For the Love of ROG!

[Jstn]

Hey guys,

I'm overall new to the building scene however, I've been a PC gamer since... well... 56k and ball mice.

I thought I'd show off my first build that I researched, and put together myself. I wanted something that would be somewhat future-proof yet not break the bank (throw all that out the window, I'm addicted... I would build 6 more right now for no reason if I could). The specs of my build are as follows:

ASUS Crosshair V Formula
AMD FX-6200 3.8GHz w/ 4.1GHz Turbo OC'd at 4.5GHz stable
EVGA GTX 560Ti
32GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Red
725w Coolermaster Extreme 2 PSU
Corsair H100 CPU Cooling
NZXT Switch 810 FULL (Special Matte Black Edition)

I have almost all fan slots occupied with the NZXT Enthusiast white fans (love these, they are super quiet, provide great air flow and I got them on sale half price at $9.99. They are the stock fans that come with the case as well) with exception to the fans I replaced on the Corsair radiator which were loud as hell!! Those were replaced with 2 BitFenix Spectre PRO White LED fans.

Here are some pics (sorry about the quality, iphone cam):



Let me know what you think!
Some of the changes that I would have done to the build in retrospection would be:

1) Spend a bit more on the video card (I will be replacing the current with 2 x ASUS GTX 660Ti's. Hopefully more TOP editions will be available through NewEgg or my local supplier by the time I'm ready to order but looks like I'm stuck with just the OC version ATM.)

EDIT: With the recent MSRP leak of ATI's new 8870 I believe I will play my cards based off this and hold off until either its release or it's Nvidia competition (which I'm hoping will see a price drop as well).

2) Cut it down to only 16GB of RAM but spend the same price roughly for a newer or better product (don't get me wrong, I love the vengeance but yes, 32GB is overkill!!).

3) Went with a fully modular power supply with approximately 1000-1100w.

Other then that I'm very happy with this build which rang in at just under $1500 CDN with taxes and all.

[Jstn]

I was actually going to have 2 6200's laying around, then I found out Newegg already tried to deliver my RMA'd 6200 and it had already been returned back to their warehouse... soooooo.... I found a loophole and got my money back instead of another 6200 since normally when they RMA them they are for exchange only! I kinda lucked out 🙂

[Jstn]

Yeah it is part of the newest line of AMD APU's however, there will be a newer one within 2-3 months time (probably closer to around Christmas) 🙂

[Zygomorphic]

Jstn wrote:
Yeah it is part of the newest line of AMD APU's however, there will be a newer one within 2-3 months time (probably closer to around Christmas) 🙂

That why you are upgrading? :cool: Anyone know what cool code-name AMD has for this set? ?dumptruck? 😄

[Jstn]

Close! The actual name is provably more humorous.. "Piledriver"

[Zygomorphic]

Jstn wrote:
Close! The actual name is provably more humorous.. "Piledriver"

I must say, that though I am an Intel fan, the AMD names are far more entertaining. Still, I am waiting to see when Intel will come out with a memorable code-name:
1) Sandy Bridge - talk about bad engineering! Low traction and/or impossible to build! 🙂
2) Ivy Bridge - Ivy destroys mortar, bringing down bridge ... converting it into sandy bridge! 😄
3) Haswell - "?Has? ?well?, [what?]" ... "?Ha? ?swell?!"
4) Rockwell - Needs a drummer and bassist. :cool:
4.5) Broadwell - Wide from side to side? Extra big bus? 128 bits? 😉
5) Skylake - ?Lake Titicaca? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca
6) Skymont - High-dreamin' stuff here at 10nm.

[kkn]

8150 ) 8 cores ) is the buldozer series ( that was released last year ) , not the upcoming series of amd.

[Jstn]

More on my builds will be posted here:

http://jstn.ca/?cat=4

[Jstn]

Hey guys!

Just wanted to give an update, I've been really busy! I did a build for a client and made a video on my youtube channel.. it turned out pretty neat!

I Installed my 670, 8150 and 750W PSU and I'm loving it...

I'm currently looking for a test bench now! What are your guys suggestions? I prefer ATX although I love the new ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe. I just want to have the option available to test multiple cards on it for benchmarking >

[kkn]

ask zka17 if he have enny sugestion?

[Zka17]

I went with the HighSpeed PC's Top Deck Tech Station XL-ATX: http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TopDeckXL

Do not have experience with any other one though... They do have multiple sizes and different configurations too...