My computer build

[aZiZ1]

can i ask? why wouldnt u get it from ur friend instead since its much cheaper?

[PspKicks316]

He can't get anymore and he refuses to sell me one of his (he's running 4 in Raid 10).

The SSD speeds are amazing too. Seq read is ~220mb/s and write is ~200mb/s.
It'll be plugged into my SATA 3.0 port so it boots first and so there's no chance of bottlenecking it.

edit:
Aw :censored:ers. It was bought. I'd rather not pay $350 for one... oh well. I'll wait for another chance to get one.

Anyway, I'll have about $760 or $900 by the end of this week. About $425 of that is going towards watercooling parts. Check out the res I'm getting. Ohmygod<3

The other $475 will go towards RAM ($280ish), the PSU ($135ish), and the other $60 will go to whatever else I come across in that price range.

edit 2:
Found another at $300 with $30 shipping BIN/OBO. I'll see if I can get it $300 shipped...
Found ANOTHER at $300 with free shipping. I'll see if he will go any lower. This will be bought before the RAM/PSU because it's not everyday I'll be able to get it at ~$290 instead of $350

[froggy]

Man I Wish I Had That Kind Of Money,Lol
Nice Job So Far

[PspKicks316]

Lol thanks. Just edited the bottom of my post above yours if it matters. Just some info about the SSD.


If anyone knows of a 1.8" uSata to 2.5" Sata enclosure and a 2.5" Sata to 3.5" Sata enclosure could you let me know?
Or a 1.8" uSata to 3.5" Sata.

I've got 3 HDD slots open (and 4 5.25" bays) in the end. I can mount a 2.5" drive on the bottom of the case, though. Just trying to think of options and it's good to have an enclosure ready to buy, should I need one. I'll probably mount the SSD in the 2.5" spot on the case, then put the 300GB VR in a padded 3.5" enclosure in the drive bay along with 2 1TB HDDs. I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do with so much space. xD

Not sure where I'm gonna mount the pump yet, though... I suppose I can drill 4 holes and mount the pump on the bottom.

[PspKicks316]

Ebay account was suspended. This time I'm clueless as to why.

Just bought my PSU, some OCZ RAM (6GB 1600mhz), a temporary Radeon 5570, and some LCS parts(res, tubing, coolant, pump, fittings).

[PspKicks316]

RAM and GPU came in. LCS stuff tomorrow, and PSU monday. Then the build starts!
Post Merge: February 26, 2010, 10:20:42 AMSo change of plans. Just cooling the GPU/CPU because it'll save a ton of money and I'm actually running out of room in my massive case. I'd never fit another rad in here.

Pics up probably Thursday. PSU coming Monday, and my last water cooling stuff coming Tuesday or Wednesday (needed last minute parts).

Gonna try to get early birthday presents from my parents and grandparents to get more of this built. Gonna sell my laptop for another $800ish soon, too. I need maybe another $1900ish. Not sure, I'll have to recalculate.
Post Merge: February 27, 2010, 02:24:27 PMPSU came in early. Gonna try to hook up my tubing to my pump again so that I can have this running before Wednesday.

[crazy-modder]

My build is

atx shark case
1200 watt power supply
core 2 overclocked 3.75
4gb gskull ram
radeon hd series video card (overclocked)
1.5 tb hard drive
write master dvd drive
thermaltake liquid cooling

22in samsung widescreen
complete logitech system, speakers,mouse,keyboard
cant forget about the so important raid card 
computer is a few years old and still runs everything

[jacobia jacob]

core 2 overclocked 3.75
radeon hd series video card (overclocked)

might be thread jacking but core 2 duo or quad and which of the radeon hd series? jw

[crazy-modder]

core 2 duo
hd 3650 1gb

[FOOKz™]

Kicks owns a server. Jesus Christ whats all that really for?

[dedafmonteur]

Kicks owns a server. Jesus Christ whats all that really for?

He is going to take over acidmods.


oh shi.....

[PspKicks316]

HELLO WORLD FROM MY NEW DESKTOP.

I'd like to give a special thanks to FOOKz who suggested air heating the tubing (I used my heatgun on low [300C]) to fit it over the 1/2" barbs. That gets this up and running till Wednesday.
I had a little problem with the rad at first, though. When I drilled one of the mounting holes a bit bigger, I chipped a hole in one of the water lines. A little solder sealed that up, though.

The thing is amazing. CPU runs between 29-35C idle (depending on program used to read it).
I'll take more pics next week and just upload them to the gallery.

http://pbckt.com/s3.dWw

[loganbyers07]

Kicks, how do you only have a 6.8 for graphics with that card?!

[PspKicks316]

Using a 5570 until I have the money for the 5970 or a Fermi.
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 08:34:51 AMMy RAM shows up as 1066MHz instead of 1600MHz. I read that other people have that problem with this RAM too. Using CPU-Z and SIW, it says it's running at 533MHz.

WHY. Am I supposed to OC the RAM so that it runs at the designed speed?
Or is it because it's running at about 1.5V and it's rated for 1600MHz at 1.65V?
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 08:57:34 AMSo it's been on for about an hour and 45 minutes, and my screen keeps flickering on/off. I'm using my TV.

It's becoming more and more frequent. WHAT THE . Is it the driver?! The card?! My TV?!

Restarted it. No signal...

BIOS said OC'ing failure? I didn't OC though. Loading BIOS defaults and it gives a signal on my TV again. I used a VGA monitor to get a signal to get to the BIOS.

That was weird...

EDIT:

Getting flickering again and for longer periods of time.

What the is going on? Obviously something is unstable, but WHAT.
Only getting flickering with HDMI, not VGA. Help =(
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 09:11:43 AMIt's gotta be the driver. It doesn't happen at the BIOS screen. FML I hate ATI now.
It keeps telling me to restart everytime I boot, too >=[

I hate Windows. Maybe this will run OSx86...
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 09:28:38 AM=( I'm upset. Only 8380 in 3Dmark06.
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AMJESUS CHRISTMAS.
The drivers that came with my card are 8.67. Downloading the 8.7 drivers now.

[crazy-modder]

I had that problem awhile back.  I was using a vga adapter on a dvi cable to hook to my monitor. ya i know (noobish).  So i went out and spent like $20 and got me an actual dvi cable and now it works perfect.  That will also happen if you overclocked your video card to much.  So its gotta be a bad cable, or bad overclock. 

[FOOKz™]

Are all of the settings on the new hardware stock? Cuz you may have the wrong drivers if they are stock. (I'm not an expert, but im sure the recommended settings for your hardware should have no problem.)

[PspKicks316]

I said I didn't overclock anything. The cable is fine, I use it with my 360 every day.
Everything is stock. I'm updating my Catalyst driver.
I used the driver disk that came with the card originally.
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 10:00:55 AMWeird. It works now... I put the system to sleep and reseated the card. I guess that fixed it??
Post Merge: February 28, 2010, 01:49:20 PMCurrently running 3.5GHz using just the base clock and multipliers.

edit:
Using stock settings for now till I learn more about OC'ing
Post Merge: March 02, 2010, 03:50:31 PM

[ironcobra570]

i rlly dont understand why ppl go to such grate lengths in computers. its perty much over kill i think.
 what do you plan to do with this NASA worthy rig?

[FOOKz™]

i rlly dont understand why ppl go to such grate lengths in computers. its perty much over kill i think.
 what do you plan to do with this NASA worthy rig?

In ways people show off something to flaunt how powerful they are; for example fame, hobbies, or skills, in this case its to show off how much money he has since everything costs so much! Its like having a fancy car or a big house, so why not have a computer that can completely own anything out there?

Its a normal human being trait...

[crazy-modder]

I would have to disagree with all of you.  Building a computer as well as building anything is a great feeling of self accomplishment.  Don't you guys feel great when you put time, will, confidence and a little money into something and it turns out badass?  Well i do...  Give the guy a little props on his build.  Props from me, nice build you got!! ignore the jealous people.

[PspKicks316]

I did this because I've wanted to build a computer for the past 2 years. I'm sick of stock desktops/laptops and wanted a fully customized one.

[ironcobra570]

ok, i get it. it is one hell of a rig ill give you that

[PspKicks316]

Well, after this past weekend...I have ~$550.

Guess what I'm probably getting?

GTX 480 baby.

[FOOKz™]

<emotion type="Happy Face" username="fookz"> lololol expensive heat sink for teh win.

[PspKicks316]

So cool.

[budgray19]

jezz they are already up to the 4 series

[PspKicks316]

It's the new Fermi based cards. They skipped 3xx.

[budgray19]

so its not for gaming?

[PspKicks316]

...Yes it is.

[Blazinkaos]

Pretty legit kicks.