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Hey /diy/ i just got done building my computer, cost around 900 bucks after everything was done

Did i do good?

>> No.286976

>>>/g/

>> No.286975

God dammit i forgot to post the specs

RAIDMAX Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
OCZ ZS Series 550W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Intel Core i7 CPU Cooler
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
HGST Ultrastar A7K2000 0F11000 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
ZOTAC ZT-40503-10L GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
2X ASUS DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
roxio Creator 2011 Pro
CyberLink PowerDVD 10 Deluxe
MS Office 2007 Pro

>> No.286978

>>286976

I figured since i built it myself it was /diy/ related

>> No.286983

here is some of what to expect when you repost this on /g/:

>optical drives

>windows 7
>office
>paying for software

>500gb
>not 2tb

>2012

>fermi
>enjoy your house fire

>> No.286985

>>286983

lol'd at house fire

>> No.286988

>Graphics card is literally 2 generations old
>Ocz SSD, hope you made backups
>2 Dvd burners, what the fuck is wrong with you
>2600 instead of a 2500k
>Disgusting case

Awful, shit effort. Ask before you spend money next time

>> No.287004

You're cable management makes my eyes blister and burn and melt and run down my face like twin waterfalls of woe. But overall build seems sound.

Why do you need two DVD burners? Do you really have burning needs that extensive?

>> No.287032

>stock cooler
>locked processor
>GTS 450

You disappoint me, OP.

>> No.287393

>>286974
i7 for no good reason

Retarded choice in graphics card. Old, budget-line card which can be beaten by almost any reasonable modern card. Thus, the overpriced CPU is wasted.

Cheaped out on motherboard, so whole system suffers
Tiny SSD
Shit-tier storage drive
Please don't tell me you payed cyberlink for their awful software...

Also: nigger

Just for laughs, I shoppingcart-built a competing system...
For $953 a LIAN LI Lancool case with better design and cooling than your raidmax shit, a Gigabyte GA-Z69X motherboard, 6870 graphics, Barracuda 1TB storage with 64mb cache, 16gb corsair DDR3 1866 cl9, i5 Ivybridge 3.4ghz (still overkill for this rig, and OC-able with the ram), Samsung 830 128gb SSD, and dual DVD burners which you must want for some reason. Oh, and a Seasonic 520w 80+ modular power supply to cure your cable management woes.

>> No.287396

>>286974 you've got nice toes OP!

>> No.287497

>>286974
two words

CABLE DISCIPLINE

>> No.287507

>>286974
Is this supposed to be some sort of accomplishment? I buildt my first computer when i was 10

>> No.287512

wtf, like everyone else here is wondering, that i7 and the fermi????? deciding to spend 900+ on a diy setup and shiting up that is pure retard. Do yourself a solid, sell the i7, grab a i5 and radeon hd 7850. GPUs make a hell of a lot more impact on gaming, even cpu intensive ones, after you've got a decent quad core in it.

>> No.287513

>>287512 cont.
Its funny, because I'm planning a custom build right now, and even as it is I'm spend less than half of what you are and getting way more out of it.

>> No.287514

Could someone tell me how i can build a great computer for gaming/programming and movies and even maybe making my own games

For less than what OP is doing? I want a really good desktop but am strapped for cash right now

>> No.287559

>>287514
Pricerange required.

>> No.287569

>>287507

Is THAT supposed to be some sort of accomplishment? I was programming TI-BASIC on a 99/4A at 6 years.

>> No.287570

>>287513

can you explain this? my computer cost me around 1600 dollars (built it myself) and thats without the windows 7 ultimate that I have. How can you build a (gaming) computer for ~$450?
I thought I was saving money by building mine myself, but I guess I bought overpriced parts? (my computer can run prety much everything at the highest settings, bought about 2 years ago)

>> No.287571

>>286974

TBH op, you fucked up. Alot. That video card is shit, that processor is overkill, too small of a hard drive. Don't know why you bought your os and ms office... You can pirate win7 and purchase later, and use openoffice instead of microsoft office (it's literally just as good). Could have saved yourself alot of money, or have gotten better components for same price. You'll be lucky if you can run games on medium with that shit gpu.

>> No.287579
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287579

>3Q 2012
>still using Sandy Bridge
>not using god-tier 22nm Ivy Bridge technology
>not even using a core with an unlocked multiplier

>> No.287599

>>286974
For 900 it's not bad, but you could have got a lot more bang for your buck.

But it's still fine, don't listen to the "lol jewtel" and "HOUSEFIRE GPU" faggots (Coming from an exclusively AMD user)

>> No.287628

>HAF 912- $60
>Corsair 600W- $70, $10 rebate
>GSkill 240p DDR3 4g(2x2g)- $30
>i3 3220- $130
>Asrock Z77 Pro4 1155- $110
>OCZ 60g SSD- free with mobo
>Cheapest 1TB 7200rpm 6gb/s HDD- $80-100
>MSI 7770- $135, $15 rebate

Total= ~$600
How'd I do?

>> No.287649

>>286974
What mouse and keyboard are you using?

And where's your wireless card?

>> No.287655

>>287559

I was hoping around 600, just the computer, already have a hd monitor and keyboard and mouse

I its more than 600 i could do it i suppose, but should i buy now or wait till the holidays or after the holidays

>> No.287690

>>287579
Ivy's unlocked processors have higher heat when OC'd and doesn't have a security feature the Sandy processors had.

The performance difference is literally within 5%, the margin of error makes it negligible over sandy which can do more better.

OP you seriously fucked up.
>Locked i7
>Stock cooler
>OCZ SSD
>500GB hard drive
>GTS 450
>2012
>Optical media x2
>Buying software

>> No.287692

>>287690
more, better*

>> No.287778

>>287690

Ivy has higher thermal density, which naturally leads to higher temps. They also cheaped out on the thermal interface for the heat spreader, which didn't help.

As a performance processor Ivy is a bit lackluster compared to Sandy Bridge.

No PCI-E 3.0 on Sandy, though.

>> No.287786

>>286975

That case has cable routing options. Use them.

OCZ memory products are horrible. I don't have first-hand experience with their power supplies but would not expect excellence there either. OCZ SSDs are not reliable and if you run Windows off one, you'll experience lockups.

An i7 is completely pointless unless you frequently run demanding and HT-aware applications like simulation or encoding software. An i5 is literally the same product without a HT feature you'll never use.

I'm not sure I understand why you bought an enterprise-class hard drive meant for data centers. Kind of defeats the purpose if it's not in a high availability array.

That video card is outdated and outperformed by newer cards that are both cheaper and more energy efficient.

>ass-rawk motherboard

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287896

> Case
Meh
> Power supply
Cheap (dont cheap out on the PSU). Non modular. WHY?!
>CPU
Still decent but not overclockable
> Stock heatsync
DAFUQ?
> Motherboard
z68 ok with your locked cpu, meh tier company
>Ram
Its ram
> SSD
OCZ=CRAP
> HDD
Dont be surprised if that burns out or really lacks in performance
>Video Card
HOLY OLD
>DVD Burner
Good, its a dvd burner, you can install windows now

How did you do? Bad
Should have saved more money to buy good components. Im spending 1250 on current gen, high quality parts.