Mine:
i5-4670K @4400Mhz
Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP
Coolermaster Hyper 212X
NXT Sentry 2 touchscreen Fan controller
Sandisk Extreme 250gb
2Tb WD HDD
Gigabyte GTX770OC
Vantec 620W PSU
Thermaltake Case
8G Kit 2133 G.Skill Sniper
Monitor 23" Acer
Deathadder mouse
Logitech G510 keyboard
Plantronics Gamecom 780 7.1
What are you using to play games on PC? Show us your Rig
lucas001 on 02/05/2014 - 16:19
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I have an ok case… as its under the desk I don't really care much how it looks but air flow and being easy to assemble I do.
And later on you will find yourself get sniped again when trying to get a 770 on ebay.
To be honest, if you are not gaming with resolution higher than 1080p, single card is just fine these days.
I'll get watch dogs but want a new GPU to go with it.
Guess it's lucky for you that the new nvidia game to be bundled with GPUs will be watch dogs.
Core i5 2500k / / CM Hyper TX3
8GB DDR3 1600mh G Skill Ripjawx
Asrock Z68 Pro3
Intel 530 180GB SSD
1TB Seagate
2TB WD RED Nas drive
MSI Hawk 7870
Antec Truepower TP550
CM Storm Enforcer1 24" BenQ
1 22" LgTT Mega G Unit mech keyboard
Logitech G500
TT USB external sound card
Koss PortaproCPU: i7 4930K @ 4.8
CPU Cooling: Corsair H100
MB: Asus Z87 Sabretooth
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 C9
HDDs: 128GB OCZ Vertex 4 (OS) 256GB Crucial M4 (FSX) 2TB Segate
ODD Asus DVD/RW
GPU: EVGA GTX 780Ti Superclocked w/ ACX
PSU: Antec 750w Blue
Case: Corsair 650D
KB: Corsair K70 Black12k setup , 3x4k asus 31.5 inch 4k monitors
side set up-
dell ultrasharp 30 inch on the side powered by 4770k , asrock extreme 11 z87 with 680 classified hydro slipretty neat! (y)
4930K is on the X79 platform though, not Z87?
Yeh my bad I copy pasted my specs before I upgraded the CPU, couple of things have changed since then including the PSU which also has been upgraded, I sold it off as I heard bad things about Antecs quality.
nice!
so jealous and wish i could spent 12 grand on screens like you have!How are they hooked up? , curious of how it all works given the video card has a single dp and single hdmi port.
I thought hdmi 1.4 could only push 4k at 30hz for one screen and display port 1.2 could only push enough pixels for one 4k screen down the pipe?4 way titans mate sold the 780Ti which I used with the 30 inch dell utrasharp.780 was overkill for a side setup and I sold it for a good price as hype was high.
So you are running 4 way sli titans?
On a motherboard that only has 2 way sli?So we are up to $12k on monitors, $6k on graphics cards and the specs you originally posted having been wrong on cpu/psu/graphics card/probably motherboard….
And after all that… the benchmarks i am looking at for 4 way titans indicate around 55 fps at 5760x1080 (which is 3 hd screens wide and one hd screen high, for a total of 3 hd screens worth of pixels)
ONE of those 4k screens you have 3 of is 3840 x 2160 in resolution.
(which ends up being the equivalent of 6 hd screens wide and 2 hd screens high for a total of 12 hd screens worth of pixels for 3 of them all up)Are games at 13.5 fps fun?
Are they still fun at over a grand per fps?
Lol I'm calling bullshit.
ur just jelly
Of your fake PC? Or your terrible trolling abilities?
Those benchmarks you have are wrong, as I run in that same resolution and get from between 30-60 fps on most games, 250-300 on CS:GO, which is my most played game by far. I have a GTX780, which I OC'd a bit. Other than that, yeah, Davo is full of shit, just a shame to ruin the credibility of your whole comment with that.
You run games across 3x4k screens?
Thats 11520x2160 resolution all up…
And that's what he is claiming.heres a link showing 4 way titan setup at only 5760x1080 res not even hitting 100 frames in good games.
http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5231/5/nvidia-geforce-gtx-ti…
And he says he is running double that resolution.
So pretty much half anything in those benchmarks for the 4 way titan at the highest res in each test for a rough fps i would think.
So less than 30fps in anything in the bench pretty much?
Pics with time stamp or it didn't happen
Computer:
Intel Core i5 4670 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 6Mb Cache Haswell
ASUS B85M-G/B85/4 x DDR3/1 x PCI-E/4 x SATA3/4 x USB3.0/HDMI/DVI/D-SUB/GBLAN/RAID/mATX
Kingston 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache
Samsung 128GB SSD 840BW Pro SATA3 2.5
Gigabyte GV-N660OC-2GD GTX660 2GB,1033/6008MhZ,HDMI
Pioneer SATA DVR220L 24X DVD Black & OEM Software
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 - 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter
CoolerMaster NSE-300-KKN2 Black USB3.0 NO PSU
Corsair CX-500M Modular ATX Power Supply,80 PLUS Bronze, 120mm fan, 2x PCI-E, 6x SATA, 4Peripherals:
SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Mouse (courtesy of OzBargain)
some old generic Logitech keyboard
Edifier speakers of some sort (barely use them when gaming, I normally plug my earphones into the computer itself since those speakers don't work properly when earphones are plugged into them)
Acer monitor 1440x900 (16:10)
No mic as of yet…Hehe that Kinzu. I hated that few weeks.
Case: Fractal Design Define R4
CPU: Intel i5-3470
GPU: Sapphire VaporX HD7950 OC
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
RAM: 8GB G.skill 'Ripjaws'
Storage: Kingston HyperX 120GB (OS), 128GB Samsung 830 (Games), WD Green 1TB (backup), Seagate Barracuda 2TB (media)
PSU: Corsair GS700 700W (that I'm seriously considering throwing out)
OS:Windows 8.1
Monitors: Dell U2414H and two crappy, soon to be replaced Asus VH242H's.
Peripherals: Logitech K800 keyboard, M950 mouse and G930 headset.
I'm half considering a new graphics card, though my 7950 is doing just fine. Either another 7950 on the cheap, if CrossFire no longer has microstutter issues, or an 800 series card from Nvidia when they release. Planning on some new peripherals and new monitors (one or two more U2414H's) as well. Really need to find a good desk chair (that isn't outrageously expensive), too.
PC:
Intel Core i7 3930K @ 4.50GHz
Gigabyte X79-UP4
16GB (4 x 4GB) Patriot Signature DDR3
Intel 520 Series 120GB SSD x 2 in RAID 0
WD Green 2TB x 2 in RAID 1
Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X
Corsair RM550
ASUS Xonar Essence STXCustom Water Loop:
Phobya UC-LT2 CPU Block
EK R9 290X Full Cover Block w/ Backplate
2 x 240mm Radiators w/ Noctua NF-F12 and NF-P12Peripherals:
LG 27" 1080p x 2
Ducky Zero Blue
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Microsoft Studio Webcam
ATH-M50s
Well if you insist!
Rig Total $3,500+
PIC: http://imgur.com/n6HW67t (Not the best photo but yeah)
- MONITOR: ASUS PB278Q 27" PLS 2560x1440p Monitor
- CASE: Corsair 750D Full Tower
- OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
- MOBO: ASUS Maximus IV Hero
- GPU: EVGA 780 TI SC ACX 3Gb
- CPU: Intel Core [email protected]
- CPU COOLER: Corsair H100i Push/Pull Config (4x Corsair SP120's)
- PSU: Corsair AX860 Platinum
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz
- SSD: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250gb
- HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Accessories
- LIGHTING: Phobya RGB with Controller
- HEADSET: Astro A50's Wireless Headset
- SPEAKER: Limited Edition COD MW3 Portable P/A system (Boom Box
- KEYBOARD: Steelseries APEX Gaming Keyboard
- MOUSE: Microsoft SideWinder X
sick build
Thanks man, all I need now is sleeved cables :)
Potato.
Well, at least that's powerful enough to run GlaDOS.
One potato?
Two potato?
Three potato?
Four?
No potato, is latvia.
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz
3GB Patriot Signature DDR3
320gb 7200rpm hdd
Intel graphics
Windows 8, boots in 10 seconds flat.
Runs Warcraft 3/DotA in highest settings10 seconds.. takes me at least 20 WITH AN SSD. I must have done something wrong.
You most definitely are. (no troll)
My PC, i5 Haswell with SSD boots in less than 10 secs.Check you dont have too much stuff on the boot drive. SSDs run fast until you fill them over 50-ish%
I have a separate drive for non-essential programs (ie games) and files, so my boot drive stays lite.It's over half empty at the moment :/ Is thee a special way you have to install the OS?
You are possibly comparing apples to oranges, some SSD's read/write times are slower than some mechanical drives. I am talking recorded not stated… through benchmarking, before anyone gets their knickers in a knot :P
Try comparing SSD benchmarks of your models?
Check your startup programs, and check your bios settings. Those are usually the ones which add to boot time
My bios splash screen on flashes for a second, and I have no startup programs. I can launch my browser or whatever program straight away.
To answer bondy below, I have a 128gb Plextor
I'm not a tech-nitty-gritty person so I have no number to contribute though.And to answer imcold, it's from cold boot. I dont usually sleep my stuff because boot is so fast, and doesnt waste power.
probably boot from sleep.. not cold boot ^^
Tons of things could be the issue, here's another to consider.
How many drives you have connected to the sata ports. Perhaps some of them are faulty or take a really long time for bios to detect and boot them. Maybe you have it set to check the cd drive first.
Change the drive boot priorities so that your ssd is the first on the list. Having it check for a cd, usb whatever first all adds to time.
Ssd's are nice for boot times, but it's not the only factor (although probably the biggest). Having it plugged into a sata 2 port could slow it down too depending on how old your motherboard is. Lot's of things to consider without knowing the rest of your system.
Bah, didn't realize how old this post was. Got distracted and forgot the page I was looking at was searching for something else lol, oh well.
ASRock Extreme 4 Z87
4670k
GTX 780 Windforce OC
8 GB (2x4) GSkill Sniper 1866
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB
Corsair RM850Wi7-4770k
Z87x-UD5H
16GB DDR3-1600 RAM
500GB EVO SSD (Windows)
250GB EVO SSD (OSX)
3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage)
EVGA GTX780 Classified
HIS R9-290x with Accelero Xtreme III Cooler (being swapped out for another 780 soon)
Corsair AX760 Platinum PSU.
Corsair 750D case.
Logitech G400S mouse.
Logitech G19 keyboard. (Ducky Shine 3 coming soon)
Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro headphones.
Fiio E07k amp + DAC.
22" 1080p Display
27" 1440p (coming soon)
Impressive build! How hard was it to get OSX to run on it? Have you had any issues or trouble since?
Thanks! It was actually a lot lot easier than I expected. The only hard part is getting a OSX installable USB which I had to make within a VM but that's all. I changed the BIOS to a Legacy boot when installing OSX and then to UEFI.+ Legacy so I could dual boot using the Chimera bootloader. That is installed by the Unibeast utility itself so its easy. Also, I didn't have iMessage working at the time when I first installed it but have manager to get it going since then.
Overall, it was really easy and made even easier by reddit.com/r/hackintosh and tonymacx86's great guides.
Could you link your guide?
http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-maverick…
Everything is working fine as far as I know(I don't use imessage). Sound and internet weren't working for me after the installation which was solved by installing the drivers(was bit hard to find)
My computer specs are
Fractal Design R4 Case
CPU - i7 920
Ram - Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz
PSU - Corsair HX-850
SSD - Samsung 830 128GB, Samsung Evo 250GB
MB - Asus P6x58d Premium
Graphics - Asus 7950
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech G700s Mouse
Logitech Z63 Speakers
2 27-inch 1440P monitors (Asus PB278Q and Crossover)Sorry for the delayed response.
Here it is. http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-maverick…
Nicely done! Dual booting with windows?
Yea, 1 SSD each for windows and osx.
Well done.
You able to see the dual boot screen? My first hackintosh had a 7950 too and never was able to see it so I swapped it out for a 780.
Yea when I boot up my comp, it shows all the hard drives connected and I just select either Windows or OSX.
You know what that means? It means you did fantastic! I had a black screen and windows was the second drive and more than half the time, I'd accidentally boot into OSX. Annoying as hell!
Well done though. You managed to do this better than most.
Ahh you used that one. Interesting. I was trying a different method for my cousins computer as what i did to my own was compatible with his. Thank you very much for the link also thank you Ozhunter, I will probably use them when I start my rebuild at the end of the year (hopefully get my cousins computer running with OSX).
Hope you enjoy your Ducky Shine 3 :) I spent hours playing around with the lights when I got mine!
would be interesting to see some power consumption numbers too ;-)
Current Gaming Setup:
* Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4Ghz (Non-OC version)
* 16GB 1600Mhz Corsair Vengeance RAM
* Nvidia GTX 670 2GB - Gigabyte 980Mhz OC edition
* Samsung 840 EVO 256GB SSD
* Asus P8 B75-M Motherboard
* Corsair TX650 650W PSU
* Cooler Master HAF 912 case with window
* Total of 3TB HDD space over 3 drives + 256GB SSD
* Generic Samsung DVD drivePeripherals:
* Acer G235h Monitor - 23.5"
* $4 Woolworths Essentials keyboard, customized media keys
* Logitech MK320 mouse (from set)
* Plantronics headset - that $29 one from EB Games
* Big W mousepadBuilt late Feb 2013, total cost about $1600, but I bought most parts from the computer shop across the road from me - supporting local.
Also got a late 2011 Compaq CQ57-206tu for going to mate's LAN parties (very basic gaming though) and a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13 (2.5Ghz, 500GB)
CPU : AMD FX-4100
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Nic F4
GPU : Radeon HD 7790 Sapphire OC Edition
RAM : 10 GB DDR3 1600MHz
Monitor : 3x LG W2252TQ 22inch
Screen Res : 5340x1050 (3x) monitor(s)
OS Hard Drive : Seagate ST2000DL003 2TB
Storage : 2000 GB
Operating System : Win 7 64 ULT
Direct X : DX11
Motherboard : GigaByte GA-870A-UD3
Case : Aerocool Strike- X White
PSU : Aerocool Strike-X 500w
Gamepad : Microsoft XBox 360 controller
Headset : Beats Studio*Intel® Core™ i5 processor 3317U (Dual Core 1.7 GHz - 2.6 GHz, 1600MHz FSB, 3MB L3 Cache)
*Windows® 7 Home Premium (64bit) with Service Pack 1
*Intel HM77 Express Chipset
*14.0" Widescreen HD LED Backlit Display (1366x768), supports 720p
*8GB DDR3 (1600Mhz) Memory
*Hybrid 500GB SATA (5400rpm) HDD + 32GB SSD
*AMD Radeon™ HD 7550M 1GB - (switchable) + Intel® HD Graphics 4000
*Blu-Ray RW/DVD SuperMulti Double/Dual Layer Drive
*Stereo speakers
*Built-in Webcam/Microphone
*Battery, AC Adapter & Power cableGame: Angry Birds
I upgraded a few years back but aside for an SSD I haven't felt the need to upgrade since.
Core i7 860
4GB DDR3 G.Skill 1333MHz
128GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
2 x 2TB Hitachi 7200rpm
2TB Seagate 72004pm
ATI Radeon 5770 1GB
Sychthe 550W PSU
Coolermaster 690 Case
LG BD Reader DVD Writer
Pioneer DVD WriterHaven't come across a game or video conversion task that it makes a big difference on my 2x24" LEDs (only use one for gaming).
Chassis: Coolermaster HAF RC-922M
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D Intel P55 DDR3
Power Supply Options: Gigabyte Odin 720W Power Supply
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz
Heatsink/Fan: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Heatsink
Memory: Kingston 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
Solid State Drive: Kingston HyperX 120GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Operating System: Windows 7
Rig
- MONITOR: 2x Dell U2414H 24" IPS 1920x1080p
- CASE: CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer Mid Tower
- OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
- MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
- GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 670 2GB Jetstream
- CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K @4.0Ghz
- CPU COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
- PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
- RAM: G.Skill Ares F3-1600C10D-16GAO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
- SSD (OS): OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
- SSD (Games): Crucial M500 480GB
- HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 1TB in RAID 0
Accessories
- HEADSET: Logitech G35
- SPEAKERS: Logitech Speaker System Z323
- KEYBOARD: Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Brown Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
- MOUSE: Gigabyte M8000X
I like your layout XD
Nice setup though :)
Monitor: 2x DELL 2007FPB (30" to go in the middle coming)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01
MB: Asrock Z77E-ITX
CPU: i5-4670K
MEMORY: 8GB Corsair ???? 1333MHz
GPU: GB Windforce 3GB R9280X
PSU: Silverstone ST45SF-G w/Fan Mod
HDD1: 250GB Samsung 840 evo mSATA
HDD2: 500GB 2.5" WD BLACK
Mouse: RAZER Death AdderPeeling PaintBlack Edition
Keyboard: Apple eMAC keyboard
*Intel Core i5 3570K (OC to 4.2Ghz)
*Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2
*Corsair Hydro 80i
*Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X (6GB)
*16 GB G. Skill Sniper (4x4GB)
*24 Apple Cinema HD, Dell 24"
*Samsung 840 128GB (OS only)
*WD Black (1TB)
*GigaByte GA-870A-UD3
*BitFenix Shinobi XL
*Corsair CX-600 (Bronze)
*Logitech G930 Headset
*Roccat RYOS MK Pro
*Roccat XTDI also run a 5.25" bay with 4 x 2.5 (600GB) SAS drives for storage. (Icy Dock ToughArmor MB994SP-4S)
Unfortuntely my desktop just died… it powers off, seconds after powering on… and won't power on again…
Think either the mobo or PSU has kaput :-(Don't really want to buy a new mobo or PSU, so I might just play on my MSI GE60 laptop…
Anyways, desktop is:
* Intel i5 3570K
* 32 GB RAM
* ARock P67 extreme4
* Antec HCG 750W
* Samsung 840Pro 512GB
* Sapphire HD 7950
* AOC 30" IPS
* Logitech g9x
* Razer ultimate blackwidow
* TB PX51Sorry about your PC, most of times its mobo, might be gpu, ram or psu too but its really easy to check your psu, gpu or ram.
Its a good system if you get another moboUnfortunately I don't have any old compatible parts to test out which component went kaput.
But when I opened the case it did have a faint burnt smell coming from it :(Replacing the mobo and CPU would get expensive.
I'm in the hunt for a new laptop anyways, so I might just spend more money in getting a gaming laptop instead of replacing my desktop mobo and CPU
Ever used 32gb of ram?
I am a programmer, so the 32 GB RAM comes in handy for running Eclipse, database, webserver etc..
The SSD is great for that as well.
Not in NSW are you? I have some parts you could use for testing if you want.
Sounds like a dead mobo but. If it was PSU it wouldn't start at all.Thanks! I am in Sydney and Sydney West. Where about are you located?
Might be a late reply, but I had this EXACT issue and it turned out that it was a stick of ram causing the issue! If you want to be sure, take out all but one stick [if possible] and try booting? Wouldn't hurt you at all except waste a few minutes of your life and could save you some dollars! I'd like to hear if it worked for you too, because it surprised the hell out of me that it could display those symptoms.
Thanks. I will give that a go.
Not if you would need a minimum of two sticks… but will try..
My gaming desktop:
- i7 4670k @ 3.4GHz
- 16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
- MSI Z87-G45
- Nvidia 770GTX OC
- Corsair H100i
- Corsair CX-750 Modular
- Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 2TB
- Corsair 750D with Window
- BenQ RL2455HM 24in LED Gaming Monitor
- Razer Blackwidow Keyboard and Naga EpicWhoops, I meant i5*
-i7 3770k @ 4.2GHz
-16GB DDR3 G.Skill 2133MHz
-Asus P8-Z77 V LK
-Gigabyte Windforce Radeon 7950 OC
-Corsair H55
-Antec HCG-750
-Sandisk Ultra Plus 256 GB SSD
-Seagate Barracuda 3TB
-Cooler Master Storm Stryker
-LG E2442 24" 1080p TN (Soon to be Asus PB278Q 27" 1440p PLS :D)
-Samsung Syncmaster 931BW 19" 1440x900 TN
-Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
-Razer Taipan
-Razer Goliathus
-Astro A40 Audio System
-Logitech C920
-Audio Technica AT2020Member for 3 months, first comment! Welcome
The girlfriend-
Operating System: Windows 7(64-bit)
Core:
• CPU: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.9
• RAM: G.Skill Trident X F3-2400C10Q-16GTX
• MOBO: ASUS Z87-PLUS
• Video: 2 x HD7970 3GB OC
• Case: Fractal R4
• PSU: Corsair TX-850M
• Cooling: Corsair H60SE + 6 x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm Fans
• Network Card: 2 x Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port
• Hard Disk: 8 x Hitachi Deskstar 4TB ESATA/NAS
• Hard Disk: 4 x Hitachi Deskstar 4TB
• Hard Disk: 2 x M4-CT256 SSD (RAID0)
• Hard Disk: 1 x Samsung SSD 840 EVO 512
• Hard Disk: 1 x Seagate ST3000DM 3TB
Peripherals:
• Keyboard: Corsair K90
• Mouse: Zowie EC1evo
• Mouse Pad: Corepad Deskpad XXXXL
• Monitor: Samsung 59" D8000 Plasma
• Monitor: Samsung 25"
• Monitor: Dell U3014
• Monitor: Asus 23" 2MS Gaming cheapo for LANs.
Audio:
• Gaming Sound: ASUS Xonar Essence STX > ATH-A900
• Normal Sound: (Headphones) Yulong D8 > Buson Soloist > LCD3
• Normal Sound: (Speakers) Yulong D8 > Emotiva XSP-1 > Roksan K2 > Krix Neuphonix + Zu Undertone
* Mic: AT2020USB:)
That's a nice 'I won't be seeing pussy for a few years' setup you've got going there.
Yes, I have gotten "The virgin is strong with this one" comments before :D
I really hope those are fake specs, that poor PSU.
Under full gaming load you'd be looking at under a 600W draw. The PSU would hold up just fine. There's only 5 internal HDDs and 3 SSDs that require power and they only draw 10-17W each… when under load.
That PSU would be quite comfortable with that system.
The stock 7970's alone have a 300W TDP, 2 OC'd versions plus the i7 is at least 700W. Add in those 5 HDDS and motherboard and you'll be up at 800W. While the corsair's are tough psu's, running it at over 90% load is asking for trouble.
And when you actually go to the trouble of measuring what they actually use the system will use under 600W under full load.
The PSU doesn't check the online specs page and supply what they say, it provides what they actually draw.
Why? It's not going to tax the PSU in any significant manner. A good 750W can run a very powerful rig with a two of almost any card on the market. I have a Platinum AX760 that can and was until yesterday running an R9-290X and GTX780 with no issues what so ever. A good 850W PSU could do that with ease. Good PSUs are better than you think.
The psu seems to cope just fine, I have always had good success with the Corsair PSU's ever since the toughpowers came out years ago. I am more woried about the UPS tripping on full load. I was going for a silent PC but the case was too small to fit aftermarket coolers on the 7970 as most of the aftermarkets took 3 slots each so they tend to scream a bit when gaming. I could not be bothered making a customer water cooler for crossfire just for silence.
… why?
It has the recommended PC build…
… but no-one is asking for recommended builds…
Please ignore it then.
CPU: i7-4820k
Mobo: Asrock X79 Extreme6
RAM: G.Skill 2133Mhz Ares 16G
GPU: EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked SLI
PSU: OCZ ZX 1250w
SSD: Samsung EVO 250
HDD: Too many to listed, accumulated over the years. Roughly 6TB
Sound: Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 2G
Monitor 1: Dell U2713HM
Monitor 2: LG IPS237 (something like that)
Speakers: Logitech z506
Headset: Roccat Kave XTD Digital
Case: Corsair 900D
KB: Corsair K90
Mouse: Corsair M90
Gamepad: Razer OrbweaverAll custom watercooled…
I went all OCN and Whirlpooler on this… doubt i'll have a life anytime soon XD
Which monitor do you game on mate? And how's the performance of the GTX780 on the 1440p while gaming? I only have a 1080 at the moment and am looking to add a 1440 next week or so. Figured I'd ask since you might know.
Depends on what fps you are getting now, i noticed that going from 1080 to 1440 doesn't actually affect fps all that much… that's just personally experience, perhaps i'm not doing it right. But yeah 1080 —> 1440 is like a <10fps difference.
Also, as i have GTX780 in SLI my fps is usually 110+, so i use adaptive v-sync.
Hope that helped!
EDIT
If you like i can do some benches (TR and Heaven/Valley)I got a 780 with a u2711 and it's alright for the majority of games. There'll be a few newish titles where I need to turn down the settings to get min 60fps due to shitty optimization like ac4.
I have no doubt I'll need to do the same for watch dogs too.
Lol AC4 is so badly optimised that even i can't keep it above 60… though i have heard thats because the game itself doesn't allow for triple buffer >_>
Supposedly you're meant to turn v sync off in game and have it on in some external program just to get v sync working properly but I've tried a few things to no avail. So yeah, the game's junk. I regret paying $25 for it. Only own most of the previous iterations because of that Origin 'promotion'.
It'll teach me to ever get on a hype train again.
Just a question in regards to the HDDs.. do you notice having too many old HDDs slow down the whole system? I think my ones are slowing it down… I mean of course if you are loading apps from the they will be slower but I'm talking about when you boot and it spend some time initializing the other HDDs… I have a Sandisk 256gb SSD and 1 750 WD HDD and an old 500Gb HDD…
Not really, all core programs, with the exception of games are stored on my SSD. So on startup, they are quite fast. Even lightroom and codecs are stored on my main drive and i don't use very often. Also i used sean's win 7 optimization guide from OCN, that might help… (he also has a win 8 one if thats the OS you are using).
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Although after using that guide, i have an issue when shutting down… alot of the times, fans and PSU will still be running after windows shut down. I narrowed it down to a possible win 7 mis configuration but have no idea what it is =/
Though i'd add some pictures of my rig =)
My parts list is on there as well… though i haven't updated it for awhile… but the water cooling build is the same as the one i put on there.
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Processor
512mb RAM
80GB HDD
CD-Rom Drive
3.5" Floppy Disk Drive
15" CRT monitor
Sound blaster card
Keyboard and MouseI think I have this exact same pc in a cupboard somewhere!
Looks like a good candidate for a MAME gaming PC.
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i7-3770k @3.5mhz
Sabertooth z77
Asus Direct CUII GTX670
Corsair Gold 750W PSU
Corsair 650D Case
16GB Corsair Vengence Ram
Monitor: 3x Asus 24"
Razer Deathadder mouse
Razer Blackwiddow Steath Keyboard
Logitech z906
I have been trying to get another gtx670 on ebay but keep getting sniped. I might sell my gtx670 and get a 770 and upgrade to sli later. i play games on high and they look great. last few have been farcry 3, tomb raider and bioshock infinate. I'll get watch dogs but want a new GPU to go with it.
This is my first build and think it is ok. one thing i'd change is the case. while it is solid aluminium there are better looking out there.