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Model: Aether II
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k @ Stock (for now)
Memory: 8GB 1333MHz 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5v
Hard Drives: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (main), Seagate Green 2TB (storage), Maxtor 250GB (TV shows)
Video Card: XFX HD 6870 1GB @ Stock (for now)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2211h
Sound Card: On-board
Headset: N/A
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
Keyboard: Das Keyboard Model S Professional
Mouse: R.A.T. 9
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
 
a pet rock said:
Nice. When'd you get the SB? And why not wait for Ivy?
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I ordered it last two Tuesdays ago, and it finally shipped last Monday. And my PSU just died yesterday. :(

I would have, but the way things lined up I had to go with SB. I had my computer on the market for at least 2 months, and someone finally made an offer. I didn't want to wait for another few weeks/months and the value to keep declining, so I sold it as fast as I could. lol. I am not going to wait a few months without a desktop that can do actual gaming and I've always wanted a small form factor build. And that is how Aether II came to be. Although I think I might rename it.

I also have some on-topic things to share, so this post can't be declared as spam :P

I plan on adding a Noctua NH-L12 to it once they become available to buy as well as an addition NF-P14 and NF-P12 for case fans.

And once AMD fixes their monopolistic prices on the 7000 series and the 7800 series are released, I'll be picking up a 7870 2GB or possibly the GTX 600 counterpart.
 
New Build (2012)

Computer Name: Starfish Prime
Processor: Core i7 3930k Six-Core @ 4GHz
Heatsink: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011
Mobo: Asus Sabertooth x79
PSU: Corsair HX 1000w
Memory: 16GBs DDR3 1600 GSKILL RIPJAW
Hard Drive: 120GB Corsair SSD for OS/Programs, 640GB HDD for Games, 1TB HDD for Storage
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4890 (Needs an upgrade soon, I know :P)
Monitor: Asus 27" LCD - LED Backlight
Speakers: logitech X-530s
Keyboard: G510
Mouse: G500
Case: Silverstone Fortress Series FT02B-W
Mouse Surface: 17" Cutting mat :cool_old:
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

(This isn't my desk setup. This is just the build table XD)
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Wal-Mart Security said:
Processor: Core i7 3930k Six-Core
Heatsink: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011
Mobo: Asus Sabertooth x79
PSU: Corsair HX 1000w
Memory: 16GBs DDR3 1600 GSKILL RIPJAW
Hard Drive: 120GB Corsair SSD for OS/Programs, 640GB HDD for Games, 1TB HDD for Storage
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4890 (Needs an upgrade soon, I know :P)
Monitor: Asus 27" LCD - LED Backlight
Speakers: logitech X-530s
Keyboard: G510
Mouse: G500
Case: Silverstone Fortress Series FT02B-W
Mouse Surface: 17" Cutting mat :cool_old:
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

(This isn't my desk setup. This is just the build table XD)
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what happened to updating your first post?!
 
Suppose now would be a good time to update
Name: Flaming Laser
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.3 ghz
Motherboard: ASRock extreme7 gen3 1155 z68
Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB 1866
Hard Drive: Hitachi 500gb and OCZ Agility 3 60gb
Video Card: 2x MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II in sli
Power Supply: LEPA G900-MA 900W 80 PLUS GOLD
Monitor: Acer G215HVAbd 21.5' and HP 2009m 20"
Headset: Logitech G930
Speakers: Logitech S-220
Keyboard: Logitech K120 (probably going to get a mechanical one soon)
Mouse: Razer Deathadder
Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium and Windows 7 64-bit
 
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Not sure I have posted my build in awhile since I got my new peripherals. Actual tower has yet to change.

Case: Lian Li PC-P50
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 GHz
Heatsink: Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium
Memory: 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600
Solid State Drive: Intel X25-M G2 160GB
Hard Drive: 2 x 640GB Caviar Black Raid 0
Video Card: 2 x GTX 460 1GB (plan to upgrade when amd finishes line up and nvidia counters)
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider ST85F-P 850W
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit

And for the newish peripherals:

Monitor: Dell U3011
Speakers: M-Audio BX5a Deluxe
Keyboard: XArmor U9BL-S (mechanical)
Mouse: Logitech G700
 
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DOB: July 16, 2011
Name: Maelstrom Alpha
Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced
Motherboard: Biostar TP67B+
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1 GHz (Sandy Bridge)
GPU: EVGA Superclocked GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (Fermi)
RAM: 12GB DDR3-1333 (2 x 2GB Patriot Sector 5/2 x 4GB Kingston hyperX blu)
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB @ 7200 rpm
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster S20A350B 20" widescreen (1600x900 resolution)
Mouse: Cooler Master Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G
Headset: Razer Carcharias
 
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reflex99 said:
what happened to updating your first post?!
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Updated my 1st post. Considering it has been 149 pages since that, I thought I'd post a new one to better share my new build.

PBJ said:
DOB: July 16, 2011
Name: [remains undecided]
Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced
Motherboard: Biostar TP67B+
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1 GHz (Sandy Bridge)
GPU: EVGA Superclocked GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (Fermi)
RAM: 12GB DDR3-1333 (2 x 2GB Patriot Sector 5/2 x 4GB Kingston hyperX blu)
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB @ 7200 rpm
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster S20A350B 20" widescreen (1600x900 resolution)
Mouse: Cooler Master Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G
Headset: Razer Carcharias
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If you're looking for a unique name, try this out: Codename Generator
Just keep clicking the red "Generate New Codename" button until you find something you like :thumbup1:
Even if you don't find a cool name, you'll sure get some laughs out of it!
 
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Case: Cooler Master HAF
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX
CPU: AMD FX 6100 Six-Core 3.30GHz
GPU: Dual PNY GTX XLR8 560TI (FERMI)
RAM: 8gb DDR3-1333mhz Corsair Vengeance
HDD: 1.5TB Seagate
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster SA550 LED
Mouse: Logitech G3
Headset: Plantronics Gamecom
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Cooling: Thermaltake Big water 760is for CPU


Plan on adding in the lines to liquid cool the GPU's as well once office is done
 
Model: AlienWare Aurora R3
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz
Memory: 8Gb
Hard Drive: 1tb
Graphics Card: GTS 240s (soon to be GTX 570)
Monitor: 23in. Emachines
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
 
Tex_Cowboy said:
Case: Cooler Master HAF
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX
CPU: AMD FX 6100 Six-Core 3.30GHz
GPU: Dual PNY GTX XLR8 560TI (FERMI)
RAM: 8gb DDR3-1333mhz Corsair Vengeance
HDD: 1.5TB Seagate
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster SA550 LED
Mouse: Logitech G3
Headset: Plantronics Gamecom
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Cooling: Thermaltake Big water 760is for CPU


Plan on adding in the lines to liquid cool the GPU's as well once office is done
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Never seen that cooler before. How does it perform? As for adding in your gpus, does it have a powerful enough pump? Are you going to add in an additional radiator in your case?

Nice setup btw.
 
I'm your huckleberry said:
Never seen that cooler before. How does it perform? As for adding in your gpus, does it have a powerful enough pump? Are you going to add in an additional radiator in your case?

Nice setup btw.
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i know this one:

1. performance: poor (there is a reason they haven't been sold for 4ish years now)

2. no, the pump is pretty weak
 
Update


Case: HAF-Xfx
PSU: HX 750w
Mobo: ASRock z68 Extreme7
CPU: Intel i7 2600
CPU Cooler: EK+XSPC
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws series 16GB
GPU: From Crossfire AMD Radeon HD 6870 to single AMD XFX Radeon HD 7770 GHOST BE
HDD: 1TBWD
Monitor: ACER
Keyboard: G15
Mouse: Razer Mamba
OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
 
Case: HAF X
Power Supply: Raidmax 850W
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7 870 @ 4.01 GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
RAM: 4x Kingston HyperX Blue 2GB
Video Card: 2x Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Hard Drive: WD 500GB Caviar Blue
Headset: Corsair HS1
Keyboard: Saitek Cyborg
Mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
Monitor: 2x Acer 21.5"
 
Computer Name: Blackbird-002
Processor: Core i7 3930k Six-Core @ 4GHz
Heatsink: N/A Corsair H100 water cooled
Mobo: Asus Rampage IV Extreme
PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200
Memory: CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMT16GX3M4X2133C9
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Plus 2TB Seagate for files....
Video Card: XFX FX-797A-TNBC Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Monitor: SAMSUNG P2770FH ToC Rose Black 27" 1ms Full HD HDMI LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 70,000:1 (1,000:1)
Speakers:Nope....Just a Corsair Vengeance 1500 Headset
Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Ultimate....Just retired the Merc Stealth
Mouse: RAT Cyborg 7 wired
Case: HP/Voodoo Blackbird-002
Mouse Surface: Aluminum Banshee Pad
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit/ Now with Dual boot Win 8 Preview......which I'm not keen on. Maybe if you have an AIO or touch screen. Doesn't do much for me though.
 
Processor: Intel i7 920.
Memory: 8GB RAM
Hard Drive: 1TB
Video Card: NVIDIA Gt 240 1GB Ddr3 :(
Monitor: TV Sony Bravia 40' LCD.
Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X6.
Mouse: Microsoft Sidewinder X8.
Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bits.
 
My gaming rig

Mobo: Asus p7p55d-e pro
CPU: Intel core i7 875-k
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 (x2)
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) (x2)
PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W
Case: CoolerMaster HAF X
Headset: Logitech G930
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse: Logitech mx revolution
UPS: APC PRO-1500
Monitor: Acer G245H, HP S2031
Hard Drives: WD Caviar Black 640 GB (x2)
CD/Blur-Ray Drives: LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader, Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner
Fans: 2x 200mm Green LED, 1x 200mm Blue LED, 1x 200mm Red LED, 1x 120mmx38mm, 1x 80mmx15mm, 1x 140mm, Thermaltake A2427 Hard drive blue LED cooler, NZXT touch screen fan controller
 
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