PCs and Steam: Thread 01

[speedlolita]

It is semi modular. The 24 and 8 pin connectors aren't removable.

Bit of a budget PSU too so the cables aren't long enough to route behind my motherboard tray.

[MartyG]

Very Snazzy Marty. Is that a 4690k cpu? Hard to see from the pic. Case looks almost empty without a gigantic aftermarket cpu cooler in there lol.

Yeah, it's the 4690

Build component list:
2TB Seagate Barracuda
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3
MSI Z97-G45 ATX Mobo
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact Mid Tower Case
Corsair 3XS 450W PSU
Intel Core i5 4690K S1150 Haswell
Sandisk 128GB UltraPlus SSD
EVGA GTX750Ti superclock

Not a bad build for around ?600. I would have gone for a bigger PSU and a WD Black HDD, but other than the last two items on the list, http://www.scan.co.uk/ had the rest up on a today only for ?408 which worked out good value.

[VR46]

The PSU is fine for that setup Marty and the next card you buy should be more power efficient than the 750ti.

What CPU cooler is that you have Speedy?

[speedlolita]

Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120.

Pretty much a dinosaur now but I'll use it as long as they make mounting brackets for it!

[shaffy_oppa]

Ha mines a MESS. I'll try post a picture of it sometime. It's about 4 years old now and I didn't really have a clue what I was doing back then... maybe it's time to check inside and start to upgrade.

[EJG1980]

My PC is coming up on two years old now. Still fairly tidy (because I didn't build it myself! ) although a couple of upgrades here and there mean it's not as pristine as it once was.



I think I've bought 99% of my games for it in various Steam sales, which is great for saving money but it means I always have a backlog of unplayed games. I always plan to buy nothing for a while until I've seriously cut into my backlog, but then another Steam sale comes along and I can't resist!

I did pre-order the Borderlands Pre-Sequel at full whack though. Borderlands 2 is probably my favourite game I've played since getting my PC, so I couldn't wait before playing the next in the series.

[Brad]

That's nice. Definitely tidier than mine was:



However, I've been busy!



Non-modular PSU so I have to have a bunch of cables clumped at the base but other than that I'm happy.

[speedlolita]

Any difference in temps?

[Brad]

The amount of fans I had in there was overkill I think. Temperature seems same across the board during torture testing. Cpu can hit 70 but it always could. O/Cd at 4.5 at moment.

[jamesy]

Thought I'd join in. Phone pic but you get the idea. Notice the lack of graphics card at the minute.

[Lord Lucifer]

bought some red LED's for my behemoth. Pics to follow once I get them installed!

[speedlolita]

I tend to avoid LEDs like the plague. I guess most of you don't keep your PC in your bedrooms though.

[shaffy_oppa]

This is kinda embarrassing.

[Brad]

Is that a 2.5" drive just hanging from a cable?

[speedlolita]

SSD weigh nothing and cause no vibration - that's the best way to mount one!

I'd be more concerned about his CPU cooling exhausting hot air onto his GPU.