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trevorpfc
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Posted on 20-05-2016 13:23

anyone else care to share your rig with the forum. recently did a moderate upgrade. parts included:
6700k
MSI Z170 board
phanteks case
16gigs geil memory
corsair H105
fans..cabling and other misc parts. just waiting to see what the 1080 has to offer..pic is the end result of upgrade...share if you like

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/brownhornet66/0517161706_HDR.jpg

Edited by trevorpfc on 20-05-2016 13:26

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Posted on 20-05-2016 14:34

amd celeron 1.8ghz
512mb ram
40gb hdd

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FlashyMcFlash
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Posted on 20-05-2016 21:32

trevorpfc wrote:
anyone else care to share your rig with the forum. recently did a moderate upgrade. parts included:
6700k
MSI Z170 board
phanteks case
16gigs geil memory
corsair H105
fans..cabling and other misc parts. just waiting to see what the 1080 has to offer..pic is the end result of upgrade...share if you like

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/brownhornet66/0517161706_HDR.jpg

that's a fine build you got there, some questions
1) what games is it intended for?
2) why the AMD GPU?
3) how's the loudness of the cooling system?

I built my first PC a few months ago:

i7 6700K (this bastard is a beast)
Asus Z170-K Motherboard
1TB HDD + 250 GB Samsung EVO SSD
2x 4GB HyperX Fury @ 2666 MHz (8 GB is more than enough for now especially if they work in dual channel, planning to buy 2 more soon)
Nvidia GTX 970 4GB - Zotac's AMP! Edition
550 PSU

And ofcourse the Deathadder, Steelseries frost blue and a 24" IPS monitor

Got all the pieces from Amazon since they're a lot cheaper than in my country. Except for the Motherboard & GPU which I bought from a local retailer - I assumed it would be better to get some warranty for those since they're very fragile and can be damaged during shipment overseas. And I'm glad I did so because right now I have a problem which appeared about 2 weeks ago - the GPU fans keep spinning at 100% all the time, tried reinstalling drivers, BIOS reset & all that stuff. I'm assuming it's a faulty heat sensor. Guess I'll have to RMA it for a new one or see if I can get the ASUS Strix version for the GTX 970, or I might just add a couple hundred bucks and get the 1080. The Zotac is pretty good on overclocking - got 400 FPS for Fallout 4 on ultra settings - pretty fun seeing a Deathclaw run towards you at Sonic the Hedgehog speed.

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Edited by FlashyMcFlash on 20-05-2016 21:40

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trevorpfc
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Posted on 20-05-2016 22:29

FlashyMcFlash wrote:

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i have 160 games in my steam library so i bounce around on games.prior to the upgrade when i was playing ''squad'' i would get horrible lag...not anymore.sound isnt bad at all..the enermax fans are my favorite..i have 8 fans and the noise isnt bad..the 280x has served me well,at the time it was between the that and the 780 card but the 280x was cheaper. yeah the 1080 looks promising though,also using the deathadder chroma and an asus 144hz monitor..if i get the 1080 im going to sell the asus monitor and go with a higher resolution monitor for sure..are the zotac cards good in your opinion,always liked their designs..not a big fan of reference coolers..agreed 8 gigs is enough but i got the 16gigs on sale for 56 US...nice rig you got as well

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trevorpfc
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Posted on 20-05-2016 22:38

this being your first build how was it? easier than you thought i bet,and rewarding as hell too.i have been building custom rigs for 17 years now and it never gets old. i just finished with this build not long ago and i want to start another soon..its addicting

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