What tech did you buy?

IrishGrimReaper

Ok lads. The idea is simple, got this idea from a good buddy on another forum, which is proving a great success! And an awesome thread!

All you do is post a picture of the tech you bought, you don't need to post your current things unless you actually bought them now

For posting rig pictures and specs, use this thread.

Audio equipment and games are also good to post! I'll start off now in a min when my pics upload to Photobucket. When uploading keep the pics within window size so no one has to scroll

Please keep Pic sizes to 800x600.

Dublin_Gunner

When uploading keep the pics within window size so no one has to scroll

I had to LOL when I saw your pics!

Best just to say max size of 800x600 or something.

Your pics will have a lot of people scrolling! (1351px × 1013px, 884kb)

Will post some of my own later

IrishGrimReaper

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

I had to LOL when I saw your pics!

Best just to say max size of 800x600 or something.

Your pics will have a lot of people scrolling! (1351px × 1013px, 884kb)

Will post some of my own later

Lulz, maybe you're right! My default on PB puts them at a large size. But no scrolling sideways so it's ok

IrishGrimReaper

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

Ok lads. The idea is simple, got this idea from a good buddy on another forum, which is proving a great success! And an awesome thread!

lol, hdbits

Will copy my post from there when i get home.

Very nice PSU IrishGrimReaper. What hw are going to run on that?

IrishGrimReaper

david7536 wrote: »

lol, hdbits

Will copy my post from there when i get home.

Very nice PSU IrishGrimReaper. What hw are going to run on that?

I'll quote my sig on other forums, it's quicker!

i7 920-D0@3.9Ghz|~|Noctua NH-U12P|~|P6T Deluxe V2|~|OcZ 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz|~|PNY GTX 275 898MB|~|Enermax Rev85+ 850 Watt|~|Xonar Dx 7.1|~|Lian Li P80|~|Samsung T220|~|G9|~|G11|~|Intel X25M:G2-80GB|~|Windows 7 Home Prem 64bit|~|WD Black 500GB

Contemplating a GF100 sli when it comes

Solitaire

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

Lulz, maybe you're right! My default on PB puts them at a large size. But no scrolling sideways so it's ok

That's because you're running a 1080p screen! Anyone who doesn't will be swimming the horizontally-scrolling seas of scrollbar fail! :rolleyes:

IrishGrimReaper

My bad, forgot about that! It isn't HD though 1680x1050. Resize coming!

youcancallmeal

I like this idea, I'll post up my new mouse(Logitech Performance MX) later on.

marco_polo

Couldn't justify the price of a HTPC with all the bells and whistles (to the missus ) so by way of a compromise one of these on the way in the next few days.

Anti

What ever you do do not update the firmware on it. Similar issues with the WD ones, it will basicially brick it. Hopefully asus have fixed it at this point though.

Solitaire

IrishGrimReaper

Great stuff guys! Keep it coming, you know you like seeing the tech buys flowing in

youcancallmeal

My old G7 died and it was out of warranty so Logitech offered me 50% off the purchase of another mouse. Theres no way I would of paid 90euro for a mouse but 45 wasnt so bad! The performance mx has good reviews but I'm not mad on it, its quite heavy and doesnt feel as responsive as my G7. Hopefully I'll get used to it over time

fran426ft

My new build (once Christmas day comes:()

What I bought myself;):
-Gigabyte P55-UD3 motherboard
-Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 graphics card
-Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU Cooler
-Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB harddrive
-Samsung Syncmaster 2494LW
-Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse

What my girlfriend and siblings bought:D (hence why I have to wait until Christmas):
-Intel i5 750 CPU
-Crucial 4GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 1.5V RAM
-Corsair 650W HX Modular PSU
-Coolermaster HAF 922
-Sony AD-7240S DVD drive
-Logitech G15 Keyboard
-Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System
-Windows 7 Home premium full retail

IrishGrimReaper

Looks awesome! The Noctua is a great cooler!

Leman_Russ

Heh, I have that exact same Mobo/CPU/PSU config

While I am not a fan of Noctura, it should allow you to get acceptable temps for a 200*20 Overclock Just remember to update the BIOS for the UD3 as soon as you can, Gigabyte update them regularly

fran426ft

Thanks I'll have to check for BIOS updates after I put it all together. It'll be my first build so getting it up and running will be my first priority.:o

OCing will be something I'll look into once I get over that first hurdle. I did see you had a post last month that might give me some guidance for a start since our builds have common MOB and CPU http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62949137&postcount=3

marco_polo

Anti wrote: »

What ever you do do not update the firmware on it. Similar issues with the WD ones, it will basicially brick it. Hopefully asus have fixed it at this point though.

If I may derail this thread for a second.

[Thread Hijack]
I did a bit of research and the 1.13 version is what bricks the box so ASUS have now erased all traces of its existance, have updated it with a later 1.17 version and all went swimmingly. Just as well because the out of the box firmware is buggy as f*ck.

Nice unit, has played everything I have thrown at it thus far.
[/Thread Hijack]

Now back to posting pretty gadget pictures everybody. :pac:

IrishGrimReaper

Bump!(Now that I got my account back again, a few things I bought over the last 3 weeks) Thread needs some nice new hardware pics ENJOY!!!







They are awesome! Such a great set for about €130. Recommend to anyone!


1gb network ftw! And a 2gb stick for a netbook.

Hornd

Picture explains everything really!



Thermaltake V3
Super-Flower Fanmaster
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB
Powercolor HD5770 1024MB
Intel Core i5-750
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
Corsair TX650W
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
4GB-Kit A-Data XPG-G
Scythe Slip Stream 120 mm
Logitech G500

Solitaire

Hornd wrote: »

Picture explains everything really!

*drools*

neoviper

Finally got the stuff for my new beast build minus the Ram and some fans. So i can finally get cracking.

The Oggmonster

neoviper wrote: »

Finally got the stuff for my new beast build minus the Ram and some fans. So i can finally get cracking.

What case is that?

neoviper

The corsair Obsidian 800D

IrishGrimReaper

The Oggmonster wrote: »

What case is that?

That's a Corsair 800D for sure Awesome case is awesome.

edit: blah just beat me!

Burgo

Yo IrishGrimReaper, where did you get the av40s? thinking about getting a pair.

Oh and love the candle on the case :pac:

The Oggmonster

neoviper wrote: »

The corsair Obsidian 800D

It's a great looking case. Bit too big and expensive for my build.

I think if I post pictures of my purchases, which will be delivered during the week, they'd just be laughed at as they are nothing compared to some of the builds I've seen here

IrishGrimReaper

Burgo wrote: »

Yo IrishGrimReaper, where did you get the av40s? thinking about getting a pair.

Oh and love the candle on the case :pac:

Got them on Ebay actually(€123 delivered). Delivery was insanely fast. I was originally gonna get them on scan.co.uk but they weren't gonna be in stock for a while.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/M-Audio-Studiophile-AV40-%28Pair%29-Professional-Reference-Speaker-System

After using them for a few weeks now, I gotta say they're worth alot more than the price they are. I recommend them 100%

The Oggmonster wrote: »

It's a great looking case. Bit too big and expensive for my build.

I think if I post pictures of my purchases, which will be delivered during the week, they'd just be laughed at as they are nothing compared to some of the builds I've seen here

Post them anyway tbh, I'm gonna be posting a pic of a flexi keyboard in a few days lol. Also, there's a 700D coming out soon enough, maybe you should check it out sometime too.
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17750/38/

Wonda-Boy

Seriously....is there anything better then all the goodies sitting there waiting to be built. Its like that christmas morning feeling from when we were "Little Uns"....

I got a replacement MSI 5970 today...and the Corsair H50 also to try. I doubt it will be as good as my TuniQ 120 setup but I will take a hit for the space and noise level dropping.

Great rig mate....let me know how you mount the H50 (top or bottom of case) and the temps.

zappb

You call that hardware? I bought this....

IrishGrimReaper

My new laptop!

Asus K70IC