[bimmer100]

lastly. I bought it for being future proof.
It's not as if it pulls that type of wattage unless you need it.
So it's a no brainer. If I wanted to upgrade To three GPU's I could (maybe, but might get limited even with 1200w). Having a tiny 1000watt or smaller power supply would surely be a problem.

 

[rvcjew]

Damn that is a lot of stuff in a xb evo, sweet rig I have a Core X9 now and it is kinda ugly from certain angles but god the space I have to fit my hands when swapping parts and maintenance for the loop is wonderful.

 

[OnyxVulpe]

CPU: i7-4790k 4.6 @1.25v
MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 7
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X x2
SSD: 512GB Crucial MX100
HDD: 2TB Hitachi, 1TB Western Digital Black
 

 

[rvcjew]

Nice rigs everyone.

 

[Oklahoma]

I just got done with a rebuild on my system after killing the old one.
 
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3
CPU: Intel I-7 4790K 4.0Ghz
Ram: 16Gb DDR3-1600
Graphics: Asus nVidia GTX980
Sound: Creative SB-Z
SSD-OS: Samsung 840evo 240Gb
HDD-Storage: Seagate 2Tb
 
Media Server
Older AMD System running Ubuntu Server and 9Tb Storage with 5 WD-Red 3Tb drives in RAID-6. (Not even close to filling)

 

[beginner1]

Almost done upgrading mine
 
Enthoo primo
Maximus V Extreme
3770K @ 4.5ghz
32gb dominator platinum 1600
Titan X @ 1450 / 7900
Sammy 850 1tb
SB Titanium HD
Intel dual gbit nic
Corsair 1500i
EK Blocks, d5 pump, noctua f12s on 2 x 480 rads
 
Lid comes off the 3770K next week in search of 5ghz

 

[rvcjew]

  Almost done upgrading mine
 
Enthoo primo
Maximus V Extreme
3770K @ 4.5ghz
32gb dominator platinum 1600
Titan X @ 1450 / 7900
Sammy 850 1tb
SB Titanium HD
Intel dual gbit nic
Corsair 1500i
EK Blocks, d5 pump, noctua f12s on 2 x 480 rads
 
Lid comes off the 3770K next week in search of 5ghz

Nice what you putting on the cores, or just going naked?

 

[beginner1]

Die to water block with coollaboratory liquid ultra metal compound, the guys over at OCN seem to be getting good results with that stuff, some seeing 30% drops in temp..  First job for me is still to get the lid off, then got a handy delid mount which should get the block back on nicely

 

[rvcjew]

Die to water block with coollaboratory liquid ultra metal compound, the guys over at OCN seem to be getting good results with that stuff, some seeing 30% drops in temp..  First job for me is still to get the lid off, then got a handy delid mount which should get the block back on nicely

Nice I didn't go naked as I have the raystorm but still rock the ultra under the IHS and yes I did literally drop about 20c-30c depending on applications. I have a 4770k though.

EDIT: I used the vice method if your looking for a tutorial this one is good it's what I did, it took one wack and mine just came apart. It goes on like water color paint basically, just be patient and don't use too much. http://imgur.com/a/Z3Fea

 

[adpo]

Mine's getting a little bit long in the tooth, so I'm thinking I'll be putting something new together in the next few months as funds avail themselves. Thinking along the lines of dropping whatever the 4790k equivalent skylake and a 980ti into something like a corsair bulldog or silverstone rvz02, then tweaking the **** out of it for near-silent operation under low-medium loads such as listening to music. For storage, I'm hoping a decent-size 4 lane M.2 will be able to make it into my budget by then and just have that as my boot, maybe raid some regular SSDs for non-OS things and I'll just offload all my big files onto external hdds. Going the Bulldog route would mean I could also go water cooling on the whole thing as well. What do you guys think?
 
Here's my current specs:
NZXT Tempest + crapton of fans + Corsair CM430
2500k + CM Hyper 212 @4.5
Asus Z68 Pro Gen3
32gb generic brand DDR3/1600
Zotac GTX 970 @+143mhz core over stock and memory @7999mhz
Samsung 830 (boot)
RAID0 Corsair Force GT (games)
several large WD HDDs (photos and videos, mostly work stuff)

 

[520RanchBro]

Think I'm going to start upgrading my setup. Currently run:
 
Corsair Carbide 500R case
Corsair HX850 Gold PSU
MSI Z87
Intel 4670K (OC'd to 4.3 GHz)
Corsair H110 CPU Cooler
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 2133MHz RAM
MSI GTX 770 Lightning
2x Corsair Neutron GTX SSDs (120, 240GB)
1TB WD 7200 RPM HDD
ASUS Blu-Ray drive
 
This rig has treated me well for the past two years and I've been able to play most games at 1080p at max or fairly close to it. Just gave it a good cleaning today and it got me thinking about upgrades.
 
I've got a friend building his first desktop PC so I think I'll sell him the 770 and get myself a shiny new GTX 980 TI, might add another SDD or HDD but I'm still pretty good on storage.

 

[nopc0de]

Im jelly of all those maxwell gpu's. But I think I'll skip a generation and wait for the pascals.
 
 

 [b]CPU [/b]Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4 GHz [b]RAM [/b]8,00GB Crucial Ballistix [b]MOBO [/b]Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK [b]GPU [/b]NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (Gigabyte) ROG PG278Q (2560x1440@144Hz) [b]HDD [/b]3TB Seagate ST3000DM 3TB Western Digital WDC Green 256GB Crucial MX100 (SSD)

 

[Adamsolympia]

CPU: Core i7 3770k
Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212+
RAM:  G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16gb (2x8gb) 
MOBO: ASUS P8Z77-V 
GPU: Gigabyte 970 GTX and Asus 970 GTX  SLI
Monitor: Samsung u28d590d 28" 4K, and Alienware 23" AW2310 120hz 1080p
Sound: My ASUS Essence ST wouldn't fit mobo after 2nd graphic card, so "downgraded" to a Schiit Fulla USB dac/amp, which to me sounds better so not a downgrade after all
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250ohm
 
HDD: ATI Radeon 120gb SSD, WD Black 2GB, 1x WD Blue 3gb ,  3x, + 2tb WD Green 2tb , 1x HGST Deskstar 2tb
+ 
Zyxel NSA320 2-bay NSA w/ 2x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB 
 
 
PSU: Corsair AX1200i ..  1200watt is definitely overkill, but I'm definitely future proof for future builds for the next 10 years, which I hope this sucker will last that long. Plus, at 50% load it hits max efficiency @ 90-95% 
Case: Thermaltake V71 Extreme Tower Case
 
   
APC BE550G 8 outlet 550VA
 
Wifi: Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Router
 
Peripherals:
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
Mouse: Razer Blackwidow       (all time favorite Mouse/KB combo after 25+ years computing) 
Gaming: XBOX 360 usb gamepad,  Thrustmaster Warhog Joystick,  Dolphinbar wii sensor bar + wiimote. 
 
Other actively used computers:
2012-13 Mac Mini base model, stock
2014 Macbook Pro laptop base model, stock
iPad air 2 
Raspberry pi (1st gen) 
 
 
Upgrades/etc planned for this year:
MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals
SSD for boot drive 4 desktop. (Probably Intel 730 series x2, 240gb in raid. Crappy SSD I have now was cheap, so just use for Calibre + Ebooks) 
Ram and SSD for mac mini
*Maybe* Logitech G27 Gaming Wheel
HiFiman 400 or 400i headphones (I love my Beyers but I want a darker sound that emphasizes mids) 
*Maybe* Schiit Modi 2/Magni 2 DAC/Amp  once I'm able to determine if it'll blow away my Schiit Fulla. (I'm fairly new to Hi-Fi audio gear..as good as it already sounds, I can't imagine it getting much better but I'm ready to be surprised ) 
Raspberry pi 2nd Gen x2
*Maybe* Ipad Pro 

 

[Adamsolympia]

  Mine's getting a little bit long in the tooth, so I'm thinking I'll be putting something new together in the next few months as funds avail themselves. Thinking along the lines of dropping whatever the 4790k equivalent skylake and a 980ti into something like a corsair bulldog or silverstone rvz02, then tweaking the **** out of it for near-silent operation under low-medium loads such as listening to music. For storage, I'm hoping a decent-size 4 lane M.2 will be able to make it into my budget by then and just have that as my boot, maybe raid some regular SSDs for non-OS things and I'll just offload all my big files onto external hdds. Going the Bulldog route would mean I could also go water cooling on the whole thing as well. What do you guys think?

 
 
  I don't have any experience building with silence in mind. In the past, I've always just thrown in the crap-ton of fans and only had my eye toward performance. I have to say, though  - with my latest build evolution I went with a  Thermaltake v71 case loaded with nothing but the 3 200mm fans it came with, in addition to a quiet 140mm fan for exhaust,   and I've been amazed at how quiet it is. The 200mm fans seem to make all the difference. (That and the case is built like a tank, so nothing to rattle)  
 
Good luck on your build. I'm in the market for some SSDs as well, so many choices! I'm currently looking at intel 730 , but haven't spent a lot of time yet comparing. 

 

[Adamsolympia]

My computer is pretty bad ass... Specs are as follows:
 

 
 Damn, that is pretty boss!  How do you like that form factor for computer case? A lot easier to work in I'd imagine...  Was actually looking at that one in store not long ago, before I picked my standard tower. Speaking of which, Wish I lived closer to Frye's , but stuck here on the Olympic Penn.  Was actually there @ Renton last month when I splurged and spent about a K upgrading computer. First time I had ever been to a tech/computer store anywhere near that big, drooling over all the gear