My New Machine

[Lord_Trekie]

I finally built a new computer, my 5 year old Dell has served me well, but there's nothing like getting to assemble your brand new baby from scratch...

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz processor (newegg link)
ASUS P5Q SE+ Motherboard (newegg link)
Raidmax Hybrid 2 630W Modular Power Supply (newegg link)
OCZ Platinum PC8500 DDR2 RAM 2GB 2x (newegg link)
Seagate Barracuda 320GB HDD (newegg link)
XFX nVidia GeForce 7950GT 512 GDDR3 (the video card is my roommates, I didn't have enough for the card I want so he's letting me borrow this til I can order the 9800 that I want.)


All of it is crammed into this monstrous case, with 6 fans running in it...
Thermaltake Armor +MX (newegg link)


And it all looks so purdy on the new monitor I got, which I would have never got but my 3 year old 19" LCD died a couple weeks ago and I wasn't going to keep on using a 15" CRT...
ACER 24" LCD Widescreen Monitor (newegg link, I plan on getting a second one eventually, makes web and graphics work easier...)

 

[Amateur]

Very nice (Love the look of the case - mine's a standard Philips Freevents...). I completely agree - there is nothing like building your own (I had to buy mine in the end - the motherboard I was going to place in it broke so it was cheaper to buy a new one and upgrade it...)

Strange number of fans though; I'm running quad-core and don't need any more than the two inside of it. Must get pretty noisy at times

 

[-RJB-]

Very nice Lord_Trekie.

I'm probably going to be looking into building a new one in the next year or two. (4-5 year cycles)

 

[Majestic]

And it all looks so purdy on the new monitor I got, which I would have never got but my 3 year old 19" LCD died a couple weeks ago and I wasn't going to keep on using a 15" CRT...
ACER 24" LCD Widescreen Monitor (newegg link, I plan on getting a second one eventually, makes web and graphics work easier...)

Thats the same monitor I got. I bought mine for a steal at the computer markets for I think it was just over $200AU witha $60AU cash back.

I can't wait to build my PC as it died 4 months ago.

 

[Lord_Trekie]

Very nice (Love the look of the case - mine's a standard Philips Freevents...). I completely agree - there is nothing like building your own (I had to buy mine in the end - the motherboard I was going to place in it broke so it was cheaper to buy a new one and upgrade it...)

Strange number of fans though; I'm running quad-core and don't need any more than the two inside of it. Must get pretty noisy at times

Oddly enough they're very quiet, and keep the thing amazingly cool. There's 3 fans in the case itself, two 120mm's and a 230mm, then the processor fan I bought (132mm), the power supply fan (120mm) and a pci slot fan (90mm) to keep the heat off the graphics card.

Very nice Lord_Trekie.

I'm probably going to be looking into building a new one in the next year or two. (4-5 year cycles)

Thanks Seems that way doesn't it? 4-5 years, personally I wish I could afford to build a completely new machine every 2-3 years but that's not likely for a very long time...

Thats the same monitor I got. I bought mine for a steal at the computer markets for I think it was just over $200AU witha $60AU cash back.

I can't wait to build my PC as it died 4 months ago.

I thought you had already replaced your computer? Really is a beautiful monitor though isn't it?

 

[Jeddy]

pretty nice not far off what ive got,

atm ive got

core 2 duo 2.4ghz

2gb DDR2

nvidia geforce 7900 GT

and the same hard drive Gotta love seagate!

im currently saving up for a new pc, I figure this build will be the last for a while, so im aiming to spend £1000 on it, to try and future proof it as best as possible.

 

[-RJB-]

Thanks Seems that way doesn't it? 4-5 years, personally I wish I could afford to build a completely new machine every 2-3 years but that's not likely for a very long time...

I build mine to last. Even 3 years in it still is considered high end and runs anything I toss at it with ease.

Intel Core 2 Duo QUAD CORE EXTREME QX6700 LGA 775 2.66 GHZ
ASUS Striker Extreme nFORCE 680i SLI Dual X16 PCI-E S775
3X1024MB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 System Elite Dual Channel
OCZ GeForce 8800GTX 575MHZ 768MB
LG H22L Dual Layer Lightscribe 18X DVD+RW/-RW X48 CDRW Optical Writer - Black
Western Digital RAID Edition 250GB
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB
Western Digital External HD 250GB
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Saitek Eclipse 2 PC Gaming Keyboard
NZXT Lexa Aluminum Case w/Window, Black w/ Silver Front

 

[Jeddy]

I have a Saitek Keyboard and mouse. The Cyborg range, they are pretty nice stuff!

 

[Lord_Trekie]

How's the Striker board? Everyone I know tells me to stay away from them like the plague...

 

[Majestic]

I thought you had already replaced your computer? Really is a beautiful monitor though isn't it?

Nope, I am using my Fiancee's computer for the time being. As a matter of fact it's in my old case and uses my old monitor, desk and has some of my harddrives in it. Maybe I should call it Frankenstien.

Yes it is. I only got to use it for like a week or two before my PC died. My Fiancee doesn't like the monitor so it's just sitting there waiting for my new PC.

 

[Creed]

very cool
may it serve you well!

 

[Lord_Trekie]

Yes it is. I only got to use it for like a week or two before my PC died. My Fiancee doesn't like the monitor so it's just sitting there waiting for my new PC.

*gasp* Heresy! Wonder if she'd change her mind if it had a 360 hooked up to it. (wouldn't have sound though )

 

[Majestic]

Well I did finally get my PC up and running sort of, the motherboard is dying so I can't restart the PC, use sound or play games. But the monitor is finally getting some use now and I love this monitor just need to figure out how to stop the streching.

 

[Lord_Trekie]

Ouch, it's designed for a native resolution of 1920x1200, I'd assume you can just change the resolution in your display properties from the desktop?

 

[Majestic]

Thanks, I just did that and it works.