Your PC Specs?

[not_you]

Alrighty... Here we go:

Case: Bitfenix Colossus WHITE
Motherboard: AsRock 990FX Extreme 4
Processor: AMD FX8350 (OC'd to 4.5Ghz) W/Corsair H100
Graphics Card: VTX3D 6870X2 (OC'd to 925/1150(core/memory)respectively)
RAM: Kingston HyperX Predator 4x4GB (1866Mhz)
HDDMain) OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
(Steam) WD Black 1TB
(Storage) WD Green 2TB
(Non-Steam Games) OCZ Agility 3 128GB
PSU: Xigmatec Centauro 1000W
Monitor(s): Viewsonic VS14441 + Philips 170S
OS: Windows 7 Pro
Accessories: Roccat Isku+Kone+Kave

Oh yeah, and who needs an optical drive? HA

I think that's everything...
Or at least it runs Autodesk Maya smoothly enough...

I'd like to think that's it's an alright build... for the first one I've ever done anyway...

Although I'm hanging on the 8xxx series from AMD for a GPU Upgrade... But yeah... Go team!

 

[BoredAussieGamer]

Case: Chaser mk-1. I like the look of it, and it came with a lot of out of the box cooling.
Mobo: ASUS pz68-V-LE (Shame about no USB 3.0 header)
CPU: i7 2600k overclocked to 4.2Ghz (I use it for more than games)
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V8. I'll be honest, I bought it mainly so my computer's internals can look more like a car. But it does pack some pretty good cooling.
RAM: 16gb Kingston generic DDR3 1333 RAM. I may upgrade when a good set of 1600 or higher goes on clearance, but I won't hold my breath.
Video card/s: 2x Radeon 6870's. I added the second one a few months after I built it.
PSU: Coolermaster silent pro 700W Modular Bronze certified. It does the job and it's quiet.
Hard Drives: 2tb Caviar black for storing games and other things. I like them to load quickly though.
And a 60Gb Agility 3 SSD. Planning on upgrading to a 120 because I'm running out of space though.
Optical drive: LG 8x Blu Ray burner, because I also use my rig as a HTPC.
Additional stuff:
2 Bitfenix spectre fans, a 120mm and a 140mm
An Additional 200mm fan.
4x 100mm Blue cold cathodes
1x 60cm Blue LED strip
And a fan controller/card reader 5 1/4 inch bay device.

I plan on upgrading in a few years once I've graduated and declared financial independence.

 

[Inuprince]

I think my PC definitely has the best specs out of all of yours!

Dual Core - 2.2GHz
2GB RAM
320GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro
CD/DVD Drive

Top that!

/sarcasm

It's nice to see someone with a similar great PC My only difference is in the graphics department (its an Ati HD 3800).

 

[Evil Smurf]

I'd sweat doing that. You might spend a fortune doing it and your system may not even see it, or truly make use of it.

I'd be looking at all other ways to speed it up first (example, even with only 8 Gig of RAM, you might be able to get rid of virtual ram and other services. Delete bloatware where possible. Replace your x5400 hard drive with a solid state drive or better, add it if possible.

I want a bigger hard drive, bigger then 1tb and SSD are super super expensive at that price.

 

[omicron1]

The important stuff:
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932
CPU: i7 3750k
GPU: Radeon HD 7950
Ram: 8GB (2x 4GB)
Monitor: A PlayStation 3D display (so I can have all my media hooked up to one thing) @ 1920x1080
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate
Mouse: Cyborg RAT 9
Sound: I have a set of surround speakers I got for cheap.

Other input: 1x Ouya, 1x PS3, 1x WiiU.

Combined effect: I can play anything but XBox exclusives, at highest settings, all in one place. C'est la vie.


Off topic: The captchas just became literally unintelligible. Someone fix this stat!

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

CASE: Gigabyte Sumo Full ATX Black Aluminum
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 USB 3.0 Full ATX
CPU: AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6Ghz 8-core processor
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW Edition 2GB
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 1333
HD: Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

This system is actually a build I'm working on, rather than completely owning, but since my other computer was fried (thanks to a police raid that had nothing to even fucking do with me.), it's the closest thing I have to a full PC build. I say that this system is not that bad for costing slightly less than $1,000 once I get all the parts. It should be able to handle next gen very nicely. Of course it's not just for gaming. I also want to try and get into the youtube community and make more videos, so the CPU will be nice for video processing and for recording with FRAPS or something. I'll hopefully find a way to get all the money before the end of this year, but finding another job has been tough, and we are moving soon, so I kind of need to help pack and such as well as make sure the house is always in orderly condition so we get our deposit back.

Oh, and if anyone has any recommendations of upgrades that hopefully don't bump the price up too much, feel free to recommend them. I spent hours searching for these parts to be both very powerful AND cost effective, but if you have something better I'd love to hear it and at least check it out.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I'd sweat doing that. You might spend a fortune doing it and your system may not even see it, or truly make use of it.

I'd be looking at all other ways to speed it up first (example, even with only 8 Gig of RAM, you might be able to get rid of virtual ram and other services. Delete bloatware where possible. Replace your x5400 hard drive with a solid state drive or better, add it if possible.

I want a bigger hard drive, bigger then 1tb and SSD are super super expensive at that price.

Get affordable SSD and put your current x5400 in an enclosure that will connect externally (external drive or USB 3.0 if possible).

You can replace your x5400 with an x7200, but those run hotter. In a laptop, that can be dangerous.

I have two external drives already, one 2tb and one 500gb. Reading all this makes my think #firstworldproblems.

 

[romxxii]

This rig is nearly two years old, although some parts (like the monitor and GPU) are recent acquisitions.

Case: Coolermaster HAF-XM (clear side panel)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
CPU: Intel I5 2500K (OC'd to 4.5GHz)
RAM: Gskill Sniper 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 690 4gig
Hard Drives: 2TB Samsung; 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green
Solid-State Drives: 2x Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD (Firmware version R211)
PSU: Seasonic X-Series 850W 80Plus Gold
Optical Drive: BenQ DVD Writer
Monitors: Asus VG278 27" 120Hz (main); Samsung S22B300 22" 60Hz (secondary)
OS: Windows 8 Professional 64bit

I also have a serviceable 2.1 Sound system from Edifier; no fancy surround stuff, but more than enough for cranking out the volume to eardrum-splitting levels.

My next possible upgrade will be to switch to a water-cooled system. I've got the gigantic Noctua NH-D14 right now, and yet I can't push the CPU past 4.5GHz. I'm also thinking of carving out a hole on the XM's clear side panel, as the lack of side fan is making my GTX 690 hit ridiculous temperatures, especially this summer.

 

[romxxii]

...now that I have a better understanding of the whole shabang I would have had the OS installed to a small SSD (say 60 GB), maybe another SSD just for games, I would have gone with the i5-3750k and maybe a 120 Hz monitor if I could have found a reasonable priced one... Then again my TV is 120 Hz so whatever. Already installed an H100i CPU closed loop water cooler...

-Hawk

You could probably upgrade your CPU, but if you ask me, just overclock. You've got a 2500k; its main strength is the unlocked multiplier. Combine that with your recently acquired H100i, and you can aim for 4.5GHz easy, and probably even go up to 5GHz or more. As for the SSDs, that's a good idea.

 

[A_Parked_Car]

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400r (in black)
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D
CPU: Intel i7-870 @ 2.93Ghz
RAM: 8GB of Mushkin DDR3 (4x2)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB
Hard Drives: One 120GB Intel SSD and one 500GB Seagate HDD
PSU: Corsair TX750M
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
Optical Drive: Samsung Blu-ray Drive
Monitor: Asus 24" LED monitor
Sound System: Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound System
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Some parts of my rig are getting fairly old, but overall it is still a great machine. I don't see myself having to upgrade for quite a while.

Edit: Fixed a typo in my specs.

 

[Inconspicuous Trenchcoat]

I bought a cheap pre-built in January of 2010 and have slowly upgraded it since then. It plays almost everything I want to play well enough still.

I'm thinking of building an entirely new system (with only one or two parts carried over, e.g. my SSD) to play Watch_Dogs, GTA V, Star Citizen and The Witcher 3 in all their glory. So, between late this year to mid next year, looks to be when I'll consider upgrading.

CASE: RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU (Blue/Black) It's cheap, but also flimsy.
PSU: 550W ePower An off brand PSU that hasn't caught fire or exploded; I must be lucky?
MoBo: ASUS M4A78 PLUS Sometimes I wish it had SATA3 and USB 3, but it's good for a budget MoBo
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit It operates my system
ODD: LG SuperDrive DVD/CD Watching movies in little box next to a game in windowed mode, is something I've done way more than I ever thought I would. What a stupid habit... I barely pay attention to the movie/TV show or sometimes the game
Storage: 1TB WD HDD, 500GB WD HDD, 128GB Crucial M4 SSD, 250GB Seagate external

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 970 BE @ 3.5GHz A decent budget CPU. It can't handle modern MMOs like TERA or Guild Wars 2 worth a hoot, but it's sufficient for most everything else
RAM: 8GB Kingston Hyper X DDR2 @ 866MHz Not sure what possessed me to upgrade from 4 to 8 GB, but I did. Silly me. I haven't even noticed a performance difference xD (other than Sony Movie Studio running much worse than it used to, lol
GPU: XFX Radeon 6950 2GB This is equivalent on the Nvidia side to a 560ti. It's good enough, I guess. Wish The Witcher 2 ran a little bit better, but everything else is fine

Mouse: Logitech G500 Found one for $35; I think it was worth it. The precision and weight is much nicer than on a cheap-o mouse. Being able to control music/podcast from any program is nice. Having my PTT key for Ventrilo on my mouse is irreplaceable. So nice.
Keyboard: A cheap Logitech one that I got for free with something I bought at some point. Has a button that brings up the calculator program! Bling, bling, and such.
Headphones: Razer Carcharias. Well... they're a mixed bag. The mic is and always was terrible (thankfully I don't use it anymore). They leak sound like nothing else I've owned. Before I switched to a table mic, I got frequent complaints about broadcasting game sounds over Vent. However, they sound nice enough (they're several years old and thus have been well "broken in," I think they sound better than several $200 cans I was demoing the other day /shrug) and their biggest plus: They are the most comfortable headphones I've ever had. Every single pair of headphones I've ever owned, including ones in the same over-the-ear style as the Carcharias, have hurt my ears at some point. I've worn these all day many times, and they've never so much as produced a dull aching in my ears. Worst is my ears get slightly warm in Summertime. Very comfy cans.[/i]

 

[RyoScar]

Case: Vantage Diablo
OS: Windows 7 64bit
CPU: AMD FX-4170 Quad Core 4.2 GHz
RAM: 8 Gbs
GPU: Radeon HD 2GB 7850
Screen: LG 24" Monitor

Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse: Perixx MX-2000
Speakers: Edifier Aurora 2.1

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

Took me three years to replace my old rig component by component until it became an entirely new PC, one I have now:

Case: Coolermaster CM690
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
CPU: Intel I7 950 3.2ghz
RAM: Kingston Idontknowwhatjustsomenumbers 3 X 2GB DDR3
GPU: ATI RADEON HD 5870
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU: 720 Watt Raidmax
Optical Drive: It says Liteon
Monitor: Samsung 24" T240
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

It also has a 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drive that I run my Operating System off of.
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[Rob Robson]

Wow look at all those shiny new rigs. The first time I posted my specs on the Escapist forums it was by far one of the best builds anyone here had. It has had a few changes here and there but the core parts haven't changed.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 3.2 GHz (from 2.66)
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS4P
GPU: Galaxy GTX 260 (216 stream processor revision)
RAM: GSkill 8GB (4x2GB)DDR2-1066
Case: Silverstone Raven 2
PSU: Corsair TX750
Cooler: Coolermaster V8
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Titanium
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB
HDDs: 1TB Samsung F1, 2TB Seagate Barracuda, 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green, 1TB non-functioning Samsung F3 that I can't be bothered removing.
OSs: Windows 8 Pro 64bit, Ubuntu 13.04 64bit for some uni stuff.
Keyboard: CMStorm Quickfire Rapid with Cherry Black switches (mechanical keyboard master race)

Not bad for something that was originally put together in 2009.

And I bet it still does pretty much all games on at least medium settings. Had a Core2Duo E8400 myself up until Christmas, with an Nvidia GTX 470 (the only thing I upgraded in it's life as the original GeForce 9800GTX+ died) and it wasn't until fort sieges in Skyrim with 80+ AI fighting that I realized that, hey, my processor is starting to hold me back. It went into slide show during all those events.

Got me the following case:

Then filled it up with an Intel i5-3570K, new RAM, an SSD, some well-researched fans and CPU cooler, the best mini-ITX motherboard there was (Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe W/D) and kept my power supply and graphics card and storage drive from the old build.

The upgrade cost me less than $400 and launched me squarely into next generation.

Starting from scratch may seem daunting for PC beginners, but after that there is always something you can transfer to your next build and save money on.

Still undecided if I'm going to switch graphics cards now, the GTX 770 that is coming out tomorrow is really tempting, and if it launches at a bad price there is the AMD Radeon HD 7970 from HIS too. In that event, the 470 will still be used in another computer I'm building primarily for Folding@Home.

 

[votemarvel]

Some of the set-ups in this thread have me green with envy.

My case is a small silver case that I got from a friend. It previously held his iQon pre-build.

The motherboard is a somewhat ancient Gigabyte 945GZM-S2.

CPU is a e6600 Core 2 Duo.

RAM is 4gb of Kingston DDR2 Value RAM.

For a graphics card I have a Nvidia GT640.

I have three hard drives inside. A 80gb IDE and then two SATA drives (160gb and 1tb).

Corsair provide the power supply, a TX750.

A no-name brand blu-ray and DVDRW combo.

I have an Acer 22" monitor.

For an operating system I flit between XP Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro. I have an image of them all (they get installed to the 160gb drive).

While I'd like a big upgrade my current set-up is still playing games released today at a quality that I find good enough.

 

[Karthesios]

Built in April 2011:

Case: Coolermaster Elite
Mobo: MSI 870A-G54
CPU: AMD Phenom II 965 Quad Core
GPU: GeForce GTX 460
RAM: Corsair 16 GB (4x 4GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Hard Drives: 2x 1TB Hitachi
Optical: LG BD-RE Blu-ray
PSU: Corsair GS800
OS: Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
Monitor: HP 2710m (1920x1080, 27")
Bells & Whistles:
All-in-one Memory Card reader in one 3.5" bay
Temperature monitoring unit/fan controller in one 5.25" bay

Currently no money to upgrade, but I don't really think it needs it now.

 

[Sparky184]

I probably will have one of the more dated setups giving my PC is from around 07 or 08 but I have been upgrading it over the years and it still handles modern games, albeit on Medium settings.

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430
OS: Win 7 64 bit
HDD: 300gb and 250gb
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 (3.0gz, Quad Core)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770
Ram: 4gb DDR2 (4x1gb)
PSU: Generic 750 Watt

 

[Laughing Man]

Case: NZXT Switch Gloss Black
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula 3
CPU: Intel 750 OC'd to 4.6Ghz
GPU: Gigabyte 670GTX Windforce 3
Ram: 8Gb Crucial Ballistix
HD OS: OCZ Vertex 3 120Gb
HD Gaming: 2x1Tb Samsung F3 in Raid 0
HD Media: 4Tb WD Green
PSU: Corsair AX650
OS: Windows 7 64Bit

Cooling

CPU: EK Supremacy Acetal - Nikel
GPU: Aplhacool 680GTX full cover + EK 680GTXbackplate
Motherboard: EK Maximus 3 Full cover block
Pump / Res: XSPC Dual Bay res with XSPC D5 pump
Fittings: Monsoon compression fittings
Rad: XSPC 3x120 Top XSPC 2x120 Bottom
Fans: Full push pull 6 x Yateloon 120 Top 3 x Corsair AF120 Intake and exit 4 x Corsair SP120 Bottom
Fluid: Feser Red

Build and picture log here

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=360030&highlight=project+noob

 

[Alexander Kirby]

Case:
Zalman z9 Plus (heck it was big and cheap)

CPU:
AMD FX-8350 (I honestly don't know why AMD gets so much flak, this beats out CPUs I've used double its price)

GPU:
GTX 460 (I can still run every game on max settings, well, apart from ARMA 3)

Motherboard:
Asus M5A78L-M (It's pretty basic but also very cheap)

PSU:
Corsair CX750 (Expensive, but I can be sure it will last and not fry anything)

HDD:
Honestly no idea, it was once 500Gb, I think. Either way it's full now.

 

[newwiseman]

I was planning a new desktop at the end of this year but my job got cut so I'm stuck with my '09 build for the foreseeable future...

Desktop
Win7 64-bit
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 CPU 3.40GHz‎
AMD 6990 1GB
8GB RAM
850w power supply (I used to have a crossfire set up)
3 1TB HDDs
1 256GB SSD

My laptop is almost one year old, they grow up so fast.

Win7 64-bit /Debian 64-bit
HP Envy 15t-3200
i7-3610QM 2.3GHz
6GB RAM
15" 720p screen
AMD HD 7750m
750GB Hybrid HDD

I don't do a lot a gaming on my laptop and when I game on my desktop I use a 720p 32" TV as my monitor, pushing 720p is still a breeze on my desktop with everything else maxed out.