PC Specs

[Maz]

What are your PC specs? Including mouse, headset, keyboard, and mousepad.

[SoldierScar]

Messaggio originale di Mr. "Misfortune" Teller:

Question: Why does most i5 cores can't be OC'ed?

Because intel wants you to pay more if you want to overclock, only K series can be overclocked, but then you also need a motherboard with Z chipset to be able to do it and a decent cooler. So you pay around 100$ more, but you get better performance and it will last longer, it will handle strong gpus better. But if you want to play games at 1080p/60 fps or even 1440p/60, K cpu is not needed in most cases (ofc i'm talking about current intel cpu 7xxx series). If you have a gsync/freesync monitor and don't use vsync, meaning you want the highest fps possible, then overclockable cpu should be heavily considered.

[anrkyuk]

Messaggio originale di Wolfıe:

Messaggio originale di anrkyuk:

Kargor, can you give me some more details about your system / setup as my CM690iii even with Noctua S12A fans and a AiO watercooler is just too loud and I'm thinking of a new build with an AiO CPU and AiO GPU cooler in an R5 and I'd love to know more about what fans you use, case config, GPU & cooler etc, etc.

Thanks

Best way to reduce noise is, oddly enough, to mount a gigantic air-cooler.

I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but super-heavyweight air coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 and Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 are some of the most silent on the market. Their enormous heatsink surface area and slow-spinning fans makes them extremely quiet, much quieter than typical AIO liquid coolers.

The issue with AIOs is the pump used. Most of them have cheap little pumps putting out 35+ decibels at idle. Not ideal. You can get much quieter AIO systems, but expect to pay a fortune. EK's supremacy kit is the king of the AIO solutions, but it's well over $150.

Thanks for the post Wolfie,

My CPU currently is cooled by a Corsair H100i GTX with two gentle typhoon 1850RPM fans fitted with 7mm decouplers and on balanced setting this is barely audible and keeps my i7 6700 below 50c under full load.

My problem is my GPU, a Zotac 980 Ti AMP Extreme which gets rather toasty. I've swapped my CM690iii window panel for one with a fan mount (couldn't get the CM690iii fan side panel and think the one I have is from the CM Enforcer) and even with an S12A blowing in from the side and using MSI Afterburner to tinker with fan speeds I am sadly unable to keep the card cool and keep the noise in check.

[secuda]

Win 10.
I72600K
16GB DDR3
Gigabyte LT motherboard
8 GB RX 480
120GB SSD samsung
2X 500GB Crusual SSD
Steel serie Apex keyboard.
Rival 100 mouse
some philips speaker with subwofer
razer suround headset.

[anrkyuk]

Messaggio originale di secuda:

Win 10.
I72600K
16GB DDR3
Gigabyte LT motherboard
8 GB RX 480
120GB SSD samsung
2X 500GB Crusual SSD
Steel serie Apex keyboard.
Rival 100 mouse
some philips speaker with subwofer
razer suround headset.

Those Crucial SSD's in raid ?

[secuda]

Messaggio originale di anrkyuk:

Messaggio originale di secuda:

Win 10.
I72600K
16GB DDR3
Gigabyte LT motherboard
8 GB RX 480
120GB SSD samsung
2X 500GB Crusual SSD
Steel serie Apex keyboard.
Rival 100 mouse
some philips speaker with subwofer
razer suround headset.

Those Crucial SSD's in raid ?

no and tbh i dont know why i bought two of them when i dont even use the third SSD.

[anrkyuk]

Messaggio originale di secuda:

Messaggio originale di anrkyuk:

Those Crucial SSD's in raid ?

no and tbh i dont know why i bought two of them when i dont even use the third SSD.

If you don't use the 3rd set the two 500GB's in Raid 0 to get one large faster drive.

[secuda]

Messaggio originale di anrkyuk:

Messaggio originale di secuda:

no and tbh i dont know why i bought two of them when i dont even use the third SSD.

If you don't use the 3rd set the two 500GB's in Raid 0 to get one large faster drive.

for starter i apparently had not put them in correct SATA 3 ports for optimal use of them lol... put it upp to do list in the feuture. thanks for the advice.

[Clumsybeast]

Motherboard:MSI Z270 Gaming
GPU: GTX 1080 Hybrid OC
RAM: 16GB DDR4 3000hz
CPU: I7-7700k 4.5hz
PSU: 800W Corsair
HDD: 2TB Seagate
SSD: 250GB Samsung
Keyboard: Razor Blackwidow 2013
Mouse: Razer Deathadder elite
Headset: SADES A60/OMG
Windows 10

[Maz]

Messaggio originale di Wolfıe:

Messaggio originale di MazinDaRaizin123:

I was just looking to buy a new gaming PC towards the end of the year, and I wanted to see what the community is using.

I might be able to help with that, what sort of budget and performance targets were you thinking of?

My specs;
CPU: Intel i7 6700K. Overclocked to 4.6 GHz.
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming M7
GPU: Single Asus GTX1080 Strix OC. Aftermarket overclocked, aftermarket software.
RAM: 16GB COrsair Vengeance LPX @ 2400 MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
PSU: Corsair AX860i
Frame: Cooler-Master Mastercase Maker 5
Monitor: Asus ROG PG279 IPS panel with Gsync 1440P resolution.

Peripherals;
Mouse: Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Mousepad: Corsair M600 ultra-wide mousepad.
Keyboard: DAS Keyboard Ultimate-4 in Cherry MX Blue. Aftermarket O-Ring kit.
Gamepad: Xbox One Elite controller MKI
Other: Asus WLAN/WIFI chip with 3X antennas

I was looking for something that can run games like Overwatch at minimum 60fps 1440p. A pc that could also run AAA titles such as The Witcher 3 at 40fps or more. My budget for the PC itself is around $3000 AUD.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Mobo - Asus sabertooth z170 s
Cpu - i5-6600K
Cpu Cooler - Be quiet! dark rock tf
Gpu - Asus GTX 1080 strix
Psu -Seasonic ss-660xp2
Ram - 16Gb DDR4 hyperx
Storage - WD ezex 1tb/wd blue 250gb ssd
Os - Win 10 home 64bit
Screen - HP Envy 27s
Rest - Wacom intuos 3D, sennheiser rs 185, corsair mm200 extended, corsair strafe rgb silent mx and Logitech mx master

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Messaggio originale di MazinDaRaizin123:

Messaggio originale di Wolfıe:

I might be able to help with that, what sort of budget and performance targets were you thinking of?

My specs;
CPU: Intel i7 6700K. Overclocked to 4.6 GHz.
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming M7
GPU: Single Asus GTX1080 Strix OC. Aftermarket overclocked, aftermarket software.
RAM: 16GB COrsair Vengeance LPX @ 2400 MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
PSU: Corsair AX860i
Frame: Cooler-Master Mastercase Maker 5
Monitor: Asus ROG PG279 IPS panel with Gsync 1440P resolution.

Peripherals;
Mouse: Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Mousepad: Corsair M600 ultra-wide mousepad.
Keyboard: DAS Keyboard Ultimate-4 in Cherry MX Blue. Aftermarket O-Ring kit.
Gamepad: Xbox One Elite controller MKI
Other: Asus WLAN/WIFI chip with 3X antennas

I was looking for something that can run games like Overwatch at minimum 60fps 1440p. A pc that could also run AAA titles such as The Witcher 3 at 40fps or more. My budget for the PC itself is around $3000 AUD.

I will list you 3 idea builds, the rest you'll have to decide if you wanted to change the parts in the list, to something you like for looks, or because you're a fan of a brand, make sure to post back, so you won't end up getting bad parts, such as PSU, cooler, and/or etc...

Intel = Higher FPS in games.
Ryzen = Better multitasking.

Ryzen build. $1856.70
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/DRJZpb

Intel build. $2004.70
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fJ8vr7

Intel build. $unknow
Same as the intel build above, just that the new Intel coffeelake is supposedly coming out in a month just replace the CPU with i7 8700k, and the motherboard with a Z370. The i7 8700k has 6 cores, and 12 threads, it's like having both of best worlds benefits.

[RAM AIR IV]

i5-6600k overclocked to 4.5ghz (with liquid cooler, can never remember the name)
GTX 1070 8GB
16gb DDR4 RAM
Windows 10
500gb SSD (getting a 2TB SSHD soon)
Can't remember PSU or Mobo (I'm not home right now)

[Thatbrownmonster]

I don't know my gaming computer stuff
all I know is I am a steelseries fan boy

[The Rock God]

Pentium 4 2.0
Can't remember what mobo
GeForce 6800 Ultra AGP
1x256 MB DDR-400
Creative SoundBlaster w/game port
60GB WD Black
ViewSonic P815 21" monitor
Microsoft Trackball Explorer
Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback (and a FFB 2, which is USB)
Some DVD drive
Some $10 keyboard
Some $15 speakers
Antec HTPC case
Windows 98 SE

Plus this outdated thing I'm posting with:
i7-5960X
Corsair H100 (I think) AIO cooler
ASUS Rampage 5 Extreme mobo
4x4 GB DDR4-3000 (in quad channel, of course)
2x GTX 1080 in SLI
2TB WD Black
Plantronnics Gamecom headset
MS Trackball Explorer
HP Wireless Elite v2 keyboard
2.1 speakers whose brand I don't recall (nothing fancy)
ASUS VG278 120 Hz w/3D
ASUS Blu-Ray drive
Thermaltake Level10 GT case

[secuda]

Messaggio originale di Thatbrownmonster:

I don't know my gaming computer stuff
all I know is I am a steelseries fan boy

https://www.piriform.com/speccy
tells you everything about it in terms of hardware.