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02-17-2008, 11:57 AM
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#51 | Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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Feb 17 2008
upgraydd time again Main rig
CASE: Antec Sonata I
PSU: Antec Phantom 500 W Fanless
MOBO: Asus M3A
CPU: AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core 2.2 Ghz
HARD DRIVES: 1 X 300GB Seagate / 2 X 320GB Seagate/ 2 X 500GB Seagate / 1 X 160GB Lacie external USB (all SATA 2)
HEATSINK: Scythe Katana 2 - 92mm fan
FANS: 3 X Antec 120mm low noise 700-1200 RPM
RAM: 2 GB Patriot DDR2 800
OVERCLOCK: None yet
VIDEO CARD: eVGA 8800GT (OC to 700 mhz core) Acellero S1 Fanless Heatsink
SOUNDCARD: Creative Audigy (first gen)
SPEAKERS: Klipsch Promedia 2.0 THX cert
MOUSE: Logitech G7
MONITOR: Dell 2005 FPW - 20" widescreen + BenQ 17"
KEYBOARD: Black Logitech G11
3DMark 06 SCORE: 10654 points HTPC (sorta)
CASE: Antec Sonata I
PSU: Coolermaster 600W
MOBO: Asus A8N SLI Premium
CPU: AMD X2 3500 (OEM 1.8Ghz)
HARD DRIVES: 1X 160GB, 1 X 300GB, 1X 500GB
HEATSINK: Thermalright XP120
FANS: 2 X Antec 120mm low noise 700 RPM
RAM: 2 GB OCZ EL Gold XTC DDR 500
OVERCLOCK: 260 MHZ X 10 = 2.6 GHZ
VIDEO CARD: eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX 256 MB PCI-E (500 Core 1350 RAM)
SOUNDCARD: Creative Audigy (first gen)
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z-5500 500W 5.1 THX cert
MOUSE: Logitech MX 1000
MONITOR: Viewsonic N3760W 37" widescreen
KEYBOARD: Logitech cordless
3DMark 06 SCORE: 9000 or so
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02-17-2008, 02:30 PM
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#52 | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East Vancouver
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More on the budget side so its not the best set-up but its fairly decent.
I want to get some after market heatsinks and another fan though because when I run WOW, it gets pretty damn hot(in the high 60's).
Thinking of upgrading to the 8800GT too.
I'll add the benchmark scores after i finish downloading it.
CASE: Antec Sonata III
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500W
MOBO: ASUS PK5C
CPU: Intel core 2 duo E6600 2.4ghz
HARD DRIVES: 1x 500GB Seagate SATA2 / 1x 250GB Kaser external HDD
HEATSINK: Stock
FANS: 1x Antec 120mm tricool
RAM: 2x 1GB OCZ DDR2 800
OVERCLOCK: None
VIDEO: EVGA 8600GTS 256MB
SOUNDCARD: Integrated
SPEAKERS: Logitech z5450 5.1 THX cert.
MOUSE: Logitech MX3200 (mouse/keyboard combo)
MONITOR: Samsung 226BW 22' Widescreen + Sony SDM-HS73 17' on dualview
KEYBOARD: Logitech MX3200 combo
3DMark 05 SCORE:
3DMark 06 SCORE:
Last edited by Peturbo; 02-17-2008 at 05:54 PM.
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02-17-2008, 02:46 PM
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#53 | RS controls my life!
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond
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CASE: Antec P182
PSU: OCZ Stealth X stream 600W
MOBO: ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP
CPU: Intel core 2 duo E8400 3.0ghz
HARD DRIVES: 1x 500GB SATA2 / 1x 320GB SATA2 / 1X 120GB SATA
HEATSINK: AC FREEZER 7 PRO
FANS: stock case fans
RAM: 2x 1GB KINGSTON DDR2 667 / 2X 1GB OCZ GOLD XTC DDR2 800 (all running at 800@ 4-4-4-12
OVERCLOCK: 3.62ghz
VIDEO: Galaxy 8800GT 512MB Overclock verison
SOUNDCARD: on board
SPEAKERS: Logitech z5500 5.1 THX cert.
MOUSE: Logitech MX3200 (mouse/keyboard combo)
MONITOR: Samsung 245BW 24' Widescreen
KEYBOARD: Logitech MX3200 combo
3DMark 05 SCORE:
3DMark 06 SCORE:
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02-17-2008, 03:22 PM
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#54 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 604
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CASE: Antec Gamer Nine-Hundred
PSU: 550W Antec TruePower
MOBO: XFX n680i
CPU: Intel Q6600 @3GHz
HARD DRIVES: Internal: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB; External Enclosures: 120GB, 250GB, 80GB.
HEATSINK: Scythe Mugen
FANS: 1x200mm on top, 2x 120mm front, 1x 120mm rear, 1x 120mm side
RAM: 2GB Corsair
VIDEO: BFG 8800GT OC2
SOUNDCARD: SB X-Fi Platinum
SPEAKERS: Kilpsch promedia 5.1 ultra
MOUSE: Logitech Mx518
MONITOR: BenQ FP2091
KEYBOARD: Dell
3DMark 05 SCORE: 18,932
3DMark 06 SCORE: 13,899
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02-17-2008, 03:29 PM
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#55 | misfortune cookie (V)
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 6ix zer0 4our
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CASE: Antec Sonata III
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500W
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core 2.66GHZ
HARD DRIVES: 1x 250GB SATA2
HEATSINK: Stock
FANS: Antec TriCool 120MM (Back) Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM (Front)
RAM: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2
OVERCLOCK: None
VIDEO: Galaxy GeForce 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB
SOUNDCARD: On board
SPEAKERS: Altec Lansing AVS500 (I need an upgrade  )
MOUSE: Logitech MX518 GAMING-GRADE Optical Mouse
MONITOR: Samsung SyncMaster 206BW - 20' Widescreen
KEYBOARD: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (First Generation)
3DMark 05 SCORE: Check later
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02-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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#56 | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: vancouver
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Main
silver stone case
amd phenom 9600
nvidia 7900gt x2
2 gb ram x4
32gb raptor x4
wd 500gb
lg dvd burner
sound blaster x-fi music
logitech speakers
logitech dinovo keyboard
logitech mouse
server
antec case
xeon dual 3.0ghz
1gb x4 ram
500gb hard drive x6
6800gt
sound blaster audigy 2
dvd drive
logitech g15 keyboard
logitech mouse
no speakers
moniters
24" lg lcd x2 used for main.
32" lg lcd used for main and server
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02-17-2008, 08:03 PM
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#57 | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
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Main System: CASE: Thermaltake Eureka PSU: Thermaltake Modular 750W MOBO: Abit IP35-Pro CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 HARD DRIVES: 300GB and 400GB, one is Hitachi one is Seagate HEATSINK: Cooler Master HyperTX FANS: 1 x 120mm RAM: 2GB Kingston PC-6400 VIDEO CARD: XFX GeForce 8800GT (OC edition) SOUNDCARD: Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty SPEAKERS: Logitech G51 MOUSE: Logitech MX510 MONITOR: Dell 20.5" (you all know the one) KEYBOARD: Logitech "Ultra-Flat Dark Shine" 3DMark 06 SCORE: Who cares?
HTPC: CASE: GTR Tech GT3 PSU: Included with case MOBO: Abit NF-M2NView CPU: AMD X2 6400+ HARD DRIVES: Not sure... 300GB Seagate I think HEATSINK: Thermaltake Ultra Silent FANS: 1 x 80mm RAM: 2GB Kingston PC-6400 VIDEO CARD: GeForce 6600GT Silent SOUNDCARD: Integrated SPEAKERS: my Home Theatre speakers MOUSE: Logitech MONITOR: my TV (Hitachi 32" LCD 720p) KEYBOARD: Logitech DiNovo 3DMark 06 SCORE: Who cares?
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02-17-2008, 08:39 PM
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#58 | misfortune cookie (V)
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^ that GTR Tech GT3 case is sexy.
Where'd you get it?
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02-17-2008, 08:57 PM
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#59 | Hacked RS to become a mod
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| Quote: Originally posted by LsquareD ^ that GTR Tech GT3 case is sexy.
Where'd you get it? | From GTR Tech  (the link I posted is to my site - I reviewed it)
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02-17-2008, 11:26 PM
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#60 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Vancouver
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My new rig:
CASE: Antec P182B
PSU: Corsair TX-620
MOBO: Asus P5Q Pro
CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6600 @ 3.6GHz (8x450MHz FSB)
HARD DRIVES: 120GB Kingston SSD, 500GB Seagate 7200.11 32MB Cache, 750GB WD External HD
HEATSINK: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120
FANS: 4 x 120mm
RAM: 4GB G.Skill PC-6400
VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon 5870
SOUNDCARD: Using onboard
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z-560 4.1 THX
MOUSE: Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
MONITOR: Dell U2311H
KEYBOARD: Logitech Multimedia
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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Last edited by ShyGuy; 11-08-2010 at 11:07 PM.
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02-18-2008, 01:55 AM
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#61 | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 20,413
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Office rig
CASE: IBM shitty matx case
PSU: 300W
MOBO: Intel
CPU: Intel Coppermine 900mhz
HARD DRIVES: 20Gb 5400rpm
COOLING: none
RAM: 256mb ram
VIDEO CARD: on board
SOUNDCARD: on board
SPEAKERS: None
MOUSE: Ball mouse
MONITOR: Dell 15in
KEYBOARD: IBM clicky keyboard with lot of stink marks
OS: Windows 2000
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02-18-2008, 02:55 AM
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#62 | HALF HUMAN
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los \'angelis
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Laptop:
c2d T7400
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
only 1 GB ram (was going to upgrade to 2 but havent needed it so far)
Geforce 7900 GS
120 GB SATA
Soundblaster Audigy HD
8x double layer
9 cell battery
Have not even gamed on it since i got it lol. That's okay though, I haven't gamed religiously since my quake and CS days. Those nation wide tournaments were so fun to play in. Oh how I wish I could relive my gaming glory days, having internet groupies was awesome for hookups
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02-18-2008, 04:01 PM
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#63 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,797
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CASE: Compaq Presario mATX case
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 430W
MOBO: Asus M2A-VM
CPU: AMD 64 X2 5000+ Black Ed.
HARD DRIVES: 200GB WD Sata II
HEATSINK: Scythe Shuriken 3
FANS: 1 Antec 120mm intake fan, 1 92mm Arctic Cooling exhaust fan
RAM: 3GB pc2-5300
OVERCLOCK: 2.9ghz
VIDEO: 8600gt
SOUNDCARD: onboard
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z3
MOUSE: Logitech MX518
MONITOR: 22" LCD
KEYBOARD: Logitech S510
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11-05-2010, 01:37 PM
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#64 | Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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quick look back at how ghetto your rig was compared to now |
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11-05-2010, 01:52 PM
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#65 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Not too much has changed for me...added a 128GB SSD as primary drive and Radeon 5870 Video Card.
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11-05-2010, 02:00 PM
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#66 | RS controls my life!
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond
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nothing has been change on my except for more hard drive..
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11-05-2010, 02:26 PM
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#67 | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Victoria
Posts: 10,720
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Built myself a new Gaming/HTPC as a birthday present to myself few weeks ago:
Case: Antec 300
Mobo: Asus P7P55D EVO
CPU: Core i5 760
Cooler: Thermalright MUX-120
Ram: 4Gig OCZ DDR3
Video: 2xRadeon HD5770
OS SDD: OCZ Vertex 2
Storage: WD Black 1TB
PSU: OCZ modXtreme 500W
Monitor: 52" Sharp Aquos
Finally replaced my 8 year old P4 relic
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A vehicle for all occasions
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11-05-2010, 03:21 PM
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#68 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: YVR
Posts: 4,518
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CASE: Antec 300
PSU: OCZ ModXtreme 700W Modular
MOBO: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO
CPU: AMD Athlon II x4 620
HARD DRIVES: Kington SSDnow 64GB (OS and applications) + 500GB Seagate 7200rpm (storage)
HEATSINK: Stock
FANS: 2 intake fans, 1 exhaust top, 1 exhaust back
RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB
OVERCLOCK: 2.6Ghz -> 3.12Ghz
VIDEO: ATI Radion 4870HD
SOUNDCARD: Onboard
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z-2300
MOUSE: Logitech G500
MONITOR: Samsung SyncMaster (forgot exact model) 23inches
KEYBOARD: Saitek Eclipse I
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11-05-2010, 05:40 PM
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#69 | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
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Update I guess
CASE: Thermaltake Eureka
PSU: Thermaltake Modular 750W
MOBO: Intel DX58SO
CPU: Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X
HARD DRIVES: 2GB Seagate Barracuda XT, 2x1GB Seagate Barracuda 12 (RAID1)
HEATSINK: Intel's crazy 980X heatsink
FANS: 1 x 120mm
RAM: 6GB OCZ Gold
VIDEO CARD: GeForce GTX 460
SOUNDCARD: Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty
SPEAKERS: Logitech G51 (one speaker broke down, so running stereo now)
MOUSE: Logitech G500 (corded!)
MONITOR: Samsung PX2370 (23" 1080P)
KEYBOARD: Microsoft (Logitech DiNovo broke down)
3DMark SCORE: Who cares?
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11-05-2010, 06:21 PM
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#70 | I am grateful grapefruit
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,094
Thanked 831 Times in 392 Posts
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CASE: Antec Mini P180 (White, had to add that in....)
PSU: Corsair TX750
MOBO: Asus Maximus Gene mATX
CPU: Intel Core i5 760 - OC'd to 4.0GHz
HEATSINK: Corsair H50
HARD DRIVES: Patriot Inferno 60GB SSD, Western Digital Cavier Black 1TB
Fans: The Stock 200mm Exhaust fan on this badboy case, quiet Scythe fan on the HS
RAM: 4GB Mushkin
VIDEO CARD: EVGA GTX 460EE
SOUNDCARD: On-Board SupremeFX X-Fi
SPEAKERS: Edifier S2.1D
HEADPHONES: Logitech G35 7.1
MOUSE: Logitech G500
KEYBOARD: Logitech S500
MONITOR: Samsung 215TW
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11-05-2010, 06:52 PM
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#71 | HELP ME PLS!!!
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: vancouver
Posts: 5,995
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CASE: antec p182
PSU: corsair TX750
MOBO: asus p5q pro
CPU: intel core 2 extreme q6850
HARD DRIVES: 2x500gb 1x640gb 2x320gb 2x1tb 1x1.5tb
HEATSINK: Noctua NH-U12P
FANS: stock fans plus scythe 120mm in the front
RAM: 8gb ocz platinum
VIDEO: 8600GTS
SOUNDCARD: on-board
SPEAKERS: logitech x-540
MOUSE: logitech mx1000
KEYBOARD: logitech mx5000
MONITOR: samsung t220
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11-05-2010, 07:31 PM
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#72 | Resident Bullshitter
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 2,209
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CASE: Antec P182
PSU: Coolermaster GOLD 850W
MOBO: Asus Sabertooth
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 oc to 4.0ghz
HARD DRIVES: 2x OCZ 60GB Vertex2 SSD (RAID 0) 2x1TB WD Black SATA3
HEATSINK: Thermalright Ultra 120
FANS: 3 x 120mm
RAM: 12GB Kingston Hypermax DDR3 1600Mhz
VIDEO CARD: GeForce GTX 460 x2 SLI
SOUNDCARD: On Board
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z5500
MOUSE: Logitech MX Rev
MONITOR: DELL U2311 IPS screen(23" 1080P)
KEYBOARD: Logitech G15
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11-05-2010, 08:05 PM
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#73 | Got MOD?
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 7,919
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CASE: Silverstone Sugo SG01B
PSU: Corsair HX520W Modular
MOBO: Asus P5BMVDO
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
HARD DRIVES: Kingston SSDNow+ 64GB, 2XWD Black 2TB in RAID Mirror, WD Black 1TB
HEATSINK: Zalman Cu7700
FANS: 3 x 80mm Artic Cooling FDB w/Vibration Dampening
RAM: Mushkin 2x2GB DDR2
VIDEO CARD: Asus Geforce 9600GT Fanless
SOUNDCARD: On Board
SPEAKERS: Razer Mako 2.1 THX
MOUSE: Logitech Cordless
MONITOR: DELL 24"
KEYBOARD: Logitech Multimedia
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11-05-2010, 08:11 PM
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#74 | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bby
Posts: 1,514
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CASE:
PSU: OCZ 750W
MOBO: MSI G70A
CPU: AMD 1055T
HARD DRIVES: 80 GB SSD/500GB WD black
HEATSINK: CM H212
FANS:
RAM: 4GB Gskill ripjaws
OVERCLOCK: CPU @ 4.2 ghz stable
VIDEO: eVga gtx 460 sc @ 875core/2100memory
SOUNDCARD:
SPEAKERS:logitech x540 5.1
MOUSE:g5
MONITOR:37" tv
KEYBOARD:g15
3DMark 05 SCORE:
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11-05-2010, 08:15 PM
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#75 | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,654
Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts
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CASE: Antec P183
PSU: Seasonic S12 850W
MOBO: Gigabyte X58-UD7
CPU: Intel Core i7 930
HARD DRIVES: 2x Intel 80GB SSD in RAID 0 + 2x 1TB HD (WD Black + Samsung)
HEATSINK: Prolimatech Megahalems
FANS: 2 Noctua in push pull on Megahalems. A few Scythe Gentle Typhoons scattered around the case for extra cooling
RAM: 12GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3
VIDEO CARD: eVGA GTS250 with passive Thermalright HR-03 heatsink
SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar Essence STX
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z560
MONITOR: 2 x Asus VW266 26.5" LCD monitor
KEYBOARD/MOUSE: Logitech MX5500 keyboard/mouse combo
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