Who has a brag worthy machine?

[Jimmy Sylvers]

Just built my first machine the other day.

OS: WIN 7
MOBO:Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
CPU: i7 3770 stock HSU
RAM: 16GB Corsair (2x8)
GPU: nvidia 660ti
SSD: Samsung 840 pro 256 GB
HHD: WD Green 1tb (just for steam games) and another 3tb one for other documents
MONITORS: samsung syncmasterb2030 and acer v199w (didnt upgrade yet)
CASE:Antec three hundred two
KEYBOARD/MOUSE: some Logitech ones
HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD215

 

[Spearmaster]

OS: Vista 64 -2008
MB: Intel DX58SO -2008
CPU: I7 920 2.66ghzx4 -2008
RAM: 12gig ddr3 Corsair Vengeance 3x4gig triple channel -2011
GPU: XFX AMD 6950 2gig -2011
SSD: Intel 520 120gb for online pvp type games -2013
HHD: Seagate 1tb...I forgot, its been to long -2008
PSU: Corsair gold 850 -2011
Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 -2011

Some components are getting a little old but it still defaults new games to high settings thanks to consoles , next year ill upgrade OS,CPU and MB...not because I need to...because I can, lol

 

[devotedsniper]

Not going to claim it's the best but it will put up a fight against the bigger boys with there tripe/quad SLi'd rigs.

OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit (soon to go back to 8)
CPU: AMD FX8120 @ 3.6GHz (FX8150 OC Edition)
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance (4 * 4GB 1600MHz)
MB : ASUS Crosshair V Formula
GPU: KFA2 NVIDIA GTX 660TI 3GB (OC Edition)
SSD: 128GB Corsair Force 3
HDD: 500GB *2, 1TB * 1, 1.5TB * 2
PSU: CoolerMaster 1000W Silent Pro
Case: Heavily Modified Lian Li A70F

Cooling

Fans: 7 Fans (5 120mm, 2 140mm)
Radiator: XSPC 120mm Radiator
CPU: Koolance Water Block
Pump and Reservoir: XSPC Drive Bay Combo

Periphals

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880
Keyboard: Logitech G510
Monitor 1: Samsung SyncMaster 2233 (3D monitor...not used for 3D)
Monitor 2 HANNspree Xm-S (fairly generic 1440*900monitor)

 

[ron1n]

OS: Win 7 Ultimate 64
MB: Asus Maximums V Formula Z77
CPU: i5 3570k @ 4.4ghz
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight (Night Hawk Ed.) + 2x Corsair 120mm AF Performance fans.
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB)G.Skill Trident X F3-1600C7D DDR3 @ 1600mhz 8-9-9-24
GPU: Xfire 2x MSI 7950 3gb Twin Frozr III Boost Ed.
Soundcard: Asus Essense STX
SSD: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128gb
HHD: Samsung 1TB F3 Spinpoint
PSU: Corsair AX 860w
Case: Fractal Design Arc 2 Midi w/ 6x 140mm fans.

Monitor Samsung SA750D 120hz @ 1920x1080
Keyboard: Ducky Shine II Mech KB Red LED (Cherry Blue Switch)
Mouse: Mionix Naos 5000
Mat: Steel Series QcK
Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-AD700
Speakers: Creative Gigaworks T3 2.1
Mic: Audio Technica AT2020 USB Condenser

 

[Liberaliter]

I'd also say I have an average powered machine, but it serves me well still so I'm not looking to upgrade just yet (even if some DX11 effects in games make it struggle).

OS: Windows 7 64 bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz
RAM: 8GB Kingston
GPU: Asus GTX 560ti 1GB
Screen: Acer P226HQV 22" Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech K120
Mouse: Razer Deathadder Left Handed Edition
Headphones/Speakers: Corsair Vengeance 1500 Headset

My only upgrade in the next few years will probably be to the GPU. Maybe a 600 series from Nvidia or whatever their 700 series turns out to be if I wait that long.

 

[Nailbrain]

Think this one is brag worthy

OS: Win 7 64bit
CPU: i-7 3820K 3.60GHz (stock speed)
RAM: 16Gb Kingston Hyperx
GPU: Asus Gtx Titan
Screen: 24 inch + and 22'
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G9
Headphones/Speakers: Logitech G35 love those
PSU: XFXPRO850W silver

 

[Liberaliter]

It's not a "beast" of a rig, but it gets the job done:

OS: Windows 7 OEM
Mobo: M5A97, BIOS: 0901 (because it's stable and I am always scared updating the BIOS)
CPU: FX6100 @4.1Ghz
RAM: 8gb Corsair Vengeance
GPU: MSI Twin Frzr II GTX 560Ti OCed to 950Mhz
HD: 1Tb Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 64Mb Cache
Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse: Corsair M60
Headphones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro

How is the performance in games with that CPU? I've been wondering for a potential build for my friend.

 

[RyoScar]

OS: Windows 7 64bit
CPU: AMD FX-4170 Quad Core 4.2 GHz
RAM: 8 Gbs
GPU: Radeon HD 6670
Screen: LG 24" Monitor

Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse: Perixx MX-2000
Headphones/Speakers: Planttonics Gamecom 780

Performs very well, upgrating GPU soon though to high 7000 series one.

 

[DukeGren]

GPU 1: ASUS GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB (will be getting a second one in a few months)
GPU 2: Gainward GeForce GTX 580 Phantom 3GB (Dedicated to PhysX)
CPU: Intel Core I7 2600K 8MB 3.4GHz (Overclocked to 4.7GHz)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 920
MB: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
RAM: 4 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance (1600MHz)
SSD: Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128B 128GB
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F4EG HD204UI 2TB
PSU: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200.
Tower: Cooler Master HAF X
Monitor 1: Samsung SyncMaster S24A850DW
Monitor 2: LG FLATRON L1950SQ
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K60
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M60
Speakers: Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II
Headset: SteelSeries Siberia V2

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

Case: Silverstone Raven RV01
OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570
RAM: 16GB Ripsaw DDR3
GPU: AMD HD6970
Screen: 3xBenq G2420HD and 1xPhilips 244EL
Keyboard: Logitech G15 (original release)
Mouse: Logitech G500
Headphones/Speakers: Logitech X140 w/ Sennhieser HD515 headphones.
HDD1: Intel 240GB SSD
HDD2: WD Blue 3TB

Nothing amazing, but she gets me where I'm going

 

[Fayathon]

*snippage*

If you're going to be gaming on it I'd drop Win8 to Win7. The time I spent on Win8 was enough to make me want to rip my hair out.

Current build:

OS: Windows 7 Pro 64
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition 3.5GHz Quad core
GPU: ATI HD Radeon 5770
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB 2000
HDD: One 1TB, one 2TB, nothing special
Mouse: Razer Naga
Keyboard: (2x) Regular PnP POS, Razer Nostromo
Speakers: Razer Megalodon headphones
Screen: 32' TV, running at 1920x1080 and my secondary is a generic HP 20" running at 1600x900

Built this thing two and a half years ago, looking to finally start upgrading it, starting with the motherboard, the one I bought doesn't support the shit it said it would properly. Beyond that I'm still damn near maxing anything I care about, so upgrading will be fairly inexpensive.

 

[The White Hunter]

*snippage*

If you're going to be gaming on it I'd drop Win8 to Win7. The time I spent on Win8 was enough to make me want to rip my hair out.

Read around about it and it makes very little difference to gaming, gains a few frames in some games I like, though some driver issues were about when I did my research. I don't have a windows 7 64 bit copy anywhere and windows 8 is a lot cheaper.

Also gonna be doing other things too, which is why I went for the FX over the i5. i5 is better for filters in game, FX is better when compressing data and video editing and such.

 

[Christopher Fisher]

It's not a "beast" of a rig, but it gets the job done:

OS: Windows 7 OEM
Mobo: M5A97, BIOS: 0901 (because it's stable and I am always scared updating the BIOS)
CPU: FX6100 @4.1Ghz
RAM: 8gb Corsair Vengeance
GPU: MSI Twin Frzr II GTX 560Ti OCed to 950Mhz
HD: 1Tb Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 64Mb Cache
Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse: Corsair M60
Headphones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro

How is the performance in games with that CPU? I've been wondering for a potential build for my friend.

It's not too bad if the cpu is significantly overclocked. For BF3 for instance, you see a substantial increase in fps just going from 3.8Ghz to 4.1Ghz. It's not a bad cpu, but it's not great, and in some games like Planetside 2, it can be pretty bad. I would go with the FX8350 or an intel cpu if you can; I built a pretty identical rig for a friend with the only difference being his has a 2500K at stock speeds, and his just never has any of the issues that mine does with certain games. Keep in mind though that next gen games will be threaded far better.

 

[ThatRandomGuy42]

HOW THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE AFFORDING THESE RIGS?!

 

[ron1n]

HOW THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE AFFORDING THESE RIGS?!

There honestly hasn't been that many builds listed that you couldn't put together for $1200 or much less.

I'm more disturbed by the lack of quality peripherals.

Some high end GPU/CPU combos listed with such crappy monitors and keyboards, headphones etc. It's a crying shame =(

If you can afford to get a 680/Titan or AMD equivalent, you really owe it to yourself to get a 120hz monitor and a mechanical keyboard.

 

[generals3]

Only thing bragworthy about my PC is the hard drive. 1 60GB SSD hard drive for the OS to have extremely smooth start ups and 2 1TB HDD hard drives to stock a massive amount of stuff.

 

[DevilWithaHalo]

RAM: 64GB G-Skill 1600 @ 1.65 volts (think that is the right voltage I have it at to compensate for two separate kits)

Damn dude, I thought I was sitting pretty at 32g 1600 DDR3 Corsair. (Not to mention my jealousy at your render farm)

Dat is it, dat is all. Now if you excuse me, I have to composite an animation that still took 27 freaking hours to render. GRRR!

My record to date was 72hrs. Of course I realized only after the fact something went horribly wrong and my computer was only registering 12g of RAM total. -.- Was not amused.

 

[Fayathon]

*snippage*

If you're going to be gaming on it I'd drop Win8 to Win7. The time I spent on Win8 was enough to make me want to rip my hair out.

Read around about it and it makes very little difference to gaming, gains a few frames in some games I like, though some driver issues were about when I did my research. I don't have a windows 7 64 bit copy anywhere and windows 8 is a lot cheaper.

Also gonna be doing other things too, which is why I went for the FX over the i5. i5 is better for filters in game, FX is better when compressing data and video editing and such.

Quick search on newegg has Win7 Home Premium and Win8 Full at the same price, just saiyan. Of course I really don't like Metro or the general interface of Win8, so take my opinion for what it is.

HOW THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE AFFORDING THESE RIGS?!

Dude, my comp was $700 two and a half years ago, I did some parts searching for my cousin for a comp for him, I ran a little over that after shipping and tax, building a computer is cheap as hell if you've got half an idea as to what you're doing.

 

[The White Hunter]

*snippage*

If you're going to be gaming on it I'd drop Win8 to Win7. The time I spent on Win8 was enough to make me want to rip my hair out.

Read around about it and it makes very little difference to gaming, gains a few frames in some games I like, though some driver issues were about when I did my research. I don't have a windows 7 64 bit copy anywhere and windows 8 is a lot cheaper.

Also gonna be doing other things too, which is why I went for the FX over the i5. i5 is better for filters in game, FX is better when compressing data and video editing and such.

Quick search on newegg has Win7 Home Premium and Win8 Full at the same price, just saiyan. Of course I really don't like Metro or the general interface of Win8, so take my opinion for what it is.

Yeah in the US. In the UK Windows 8 Pro can be had for £30 (around $45-$50 or so I think) less than the most basic of windows 7 packages. I can get past Modern UI /Metro because honestly every program I use can be anchored to the taskbar and thus circumvent the need to use the MUI interface, which itself isn't bad so much as it is unecessary for a desktop.

I can see why windows 8 can be off putting, but lacking a copy of 7 as I do it makes no sense to opt for a more expensive OS to me for very little difference in my day to day usage.

Whole thing will be costing around £600 from scratch including the case (some fractal thing, tis purty and i cant remember the model name).

 

[Fayathon]

*resnip*

Fair enough, like I said, personal bias was bleeding through. I don't have a spare on Win7 either, my only copy is on my desktop. I bought a new laptop recently with Win8, partially due to the need for a new laptop, partially due to interest in what 8 did differently. I fairly promptly installed Ubuntu over 8.

Damn shame newegg doesn't play well internationally though.

I don't think I'll ever get rid of my current case, it's no longer produced and has blue dragons on it. Dragons are cool.