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Reply 560 of 642, by wirerogue

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NZXT H700i
Asus Maximus VIII Ranger
i7 - 6700K
NZXT Kraken X62
GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid
32Gb Corsair DDR4 2666
Seasonic Prime Titanium 650
Samsung 960 EVO 1Tb NVMe
Samsung 850 EVO 1Tb SSD
Acer XB270HU 144hz IPS G-Sync
Fostex HP-A8C DAC
Fostex PX-6 Active Studio Monitors
Fostex TH900 MK2 Headphones
Razer Black Widow X Chroma
Razer Death Adder Chroma
Windows Server 2016

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Reply 561 of 642, by RetroPC_King

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I am using as daily driver an ASUS A541U-XX577D Laptop.
Specs:
Intel Core I5-6200U up to 2.8GHz
12GB DDR4 RAM (4GB onboard + 8GB Patriot Viper DDR4-2400 CL15 on the only slot)
Matshita DVD-RW Drive (replaced a failed LG DVD-RW drive)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD with 128MB cache (upgraded from a Toshiba 1TB HDD)
Windows 10 with Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS dual boot
When docked:
Marvo K632 RGB LED keyboard
Marvo M221 RGB Mouse
Marvo H8311 headphone
ASUS ZenDrive U7M Silver DVD-RW external USB drive
LG Blu-Ray disc writer external USB drive
LG 21 inch IPS LED monitor (shared with three computers:Laptop (HDMI port), My Athlon XP 2600+ (VGA port), My Core2Duo E7200 (DVI-D port))
Creative Inspire T6300 5.1 Speakers 57W
Serioux Cooling Pad

Reply 565 of 642, by dan86

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My local MicroCenter was more or less giving away x299 hardware not long ago. So I upgraded.

Old ass antec case with a shit tone of mods.
gigabyte x299 board. (forgot witch one)
i7 9800x.
16gb ddr4.
512gb ssd.
780ti SLI.
1200w PSU.
20" Triton.
water cool D5 pump, nickle heatkiller CPU-iv pro, heatkiller GPU blocks with a magic cool 360mm, 240mm radiators.
6 120mm 1200rpm Scythe krazz fans.

The CPU, ram and board was about 400$. Can't complain as I got to reuse the rest of the system and can still use windows7 on the system.

Last edited by dan86 on 2019-12-02, 17:46. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 566 of 642, by bjwil1991

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Man, I really need to upgrade to a Ryzen system with 2x nVME chips (2TB for the OS and one of the drives, and another 2TB for the second HDD) as my FX-6300 is too slow and old for some modern gaming and puts a lot of pressure on the CPU (if MicroCenter has a giveaway again).

Discord: https://discord.gg/U5dJw7x
Systems from the Compaq Portable 1 to Ryzen 9 5950X
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/retropcuser

Reply 568 of 642, by appiah4

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MSI B450 Tomahawk
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
AMD Radeon RX480 8GB
Crucial BX500 240GB SSD
Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD
ASUS DRW-24B5ST 24x DVD-RW
FSP Hydro 600W Bronze
Zalman Z3 Plus White Case
Windows 10 Pro / Linux Mint (Cinnamon) 19.2

Retronautics: A digital gallery of my retro computers, hardware and projects.

Reply 569 of 642, by bjwil1991

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If I only had money, or wait for Microcenter to do another giveaway.

Current desktop specs:
Windows 10 Pro x64
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
AMD FX-6300 6-Core 3.5GHz
12GB DDR3
ASUS TUF GeForce GTX 1660Ti OC 6GB
480GB SanDisk Ultra III SATA SSD (Windows OS) <-- in a 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter
1TB Seagate SSHD (games and stuff)
1TB Seagate HDD from 2009 (still works, games and stuff part 2)
LG Blu-Ray Recorder (SATA port 4 - AHCI mode)
LG DVD Burner (SATA port 6 - IDE mode)
Panasonic LS-120 SuperDisk connected to the SATA port 5 in IDE mode (IDE to SATA adapter, 18" SATA cable, and ports 5-6 are set to IDE mode).
Razer Hexa mouse and Razer Chroma keyboard
USB Hub
Logitech Rumblepad 2
Xbox One wired controller
Samsung SyncMaster P2250
Hannspree 23" LCD (cannot remember the model number)
ASUS Wireless-AC 1200 + BT 4.2 (PCE-AC55BT)
Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro
Headphones (will hook up my 4.1 channel speakers)

Discord: https://discord.gg/U5dJw7x
Systems from the Compaq Portable 1 to Ryzen 9 5950X
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/retropcuser

Reply 570 of 642, by oeuvre

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HP Z440 Workstation

Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 3.5GHz 6 core processor
64GB DDR4 ECC RAM (4x16GB)
Gigabyte WINDFORCE NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 8GB PCIe video card
LG GH24NS95 24X DVD/RW drive
HP EX950 512GB NVMe SSD via M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB 7200RPM hard drive
Windows 10 Pro 1909
PS/2 ports
2xUSB 2.0 ports rear
4xUSB 3.0 ports front/rear
Audio in/out jacks front/rear
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI

https://imgur.com/a/s8t3bXw

HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
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Reply 571 of 642, by pentiumspeed

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oeuvre wrote:
HP Z440 Workstation […]
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HP Z440 Workstation

Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 3.5GHz 6 core processor
64GB DDR4 ECC RAM (4x16GB)
Gigabyte WINDFORCE NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 8GB PCIe video card
LG GH24NS95 24X DVD/RW drive
HP EX950 512GB NVMe SSD via M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB 7200RPM hard drive
Windows 10 Pro 1909
PS/2 ports
2xUSB 2.0 ports rear
4xUSB 3.0 ports front/rear
Audio in/out jacks front/rear
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI

https://imgur.com/a/s8t3bXw

Get one more hard drive sled/caddy for yours. I do this all the time to fill up the empty slots in my computers just in case I add more drives.
Dump the Seagate ST2000DM001. Not trusted; Get WD gold 4TB or 6TB before doing it, do a MBR2GPT on your 2TB and make sure UEFI is on in bios, Detection of either MBR or GPT drives and usb sticks are automatic at each boot up. When installing new OS on any UEFI capable computer, you need to do 2 things: rufus utility is set as partition scheme: GPT, Target system: UEFI (non CSM); filesystem: NTFS when creating from bootable windows 10 64 iso. This is same image that you can do for non-UEFI computer as well by using MBR instead of UEFI, this is reason you did not see a storage disk when attempting to install OS on a UEFI only computers using a MBR bootable usb install stick. Also this is needed to set the hard drive as GPT also before transferring hard drive to the UEFI computer before installing win 10 OS or UEFI linux.

Your GTX1070 is also UEFI vbios as well. You'll have more reliable filesystem with multiple backups of GPT file system. Then Add second WD 4TB or 6TB gold, before partitioning, Go into filepart and set the WD as GPT, exit diskpart, then use your favorite clone utility. This way you don't have to pay the utility to do clone from MBR to GPT drives. Cloning MBR to MBR or GPT to GPT is free.

Cheers,

Great Northern aka Canada.

Reply 573 of 642, by appiah4

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oeuvre wrote:
HP Z440 Workstation […]
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HP Z440 Workstation

Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 3.5GHz 6 core processor
64GB DDR4 ECC RAM (4x16GB)
Gigabyte WINDFORCE NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 8GB PCIe video card
LG GH24NS95 24X DVD/RW drive
HP EX950 512GB NVMe SSD via M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB 7200RPM hard drive
Windows 10 Pro 1909
PS/2 ports
2xUSB 2.0 ports rear
4xUSB 3.0 ports front/rear
Audio in/out jacks front/rear
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI

https://imgur.com/a/s8t3bXw

I use a Z420 at work and it will be upgraded to a Z440 soon. This post makes me happy.

Retronautics: A digital gallery of my retro computers, hardware and projects.

Reply 574 of 642, by oeuvre

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Have a Z420 as well for... retro stuff. It has XP and 7, a slew of older VMs, PCem, and 86Box configs.

HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
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Reply 575 of 642, by Brawndo

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Custom build:

MSI Z97 Gaming 5
Intel i7 4790k
24 GB RAM
2x ASUS Strix GTX 970s in SLI
A few SSDs, m.2 for boot OS
Corsair 850-watt PSU

A few years old but still serves my purposes well. As long as I can continue to play my heavily modded Skyrim, I'm a happy clam.

Reply 576 of 642, by Dmetsys

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Fractal Design Focus G
Rosewill Photon 550W Gold PSU
ASUS X570-P
Ryzen 5 3600
G.SKill Trident-Z Neo DDR4-3666 16GB
Sapphire Radeon RX5600 XT
WD Black SN750 500GB NVMe
WD Blue 1TB 2.5" SSD
Crucial BX500 2TB 2.5" SSD

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A7N8X-LA | 2800+ | GeForce2 MX400 | Audigy 2 ZS
BE6-II 1.0 | PIII-933 | Viper 770 TNT2 | Live 5.1 Value
MS-5169 | K6-2 450 | Voodoo3 3000 AGP | AWE64 Value
P5A-B | P200-S | 64MB | MGA Millennium | Yamaha 719
LS-486E | Am5x86-P75

Reply 577 of 642, by Artex

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The Guts
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
GIGABYTE X570 AORUS XTREME AMD Ryzen 3000 PCIe 4.0 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.2 AMD X570 E-ATX Motherboard
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 TI GAMING X TRIO Video Card
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 1.35V Desktop Memory
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM AIO Liquid CPU Cooler,280mm,Dual ML140 PRO RGB PWM Fans
Seasonic Prime 1000 Titanium SSR-1000TR 1000W 80+ Titanium ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular

Case, Cables, Lighting
Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG PH-ES614PTG_BK Integrated RGB lighting Tempered Glass Side Panel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Corsair LL Series LL140 RGB 140mm Dual Light Loop RGB LED PWM Fan 2 Fan Pack with Lighting Node Pro
Corsair iCUE Commander PRO Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Grease Paste - 5.55 Gram
BitFenix Alchemy Multisleeve 30cm SATA 3.0 Cable x5
CableMod PRO ModMesh RT-Series Cable Kit - BLACK [CM-PRTS-FKIT-NKK-R]
CableMod ModFlex Right Angle SATA 3 Cable 60cm - Black x6

Internal Storage
1 x (BOOT) Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD (MZ-V7P512BW), Black/Red
1 x (Gaming Drive) Samsung SSD 860 EVO 4TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E4T0B/AM)
1 x WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6001FZWX
2 x WD Red 10TB NAS Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD100EFAX
2 x Seagate 12TB IronWolf Pro 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch NAS Hard Disk Drive (ST12000NE0007)

NAS Storage
Synology DS1618+
6 x 12TB IronWolf Pro 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch NAS Hard Disk Drive (ST12000NE0007)
Synology Hybrid Raid Mode

Panel
Dell S2716DG 27" 144Hz G-Sync 1920x1440p

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Reply 578 of 642, by schmatzler

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This is my Dual CPU beast of a machine.

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Specs
Case: In-Win Q500
Mainboard: SuperMicro X10DRi
CPUs: 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 (six-core, 2.4GHz regular, 3.2GHz turbo)
RAM: 64GB DDR4 ECC
GPU: Geforce GTX 1060 6GB
Power Supply: Corsair RM750
SSD: Crucial BX500 240GB
HDD: Seagate ST2000LM007 (2TB)

A lot of people say that you should never build a dual CPU system if you want to play games on it.
They're wrong. Most modern games can handle both processors very well and I can play almost any game on highest details.
The ones that struggle only need to be limited to one CPU in task manager and they will also work fine.

In the future I want to upgrade to CPUs with 12 cores each and get some more Noctua fans so I can light up all of the LED's on the front panel.
There's not a lot I can do about the cable management, though. Considering the limitations of the case and some weird connector placements on the motherboard, it looks pretty tidy.

"Windows 98's natural state is locked up"

Reply 579 of 642, by m1919

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schmatzler wrote on 2020-11-30, 17:00:
This is my Dual CPU beast of a machine. IMG_20201130_173618.jpgIMG_20201130_173731.jpg […]
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This is my Dual CPU beast of a machine.
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Specs
Case: In-Win Q500
Mainboard: SuperMicro X10DRi
CPUs: 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 (six-core, 2.4GHz regular, 3.2GHz turbo)
RAM: 64GB DDR4 ECC
GPU: Geforce GTX 1060 6GB
Power Supply: Corsair RM750
SSD: Crucial BX500 240GB
HDD: Seagate ST2000LM007 (2TB)

A lot of people say that you should never build a dual CPU system if you want to play games on it.
They're wrong. Most modern games can handle both processors very well and I can play almost any game on highest details.
The ones that struggle only need to be limited to one CPU in task manager and they will also work fine.

In the future I want to upgrade to CPUs with 12 cores each and get some more Noctua fans so I can light up all of the LED's on the front panel.
There's not a lot I can do about the cable management, though. Considering the limitations of the case and some weird connector placements on the motherboard, it looks pretty tidy.

Probably best thing is to limit CPU affinity for all games to cut out performance hit from NUMA.

Crimson Tide - EVGA 1000P2; ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS; 2x E5-2697 v3 14C 3.8 GHz on all cores (All core hack); 64GB Samsung DDR4-2133 ECC
EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3; EVGA 750 Ti SC; Sound Blaster Z