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| System Name | Starlifter :: Dragonfly |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400 |
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus |
| Cooling | Cryorig M9 :: Stock |
| Memory | 4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400 |
| Video Card(s) | PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630 |
| Storage | Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5 |
| Display(s) | Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p |
| Case | Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None |
| Power Supply | FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly |
| Benchmark Scores | >9000 |
I had an XFX 6800XT once upon a time. I have... bad memories. I had an Intel D865PERL motherboard with 1GB DDR400 Crucial Ballistix and a 3.0GHz P4 Prescott. The 6800XT was replacing my old FX5200 Ultra. It performed quite well, but it came with an Antec Smartpower 2.0 PSU. The power supply was terrible and had coil whine from hell. I was constantly swapping hardware trying to figure out the problem. It would whine with the new 6800XT, but not with the FX5200. Eventually I actually fried the AGP port on that board, probably static electricity or something. I think the motherboard might have got replaced with another D865PERL, or... something... but I did some research and found that the Corsair VX430w would be a fine replacement for that terrible Antec unit.
The hazy thing about it is that this was when I was still a wee lad, and had no money of my own to handle these things. I know the 6800XT and the Smartpower was a Christmas gift, and I also know I made sure on my next opportunity to get something it was that power supply. Pretty sure that was also Christmas time too. Or maybe it was my birthday. Hard to believe I went a whole year with a computer like that. Anyway, I didn't have the 6800XT for very long, because I got a system that used PCI-E soon after. It came with an artifacting ATI x1800XL, but man that was my first system that actually handled games well and without any stuttering or frame dips. I think I replaced the x1800XL with an Nvidia 8500GT, which was barely fast enough to run anything. It was a downgrade for sure, but it kept me in the game until I could get an 8600GTS. It was good enough until I got a 9800GT, which I promptly killed in a foolish overclocking accident. I sold the 8600GTS to somebody, so I went back to the 8500GT until I picked up a 9600GSO. That as an amazing price/performance card. It did a whole 5k PPD in F@H, which was an amazing value for the $34 or so I remember paying for it.
The hazy thing about it is that this was when I was still a wee lad, and had no money of my own to handle these things. I know the 6800XT and the Smartpower was a Christmas gift, and I also know I made sure on my next opportunity to get something it was that power supply. Pretty sure that was also Christmas time too. Or maybe it was my birthday. Hard to believe I went a whole year with a computer like that. Anyway, I didn't have the 6800XT for very long, because I got a system that used PCI-E soon after. It came with an artifacting ATI x1800XL, but man that was my first system that actually handled games well and without any stuttering or frame dips. I think I replaced the x1800XL with an Nvidia 8500GT, which was barely fast enough to run anything. It was a downgrade for sure, but it kept me in the game until I could get an 8600GTS. It was good enough until I got a 9800GT, which I promptly killed in a foolish overclocking accident. I sold the 8600GTS to somebody, so I went back to the 8500GT until I picked up a 9600GSO. That as an amazing price/performance card. It did a whole 5k PPD in F@H, which was an amazing value for the $34 or so I remember paying for it.
