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Your System -May/June 2011

Post your system specs if you've built/bought a new system during the month of May/June.

If you've changed your system, put "ADDED" next to the new component(s).

If you haven't changed anything - don't post!

YOUR SYSTEMS (PART 2)
floydb1982
join:2004-08-25
Kent, WA

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Re: Your System -May 2011

iBUYPOWER custom built PC. By far the best & powerfulest computer I have owned to date in my life.

1) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit Edition

2) 4 x 2GB = 8GB DDR3-1333 Gaming Grade Memory Module

3) Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

4) NZXT Gamma Gaming Case, Black

5) 12-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader

6) AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Processor with GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 (rev. 1.0) AM3 Motherboard & Cooling Fan

7) HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card with 800W Power Supply

8) LG Blu-ray Disc Rewriter Optical Drive

Krisnatharok
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Earth Orbit

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Case: Cooler Master HAF 922
Mobo: EVGA x58 SLI Mobo
CPU: i7 920 @ 3.8 Ghz
CPU cooler: Megahalems w/2 Yate Loon HSFs
Memory: 12GB GSkill DDR3 1600
Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB SSD
Storage: 1280GB RAID 0 (2x WD 640GB 7200RPM)
NAS: 1000GB Raid 1 (2x 1000GB) OWC/Raidon NAS backup
Optical Drive: LG DVDRW Litescribe
GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD
PSU: Corsair Professional 750W PSU Modular
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Mouse: MX518 mouse
Keyboard: Microsoft X6
Monitor: Samsung 23" HD LCD, 2048 x 1152

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join:2001-10-14
Vancouver, BC
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Actiontec T3200M
Arcadyan WE410443-TS
Sipura SPA-2102

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Case: Antec P183
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V-Pro
CPU: i5-2500K
CPU cooler: Intel Stock
Memory: 8GB GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Storage: 1TB Caviar Black SATA3 64MB
Optical Drive: Samsung 24X DVDRW
GPU: Integrated for now - it still puts my old 6600GT-OC to shame!
PSU: Antec TruePower New TP-650
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

a_large_rock
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Still needing cable management
Case: Fractal Design Define R3
Mobo: Asus P7P55D-E
CPU: i5-760 @ 3.8ghz
CPU cooler: scythe mugen 2
Memory: 4x2GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 CL7
Storage: 6x2TB WD Green 64mb + 2x640GB WD Black (added 2x2TB WD Green)
Optical Drive: IDE NEC DVD/RW 3500AG (from 2004ish)
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 GV-R685D5-1GD (upgraded from ATI-x800 XT fanless)
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2410 24inch ips 1920x1200

pnjunction
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Toronto, ON

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Re: Your System -May/June 2011

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RAM 4GB vs 2GB sticks
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The guts (the entrails are crammed under the drives)
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The skin
Built an HTPC system to drive my new TV (Panasonic 55" VT30) when it gets here. I think I went a little overboard, spent almost $1k LOL. Also took the opportunity to upgrade the RAM in my desktop at the same time, put a new 8GB pair in it and moved its 4GB to the new unit.

HTPC
Case: IN WIN BL631 MicroATX Slim
Mobo: ASRock Z68 Pro3-M
CPU: Intel i5-2300 @ 3.5 GHz (stock cooler for now, might get something better/quieter)
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB DDR3-1600 CL7 (from desktop)
Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB
Optical: LG BH12LS35 Blu-ray Writer
Tuner: Hauppauge HVR-1250 (soon when I take it from the desktop)
Keyboard: Logitech K800 (for now)
Mouse: Logitech VX Revolution (for now)

Wow is all can say about the K800, it might be too good for the HTPC. I may get a cheaper MK520 combo for the HTPC and move the K800 to the desktop (the UltraX that it has, which I still love is corded so will be a bit clumsy for gaming on the TV).

Also wow for the SSD, boot time is about 5 seconds! When I'm up for it the the desktop is definitely going to get a 240GB Vertex 3...

XT0RT
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join:2001-07-28
Edmonton, AB

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I ordered a new Alienware this month to replace the aging Core 2 Quad desktop, which I believe the motherboard is starting to fail. I configured an M17x R3 with the following goodies:

Core i7 2720QM @ 2.2 GHz (Turbo to 3.3 GHz)
6GB PC3-10600 (8GB later on down the road)
nVidia GeForce GTX 460M (Upgradable to Radeon 6970M or nVidia GTX 485M via MXM III upgrades)
17.3" LED 3D 120Hz @ 1920x1080
HDMI-In Standard
2 x 320GB 7200 RPM hard drives in RAID 0
Standard Slot Load DVD-RW
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Alienware TachX Laser Mouse
2 Year In House Accidential Damage Warranty.
diablo2424
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New forum member here, I completed this system in May 2011 when I received my new AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition for my birthday in the beginning of the month.

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition
Motherboard: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe BIOS 5001 BETA
Memory: 2x Corsair XMS DDR2 2GB
Graphics Card: 2x GeForce 8600GTS SLI
Hard Drive: Seagate 750GB SATA 7200RPM
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts 750
Case: Antec 1200
CPU cooling: See Watercooling below...
GPU cooling: Stock
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor: Asus VH198 19" LED-LCD, AOC 17" LCD, Samsung LN40B550 40" LCD TV

Watercooling: EK Supreme HF Copper Acetal, XSPC RX360, Alphacool Laing DDC Pump, Scythe Gentle Typhoon -15 | 1850 rpm x3, Scythe Ultra Kaze 2000 rpm x2, KillCoil, Matte Black Compression Fittings

I only have 1 pic of it while I was leak testing...

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San Ramon, CA

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Cpu: Intel Core i7-2600k @ 3.8 stock heat-sink
Mobo: MSI Z68MA-ED55 B3 Intel Z68 Express
HDD: Crucial 64 GB m4 + 1TB Samsung F3
Ram: Kingston Technology Hyper X 8GB 1600MHz
Drive: Asus 24x DVD±DL
Case: Thermal-take Armor A30
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX V2 500-Watt
OS: win7 boots in 8secs
Monitor: 24" LED ViewSonic

ImpldConsent
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North Port, FL
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Nice. Did you combine the Crucial 64 GB m4 + 1TB Samsung F3 that the Z68 supports? Besides the 8sec boot, how about the rest of story (apps/games)?

This is essentially what I plan on building - except: >120GB SSD boot; 64GB SSD + xxx HDD data; 16GB RAM

pr1mo
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join:2003-11-12
Chicago, IL

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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm CPU Cooler

4 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws Series PC3 12800 RAM

OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G 2.5" 60GB SSD (OS/games)

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA HD (storage drive, planning to go up to 2TB soon)

(x2 in SLI) MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 Modular PSU

Razer BlackWidow keyboard

Razer DeathAdder mouse

22" LED Viewsonic @ 1920x1080 resolution

Asus Black 24x DVD burner (didn't get a BR burner as I just download movies and use the HDMI cable to run to my TV :P)

All of my components inside an Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case

Love my computer. Couple things I most likely will change soon (bigger SSD, bigger HD)...overall I'm very satisfied with my build. Clean and beastly!

(I'll grab a few pics after work)