Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

sepheronx · Jan 29, 2019

My friends RX580 8GB I ordered for him. Sapphire RX580 Nitro+

It really is a beautiful card. $300 CAD. Two games too (one of them mine, RE2 remake). Calling Newegg now cause I didn't get email with codes.

E-curbi · Jan 29, 2019

Did someone say Close-UPs? :roll:

emissary42 · Feb 9, 2019

Crap Daddy · Feb 9, 2019

been a long time since I rock and rolled...

sam_86314 · Mar 21, 2019

The telephoto lens on my new phone is great for close up pictures like these...

My old 128GB ADATA SU800 M.2 SSD

The 4GB of Samsung PC3-10600 that was originally installed in my laptop from high school.

The back of my reference GTX 480.

I need to figure out how to improve the lighting. I think that's the one thing preventing these pictures from being really good.

Toothless · Mar 21, 2019

Just hold up a flashlight when taking the picture.

Mussels · Mar 22, 2019

How could i forget this thread when i got my new keycaps...

RealNeil · Mar 22, 2019

Nice Keys,.....

lexluthermiester · Mar 22, 2019

Mussels said:
How could i forget this thread when i got my new keycaps...

Oh come on now, don't just post the thumbnail, post the full size image.

RealNeil · Mar 22, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
Oh come on now, don't just post the thumbnail, post the full size image.

It's 2.4MB in size. You want bigger?

Maybe you mean to post a pic of the whole Keyboard.

Mussels · Mar 22, 2019

attachments seem to give the better quality, have some more

They dont look good when the keyboards powered off or in bright light, but look amazing when lit up in the dark

lexluthermiester · Mar 22, 2019

Mussels said:
attachments seem to give the better quality, have some more

Very nice! I like the raised QWEASD keys. Do they get in the way of typing?

Mussels · Mar 22, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
Very nice! I like the raised QWEASD keys. Do they get in the way of typing?

i have no issues with typing as the center of the keys is flat, it just helps fingers rolling off for WASD gaming - those keys came in the box with the keyboard, its a corsair thing

The N · Mar 22, 2019

I love to check out new and exquisite CPU coolers. GamerStorm Captain 240 PRO is one beauty.

Komshija · Mar 22, 2019

The N said:
GamerStorm Captain 240 PRO is one beauty.

I agree. I also consider Deepcool's Captain EX very similar Captain Pro as the most beautiful AIO coolers. A little bit too much RGB for my taste, but everything else just look amazing. Still, I consider Deepcool Captain EX 240 GRB White as the most beautiful out there. It's seriously underrated cooler.

sam_86314 · Mar 24, 2019

Here are some sexy pics of this Pentium E5200 I pulled from a computer I found at the thrift store today...

Love this telephoto lens.

lexluthermiester · Mar 24, 2019

sam_86314 said:
Here are some sexy pics of this Pentium E5200 I pulled from a computer I found at the thrift store today...

Love this telephoto lens.

That CPU is flawless. Not a scratch on the IHS. Did it have a thermal pad instead of compound?

sam_86314 · Mar 24, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
That CPU is flawless. Not a scratch on the IHS. Did it have a thermal pad instead of compound?

Nope, had a perfect amount of thermal paste on it. The cooler was one with a square of thermal paste preapplied, and the copper slug in the middle left a perfect circle in the middle of the IHS.

Dinnercore · Mar 24, 2019

Wow, but @lexluthermiester is right that is one flawless looking IHS. This is what my E8500 looks like after starting to lap it. Note that my lapping scratches are left to right and those pits from top to bottom are from the previous cooler or I don´t know what. They were visible like this even with the etching still on it and note that dark spot, that is a hole in the IHS, looking like someone stabbed it with the tip of a knife...

This is more what I had expected to see @sam_86314

biffzinker · Mar 24, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
That CPU is flawless. Not a scratch on the IHS. Did it have a thermal pad instead of compound?

Considering the percentage of the population doesnt know anything about the hardware inside a computer it's not a big surprise.

sam_86314 · Mar 24, 2019

Judging by how the computer's SSD was just sitting in the external 3.5" bay (not screwed down or anything, but still plugged in), I'd imagine the original owner wasn't very tech savvy. The cooler still had the original square of preapplied thermal paste. I'm sure I'm the first person to even see the CPU since the system left Lenovo's factory.

Personally, I take pride in my computer being properly assembled and organized.

biffzinker · Mar 24, 2019

sam_86314 said:
Judging by how the computer's SSD was just sitting in the external 3.5" bay (not screwed down or anything, but still plugged in), I'd imagine the original owner wasn't very tech savvy.

I'm guessing old spinning rust has out lived it's useful life if the non tech savvy user knows about a SSD or IT installed it.

s3thra · Mar 24, 2019

My rig

lexluthermiester · Mar 24, 2019

sam_86314 said:
Personally, I take pride in my computer being properly assembled and organized.

Same here.

biffzinker said:
I'm guessing old spinning rust has out lived it's useful life if the non tech savvy user knows about a SSD or IT installed it.

Not at all. Until high capacity(4TB+) SSD's become cost effective and more durable, mechanical drives will still have purpose. I predict HDD's will be around for at least another decade or more.

RealNeil · Mar 24, 2019

I just bought a Hitachi 5 TB drive for storage on my 9900K rig. There are two 1TB SSDs for my OS to reside on.

I'll be able to use HDD spinners for years still.

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Batman's CaseLabs Mercury S8 Work Computer
Processor	8086K 5.3Ghz binned delidded by Siliconlottery.com 5.5Ghz 6c12t 5.6Ghz 6c6t on ambient air
Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK
Cooling	Noctua C14S for all overclocking so far Noctua Industrial PWM fan 2000rpm rated (700rpm inaudible)
Memory	Gskill Trident Z Royal Silver F4-4600C18D-16GTRS running at 4500Mhz 17-17-17-37 (new mem OC) : )
Video Card(s)	AMD WX 4100 Workstation Card (AMD W5400 7nm workstation card coming soon)
Storage	Intel Optane 900P 280GB PCIe card as Primary OS drive / (4) Samsung 860Pro 256GB SATA internal
Display(s)	Planar 27in 2560x1440 Glossy LG panel with glass bonded to panel for increased clarity
Case	CaseLabs Mercury S8 open bench chassis two-tone black front cover with gunmetal frame
Audio Device(s)	Creative $25 2.1 speakers lol
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Titanium 700watt fanless
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3 graphite / Glorious Model D matte black / Razer Invicta mousing mat gunmetal
Keyboard	HHKB Hybrid Type-S black printed keycaps
Software	Work Apps text and statistical
Benchmark Scores	Single Thread scores at 5.6Ghz: Cinebench R15 ST - 249 CPU-Z ST - 676 PassMark CPU ST - 3389

System Name	Neverending Story
Processor	7700X / 4790K / 4670K / G3258 / 3770K / 8750 / 6800K / 5800K / 3870K / QX6700 / 6500K / 5750M
Motherboard	X670H / Z97X-SOCF / Z77X-UP5 / Z77CROWN-U1D / F2A88X-UP4 / A75-UD4H / IX48-GT3 / BlackOps / FS1r2A75
Cooling	HR-22 / Silver Arrow IB-E / Archon SB-E / Mega Shadow / TRUE-Black
Memory	Corsair Dominator GT / GTX / Platinum, G.SKILL Flare / Perfect Storm / Pi / Trident (X/Z), OCZ Blade
Video Card(s)	mostly obscure stuff
Case	Lancool / Silverstone / Thermaltake / Cubitek
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	80plus Platinum
Software	-
Benchmark Scores	-

System Name	Old Fart / Young Dude
Processor	2500K / 6600K
Motherboard	ASRock P67Extreme4 / Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3
Cooling	CM Hyper TX3 / CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	16 GB Kingston HyperX / 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti / INNO3D RTX 2060
Storage	SSD, some WD and lots of Samsungs
Display(s)	BenQ GW2470 / LG UHD 43" TV
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced / Thermaltake Core v31
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Wharfedale D 10.1/ FiiO D03K/ JBL LSR 305
Power Supply	Corsair TX650 / Corsair TX650M
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 100 / Rival 110
Keyboard	Sidewinder/ Steelseries Apex 150
Software	Windows 10 / Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

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System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	2x32 Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Home Brewed
Processor	i9-7900X and i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	My-Best-So-Far
Processor	Intel Core i5 12600K Boost @4.8GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z690 Edge WiFi DDR5
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S - Air cooler
Memory	XPG Caster 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s CL40-40-40-77 \| But running STABLE @ 4800 MT/s CL40-40-40-77
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
Storage	SSD 250GB EVO...NVMe S40G 256GB & MP600 1TB LPX...HDD Barracuda 1TB & 2TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG Series MAG272CQR 2560x1440p 165Hz
Case	Corsair 750D (Still one of the BEST for AIR cooling)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek Audio
Power Supply	SilverStone Strider 650W Platinum (ST-65F PT)
Mouse	A4tech Bloody V3M
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Elite RGB - Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	http://i.imgur.com/0O79u7Z.jpg

System Name	1.21 gigawatts!
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
Storage	Mushkin Triactor 240GB + Toshiba X300 4TB + Team L3 EVO 480GB
Display(s)	Philips 237E7QDSB/00 23" FHD AH-IPS
Case	Aerocool Aero-1000 white + 4 Arctic F12 PWM Rev.2 fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

System Name	FATTYDOVE-R-SPEC
Processor	Intel i9 10980XE
Motherboard	EVGA X299 Dark
Cooling	Water (1x 240mm, 1x 280mm, 1x 420mm + 2x Mo-Ra 360 external radiator)
Memory	64GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 2080 Super / RTX 3090
Storage	Crucial MX500
Display(s)	24", 1440p, freesync, 144hz
Case	Open Benchtable (OBT)
Audio Device(s)	beyerdynamic MMX 300
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova T2 1600W
Mouse	OG steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	steelseries 6Gv2
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

System Name	Ryzen
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus (Wi-Fi)
Cooling	Cryorig H7
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3200MHz 2x8GB + 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING OC
Storage	WD_Black SN850 500GB NVMe SSD + Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte G27QC
Case	NZXT H510 Flow
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Prime
Power Supply	Corsair RM650x Gold 650W
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy FPS Cherry MX Blue
Software	Windows 11 Pro