02-09-2011, 03:36 AM
IMGUR Album
Case: NZXT Lexa S
This case turned out a lot better than i thought it would at it's price. It is relatively light and comes with plenty of fans and the placement seems very well thought out. It's a nice size and just small enough if not admittedly a bit cramped at times.
MoBo: ASUS P8P67
Unlike some others, I did not have major problems with this motherboard. The only real problem I had was that it didn't detect my HDD after clearing the CMOS from an update once. That was quickly resolved by a restart and me staring down the boot device LED. I stare down all the red lights on the mobo if they last too long...
PSU: Seasonic X-Series Modular 80+ Gold 750W
Got it for 130$
. Rated very well and nicely packaged. Also, it is hella dense.
CPU: i5 2500k
It's awesome.
Video Card: EVGA GTX 460 SSC+ w/ Backplate
I'd like to see a review on this particular card compared to the FTW version, a reference 460, and the ref. 470 they all hope to unseat.
RAM: Mushkin 1333 DDR3 2GB x 2
Does what it says. No problems.
HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB, WD Green 500GB x2
The F3 seems cool. I don't know what to look for in terms of how good it is as an HDD... I just understand that it has high numbers for a low price. The WD Greens are recycled from an older build for my brother and rescued from a dysfunctional external drive I had.
CD/DVD +/-RW: ASUS
It's quiet except when using the ASUS mobo drive disc. Also, the software it comes with doesn't properly detect it, strange... but it works for what I need at a cheap price. All the ASUS CD's seem to be the only problem >_>
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight
While playing Left 4 Dead 2, a nice team mate offered it to me for the cost of shipping because it was incompatible with his CPU. So I ended up getting this cooler for 10$. Campaign mode has some of the nicest people. A nice contrast to VS mode kickers =\; it's just a game... sheesh.
Future upgrades:
-Performance:
GTX 460 in SLI
a new cooler once i need to OC
MORE RAMMMMMZ
a top 140mm fan and possibly 2 smaller intake fans behind the mesh cover of 2 drive bays. i need to do more research on case cooling.
replacement motherboard
-Extras:
BD+/-RW
Memory Card Bay
A 1920 x 1200 monitor to be cool and i prefer 16:10. I have a "decent" home-made projector that gives me 100 inches across already!
More storage with low power consumption and an SSD wayyyy into the future when 1GB=0.5$ or less.
Cable TV Tuner [depending on how much i like TV by then. will probably be cut...]
Case: NZXT Lexa S
This case turned out a lot better than i thought it would at it's price. It is relatively light and comes with plenty of fans and the placement seems very well thought out. It's a nice size and just small enough if not admittedly a bit cramped at times.
MoBo: ASUS P8P67
Unlike some others, I did not have major problems with this motherboard. The only real problem I had was that it didn't detect my HDD after clearing the CMOS from an update once. That was quickly resolved by a restart and me staring down the boot device LED. I stare down all the red lights on the mobo if they last too long...
PSU: Seasonic X-Series Modular 80+ Gold 750W
Got it for 130$
. Rated very well and nicely packaged. Also, it is hella dense.CPU: i5 2500k
It's awesome.
Video Card: EVGA GTX 460 SSC+ w/ Backplate
I'd like to see a review on this particular card compared to the FTW version, a reference 460, and the ref. 470 they all hope to unseat.
RAM: Mushkin 1333 DDR3 2GB x 2
Does what it says. No problems.
HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB, WD Green 500GB x2
The F3 seems cool. I don't know what to look for in terms of how good it is as an HDD... I just understand that it has high numbers for a low price. The WD Greens are recycled from an older build for my brother and rescued from a dysfunctional external drive I had.
CD/DVD +/-RW: ASUS
It's quiet except when using the ASUS mobo drive disc. Also, the software it comes with doesn't properly detect it, strange... but it works for what I need at a cheap price. All the ASUS CD's seem to be the only problem >_>
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight
While playing Left 4 Dead 2, a nice team mate offered it to me for the cost of shipping because it was incompatible with his CPU. So I ended up getting this cooler for 10$. Campaign mode has some of the nicest people. A nice contrast to VS mode kickers =\; it's just a game... sheesh.
Future upgrades:
-Performance:
GTX 460 in SLI
a new cooler once i need to OC
MORE RAMMMMMZ
a top 140mm fan and possibly 2 smaller intake fans behind the mesh cover of 2 drive bays. i need to do more research on case cooling.
replacement motherboard
-Extras:
BD+/-RW
Memory Card Bay
A 1920 x 1200 monitor to be cool and i prefer 16:10. I have a "decent" home-made projector that gives me 100 inches across already!
More storage with low power consumption and an SSD wayyyy into the future when 1GB=0.5$ or less.
Cable TV Tuner [depending on how much i like TV by then. will probably be cut...]
