My pc atm
Hey TechPowerUp Forums!
Long time reader and follower, thought i'd finally post and share my high performance gaming HTPC and home theater setup with you all. Feedback Welcome! I wanted to create a beast with two personalities, a quiet platform for when it's being used as a media center and for typical computing, but still have the balls for top tier gaming whilst still remaining relatively quiet. The 5.1 surround is always pretty loud, but still I want it to be as quiet as possible. This is the path a took....
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 Ultimate 64x
MEDIA SOFTWARE: Media Portal 1.2.2 optimized
SYSTEM CASE: Silverstone LC 17 - Black
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
PROCESSOR: i7 3770K @ 4.64Ghz
CPU COOLING: Noctua NH-L12 120&92mm
MEMORY: 16GB Corsair Dominator 2400Hz
GRAPHICS: 2x Palit GTX-670 Sli overclocked
GPU COOLING: 2x Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II
TV & CAPTURE: Hauppauge HVR-2210 (Removed)
OPTICAL DISK: LG 12x Blu Ray Burner
PRIMARY HDD: OCZ Agilty 3 240GB SSD
SECONDARY HDD: Western Digital Black 3TB 7200RPM
POWER SUPPLY: Corsair Gold AX-850w
INTAKE COOLING: 3x Noctua 92mm Silent Fans
EXHAUST COOLING: 2x Noctua 92mm Silent Fans
SOUND DAMPER: AccoustiPack 3 Layer kit
NAS SERVER: Synology DS411 x2+ (8x WD 3TB = 24TB)
POWER FILTER BU: APC 1200 Pro UPS
ROUTER: Netgear N900 WNDR4500 Wireless
DISPLAY: 60" Samsung f7100 series 3D LED (new)
AMPLIFIER: Denon AVR4520 9.2 receiver
SOUND: Klipsch RF42 II & RF41 5.1 Theater
MOUSE: Logitech G700s
KEYBOARD: Logitech K800
GAMEPAD: Logitech F710
WEBCAM: Logitech C920 HD
PRIME 95 & FAR CRY III COMBINED AFTER 8 HOURS
8 THREADS CPU PEAK TEMP: 81°
GPU 1: 61° / GPU 2: 56°
CASE TEMP: 38°
CPU IDLE TEMP: 18°
GPU 1 IDLE: 28°
GPU 2 IDLE: 32°
CASE IDLE: 26°
GAMING (BF3) TEMPS:
CPU AVERAGE: 54°
GPU 1 AVERAGE: 48°
GPU 2 AVERAGE: 53°
CASE AVERAGE: 35°
NOISE IDLE: Silent/Inaudible
NOISE GAMING: Low/No whine
Gaming footage captured with DXTORY (No FPS Loss)
Desktop footage captured with SCREEN TO VIDEO
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0: 6287 @ Windowed/Basic
3DMark 11 Benchmark @ Basic Setting: 16527
Windows Performance score: 7.9 across the board
Bragging Rights: Runs Planetside II @ True Ultra constant 60fps
Native Display Resolution: 1920x1080 @ 60hz/60fps
Thanks all! Feel free to check out the above YouTube video!