Pics of your l33t Systems

[buffbiff21]

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[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Wish I could do that...but it's not for people who keep pets otherwise they would be going through one a day and have an even greater PITA with continously having to clean the blood and guts from the last one off the fans etc.

I think I have finally found someone more overclock crazy than RAP though XD

Originally Posted by RPGW1ZaRD

Yah, been doing that for nearly 2 years now. Installing it in the comp case is only a PITA. I started running it without comp case when I switched from my AMD setup (to my E6750 CPU which is now sold) where I had ridiculous amount fans inside the case etc and I thought without the comp case it's easier to access the h/w and install new stuff and it requires less fans (altho I've added a few silent ones all below 21db as u can see just to be on the safe side or to reach maximum oc stability, there's also a 92mm behind the CPU cooler which isn't visible in those pics).

The stock cooler is so crap on the 8800GT that's why I added the 120mm fan there to keep the ambient temps down around the card and it clearly helps quite a few degrees and I don't think the 8800GT is worthy a 3rd party cooler which would cost like 30% of what the card is worth. I'd like to mod the stock cooler tho but I was unable to find a screwdriver small enough to losen those TIIIINY screws holding the plastic cover in place. Would have wanted to attach a 92mm fan direct to the heatsink that sits on top of the GPU.

Running as an open setup has it's advantages and disadvantages, for most people a comp case is clearly recommended but for me it's not really needed. I can imagine in families with little kids for example is not a good idea, neither with some playful pets or if you're the party-person inviting home your friends for a party (ooh noooez, beer on my comp...) etc would be a disaster with a comp setup like that but I don't belong to those categories either so.

additional quote seeing as post popped up inbetween.

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[RPGW1ZaRD]

I'm really really OC addicted that's for sure. Always when I get some new hardware to play with I always first start finding the max "IMO somewhat 24/7 safe" OC and then I run the hardware at those speeds until I upgrade or it breaks. I've got a hardtime backing off on my OC's once I've reached a goal I'm satisfied with, I always do whatever I can to keep it at those speeds even after extended periods. I may up the voltage slightly or add extra cooling or do some modifications etc depending on what's necessary. I rather would run it at the "edge" of what's safe and risk to damage it to buy something new sooner instead if it's really a poor overclocking sample (one good example was when I got a poor OCing A64 SD3700+ 2.2GHz that BARELY oc'd to 2.7GHz at 1.63~1.65v on air while stock voltage was 1.35v I think and yes it survived just fine xD The "good" SD3700+ did around 2.85~2.9GHz at 1.5~1.55v as a comparision at the time I bought it, later on with better steppings even 3GHz+ clocks became a reality so I was so frustrated at my sample).

Another example is my Opteron 165 1.8GHz I really wanted to reach 2.8GHz minimum and to get it stable at that clock I had to remove the IHS. That was kinda funny experience.... just scroll down for pics in this thread IHS on or off - that's the question... - XtremeSystems Forums

I visit XtremeSystems forums daily to read hardware news and check ppl's xtreme overclocking results etc.

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[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yep it's official. You're totally bonkers

Wish I had the cash, experience and space to play with PC components like that...although I doubt I would do that to chip even if I was a multimillionaire.

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[Phil]

im not an addict but i love screwing around with clocks

RPgW have you tried water or vapo?

Your setup is perfect for both

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[redlofredlof]

Graphics card removed for replacement

I overclocked my old computer to death. R.I.P.

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

I think I have finally found someone more overclock crazy than RAP though XD

Yeah... to be honest, I'm quite noob-ish compared to him. He's had way more experience, that's for sure.

P.S.: Whoops... for disappointing those who want to see my setup, I apologize. I promise, it's not like I put 8 120mm fans into an mATX case or anything like that. lol

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[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by buffbiff21

I'm fairly certain I've seen that picture before a long time ago when I was browsing a thread dedicated to "clean" looking rigs on another forum.

Still though, it's done very nicely...even if I am a bit skeptical as to who's PC that really belongs to

[Phil]

its scratched though :/

anayway

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[mosesff]

Originally Posted by james.miller

ooops, all change again



sony vaio fw11s laptop. magnesium body, p8400 c2d @ 2.26ghz, 4gb ram, 300gb hdd, dual layer (50gb) bluray writer, hdmi video+audio outut, 16:9 widescreen 1600x900 display.
also have there a 1tb nas drive for music, films and such. that larger display is the 24" dgm that both the laptop and pc connect to, the laptop also connects to my amp via hdmi for output to the tv.



Pc remains the same as last year (specs in sig) and its all connected up (and it was a nightmare) to this lot:





the internals of my lc17 remain unchanged bar one hard drive being removed. the mice are an mx518 which i use on the laptop when its at the desk, and a G9 which is used for the pc when im gaming

0_o. What can I say? Wow!

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700W PSU
Two 20" Monitors
Surround Speakers

Pretty much rubbish specifications.

http://programming.4rumer.net/your-f...tions-t6.htm#6

[ozzgx4]

Originally Posted by Phil

its scratched though :/

anayway

that looks really nice, but what are all those fat pipes?

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Q:What is the meaning of life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

[Bubbafat]

All those fat pipes are a really good water cooling system

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[ozzgx4]

oh I see, that makes sense

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Originally Posted by snickothemule

Q:What is the meaning of life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

[RF]

I found that 360 remote to be annoying rubbish and returned it, will def stick with harmony remotes :s

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[buffbiff21]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

I'm fairly certain I've seen that picture before a long time ago when I was browsing a thread dedicated to "clean" looking rigs on another forum.

Still though, it's done very nicely...even if I am a bit skeptical as to who's PC that really belongs to

This rig is 100% buffbiff21. I used to hang out at XS and [H] so maybe you've seen it there? Since that pic, I'd removed the white lining around the aluminum and modded the chassis to accommodate a 120mm fan. The 80mm just wasn't doin' it for me: noisy and ineffective. Specs are

E6600 @ 3.6 \\\ 8800GTS 640 @ 660/2000 \\\ DFI Infinity P965-S Dark \\\ 2 GB G Skill PC6400-HZ \\\ Lian Li PC-65B \\\ Corsair HX520 \\\ LG 42" 1080P LCD \\\ Auzentech X-Meridian

Air Cooled Gallery - Page 57 - XtremeSystems Forums

Btw, the reason the Raptor-X is showing down in the HD shelf is because I cut away part of the rack with a Dremel. Inspiration for this came from jAkUp at nVNews (the 7th pic over in his profile here). I've also popped all LEDs because they scream "gamer." I also ran this insane beast for a while. I now refer to is as my FAFSA rig. I pieced it out a little over a year ago because I don't play PC games that much.

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[ViperXtreme]

Update to my "duke-ha" poor man's PC -_-
Bold item is teh new

Sorry for the quality, took it from a cellphone camera and please don't mind the mess :P...

Duke Du08A Mesh Casing, 1x120mm intake fan , 1x120mm exhaust fan
AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ OC from 2.1 to 2.3Ghz (Socket AM2 Brisbane)
CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Tower Heatpipe CPU cooler
ECS nForce4m-A HT2000 chipset Motherboard
2GB Corsair Dual-Channel DDR2 667Mhz
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM ATA100 HDD
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM ATA133 HDD
LG GSA-H55L Lightscribe DVD-/+RW (MultiWriter) (IDE)
Inno3D GeForce 9600GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit PCI-E (default clocks)
Leadtek Winfast TV2000 PVR with FM PCI(TV Tuner)
Integrated Realtek AC97 6 channel Audio
Integrated nVidia Nforce 10/100 Ethernet Conroller (Connected at Motorolla Canopy via SmartBro)
HEC 475W PowerOP PSU
A4Tech X-Slim KLS-7MU Keyboard w/ mic and earphone jack + USB 2.0 port
A4Tech X-750BF 3XFire Game Laser mouse 2000DPI (PS/2) +Rantopad H1 mousepad
Logitech RumblePad2 Dual Analog Gamepad USB
blue cold cathode light
LG Flatron L1753S 17" LCD Monitor (like FINALLY!! after a decade of 15" 1024x768 CRT lol)
Altec Lansing ATP3 2.1 Speakers.
A4Tech HD-800 7.1 Channel Dolby Surround headset USB
Aegis LC-500 High Performance AVR

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[SCHUMI_4EVER]

WTF is a Sims case doing on your PC?

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[ViperXtreme]

Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

WTF is a Sims case doing on your PC?

Ah, sorry bout that XD
My sister is a sims 2 addict and she has most of the expansion packs, she recently bought those 2...

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[Project Epsilon]

forgive the crummy pics, my good camera broke so i had to dig up my old camera. 2MP and 16mb ftl!

anyway... heres my newest pc that i built a little bit ago. my first socket 775 that i put together. sorta like how the cpu pins are on the mobo. bit easier for me to socket the cpu. that always freaks me out for some reason.

Case: NZXT Apollo case (at first it sucked, but with some better fans, now its not to shabby for the price ~$40 us. i really like the burnt orange.)
PS: Thermaltake Tough Power 750w
Mobo: Asus P5N-D (again, sucked at first, now with the latest bios and nforce drivers, all the problems have been fixed. phew!)
CPU: Q6600 w/ stock cooler & artic silver ceramique (the AS gave me a nice ~4 degree drop. was running stock speeds for the summer, now that its cooled down, i might up to to around ~2.8/3.0 ghz)
RAM: 2gb kingston ddr2 800mhz dual channel ram (model # escapes me at the moment, just normal kingston ram, not the value crap or the hyperx)
GFX: Evga Geforce 9600gt 512mb (going to add another soon, and oc to around ~15/20% for the winter)
SOUNDCARD: Realtek ALC883 7 channel HD audio (for an integrated sound card, its not too shabby! has digital coax and optical out, and decent sound. someday i would like to get a "real" sound card, but don't wanna break the bank and stear clear of creative cards)
NETWORK: Nvidia Nforce 10/100/1000 ethernet
HDD: Western Digital Caviar 500gb w/ 16mb buffer, sata (got one of the newer ones without the high access times. not too shabby for the price, ~$80 us. how can i get 500gb for 80 but a 20gb xbox hdd is $100?!)
CD/DVD: Asus DRW-1814BLT DVD-/+RW (MultiWriter) with lightscribe, sata (stay away from this drive if you want to use lightscribe, every forums has horror stories of burning ~5 labels and it'll kill the drive. i haven't used LS yet because of that. as a standard dvd/cd burner, its ok)
KB & MOUSE: Logitech MX3200 Wireless Laser (i was worried about gaming lag and interference when i got it, but its been working great for 4 months and no problems. 'cept when the batteries start to go around the 2 1/2 month mark)
MONITOR 1: 19in Dell M781s CRT (just some crummy old crt i still use)
MONITOR 2: 32in Toshiba REGZA (main monitor for gaming. my friend is a huge a/v guy, and turned me onto the toshiba Regza line.)
AUDIO: Onkyo HT-S4100 Home Theater (Again, recommended by my friend. Never even heard of Onkyo before, but they seem to make quality goods, and its an amazing setup for sub $400.)

EXTRAS:
Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2
Logitech Premium Stereo Headset (word of advice, your not getting anything premium for $20. decent, but will hurt your ears after 20 min)

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[DarkSamus]

Nice specs and pics

I should get off my butt and take some more of mine for the thread!!
Especially now that I have finished building it for a while (Next upgrade will be mid '09 prob to QUAD core or a budget Nahalem )

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