Xterminator June 23, 2016 Share Xterminator Member June 23, 2016 (edited) Hey everyone, With all the strides in technology these past few years my PC has become somewhat obsolete with respect to gaming. Even though I don't play much anymore I still want a PC that can play those big games should I chose to dive into one (which will most likely happen). My brother was kind enough to design a system for me. Let me know what you think! CPU - Intel Core i5-6600K CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series F4-2133C15D-16GVR DDR4 2133MHZ 16GB(8GBX2) Memory Kit Graphics - some yet-to-be-determined version of nVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Storage 1 - Samsung 850 Evo 120GB (OS drive) Storage 2 - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB (games drive) Storage 3 - WD Black 2TB (WD2003FZEX) (data drive - optional) Optical Drive - Asus DRW-24B1ST Case - Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) PSU - Seasonic X-850 I am by no means your typical computer guy who keeps up with all the latest tech so I'd love to hear from those of you who do! Thanks X Edited June 23, 2016 by Xterminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX July 14, 2016 Share NOFX Member July 14, 2016 beefcake... I was going back and reading through these tech forums yesterday. It was so active back in the day. You could post a system like this and tons of people would chime in, now its 3 weeks since this was posted and no one has replied. Ahh the early internet days... these were the only forums I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain July 19, 2016 Share Madvillain Member July 19, 2016 Looks like a solid build, I like Noctua over CoolerMaster but other than that I wouldn't really change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator July 23, 2016 Author Share Xterminator Member July 23, 2016 Yeah NOFX, the forums are all but dead. Madvillain, my current build has a Noctua, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark September 6, 2016 Share dark Member September 6, 2016 Looks like a sweet pc man! Which 1070 did you go with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator October 16, 2016 Author Share Xterminator Member October 16, 2016 Looks like a sweet pc man! Which 1070 did you go with? Sorry for the delayed response, I'm going with: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator October 21, 2016 Author Share Xterminator Member October 21, 2016 Well, the build is done! I had to make one small change though, couldn't get the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB (OS drive) in time so I decided to go with a Samsung 850 Pro 256GB (OS drive). It was a little more expensive but my local computer store had it in stock. I was planning on doing the build this weekend but I couldn't wait any longer. I have yet to see if everything works *crosses fingers* but I'll worry about that tomorrow. Here are some pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy October 21, 2016 Share Jiffy Member October 21, 2016 Jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architect October 21, 2016 Share Architect Member October 21, 2016 Ship that to Maestro, sounds like he could use a good computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain October 26, 2016 Share Madvillain Member October 26, 2016 Sweet build and cable management, enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator October 27, 2016 Author Share Xterminator Member October 27, 2016 Good news, it booted up first try and I had no issues with installations. The only issues I ran into are with the video card. The first issue is that I can't get HDMI working. My monitor supports it but when I plug it in nothing happens. This is a known problem with the 1080 and I have yet to find a solution. The second problem also rates to the 1080. I downloaded the latest drivers but couldn't installed them due to a compatibility issue. I was trying to install the Windows 10 64 bit drivers with no luck so I just downgraded to an older driver. It works so I guess that's a win. I haven't found a solution for this issue either. I'll just wait for the next drivers to come out and hope the issue resolves itself. All that is left to do is to transfer data over from my old machine. That will only take forever *sigh* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r November 4, 2016 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder November 4, 2016 ...after 18 years you finally have a system that can play games - GJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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