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johnnyfiive

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I'm back after a little hiatus.

Here are the parts that are here/coming.

i5 2500K
EVGA P67 FTW
Zotac GTX 480 (Two for SLi)
ADATA 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
WD Caviar Blue 320GB 7200RPM SATA 6 GB/s (Two for Raid 0)
Antec High Current Gamer 900W
Cooler Master 212+ Heatsink w/ extra 120mm for push/pull
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
Acer 120Hz Monitor
- Homemade tech station - for initial stability testing

Goal for this build:
Simple really. 4.5-4.7GHz 24/7 CPU clock, 120fps in the majority of the games i play to fully use the monitor, and finally enjoy it and keep it. :]

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And here are some teasers.


The stickers throw off the color theme... so.... begone!




Still the sexiest gpu heatsink ever in my opinion.


The Antec HCG 900W PSU. I was a little upset that the sides of the PSU were scratched, hopefully I can clean them out.

And finally my trusty homemade tech station. :rockout:


More pics as the parts arrive. Stay tuned! <[0_o]l
 
t_ski

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Cooling Nickel-plated EK Supremacy EVO, D5 with XSPC Bayres & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory 4 x 8GB EVGA SuperSC DDR4-3200
Video Card(s) EVGA 1080 SuperClocked
Storage Samsung 950 Pro 256GB m.2 SSD + 480GB Sandisk storage SSD
Display(s) Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case Silverstone TJ07
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair AX1200
Keyboard Corsair K95
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I like the tech station. Not too much different than the one I built a few years back.

In for the sub :toast:
 
xBruce88x

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Cooling Eh it doesn't thermal throttle
Memory 2x 8GB JEDEC 1600mhz DDR3
Video Card(s) RX 560D 4GB
Storage 240gb 2.5 SSD 3TB 7.2k Seagate
Display(s) Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz
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Audio Device(s) Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago)
Power Supply 380w oem
Mouse Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex 100
VR HMD Lmao
Software Windows 10
Benchmark Scores It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC
looks like a nice build in progress. I've been considering a 2500K for a while now, when I get a job that is. Until then, my Phenom II will do.

I was originally gonna decide on getting a 2600K, but saw the only real diff was 100mhz and HT (and an extra 2mb cache for the i7), which the HT isn't really needed for today's games, and I don't see games needing more than 4threads/cores any time soon. Unless the new consoles are just plain beasts, but kinda doubt it.

good pick on the hardware. I've looked at that case up close at a Tiger Direct retail outlet and it was pretty well built.
 
johnnyfiive

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Thanks bruce. I've had a 2500k rig before (see sig), from experience, id say a 2600k is really overkill (unless you're into folding).

The rest of my stuff arrived earlier today and im currently testing for max stable oc along with running misc. benchmarks. So far, this board has been fantastic. 5ghz might be doable, even on this $28 heatsink. Im currently at 4.8 using 1.34v. Im hoping 5ghz will be doable with 1.37ish.
 
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johnnyfiive

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Crystal Disk Mark result from the striped WD Caviar 320GB 16MB cache 6 GB/s drives.



Not bad for $38 shipped each.
 
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Here are some pics before I got everything running. The case has yet to arrive though. Once I get the case, I'll be taking final pics of the complete build.


The goods.













 
xBruce88x

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Video Card(s) RX 560D 4GB
Storage 240gb 2.5 SSD 3TB 7.2k Seagate
Display(s) Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz
Case Gateway
Audio Device(s) Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago)
Power Supply 380w oem
Mouse Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex 100
VR HMD Lmao
Software Windows 10
Benchmark Scores It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC
Awesome! That setup should keep you going for quite a while.
 
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Absolutely gorgeous! Very nice build, kudos! Minus the Ohio State banner, everything looks great! :p
 
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Storage WD 250 GB AAKS
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what exactly is the point of the noctua fan on the side there?
 
t_ski

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It looks like it's blowing toward the CPU. Given that most bench stations don't have a lot of airflow, an extra fan helps to move air over passive heatsinks like the NB, mosfets, back of the GPU, etc...
 
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Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s) Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
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Is the molex above the PCI slot only for 3 and more card setups?
 
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It's for added GPU power, yep. This board also has another 8-pin CPU power for that extra umph if pushing it on LN2 or dice.

Awesome board to say the least.
 
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So here is where I landed for what I will be running 24/7.



My last 2500k was a better clocker but this one isn't exactly "bad" though. It has a multiplier wall at 50 unfortunately, no chance of me running 5GHz without some serious tweaking due to having to rely on bclk overclocking.
1.5+hrs of Prime95 and many runs of LinX and IBT is enough stress testing for me. I'm not a fan of running Prime95 for 15 million hours. That is literally a waste of time IMO.
 
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Video Card(s) EVGA GTX 780 Dual FTW w/ EVGA ACX Cooler
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I like how clean and color-coordinated it is, excellent job! :toast:
 
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i like especially the board led so bling bling :toast: with dark background
 
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