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My Humble Rig
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It's not amazing, but the important thing is that I built it by myself with no help whatsoever. ;)
OS: Windows 7 Professional Edition (64-bit) Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Memory: 2x2GB Corsair Vengance
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770 1GB
Monitor: 1x; Acer S201HL(Analog)
Resolution: 1600 X 900 - 64 bit
Network Adapter: NETGEAR WNA1100 N150 Wireless USB Adapter
Mouse: 5 Button Gigabyte GM-M6800 (Wheel Mouse Present)
Hard Drive: 500GB
USB: 7 USB-2.0, 2 USB-3.0 host controllers.
Manufacturer: Me!
Sorry for the iPhone quality image. There is still a higher res available in HD view.
Needs some cleaning by the looks of it, and some dire cable management :)
And what's your PSU?
It looks like the OCZ ModXStream-PRO I had in my last computer...
If you're ever looking for more speed, get an SSD as a single HDD can be cumbersome when it has to load/manage the OS and program files.
Also, if you're into modding, you should paint the drive locks blue to get a colour scheme going, plus a better GPU cooler as I can't even see yours.
I'll stop critiquing your PC now ^_^
It's perfectly clean, it's just the bad image quality! :)
My PSU is a Corsair 500 watt
My HDD is doing fine as it it, though I have so many problems with recording with FRAPS.
I was considering getting liquid cooling, but you can't see the four fans I have on the side of my case. They're silent, but they sure do move a lot of air. I've NEVER had an overheating problem, even with the GPU overclocked. It comes with a pretty good heartsick and fan, though the fan is very loud. (It doesn't really affect me, though, because I use a headset).
well done on making your first pc:) btw what case is it?
also i would agree with lunatic, that you need to cable manage, get a ssd (their expensive but useful) and colour your cables.
And the drive tool-less mounts...
The cables have a black sleive on them, so they would be fine if routed properly.