Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 7, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:

Fouquin · Apr 8, 2016

Some dusty closeups of a Wildcat VP560. Click thumbnails for full versions.

Shou Miko · Apr 8, 2016

While i was building my ITX rig...

Fouquin · Apr 8, 2016

puma99dk| said:
While i was building my ITX rig...

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I took a similar image when I built my Z87 machine about a year ago.

Just facing the other way.

Shou Miko · Apr 8, 2016

Fouquin said:
I took a similar image when I built my Z87 machine about a year ago.

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Just facing the other way.

hehe upgraded from a i5-6600k and a Asus Maximus VIII Gene to a i7-6700k and a Asus Z170i Pro Gaming

Niteblooded · Apr 9, 2016

Still new to this forum so don't know how the best way to attach images. Also not sure if posting audio equipment (is attached to my PC) is frowned upon or not. Think I saw others posting audio gear but if its not cool just let me know. I would rather post here than Head-Fi as they have so many people there I don't feel connected to that community at all. It's just a place to get specific questions answered and post underground music.

Just got a new headset today and loving it so far! The box is way beyond pretentious though. Don't know why I need an actual box as its just going to sit in the closet out of sight, but since I paid for it here is the unboxing.

Wood trim, glad I don't live in the VA/DC area anymore. Not sure if humidity will would affect its lifespan so if I get moved again I will have to take that into account.

Velour earpads for comfort. All the pictures I saw only showed the leather part so was happy to see the contact area was velour.

My other headset along with my headphone Amp/Dac. I don't keep my headphones like that but thought it would give a good representation of the size of it. Overall I'm loving the new headset a lot but this is still great set of cans but the highs were a bit much at times.

cadaveca · Apr 11, 2016

Twin Frozr lovin'...

(2x N670 PE 2GD5/OC, 1x N780 TF 3GD5/OC, 1x GTX970 GAMING 4G, 2x GTX980 GAMING 4G)

Fouquin · Apr 11, 2016

cadaveca said:
Twin Frozr lovin'...

But where is the love for the earlier Twin Frozrs?

(I wish I had better pictures of this lineup.)

cadaveca · Apr 11, 2016

Fouquin said:
But where is the love for the earlier Twin Frozrs
(I wish I had better pictures of this lineup.)

Would love to have those cards, but MSI didn't send me them.

All but one of the GTX980 were given as samples to be used in reviews here on TPU. I bought the 2nd 980 myself to go in my surround "driving simulator" (one wasn't enough.

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Fouquin · Apr 11, 2016

cadaveca said:
Would love to have those cards, but MSI didn't send me them. All but one of the GTX980 were given as samples to be used in reviews here on TPU. I bought the 2nd 980 myself to go in my surround "driving simulator" (one wasn't enough. )

Alright I get it, the new kids get all the attention.

I'm slightly surprised that you didn't get the new Golden Edition cards for testing. Or you did and had to send them back post-haste, limited run and all that.

cadaveca · Apr 11, 2016

Fouquin said:
Alright I get it, the new kids get all the attention.

I'm slightly surprised that you didn't get the new Golden Edition cards for testing. Or you did and had to send them back post-haste, limited run and all that.

Nah, got the GTX670's a long time ago, the others were sent as I needed new stuff and new stuff launched. MSI has been very helpful to ensure I stay up on stuff, that's why I've used MSI boards for launch reviews for the past like 5 years... they just take care of me. So I will always keep these cards they sent me. Just got the GTX670's back in my possession today.

Grings · Apr 11, 2016

Terrible pic but relevant..

(6950's)

Edit: bottom one was out on loan, hence the filth

khemist · Apr 12, 2016

Sent my original Rival back to Steelseries and was given a $70 voucher to spend on any item on the website, went for the Rival 300 in gunmetal.

khemist · Apr 14, 2016

Few more bits.

khemist · Apr 15, 2016

New pwm pump and fittings plus some mirrored acrylic to put in the case floor.

jboydgolfer · Apr 23, 2016

cadaveca · Apr 23, 2016

khemist said:
New pwm pump and fittings plus some mirrored acrylic to put in the case floor.

There are few people I am jealous of hardware-wise, but you constantly are posting great stuff I'd love to have.

khemist · Apr 23, 2016

cadaveca said:
There are few people I am jealous of hardware-wise, but you constantly are posting great stuff I'd love to have.

Haha thanks!, it does get quite costly, everytime i buy something i always tell myself that i'm done and there is nothing else that i need... it doesn't last long though.

The only other big purchases i'll get this year are maybe the next nvidia gpu and i'm pretty sure i'll get a Caselabs case.

I would really like to work on this rigid tubing build while i still have my main rig running and take my time but that would mean switching to skylake and there is almost zero gain.

xvi · Apr 27, 2016

56K warning. Hope this is close enough for you.

Took apart my HP Z600 workstation to evaluate the possibility of swapping out the backplate for something not proprietary and junk. (Spoiler: It's integrated in to the processor retention bracket, so basically nope.)

Edit: Middle-click the thumbnails for semi-glorious zoom.

Niteblooded said:
My other headset along with my headphone Amp/Dac. I don't keep my headphones like that but thought it would give a good representation of the size of it. Overall I'm loving the new headset a lot but this is still great set of cans but the highs were a bit much at times.

You just made my Sound Blaster E5 and AKG K553 Pro combo cry. :respect:

Just about every Sennheiser headphone I've had (HD280 Pro, HD 518, CX 5.00 G, CX300-b). everything from them feels like it's missing a lot of brightness/clarity. Can't seem to EQ it in either. I don't like too much brightness, but I get annoyed when it's missing.

jboydgolfer said:

Don't think I didn't notice that stacked fan back there! Did you gut a dead 120mm to make a shroud, or is that two 120mm fans sandwiched together?

Niteblooded · May 1, 2016

xvi said:
You just made my Sound Blaster E5 and AKG K553 Pro combo cry.
Just about every Sennheiser headphone I've had (HD280 Pro, HD 518, CX 5.00 G, CX300-b). everything from them feels like it's missing a lot of brightness/clarity. Can't seem to EQ it in either. I don't like too much brightness, but I get annoyed when it's missing.

lol my setup is nothing. You should see some people's setup. One guy posted his $50,000 setup. Quite a few posted $20,000 and up setups. I have too many hobbies that even if I had that kind of money (and I don't) to blow on a hobby I couldn't justify it. I visit Head-Fi from time to time but those people talk a completely different language and many of them have 10+ expensive headphones as well as multiple amps/dacs. I look like a 6yr old riding around on training wheels in comparison.

And ya Sennheiser are known for not being bright, as some call them more dark than neutral. From what I've read the upper end Sennheisers (HD600 and up) have great clarity but I didn't like the two Sennheisers I tried. The Sennheiser veil (which comes across as a gloss on the songs) as many call it is not my thing. I can see why many do like it as it probably increases the musicality for them. So while I would LOVE to hear the HD600 and up sound there is no way I will spend the money to find out. I would have to get a free audition. They are VERY popular though so there has to be a good reason even if its not my thing.

I hear good things about AKGs. I've thought about buying a pair so many times. I wish there was a store here I could audition all the various headphones. So many I want to try but won't be able to. :cry:

fredz77 · May 1, 2016

jboydgolfer · May 1, 2016

fredz77 said:
Sweet Ass PC

is that Your PC? or a stock photo? i noticed the similarity in the names, but its REALLY nice, and was just curious. if it is yours , its VERY nice, good work

the pièce de résistance would have been a H110i GTX

fredz77 · May 2, 2016

jboydgolfer said:
is that Your PC? or a stock photo? i noticed the similarity in the names, but its REALLY nice, and was just curious. if it is yours , its VERY nice, good work

the pièce de résistance would have been a H110i GTX

Yes, this is my pc. Very thanks!!!

Use corsair h100i my friend. Thanks.

jboydgolfer · May 2, 2016

fredz77 said:
Yes, this is my pc. Very thanks!!!

Use corsair h100i my friend. Thanks.

yeah its beautiful.
i know its a H100i , the 110iGTX has the LED's , but im not close to your league of build, ill defer to your personal choice. :toast:

R-T-B · May 2, 2016

That is indeed one sleek nice looking build man!

System Name	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

Processor	R7 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI x570 Tomahawk
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm Edge,EK QS P420M,EK D5pwm Revo Res
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance RT 3600 cl16
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3070ti Amp Extreme
Storage	Samsung 980pro 1tb x2
Display(s)	MSI MPG321QRF QD
Case	Corsair 7000D
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 P2
Mouse	G900
Keyboard	Corsair k60 RGB PRO
Software	Win 11

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED42C24LA
Case	Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Fouquin

Staff

Shou Miko

Fouquin

Staff

Shou Miko

Niteblooded

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Fouquin

Staff

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Fouquin

Staff

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Grings

Attachments

khemist

khemist

khemist

jboydgolfer

cadaveca

My name is Dave

khemist

xvi

Niteblooded

fredz77

jboydgolfer

fredz77

jboydgolfer

R-T-B

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

System Name	Rainbow
Processor	Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling	Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory	G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage	2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB \| 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s)	Samsung C27HG70
Case	Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply	Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse	Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K95
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset)

System Name	Spectrus77-M
Processor	CORE i7 6700k ~ 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VIII Gene
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Tactical ~ 3000Mhz/4x4
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX1070 Strix OC
Storage	SSD Samsung Evo 850/250Gb + HD Western Digital Blue/1Tb
Display(s)	LG 32 LD460
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350D
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	CM Storm Xornet
Keyboard	CM Storm Quick Fire TK Stealth
Software	Windows 10 64Bits

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Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024