Author Topic: "Blue Majestic" Gaming PC is finally finished! (Read 15568 times)

blackburn · « **on:** September 27, 2008, 11:23:16 PM »

He are a few pics of it, ill post the specs after the pics:

^^i mainly only posted this image to show the GTX 280s because some people questioned the fact that i even

them

System Specs:
eVGA/nVidia 790i Ultra Motherboard
Intel Q6700 OC'd to 3.6 GHz
Thermaltake Watercooling kit (keeps PC running at about 35C idle, and about 48-55 under FULL load)
Antec 900 Gaming Case
Patriot DDR3 1333MHz RAM (4 gigs)
Corsair RAM Cooler
2x eVGA GTX 280 Superclocked Videocards in SLI
800W Tagan Modular Piperock PSU
(replaced ALL but 200mm top fan with better/quieter fans)
Zalman MFC2 Fan Controller
LG DVD and Dual Layer Burner with Lightscribe (hope to get Blue-Ray burner soon, wating for them to drop in price a bit)

All thats left to do is a little cable management and it will be 100% complete!

H-Sauce · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2008, 11:45:53 PM »

NICE! im so clumsy, if i done water cooling it would probably be bodged and kill £800 worth of parts

blackburn · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2008, 11:54:24 PM »

yeah i was scared at first, i made sure i did like 500 tests outside of the case first

i still check on it a lot though

psp339 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:16:37 PM »

You should have gotten a custom watercooling kit. They perform a lot better than thermaltake water cooling systems.

H-Sauce · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2008, 11:29:29 PM »

how much did this system cost?? bet you could get some decent frame rates in crysis from that thing.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2008, 02:40:21 AM »

Quote from: H-Sauce on September 28, 2008, 11:29:29 PM

how much did this system cost?? bet you could get some decent frame rates in crysis from that thing.

Decent?! That thing's gotta be a BEAST!
I'm curious as well, how much did that cost?

blackburn · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2008, 01:24:53 PM »

yeah its a BEAST it cost me right around $3,000 to build, considering i used to have a p7n diamond motherboard but decided to change to the eVGA 790i Ultra, because i had 4 p7n diamond boards die on me. (4th one just died on me about a month ago still on the 1st 790i Ultra

) and before i got the 280s i had a single 8800 GTS 640 OC from BFG Tech (which i need to get rid of...) so the motherboard set me back $350 and the 2 GTX 280 cards set me back ~$900

Tec_ · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2008, 01:27:59 PM »

you could drop you case temp considerably if you clean up your wires

blackburn · « **Reply #8 on:** September 29, 2008, 06:16:27 PM »

Quote from: Tec_ on September 29, 2008, 01:27:59 PM

you could drop you case temp considerably if you clean up your wires

hince the fact that i said "all i have to do is some wire management and it will be 100% finished"

Tec_ · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2008, 08:43:20 PM »

i missed that im a bit ocd when it comes to cables or there might have been something shiny in my room

blackburn · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2008, 01:08:35 PM »

Quote from: Tec_ on September 29, 2008, 08:43:20 PM

i missed that im a bit ocd when it comes to cables or there might have been something shiny in my room

yeah cleaning up cabling in the Antec 900 isnt easy because theres really not much room for anything extra anymore

and yeah im ocd about the wires / the whole computer as well... i cant stop messing with either the overclocking stuff, or trying to clean it up (wires, dust, everything lol)

Tec_ · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2008, 10:19:01 PM »

i have a 900 as well

the cable is clean and the psu is flipped upside down so it vents out the bottom runs 12 degrees colder than before

Winterz117 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 01, 2008, 04:19:39 AM »

nice computers guys!

i noticed that display you had on your case, did that come with the case or is that extra?

blackburn · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:08:30 AM »

Quote from: Winterz117 on October 01, 2008, 04:19:39 AM

nice computers guys!

i noticed that display you had on your case, did that come with the case or is that extra?

thanks alot man! yeah that display is the Zalman MFC2 Fan controller it has an LCD screen that shows your PSU load, and can control up to 4 fans and any RPM you want, im actually quite impressed with it

VoX · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2008, 08:29:17 PM »

Thats a awesome setup! I would of gone for two 4870x2's in Quad Crossfire as they would of out performed the two GTX 280s in SLI. Though it would of cost a bit more, just one thing, HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET $3000?

Winterz117 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2008, 02:09:36 PM »

thanks im definatly gona get one of those Zalman MFC2 Fan controllers

blackburn · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2008, 08:08:26 PM »

Quote from: Winterz117 on October 04, 2008, 02:09:36 PM

thanks im definatly gona get one of those Zalman MFC2 Fan controllers

eh.... i dont really recommend them unless its just for looks, because the display is complete sh*t unless your PC is level with you and right next to you cant cant even read what it says, it just looks like a bunch of numbers lit up if you look at it from an angle. But it works REALLY well as an actuall fan controller just make sure if you dont have fans plugged in to certain spots to turn the fan alarm off cause it gets annoying as hell

it also has termal sensors you can place around the case to get case temps, i have one on one of my RAM sticks, one on the CPU heatsink, one in 1 hard drive holder, and one in between the Video Cards and they are pretty accurate! so yeah if you are using it on constantly look at then no no dont get it, but if its for looks and only going to be used every now and then and to add that "look" to your PC then 100% get it, im happy with even even with the shabby display

blackburn · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2008, 08:12:02 PM »

Quote from: VoX on October 03, 2008, 08:29:17 PM

Thats a awesome setup! I would of gone for two 4870x2's in Quad Crossfire as they would of out performed the two GTX 280s in SLI. Though it would of cost a bit more, just one thing, HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET $3000?

sorry for the double post but i figured i would just start another one for this question.....

personally, i HATE ATI, absolutely cant stand them, especially as a Linux user as well, and no they will not out perform the 280s they will keep up but at higher resolutions the 280s out perform.

and i got $3000 by working, selling rapid fire controllers, and basically modding in general for people and friends...

Reaper · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2008, 11:16:27 PM »

Quote from: blackburn on October 04, 2008, 08:12:02 PM

sorry for the double post but i figured i would just start another one for this question.....

personally, i HATE ATI, absolutely cant stand them, especially as a Linux user as well, and no they will not out perform the 280s they will keep up but at higher resolutions the 280s out perform.

and i got $3000 by working, selling rapid fire controllers, and basically modding in general for people and friends...

but why would you waste all that money on graphics cards? There's nothing out there that needs that much power and by the time a game like that comes out those cards will be <200 bucks

blackburn · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2008, 08:48:04 AM »

WoW WotLK is going to require specs close to this PC and Crysis already does. I can get the full effect of Crysis by having all the settings on "Very High" and still have a decent framerate.

Reaper · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2008, 10:55:33 AM »

Quote from: blackburn on October 05, 2008, 08:48:04 AM

WoW WotLK is going to require specs close to this PC and Crysis already does. I can get the full effect of Crysis by having all the settings on "Very High" and still have a decent framerate.

But that much money for a decent frame rate? You could have bought all the game consoles, a huge hdtv and a sound system as well as a new desktop.

Bhawan · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2008, 11:39:55 AM »

Quote from: blackburn on October 05, 2008, 08:48:04 AM

WoW WotLK is going to require specs close to this PC and Crysis already does. I can get the full effect of Crysis by having all the settings on "Very High" and still have a decent framerate.

how many fps do u get anyways??

greater than a 100 and what about low settings do u get like 500 fps or something with that..???

blackburn · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2008, 09:21:41 PM »

Quote from: Bhawan on October 05, 2008, 11:39:55 AM

how many fps do u get anyways?? greater than a 100 and what about low settings do u get like 500 fps or something with that..???

on which game? Crysis? if so i havent checked for Crysis.. WoW:BC and WoTL beta i get ~ 80-90 with everything maxed in BC and ~50-70 in WotLK Beta just depends on where i am at in game

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But that much money for a decent frame rate? You could have bought all the game consoles, a huge hdtv and a sound system as well as a new desktop.

Does having 2 PS3s, 3 360s, 2 PS2s, and 3 PSPs count? As well as a 42" LCD TV and a 24" Monitor for my PC? Because i own all this

Reaper · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2008, 10:06:26 PM »

Quote from: blackburn on October 05, 2008, 09:21:41 PM

on which game? Crysis? if so i havent checked for Crysis.. WoW:BC and WoTL beta i get ~ 80-90 with everything maxed in BC and ~50-70 in WotLK Beta just depends on where i am at in game

Does having 2 PS3s, 3 360s, 2 PS2s, and 3 PSPs count? As well as a 42" LCD TV and a 24" Monitor for my PC? Because i own all this

what I was saying was spending that much money on a video game player is a waste, that just proves it even more

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2008, 11:27:28 AM »

My question is, Are you lying(pix or it never happened)(not trying to be mean), Also how old are you? if u need advice id tell u to keep one of each and sell the rest and save up for a car(in the direction our economy is going......)

blackburn · « **Reply #25 on:** October 06, 2008, 12:11:24 PM »

Quote from: aZiZ1 on October 06, 2008, 11:27:28 AM

My question is, Are you lying(pix or it never happened)(not trying to be mean), Also how old are you? if u need advice id tell u to keep one of each and sell the rest and save up for a car(in the direction our economy is going......)

i am not lying, when i renew my WoW subscription later on tonight i will try and take some screenies!

, I am 16 and i already have a car as well.

2004 VW R32 - My Baby

1 PS3 is here at my house, and my other one is at my grandparents house ( i leave it there to watch blue ray movies and play games when i visit )

2 of my 360s work, one has no case and needs to be X-Clamp'd
2 PsPs work and 1 has a broken screen that i am too lazy to fix lol
and both PS2s work, just 1 is very old and has a hard time reading some games (dont play them anyways

)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/P_S05tUI7fc&hl=en&fs=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/P_S05tUI7fc&hl=en&fs=1</a>

My 360 (not updated) i have already installed all the PulseVU crap and LEDs, etc..... but i dont have an updated vid

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 06, 2008, 02:57:43 PM »

I stand corrected

My apologies for the harshness

noah03ark · « **Reply #27 on:** October 06, 2008, 07:59:31 PM »

neat beans

blackburn · « **Reply #28 on:** October 06, 2008, 10:17:12 PM »

Quote from: noah03ark on October 06, 2008, 07:59:31 PM

neat beans

Tec_ · « **Reply #29 on:** October 07, 2008, 12:37:05 AM »

ware is the money coming from? if you say your parents im going to kill you

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Author Topic: "Blue Majestic" Gaming PC is finally finished! (Read 15568 times)

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