Yeah I built my own computer, surprisingly without any problems. I did have a problem with it crashing two months ago and after nearly a month of trying to fix it I found a single RAM stick had died was the cause of all the craashes.
Poll: Did you build your own computer?
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I already made it clear the 8GB is far bellow what I do as I large scale scene I test rendered in 3DS max used over 13GB of RAM when I had 16 available (not including what the system was already taking up). With 8GB Max would have to of relied on a scratch disk which would greatly slow down not just the render but the pre-render preparations and model translations.RicoADF said:
Upping the voltage required the alteration of a single value in the BIOS as a direct result of mixing kits. An issue independent of quantity of RAM.RicoADF said:
Usually, I find the best option is to just get a local store to build a computer to your specs. You avoid the horrendous prices of Dell and the like and get a computer tailored just for you without the hassle of putting it together yourself.
I built my own computer this time, though I had to have my brother walk me through it as I've never done it before, that was interesting, building a computer at midnight over messenger with a tenuous connection on my brothers end. It crashes occasionally though i think that might be a driver issue, either that or I have a faulty RAM stick
I'm a woman so I went for the option 'sexist' since that's how society expects me to respond.
I have a heavy duty gaming laptop (emphasis on the heavy) since I'm a student and I need to move around a lot. I didn't build it myself and I'd have absolutely no idea how to build my own rig if the need arose, c'est la vie.
I have a heavy duty gaming laptop (emphasis on the heavy) since I'm a student and I need to move around a lot. I didn't build it myself and I'd have absolutely no idea how to build my own rig if the need arose, c'est la vie.
No I originally had a Alienware Notebook back in 06
3.6ghz
4gb of ram
Nvidia 7900 gtx 256mb
it was a beast for its time, but because it was an Alienware it kept burning up. I had to threaten to sue before they would build me another one for free. Now I have an Alienware desktop. Its really pretty and have had no problems.
I don't think I've lost too much geek cred for ending up with a pre-built desktop considering the circumstances.
3.6ghz
4gb of ram
Nvidia 7900 gtx 256mb
it was a beast for its time, but because it was an Alienware it kept burning up. I had to threaten to sue before they would build me another one for free. Now I have an Alienware desktop. Its really pretty and have had no problems.
I don't think I've lost too much geek cred for ending up with a pre-built desktop considering the circumstances.
I'm using a laptop, so no. It can run EU3 and New Vegas, so I'm happy enough for the moment. That, and I'm totally broke- I can't afford a new computer.
I recently built my own from scratch, it has;
NZXT Lexa-s Case
An MSI Z77-G45 Motherboard
Intel 3rd Gen i5 3570K 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge CPU
8GB's of Corsair Vengeance at 1600mhz
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD (From old setup)
ATi 5770 1GB GDDR5 GPU (This was a card from my previous set-up, still runs games well but looking to upgrade that too)
An OCZ 850W PSU
Pretty much no problems actually putting it together, can't seem to get the fan controllers working though, probably due to some confusion on my part. I almost lost EVERYTHING when I got working because took it for granted that I could just switch the HDD over and everything would be fine. But it corrupted Windows in the process so I had to reinstall it. Fortunately it made a windows.old folder with everything from my previous installation in it. Thank youuuu Windows 7.
NZXT Lexa-s Case
An MSI Z77-G45 Motherboard
Intel 3rd Gen i5 3570K 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge CPU
8GB's of Corsair Vengeance at 1600mhz
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD (From old setup)
ATi 5770 1GB GDDR5 GPU (This was a card from my previous set-up, still runs games well but looking to upgrade that too)
An OCZ 850W PSU
Pretty much no problems actually putting it together, can't seem to get the fan controllers working though, probably due to some confusion on my part. I almost lost EVERYTHING when I got working because took it for granted that I could just switch the HDD over and everything would be fine. But it corrupted Windows in the process so I had to reinstall it. Fortunately it made a windows.old folder with everything from my previous installation in it. Thank youuuu Windows 7.
Yes I did, twice now for myself, and countless times for others. And it went fine, I've gotten so used to all the best practices that anything going wrong will usually be down to a faulty part. To be honest, with how easy it is to build your own PC these days, any hiccups are a result of faulty parts, or sheer idiocy.Saulkar said:
Oh no, you haven't lost geek cred for having a pre-built desktop. You can get many that are amazing, like Scan's 3XS systems. You've lost all your geek cred, and are actually in geek cred debt, because your pre-built desktop was a frickin' Alienware...Zack Alklazaris said:
Wait, don't tell me you've built the PC up before you're turning on for the first time...Angry Camel said:
I prefer to build it myself. I enjoy building them for friends and family though if they'd let me. Most think i'm going to break their computers or something as if it's brain surgery but when they see how great a PC is for lower than retail price they start to come around.
I've always built my PCs myself. When I was too young to do so, my dad built them. Buying a pre-built PC is a rip off, and I've generally had a more reliable experience with mine than with my friends pre-built PCs.
Never had any major issues either. I had a dud power supply once that I just swapped into my home server, and a loose SATA cable that kept falling out and causing my PC to freeze, but beyond that the only issues I've had have been with Drivers crashing occasionally, or not booting up at all. Quick internet searches have yielded that its a problem caused when a Windows update replaces drivers like my mouse and keyboard ones with default Windows drivers, which work only about half the time. I hate windows sometimes, and wish gaming would just move to Linux.
Never had any major issues either. I had a dud power supply once that I just swapped into my home server, and a loose SATA cable that kept falling out and causing my PC to freeze, but beyond that the only issues I've had have been with Drivers crashing occasionally, or not booting up at all. Quick internet searches have yielded that its a problem caused when a Windows update replaces drivers like my mouse and keyboard ones with default Windows drivers, which work only about half the time. I hate windows sometimes, and wish gaming would just move to Linux.
Yeah, build my own and am always upgrading, use the old/outdated parts in another box I have so I have two gaming rigs, one is of course far superior but the other holds down pretty well. It's also convenient since I kinda live in two places now.
Sadly no stories to tell, it's always a bit unnerving to turn it on the first time after a major upgrade but when something fails its a minor thing like I forgot to plug the motherboard power for the CPU or something.
Sadly no stories to tell, it's always a bit unnerving to turn it on the first time after a major upgrade but when something fails its a minor thing like I forgot to plug the motherboard power for the CPU or something.
Yeah I know I should have done a test boot, but I already had the mobo inside by the time I remembered to and I couldn't be bothered to pull it all back out. And good news, it's working just fine.Griffolion said:
Actually it's not nearly as necessary as some people claim. Stress tests/boot tests are generally for systems one feels will likely be unstable and of course computer shops do it to be sure not to sell a buggy product.Angry Camel said:
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Breadboarding is your friend. MASSIVE time saver in the occasion something is wrong with one of your components.Angry Camel said:
I've built many a PC, infact I've built all but the laptops I got mostly because it's 100x cheaper and just feels less like the garbage I've seen elsewhere.
It's a bit old but it runs battlefield 3 if need be, I guess that's the current benchmarking game?
Best part about it is that I got a Wacom 12wx hooked up to it so digital painting is fun and more directly shown.
Second best thing is it's hooked up to my TV, so with the press of a button on my receiver I can turn around and play games with a PS2/360 controller super easy.
It's a bit old but it runs battlefield 3 if need be, I guess that's the current benchmarking game?
Best part about it is that I got a Wacom 12wx hooked up to it so digital painting is fun and more directly shown.
Second best thing is it's hooked up to my TV, so with the press of a button on my receiver I can turn around and play games with a PS2/360 controller super easy.
I need all of you to live near me, then. For some reason I have zero confidence in being able to build one myself. I'm not sure why, but I'm terrified I'll screw it up badly.
Though I have figured out a build through help on the advice forums and I'll have it built and sent to me anyway. Though with the Torchlight release date coming tomorrow I might want to get on that...
Does that count?
Though I have figured out a build through help on the advice forums and I'll have it built and sent to me anyway. Though with the Torchlight release date coming tomorrow I might want to get on that...
Does that count?
I've beuilt many computers over the years.
1st one was freshman year of high school (6 years ago)
Intel Pentium II 450Mhz
Tyan S1854 Trinity 400 Mobo (VIA Apollo Pro133 chipset)
Radeon 9600SE
Maxtor 160GB HDD
512MB PC133 SDRAM
Windows XP
HiPro 305W PSU
likeaboss.jpg. I had that computer in one form or another for a year. I eventually upgraded
it to a Pentium III 866Mhz (that mobo had both Slot 1 and Socket 370)
Next was
AMD Athlon XP +2700 T-Bred B @ 2.27Ghz
ECS K7S5A mobo (SiS 735 chipset)
Radeon 9600SE
Maxtor 160GB HDD
1GB DDR-266 (PC2100)
Windows XP
HiPro 305W PSU
Had that for about a year as well. Next computer was inherited, and upgraded.
Gateway 832GM
Intel Pentium 4 630 (3Ghz, Preshot 2M)
Intel D915GSE BTX mobo
BFG Geforce 6600GT (eventually upgraded to a Radeon 2600XT)
WD 250GB SATA HDD
2GB DDR-400 (PC3200)
Windows XP
Kingwin ABT-450mm PSU
Had that for about another year, and the next one was first brand new build.
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (OC to 3.6Ghz) (Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler)
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Motherboard
4GB Patriot DDR2-800
AMD Radeon HD 4670
WD 640GB Blue HDD
Windows Vista (Windows 7 once the beta was out)
Kingwin ABT-450mm (Upgraded to Antec Neo Eco 400C PSU)
Had that for 2 years, and then upgraded again.
AMD Phenom II X4 965BE (3.8Ghz) (Corsair H50 Cooler)
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Mobo
2x XFX Radeon HD 5770 in Crossfire
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333
WD 640GB Blue HDD + Intel X-25V 40GB SSD
Windows 7
Antec Neo Eco 400C PSU (Upgraded to XFX 650W Pro PSU with the 2nd GPU) Currently has the
Neo eco for file server duty
(Still have, use for network file server, less the graphics cards, and adding
-Hitachi 320GB HDD (boot)
-500GB Samsung HDD (Music+pics)
-WD 2TB Green + Hitachi 750GB (Anime)
-4GB Crucial DDR3-1333 RAM
Had that for a year, and now I have my latest system which I will be keeping for a while.
Intel Core i5-2500k (OC 4.3Ghz) (Cooler Master Hyper 212+ EVO)
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333
XFX Radeon HD 7850 DD (OC 1050Mhz Core)
Crucial m4 64GB SSD + WD640GB Blue (Games/apps) + WD 1TB Green (Storage)
Fractal Design Define R3 Case
Windows 7
phew. and yes, I remember all of that off the top of my head.
1st one was freshman year of high school (6 years ago)
Intel Pentium II 450Mhz
Tyan S1854 Trinity 400 Mobo (VIA Apollo Pro133 chipset)
Radeon 9600SE
Maxtor 160GB HDD
512MB PC133 SDRAM
Windows XP
HiPro 305W PSU
likeaboss.jpg. I had that computer in one form or another for a year. I eventually upgraded
it to a Pentium III 866Mhz (that mobo had both Slot 1 and Socket 370)
Next was
AMD Athlon XP +2700 T-Bred B @ 2.27Ghz
ECS K7S5A mobo (SiS 735 chipset)
Radeon 9600SE
Maxtor 160GB HDD
1GB DDR-266 (PC2100)
Windows XP
HiPro 305W PSU
Had that for about a year as well. Next computer was inherited, and upgraded.
Gateway 832GM
Intel Pentium 4 630 (3Ghz, Preshot 2M)
Intel D915GSE BTX mobo
BFG Geforce 6600GT (eventually upgraded to a Radeon 2600XT)
WD 250GB SATA HDD
2GB DDR-400 (PC3200)
Windows XP
Kingwin ABT-450mm PSU
Had that for about another year, and the next one was first brand new build.
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (OC to 3.6Ghz) (Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler)
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Motherboard
4GB Patriot DDR2-800
AMD Radeon HD 4670
WD 640GB Blue HDD
Windows Vista (Windows 7 once the beta was out)
Kingwin ABT-450mm (Upgraded to Antec Neo Eco 400C PSU)
Had that for 2 years, and then upgraded again.
AMD Phenom II X4 965BE (3.8Ghz) (Corsair H50 Cooler)
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Mobo
2x XFX Radeon HD 5770 in Crossfire
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333
WD 640GB Blue HDD + Intel X-25V 40GB SSD
Windows 7
Antec Neo Eco 400C PSU (Upgraded to XFX 650W Pro PSU with the 2nd GPU) Currently has the
Neo eco for file server duty
(Still have, use for network file server, less the graphics cards, and adding
-Hitachi 320GB HDD (boot)
-500GB Samsung HDD (Music+pics)
-WD 2TB Green + Hitachi 750GB (Anime)
-4GB Crucial DDR3-1333 RAM
Had that for a year, and now I have my latest system which I will be keeping for a while.
Intel Core i5-2500k (OC 4.3Ghz) (Cooler Master Hyper 212+ EVO)
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333
XFX Radeon HD 7850 DD (OC 1050Mhz Core)
Crucial m4 64GB SSD + WD640GB Blue (Games/apps) + WD 1TB Green (Storage)
Fractal Design Define R3 Case
Windows 7
phew. and yes, I remember all of that off the top of my head.