Post your setup!

[BTGBullseye]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132082 ($52.99 new motherboard that matches your CPU)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006050%20600536667%20600006069%20600006074%20600006072&IsNodeId=1&name=16GB%20%282%20x%208GB%29 (your choice of 2133 RAM for under $100)

 

New motherboard + faster RAM is cheaper than just the RAM for your old moboard by a significant amount.

[RadAct1000]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132082 ($52.99 new motherboard that matches your CPU)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006050%20600536667%20600006069%20600006074%20600006072&IsNodeId=1&name=16GB%20%282%20x%208GB%29 (your choice of 2133 RAM for under $100)

 

New motherboard + faster RAM is cheaper than just the RAM for your old moboard by a significant amount.

 

Thanks man, I'll take a look at these. I've decided to move into a bigger case (cooler master elite 130) and get a larger psu first, which, depending on the psu, should only land me at about 80 or so. After that, I'll definitely look into a motherboard upgrade as well as ram. I'm pretty stoked. By the end of it it seems like I'll have a top end PC, or at least one good enough for me xD. Thanks again for your guys' help.

[RadAct1000]

You know, it just occurred to me the moboard you recommended is a M-ATX, not ITX, which is what i have and what the elite 130 was for. I may have to reconsider what exactly I'm buying now xD

[BTGBullseye]

Ah... You said it was a M-ITX in a previous post, so I went with improving over that.

[RadAct1000]

Ah... You said it was a M-ITX in a previous post, so I went with improving over that.

 

I gotcha. I think my current plans are to get the elite 130 case from cooler master and a larger psu, move everything over, and then upgrade as I go along. From most internet posts, it seems that the motherboard shouldn't be a problem with moving or anything. But all this has me nervous that I just bought some machine for practically no reason now that I'm having to change everything xD Most success stories have said that moving the moboard was completely fine, just a bit daunting. So hopefully that all goes well.

 

 

If not, then that sucks xD

[BTGBullseye]

Just an FYI, the CM Elite 130 case is for M-ITX only, and won't fit an M-ATX board in it... M-ATX is nearly double the size.

 

Try this for a box that'll hold the M-ATX or the M-ITX, is $10 less, will hold a normal PSU without issue, and you'll have room to assemble it without as many problems:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147166 (and it even has better cooling, both out of the box, and overall)

 

The only con you can put on M-ATX is that it's bigger in physical size than the M-ITX.

[RadAct1000]

Just an FYI, the CM Elite 130 case is for M-ITX only, and won't fit an M-ATX board in it... M-ATX is nearly double the size.

 

Try this for a box that'll hold the M-ATX or the M-ITX, is $10 less, will hold a normal PSU without issue, and you'll have room to assemble it without as many problems:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147166 (and it even has better cooling, both out of the box, and overall)

 

The only con you can put on M-ATX is that it's bigger in physical size than the M-ITX.

 

Yeah, it being bigger is slightly daunting. I don't really have much room at all, which is why I was going on to get an m-itx. But if this fits both, this seems like a decent deal. I'll look into it. Thanks a lot man!

[RadAct1000]

Whoops, I wasn't paying attention. I have a friend who has a similar looking case and I assumed that it was the same, and it was a big case. I'm looking at a review of it now and it seems actually to be a decent size. I'll look into it some more now

[BTGBullseye]

Yeah, M-ATX cases look like the big cases, but are actually quite small.

[sheridanm962]

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Edited July 9, 2015 by Guest (see edit history)

[K4_Kydure]

Posting for a friend with data from various sources. So there may be some inconsistencies in the copy paste.

 

GPU: Geforce GTX 780 TI X2

CPU: intel® core i7-4960x CPU @3.6ghz OCed 4.8ghz

RAM: 64gb ddr3 RAM (9-9-9-24)

OS: win 7 ultimate 64bit/ Home brew ver. of unix

Mother Board: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION (LGA2011)

Cooling: Open loop liquid cooling, full copper platting for cpu and gpus. 6 Litters of heavy water ($4,170). Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition CO-9050009-WW 140mm High Airflow Case Fan x9 with fan controller

Power supply: XION AXP-1000K14XE 1000W ATX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80+ Bronze Modular Power Supply

Keyboard: RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 Black Elite Mechanical Keyboard

Case: Thermaltake Core V71 Extreme Full Tower Chassis, Compatible With Extreme Liquid Cooling Builds (CA-1B6-00F1WN-00)

Case mod: RGB Remote LED case lighting

Storage: 111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (SSD) 31 °C

-1,863GB TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 28 °C

-2,794GB Seagate ST3000DM 001-1ER166 USB Device (USB) X2

Monitor: ACER monitor 60Hz X2

Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Phoebus ROG

Asus orion gaming pro headset

Wireless router + CAT5e network cable 460$, Internet bill alone = 86$

 

Bonus cooling cost

 

Part #

Product Description

Qty

Price

Total

ex-rad-336

Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper Triple 120mm Radiator

2

$79.99

$159.98

ex-res-582

FrozenQ PC Mods 250mm Liquid Fusion X4 Series Reservoir - UV Cathode - Fluorescent Green Quad Helix

1

$119.99

$119.99

ex-tub-34

Tygon E-3603 1/4" ID (3/8" OD) - Laboratory Tubing

5

$2.00

$10.00

ex-pmp-203

Swiftech MCP655 Variable Speed 12v Water Pump w/ G1/4 Thread Ports (Perfectly Tapped)

 

Selected Options

Pump Style: Swiftech MCP655 Variable Speed

1

$119.95

$119.95

fan-1188

Cougar 120mm x 25mm Vortex Hydro Dynamic Bearing PWM Fan - Black (CFV12HPB)

6

$14.99

$89.94

ex-liq-19

Innovatek Protect 1 Liter Non-Conductive Water Cooling Fluid - Ready to Use (500473)

4

$19.99

$79.96

ex-tub-674

Bitspower G1/4 Thread 1/4" ID x 3/8" OD 90-Degree Rotary Compression Fitting - Matte Black (BP-MB90R2LCPF-CC1)

4

$17.99

$71.96

ex-tub-735

Bitspower G1/4 Thread 1/4" ID x 3/8" OD 45-Degree Dual Rotary Compression Fitting - Matte Black (BP-MB45R2CPF-CC1)

2

$15.95

$31.90

ex-tub-600

Bitspower G1/4 Thread 1/4" ID x 3/8" OD Compression Fitting - Matte Black (BP-MBCPF-CC1)

6

$9.49

$56.94

ex-tub-807

Bitspower Liquid Cooling Fill Syringe - 70 mL (BP-WTT-70ML)

1

$6.99

$6.99

ex-tub-1163

Alphacool G1/4 High Flow Rotary Y Connector - Deep Black

1

$12.99

$12.99

ex-tub-610

Bitspower G1/4 Thread Low Profile Stop Plug w/ O-Ring - Matte Black (BP-MBWP-C09)

2

$4.99

$9.98

ex-rad-466

XSPC 3 x 120mm Radiator Gasket - 3mm

2

$4.00

$8.00

scr-229

M3 x 30mm Pan Head Screws - Stainless Steel - Black - 4 Pack

6

$2.50

$15.00

bus-353

NZXT Sentry Mix 2 5.25" Bay Six Channel Fan Controller - Black - 30W per Channel (C-SEN-MIX2-M1)

1

$34.99

$34.99

tiw-27

3.5" Green UV Reactive Tie Wraps (10 Pack)

1

$1.50

$1.50

lit-356

Logisys 12" 12V LED Expandable Light Strip w/ Remote Control - RGB Multi Color (LDXRM12C)

1

$19.99

$19.99

thr-20

ArctiClean 1 & 2 (Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier) - 60ml Kit

1

$5.95

$5.95

thr-44

Innovation Cooling Diamond "24 Carat" Thermal Compound - 4.8 Grams

1

$22.50

$22.50

lit-356

Logisys 12" 12V LED Expandable Light Strip w/ Remote Control - RGB Multi Color (LDXRM12C)

1

$19.99

$19.99

ex-tub-732

Bitspower G 1/4 Thread Male to Male Rotary Extender - Matte Black (BP-MBRG)

1

$10.49

$10.49

Item Total:

$908.99

Shipping:

$81.90

Tax:

$0.00

Subtotal:

$990.89

Discounts:

-$46.36

Grand Total:

$944.53

 

 

Cooling cost part 2

 

ex-blc-1648 Aquacomputer Kryographics GTX 780 Ti Full Coverage Liquid Cooling Block - Copper / Acrylic (23584) 2 $139.99 $279.98

ex-blc-1039 XSPC RayStorm High Performance Acetal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Special Edition Copper (Intel) (Sockets LGA 115x / 1366 / 2011) 1 $119.99 $119.99

Item Total: $399.97

Shipping: $41.39

Tax: $0.00

Subtotal: $441.36

Discounts: -$20.40

Grand Total: $420.96

 

 

Video: http://tinypic.com/r/rclnpf/8

 

Guesstimated total: 4-6k

 

Everything is bigger in Texas. Including this fucking computer.

[BTGBullseye]

Tell him/her to upgrade that Cat5e cable to a Cat6A, and that he/she wasted money on those 6 liters of 'heavy water'.

 

Also, next time the thermal paste needs replacing, have him/her try Prolimatech PK-3 instead of IC Diamond. (PK-1 is the lower performing version, but it still beat IC Diamond in independent cooling tests by several degrees)

[K4_Kydure]

Tell him/her to upgrade that Cat5e cable to a Cat6A, and that he/she wasted money on those 6 liters of 'heavy water'.

 

Also, next time the thermal paste needs replacing, have him/her try Prolimatech PK-3 instead of IC Diamond. (PK-1 is the lower performing version, but it still beat IC Diamond in independent cooling tests by several degrees)

 

The whole point of his PC was to waste money, he has a sound card and server grade CPU just because. I also don't think he needs any better paste when it runs between 27-30c average.

[BTGBullseye]

If he really needs to waste that money, tell him to mail me a $2000 gaming computer instead of buying 'heavy water'. lol

[sheridanm962]

1000W Bronze PSU??? Good luck with that.

[BTGBullseye]

If anyone knows anyone else that wants to waste money on a computer, tell them to come to me... Have them pay me a commission to design and build the system, and I'll make something that'll squash all competition under it's quad-GPU, dual 15-core CPU, 256GB RAM specs.

[K4_Kydure]

Tell him/her to upgrade that Cat5e cable to a Cat6A...

Quote is from the owner:

"Cat 6 would be better for long distance cabling. Aka one side of the house to the other to reduce transmission noise. But due to the distance to the router being null. cat4 would be just as superior to both cat 5 and 6 cables."

[BTGBullseye]

Tell him/her to upgrade that Cat5e cable to a Cat6A...

Quote is from the owner:

"Cat 6 would be better for long distance cabling. Aka one side of the house to the other to reduce transmission noise. But due to the distance to the router being null. cat4 would be just as superior to both cat 5 and 6 cables."

Tell the owner they have a lot to learn about network cabling. (especially since Cat4 will get interference from wall sockets within 2 feet, and fluorescent light ballasts within 20 yards)

[Adam Stryker]

My brand new custom built rig is awesome. My specs are below.

Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard.

AMD FX 8350 CPU.

Sapphire AMD Radeon 290 GPU

16 gigs of G Skill Ram

Corsair 760T Full Tower ATX case.

Crucial SSD at 250 gigs.

Mechanical Hard Drive from my older PC which is a Seagate 1 terabyte

[BTGBullseye]

Not bad... Should be able to run most games at maximum settings with at least 40 FPS.