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Case: NZXT Tempest EVO

Motherboard: Asus M3N - Ht Deluxe w/ Mem pipe

CPU & CPU Cooler: AMD Phenom II x4 940 'Deneb' @ ~3.7GHz w/ Coolermaster v8

RAM: 4GB OCZ FATAL1TY DDR2 @ 1066MHz

Monitor: LG 32CL10 32" LCD TV

Graphics Card: EVGA 9800GT Akmibo 2 Way SLi

HDD(s): Two WD Black Caviar 640GB Raid 0, WD Black Caviar 2TB

OS Used: Windows Vista 64bit, Windows 7 64bit, Ubuntu Linux

Peripherals: Logitech G15, Logitech Z2300, Altec Lansing BX1021, Razer DeathAdder, Skullcandy GI

Suppose i should post my setup watch as i go from car guy to a nerd.

Case: Antec 1200

Motherboard: Gigbyte x58 UD3R

CPU & CPU Cooler: I7 920 @ 4.2ghz Watercooled

RAM: 6GB Gskill

Monitor: Samsumg 32" + BenQ 22"

Graphics Card: ATI 4890

HDD(s): 5TBs all up

OS Used: Windows 7 64bit

Peripherals: Logitech G15, Logitech G5

Was a great upgrade got it around 6 months ago :(

Heres a slightly dated pic of my setup

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I'm aloud to be nerdy I'm in I.T :)

  • 1 month later...

Updated again for the last time, complete new setup next time.

Case: Antec Three Hundred, Cooler Master Extreme PSU

Motherboard: ASUS M4N72-E

CPU & CPU Cooler: AMD 955 @ 3.6ghz, Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

RAM: 2x2gb G Skill 1066mhz

Monitor: 22" Dell widescreen

Graphics Card: Asus GTX 275

HDD(s): 250gb Seagate, 500gb Seagate

OS Used: Windows 7 64 bit Professional

Peripherals: All Logitech, G25, Z2300, MX5500.

Im running a fairly highend setup

Case: Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid

Motherboard: G/B 790FXTA-UD5 with USB3, Sata3, Dual x16 Pcie lanes

PSU: Corsair HX850

CPU & CPU Cooler: AMD Phenom x4 955 @ 4.2ghz on liquid cooling. Twin 4x80mm Fan RADS, copper block, 400l/h pump

RAM: 8gb G Skill "Ripjaws" 1333mhz DDR3

Monitor: 1x Benq G2222HDL LED monitor, 2xG2220 LCD in 6000x1080 (bezel corrected) Resolution "Eyefinity" Setup

Graphics Card: 2x ATI HD5870's in crossfire @ 900/1250 clocks

HDD(s): 4 x 1.5TB Seagate, 1x 500gb Seagate, 1x 128gb Gskill Falcon SSD

OS Used: Windows Home Premium 64bit

Peripherals: Logitech keyboard/mouse, sony 5.1 surround

Eyefinity is just awesome, i wont be upgrading for a very long time!

Edited by The_AU_Viper
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Case: Antec 1200 Gaming Case ( sexified with LEDS )

Motherboard: forgotten Sorry!!

CPU & CPU Cooler: Q8300 o/cd to 3.0GHZ. Watercooled by Corsair h50

RAM: 8GB DDR3 Fan cooled

Monito: Viewsonic 20inch 16:10

Graphics Card: 2x HD4670 1gb cooled by IceQ dual slot paddle fan.

HDD(s):WD blue series 540gb? (anyone recomend a decent but cheap OS drive???)

OS Used: Windows 7 home premium 64bit

Peripherals: Logitech g15(sexy) and a shitty microsoft mouse that has never failed me.

Internet: 28.8kbps DIALUP ARGHHH!!!

HDD(s):WD blue series 540gb? (anyone recomend a decent but cheap OS drive???)

WD 1TB Black or Samsung 1TB F series (think its F1?).

On topic I added another 1.5Tb green drive to my system.

Edited by Mayuri Krab

Update, finally got me a 5870! AND...... Drumroll please....... G19 Keyboard! (well its on the way anyway :-) )

Sooo

E8400 with xigmatec cooler and fan controller now at 3.3ghz

4gb ddr2 800mhz RAM Kingston

2 x 500GB HDD in RAID

Centurion 5 case

Gigabyte Mboard

G19 KEYBOARD!!!

Gigabyte 5870

Microsfot c/less x5 gaming mouse

Asus 26inch 2ms Monitor.

Anyone selling a nice quad core? thats my next little upgrade from dual to quad before i need to step up to i5 or i7.

  • 2 weeks later...

Little update, got two 5870s, just need blocks, squirrel fans are shit.

Case: Cosmos S internals black, 3x120 and 2x120 rads

PSU: Enermax Revolution85+ 1050

Motherboard: EVGA Classified 760

CPU: Intel i7 920

RAM: Dominator GT DDR3 2000

Monitor: Dell 23" / 50" Samsumg plasma

GPU: 2 x 5870

HDD(s): 2 x VelociRaptor 150GB (RAID 0)

OS:Win 7 Ultimate

Peripherals: Microsoft X5 and X6

  • 1 month later...
Case: Ultrix something or rather with cpu fan speed and temp readout Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-45***** or something CPU & CPU Cooler: 3.2GHz intel core duo (unclocked for now) with thermaltake liquid cooling system RAM: 4Gb Kingston ddr2 800 but one pair have just fried so looking for ones with heat sinks Monitor: aoc 22inch widescreen lcd Graphics Card: 2 X 512 radeon ati cards in cross fire mode HDD(s): 1x 250Gb internal 1X 250Gb external OS Used: XP pro 32 Bit Peripherals: std microsoft keyboard, laser mouse, 6.1 channel logitec prologic satelite surround system, logitec wingman GT force feedback steering wheel, logitec 12 button 4 axis (rudder and throttle) joy with 4 way hat. Logitech mic + headphones
 update: just installed two 5870 radeon cards and new certified 650w psu. also over time have  added a total of 8gb kvm ram and win 7 64bit. i can now run ms flight sim x on full graphics @ 1600 x 1050 full screen mode. be putting the old ram (4 gb) and twin radeon hd 2600 xt cards into the old mans pc to spice it up a bit. Edited by 910trx

Win Home Server

Lian Li PC-A7110B

E6400

2x2GB DDR2

Asus P5KPL/1600

1Gb NIC (onboard wouldn't do 1000)

HP E200 RAID

4 x 250GB in RAID 0+1 OS

2 x 2TB RAID 1 Data

Room for two more drives or SAS expander + the four onboard ports.

Generic 600W PSU

And a might S3 Virge!

Just bought myself a Asus G73 gaming lappy! :P

No more trying to fit my 20kg desktop into my car anymore (& it doesn't fit!) when going to lans.

20KG? pfft weak.

Case: Tt armor custom built for watercooling custom paint in full matte black

Mobo: asus p55 ud7

Cpu: i7 860 @4.3ghz

Ram: 8gb g.skill ripjawz 2000mhz

hdd: 2x 1tb raid 0 data

1x 640gb dual platter for games

1x 160gb for os windows 7

Gfx: 4850x2 soon to be 2x 470gtx

Psu: Gigabyte Odin 800w

Cooling: HeatKiller 3.0 with 1/2 anti kink piping running through a Swiftech MCP 655, and cooled through a alphacool Pro double rad.

(cooling liquid used is radiator coolant with demineralised water :blink: keeps it at 55dC during full load)

LCD: Benq 24" lcd with hdmi running my ps3 and computer

KB & Mouse: Microsoft SideWinder mouse and SideWinder x6 keyboard

all in all plays a 55kg part :P

And thats why I drive a Stagea

  • 2 weeks later...

Case: ANTEC Midi Tower (dunno the model name has a side pipe for CPU cooler tho)

Motherboard: Gigabyte w/ Intel G31 Chipset (3 years old but still goes alright!)

CPU & CPU Cooler: Intel E8400, stock fan (mobo dosen't support overclocking unfortunately!)

RAM: ATM 2x 2GB Hynix 800mhz, will soon be 2x2gb Corsair 800mhz

Monitor: Benq 21.5"

Graphics Card: Sapphire 4830 overclocked to 4850 spec

HDD(s): WD Caviar 320GB

OS Used: Win XP Home

Also have a Dell Optiplex with Q9400, 4GB RAM, 160GB Seagate disk, ATI 3450 on 2x Dell 22" Ultrasharps as my work rig, goes alright on Win 7 x64 though it chokes up at times with the amount of multitasking I do, think it's about time to upgrade to an i7 equipped 980 :rofl2:

Case: Crappy thermaltake with mesh front

Motherboard: Asus Rampage Extreme 2

PSU: Corsair HX750

CPU & CPU Cooler: E8500 @ 4.5 with 1.4v core on air, Noctua NH-U12P

RAM: 8gb Team xtream @ 5-5-5-15

Monitor: Benq FP91G+ 19in and Benq G2420HD 24in

Graphics Card: HIS 4890 @ 950, 1100

HDD(s):500 seagate

OS Used: Windows 7 Ultimate

It is great for gaming, thinking of upgrading to i7 for architectural programs etc

Laptop is over 18months old now, but

HP Elitebook 8530W

Intel Core 2 Duo 9600 @ 2.8Ghz

4GB RAM

320 WD HDD

512MB Nvidia Quadro FX770M

HP docking Station

2 x HP 22" LCDs

Windoze 7

It's a work laptop. Oops, must have accidentally spec'd it up at the time for gaming. :bunny:

Just bought myself a Asus G73 gaming lappy! :wub:

No more trying to fit my 20kg desktop into my car anymore (& it doesn't fit!) when going to lans.

I got the same one! It's a beast!

i7 720QM

1GB ATi Mobility Radeon HD5870

17.3" Full HD screen

2x 500GB HDD (no raid though)

8GB DDR3 RAM

4x Blu Ray combo drive

Win 7 Pro 64bit

oh and a measly 1:45 battery life hahahahahaaa!!!!

I ws tossing up between this and the Alienware M17X and this one came out on top due mainly to price difference for the same specs and equipment.

I also have a Toshiba T130

13.3" screen

Core 2 Duo SU7300 ULV

4GB RAM

320GB HDD

9 hours battery life = wicked for plane trips!

Finally bought myself a pc after years without

Case: Antec 902

Motherboard: Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5

PSU: Corsair HX850

CPU: AMD Phenom 2 965 c3

RAM: 4gb Ripjaws 1600mhz ddr3

Monitor: Benq G2420HD 24in - bloody massive compared to my old 17in crt

Graphics Card: Asus 5770

HDD(s): 1tb seagate

OS Used: Windows 7 Ultimate

mobo and psu are overkill for current setup but will probably drop in the new bulldozer amd and possible a new 6000 series card somtime next year or xfire 2 cheap 5000 series after the 6000 comes out.

  • 5 weeks later...

Gaming rig

Case: Thermaltake Xaser Super tower with LCS

Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-UD3L

CPU & CPU Cooler:Intel Q9400 2.66GHz

RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2

Monitor: 2x Samsung 24" Dual linked

Graphics Card: XFX GTX 285 With Artic cooling GTX pro

HDD(s): 1x Samsung 1.5TB 1x Samsung 500GB

OS Used: Visa Home premuim

Peripherals: Logitech G25,

Razer lycosa keyboard

Razer diamondback mouse

Razer eXactmat

LG DVD burner set to region 2 ( Japan region)

samsung DVD burner set to region 4 ( Australia)

Thermaltake toughpower 850W PSU

logitech 5.1 surround sound

eation 5110 battery backup system

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Server

Case: Thermaltake M9D Mid-tower

Motherboard: Gigabye EP45T-UD3LR

CPU & CPU Cooler: intel celeron E3300 2.5GHz

RAM:2GB DDR3 RAM

Monitor: one of the 24" LCD's of my gaming rig

Graphics Card:Asus EN8400GS 512MB

HDD(s): 4x western digital 2TB Hard drives

OS Used: XP home

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(wires have since been cleaned up)

...the advantages of having no life i guess...

Edited by liger

Case: Antec 902

Motherboard: GA-X48-DS4

CPU & CPU Cooler: Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz & Zalman VF900Cu Cooler

RAM: G.Skill DDR2 4G(2x2G)PC8500 1066Mhz

Monito: 21" DELL widescreen (1680x1050)

Graphics Card: Sapphire HD4850 512M 256-BIT GDDR3

HDD(s): 250Gig SATA (OS) and 500Gig media drive

OS Used: Win7 / Ubuntu

Peripherals: Logitech G15, Logitech G5 Laser Mouse & Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers System

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