New system build

[Brink]

Hello all,

Well, after a few weeks I finally got the new system up and running after having to go through two GA-X58A-UD7 board that would not post for me, and finally going with a ASUS P6X58D Premium board that did.

I just didn't think it would be right to not share the build with you all.

   Information

SPECS:

• Corsair Obsidian 800D
• ASUS P6X58D Premium motherboard
• 12GB (6x2GB) Kingston KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX DDR3 2000Mhz HyperX XMP RAM
• Intel i7 980X
• EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked 1536MB

Some build pictures:

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Updated New Case Pictures: (Corsair Obsidian 800D)

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Updated New Graphics Card Pictures:

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[pparks1]

Well, that makes for a very nice rig aside from the low-end video card and the abysmal wiring job . Sorry, I don't mean to be rude...it's just that clean wiring really makes a computer stand out to me. Even more so than the $1,000 CPU.

 

[Lordbob75]

Just out of curiosity, why that graphics card? Your system is ridiculous, why skimp on video?

~Lordbob

 

[Brink]

It's just the card that I had from my last build. I'm waiting on the latest cards to all come out and drop a bit in price before I upgrade it. Plus, I'm not a gamer and only have two monitors, so I really don't need high end graphics.


Yeah, that wiring is a bit more messy than I like as well, but there's no where else to put it. Since the case has so much room in it, it really doesn't affect airflow where it's at now though.

 

[derekimo]

Look's pretty sweet to me Shawn, Way out of my league for now.

 

[Lordbob75]

It's just the card that I had from my last build. I'm waiting on the latest cards to all come out and drop a bit in price before I upgrade it. Plus, I'm not a gamer and only have two monitors, so I really don't need high end graphics.


Yeah, that wiring is a bit more messy than I like as well, but there's no where else to put it. Since the case has so much room in it, it really doesn't affect airflow where it's at now though.

Makes sense, it is what I would do.

~Lordbob

 

[DocBrown]

Very impressive ! How do you keep your desk so uncluttered ?

 

[Brink]

I tell you, it's not easy to keep the desk clear when I'm working and munching.

 

[pparks1]

Plus, I'm not a gamer and only have two monitors, so I really don't need high end graphics.

Just out of curiosity, if not a gamer...what sorts of things do you run that would really require being on the bleeding edge of CPU's and paying an enormous premium?

Yeah, that wiring is a bit more messy than I like as well, but there's no where else to put it.

That is really unfortunate. I've become quite picky with my cases these days and keeping them neat and tidy is a very high priority. I usually spend hours just figuring out which cable is going to go where and how best to get it to that location. But then again, I'm a little OCD.

Since the case has so much room in it, it really doesn't affect airflow where it's at now though.

Yeah, I'm sure your airflow is fine...it's just not as sexy as it could look. There is just something special about a super clean case.

But hey, very nice build....and way beyond my league. I always buy middle of the road...and shoot for best bang for the buck. I simply cannot bring myself to pay premiums. But what a thrill it must be for those who can. My biggest splurge in the last 5 years has been my SSD drive...and I waited for that to get under $300.

The next things on my list are
1). Replace my 9800GTX+ with something more powerful and hopefully much quieter
2). Get a new 24" IPS flat panel display. Something like Dell U2410 to replace my cheapo 23" that I have now.

 

[mpcrsc562]

Hey, nice job!

 

[Airbot]

Nice system Shawn.

 

[z3r010]

Just out of curiosity, if not a gamer...what sorts of things do you run that would really require being on the bleeding edge of CPU's and paying an enormous premium?

Lot's of VM's

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Looks good to me Shawn.

 

[Brink]

Yep, I do run a lot of VM's at times.

I added some updated pictures to the first post.


So far I have the RAM up to 1866 Mhz out of the spec'd 2000Mhz.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Nice Shawn, thanks for sharing some specs and pics.

Just out of curiosity, what about your hard drives? You didn't mention those.

 

[Brink]

Hello Jonathan,

Sorry, they're in my system specs link.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Ah, I see. My bad.

I assumed you built a whole new machine, and left your old one intact.

 

[Brink]

Nar, I just updated the motherboard, RAM, and CPU for now. Everything else is still fast enough for now, but I will be looking into a new graphic card once the prices on them get a bit lower and all the new models are out from all vendors.

 

[pparks1]

Lot's of VM's

Yeah, I am a vm nut as well. I view virtualization as the single biggest improvement in the IT field since I started working in IT almost 14 years ago. In this case, it seems like the box would run out of RAM before it really labored the CPU.

I assumed you built a whole new machine, and left your old one intact.

Yeah, that has always been the way that I have done it. One of these days, I'm going to have to just live a little and actually upgrade a mobo, CPU, and RAM. I usually just feel that I can use the older machine to upgrade somebody else in the house so I usually leave it all together.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Shawn, i must say... you have a lot of hats

Oh and nice system as well