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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by M0rph1n3 on April 10, 2025, 14:43 »
It's about time I posted here, this is the setup I built about 2 years ago (couldn't post the pics (as a nab))...

https://imgur.com/pReLeWZ
https://imgur.com/hKHQGIj
https://imgur.com/EUJkkt3

CoolerMaster HAF 700 EVO E-ATX Case
Corsair AX-1600i Titanium PSU
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero MBD
Intel Core i9 14900K CPU (6.2GHz OC)
ASUS ROG Ryujin II 360 AIO Cooler
64GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 6000 MT/s RAM
1x2TB Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIe5 NVME SSD (OS)
2x2TB Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIe5 NVME SSD (Raid 0) (Games)
3x2TB Kingston Fury Renegade PCIe4 NVME SSD (Internal Storage)
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (meh it's been a nightmare on and off)

Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" Curved 4K 240Hz Monitor
Razer Huntsman v2 Optical Keyboard
Razer Viper v3 Pro Mouse
Razer Atlas Glass Mouse Mat
Sony HT-A7000 7.1.2ch Dolby Atmos/DTS:X Soundbar
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Headset
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE 11000 Wi-Fi 6E Router
Secret Lab Magnus Pro XL Desk

I thought I should show it as it is before I change/upgrade again.  The photos don't do the PC justice as it's all gold lit (camera colours are off) with gold trim on black.  Sometimes I turn off the LEDs as I can take it or leave it :)  Oh, and I play UT2004 in 4K Ultra settings to make it worth my while having the PC in the first place heh.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Stealer on April 04, 2025, 19:15 »
Aye, IDE cables were even worse. I only realised the holes in the metal plate where the mobo is mounted are cable runs (in the last decade). I was a bit slow mentally!
Hope you get it sorted soon Grim.

Ordered an air purifier from amazon last year. They accidentally sent two instead of one. In effect it was buy one get one free, in the end. They didn't want the second one back.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Grim_Fandango on April 03, 2025, 15:49 »
It won't be running any warmer than room temp' for a while yet as Amazon have again sent 3 x cables instead of 3 x case fans...f'n nuggets!!!
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Piglet on April 03, 2025, 14:03 »
Yeah. I wouldn't go Intel unless I wanted to use it in place of a boiler to heat my house.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by holyspam on April 03, 2025, 00:00 »
Quote from: Grim_Fandango on April 02, 2025, 20:23

I used to opt for AMD chips when building a machine, as AMD were traditionally better suited to gaming and Intel fared better at number crunching tasks, but either would be more than enough for my needs.

I hate to bring the bad news, but since 13th gen(2022 i think) Intel is good only for heating and electricity generation.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Grim_Fandango on April 02, 2025, 20:23 »
Everything should have been here by now, but Amazon sent cables instead of case fans...TWICE!!!
They also sent the PSU with a Euro plug rather than UK, and I've had to buy the CPU from Currys Business as Amazon have let me down with delivery.  I'm not concerned though, as those nice customer service agents at Amazon are doing the needful and have told me not to worry.  Bezos can bite me!

I hated the bad old days of having a vipers nest of cables inside the case.  As well as restricting airflow, the molex and sata cables were an eyesore.  Shouldn't be an issue on this case, as it's dual compartment and the PSU is kept separate from the MoBo, GFX etc.  Only problem with that is that the case is a PSU's depth fatter than a regular case as it mounts on the side rather than at the back.

I used to opt for AMD chips when building a machine, as AMD were traditionally better suited to gaming and Intel fared better at number crunching tasks, but either would be more than enough for my needs.

The GFX card arrived today.  I haven't take it out of it's ESD wrapper yet as I don't want it covered in drool.

If this doesn't up my game, I'm going back to MS Solitaire :)
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Stealer on March 31, 2025, 21:04 »
Looks good Grim :)
Asus is the best for mobos, in my opinion, less faff and never had any problems!
M2 drives are soo much quicker. I've still yet to trasfer windows onto my faster M2 drive, just cba for the past 2 years!
I always go for modular PSUs these days - so I can lose all the cables I don't have plugged in!
Got my missus a 5900x for xmas, twice as many cores as mine - really notice the difference on multi-threaded games! Good choice, even though I'm not an intel fan :)
Curious to see how much difference the ram makes compared to 16 gig, that I have in mine.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Grim_Fandango on March 29, 2025, 13:58 »
After a lengthy debate with myself, I've decided to push the boat out and build a gaming PC.
I already have a gaming laptop but it's only used that for browsing and bog-standard PC tasks.
My current UT machine is an ASUS PN51 in an Akasa silent case (Radeon Vega 6 Graphics).

Most of the components will be here today/tomorrow, but I have to wait until mid-week for the GFX card.
Should be up and running by the weekend :)

Case:  ASUS TUF Gaming GT502 (white)
MoBo:  ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PRO WIFI
PSU:  850W FSP Fortron Hydro TI PRO ATX 3.0 80+TITANIUM
CPU:  Intel Core™ Ultra 7 265K 20 cores
RAM:  CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz CL40 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible Computer Memory - White
GFX:  ASRock Radeon RX 7800 XT Steel Legend 16GO, 16384 MB GDDR6
Storage:  Samsung 990 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD, 2 TB, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s read, 6,900 MB/s write, Internal SSD
CPU Fan:  Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25
Case Fans:  4 x Noctua NF-A12x25 5V, Premium Quiet Fan

When completed, it should look like this.

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The Lounge / Re: Music you listening right now
« Last post by Stealer on March 24, 2025, 21:21 »
Quote from: Grim_Fandango on February 25, 2025, 22:10
Some peaceful driving music.

Good choice sir. I'm always a little susceptible to ministry. I do play this track quite a bit :)

Fun fact: One of the CD's I inherited from my bro 27 years ago, was ministry NWO  ;D
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The Lounge / Re: Music you listening right now
« Last post by Right on March 19, 2025, 17:11 »
Revisited in my bimmer yesterday on my way home: I was home in a lot faster than expected  :))

Nice lady to watch and O so dangerous for in the car



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