+00:00

So I've noticed, many people are getting new gaming rigs and some people suggested that we should have a topic to show them off. So here's your chance.Post...

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This almost is a potato :) The ram is a low voltage ram(I didn't specifically want it that way, but it is the only ram it accepts I think, same price anyway) and its cpu is also low voltage, all in all this thing consumes 25 watts on uber heavy usage and like 5 watts on idle.

Yes the ram can be upgraded, in fact. pcandparts (and intel in general) sells you this box with only a cpu inside(around 400~440$), no ram, no drives not even the wifi. And expects you to order the parts separately. It is very easy to open it and assemble it, even though I had no prior experience messing with laptop sized parts (especially the wifi chip which I did not know had antenna cables) it took me like 15 min to assemble it. I bought one stick of 8 GB ram knowing that it fits 2(so it can still go up to 16) I used an oldish hitashi 750 GB drive I had lying around the floor of my room and I bought the wifi chip from intel that has the bluetooth.

I am not an apple fan so mac mini was not an option, I don't want to have to pay for the operating system and have any restrictions on MY BOX the way apple does with the stuff you buy.

I do not think the gpu can be upgraded, but even if you could I think it would be useless, the cpu and graphics power are balanced as it is. If you boost the GPU and your cpu is still the same, you'd still be playing the same games with more or less the same graphics.

Play this video in HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IK6Wymm3aQ you'll get a feel of the graphics power of it. And it is not made for games anyway

AvoK95

Intel HD graphics was always pretty nice.

The NUC is an awesome small PC. I love it, I just wish it was cheaper.

The power consumption is quite impressive!

EzikMezik

Here's mine:

CPU: Intel core i7 4770k @4.4Ghz
CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D15 with Arctic MX-4 thermal compound
Motherboard: MSI z97 gaming 3
GPU: MSI GTX 770 2GB
HDD: 1TB WD black
PSU: Corsair CX 600
Case: Cooler Master 690 III
Miscellaneous: NZXT Hue RBG led light controller

Peripherals:
- Kingston HyperX cloud headset
- CM quickfire rapid mechanical keyboard with cherry MX blues
- Razer Naga mouse
- A shitty guild wars 2 mouse pad that I plan to change

Possible upgrades:
SSDs
Some WD greens for music and movies storage
Maybe a couple fans to toss here and there in the case

Feel free to suggest some good upgrades and help me improve my rig ^^

With side panel on:

Lights on:

Lights off:

Sorry for the crappy image quality I took these with my phone.

AvoK95

I think an SSD and a huge HDD would be the best upgrade if your games are running well.

Other than that the rig seems superb.

Stygmata

AvoK95 wroteI think an SSD and a huge HDD would be the best upgrade if your games are running well.

Other than that the rig seems superb.

a 4k screen perhaps ?!

AvoK95

Stygmata wrote
AvoK95 wroteI think an SSD and a huge HDD would be the best upgrade if your games are running well.

Other than that the rig seems superb.

a 4k screen perhaps ?!

Unless I see a graphics card that can make any game play at 60+FPS at 4k. I'll probably never recommend it to gamers.

Aly

AvoK95 wrote
Stygmata wrote
AvoK95 wroteI think an SSD and a huge HDD would be the best upgrade if your games are running well.

Other than that the rig seems superb.

a 4k screen perhaps ?!
Unless I see a graphics card that can make any game play at 60+FPS at 4k. I'll probably never recommend it to gamers.

I was wondering the same, I doubt a GTX 770 can handle it, even my GTX 780 cant handle it, at least not AAA games.
I would personally stick to the 1080p for now, great performance / eye candy balance.

Houssam

So here I am, with my upgraded rig .... looks cool and runs cooler too :D

M/B: Asus P8z68-V pro (pcandparts.com)
CPU: intel 2500k (amazon.com)
Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H80i (amazon.com)
RAM: Patriot Viper Xtreme Series DDR3 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz 8-9-8-24 (amazon.com)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (amazon.com)
PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Silver (ebay.com)
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB (amazon.com)
HDD: Seagate 1TB SATA 3 (pcandparts.com)
Case: Cooler Master scout 2 black (pcandparts.com)
Optical: Samsung DVD Blu-ray disk/ multi writer (pcandparts.com)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate stealth (pcandparts.com)
Mouse: Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse (amazon.com)
Headset:Corsair Vengeance 1500 7.1 (amazon.com)
Screen: Samsung SyncMaster PX 2370 23" FHD LED screen (pcandparts.com)

I've edited the bios for my Gigabyte G1 and lowered the fans speed to 1100 rpm and now it runs cool and silent
it's a shame that i don't have enough time to Overclock and test my rig because i work 2 shifts, but i'm planning to do it as soon as i can.

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AVOlio

Very nice looking rig @houssam
You should also state the accessories.
Like those Led strips.
Where and how did you get them from?

MrClass

Your CDs and SSD box turned into Doritos? That's amazing!

Awesome rig bro

Houssam

Doritos! hahahahha, nah these two pics were taken in two different days thats all.

as for the LED strips you can find them @ any electric parts shop i just went there and bought a 1m red LED strip (some shops might not sell you 1m, you either take it all or nothing "a 5m strip")
then i just welded the + and - sides and connected them to my 12v cable on my PSU, it might not work untill you switch your positive and negative ends

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but you should note that this stip tends to get warm so i dont recommend it if you dont have enough cooling/ventilation in your case

user

I have to ask for those who have rigs with the 4770k cpu. Why not get the 4790k? it's like a 10$ difference and an entire 10% clock performance (from a 3.9 turbo to 4.4)

Stygmata wrote
AvoK95 wroteI think an SSD and a huge HDD would be the best upgrade if your games are running well.

Other than that the rig seems superb.

a 4k screen perhaps ?!

I think a 4k screen would be also very large. And I have come to the conclusion recently that any screen size beyond 24 inch actually becomes very annoying and hurts the eyes, in fact, 24 inch is annoying and hurt my eyes. I personally own a dual 23 inch screen and really, they cannot be more perfect. I got a 24 inch screen at work, and that extra inch is annoying. So if getting a 4k screen also means going to large screen sizes I would personally recommend against it.

Yes I definitely recommend an ssd, I also recommend you be careful choosing the ssd, cause ssds vary alot in performance. I hear great things about samsung evo. I personaly own 2 hyperx3k ssd and they are great. And I have seen the ssd now v300 ssd from kingstone and it is complete shit(I do not recommend that) I have seen it max out at 2 MB/s(wtf?)

I also recommend moving the desktop folder to your HDD directory instead of the ssd, since it is mostly going to be shortcuts, music and the random clip you downloaded off youtube.

NAM

CPU : Intel Core i7 4790K
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 Limited Edition
Motherboard: Asus z97 pro gamer
GPU: MSI GTX 970 gaming 4g
RAMs: Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 2400MHZ
PSU: Cooler Master RS-850-SPM2 Silent Pro M2 850W
Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper
HDD: 1TB WD1003FZEX 7200RPM SATAIII 64MB Black Edition
SSD: Kingston 240GB
Screen: LG 22MP55HQ Wide 21.5" LED IPS Full HD/ Wide Viewing Angle
OS: Windows 8 genuine "for now"
Mouse and Keyboard: Genius wireless combo "for now"

All built by me, my first personal built XD

tech-guru

@NAM how much your system cost you - all in all

ch-b

My system

Core i7 3770 @3.40 ghz

Graphic card is gtx 560 ti (upgrading soon to gtx 760)

Psu:cooler master 460 watt(getting Gigabyte greemax 750 watt)

Ram: i am using 8 gb ddr3 kingstone

Case: cmp 350 coolermaster (upgrading soon to a bigger case)

And a blueray player

And the screen i am using now is toshiba power tv not a monitor

keyboard: razor anansi and a decent gaming mouse xD

Speakers: z506 logitech 5.1 surround

Nothing special no liquid cooling system or anything fancy xD

ahmad-toutounji

My system(mainly using it for gaming):
Cpu: core i5 2400 @ 3.4ghz (4 cores) (i think it's enough for gaming,don't you?)
Gpu:gigabyte gtx 670 oc 2gb,overclocked to match the stock gtx 680 performance.(getting msi gtx 970 oc 4g gaming soon).
Psu:500w powerock ax 500
Ram: 2x4gb ddr3 1333mhz kingston
Motherboard:intel dp67bg
Monitor: lg d2342p 3d passive
Drives: hitachi 160gb hdd 60mb max read and write :s used for windows only,and wd 500gb blue 2010 version 110 mb write and 100mb read for gaming. Both 7200rpm. And a combo optical drive reads and writes on dvds and cds.
Case: foxconn it's for gamers,it's full atx tho.
Mouse is M6900 and an imation multimedia wireless keyboard.and a 1200va mercury ups. Using stock fans nothing fancy and a gaming headset with amazing sound quality it's called gx and under it it have a scorpion logo,it's somewhat big the headphone don't know it's name
Tho :s

AvoK95

NAM wroteCPU : Intel Core i7 4790K
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 Limited Edition
Motherboard: Asus z97 pro gamer
GPU: MSI GTX 970 gaming 4g
RAMs: Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 2400MHZ
PSU: Cooler Master RS-850-SPM2 Silent Pro M2 850W
Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper
HDD: 1TB WD1003FZEX 7200RPM SATAIII 64MB Black Edition
SSD: Kingston 240GB
Screen: LG 22MP55HQ Wide 21.5" LED IPS Full HD/ Wide Viewing Angle
OS: Windows 8 genuine "for now"
Mouse and Keyboard: Genius wireless combo "for now"

All built by me, my first personal built

Awesome and very well balanced. Great job!

NAM

AvoK95 wroteAwesome and very well balanced. Great job!

Thanks i had to research each component alone .. and was very lucky :) hopefully this pc will get me through the next 5 years with ease.

@techguru, the whole thing was about 1900$, still need to buy a comfortable chair and some decent keyboard and mouse "so add about 300$ to the mix"

AvoK95

Here is a rig upgrade I did for a friend of mine:

https://www.facebook.com/UnderscoreIT/posts/601503659982651

Thoughts?

ch-b

Nice work !

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