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SkankwOn

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Always interested to see fellow BF fans PC hardware (sorry console friends).

Desktop - (Getting a bit long in the tooth, but Sandy Bridge still does it for me).

  • []OS - Win 7 64 bit
    [    ]CASE - Cooler Master CM-692 Dominator
    []CPU - i5 2500K (Mildly Overclocked to 4ghz)
    [    ]GPU - R9 290X 4GB
    []RAM - 8GB RAM
    [    ]MOBO - Asus P8Z68-Pro
    []DISK 1 - 128GB SSD as cache
    [    ]DISK 2 - 1TB HDD
    []PSU - 1050w Corsair (Overkill I know, used to have CF GPUs)
    [    ]+ Asetek Liquid Cooler
    []+ NZXT Touch panel fan controller
    [    ]+ DVD-RW & Multi Card Reader
    []DISP- BenQ XL27320Z Freesync
    [    ]MOUSE - R.A.T. 7
  • K/BOARD - Zboard FANG

Laptop - (My new Skylake baby).

  • []Chillblast Stingray 15.6"
    [    ]OS - Win 10
    []CPU - i7 6700HQ
    [    ]GPU - GTX 980M
    []RAM - 16GB DDR4
    [    ]SSD - 256GB Samsung SM951 M.2
  • SSHD - Seagate 500GB
Show us your spex! 🙂
 
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Gotta ask. Why not Windows 10? Do you have any pics of your desktop?

Here is my gaming rig.

OS Win 10 Pro
Case - Some generic POS that I have had for 10 years.
CPU i5 2500k @4ghz
GPU Nvidia 760
Memory 8 GB generic.
2 x 120GB SSD RAID 0
1TB Mass storage
 
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Brothers from another mother?

I have been REALLY thinking about upgrading the rig. Not based on CPU, but I need more RAM. I dont want to dump even $100 into that machine to get more RAM as I cannot bring it with me down the road…

Gamers dilemna. Dump money into old architecture, or upgrade a serviceable machine to no real gain
SkankwOn said:
“Why not Windows 10?” … I will upgrade before the ‘free’ cut off date, I’ve just got to back up (again) first. I keep meaning to do it … :confused:

First I find out you’re an Engy, now you’re telling me you’re also a 2500K (@ 4Ghz) appreciater! 😃 😃
There’s just been no need to upgrade from Sandy Bridge yet though eh.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...it-finally-time-to-upgrade-your-core-i5-2500k
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That’s the NZXT touch panel for monitoring temperatures and controlling the fans. 😉
 
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Any chance you can let me know the model number? or do you have more pics of it? Looks pretty neat.

How much was it?
SkankwOn said:
That’s the NZXT touch panel for monitoring temperatures and controlling the fans. 😉
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How I love to discuss PC stuff! This system I build took me about 2 years to complete and also recently bought parts for it, started building it in 2014

CPU: i7 4790K
Cooler: Cooler master seidon 240M (with 2 X 120mm fans on the radiotor)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1
RAM: 32GB (4X8GB) Kingston HyperX beast series
GPU: EVGA GTX 980Ti SC
GPU 2: (PhysX GPU and for other monitors) EVGA GTX 950 SC
SSD 1: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (with windows 10 64 bit)
SSD 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (for games only)
HDD: 3 X 1TB Seagate @7200 RPM
CD drive: ASUS
PSU: Thermaltake semi modular Gold certified 1050 watt
Monitors: 1 X 1080p ASUS 144Hz and 2 X 1600X900 19’ LG monitors

It is a bit overkill, but I realized running all 3 monitors from the GTX 980 ti caused some direct X functions not to work, solved it with a cheap GTX950, was initially only going to have 2 monitors, the second 19’ LG monitor was meant to go back to South Africa for my old PC (which is a old i5) or for my brother, it did not fit in my suite case and I bought it second hand for a really good price, so I kept it and surprisingly it is very handy when editing videos or when streaming to Twitch, did not think this will be the case, thought it might be a waste of space. The RAM, I bought the second pair on a sale and since After Effects can use all available RAM when rendering a 10 second clip, it came handy a few times
 
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here is my setup. It was first built late 2009. Last year I replaced my i7 920 with the 6 core xeon for €40. I bought the 290x when bf4 released previously had a 6970 and 5850 before that. I will probably do a complete upgrade for the next battlefield game. At the minute I just dont think I will benefit much for the money I would have to spend. The drawbacks to my current setup is of course limited sata3 and usb3 support

CPU: xeon x5670 6 core @4.2GHz
Cooler: corsair h100i
Motherboard: Gigabyte x58a
RAM: 12GB 4x3GB 1600MHz
GPU: AMD 290x
SSD: 128GB OCZ
SSD 2: Corsair 256GB
HDD: 1TB WD
DVD-BluRay: LG
PSU: 1200W coolermaster
CASE: Coolermaster CM690
Monitors: 1 X 23" 1080p LG (+19" for browser and stuff when gaming)
Mouse K/B : Logitech G9x +G105
Steering Wheel : Logitech DFGT (originally bought for ps3)
 
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God damn! That is a beast of a system. What are you using 32GB of memory for, that seems crazy. Are all of your SSD’s M.2, or straight sata?
Blackburn said:
How I love to discuss PC stuff! This system I build took me about 2 years to complete and also recently bought parts for it, started building it in 2014

CPU: i7 4790K
Cooler: Cooler master seidon 240M (with 2 X 120mm fans on the radiotor)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1
RAM: 32GB (4X8GB) Kingston HyperX beast series
GPU: EVGA GTX 980Ti SC
GPU 2: (PhysX GPU and for other monitors) EVGA GTX 950 SC
SSD 1: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (with windows 10 64 bit)
SSD 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (for games only)
HDD: 3 X 1TB Seagate @7200 RPM
CD drive: ASUS
PSU: Thermaltake semi modular Gold certified 1050 watt
Monitors: 1 X 1080p ASUS 144Hz and 2 X 1600X900 19’ LG monitors

It is a bit overkill, but I realized running all 3 monitors from the GTX 980 ti caused some direct X functions not to work, solved it with a cheap GTX950, was initially only going to have 2 monitors, the second 19’ LG monitor was meant to go back to South Africa for my old PC (which is a old i5) or for my brother, it did not fit in my suite case and I bought it second hand for a really good price, so I kept it and surprisingly it is very handy when editing videos or when streaming to Twitch, did not think this will be the case, thought it might be a waste of space. The RAM, I bought the second pair on a sale and since After Effects can use all available RAM when rendering a 10 second clip, it came handy a few times
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•Monitor 1 - Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Display SL 3260W
•Mouse - Logitech G402 Gaming Mouse
•Keyboard - Logitecg DeLuxe
•Headset - Logitech G35
•Mouse Mat - Steelseries
•O/S - Windows 10 pro 64bit
•STORAGE - External HDD500MB
•Joystick - Logitech 3D Extreme

Spec:
•CPU - Intel Core I7-47703.4 GHZ 8MB LGA1150
•GPU - Asus GeForce GTX770
•RAM - 2 Kingston 8GB DDR3/1600MHZ PC12800
•HDD 1 - Samsung SSD 840 Evo 250GB sata600
•HDD 2 - WD 2,0TB STAT600 64MB Intellipower
•MOBO - ASUS MB H87M-PRO, LGA1150 mATX
•PSU - Coolermaster supply 750w
•CASE - Cooler Master CM-690II
•REMOVABLE DATA STORAGE - DVDRW
•REMOVABLE DATA STORAGE - Interncard Reader
 
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Love how everyone has embraced SSD’s. It is the BIGGEST performance you can give any PC. Truly remarkable, how it feels.
 
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Sorry been a bit inactive,

Thanks @SkankwOn 🙂 loving it at the moment, nice setup btw.

True, if I could replace 2 of my HDD’s for 2 SSD’s, I would not even think twice but 1TB SSD is extremely expensive
 
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weldon855 said:
here is my setup. It was first built late 2009. Last year I replaced my i7 920 with the 6 core xeon for €40. I bought the 290x when bf4 released previously had a 6970 and 5850 before that. I will probably do a complete upgrade for the next battlefield game. At the minute I just dont think I will benefit much for the money I would have to spend. The drawbacks to my current setup is of course limited sata3 and usb3 support

CPU: xeon x5670 6 core @4.2GHz
Cooler: corsair h100i
Motherboard: Gigabyte x58a
RAM: 12GB 4x3GB 1600MHz
GPU: AMD 290x
SSD: 128GB OCZ
SSD 2: Corsair 256GB
HDD: 1TB WD
DVD-BluRay: LG
PSU: 1200W coolermaster
CASE: Coolermaster CM690
Monitors: 1 X 23" 1080p LG (+19" for browser and stuff when gaming)
Mouse K/B : Logitech G9x +G105
Steering Wheel : Logitech DFGT (originally bought for ps3)
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Sorry
Timelord_ said:
God damn! That is a beast of a system. What are you using 32GB of memory for, that seems crazy. Are all of your SSD’s M.2, or straight sata?
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Sorry Timelord completely missed that reply… lol, the 32GB came handy when I started putting in 3D text with a 3D camera in videos on cinematics for Battlefield 4, used about 80% of the available RAM, streaming is a hassle free task for this PC, I can stream BF4 in 1080p at 60FPS with no problem

I love the idea of m.2 SSD but I sticked to Sata as it was a bit cheaper and I already had then one SSD on Sata, the second one is purely for games to load faster
 
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Check out my build on EVGA’s Mod Rigs.


  • []3DMark Fire Strike: 6,217
    [    ]3DMark 11: 3,278
  • 3DMark Vantage: 26,611
 
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weldon855 said:
here is my setup. It was first built late 2009. Last year I replaced my i7 920 with the 6 core xeon for €40. I bought the 290x when bf4 released previously had a 6970 and 5850 before that. I will probably do a complete upgrade for the next battlefield game. At the minute I just dont think I will benefit much for the money I would have to spend. The drawbacks to my current setup is of course limited sata3 and usb3 support

CPU: xeon x5670 6 core @4.2GHz
Cooler: corsair h100i
Motherboard: Gigabyte x58a
RAM: 12GB 4x3GB 1600MHz
GPU: AMD 290x
SSD: 128GB OCZ
SSD 2: Corsair 256GB
HDD: 1TB WD
DVD-BluRay: LG
PSU: 1200W coolermaster
CASE: Coolermaster CM690
Monitors: 1 X 23" 1080p LG (+19" for browser and stuff when gaming)
Mouse K/B : Logitech G9x +G105
Steering Wheel : Logitech DFGT (originally bought for ps3)
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wow! a Xeon in a desktop. How do you find it? Why did you decide on that processor? Does the mobo require ECC RAM?
 
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