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Solve : who here has the best rig :p? |
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Answer» Post your specs and compare just for fun Post your specs and compare just for fun 12GB of RAM is a slightly odd choice for an X79 board, I'm assuming that's 2x4GB and 2x2GB? Just curious as to why you're not using 4 identical modules for quad channel RAM, not that it makes much difference in most scenarios. Also, overclock that CPU, you bought that high-end unlocked CPU for a reason right? Also out of curiosity do you use the machine mainly for gaming, or is it more of a workstation setup?For me I have the following, it is used mostly as a workstation for software development but has the power to run games if I so desire:
Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5Ghz (I'm not overclocking so Calum will yell at me won't he ) Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H Motherboard 32GB Corsair XMS3 (4*8GB) 480GB Seagate SSD, 4TB WD Red, 3TB Seagate Barracuda ASUS 2GB Geforce GTX 770 D-Link PCI-E Wireless-N Card Thermaltake G42 Commander. I accidentally got the one with the Window which is redundant since I can't see it anyway. Not the best case and it has real-estate issues in particular dealing with SATA connections is a nightmare, as the motherboard is far too close to the drive cage, making it very awkward. While plugging in the drives originally I couldn't get a plug all the way in, then it wouldn't come out so I could replug it so I gave up and used another cord and plug, and it is still sitting there. also using a QNIX 2560x1440 display, and a Unicomp Model M. Interestingly, I don't use it for gaming very often, even though that was the plan- or rather, I don't use it for anything demanding. The RAM comes in handy since I often have lots of programs open, as well as Virtual Machines, though there is no denying that 32GB is overkill. I got a K model CPU for no reason other than I could afford to do so, and I suppose in the future I could make use of it to extend the lifespan. I wouldn't do it now since I'm not a fan of aftermarket coolers which are typically a necessity for such things. Motherboard was selected because of USB3 and wireless gigabit which I ended up not using, though both of those are pretty much standard. Also supports SLI, so same story as the K CPU I suppose. Also my previous build used a Gigabyte Motherboard and it served(Serves?) me well. SSD for speed. 4TB for data. 3TB because the 4TB was lonely, and for backups. Also have a front-panel with Card slots and an extra USB3 hub. Quote from: DaveLembke on January 05, 2015, 05:37:53 AM
I also have a old rig with a gtx 260 thats just relaxing in the corner haha is the card still concidered good these days? Quote from: Calum on January 05, 2015, 06:52:23 AM 12GB of RAM is a slightly odd choice for an X79 board, I'm assuming that's 2x4GB and 2x2GB? Just curious as to why you're not using 4 identical modules for quad channel RAM, not that it makes much difference in most scenarios. Also, overclock that CPU, you bought that high-end unlocked CPU for a reason right? Its 2x8gb my bad haha. The whole setup set me back 3600 if i remember right. I use it as a gaming rig and it loves it played crysis 3 on highest setting and it ran like a champ. Also powering it is a 1200w atx psu. Plus cant remeber what model but a corsair liquid cpu cooler Quote I also have a old rig with a gtx 260 thats just relaxing in the corner haha is the card still concidered good these days? It was a card I bought used from my younger brother for $40 and was way better than the ATI Radeon HD5450 I had prior. Also the card doesnt have many hours on it and so the cooling fan is still good etc. He originally had 2 x GTX 260's in SLI and then he SPLIT them up for 2 builds and this card was in the build that he didnt use much, and when looking to sell some older hardware to offset the cost of new hardware, I couldnt pass up the deal for $40. The nice thing is that i can run Ultra Graphics settings on World of Warcraft and get a good 30 fps frame rate, whereas my older gaming system that has the ATI Radeon HD5450 I had to back off the graphics setting to FAIR from GOOD on World of Warcraft to up my frame rate since the WoD expansion made changes to textures and character models etc, so its more demanding than MoP and prior EXPANSIONS were. I also forgot to add that the 8-core CPU I have the AMD FX-8350 is overkill for all the games I play. The only way I see 100% usage of cores is when running CPU benchmarks. Other than that the CPU is very restful at like 13% while playing wow and playing music at same time and browser open with multiple tabs open etc. World of Warcraft with this 8-core seems to grab 2 of the 8 cores and places them at about 25-50% usage while the 6 other cores are at rest. Not sure why it doesnt balance the load more among all cores or if its due to how the game is coded/designed that it wants to only really grab 2 cores. Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 05, 2015, 12:41:19 PM Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5Ghz (I'm not overclocking so Calum will yell at me won't he ) I'm not saying it's a requirement to overclock K series CPUs, just that I'm surprised how many buy them without doing so. I suppose there's usually very little or no price difference between K and non-K models, and as you say you do at least have the option down the line of overclocking the CPU, but it still just seems odd to me, maybe I just went too long without seeing a stock system :p Quote from: juicebox on January 05, 2015, 03:11:35 PM I also have a old rig with a gtx 260 thats just relaxing in the corner haha is the card still concidered good these days? 2x8GB makes more sense heh. I was just curious re the use of the system as I don't often see X79 setups purely for gaming because they're less cost effective and even in CPU-limited games the 4770K is competitive with even the 4960X. Obviously for games utilising more than 4 cores/8 threads or for rendering and other CPU-intensive tasks the IB-E 4930K will best the Haswell 4770K, but mostly it'll be a wash. Glad to hear it's performing well for you, though |
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