Building a gaming computer...again

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2013
    Very nice build Syndil ! +1 sweet!
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,687
    edited April 2013
    LOL, now I gotta take pics of my little mini-itx to show off too hehehe... be looking for em Saturday
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2013
    Thanks! Look forward to the ITX pics. This was my first venture into going small. I've used nothing but mid-towers to full-towers in the past, and the PC I had just before this one was in a gargantuan Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 case. You just can't comprehend how large one of those beasts are until you see one in person. Ridiculous. It's a piece of furniture, not a case.

    I'm loving the small form factor, although I didn't love the amount of work I had to put into it. But I definitely won't be going back to a behemoth after this.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,712
    edited April 2013
    You just can't comprehend how large one of those beasts are until you see one in person.
    She sleeps in my basement and is sensitive to the word "beast"! That reminds me, i should start gutting her this weekend. Thanks! :wink:
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2013
    Mine is gutted and waiting for a new owner. I'm pretty sure I could fit my current PC, case and all, inside the Cosmos.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited July 2014
    So it's over a year later, but thought I"d post an update on my gaming rig. Over the last year it has been very solid with no real issues other than typical random Windows crap, nothing major though. I recently added a 4K TV for gaming so had to upgrade the video card, but everything else is still in tact. That was really the idea with this build, get a solid foundation and then just use video card upgrades to keep up with my gaming demands.

    I've moved to a couple 780 Ti cards in SLI and they handle the 4K resolutions very well. I'm still very happy with the machine and the approach that I took with this build, it has been my best experience by far with a computer build.