- Jan 11, 2014
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When I look at my build in action, or when I open it up and look at the inside or look through the case window that my build is just not any PC. This is the rig that I built.
I remember that feel when my build first turned on, it's just indescribable. That feel when your first build turns on and works. I've fixed 99% of my reliability issues and it just works. Can't see how I could have gotten a better computer (aside from getting a GTX 770 or a Titan rather than a 760 and overclockable processor/board, but had to save money somewhere).
Spent more than I'd have liked (33% more roughly), but worth it!
Had great fun building it too.
Oh, and it's completely ruined consoles for me D:
Anyone feel the same?
Does anyone know how it stacks up against prebuilt rigs and whether I got a good saving. Put mine together for £1185
My spec:
16GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Gigabyte GA H87 HD3 mobo
16x Blu Ray Drive with Cyberlink Media Suite 10 (includes PowerDVD 10 to play Blu Rays)
4TB storage space (1 x 2TB 7200rpm WD Black and 1 x 2TB 5400rpm WD Green which can be used for storage or backup)
802.11n 2.4GHz WiFi
Intel i5 Haswell @3.2GHz (4570)
Asus Nvidia GeForce 760 OC 2GB
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
6 case fans + 1 spare (2 Blue LED aerocool shark fans 120mm + 2 Blue LED stock fans 120 mm + 2 stock 80 mm fans + 1 spare stock 120 mm fan)
Corsair 600W CXM PSU
Zalman Z11 Plus case
LG K360 wireless keyboard
USB Bluetooth adapter (optional)
EDIT: Cost also includes all shipping costs and all software to get it up and running (i.e. Windows 8.1 and MS Office 2010) as well as the cost of the Xbox 360 controller and adapter and of course the rig's chassis
Two of the case fans I was going to add were returned (still leaving the 6 fans + 1 spare listed above), so it would be £1170 thereabouts for the entire build
If you're wondering why no mouse is listed, it's because I already had one
I remember that feel when my build first turned on, it's just indescribable. That feel when your first build turns on and works. I've fixed 99% of my reliability issues and it just works. Can't see how I could have gotten a better computer (aside from getting a GTX 770 or a Titan rather than a 760 and overclockable processor/board, but had to save money somewhere).
Spent more than I'd have liked (33% more roughly), but worth it!
Had great fun building it too.
Oh, and it's completely ruined consoles for me D:
Anyone feel the same?
Does anyone know how it stacks up against prebuilt rigs and whether I got a good saving. Put mine together for £1185
My spec:
16GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Gigabyte GA H87 HD3 mobo
16x Blu Ray Drive with Cyberlink Media Suite 10 (includes PowerDVD 10 to play Blu Rays)
4TB storage space (1 x 2TB 7200rpm WD Black and 1 x 2TB 5400rpm WD Green which can be used for storage or backup)
802.11n 2.4GHz WiFi
Intel i5 Haswell @3.2GHz (4570)
Asus Nvidia GeForce 760 OC 2GB
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
6 case fans + 1 spare (2 Blue LED aerocool shark fans 120mm + 2 Blue LED stock fans 120 mm + 2 stock 80 mm fans + 1 spare stock 120 mm fan)
Corsair 600W CXM PSU
Zalman Z11 Plus case
LG K360 wireless keyboard
USB Bluetooth adapter (optional)
EDIT: Cost also includes all shipping costs and all software to get it up and running (i.e. Windows 8.1 and MS Office 2010) as well as the cost of the Xbox 360 controller and adapter and of course the rig's chassis
Two of the case fans I was going to add were returned (still leaving the 6 fans + 1 spare listed above), so it would be £1170 thereabouts for the entire build
If you're wondering why no mouse is listed, it's because I already had one
Can't even begin to think what I'd have in my 2nd build, never mind 20 years down the line
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