My new rig

[SilverZ06]

I just built this last night. It is my first build ever so the wiring is not as neat as it could be but for a first timer its not too terrible. It was a lot of fun and AH looks amazing with full eye candy and shadows. I cant believe what I've been missing. There still seems to be a small problem though, I'm still getting killed way too frequently  . Anyway here it is. Pics and specs below. I just added 2 led strips from the auto parts store to the side panel to help illuminate the guts. Thanks for everyones help in my other thread about building a pc to run on full eye candy. FYI this was well over my original planned $800 budget 

Specs:
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157265
 
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116986
 
Logitech MK100 Black PS/2 Wired Slim Classic Desktop
Item #: N82E16823126220
 
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AL LightScribe Support - OEM
Item #: N82E16827151235

 
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Item #: N82E16820231428

 
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Item #: N82E16819115072

 
XFX HD-695X-CDDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #: N82E16814150548

 
Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active ...
Item #: N82E16817153106

 
 
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
Item #: N82E16835103065

 
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007


Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820148441


 
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136533


ViewSonic VA2702w Black 27" Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor
Item #: N82E16824116455
 
 
Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock
Item #: N82E16811147107

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There was a fan on the same door the LEDs are on but it hit the 212+ so it got moved to the front of the case. You cant see it but it is on top of the 2 blue fans hidden behind the 3 unused  5.25" bays. I am using the Asrock auto over clock at 4.0ghz. After playing AH the cpu is at around 32*c and the gpu is around 43*c. 

[M0nkey_Man]

nice 

[guncrasher]

get a self powered usb hub before you start having problems, they're only about 30 bucks and money well invested.  other than that, it's a nice built.

semp

[gyrene81]

very nicely done silver... 

say, how did you get that oem windows installed? mine said it needed the oem install pack and i couldn't get my hands on a copy.

[SilverZ06]

very nicely done silver... 

say, how did you get that oem windows installed? mine said it needed the oem install pack and i couldn't get my hands on a copy.

I had no issues with the install at all. Just installed the cd and followed the prompts. It never asked for an oem install pack. I do kind of wish I bought a retail version of w7 though so i could tranfer it to my other computers. With the OEM its only good for one machine.

get a self powered usb hub before you start having problems, they're only about 30 bucks and money well invested.  other than that, it's a nice built.

semp

Semp, what problems will I have without a powered hub? I have one on hand but have 10 usb connections on the computer (6 on the back of the MB and 4 on the top of the case). I figured my power supply is more than capable of powering the devices. I am not against using the self powered hub just wondering what the advantages are. Thanks

[MaSonZ]

the 6950 is $300 itself, i would hope that is over your 800 budget 

anyway, very nice!

[Easyscor]

the 6950 is $300 itself, i would hope that is over your 800 budget 

anyway, very nice!

Isn't it ridiculous what happens to our original budgets when we're looking at one click shopping! 

[Flifast]

How was the SSD/HD setup?  Whats your windows experience # for Data transfer?

I was thinking of adding a SSD for just AH2 and the OS...do you think it would help game play?

Great System!

[SilverZ06]

How was the SSD/HD setup?  Whats your windows experience # for Data transfer?

I was thinking of adding a SSD for just AH2 and the OS...do you think it would help game play?

Great System!

I like the setup, it is extremely fast. A full boot up from the time i hit the power button until windows is fully loaded and ready to use is 24 seconds. 10 of those seconds are just BIOS screen and POST. Here is my experience score.

DSC_0927 by 06CTS-V, on Flickr
And I still have 32GB free after W7 and AH2

DSC_0928 by 06CTS-V, on Flickr

As far as helping with game play I really cant tell you as this system is a huge overall improvement over my other computer so I dont know if the SSD alone would really make that big of a difference. I would have to assume it (SSD) would not make a noticeable difference in AH. I think the GPU and CPU are by far the more important components.

[BaldEagl]

Nice machine.

So now that you've built one are you ever going to buy another pre-built machine?  Didn't think so.   

[MaSonZ]

Isn't it ridiculous what happens to our original budgets when we're looking at one click shopping! 

it is. I still managed under my 1k though even after buying goodies. Wish I could fill my case a little more though

[guncrasher]

I had no issues with the install at all. Just installed the cd and followed the prompts. It never asked for an oem install pack. I do kind of wish I bought a retail version of w7 though so i could tranfer it to my other computers. With the OEM its only good for one machine.

Semp, what problems will I have without a powered hub? I have one on hand but have 10 usb connections on the computer (6 on the back of the MB and 4 on the top of the case). I figured my power supply is more than capable of powering the devices. I am not against using the self powered hub just wondering what the advantages are. Thanks

usb connections like the ch stick/headset/pedals/throttle  draw a lot of power off the mobo and it may start spiking while playing.  you may not have a problem at all, but the hub is good insurance.

semp

[ebfd11]

Looks nice silver... now comes the MODS paortion of the build... 2nd vidcard 2 more monitors... water cooling for cpu... water cooling for vid cards... and other mods...Welcome to the home built club sir.

[MaSonZ]

Looks nice silver... now comes the MODS paortion of the build... 2nd vidcard 2 more monitors... water cooling for cpu... water cooling for vid cards... and other mods...Welcome to the home built club sir.

and its hard to keep the adiction tamed when you get enough pennies scraped together for something. lucky i didnt give in a couple times, really struggling right now 

[SilverZ06]

Looks nice silver... now comes the MODS paortion of the build... 2nd vidcard 2 more monitors... water cooling for cpu... water cooling for vid cards... and other mods...Welcome to the home built club sir.

This one does everything i want it to and then some. I think it will stay as is for quite a while. Hell I even turned off the over clock to run at stock speed as it is plenty. Then if I get in the mood to mod ill just click a few buttons