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[Sidewindr]

Post pics of your rigs if so inclined.. :) I will add some of my now 6+ year old rig soon to receive a MAJOR overhaul when I get the chance :D

[lukemcg]

Not much of a 'rig' as such haha.

Mid 2011 Macbook air, i5 1.7ghz, 4gb DDR3, 256gb SSD, intel HD 3000 graphics, 13.3 inch samsung screen.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n597/Lukemcgaffin/IMG_1906.jpg

[MickStephens]

I got one of these in the smaller size.

http://store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com/6526/as-images.apple.com/is/image/AppleInc/step0-imac-gallery-image5?wid=553&hei=413&fmt=png-alpha&qlt=95

Cheers, Mick

[Evman]

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/Evanccsmith/20120613_073858.jpg

CASE: Corsair Storm Trooper
MoBo: Gigabye X-79-UD5
CPU: Intel i7-3820
GPU: Gigabyte 7970 OC
RAM: 16Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz
SOUND: Creative something (X-FI Titanium maybe?)
PSU: Antec 1200W
CPU COOLER: Corsair H100 closed circuit liquid cooler
SSD: 2 x Intel 80Gb (old now)
HDD: 1 x Corsair Black 2Tb, 5 x Corsair Green 2Tb
FANS: 2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM (H100 fans), 1 x NF-P14 FLX, 2 x NF-S12 PWM
MOUSE: Logitech G700
KEYBOARD: Logitech G19
SCREEN: Samsung 27" 3D something
OTHER: Corsair Link Cooling hub, Logitech 5500 speakers, Logitech G35 headset

I think that's all

[VTClubSprtR8]

Sweet rig there Evman, You COD4 by any chance?:outlaw: :rocket:

[team illucid]

Currently running

1 x 14" Alienware gaming laptop
1 x 17" Alienware gaming laptop
1 x 11.6" Samsung slate
42" Panasonic Viera monitor
All running via HDMI into an Onkyo 609 amp with 5.1 Jensen speakers and subwoofer.
Sent from my Windows 8 Tablet

[Evman]

Sweet rig there Evman, You COD4 by any chance?:outlaw: :rocket:

Thanks mate. Na I don't, the only gaming I really do these days is a bit of BF3 :)

Sent from my phone but no one cares

[Stewge]

My kinda thread! (lol)
Haven't got any decent open pics of my main rig, but here's a slightly old shot of my "toy room". I've since added a 3rd 24" monitor behind the drumkit on a stand for music reading as well as Logitech G27 racing wheel (with 6 speed shifter and clutch pedal). Not pictured to the left is also 3 electric guitars, 1 bass guitar, 1 Randall 120W guitar amp with 4x12 cab, 1 Hartke 350W Bass amp with 4x10 cab. In the back right is also a M-Audio 88 key midi keyboard.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/ViperKnight/Media%20PC%20Build/th_414547_10150620100405351_193766361_o.jpg (http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/ViperKnight/Media%20PC%20Build/?action=view&current=414547_10150620100405351_193766361_o.jpg)

The rig itself:
CPU: Intel i7 2600K
Mobo: Asus P8P67-M Pro
RAM: 16GB DDR3 G-Skill
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GTX670 overclocked
HDD: 1x Corsair 120GB SSD + 1x Hitachi 7200rpm 2TB
PSU: Corsair HX850
Case: NZXT Vulcan mATX (has a carry handle...awesome)
Sound: M-Audio Profire 610 (6 in/10 out) << this is actually a "pro" recording sound card. That runs into a Sony amp with 2 desktop monitors + Koss Studio headphones with mirrored output so I can swap between speakers and headphones without changing anything. Drums plugged in via Midi as well as running guitars + mics through it for recording.
Screens: 2x BenQ 24" (one 2ms model for gaming, one VA panel for graphics work), 1x ASUS 24" as the new digital music stand (not pictured)
Other Stuff: Logitech G510 keyboard, Logitech G13 keypad, Cyborg RAT7 mouse, Blu-ray combo
Drums: Alesis DM10 Studio kit with Mapex double-kicks (not really computer related other than being plugged into my computer and using it for recording)

Next up, new Media Room rig. Pics can be found on my XBMC build thread here (http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=129977). The thread is a bit light while I figure out some case logistics (with a hacksaw). This thing will handle general media playback as well as full 1080p gaming in the living room. Great for games like Assassin's Creed and Tomb Raider where being on the couch is so much better. Also gives mates something to talk about with a few beers and what have you.
It contains:
CPU: Intel i5 3550
Mobo: ASRock Extreme4
RAM: 8GB DDR3 G-Skill
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GTX580 overclocked
HDD: 1x Hitachi 2TB
PSU: Corsair HX750
Case: Silverstone LC20B full size media case
Screen: 50" LG Plasma :D
Sound: Yamaha HDMI receiver with 5.1 speakers
Other Stuff: Cheap Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse, Blu-ray drive, Media Center Remote, 2x Logitech F710 wireless game controllers (who needs a PS3/Xbox when you've got these?!)

Finally, the NAS (no pics as it's a fairly uninteresting black box) :
CPU: Intel i5 750
RAM: 4GB DDR3 G-Skill
Mobo: Mystery Intel mATX board
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GT430 (used to be the media PC until the behemoth above was built)
HDD: 1x 500GB Seagate barracuda, 4x2TB Samsung in RAID5 (5.5TB usable, redundant space for media storage), 1x 2TB Hitachi 7200rpm eSATA drive for storing games images/applications
Software: Linux (Ubuntu Server) with sabnzbd + sickbeard + couchpotato. These 3 words probably mean nothing to you, but my god if you download tv shows or movies you owe it to yourself to google said words.
Let me just say, that this software combo will automatically search for new episodes of TV shows I tell it, download them, name them, move them onto the media storage area, update the XBMC database with plot/characters/episode info and bring up a notification on the media PC that said episode is ready to watch. Movies are added through a web interface, then it does the rest. Additionally, it can alert you via growl notifications on your computers or via a twitter feed or even SMS if you hack it enough :bow:
I don't even remember a time where I used to search for every, single, torrent....seems like the dark ages :eek:

On top of those I've got my HP TM2 laptop/tablet (i5, 8GB ram, ATI graphics, not bad for a small convertible laptop). I also live with 2 other nerds, each having their own gaming desktops and laptops. Needless to say, we like our gadgets and our V8s :headbang:

[A PSYCHO]

Thanks mate. Na I don't, the only gaming I really do these days is a bit of BF3 :)

Sent from my phone but no one cares

Oh really? We better have a game on BF3 then sometime...

Heres a shot of my rig. Some love the case, some hate it. Been told it looks like a storm trooper ahaha.

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu358/GTRwilson/20120726_213401.jpghttp://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu358/GTRwilson/20120726_220148.jpg

Cant remember exact specs, nothing fancy though. i5 processor, 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD + 1.5TB of HHDs, GTX670 GPU etc. What antivirus are people running with Windows 7?

[Evman]

Nice. Such a clean looking case! I use BitDefender. To be honest I don't really look into virus protection that much so I don't know how it compares. It seems to do the job at least :) Just did a search for "antivirus comparison" and clicked the first LINK (http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/). BitDefender is the top rated but it can be hard to tell if it's more of an ad than a comparison.

Shot of what is usually seen of mine :lol: Built the desk myself only a few weeks ago. The only down side is that there's no side access to the PC with it plugged in, and I've gone pretty nuts on the cable management out the back so re-routing cables to get the PC running outside of the bay isn't the easiest :lol:

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/Evanccsmith/IMG_20120926_181343.jpg

[team illucid]

Microsoft Security Essentials and MalwareBytes.
Sent from my Windows 8 Tablet

[Evman]

Sort of OT. The other day I was checking out the temps others were seeing with the same CPU and H100 cooler and mine were about 10deg higher than most. I did a fresh prime95 run to test the max and got it to around 70degC. Not massive but still higher than most. Idling it was around 40degC. I pulled the water block off and reapplied the thermal paste using an old card, getting it so thin I was kind of concerned it wouldn't be enough. I gave it a shot anyway and dropped over 10degC at idle and max. Pretty stoked, but goes to show how fickle it can be getting the paste right.

[VZ_V8]

Getting on a little bit now but still does the job...

CPU: Intel i7 960 3.2GHz @ 3.8GHz
CPU Cooling: Coolermaster V8
Mainboard: Gigabyte G1. Sniper LGA1366
RAM: 24GB (6x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Kingston HyerX
GPU: 2 x Gigabyte GTX560SOC
Hdd 1: Intel 520 SSD 120GB
Hdd 2: OCZ Vertex2 60GB
Hdd 3: WD Black 1TB
Hdd 4: WD Black 500GB
Hdd 5: WD Green 2TB
Case: Thermaltake Armour+
Power Supply: Corsair HX750
Optical: Pioneer
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G700
Screen: Samsung BX2450 (24"), BenQ (22")
Audio: On Board Creative X-Fi, Logitech Z-2300 Speakers, Logitech G930 Headset
Case Cooling: 1 x 120mm Front Intake (Noctua), 1 x 140mm Front Intake (Stock Thermaltake), 1 x 230mm Side Exhaust (Stock Thermaltake), 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust (Coolermaster), 1 x 92mm Antec Spot Fan
OS: W7 Pro 64-Bit

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/tim6489/CameraZOOM-201209262302525491000x750.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/tim6489/CameraZOOM-201209262304215391000x750.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/tim6489/CameraZOOM-201209262304532461000x750.jpg

[VT_Lance]

INTEL core i7 870 2.93ghz
8GB 1333mhz of ram
2 tb sata hd
nvidia gigabyte gtx660ti 2gb <--which i got just a week and a half go to play me some bf3/planetside 2 on pc with 370+ hours of bf3 on ps3 its weird as hell to play on PC have no muscle memory for the keys yet and reactions are bit slow but not in missus K/d so can't complain too much add for a game or two maybe ?? PC SupMrGuy an PS3 Twisted_Cv8

also getting medal of honor:warfighter (mainly for bf4 beta lolz)

[Stewge]

Sort of OT. The other day I was checking out the temps others were seeing with the same CPU and H100 cooler and mine were about 10deg higher than most. I did a fresh prime95 run to test the max and got it to around 70degC. Not massive but still higher than most. Idling it was around 40degC. I pulled the water block off and reapplied the thermal paste using an old card, getting it so thin I was kind of concerned it wouldn't be enough. I gave it a shot anyway and dropped over 10degC at idle and max. Pretty stoked, but goes to show how fickle it can be getting the paste right.

What many people don't understand, is that when it comes to thermal paste, less is more!

Thermal paste is actually a terrible conductor of heat (when compared to aluminium or copper), but it is still better than air. The only reason it's used is it's impossible to create a perfect seal between the CPU and heatsink as small air pockets develop and that's where thermal paste fills the gaps.

Even mayonnaise has been proven to work as a very good thermal paste alternative (seriously, it's even better than some commercial silver and ceramic based compounds), at least over the short term. That said, it would eventually cooks and god knows how funky your PC would smell :lmao:

Check it out (for those interested): http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5

[GR346]

Will have to get pics when finished but Im currently building a new rig with the following:
Coolermaster HAF X 942
Still mulling over the mobo but its come down to an Asus or the Asrock extreme
i53570K
Antec Truepower 750w
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws (2 x 8)
Samsung SSD
1TB Seagate HDD
GTX 680

[VZ_V8]

Will have to get pics when finished but Im currently building a new rig with the following:
Coolermaster HAF X 942
Still mulling over the mobo but its come down to an Asus or the Asrock extreme
i53570K
Antec Truepower 750w
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws (2 x 8)
Samsung SSD
1TB Seagate HDD
GTX 680

I would get a Corsair HX750 over the Antec Truepower 750.

[Stewge]

I would get a Corsair HX750 over the Antec Truepower 750.

Agreed. The HX750 has a 7 year warranty, fully modular (best, thing, ever) plus it runs with a single 12V rail. You'll especially need the single rail as multi-rail PSUs are a PITA when it comes to beefy graphics cards and such as you have to worry about current draw per rail etc. Single rail means you just plug everything in and don't worry.

On a side-note, unless you have a crap-tonne of hard drives to go in, have you thought of downsizing to mATX? You can get all that stuff into a very compact mATX case while still having plenty of options. My current mATX case can fit 2 dual-slot full length cards in SLI, 5 fans, full-size PSU and 4 hard drives while still having a handle so I can pick it up easier than the groceries.

[GR346]

Cheers for the info on the Corsairs guys, hadnt actually considered them but will check it out. Certainly sounds like its worth a look

I had looked at a smaller case but love the HAF X and actually got a really good price on one :)

[Roamin]

thought i would post up some pics of my setup.

complete watercooled system
i7 2660k
8gb ram
asus p8z68 deluxe
2x gtx 580 video cards
custom acrylic case i machined on cnc at work.
2x ocz vertex 4 ssd's in raid 0

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316902_10150288084641761_596485585_n.jpg

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320419_10150288084566761_1653708327_n.jpg

[dansv8]

Ive built a stack of systems for friends and friends of friends ect.
you can see some builds here

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DV-Custom-PCs/157320451009081

Would post pics here but there is alot :)

[Sidewindr]

Ok as promised here's some pics of my desktop etc. apologies for the quality of the pics I just took some quick pics with my phone ;)

Firstly this is my existing multi head desktop and workspace. The displays are quite old now as it is from my original setup from over 7 years ago, the plan is to move to 3x27"WS in a 3x1 configuration and keep the existing 21"WS to go above the row of 27"WS's
3122
3123

This is the tower, it's water cooled (CPU and GPU's) with the radiators on top :D

3124
3125

I won't go into the specs just yet as I have a little more work to do on it. I will post an update when I am able to get the new screens and video cards sorted :D

Oh and YES if you look hard enough you can see the 1/2" speedflo fittings used on the water pipes internally. :evil:

[whitels1ss]

Some of you guys have some massive computer setups :6bow:

[Micks]

My current setup PC is coming up 4yrs now & looking to upgrade, basically an Intel quad core I7 2.80ghz with 12gb ram. Gigabyte Mobo.
Any recommendations for an upgrade?

[C4B]

My current setup PC is coming up 4yrs now & looking to upgrade, basically an Intel quad core I7 2.80ghz with 12gb ram. Gigabyte Mobo.
Any recommendations for an upgrade?

I've got an i7-4770 with 16GB Ram running on an Intel Motherboard.

No point in speccing up the CPU etc. without chucking in a fast SSD.... I've got a Sandisk Extreme II 480GB SSD (boot) and a couple of 2TB Hitachi 3.5" drives for storage.

Running 8.1 which I could take or leave......

[Micks]

I've got an i7-4770 with 16GB Ram running on an Intel Motherboard.

No point in speccing up the CPU etc. without chucking in a fast SSD.... I've got a Sandisk Extreme II 480GB SSD (boot) and a couple of 2TB Hitachi 3.5" drives for storage.

Running 8.1 which I could take or leave......

Thanks, would you mind to pm us with more details as I'm convinced to go with similar specs!! Same even HD or even smaller SSD to boot OS & use multiple sata drives for storage etc..

[C4B]

Thanks, would you mind to pm us with more details as I'm convinced to go with similar specs!! Same even HD or even smaller SSD to boot OS & use multiple sata drives for storage etc..

Really nothing special or exciting with this setup. This was the order:

Antec ATX EarthWatts 750W
CoolerMaster Silencio 550 case with USB3.0 SDCard Audio
Intel BOXDB85FL B85/uATX/4 DDR3-1600/LGA1150/INTEL GFX/GLAN/USB3.0/HDMI/8CH
Intel Core i7 4770 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Haswell
Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black
Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM

It's running on dual 24" Samsung 244T monitors which I've had for years.

If you're wanting a smaller boot drive (The 480GB SSD is worth almost $400 alone). This would be my choice:

Intel 240GB SSD 530 Series OEM SATA III 6Gb/s, 20nm

They are just over $200 and they are nice and quick. I've got this exact drive running in my Lenovo X230 i7 and it really performs well.

In terms of Storage Drives, any of the Hitachi's will do the trick, I'm running 2 of these:

Hitachi 2TB Ultrastar SATA 7200RPM 64MB Enterprise

I would liken this setup to a mild stroker. No it's nothing fancy and the case is incredibly boring, but it just does the job and has plenty of grunt when you need it.

I've been working with some of the 4th Generation (ie: Haswell) i5's and you could easily get away with a mid-high range i5 instead of the i7 because they really do perform quite well for most needs.....

[seldo]

Really nothing special or exciting with this setup. This was the order:

Antec ATX EarthWatts 750W
CoolerMaster Silencio 550 case with USB3.0 SDCard Audio
Intel BOXDB85FL B85/uATX/4 DDR3-1600/LGA1150/INTEL GFX/GLAN/USB3.0/HDMI/8CH
Intel Core i7 4770 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Haswell
Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black
Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM

It's running on dual 24" Samsung 244T monitors which I've had for years.

If you're wanting a smaller boot drive (The 480GB SSD is worth almost $400 alone). This would be my choice:

Intel 240GB SSD 530 Series OEM SATA III 6Gb/s, 20nm

They are just over $200 and they are nice and quick. I've got this exact drive running in my Lenovo X230 i7 and it really performs well.

In terms of Storage Drives, any of the Hitachi's will do the trick, I'm running 2 of these:

Hitachi 2TB Ultrastar SATA 7200RPM 64MB Enterprise

I would liken this setup to a mild stroker. No it's nothing fancy and the case is incredibly boring, but it just does the job and has plenty of grunt when you need it.

I've been working with some of the 4th Generation (ie: Haswell) i5's and you could easily get away with a mid-high range i5 instead of the i7 because they really do perform quite well for most needs.....

...:confused:...Huh? Was that Swahili or Eritrean? WTF ??? I'm glad someone understands all that gobbledegook... :)

[Toddler78]

...:confused:...Huh? Was that Swahili or Eritrean? WTF ??? I'm glad someone understands all that gobbledegook... :)

Back to your Abacus old man :stick::hide:

[C4B]

A Translation for Seldo:

Antec ATX EarthWatts 750W (Plugs in to electricity)

CoolerMaster Silencio 550 case with USB3.0 SDCard Audio(The box it all goes in)

Intel BOXDB85FL B85/uATX/4 DDR3-1600/LGA1150/INTEL GFX/GLAN/USB3.0/HDMI/8CH (The Motherboard - the big flat thing inside the box that everything else plugs in to)

Intel Core i7 4770 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Haswell (CPU - The Brain)

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black (The Memory or RAM - This temporarily stores your porn)

Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM (DVD Drive - This lets your burn your porn to a DVD)

Intel 240GB SSD 530 Series OEM SATA III 6Gb/s, 20nm (Hard Disk - This lets you save the porn to look at later)

Hitachi 2TB Ultrastar SATA 7200RPM 64MB Enterprise (Another Hard Disk - This is if you you need to save even more porn)

[Micks]

C4 it would be Granny Porn surely!

[seldo]

A Translation for Seldo:

Antec ATX EarthWatts 750W (Plugs in to electricity)

CoolerMaster Silencio 550 case with USB3.0 SDCard Audio(The box it all goes in)

Intel BOXDB85FL B85/uATX/4 DDR3-1600/LGA1150/INTEL GFX/GLAN/USB3.0/HDMI/8CH (The Motherboard - the big flat thing inside the box that everything else plugs in to)

Intel Core i7 4770 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Haswell (CPU - The Brain)

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black (The Memory or RAM - This temporarily stores your porn)

Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM (DVD Drive - This lets your burn your porn to a DVD)

Intel 240GB SSD 530 Series OEM SATA III 6Gb/s, 20nm (Hard Disk - This lets you save the porn to look at later)

Hitachi 2TB Ultrastar SATA 7200RPM 64MB Enterprise (Another Hard Disk - This is if you you need to save even more porn)Well, why didn't you say so in the first place....:)
Thanks....ermmmm...clear as mud, but thanks for trying....:)
Starts pedalling his bush-radio....

[Micks]

Will be upgrading in the next few weeks & thinking the following setup! Appreciate the Pros & Cons from those in the know re the following specs:
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i7 4820K Processor (4x 3.70GHz/10MB L3 Cache)

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16

HDD:
240 GB ADATA S510 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 510MB/s

Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX750 2GB

Memory:
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair

Not fussed on a PSU probbly keep my current 600 watter?

With the case may go one of those cooler running ones with the hot swapping Sata drives straight in top jobs! Could be handy.

[Micks]

Will be upgrading in the next few weeks & thinking the following setup! Appreciate the Pros & Cons from those in the know re the following specs:
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i7 4820K Processor (4x 3.70GHz/10MB L3 Cache)

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16

HDD:
240 GB ADATA S510 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 510MB/s

Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX750 2GB

Memory:
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair

Not fussed on a PSU probbly keep my current 600 watter?

With the case may go one of those cooler running ones with the hot swapping Sata drives straight in top jobs! Could be handy.

Anyone able to comment or recommend another build perhaps?

[team illucid]

I am running core i7, 32GB RAM, 256+1024GB drives, 4GB GTX 770 ... Asus G750 ROG laptop. Works well enough.

[Davothegreat]

Anyone able to comment or recommend another build perhaps?

Mick, what's compelling you to upgrade and what are you going to use this rig for? Gaming? CAD? Lots of VMs? If none of these then if you just want to freshen up what you've already got and it's not dying then just throw in an SSD and keep the rest. Save your $$$. High definition porn will play just fine on pretty much any rig built in the last 8-10 years.

[Micks]

Thanks Dave, appreciate your feedback even though not so helpful! :stick:
Yes do quite a bit of high end puting, VM's :yup: No gaming & have cable so porn is no issue anyhow!
Will go a SSD for booting Yes!
When you say what "compels" is no different in driving a 6L when a 1.3L will do the job & get me from AtoB ffs!! :rofl:

[Davothegreat]

Yeah I can relate to that. Just wanted to make sure you weren't sinking coin unnecessarily (or at least when unjustified to yourself if you're not familiar with the industry).

[Micks]

Thanks Dave the I7 I have works well though it's four years old now & one of the first I7 quads to come out.
So time I upgraded & retire this one for a test mule.

[Davothegreat]

Ok if VMs are your priority then how many do you plan on running concurrently and are these server VMs or desktop VMs (VDI)? What kind of applications are you going to run on them? Most VM environments tend to be memory bound more so than CPU bound, unless you're running something huge which I doubt you'd be doing at home. So spec your memory to allow for reasonable growth without forgetting about reserving some for the host OS/hypervisor. As for CPU, you should comfortably be able to run 4 - 6 VMs per core with most typical server loads, more if the workloads are minimal, then you could be looking at 8 - 10 VMs per core. I don't count hyperthreading cores in the core count since they don't process all instructions that a real core does. Desktop VM loads are more intensive.

[VYR8HSV]

Soon to be upgraded to a Fractal Design Define S case. As that case wasn't out when I 1st put the system together.
Have change a few things here & there. With still more stuff to change.

http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii629/Purplehazeffc/Comp%20Rebuild/DSCF6493.jpg (http://s1263.photobucket.com/user/Purplehazeffc/media/Comp%20Rebuild/DSCF6493.jpg.html)
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[team illucid]

Looks good. I used to love building PCs back in the day, now just enjoy overpriced laptops instead :)